Happy a you Grandma!

Today is mi Madre's "unofficial" birthday! She is a leap year baby, so this year she's still 11!! This is the most amazing woman you will ever meet.  She is absolutely my best friend and hero. I talk to her everyday on the phone for questions with Bos, drama, good times, bad times, or just for someone to talk to other than a 2 year old! She always makes me laugh and knows exactly what to say! She is who I look to to know what kind of person I want to be.

My best friend! Man, I miss seeing her everyday.

He really misses seeing her everyday!

The girls. We all want to be just like her!

She has so many talents that bless every single person she meets. If I had one word to describe my mom it would be compassionate. She is the most selfless, loving, non-judgemental person in the world. She makes everyone she knows feel special. She is very thoughtful and caring and makes all time spent toghether fun! She is sassy and spunky and very very creative! Every party thrown...amazing! {you can see her latest one here on my sister's blog} Every meal or treat concocted...amazing! Every craft...amazing! She is just amazing!

My totally cool parents! They are lucky to have each other, both of them are amazing!

She is such an involved Mom and Grandma. She was always there for us growing up, and still is there for us and especially our children! All of the grandbabies just love her and we all know why! I am so lucky to know her, let alone have her as my Mom!

She's so fun to be around!

Boston's favorite people in the world!

They probably climbed these stairs 10 times, but she doesn't care, she loves
 Bos and let's him do whatever he wants! She's a perfect Grandma!

 I could go on and on about my Mom, but the point is I love her very much and consider myself very blessed to have such a loving example in my life. Being away from her {and the rest of the fam} is the worst part about moving. We all have so much fun being together doing something or nothing, that's the best part! I miss them very very much. Love you Mom, a lot a lot a lot! "Dove du Gamma!" 

Goin' on around here...

Just a sick baby...Bossy has croop and it's no fun!
A few things that make our little man feel better...

Foregoing breakfast, asking for "bobo", "baba", and mickey mouse clubhouse, and insisting on staying in the highchair!
You pretty much get to do whatever you want when you're sick!

Has been loving the binki this sickness! It doesn't ever stay long in his mouth, but I
must say a binki only makes a baby cuter!

Mama's specialty bed made just for you, and a movie! 

Dada bringing a prize home from work because he feels sad that you're sick. Sweet Dada.

Bossy size Jamba and new trucks! My parents always got us a smoothie when we were sick, I always loved it!
 I thought I'd carry on the tradition, turns Bos loves them too!

I'm sick......with "Bieber Fever!"....

 Baby, baby, baby Ohhh!.....I know, I'm too old, I'm married, I'm a mom, I'm not 12...I don't care! I officially have the fever! No, I don't like him "that" way, just adore him as a "fan," I already have 2 cute boyfriends!! One of which {Bossy} loves to dance and sing along "bebe bebe bebe noooo"! It's darling!

So excited for the movie!!
 {Obviously got really dressed up for the flick!}

Liz and I put the little boys to bed and the big boys to the Xbox {seriously is a great babysitter, until you need them for something!} and ran ourselves right on over to JB's movie "Never Say Never!" I was thoroughly impressed!  I just think he is so sweet and polite. I love how he just adores his mom, and I hope that's how Boston will be! He really handles himself so well for being so young.  In this movie he seems like a regular 15 year old, but with an extraordinary amount of talent and an even more extraordinary life! I just hope Hollywood doesn't ruin him. {Listen to me talk like I really care about this kid, but oddly enough I do!} 

JB's Signature Heart! True Fans {minus Aarean and Josh!}

So to all you haters out there, go see his movie and listen to a song or two and you will definitely catch "The Fever" it's pretty contagious! I know my in-laws that are staying with us this week have learned to love Justin and all of his catchy tunes! Baby, baby, baby, Ohhhh!

..C.A.N.D.Y..

 This is a boy after his Grandma's heart! He loves loves loves candy! Anything sweet really, but he asks several times a day for "candeeeee?" or "caaaake?"  So of course Valentine's Day hasn't helped! It's been such a chore to get him to eat real food well, and this little sweet tooth he's developed is getting in the way of any sort of progression in the healthy food department!

So let's break down these pics... I wanted a picture of him in his jammies, but as we started trying to get him to smile he asked for none other than...CaNdY...

I said no...

He was too funny with the dramatic fit, so I said yes {i know..don't reward his behavior} but I really needed the picture.... he ran all through the house dying of laughter! Just so excited for one piece of licorice!

At least we got the smiling jammie picture!

Don't forget the beloved cake...  anytime we're at the store, he asks the entire time for a "caaake!" He remembers the cake section from his birthday when we took cupcakes to playgroup, it was heaven for him! He was a good boy on our last trip, so we picked out a giant cupcake! 

"mmmmmm, mom"

Ps... Happy Valentine's Day! Take a look at at this blog and this blog to view our fabulous Valentine's Festivities!  We girls were quite the party planners!!! I hope all of my Valentine's {you} had a happy and love filled day too!!

Sugar and Spice...

and everything nice...that's what MY BOY is made of! 

            Here's a cute Valentine's treat, and {one} of my Special Valentine's...

Doing you all a Valentine's Day Service...

So most of us being parents know that at times on dates we tend to only talk about our sweetest kids, bills, and whatever random to do list we have on the agenda! Well...do I have some good news for you...
My favorite magazine "All You," {you can find them at Walmart}...

came out with "The Date Night Cheat Sheet!"...


Over Appetizers:

• Name 3 countries you'd like to visit.
• Which celebrity annoys you most?
• How would you spend $10,000,000?
• If you could try out any occupation for a year, what would it be?
• On a scale of 1 to 10, how cool are you?

Over the Entrée:

• If you could rewind to any point in your past, what would you want to relive?
• If you could take lessons to become an expert at anything, what would it be?
• How would you spend a perfect day alone?
• What would you want us to do together for the next ten years if you knew they were your last?
• What's the most honest thing you've ever done?
• How would you like people to describe you at your funeral?

Over Dessert:

• Hollywood called. They want to make a movie about your life. Who would play you?
• Name something you love that no one else seems to like. -or- Name something that everyone seems to love except for you.
• What's the one item you own that you know you should get rid of, but never will?
• What's something positive about me that you don't say often enough?

Okay... so after I ooh and ahh over Boston, and tell Kyle what darling things he did that day, you know what we'll be talking about...I'm actually really excited. I know it may be a tad early, but you need some time to think over some of these questions!

So print out this list and hide it under the table, your special someone will be thoroughly impressed with your conversational skills, and hopefully you'll get to know your Valentine a little better!

Happy {Early} Valentine's Day!

jamie joyce....

I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately. I never moved away from home before marrying Kyle. Why do I say this, well because I feel as though I've never taken the alone time to figure out what makes me wake up in the morning excited for my day. This is not for lack of time, or blaming anyone but me. I have always  known a few of things...i love my family and they love me, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true, my life is constantly guided by a higher power, God, I am married to the love of my life and we have the most beautiful child. He has sent me many people that have enriched and made my life feel full...Kyle, Boston, my parents, siblings, family, friends, the list goes on on...But, when I spend time alone do I know who I am and what I enjoy? 

So... I know this sounds much more serious than it is, but I am serious about living my fullest life, that helps me and directly affects the lives of those I love. This is the main reason I feel our family, specifically me, was given the opportunity to move to San Diego. I needed this time to make my life rich and full on my own. Lucky for me I  still have support from my family back home and most importantly Kyle & Bos.

I have a feeling this will be a forever project, discovering who I am. With each new phase, challenge, joy that comes into my life I will have to change and adapt. However, there will be core values and characteristics that identify me and make me, Jamie Joyce. What I've found so far...

What makes me happy...

• my hubs. aka. my hero, my therapist, my best friend. the love of my eternal life.
• my mom. this lady holds a very special part of my heart.
• my dad. also my hero.
• boston. the most absolute joy and love any human could feel toward someone I feel for this boy. how humbled i am to be his mom, that someone so special got to come to me.
• my sibs. all so different, but so much love between us. my best friends
• a clean house. turn up the music and work.
• spirituality. when i am in a good place with Heavenly Father, everything in my life is good.
• singing. for real and for fun. good music is good for the soul
• drives with no radio. driving is a good time to be quiet and think
• trying new things. thanks kyle for helping me with this one. its makes it fun to meet new people and learn things from them as well
• my planner. not much to write in it, but it makes me feel important
• my friends. new and old. all of mine have been sent to me for very specific and special reasons and times.
• get togethers. i got this from my mom. i love hosting and attending parties, the memories created are priceless
• nicholas sparks books. he gets my reading intellectuality 
• the sun. also from my mom, we worship sun tans.
• reality t.v.. not ashamed at all
• drinks. dr.pepper in a styrofoam cup, ice, and a straw. nuff said.

Thanks for hanging in there everyone! The list goes on and on, that's the beauty of it...I am blogging for me with this post. My life is good, my life is great, for all the new memories to come I cannot wait. A little soul searching never hurt anyone.