Things I want to remember about my kids.

Jace is a hitter. Not in the baseball sense, unless one assumes he sees all others as the ball and himself as the bat. And by himself I mean all of himself. His head, his hand, his whole body. He constantly has bruises on his forehead (headbutting), the most recent was from a table at a local restaurant.

When does he utilize this "talent"? Usually either when he's tired, or when someone has taken away something Jace shouldn't have, that he wants.

What are some good things Jace does? He loves books and balls. He can be very loving and nice, and when he sees someone who is hurt will go up and give them a hug. He laughs easily, whether with Peek-a-boo or when being spun or throwing in the air. He generally goes to sleep pretty well (in his crib, or the car seat). He does yell in the car fairly often.

Kate continues to grow up and her initial personality has held true. She's fairly obedient and usually thinks of others. She loves to do service (whether it's a nice note for someone or making our bed on the very rare occasion it's not already made of course). She too often stretches the truth though. She's very into the "Oh, I forgot" or "that was an accident" excuses. She does NOT like getting in trouble (really, who does). She loves to play with her sister Faith. They have a good relationship.

Faith loves her sister and wants to be just like her and do everything she does. Suzy was recently asking her who she wanted as the friend to do something with on her birthday, and all the answers were Kate's friends (who often don't give her the time of day unfortunately). She's also tall for her age, and so it's sometimes hard to remember how young she is. She's very good at making Jace laugh. She's his favorite. She's very patient with him and a great big sister. According to Suzy (who knows), she has a knack for dancing. When she's in a happy mood, she's so compliant and eager to please. She's pretty sensitive and will (of the children) most easily get her feelings hurt. She's also the most stubborn when she get's something in her head. Although, recently we've had some break throughs where she was able to be reasoned with so we hope she continues to grow into that.