Not enough time...

Boy, I have said this a lot lately! There simply is not enough time in the day to get done everything I need or want to get done! And I only have two kids! Things have been crazy busy for me! All those sessions that I have had recently have piled up on top of me and it seems that in between taking care of my kids, I am at the computer ALL...DAY...LONG... Editing, cropping, preparing files for print, making slideshows, galleries... Lots of work! Don't get me wrong, I am THRILLED that business is going so well, but it is just a lot of work! Sorry my 'promise to write again tomorrow' didn't happen, I should've known better than to make a promise like that! And I am sure you have all been anxiously checking my blog 12 times a day waiting for my update (bwhahaha!) But anyways here are some updates on the happenings in our family:

Erica left almost three weeks ago and it is so very different around here! We miss her soooo much, even more than we thought we would! With her personality gone, we realize once again just how dull we are! Jace really misses her too. He keeps saying things like "When is Erica going to get off of that airplane?" "I want to go live in Utah, too!" and "I miss Erica." And he still starts out every prayer with "Bless mommy, daddy and Erica" (we still have to remind him about baby Ethan!); she will forever be a part of his family! The other day he even said "Erica is my sister". So cute!

As far as the drama of Jace adjusting to baby Ethan, things are MUCH better! Ethan is fascinated by Jace and loves to watch him and smile at him, and Jace just loves this! He seems to be doing much better now that Ethan can interact with him a bit. We still have to watch him with Ethan (the other day I came in the living room and saw Jace 'riding' on Ethan's back- Yikes!)

Jace has hit the 'WHY' stage with a vengeance! I remember when we first moved out here I was in the car with my friend Amy and her daughter Saige was 3 1/2 to 4 at the time. She talked non-stop, and I thought it was so funny and cute! I didn't think how 'cute' that would be if it happened ALL DAY LONG EVERY DAY! Here is a sample conversation I had with Jace on the way to town last week:

"Mommy, why's there no cars on the road?"

"Because everyone went to work"

"Why's everybody go to work?"

"So they can make money to support their families"

"Why do they need money?"

"So they can buy food, and clothes, and gas, and toys..."

"Why do they need to buy gas"

silence, (maybe if I Ignore him he will stop)

"Mom, why they need to buy gas?"

"So that they can drive their cars"

"Why do they drive their cars?"

"THEY JUST DO, JACE"

"Why they just do?"

and on... and on... and on...

AHHHHHHHHH! It is especially bad in the car. Maybe I should try turning the music up louder. Bless his heart, I know he is just developing and learning about the world around him, but it is can drive me absolutely CRAZY!

Ethan is growing- I am sure you could've guessed that much)- he is rolling over easily and can sit up for a few seconds before teetering over. He still hasn't slept through the night, but maybe it will happen tonight! I wish! He is still so alert and wide-eyed- I think it is so cute! But the other day we were in the grocery store and some guy walked by us and referring to Ethan said "WHOA! Look at those eyes- They look like they are going to pop out of his head!" Hahaha, jerk, thanks! Why don't people keep comments like that to themselves! Oh well, I still think he is the cutest baby in the world, even with his bug-eyes!

Well, that is about it. Good for you if you read through all of that! These are just some pictures I wanted you all to see. I took the one of Ethan and Jace last night at Palmyra (the oh-so-famous truck!) It will soon be gracing my mantle area in a 16X20 canvas- Yeah baby! WHCC (my lab) is having a 25% off canvas sale, so I have to take advantage! It's a big commitment though, I hope it looks good! Even at 25% off they are still expensive! I will take a picture of it on my wall when I get it. And the family picture will soon be on our walls, too! It's about time! And an outtake from the bunch (thought it was funny.) Had to throw one of Erica in there too, cause I thought it was so cute! We miss that girl!

Okay, I am done. Hope you are all doing well! And I promise I will not make any more promises about when I will post again (but I will try to keep up!) Take care!