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This is the most Jace has ever laughed and I only caught about half of it! I love how it seems so uncontrollable... Makenna, btw, can get Jace to laugh more than anyone else!

A tribute to DADS

We'll start out with my dad. I have so many good memories from my childhood of my dad...
My dad was always making up silly songs... Every time we were going to McDonald's we would sing "McDonald's is our kind of place, it's a hap hap happy place!" He always took time to put me to bed at night and I remember we would sing songs together. I always liked that special daddy daughter time. He was always a sucker for buying us treats when we went places- I specifically remember that he would always buy us cotton candy if it was available! I'm so grateful for my dad and the funny and silly guy that he is. He can always make me laugh. (see pictures below!)

Scott is such a great dad as well. Makenna is such a daddy's girl. Every day when Scott leaves for work she is so sad, and throughout the day asks when he will be home! She loves playing with her daddy. Scott is really good about taking the time to play dollhouse, make "dance parties," and he always plays along when she calls him her Prince Charming and want to give him "true loves kisses." I love seeing Scott interact with our kids, it adds a new dimension to the love I have for him!

Hard-working dad... he has done everything in our backyard BY HIMSELF! Way to go Scott...

Here's a pic I took today

Here's to all the dads out there that are dedicated to their role as fathers.

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

Photo Shoot

This is my favorite of Kenna cause you can see her exploring which she LOVES to do! Very Makenna... (Yes this is the best I could come up with!)
It's pretty self explanatory why I like this picture...

Sorry all the pictures of my kids! I borrowed my SIL's nice camera and have been taking pictures of my kids the last couple days! Today we went to the aquarium and botanical gardens. We had so much fun! It is so beautiful there. I just wish Makenna would pose better! Unfortunately I hardly got any good pictures of her, but I got some cute ones of Jace! Here are some of my favorites...

After taking these pictures I realized the lens had been smudged, so they are a little blurry- but cute!

Here are the pictures from today... some look a little washed out- I'm not a professional!

4 months!!

Jace turned 4 months yesterday! Crazy! We took him to his 4 month check-up today and he weighed 18 pounds and is 26 1/2 inches long. That's 95% for both! He's very proportional I guess! So he's just very large... He is so cute lately. I enjoy his little giggles and his big smiles. He found his hands about a week ago and loves to grab onto everything now and put it in his mouth. He also likes to be really vocal and can carry a "conversation" for a while. Jace LOVES to be held, and his mommy spoils him all day long by following his wishes. My arms are getting quite toned in the meantime. Sometimes I just have to put him down though and it's sad because he'll cry. What's a mom supposed to do?! I don't want him to think he has to be held 24/7! He's so sweet though and such a joy.

Nicknames- Super Chubb, Mr. Jace, Jace Face, Brother, Jacey

Here are some giggles I caught on camera- enjoy! Sorry about the spitup!

GRASS!!

I'm so excited!!! We have our grass in! After about a month of Scott putting in the sprinkler system and all the trial and error he had to go through, we finally got it figured out! (If anyone ever needs help putting in a sprinkler system, Scott is now the expert!) We had the sprinklers on a lot yesterday so we let Makenna run through them- so fun! She had a blast.

Jace's room

I know he's almost 4 months old, but my goal was just to finish it by the time I move him out of our room. So it's really not late at all! Jace has been sleeping so well that I decided to do the switch, and last night was his first time sleeping in his own room. It went really well! I am somewhat happy to get him out of our room so we don't need to be so quiet, but I think it's always hard to separate myself from my kids. For a personal touch in his room, most of the pictures in the frames are from Scott's childhood. That is probably my favorite part of the room.

¡Explora!

We had a fun time at ¡Explora! today. It's a "cool" science museum here in Albuquerque similar to the one in San Francisco, Exploratorium. Makenna really loves it there because there are so many fun things to look at and touch. I always enjoy myself as well. I always did like my science classes, so I guess I am somewhat of a science nerd. :)

Tall Makenna
Fat Makenna

Lots of Makennas!
A little scary...
Doesn't know what to think!
Makenna's favorite thing is the recycled crafts area
Petting the fire dragon

First haircut

This is a great before pic!! Look at that hair!!

After- So handsome!

I don't know why it was so hard for me to do this! It definitely needed to be done! His hair also looks a lot lighter now. I know the after pictures look like a ghetto haircut from mom, but I swear in real life it is very proportional and cute! :)

Fun in the Yard

We got this sweet trampoline for free yesterday! We love it because it's a lot smaller than a normal tramp and low to the ground- so fun for little kids!
I came outside after nursing Jace for like 10 minutes and this is what she looked like... I can't wait for the yard to be done!!! Hopefully in a month it will be done....

Our daughter "Giselle"

Her name is Giselle (from the movie Enchanted). Don't call her Makenna or she will be sure to correct you! She has been doing this for about a week now and is very good about always correcting us! Oh, and my name is Ariel. She seriously calls me Ariel all day long- not mom. She's so funny...