Baby oh Baby!

Here is a quick update on my pregnancy.

We found out that we were expecting on April 19th, it was a happy day 

  I am 14 weeks along now (yay! for the 2nd trimester)

They were not able to hear the heart at our 10 week appointment, but WERE able to at our 12 week one. Thank heavens!

Everything sounds good

This pregnancy feels exactly the same as my first one which I can't complain about because even though I am sick for the first trimester it is mostly only nausea and EXTREME fatigue. NO throwing up :)

I am mostly sick in the afternoons and early evenings. Thankfully that is nap time most days so I usually just sleep when Adalyn is sleeping. Yep I was/am super lazy during those hours

Yes I am glad that I am not huge during the summer. Hopefully I won't swell as much this time.

I am excited to start feeling better in the 2nd trimester, it is happening slowly but surely

My favorite foods are french fries (didn't eat these much this time), sandwiches, cheese, tortilla chips, yogurt, applesauce, and anything pretty plain without a lot of spices.

I have a little bump now (don't know if I "should" have one, but I do so I am trying to embrace it) I feel very emotionally/spiritually attached to this baby in a much more intense way than I EVER did with Adalyn. They sure are one special spirit and I can not wait to meet them in 6 months. :)

Well that is all for today, no picture I am in my sweaty workout clothes so that wouldn't be pretty anyways. Have a great night!

P.S. Congrats to my MANY friends and family members that have had babies in the last month or two. It is so fun to start seeing all your friends have babies. They are all cuties and make me super excited to have another newborn in the house. Congrats again!

Camping at Jefferson Lake

Our summer schedule is pretty packed this year and not a lot of down time on the weekends. So when I realized that we had a free Friday night this past weekend I started thinking about fun things that we could do. When McKay got home I ran my ideas past him and then let him have the final choice. Ofcourse he wanted to go camping so we packed up the car and headed to a near by lake. It was going to be Adalyn's first camping trip and we were excited/nervous to see how she would do. ALL spring I have been hoping that Adalyn would be walking by the time we went camping because I just didn't like the idea of having a crawling baby in the dirt. Well she learned to walk the day AFTER we got home. lame. She had been taking steps for a few weeks now, but still crawled most of the time. Well on Saturday she finally figured out how to stand up without holding on to anything and apparently that was the kicker because she has been walking all the time since. She LOVES it and has spent the past few days doing laps around the house. It is amazing how fast they can learn things! Can't believe my 10 month old is a walker, they grow up so fast. :) Well back to camping at the lake. Friday night we set up camp (or McKay set up camp) I just tried to keep Adalyn out of the red ant piles that were all over by the lake. She LOVED the rocks and she just kept picking them up and setting them down over and over again. Oh and she got very dirty. :P

After setting up we decided to stick our feet in the Lake. I was amazed at how clean the water looked and it felt very nice and refreshing since it was a pretty hot day. The water was cold, but Adalyn loved it! She tasted MORE rocks and splashed mommy and daddy.

And here is a video of her enjoying the water...

 Later that night we built (again I mean McKay) a fire and roasted smores.  It was Adalyn's first time eating a marshmallow and man she REALLY enjoyed it.  This is her version of a smore :)

Hanging out by the fire

Then we put the crazy darling to bed and hung out by the fire for a while longer. That night I was alittle bit worried about how Adalyn would do sleeping outside, but she did AMAZING! Better than she does at home sometimes. It got really windy that night and the tent flapped in the wind and it was LOUD. I couldn't sleep for more than maybe two hours total, but Adalyn slept like a rock the whole night all tucked under her favorite blankets. I won't lie, I was jealous. Mama was pretty tired the next day. But we made it through and I am glad she was so well behavied. The next morning it was too windy to really cook much so we just ate muffins and more smores, took a walk around the lake, and packed up to head home.

This is seriously my favorite picture from the whole trip, love that grin. She was so excited when she woke up that we were still camping. ha ha Once we got home it was back to work on the sprinkler system and getting rid of weeds, but good news the sprinkler system is done and we are getting grass VERY soon. Yay for progress! Oh and I do plan to update more about our exciting news from the last post. Thanks for all of your sweet comments on Facebook. We are thrilled to be adding to our family and feel so blessed to have this sweet miracle in our lives. Have a great day!

Adalyn is going to be...

And we are SOOOOO excited! :)

McKay's First Father's Day

So I am kind of proud of myself this year (wait isn't this suppose to be about McKay, yes we will get there) because I actually PLANNED his Father's Day stuff in advance.  Usually for holidays like Valentines Day (planned that one the day of), his birthday (also planned that the day of and got him a lame gift, see a trend yet?), and Father's Day I forget and then remember the day before and try and throw something together real fast at the end.  So this time I planned in advance and bought most of the things we would need that day the week before.  We were out of town the weekend of fathers day and didn't get back till late Saturday night, but thanks to my planning it was still a nice day.  That weekend we were able to see both of our dad's and wish them Happy Father's day.  We gave them jars of peanut m&ms with a cute saying on them that most of you have probably seen on pinterest.  I was just proud that I was somewhat creative and made their gifts.  :)

 For McKay's special day (his first REAL Father's Day) I made a special breakfast of eggs, muffins, and fruit.  Later after church I forced him to take a nap with me.  He usually tries to avoid them on Sundays, but I knew that he would enjoy one after the crazy weekend so I forced him to indulge in one just that once.  I SHOULD be more like him and do more "uplifting" things on the Sabbath, but I usually end up taking a nap, it just feels TOO good.  After our nap I made a dinner of ranch potatoes, bratwurst off the grill, and cooked carrots.  It was delicious!   After dinner we gave him the "little" card that we  I made for him.  It was a traditional candy bar card, but he still loved it and has been enjoying candy for the past few weeks.  It was nothing big, but McKay hates spending money on himself and since we have been doing plenty of that lately (the spending money part) I thought I would do something fun but cheap.  It was perfect.  Here is Adalyn showing him the card.  oh and by the way HE requested this picture so he must have liked the card a little bit :)

Adalyn and I sure love him. These past few months I have been thinking a lot about how great we are able to work together. We actually parent very differently (mostly because I am a girl and he is a boy) but we have started figuring things out more and I can appreciate his way of parenting. Can you say rough housing :) But I am very grateful for him and I know now more than ever that he is the man that I am suppose to be with. I love our similar goals and views on life. He supports me in anything that I want to do, and I am try to be a supporting wife to him. Man it is sure a lot of work and I probably couldn't be this chipper about things everyday. :) But life is really good and I am sure grateful that he is the one by my side. I love you McKay! Have a great day!

The Joy of Family

This weekend McKay's sister Leslie got married!  It was oh so fun and exciting.  To be completely honest I was a little stressed heading to Utah this weekend.  It was our third trip in three weeks and I was tired of that 3+ hour drive But it turned out to be WAY fun and very special memories were made.  The wedding day was Friday and it was a packed day, but luckily we were able to get a babysitter for the wedding and luncheon (thanks Brady!)  So those parts were lovely and kid free.  Here are a few pictures from outside the temple, it was a warm day, but not too bad.

We went to Benihana's for the luncheon, it was my first time ever going there and it was so cool.  Our cook was really good and friendly which added to the whole experience.

It was Laron and Michelle anniversary that day too so the cook made a heart out of the rice before serving it. (it is hard to see the heart because it is upside down, but you get the idea)
 The reception that night was like a carnival with tons of food, candy, complete with a photo booth (love those).  Leslie looked stunning in her dress and I wish that I got a better picture of it.  This is the best that I have...

Her colors were teal and fushia. They got Adalyn a really cute dress along with all of the other grandkids. It was so darling to see them all dressed up.

After the wedding we helped clean up the bulk of the decorations. It was a late night and my feet were dying by the end, you can bet we all slept well that night :) We stayed in Evanston that night so the next morning was a lazy one for everyone after the busy day before. We had a great chat with McKay's parents and siblings over breakfast about life and family. It was really nice to get their opinion on a few things and it REALLY made me wish that we could go there more often. They loved playing with Adalyn and she loved all of Grandma's fun toys. Then around noon (yeah it was a VERY lazy morning) we finally decided to get to work before the cow's udder exploded (seriously, the cow NEEDED to be milked, poor thing) most of us headed back to the church to clean up the rest of the decorations and food from the night before. After cleaning we decided to head home so that it wasn't midnight when we got there. On our way home we made a few stops, but we still got there around eleven so we beat curfew ;) It was a fun weekend and Father's Day the next day made it even better. But I will post about that later. Have a great day!

Another Milestone

Seems like everyone at the Pace household is reaching milestones these days. Yesterday it was Adalyn's turn. She turned 10 months old. I will try and refrain from too much gushing about her. But I truely adore her to pieces. She has been such a good baby that I am amazed everyday. I KNOW it is not supposed to be this easy, but we will take it while we can get it.:) She is back to sleeping like a champ for 12 to 13 hours with a 3 or 4 hour nap during the day. She is starting to eat people food which is so much fun for me. It is nice to not always have to make two different meals. She loves people still and being outside. She claps anytime I say good job whether I was talking to her or not. She will eat ANYTHING including prunes which McKay enjoys feeding her. (I think it is so gross that I have to leave the room when he does, it looks like you know what in a jar. :P) One of her latest obsessions is singing and singing loud, especially at Walmart. A lady there told me that her daughter used to do the same thing and now she is a music major, that would be cool if that were true for Adalyn :) She has the bluest eyes and her hair is going blond in the sun (I was hoping the reddish tint would stay, but no such luck yet) She is very mobile these days and is just starting to walk, but still crawls most of the time. Here are a few pictures from the past few days, and a quick video of her walking.

This last picture I just took tonight as I was laying her down for bed.  It is of her with her favorite blanket.  She CAN sleep without it, but she definitely prefers it over other blankets.  I love how she sticks her fingers in the holes and usually she has it up by her nose to smell it and rub her face.  So sweet!

Well that is all for tonight, have a great day!

The big 2-7

Happy Birthday McKay! (FOUR days ago) Yes this post is late, but I DID remember to wish him a happy birthday ON his actual birthday. But guess what?! that was ALL I did in terms of birthday celebration for him on his actual day. (shame on me I know) I have BIG plans for next year, or I HOPE to have big plans for next year, that is my goal since I totally failed this year. Life around here has been pretty crazy and we actually haven't been home very much in the past few weeks, so there is my excuse. Between trips to lava, Utah, and wyoming that are happening EVERY weekend we barely are getting unpacked from one before we head out on another one. But it is all in the name of fun so we will try to not complain too much. :) So last Sunday on his actual birthday we were in Utah at a baby blessing for our new darling nephew. Luckily, his mom was sweet and brought a cake for him so he did get to blow out some candles. Then on monday I did the traditional special dinner and dessert. It was wonderful and I have especially enjoyed eating leftover cake all week :) For his cake he requested spice cake for the second year in a row. Spice cake? I never even ate spice cake as a kid so I just found a box and made that one, but if anyone has a good spice cake recipe I am on the look out for one so I can impress him next year. Here are a few pictures of my sweet husband at his birthday dinner
his first birthday as a daddy :) And in honor of McKay's birthday I thought that I would share a few pictures that he has taken of Adalyn recently. Sometimes I just shake my head at his random humor, crazy daddy... Up first Adalyn's snot bubble. You should have heard the story that I heard about this bubble last night after I got home, apparently it was epic. lol
Second- One night after drinking her bottle Adalyn had a few drops by her eye, McKay thought they looked so cool. I forgot what he compared them to, indian war paint or something like that. He did say though that it looked better in person and that the camera didn't do it justice.

The last one is after her first time trying sloppy joes and it is the classic wash cloth on the head. Not too exciting, but still picture worthy. Love her double chin. :)
Welp that is it. McKay, Adalyn and I love you thanks for being the man of my dreams, I sure do love our life together! Happy Birthday! Have a great day everyone!