1st Tooth

Jenna had her 1st tooth come in a couple of days ago. We thought she just had a cold and felt a little crummy when all of the sudden it popped through. Of course, I can't get a picture of it yet, but I'll be sure to catch the moment some time soon. It's funny how similar, but different your kids can be. We couldn't even tell Jace was teething until we saw the tooth. He was never grouchy or sick at all. Hopefully Jenna will get better at this teething thing--or at least her parents will get better.

Just a Mix

Just a mixed up bundle of memories more for my benefit than yours. I need to document them somewhere. We just got some pictures from Jenna's blessing- geez, look at that hair. Out of control. In there as well is some moving pictures of all our stuff in Hamblin's garage and then some down time with Daddy. Priceless.

Ringing in the New Year

We spent the new year with my family in Burley. As always, there was lots of food, family and fun (oh... and fireworks). It's always great to go home and spend time with everyone there. Blaine headed back after a few days, but I stuck around while Blaine was out of town on business. Thanks to Mom and Dad for putting up with me for so long. We spent our time having ping-pong and pool tournaments, watching the boys and Daliss play basketball, crafting, shopping (and getting killer after-Christmas sales), playing games, and watching movies. When it was time to head back, I played the part of deliverer and took my mom's car down to Draper for my brother (I still don't know how we fit everything in there) where I met Blaine and headed back to Mountain View from there. We had a great break, but it's always good to be back in the swing of things-- and I like to think that Blaine missed us too.

It Doesn't Seem Like Christmas

That may be because it had already passed. Gee whiz- where does the time go? We had a wonderful Christmas even if it wasn't really a white one. It was pretty quiet with just our family and Blaine's sister Andrea. Blaine's parents were gone to Green River to care for his grandma. We were anticipating this Christmas because we thought it was the first that Jace really understood what was going on. He was excited about Santa and anticipated his coming. Blaine and I take turns being Santa, so at least one of us is surprised, and this year it was my turn. He helped me carry down all the gifts that he knew about and set up Jace's workbench and train track and them he went off to bed. I love being Santa- that must be where I get my thrill these days. Christmas Eve night went without a hitch and Jace came into our room around 7:30 am and excitedly told us that Santa came. He just stared over the railing wide-eyed until we told him that we could go downstairs and see what Santa brought. It was a great laid-back morning where we all looked, played, and experimented with our new toys. Jenna seemed to have a lot of fun and was a great sport. Now "all I want for Christmas" next year is a house to put all of this stuff in! Is that too much to ask? :)

Jace Turns 3!!

Better late than never right!? Jace turned 3 on December 21st and we were so excited to be able to celebrate with family this year. We had originally planned to have a little get together on Saturday since his birthday fell on a Sunday, but our wonderful Wyoming weather had different plans. We postponed it to Sunday after church when everyone would be able to make it. Jace celebrated with his cousins: Bridger, Corbin, Danny, Cassie, and Tara. We all had a great time and now we are just struggling with the reality that our little boy is 3. He is a great kid and a wonderful big brother to Jenna. We couldn't have been blessed more.

Enjoy the birthday cake. Blaine and I made it with the train theme in mind. Being the beginners that we are, we were pretty proud of it and Jace was happy to get a new train.