Dip Dip

I have been posting a lot about Jacie so I thought I should mention what Maddux is up to. Maddux' new favorite thing to do while eating is dip it!! He dips or I should say saturated everything in the sauce and then sucks the dip off and goes back for more. Good thing baby spit is cute, right?! He has also FINALLY started so say a few things. His favorite is Bye Bye with a cute little wave. He also says nigh nigh (night night) momma, dadda, and sometimes Jacie, but most of the time it sounds like dadda. He says "mine" which means more and sometimes I think I can make out "I want some" not bad for an 18 month old! He still doesn't have all his animal sounds down but he does have the cutest roar! He also says "Razy" that is Grandma and Grandpa's dog.
He will be 18 months old in a couple of weeks. Man how time flies. The best thing about being 18 months .... Nursery!! I have actually taken him to nursery the last two Sundays and he has done really well. I am a little worried because he is, well, kind of a mean little boy. I told the people in nursery to watch out for him because he bites, pinches, hits, and pushes. I don't know why he is such a little bully but he is!
His little personality is really starting to show. He pulls the cutes faces and does the funniest things. I love him so much and am so grateful that he is mine!

Shuffle, Shuffle, Step

Yeah, Jacie finally started dance again! Unfortunately I didn't realize that it was observation day so I didn't bring my camera. I stole this picture from Brynn, thanks Brynn! It is so fun to see her dancing. I think all but 2 of the kids in her class are from our neighborhood so they are all friends which will make it even more fun. It is especially good since they just split our ward and all the other girls are in the other ward. Now she will still see all her friends every week. Now if only preschool would start! For some reason her preschool doesn't start until October. I can NOT wait until she starts. We have loved summer but it is time for school to start and for Jacie to get back into a routine, no more TV!!

To the Dentist

I decided that I should finally take the kids to the dentist. I did take Jacie when she was about 2 but she hasn't been back. Jacie did great. I thought that she might be scared but she wasn't, she sat in the chair and opened her mouth when she was suppose to! I brought my camera so I could take pictures and what did I do? I took a picture of them in the waiting room but forgot when they were in the chair! So turns out we should have invested in a dental plan instead of a college fund! Jacie doesn't have any cavities but she does have one messed up grill!! She is missing a tooth, well she doesn't have a baby tooth and it is still unsure if her permanent tooth is there. She also has a cross bite. The dentist said that we should put in an expander to help correct her bite now while her bones are still soft instead of waiting till she older and it takes longer with more pain. Needless to say she is going to have one expensive mouth! Tim and I both had braces, I had them twice, so it is no surprise that our children are going to need them but I didn't think that she would need intervention so early.
Maddux did great also. He wants to do everything that Jacie does so if she can sit in the chair so can he! The dentist did say that he bit him though. That also isn't a shocker. You should see the welts that kid leaves on my arms!

Fair and Fest

The Utah State Fair is in town so my friend Loni and I decided to take our kids to the festivities. The kids had a great time riding the rides and seeing the animals. Oh, and don't forget the food!


First stop, the Merry-go round!

Maddux has loved this ride so I took him on it.

Turns out he didn't like it this time. He cried almost the entire ride!

On to the race cars.

This ride flips them around the corner. As you can see they absolutely had a blast!!

Next, the hot air balloons

Then the helicopters

Last, but not least, the train!

Where is Tim you ask? He is at home hosting his works "Halo Fest." I should have taken more pictures so you could capture the whole atmosphere but I didn't want them to think I was crazy. Let me give you some specs: Lights out; 1 game; 2 teams; 3 rooms; 14 men; 12 TVs (might I add that they are not small tvs, that would cut off some of the screen!); 12 XBOX 360's; and lots of food, yelling, killing and dying!!! Need I say more?!!!