2011.09 {Our soccer star}

I am trying a new way to post a video so I hope this will work - you will have to click on the link and then double click on the icon to watch the video.

Clcik Here: Trace Soccer Video

2011.10.17 {first fallen leaves}

Trista & Trace helped rake together some of the first leaves that have fallen in our yard to take Trey's 8 month pictures so after Trey's turn, they had the chance to run, jump, and play in the leaves.  I love how the enjoy playing together and get a kick out of these simple pleasures.

  

2011.10.05 {sleepy Trace}

One of the wonderful traits of my kiddos is that they can fall asleep almost anywhere at anytime if they are tired.  It makes it easier to run errands and extend play dates knowing they can sleep in the car or even in a Wal-Mart shopping cart. It can also be dangerous, as one night at Grandma Myers house I tried to keep him awake to take a quick bath and he was so tired that while the water was still running to fill up the tub, I told him to lay back and I'd wash his hair and he laid back and then rolled over and put his head on his arms with face submerged....asleep.  Tonight, Trace fell asleep during dinner because he didn't take a nap at school that day.


This picture reminded me of my favorite story of sleeping Trace from last summer when he was 3 years old.  Trista was at school and after lunch Trace asked to ride the Jeep in the backyard while I was folding laundry.  I had the windows open and was watching him drive around.  I noticed that he had driven up to the back fence where he had a good view of the green on #12 and he was stopped watching the golfers....or so I thought.  After about 10 minutes, he was still sitting there so I hollered out to him, thinking maybe he was stuck or the battery was low, but he didn't answer me.  I hollered again as I started walking out there and still no answer...panic set in and I started sprinting out to Trace yelling his name and I found him sitting in the Jeep asleep.  He hadn't driven up to the fence to watch the golfers...he had fallen asleep at the wheel and crashed into it.  I'm sure quite a few golfers got a good chuckle out of seeing Trace sleeping at the fence and probably wondered where in the world was his Mama!  We will be bringing up this story when he turns 16!

2011.09.13 {cowboy trace}

This post is for Haley - Thank you for the cowboy boots - Trace loves them and has been wearing them EVERYWHERE - even for his nap today!  :)

And yes, Trace is still in jammies at nap time....let me explain.  Wednesday is our only day we don't have to leave the house, so I let Trace stay in jammies while I was cleaning this morning, so when we were going to change at 9:30, he asked me if Daddy was coming home for lunch because if Daddy comes home at lunch and finds him in jammies, Daddy walks in and immediately says, "You're still in jammies!" and it turns into a tickle fest and Trace loves it.  So since Daddy was maybe going to come home today for lunch, Trace begged to stay in his jammies.  I said he could and then Ryan wasn't able to come home, so I didn't have the heart to make him change.  I love that our kids find so much joy in those everyday memories!

2011.08.16 {1st Day of Preschool}

Trace started at his new preschool today.  He was so excited to go all morning - even to take his picture, but then he was very shy when we arrived.  His teachers said he warmed up quickly and made some new friends today!  Proud of you Trace-Man!

2011.08.15 {Fun at the Park}

I guess we have established a new tradition around here with the start of school.  After dropping Trista off for her first day, we headed to the park again this year to enjoy the sunshine and try not to miss her too much!  This year we joined up with our friends to play - Alec, Adan, & Sean.

2011.08.12 {Roller Skating}

On the last day of summer break, we decided to go to the Roller Rink and give skating a try.  It is something we have never done before so I was excited to see how the kids would do.  Well....we definitely need to go more so we can practice :)  Trista warmed up to it toward the end, but she fell hard a few times so she wanted to use me as her brace most of the time.  Trace did a good job once we got him in the beginner skates - but he liked to take breaks on the side.  The pics are not good quality, but you can see Trace, Alec & Adan doing the limbo (Alec won the limbo contest!)

 Oh, and this one I just had to throw in....I asked Trace if I could take his picture and he said "Yea, let me get ready"  And this was the pose he picked - I had to laugh - I think he is ready for a baseball card picture!