Jace's last day as a 1 year old

Since we didn't have a party for Jace, we decided to make it an adventuresome weekend. The day before his birthday, we took them to the splash pad on Ft Sam. It was a perfectly overcast day. Only 2 other kids at the park.....lots of fun and laughter!

Brenna selfies

She sure loves to cheese it up....

Jace- not QUITE 2 years old

Our big boy....just before his 2nd birthday, I thought I'd give a little update on what this guy has been up to...

He loves a good back scratch.  He'll keep pointing and telling you to itch

He loves to swim and tries so hard to keep up with Brenna swimming. He thinks he's pretty cool 'carrying' her around the pool while she floats on her back. 

He is such a good talker. Always asking questions, his favorite phrase is "who's that guy?" He has recently taken an interest in counting (more than just saying the words, but pointing and counting) but he never goes past 2. So, I thought we'd just take it in baby steps and work on 3. Well.... he was walking around pointing to things and just 1,2....1,2....1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10. So, apparently he gets it, he was just stuck on 2. Or maybe he was only finding things in 2 to count.

He is also a singer and dancer. He sings along to the radio, which is so cute. He also loves a good version of "let it grow" (not to be confused with Brenna's Let it Go)

He loves tractors and trucks and will tell you that he loves them. "Jacey love kuck" "Jacey love Kacor"

He's still a stubborn guy and really thinks its fun to bug his sister. He also likes to take a swing at her more often than we'd prefer. He's definitely got the hang of timeouts.

And he is still soooooo loud. Although he has no problem telling US when we're being too loud ;)

Dance party!

spaghetti eater

Spaghetti is Brenna's new favorite meal....

Early Summer

Getting into the summer fun with some Popsicles! Jace isn't thrilled with cold things, but enjoyed it and Brenna had no problem eating before it made too much of a mess :)

 They love the pool and Nick has been amazing by taking them out in it nearly every night. They love splashing around. Brenna even figured out how to swim a little by using little ducky floats (they are actually glass holders, but whatever). They both know to shut their mouth underwater. I'm glad they enjoy it so much and are comfortable in the water.

 Brenna is such a little helper and likes to be a 'mommy' to Jace. Mostly she likes to boss him around, but she does it in a mommy voice, which (thankfully) is soft and kinda. She'll help him up on the bench and take off his shoes and socks for him.

Daddy had a few nights on his own while I had some long clinical days. Obviously the kids loved those daddy nights :)

DoSeum

They recently opened a new children's museum here so, we went to check it out.

Most of the exhibits were a little old for Brenna and Jace to really enjoy, but we did find somethings that were a big hit.

They had a little grocery store where they could push around miniature carts and pick out foods and produce. They could even check it out on a little register. They were only really interested in picking up fruit and veggies.

Of course the cars were a big hit. They had a little car with the doors and passenger seat removed so kids could get in and push buttons, turn the wheels and explore the tires. 

Jace loves cars, so he would have stayed here all day!

There was a little trolley car they could climb in.

There was a construction 'site' with a top loader that they could get in and push buttons. Jace wasn't nearly as impressed as I thought he would be, but you better believe that when he saw the little trucks, he was NOT putting them down!

It was fun and we will be going back, but it was soooo busy. I'm glad I didn't decide to take them by myself because we would have had to leave. It was definitely a place where you need 1:1 supervision for the little kids. However, now that we know the age appropriate play areas, it'll streamline our next visit. It'll be fun to show it to the Mimis and the Papas!