Pics of Sofi

I know, I don't have a ton of time, but here you go with some pictures. I promise to write more as I get more time.

SOFI CAME A LITTLE EARLY!!!!!!!

I don't have a ton of time to fill you all in right now, but, Sofi B. Call arrived yesterday morning @ 11:34. 6 lbs 11 oz 19" long. She is absolutely beautiful and a full head of dark hair. Takes after her old man, if I do say so myself!

Somehow I've already been wrapped around that tiny finger!

Jyl and Sofi are doing awesome. Jyl is so strong and such a trooper.

When I have more time I'll get better pictures and fill ya'll in!

-Ace

The Movies

This is Dallas Jay at the movies. We were going to take him to see "Bedtime Stories" with Adam Sandlar, but it had already left the theatre, so we ended up seeing, "Mall Cop" instead. It was actually quite funny. We laughed pretty hard! In the mean time, Dallas has been watching "Dreamer" and "Man from Snowy River" and he puts on his cowboy hat and grabs his stick horse and rides all around the house as he watches it. It's pretty fun to watch him. He also still pretends to fall off and get stomped by the horse, thanks to Uncle Andrew and the movies, I am sure that if he were to ever ride an actual horse he would think that falling off was the only way to get off the horse. I guess he'll just be prepared for riding Ward style. Ok, so actually my dad and my brother Jesse are good riders and Andrew too (he only falls when he is doing rodeo) as well as Grandpa Ward, but I am not so great and have had my fair share of bad experiences on a horse, so it would be natural for Dallas to be the same I guess.
Ace is working insanely hard.In the last two weeks he ended up putting in about 135 hours, not to mention the time the month before that. Luckily I am use to him working hard and appreciate that about him. One of my favorite qualities about him.
I am doing good as well. I am at 34 weeks and doing great. It has been fun having miss Reese around( Jesse and Brooke's little girl). She is so cute and a ton of fun too. She has started to smile and has a great personality. She's got me pretty excited for Sofia to come. Nervous, but excited! XOXO

A post from me...

Lately Ace has been doing all of our posts and I thought I could take a moment to put in my post too. It is great having a husband that will do that too. Our house is crazy, but good. Ace is gone most of the time, but we know he's always thinking about us. I am doing good. I didn't have to do the glucose test this pregnancy and my blood pressure is low, I am so grateful and also glad that I didn't continue to see that crazy doctor.
Dallas is growing like a weed. He is so tall that he has to wear 5t clothing! It is amazing. I always thought I was special because I was taller then both my parents (just by a little) and I am now pretty sure that Dallas will be taller then both his parents.
The above picture is a picture of the Idaho Falls Temple where Ace and I were married. We have now been married for almost 6 years and life just keeps getting better, or maybe better isn't the right word, because it was great to begin with, so it's just becoming more interesting in a great way. There you have it.
I loved the inauguration. My favorite part was the musical of the song, "Tis' a gift to be simple..." At least those are the words I know. It was totally beautiful and perfect considering the economic recession.
(Don't forget to see the new post below, also!)

That time of year

Well, I am quickly finding out what tax season is all about. There are a lot of seasons, hunting season, fishing season, golf season, ski season, the holiday season. None of which are nearly as exciting as tax season!!!!!!! No, truth be told, the hours are long, but I love my job and I am very grateful to have found a place that values me for my hard work!

I am even more grateful for a wonderful family that supports me in that work. Jyl is amazing. She has not once complained about the hours and I know that she is doing way more than she should with being 32 weeks prego!!!!!!!! She is an amazing woman and our kids will be lucky to grow up with her example always present.

We decided that we need to make an effort to find things to do as a family with all my extended hours. So, we decided to ask D what he wanted to do. He wanted to go bowling. So, here's a couple of pictures. You can see that he's obviously been watching the Flintstones and is adopting the nick name "Twinkle Toes!"

New arrival in the Ward family

Well,Baby Reese finally made it!!!!! Dallas is so excited to have another cuz around. Jesse and Brooke are blessed to have such a beautiful little girl all themselves, or at least when all the family decides they've had enough and hand her back to them (which is typically when she has a full diaper)!!!!!

Christmas was awesome. Jyl got me a new camera that takes some wicked pics. Dallas got his four wheeler and Jordanne bought him a great helmet. The kid is set. We had great food, visited with family, and had a blizard that rivals all snow storms I've ever seen.

Also, there's a video clip of our next American Idol, pulling a rockstar move singing in his underwear. The funny part is we didn't teach him this song (Oh Holy Night). He just started singing it one day. I guess it's no surprise that we listen to a lot of Christmas music at our house.

Sofi is starting to make her presence known. My wife has turned into a vegetarian fruit loving woman. It's been rough on the boys.

Take care, and Happy New Year!!!

-Ace

So this is Dallas Jay at Halloween. I think he is the blond version of Clark Kent. I know I am totally biased, but what can I say, I'm his mom. Everything around our house is good. We have all of our decorations up. I love decorating for Christmas, it has to be one of my favorite things. I love the Christmas season and all it represents the spiritual, the physical and well I love it all. I pretty much love winter. I wish we had more snow and bad weather all of the time. I think it's fantastic. I am sorry to all of you who don't like it. I still love you ;). Sofia is doing well. Jess and Brooke should have their baby pretty soon and Andrew is doing great in Lima. Ace bought me all of the Chronicles of Narnia and I have started to read them and love them. Truly a fun read. We want to wish all of you a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Love the Call family.