The Boston Jace Party

Well, the Boston Jace Party is kind of about taxes...Stephanie is attending a Tax conference in Boston this week and Jace and Jesse went too. Jace dumped clothes out of the suitcase several times to reinact the famous event. He is quite a patriot.




Celebrity Sighting!!!

The first person we saw was a TODD MOORE look-a-like. It was uncanny. They say that everyone has a twin somewhere in the world. Could we have found Todd's?




We enjoyed walking around the many parks of Boston.










Who loves State Capitol buildings? The Paulsons do and the Boston State Building did not disappoint.






Jace isn't crabby, he is lobbster-y.





Does anyone know the mascot for Massachusetts Institute of Technology? Well Stacey D. can tell you that it is TIM the Beaver. We learned that we did not fit in with this crowd when we had to be told that TIM is MIT backwards. Did you also know that beavers are nature's architects? A little factoid we learned from Stacey. We didn't get to see much of the campus yet, but Jesse hopes to go back this week.




And speaking of Beavers, Todd, who is number #1??



Like a true Bostonian, Jace likes to eat his oatmeal using a chowder spoon.




Or, Mom and Dad forgot to bring a baby-sized spoon and the chowder spoon was all the restaurant had to offer. Jace was exasperated with our rookie mistake.




The history tour of Boston was no match for a tired baby.

Toddlin'

Hello friends! It has been a while since we have updated the blog with pictures of the house and of our little guy. The Paulson Family is heading off to Boston this weekend, so expect some pics during our trip.



Our house is mostly painted, we love it!







Jace is growing like a weed and toddlin' all over the place!






Jace is taking swimming lessons and is quite the water bug.

He loves to give Hi-5's!

In Loving Memory

On Sunday, October 12th, my good friend Jody Brooks passed away from causes unknown. He was a great friend to me and I will forever cherish the time that I got to spend with him. I am so thrilled that I was able to connect with him in Atlanta while at Nationals and it meant the world to me that I was able to introduce him to Stephanie and Jace.

Jody, you will be missed....

Moving Time!

One of the 2 main reasons that we started excitingtimes was to document the construction of our new house. Over the past nearly 1 year, you have seen our house torn down, big holes put in our land, concrete being poured, walls being erected and so on. It has been an amazing process to witness, especially from across the street where we have been living for 13 months. So, it comes with great excitement that we are able to share with you that this past weekend, September 27th and 28th, we moved all of our stuff from the rental house into our new house. Our first night sleeping there was the 27th and the rental house has been cleaned and we no longer live there. Though we will have fond memories of our rental house (it is where we brought our son home), we have been dreaming of this move for a long time and now to realize it and share it with those that we love and care about is exactly what the title of this blog signifies....

It is indeed, Exciting Times in the Paulson Family!

Here are some pictures of the house and of our move party. More pictures to come as we start finding homes for our belongings and as our landscape takes form and the workers finish off the little details that are still left (and two big details like painting the outside of our house and pouring our driveway).




And a big thanks to all those that were able to help move. I only have a few pictures of you, so not everybody is captured in photos, but you know who you are...


(Yes, that is me shoving food into my face while everybody works. I had to maintain my energy, you know...)

And what better way to finish off the moving day, then to get all gussied up and attend a wedding! Our cousin Ben was married to Kelly on the 27th, so it gave us an excuse to try out our new shower (awesome!), get dressed up, enjoy a wedding and then drink some wine and have a great dinner! Congratulations Ben and Kelly!!!



As for Jace (the second main reason we started this blog), boy did he have a good time. 3 Grandmas attended moving day! Plus, a few of his favorites were there to keep him entertained (thanks Janelle and Amy!). Here are a few of his cutest pics from the weekend. He has decided that he would like to give Quidditch a shot.



He is also big into eating mom's hair... Perhaps we aren't feeding him enough?



And the biggest news of all is that he is walking! He started walking a few steps a few weeks ago, but he is now cruising about 10 steps. This kid isn't even 10 months yet (that's tomorrow!) and he is already trucking around the place like he owns it. Its just the best thing ever!