I'M A BIG BOY NOW!

My prego belly and Jace attmpting to

jump on the couch for the thousandth time

Since Jace doesn't really like eating in his high

chair anymore we got him a "big boy" table.

It's a little messy, but I think we have a winner...

So we thought Jace would be Cookie Monster
for Halloween this year, but Jace isn't liking
it as you can see by his devastated look...

Okay, he's a happier now...

Hangin' with my cuz, Jacob
(notice the devious look on Jace's face)

Jace attacking mommy video

A BUSY SEPTEMBER...

Playing in the park by the Falls of the Ohio

Climbing up the slide is so much more fun than going down...

We have a little monkey on our hands.

He tries to climb everything!



Passed out halfway through eating lunch...



Fake pouting



Daddy was concerned that Jace didn't have
enough "manly" toys, so we found a tool bench
set at a yard sale this past weekend.

Papa Dave also came for a surprise visit this past weekend...

Nuthin' beats playing with your tool set after a bath.

Jace also went to Chucky Cheese for the first

time with PapaDave. He liked putting the

coins in the games and taking the tickets

out that you won, but didn't really

care about playing the games :)

Driving the race car was fun!

After 30 tokens and several games of skeeball,

we came home with two suckers and a ball.

Jace enjoyed his sucker with some milk to end the day...

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...