Jace's birthday recap

I would say that we had a successful birthday celebration at Chuck E. Cheese, though Devin and I may not have enjoyed it as much as the kids. It's their opinion that matters, though, right?

We had Hudson that weekend so that his parents could go on an anniversary getaway and it was fun to have him and quite nice because he and Jace entertain each other. Wahoo! We had the obligatory pizza at Chuck E. and then sang "Happy Birthday" to Jace and ate the cupcakes we had brought (the best part of the meal if I do say so myself-- though not too difficult to win that award!). We then opened presents and let the kids run wild in the place. Fun times.

No need to narrate most of the hundreds of pictures I took, but here is a sampling:

I bought this hat just for the special occasion, but he was having none of it. Boo.

Also, we probably wouldn't have had him so dressed up, but he had just had his 2 year old pictures taken that morning and we just never changed him. So he just looks a little overdressed for the occasion. Oh well!

She loved those cupcakes too, though her face doesn't really show it. Okay, maybe the frosting all over the place does.

Devin and I are excellent parents and decided that Jace did not need toys or clothes for his birthday, he needed new "big boy" decorations for his room. So that's what he got. :)

"Why are you making me do this??"

Sad that this one is blurry because I think it is so cute. It looks like they are all hanging on for dear life and that Hudson has his arm around Jace.

And, how about a few little Jace-isms (taking suit after Hallie-isms):

*I was painting Hallie's nails and Jace wanted his painted too, so I pretended to brush the paint on his fingernails (not touching them of course). He cracked up and said "that tickles!" Silly boy.

*Jace came to me one day and said, "Mommy, owie, teeboo, owie, teeboo" while holding out his finger. I said, "Do you mean you have an owie on your finger?" He replied, "Yes....TEE BOO". He was quite annoyed with me that I just couldn't get that word right.

*After taking some medicine, Jace threw out his arms and shouted "Ta Da!!"

*He often says the phrase "Mommy take it" meaning Mommy take him to nursery or to the bathroom, or whatever (It=himself).

*One night at bed time, Jace kept saying "Mickey, Medis, Mickey, Medis..." I finally figured out that he was telling me that Mickey needed some medicine. He wouldn't go to bed until I got some "medicine" and gave it to Mickey.

*Another Mickey incident was when he told me, "Mickey yucky nose. Wipe it. Mommy wipe it!" He has quite the imagination and Mickey is his biggest pal, going through everything in life with him, from wiping noses to taking medicine.

*Jace was helping me carry a can of peaches up the stairs. In a really deep voice, he said "Mommy, suuuper heavy!" I replied, "Is it heavy?" And in a really high pitched voice, he said "No!" then started laughing hysterically. I think he thinks he so funny.

*Jace noticed a bruise on my leg one day and said, "Mommy dirty! Clean it!" Then he ran and got a piece of toilet paper and rubbed the bruise, trying to "clean it". What a cutie.

*He loves to sing the Hot Dog song from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, except that he doesn't stop with the diggities and just repeats them over and over. I got a small part of it in the video below. (Please note Devin trying to shove Hallie out of the way with his foot...since we all know she is an attention queen!)
 Sure love our sweet (most of the time) boy!

 P.S. Please continue to keep my Uncle Judd in your prayers if you will. He remains in a coma and while there have been some positive baby steps, it looks like it will be a long road still. It could be weeks before we know anything still. It's been a really tough situation, to say the least.