Spring Fever

Well it has been almost three years since Ricky and I were married in the San Diego, CA temple. Before our wedding we were able to spend 2 weeks just enjoying the beautiful San Diego sun! Every March/April since then we have been able to go back for about a week and just soak it all up. So naturally it is February and I'm tired of winter and wishing for a So Cal getaway. It is all I can think about! I am physically aching to go! This summer I am going to be prego, so instead of normal swimsuit shopping I have been doing a little maternity swimwear shopping (online naturally). Why is it so hard to find cute maternity stuff?! Just because I'm pregnant doesn't mean I want to look frumpy! Hello!! I have come across a couple cute suits, but seriously, why do they have to be so dang expensive?!

This is my favorite one so far. It is really the only one that I would actually think about wearing. 

Jace is also just getting so big! He's walking everywhere now and really learning to assert himself, which is fun (most of the time). He LOVES animals, especially fish and other sea creatures. I have been dreaming of taking him to Sea World! When I'm bored, I seriously just daydream about our trip to San Diego and all the fun we're going to have.

Ok, we really aren't sure we are going to be able to go this spring, but I can dream! Right?

My valentine

It looks like it's time for Valentine's Day again. At our house December - May is gift giving season. With all our birthdays in the mix, Christmas, Valentine's, and anniversary we are almost gifted out. So this year we are trying to be a little more creative for Valentine's Day. I just finished my gift for Ricky and I'm so excited about it! I don't know if I can't wait another week! In an attempt to try and get my creative juices flowing I decided to browse Pintrest for some good ideas. Thankfully I found several. There was one I found through Google after I decided that I wanted to make some cute coupons. I started running out of coupon ideas and found the perfect thing at http://extraordinarybree.blogspot.com/2011/02/anything-card.html. It was for the "anything card". It is fully transferable and stealable. Which means that once it is redeemed the giver becomes the receiver. And it can be stolen so it makes for a fun little game. I am so excited to see how this turns out.

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1 Year Old!

Our little Jace baby turned one last Sunday! It is so hard to believe how big he is getting. We just had a small little celebration Sunday after church. It would have been fun to throw a party but our family celebration was just right this year. Jace got to open a few gifts and go crazy with his cupcake. Right now he loves books, getting into cupboards and playing with mom and dad. We're still working on walking, but getting closer every day. He loves to walk everywhere as long as he's holding someone's hand. Any day now he'll find the confidence to just do it on his own. But we're really not in too big of a hurry still. I don't know if I have the energy to chase him around all day!

My mom sent Jace a cute package with some party decorations and a few cute gifts. But we're convinced his favorite thing was the balloon. He gets all tangled up in the ribbon and scoots around with the balloon following him. It is the funniest thing to watch!

A few new books and we're good to go! He was thrilled!

He had cupcake on his socks, in his hair, up his nose it was sheer madness! We recorded the hilarity, but the video was kind of long. So here is the final product. He went at that cupcake with both hands and didn't stop till all the frosting was gone!