Mace the Climber

Tonight was such a fun night! Our friends Greg and Mallary came over to visit and climb on our wall! Out of all our friends, Mace goes to Greg and Mallary the best! They are so cute with him and he just eats up the attention! He wanted to climb, and so they took turns letting him climb as far as their arms would reach.

Mallary and Mace

Greg and Mace

Mace is going to start training to do pull ups! 

He was so happy hanging from the wall.

Here is a view from the front, while he was hanging.

Being a little impatient, because no one was helping him.
(I do love how he is putting his fingers in the holes though!)

We bought a climbing harness for kids before we were even pregnant with Mace. We brought it out, thinking he would love it. He wasn't a fan of putting it on, but enjoyed it once he could swing a little from it. It was short lived in all, but maybe in another year he will love it!

Tyler and I are so lucky to be this little guy's parents. He brings so much happiness to us. We are also lucky to have such great friends! Thanks Greg and Mallary!

Ewww Dad

Mace is getting pretty good at talking. We are not pretty good at understanding what he is telling us. Every once in a while, Mace will say something and it goes along perfectly with what is going on. Last week, Tyler let out a big burp. Mace immediately says,

"Ewww Dad!"

Tyler and I both burst out laughing!

Eating

I love that Mace loves feeding himself.

That last one makes me laugh! I love my little Macer!

Coloring

Yesterday, I found a box of crayons and some constructions paper.

Who knew Mace would love coloring so much?

Every time I tried to take a picture, he would blink his eyes. I tried to catch it, and this is the best I could do.

Which color is best?

Maybe one of the blues?

I guess even coloring gets boring after a while!

I think we are going to color more often. I got a lot done while he was stuck in his high chair! :)

Family Pictures!

We went to St. George last weekend.

My wonderful cousin, Kourtney took some family pictures for us.

I think they turned out so great!

Go to her website to see more!

Thanks Kourtney! :)

Hello!

This is making me laugh so hard! Listen for when Mace puts the phone to his ear and says, "hello!"

It's the little things that make me smile most

Almost every morning, I make oatmeal for Mace. He loves it!

Well, oatmeal is hot, so I blow on it to cool it down.

Mace has picked up on this, and now helps me blow on food that is too hot!

He is going to destroy those candles, when he turns two!

He has also mastered saying "more" in sign language. He won't say it if he is really hungry, and very impatient.

Meet my brother-in-law, Chad

I think his favorite holiday is Halloween!

I am excited for what he comes up with this year!

He used this costume a few years ago. It had long skeleton arms and he wore stilts. It was awesome! At least, until he fell on me, it was awesome. :)

What do you think?

Future Soccer Star

I was looking through pictures that Tyler had taken of Mace. I found this one. I think it is so cute! Mace looks like he could be on the cover of a soccer magazine for little boys.

I am glad that Tyler does fun things with Mace when I have to go to work.

Herriman Fire

I know this picture is not very high quality.

This is what we could see of the Herriman fire from our house!

We almost moved to Herriman.

They evacuated the neighborhoods we looked at moving to.

I feel bad for those who lost their homes.

I am VERY grateful for my house.

Mace ROCKIN' Out!

My mom gave me the rocking chair I played with as a little girl.

Mace really likes to rock in it.

Tyler made this movie while I was at work the other night!

(Tyler was watching conference on TV.)

How to get rid of a Mouse

This post is about how to get rid of a mouse trapped in your window well.

The first step is to plan a nice, relaxing morning.

We planned to sleep as long as Mace would let us. We made a nice breakfast and headed downstairs to watch General Conference.

This is what we found:

I tried to ignore it and enjoy my breakfast. Luckily, Mace was a good distraction. He got sick and I forgot all about the mouse while Tyler and I cleaned up the throw up and bathed Mace.

The next step is to collect a few things around the house. We emptied a box that Mace's diapers came in and a piece of ply wood from our garage.

Then, it is helpful to locate the mouse, as we have done here:

You then want to lure the mouse into the box. (I do not have a picture of this step.)

Once the mouse is in the box, flip it so that the mouse cannot escape easily.

You will then need a brave man. Luckily, I have Tyler.

Tell your brave man to hop into the window well and carry the box out of the window well. (You can place your ply wood on top of the box to keep the mouse from escaping.)

You may then dispose of the mouse in anyway that you see fit.

Lastly, remember to wash your hands.

Good Luck!

p.s. If you have trouble finding a brave man, I will loan Tyler to you. :)

This is what Mace looks like . . . .

. . . . . when he wants you for some reason.

As soon as you give him your hand, he will take it and basically throw it as whatever he needs help with. (Along with a bunch of frustrated noises!)

The Cabin

Last weekend we drove close to Scofield and stayed in our brother-in-law's, parent's cabin. It was so much fun! The weather was PERFECT! The drive there was so beautiful. I think fall is my favorite time of the year!

Me and my Love

Here are the kids playing on a merry-go-round that Chad's dad built!

Super Cooper!

Lovely Lucy!

Mace the Mountain Man!

See what I mean? BEAUTIFUL!

MORE!

Tyler and I have been trying to teach Mace a few words in sign language lately.

The first word we taught was 'more.' He picked up on it pretty fast. We are trying to help him to be able to express himself. He gets pretty frustrated when we can't understand him.

Any advice on helping him learn is appreciated!

A new way of doing things

I have been wanting to make my own Laundry Soap for a while now.

I just bought all the ingredients and finally did it!

Here is the recipe I used. I found it here.

Water

1 bar grated Fels Naptha soap

5 gallon bucket

1 cup washing soda (Again, Arm and Hammer)

1 cup 20 Mule Team Borax

4 1/2 gallons water

First, I gathered all of my ingredients.

(Total cost: $10.44 at Smith's grocery store. Everything except for the Fels Naptha will last a really long time!)

I got my bucket at Home Depot.

Grated my Fels Naptha.

Put it in my frying pan and covered it with water to melt the soap.

I measured out 1 cup each of the borax and washing soda.

Once the soap was melted, I put everything in the 5 gallon bucket, which was already filled with about 4 1/2 gallons of hot water.

I am still testing it out, but so far, so good!

The Play Station Move

The other day, Tyler and I were playing Gladiator Duels on our new Play Station Move. (The Move is amazing and you should buy it!) Mace was wandering around playing with his toys. Then, during Tyler's turn, Mace stands in front of the TV. He was holding a toy hammer, and swinging it just like Tyler was. He was paying very close attention to the TV and what we were doing! We laughed so hard! He is such a smart little boy! I love it!

(Don't mind the mess! That door behind Mace is our storage room. We are in the process of organizing it! Thanks Mom and Dad for the storage shelves!)

Anyone miss the 80's?

Last night, I got together with my favorite bunch of girls! We decided on an 80's theme! We had so much fun acting like teenagers again!

Doing back-bends was not a good idea for me to do in a dress!

We played MASHO! I marry TyTy, drive a minivan, make $5.62/year, have 10 kids, live in a mansion in California, own a vacation home in Hawaii, and die when I am 89! (It all sounds good except my income! haha)

Cami and Janeth dancing and singing together!

Lindsie

Cami

Janeth

Katie

Michelle

Cami- she just scored at "Butt Bowling!"

Check out these girls! Especially their faces!

Toe touches! Go Cami! I know with practice you can do it!

Go Janeth!

I think Katie is out of our league! She looks great!

Aren't we sweet?

Rock it Girls!

Janeth and Lindsie rocking out!

Cami and Michelle

I was told that I look too cute, and needed to be more crazy!

Cami- I really miss you! This makes me laugh so hard!

Lindsie could compete with Elaine on Seinfeild!

Cami showing us how she impresses her kids!

Aren't they lucky to have such a fun mom?

Thanks girls for being such wonderful friends! I love you all!