I want to make one!

I love checking out crafty blogs.  I found a blog called Texas Monkey.  I really want to make one of the cakes from this blog.

Aren't they awesome?  I love them!  What a creative and DELICIOUS way to decorate a cake!  And you don't have to be great at frosting or use fondant.  YUM!

Now to find an excuse to make one...

Jayce is 1 year old.

 Jayce's 1st Birthday 

  was on Saturday, October 2, 2010.  

   I can't believe how quickly this year has gone.

This was Jayce the day I got to take him home.  Oct 4, 2009.

So little.

Here he is on his birthday, eating cake.

We will find out if he is still below the Zero percentile on the 19th.

I LOVE this little guy!

He is such an individual.

He has been walking for the past 2 months.

He doesn't say anything yet.

He makes silly sounds.

He goes "uh uh uh" when he wants to be picked up.

He makes AWESOME car noises when he is playing with toy cars.

He throws little hissy fits when he is frustrated.

He ALWAYS has dirty feet.

He HATES shoes.

He LOVES bath time and RUNS when he hears the water in the tub.

He is bossy and will push my keyboard tray in when he wants me to be done.

He is a mommy's boy and has been since day one.

He is STRONG and has had a good grip since he was born.

He loves to play with Shaden.

He has HIS blanket and hates when I have to wash it.

He likes book, but doesn't like to sit still long enough for me to read them to him.

Yogurt is his FAVORITE food.

He gives great HUGS.

That is my little Jayce.

What a Day!

September 11th is a day full of emotion for most Americans.  It was a day of ups and downs for me.  As I was driving through our apartment complex parking lot a girl in a large truck backed out and hit my car.  It upset me, but our car was drivable and she knew it was her fault.  We are currently having our car repaired and have been using a rental for the past week.  That was the big down for the day.
The big up... Chris got FREE tickets to see the Air Force Academy vs. BYU Football game.  It was an Awesome game.  I loved cheering for who ever was on offense.  There was a massive amount of BYU fans and we were sitting right next to one of those sections.  The Army must have gotten a whole section of tickets because everyone right around us was Army.  It was funny.  Whenever the Academy would do the split cheer "AIR--- FORCE"  people around us would say "AR---MY."  The boys had a good time.  Shaden actually fell asleep for about a quarter of the game, but he loved cheering and yelling.  "Touchdown!"  "Run!" "Good Catch!"  "Tackle him!"
Every time there was a break in the action someone who served or was affected by the events of 9-11 was announced and applauded.  The half time show was fun.  The band played one of the songs from the new Star Trek movie, "Enterprising Young Men."  And a HUGE American Flag was unfurled over the field.  Shaden was impressed. "Wow!  Big Flag!"

Learning to walk

The first weekend in August we drove down to Hobbs, NM for Chris's sister's wedding.  When we got home Jayce decided he was ready to walk.  We got home on Sunday night and Jayce started walking on Monday afternoon.  Here are a couple of videos of him.  He is so quick now and loves to carry stuff when he is walking.

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Chris got free tickets to a Sky Sox game.  The Sky Sox are the minor league baseball team for Colorado Springs.  It was lots of fun.  It was a lot more relaxed than a major league game and that was great for us.  Shaden was able to walk around a bit and we could actually see what was happening in the game.  Shaden loved yelling at the players.  "Run Man!"  "Hit the Ball!"  "Good Catch!"  "Yay!"  "Did you see that?!"