GROCERY SHOPPING

Since mommy has been sick this week,

Jace and daddy went for an outing at Toys-R-Us one

night, and brought back a shopping cart with play

food in it. It's been the favorite toy all week.

Jace has been shopping up a storm...

JACE'S FIRST TRIP TO INDIANA BEACH

Getting ready to ride the boats

(will this child ever get rid of his binky?)

The boy sitting behind Jace was going

crazy splashing water and ringing the bell

Jace just liked the steering wheel


What's the big kid doing on that ride? Isn't there a height limit?
Jace refused to go on the fire truck without daddy.
The ride operator was nice enough to let Matt ride with Jace.



Building sand castles on the beach with mommy and aunt Crystal

Hanging out with grandpa

Would you like one or two scoops of mud?

Movie of Jace and Grandpa on the beach

FIRST DAY WITH ADDISON

Today Jace got to hang out with a new friend, Addison.

I'm going to be watching her a few times a week for some friends.

Jace loved showing off for Addison and was cooking up a storm in his kitchen...

Jace was actually posing for the camera. What a ham!

HOUSE SLIPPERS & CHASING BUBBLES

Trying on mommy's old lady houseslippers is so much fun!

This is too cool!

Wow, I can even walk in these things!

Today daddy and Jace went outside to blow bubbles.

Jace kept trying to chase and eat them!

I'm gonna eat this one!

WEEKEND AT THE AQUARIUM & CHILDREN'S MUSEUM

This past weekend we traveled to Cincinatti to meet up with my old college roomy and her family at the Newport Aquarium. It was a great time; especially since Aunt Lisa was with us.

Of course Lisa takes a self-portrait of herself :)

Jace at the children's museum playing in the ball area.

It was his favorite thing there besides the water stuff,

but we ran out of film (we forgot our digital camera

of all things) before he played in the water...

Jace's first "monster" sucker after a hard day at the aquarium

The shark tank was cool!



Quinn and Jace (future husband and wife?)
Grier and I already have the arranged marriage planned. Ha!

My reflection

Group shot of the Johnsen, Trojnar & Fehrenbach family

Quinn, Melissa, Carrie & Jace

Do we have to take anymore pictures?

Totally pooped from a long day...

I'M THE BIG BROTHER!

WELL, IT'S OFFICIAL. JACE IS GOING TO BE A BIG

BROTHER NEXT FEBRUARY 25, THE SAME DAY

JACE WAS BORN. HOW IRONIC IS THAT!?

BESIDES THE MORNING SICKNESS WE'RE VERY EXCITED!

WE ALSO WENT UP NORTH TO VISIT FAMILY

OVER THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. JACE GOT

TO SPEND TIME WITH HIS GRANDPAS WHILE MOMMY GOT

TREATED TO A DAY AT THE SPA IN CHICAGO FOR HER 30TH

BIRTHDAY WITH HER SISTERS AND MOM. VERY RELAXING...

POSING IN MY BIG BROTHER SHIRT

HANGIN' WITH THE SISTERS

VISITING THE FAMILY

WEARING MY HARLEY SKULL CAP

DESTIN, FLORIDA FAMILY VACATION

Our first big family vacation to Destin, FL was fun,

but not very relaxing with two toddlers running around :)

We stayed at the Pelican Beach Resort right

on the beach, which had awesome white sand.

Story time with Matt in the condo

Braden being a good boy reading his book,

and Jace looking at boobs in a Maxim magazine.

Dad is starting him at such a young age :)

One day we went to the Gulfarium to see dolphins,

sharks, seals, stingrays and other animals...

The dolphin show


Sharks!

Jace tried a cherry Icee for the first time and loved it.

He slurped it down faster than me! Brain freeze!

One of several trips to a park...

I liked climbing through the tunnel

Carrie's 30th Birthday dinner at the Crab Trap

How come I don't get 30 candles?

Jace passed out after swimming in

the ocean was a regular occurance...

I'm peeing in the kiddie pool! Ha!

Playing in the sand with Dad

Jace falls asleep in the ocean again...

Jace enjoyed the kiddie playland in the Big Kahuna Waterpark

If looks could kill...

Jace enjoyed being our morning "wake-up" call around

6 a.m. every day. There was no sleeping in for us! :)

Since Jace is such an early riser,

we had several morning walks on the beach...

In my PJ's and safari hat I look so cool!

Family time at a local park in Destin (we were looking at a plane)

Last night in Destin on the beach after we

ate like pigs for dinner at the Twisted Palm...

I don't have any pictures of our trip home from Destin,

but it was the longest ride ever! It took us fourteen

and a half hours to get back because traffic was awful

(It should have only taken about 10 hours).

We were stuck in Alabama for 9 hours!

Now we are glad to be home...



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