Jace's Baptism Day

I was beaming all day today. Jace is becoming such a young man! The excitement and anticipation he had for this day has been a joy for me to share with him. When I asked him about his bishop interview, he said, " It was easier than I thought it would be." And then he said that maybe that's how his baptism will be. And he did great.

Today, when he came out of the waters of baptism, he looked up at his Dad and gave him the widest smile. That was a moment I will remember. The joy I felt! My blessing says that my children with bring me great honor. This was confirmed once again today.

Those of you who were here with us today, thank you for sharing this experience. The day couldn't have turned out better.

Jace is getting Baptized!

Join us!

It's at 4pm tomorrow, August 2nd

at our local chapel, south side. (Email me with any questions)

Enjoy a yummy dinner with us afterward.

Bring a plate of cookies, if you wish :)

Oops

I promise I don't know what this baby is going to be. My apologies if this alters your vote...

Today, I was at Old Navy shopping their clearance stuff, as I like to do when I happen to be on that part of town. Did you know they have little boy swimsuits for $1.97? I think they were originally $12!

Kyle's swimsuit this year has really been looking worn. It's been through 4 boys, what do I expect? So I thought, "Oh it would be so fun to have brand new, matching swimsuits for Kyle and our little one next summer." So I bought two matching, very cute swimsuits. I felt so great about my bargain when I went home to share it with my friend upstairs, and she was like,

"So you know what you're having now?"

I told her, "No, we won't know until the 13th."

And then it hit me. I just bought a boy swimsuit for my baby, and I don't even know what I'm having!

I crack myself up sometimes. Like the time when I paged Jared during his first week of rotations, and without knowing it, I put our Layton home phone number in. I didn't even know I did it until Jared asked me about it. I really think I'm hilarious sometimes (Or maybe I'm just losing it).

A Dish for a Mom

Here's a portion of my conversation with my joker Jace tonight after dinner.

Jace: "Mom, you're going to turn into a dish if you don't stop."

Mom: "What should I stop?"

Jace: "Doing dishes!"

Several years ago, when Jace was a giggly little boy (he's still giggly, just not so little), he was eating and eating tons of noodles one day. Jared and I told him he might turn into a noodle if he keeps eating them like that. He kept the noodle-eating up and, sure enough, he turned into one huge noodle, sitting right there on the chair that Jace had just been sitting in. It was so scary! I wondered where my Jace had gone and what was this big noodle doing on his chair. To this day, Jace doesn't believe that he really did, indeed, turn into a noodle, even though Jared and I both "saw it with our own eyes."

So, might I turn into a dish? I s'pose in this family, anything's possible.

Junior Doctors in Training

Jace gives Dad a checkup while Kyle demands his turn

Lance checks Dad's ears while a happy Kyle listens to his heart

Everything sounds good to me!