Loving the Lemons

Tonight Mace tried lemons.

He didn't like the first taste.

After a while, he couldn't get enough of it.

Nom nom nom

This one is my favorite

After eating the lemon, he tried some ice cream.

I think he liked the lemon more. The ice cream was pretty cold!

Mother's Day

This year was my first Mother's Day! Tyler was great! He let me sleep in, made a delicious breakfast, and sent me on a scavenger hunt all over our house. With every clue I found, I also found one of my favorite treats! My last surprise was a new pair of shoes! I love them!

Thank you Tyler! You gave me a wonderful Mother's Day!

Besides celebrating Motherhood, Tyler and I celebrated out third anniversary! I am glad we are married. I love it! I cannot imagine my life without Tyler being in it.

Here is what happened this Mother's Day!

Tyler loves when Mace falls asleep on him. (This almost never happens.)

I made carrot cake and Mace helped me eat the pieces I trimmed off!

This is one of Mace's new things. He presses his feet against everything!

This one just had to be documented: Mace is eating mashed potatoes. He has never liked them till now!

Playing with toys at Grandma and Grandpa's house.

I love this cute face!

Swing, swing!

And more swinging!

Favorite Things

These are a few of Mace's favorite things:

The Doorstop

Mesh bag for eating

Cookie Monster

Going to the Dentist

We went climbing last weekend with John and Corianne.

A dentist named all the climbs. There is everything from "Baby Teeth" to "Facial Fracture."

It was a fun evening.

Family Picture

Tyler took this one of John and me climbing at the same time.

Corianne is a great climber.

John had to clean the climb after the sun had set.

I am still getting used to climbing on real rock. I was afraid, but made it to the top!

Good Morning

Mace woke up too early today. I tried to feed him and lay him back in his crib, but he didn't sleep. After listening to him cry for a while, I brought him in our room. This is something we will do on the weekends when Tyler and I are both home. We usually play. Today, Mace only wanted to keep eating. Once he was full, he fell back asleep. He slept till 8:45!

Good Morning

to my sweet little bedhead boy!

Gotta love the view from the top!

Before he got in the bath! Love it!

An afternoon with Belle and Cinderella

Every Wednesday I get to hang out with two of my nieces! It is great! Today, I curled their hair and then they dressed up as their favorite Disney characters! We listened to Colbie Caillat and danced for over an hour!

They are such fun girls!

Orange part 2

Today Mace had macaroni with beef and vegetables. (I know, sounds really good right?) As I was giving him the first bite, I thought about taking off his perfectly white onesie. I didn't really want to take him out of the high chair, and undress him, so I told myself I would just be really careful.

Mace had different plans. . . .

. . . . So much for being careful! Oh well. I guess I should have undressed him in the first place!

Goodbye

Last night, we went to a farewell party for Kyle and Liz!

We are going to miss them. They are leaving for Guatemala, with the Peace Corps at the end of the month. I think it is wonderful that they are doing this. They are going to do so many great things, and I am jealous! Kyle and Liz are great friends. For example, one time we planned to go camping together. Tyler and I didn't pack the correct clothing and I ended up being very cold. They both offered me a pair of pants! Now, this might seem like something anyone would do, but it really meant a lot me. I know that they would do something like that for ANYONE! These are people who know what they want in life, and what is important to them.

I wish them all the luck in the world, and can't wait to see them in July 2012!

Silhouette Fun

Yesterday, we went on an adventure!

Tyler told me about this place he ran by once. He said it looked like it was a good place to go bouldering. It was fun and a little scary. There were a lot of good holds, but it was high up, and there wasn't a good place to put the crash pad. Tyler climbed up three times, but I only climbed once. Mace woke up and I volunteered to hold him.

After, we tried taking some fun pictures while the sun was setting!

We edited some of them and left others they way we took them. I think they are really cool!

Orange

Mace tried Cheetos today! It was love at first taste!

I don't know how, but there was orange EVERYWHERE!!

At least he knows how to lick those fingers clean!