Party plans...

So I asked Jace today what kind of a birthday party he wants to have and what he'd like to do.



"Bugs.... playin' in the sandbox...."

"So do you want to have like a beach party?"

"Beach and bugs... and go to California."



He just would like to go to California sometime. So if anyone has any suggestions as to how I can incorporate bugs into a beach party, please let me know!

I asked Jace yesterday what he would like for his birthday and he said, "A telescope that I can look at germs with" (I think he means a microscope :)"and a baby". Whatever happened to a new bike or roller skates? Isn't Kyle still considered a baby? He's starting to stand up, but he's still little! Jace has really been keeping after me about wanting more siblings. He loves having lots of family around, I think. Every time I pile all three boys in the bath tub he says, "I wish Evan was here... Then we'd really be crowded!"

Here are some of Jace's interests:
Right now, Jace has been fascinated with finding iron filings in the dirt with his magnet. He loves science and doing experiments. He still loves finding butterflies, praying mantises, and bugs for his lizard to eat. Oh! He would like to have a gecko, but we don't really have space right now for another aquarium. He really enjoys reading books. Today he enjoyed reading some mythology with me. (We've been reading a book together during Lance's naptime, called "What Every 2nd Grader Should Know" - it's great! It has History, Mathematics, Literature, to name a few subjects. He really enjoyed the Tall Tales about Paul Bunyan and such. The Civil War and slavery was really interesting to him, too.) On his own, he reads the Box car children books. He's always interested in endangered species. He is looking forward to catching more fish at Bear Lake this weekend. He loves making tunnels and sculptures in the sand. He has a passion for pretty much anything outside!
That's our Loveable, soon to be SEVEN year old, Jace!