J to the S to the D

this is a post.

2011-12-23T15:09:00.000-08:00

first of all...i love this little guy. he is 3 weeks old today. time is flying by.......

second of all.... i hate our camera. but i love snowmen and my older 2 boys.
this is lincoln enjoying santa at bass pro shop.

this is dyson enjoying santa at bass pro shop.

this is daddy and dyson writing a letter to santa.

this is the gingerbread house that dyson made. literally he did alot of that himself.

this is a proud dyson showing off his awesome skills.

this is lincoln being adorable and LOVING bath time.

and this is the end.

big brother was here

2011-12-19T13:24:00.000-08:00

i walked away for less than a minute and i came back to this. when i asked dyson what happened of course he had no idea. i think this has "dyson was here" written all over it.

and then when he realized i was paying attention to his little bro this is what i saw in the lense of my camera. love it.

ps. i just realized that everytime i take a picture of this dude he's got his baby monkey pj's on. i swear he has more than one outfit.

HE IS HERE!!!

2011-12-10T13:32:00.000-08:00

Lincoln Eugene Lee

December 2nd

8lbs

20 1/2 inches

this labor and delivery was WAY different than dyson's. with dyson i was in labor for 21 hours and 45 min of pushing. this one was way easier. and faster. went to the doc that morningish still was a 4 but had high blood pressure that wouldnt go away so we were sent over to the hospital. less than 20 min later i was in a bed, at a 5 and labor was beginning on its own. he broke my water at 12:41pm and mr. lincoln boy was born at 3:55pm. less than 3 hours of labor and 17 min of pushing. of course lots of fun details happened in between that time frame but im going to keep it at that... short and sweet just like my little peanut!!!
oh...this is me right before we were about to go home. thats my terrified face. dont worry i have a piece of candy in my mouth i wasnt that swollen. and yes i look AMAZING after having a baby and only having about 45 min of sleep in a two day period.

my 2 boys just as content as can be! dyson sure loves his little bro and lincoln loves his big bro. we almost had to go back to the hospital due to this ones major jaundice issue, but a bili blanket at home did the trick! we get to return the darn thing and now peanut (thats what i call him cause he's so stinkin' small) doesnt get to work on his tan anymore.

how is dyson adjusing a week later???

dont worry..thats just his "mean" face. but he is a happy boy with his brother. he truly LOVES him. but he does act out to get attention so we're working on that. a little bit of one on one does the trick and life is well!!

on another note...justin got his knee surgery on the 8th and he is healing fast! his doc wants him walking on it already and should be back to work next week?!? hopefully. and i am feeling well and trying to get somewhat back into a routine. HA!

our goal this week: get more sleep, take more pictures, get more sleep. dont you just LOVE this little guy!!! :)

all my bags are packed and im ready to go...

2011-11-30T16:08:00.000-08:00

such an awesome song huh?? really im thinking of the punk version when i sing it and it makes me happy.

oh did you think this was going to be a post about the baby cause i havent posted in a couple of weeks? yea..i thought it would be too but apparently im part elephant and my gestation period is closer to 22 months than 9.

i've been at a 4+ for forever. seriously. and my body has definitely progressed in many gross ways. but no baby. i think he wants me to pass a 9 lb+ baby out of my body so i can brag about it to all of you folks.

OBVIOUSLY my body doesnt want to go though labor by itself so we're forcing this child out. my induction is scheduled for dec 5th. lets all pray he comes earlier because my husband just tore the meniscus in his right knee AGAIN and i need some family reinforcement during a weekend time frame. apparently i bought a lemon when i married him so im thinking about trading him in for a newer model if we cant fix him up this time. this will be his 3rd surgery on the same knee in 4 years (and the last one i was a throwing up preggo girl as well). its ok he's aware im telling people this and he knows im totally half joking.

so....husband...not working for a couple of months/cant drive/cant walk.... 1st born child....not handling the fact that another child is going to enter into our family and is a total terror....and last not-yet-born baby (we're not having any more kids)....not wanting to leave my uterus. ever.

life is wonderful. it really is. just having a pregnant woman moment. lets just hope the next post is about the baby shall we????
HAPPY THOUGHTS HAPPY THOUGHTS!!!!!! :)

mommy's letter to her big boy.

2011-11-09T12:25:00.000-08:00

Dear sweet sweet Dyson,

I know you know something new is going to happen to our family. Your needing of attention every second of everyday is getting to be a little intense. Now know this...Mommy loves you very much. But if you poke my belly one more time I might give you away for the day.

These pictures are to document how i see you every day now. Don't get me wrong.. I LOVE that you love your little brother and ask him to come out of my belly to play with you, but I think you'll have a different opinion when he just lays there and needs Mommy's full attention sometimes.

I get that life is a little confusing for you right now. Mommy's HUGE tummy,that is only getting bigger by the day, doesnt let her roll around and wrestle with you like we used to but dont you worry, when your little brother comes out we will make up for lost time. I love you very much and i know you will be an AMAZING big brother!!!!

Love~ your tired big mama

(dyson took the picture below...thats what he sees through his eyes everyday??? poor kid)

lets be honest...even though i'm over 36 weeks and dialated to a 2, this baby probably isnt coming early. so ATLEAST 27 more days folks....

photos by dyson.

2011-11-06T08:02:00.000-08:00

mr. dyson has found a new hobby. taking pictures. i literally have to hide the camera or this is what i find. (i seem to forget where pictures come from and why i have them stored so this is for me really to remember why the heck i have random pictures of things) but i have to document my 34 month old's mad photography skills right??? literally no one set him up for these pictures. he just would say..'oh..i need pumpkins...cheese pumpkins'

i love him.

(my favorite is the toe picture...he HAD to have a picture of his toes before i ended his photo session. isnt that whats in right now..feet pictures? again.....CHILD GENIUS)

he's a boy.

2011-11-06T07:47:00.000-08:00

i've decided that while i have some extra time i might as well update this bad boy. well that...and high blood pressure and water retention lets me have ALOT more down time. more than i want right now....mama bird's nesting instincts have kicked in....STRONG.

i definitely have a little boy on my hands cause batman is his new obsession as well as ninja-style activities. thank you kung-fu panda.

if you didnt know...thats dyson in a batman mask. halloween hasnt ended at our house yet. it'll be a traumatic day.

we got a good deal on the sword so why not right?

it's the loudest/brightest toy we've ever owned because when he swings it makes clanking noises. and this is the stance he gets in right before a 'hi-ya' and a swing to the leg. we get chased around the house quite often. good exercise. good thing i just love this little boy :0)

hot air balloon-or-treat...wait what??

2011-11-01T10:03:00.000-07:00

again...pictures are in reverse order...one day ill figure it out!

good thing dyson is still little cause we kinda were a bummer on trick or treating this year. my body/baby has decided it likes to have lots of contractions at night so walking around wasnt the ideal situation. good thing he scored lots of candy saturday night!

everytime i want to take pictures of him this is how he poses now...he's copying me and my preggo poses!! LOVE IT
LOVE THIS ADORABLE BOY!!!!!

before we tried the adventure of trick-or-treating we stopped by my parents for some poses on the front porch. hey we found jake the power rancher too!

saturday night we went to salt river fields at talking stick and saw hot air balloons and trick-or-treated at them. we got in free so it was WELL worth it. dont know if we'll go again but fun for that night!!

literally you walked right up to the balloon basket so it was VERY loud when they would turn on their fire to keep the balloons inflated. and HOT. this was dyson pretty much the entire time.

crazy how its already time to take down the halloween decorations and get ready for the next holiday. thanksgiving here we come!!

SO NOTE TO BABY: please dont come before then...you still have 35 more days to go.

happy how-yo-ween!!!

2011-10-28T20:24:00.000-07:00

pictures are a little backwards (cant ever remember darn blogger) but this year we actually got kinda into halloween. i dont know why but i dont like halloween....except something in me SPARKED this year and i actually wanted us to participate in some halloween traditions.

these mr. potato head push-ins are AMAZING cause carving is kinda ridiculous and dyson LOVE LOVES pirates and bones right now. perfect right??

just gettin' me some halloween lovin.
dyson took this picture by himself. he loves taking pictures right now its kinda an obsession of his. not too bad for a 2 year old.

dad carved this pumpkin like a week ago?? its lightening mcqueen. and its already filled with mold. again.....those push-ins are wonderful.

guess what dyson is going to be??? :) he was so sick this day but SO SO happy when we bought the costume he had to wear it all day.

justin loving this part

cant you tell dyson loved it too??? oh and he had been eating popcicles...same sick day. those stains surprisingly came out.

and dyson took this picture of daddy all by himself. seriously not that bad of a photographer!

finished product and my happy boys!

hope everyone has a happy and safe how-yo-ween!!!

2011-10-22T09:18:00.000-07:00

i'm glad someone in the family is getting good sleep cause its not me. oh yes...im complaining.

isnt he such a cutie though just knocked out cold. notice he's sleeping on his "chow"pillow (he calls lightening mcqueen chow because he says ca-chow) and he has his white dog (all dalmations are called white dog) and his animal blankie: 3 necessities for a 12 hour good nights sleep for dyson. im so lucky he's an AMAZING sleeper.

its been 3 years since i've been pregnant and i've forgotten ALOT about everything that pregnancy entails. PLUS this baby has added all sorts of fun new things like making me pee my pants a little EVERYTIME i sneeze or when i sit certain ways and he kicks. love it.

as long as this one is just as cute or cuter when he sleeps, we might just keep him. after all...he should be coming in like 45 days or so. i dont even know why im counting down because im TERRIFIED to have 2 kids. i think im just excited to have a littler body back and not have my ribs and hip kicked and punched for hours out of the day.

if i can get it on video ill show you all my peach-fuzzy belly moving around like an alien is trying to make its way out. its pretty gross and fascinating all at the same time. cross your fingers that you'll get to see it too :)

my grams and 4 years

2011-10-14T17:42:00.000-07:00

my sweet sweet grandma morris (i've always called her grams) passed away yesterday afternoon. anyone who knows my grandma knows she is an AMAZING woman full of love and service. my grandma and i have always been very close!! my family moved across the street from my grandparents when i was 5 so she was able to be at every major event in my life. i got to watch her during the days these last couple of months and i learned SO SO SO much about her. i thought i knew everything but really i knew nothing! i already miss her like crazy but i know she had the perfect reunion with her parents/siblings/husband and daughter.

i cant wait to see her again some day!!!!

it was a sad and happy day yesterday. justin and i's 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY was yesterday as well!!
(this was the night before at the rehearsal dinner)

i love this man too much! he puts up with my craziness and loves me for who i am and all that comes with it!! he is AMAZING and such a wonderful father and husband!!

we havent been able to do anything but he bought me these beautiful flowers!! seriously so good to me :) these bad boys fill up the house with such a wonderful happy fragrance which is exactly what we need right now!!!!

i love you justin!! we will hopefully get to celebrate VERY SOON!!!!!!!

ALIVE: yes

2011-10-11T18:20:00.000-07:00

we're back!! alive and well...just tired and boring. now that we have our own place to live (we lived at my parents for the summer) and internet, i may just blog some more.

remember when i said i'd blog some preggo pics? oh..here you go. now yes...check out that fat face. pretty sure my face gets fat before the rest of my body. um and stays fat.

this is me at 17 weeks.

my sweet sweet boy wants to be just like his daddy always wearing his hat and glasses.
so happy to be in his place with his own room! (for now) every time we unpacked a new toy he would look up at me with the biggest smile and say "my toys?"

again....chubby face. but happy to be with my boys!!!

and here is my belly at 32 weeks.

big boobs: check

big belly: check

isnt he the cutest little thing ever!! i may just keep for forever :)

well thats what you get for now. i think we know baby #2's name but we're gonna just keep that a secret til we see his cute little face. exciting huh?? dont worry...he's only like 56 days away from his debut :) AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!

and the non-tiger's gender is...

2011-07-06T15:45:00.000-07:00

we are VERY excited to add another little boy to the family! i always thought i'd be a mom to all boys so i guess so far so good!! cant wait to meet this little guy the beginning december!!

ps.i'm getting nice and chubby and one day i'll post a pic cause lets all be honest...you always want to see a girl getting fatter than yourself right?? don't worry i'm taking one for the team :)

its not a tiger dyson.

2011-05-11T15:22:00.000-07:00

dyson thinks its a tiger.

i think its a fetus.

guess we'll see who's right in december.

(cross your fingers its a baby....that would be one awkward story)

lazy.

2011-05-04T17:14:00.000-07:00

ive been wanting to blog really. i've just been tired and cranky. so nothing gets done lets be honest. but i finally feel up to getting this updated with some pictures of the d-man. do we have pictures of easter? no. no we dont. why you ask? the litte one and i were disgustingly sick (story of my life) and i dont feel like documenting that day. here is what i did get.

i'm really lucky cause dyson isnt much of a sweets kid. dont get me wrong..he's eaten several cookies in a row before but for the most part he'll take a few bites/licks and be done. i was pretty proud though that he figured out the true way to eat a ring-pop.

he wants to be a big boy sooo bad and i really should probably push it more. this is what happens when i let him do it himself. you should see potty time...oh goodness gracious.

the hot season has come upon us in good ol' az. so splash pads....here we come. but this is the face i see when i get him wet...cause basically all he does is run AROUND the splash pad and maybe touch the water occasionally. scaredy goofball.
he just loves playing with his cousin kenadee (which he calls kee).

hopefully ill be better at blogging and possibly we'll become more funner?? we do have some fun stuff coming up i guess...another move (**sigh**) and a couple of trips. i just need to remember to take pictures....

pats run 2011

2011-04-16T16:32:00.000-07:00

we endured another year of pats run! this is my 5th year being involved with this race (worked at it for 2 and participated for 3), justin's 2nd and dyson's 1st and i truly do love it. its for a great cause and the atmosphere and not to lie the jersey and free goodies afterwards is always fantasic!

my goal is to do it in under 40 minutes but that definitely didnt happen this year...long story. one day though!!! and yes...yes i did have to pee the race is 4.2 miles long representing pat tillman's jersey #42 for ASU (#40 for the cardinals) but we figured we basically walked a 10k today. we had to walk 3/4 mile to get to the run, then we did the 4.2 miles, then we did the .42 mile kid run with dyson, and then we walked another 3/4 mile to get to our car. awesome. dyson LOVED LOVED the kids run. he held justin's hand the entire time and then ran to the finish line by himself. it was only $5 for him to do it and he got a goodie bag and shirt with it as well. totally worth it and recommend it 100%. the finish line is on the 42 yard line in the sun devils stadium and he loved walking around the field and seeing little people like him everywhere. umm..and the gray shorts choice was not mine just so you know...

thanks tillman foundation for these amazing experiences!! we WILL see you next year!!!

its all about dyson

2011-04-11T11:44:00.000-07:00

i am just loving this stage in dysons life right now! yes he is 2 and he'll throw fits, but his vocabulary is growing by the day and he is actually enjoys things right now. like he LOVES animals (from a distance more than up close) and he'll go up and scare someone and then fake laugh immediately afterwards. maybe thats not the greatest thing but....its still funny right now. he communicates with us SO much better and we understand each other, so things are kinda getting EASY.

he loves going places and looking at everything. you see...dyson is like me. we're people watchers and very observant. we took him to the dino musuem in mesa for an egg hunt last weekend. um...i dont know if i'd do that again. there were SOO many people and not enough eggs. a poor worker had pity on dyson because we had been there for almost an hour and found nothing so he gave us 2 eggs and then somehow we found 2 others. the museum had an awesome concept but it was a wild mess.he LOVES dinosaurs right now. he ran around yelling 'rarrr' which was HILARIOUS. not so funny when he did it to the little boy behind us...but still entertaining.

he's starting to get scared of things now though. like we took him to bass pro shop the other day cause he loves the fish but was TERRIFIED of all the other animals. so of course justin (being a dad) took him up close to the dino and about scared him half to death. he liked it...just not THAT close.

and my sweet boy is starting to LOVE reading. he's always liked it but now he's starting to name everything in the books and pretend read but only when we're not around. like this....i caught him in the bathroom reading (which is why its weird looking cause its from our bedroom very zoomed in) that face is classic cause he hates being caught especially when he's not doing anything bad. like if i would have caught him playing in the trash..he would have just smiled and walked away. he gets so embarrassed when he's in his "pretend world". we definitely have our ups and downs in the house..but for now im going to try to think positive and enjoy these sweet little moments cause i know he wont be my little boy forever!!!

my male model

2011-04-07T08:56:00.000-07:00

so i entered dyson into a kids contest thing just for fun cause we had just bought some clothing from the company and i thought to myself:

"why not stefanie. just enter him into the contest. your kid is a ham and it'll be a fun little thing to do in all your spare time."

i dont think ill ever do that again cause there are some CRAZY mom outs there.

C-R-A-Z-Y.

if they win, they get a $77 gift card to the store and the kids picture goes on the company's website for a week...thats it. not lots of money. not lots of fame. and these moms are going after each other like wild beasts and trying to make new rules and reading every fine print possible to catch each other in cheating scandals.

ITS RIDICULOUS.

but we had fun doing a little photo shoot. and by we i mean i.

dyson waving to all the voters, "HI VOTE FOR ME!"

dyson just standing there.

dyson thinking if he wants to do this or not.

and this one is the money maker. ya know...all $77 of it. in gift card form.

if you'd like to vote, go to facebook and go to the 77kids photo contest and find this picture of dyson and comment below the picture to cast your vote.

ill be SOOOO SAD if we dont win. this was his ONLY way to get into the modeling world. please please make our world a better place to live in by voting for dyson.

THANKS SO MUCH. :)

(dont worry im not being serious.. im not a pageant mom)

karate cowboy

2011-03-28T19:05:00.000-07:00

we were trying to get dyson to say 'hi-ya'...you know like how a ninja would say it and he just couldnt get it quite right.

(its a 1 minute video so dont feel pressured to watch the whole thing)

(also....dont mind my crazy voice and fatty arm. nice.)

this is HILARIOUS

2011-03-21T09:42:00.000-07:00

why didn't anytime tell me these try-outs happened! i totally could have dropped it like it was hott. justin laughs at this commercial not because it's FRICKIN HILARIOUS (which it is) but because that is totally me up there. awkward....I LOVE IT! i've got to recreate this commercial........

our weekend

2011-03-20T11:25:00.001-07:00

besides me being ridiculously sick...blah...this weekend we have been watching some march madness craziness. i should tell you...dyson just loves his daddy and copies every move he makes.

i guess the games arent going as well as planned!! bummer.

in other news...go check out the NEW lime ricki swimsuit line! their store is based out of utah and they're totally modest and cute! i just bought 2 and ready to buy more for this summer. and starting in april, there will be a maternity line!!! for all you preggo's out there :) woohoo!!!!

www.limericki.com

the topic is chips and salsa

2011-03-15T12:50:00.000-07:00

that is dyson eating chips and salsa. for dinner basically.

i eat chips and salsa ALL THE TIME. like anytime i get together with friends or family or need some yummy comfort food, we eat chips and salsa. but in visiting other places, i dont think others eat chips and salsa like arizonians do, and maybe we can even zone it down to just mesanites (people from mesa,az) .

true statement??? I mean i only lived in california for a few years when i was young but i cant remember really eating c & s. i know they have it in other states but do they eat them as a staple food like we do??? mind-blower....

a weekend in CC

2011-03-14T11:52:00.001-07:00

i dont know why i do this. blog stuff in non-chronological order. i have a date that was provided by my sweet friend tracy (but with no pictures sadly) AND a weekend in safford with the girls (but im waiting on pictures from my lovely friend jayme...talk to her) but yet i am about to blog about something that happened this last weekend. meh...guess you'll have to read another day for those events.

anywho...we went to christopher creek where justin's parents still live. it was fun.

dyson was SOOO excited to see/say snow. he looked for it every morning. except he wouldnt say the "s". he said it through his nose. like blow your nose for a second and then say nooo. and then do it really fast together. thats what we heard all weekend. as you can tell we are very much city people not at all prepared for this.my mad beginning photography skills.
the next day we tried to go fishing. apparently...not many fish hang out in ice cold water in a small creek.
i wish i would have appreciated all the times my parents carried me. sometimes now i wouldnt mind being carried. as you can see...dyson does.
we tried to get a last minute family photo but it was definitely just time to go.
and then my poor little boy got really sick! the next day he basically just threw up or slept ALL DAY LONG. and then had a fever ALL night and ALL the next day. he's never been flu-sick at both ends at once so that was a new experience. and to not be at home and deal with it was even more of an adventure.but we're safe and sound and back at home!! halle-frickin-lujah.

park rules

2011-03-05T17:54:00.000-08:00

RULE#1- have fun with dad.

RULE #2-chase pigeons

RULE #3-never look at camera when mom takes pictures

RULE #4-hold on to safety rail at all times

RULE #5-slide down slides face first

RULE #6-cross wobbly bridge successfully

RULE #7-run towards body of water at full speed

RULE #8-mommy's kisses solve every problem in your world

why didnt anyone tell me???

2011-03-01T18:06:00.000-08:00

he's just too darn cute to be mad at.

and every pound was worth it.

but HELLO....

(im the whale in the black stripes)

why didn't anyone tell me i was HUGE!!!
and i was only like 7 months preggo there.
no wonder why everyone thought i was having twins. glancing through pictures can be fun...but really? now do you know why i never posted face pics when i was pregnant?

so please....next time i am pregnant remind me:

don't gain 47lbs

lay off the ice cream

work out

and no....sadly i am not pregnant right now. just thought i'd let you walk with me down memory lane

WARNING: butt shot

2011-02-26T08:15:00.000-08:00

my friday nights used to be boob contests at fudruckers.

(yes we both look silly and yes i am apparently intensely staring at brittanys boobs)

and now it consists of this. butt contests??

(dyson wants to be a big boy sooo bad)

(um and hello my butt is HUGE..im going to blame it on the wide stance)

happy weekend everyone!!!

i need some thoughts

2011-02-24T10:26:00.000-08:00

again...my CRAZY mind is running around like a chicken with its head cut off. so today the topic is: nursing in public. this is how my mind got roaming...stay with me its connected in a few ways.

soo...i love planning trips. ESPECIALLY to disneyland. i was hoping that we could go soon but it looks like we'll just wait another year and go for dyson and i's bday seeing how they're only like 2 weeks apart. (yes i turned 25 and didnt blog about it which one day i should) anywho---so i was thinking ill probably have a newborn the next time we go and so that'll be cool cause they just kinda lay there and be good and you can take them on every ride thats not a rollercoaster which actually is alot more rides than you think. and then i remembered when we were at disneyland there were ALOT of nursing moms. of course they were fully covered but you know when you see a mom sitting on a bench on a hot day with a blanket covering her upper body, something is going on. and i'm totally cool with that. i never nursed out in public like in the middle of a restaurant or in the middle of a theme park, but i would in the car and at friends/familys houses but again everytime i had my special HOOTER HIDER.

so last sunday i was sitting in relief society, and the woman next to me had an almost 18 month old and he was playing and running around and totally being good. but then towards the end started to get a little fussy so the mom grabbed him sat down, whipped out her boob and started feeding him. NOT A BIG DEAL. but its hard to focus on anything going on when i have a naked boob (thats not my own) less than a couple of inches next to my arm. no cover, just the kid nursing away. i truly, honestly wasnt upset or mad that she did that because i understand as a nursing mom you gotta do it when its time to do it, but it got my mind thinking: is that a bad thing? it was in a room full of woman most of whom have had children. i just never have done that NOR would i feel comfortable doing that without a cover. know that my opinion is: i think its ok and i dont feel awkard about women nursing in public it just makes me think cause i know other people/husbands feel that it is.

so my thought/question is: do other woman do that? do they feel comfortable enough to nurse in super public places like a restaurant or theme park with or without a cover?

practical joke gone right

2011-02-15T10:56:00.000-08:00

when i jokingly told just i had a mad craving for some fro-yo and that i wanted the biggest they had, this is what i got.

holy huge! i put my cell phone by it to show you how tall and gigantic it was. no sadly.. i did not eat it in one sitting. in fact i am still enjoying it as we speak! arent husbands amazing??

speaking of getting what you want, i had told justin that Sees candy was meant for 2 holidays: valentine's day and mother's day. HE REMEMBERED!! justin surprised me with some goodies for the v-day and as i was admiring my items i heard crinkling next to me and dyson repeating the word "mine". this is what i saw....

yes. he opened my deliciousness all by himself and started attacking. silly boy.

my crazy mind

2011-02-10T11:01:00.000-08:00

i was just sitting here thinking about how getting married and having children really changes your thought process. like apparently...i can think of a MILLION things in a matter of a minute. ok maybe not a million...but hundreds and hundreds of things will run across my mind in a short time span.

but not only do i have that AWESOME ability, (which funnily enough becomes very powerful as im trying to fall asleep) what i talk about is WAY different than what i ever thought i'd talk about. for example....this blog. if only i had it when i was single i could have talked about the differences in guys and dates and clothes and fun junk like that. seriously..i loved blind dates and such hilarious stories came from them and how amazing would it have been to write all of them down and then read them 4 years later. sadly...another magical ability i have is to forget. i remember like birthday dates and super random things, but i forget everything else. like if i was on birth control and depended on it...id have like 5 babies cause i cant remember simple things. also another ability....rambling. obviously.

so as i get ready for who knows what kind of crazy adventure may happen today, i sit and think about womens conversations. ive been comparing them to what kind of convo's i used to hear back in the day. follow along if you'd like....

PAST: how can i get this guy to kiss me tonight?
PRESENT: how can i get out of sex tonight?

PAST: i hate when guys fart. nasty.
PRESENT: i love when my baby toots! maybe then he'll sleep better....

PAST: i love my boobs they are perky and great!
PRESENT: ugh....boobs. saggy and gross. only needed for milk.

PAST: *talking to a friend* want to use the restroom with me?
PRESENT: *talking to your kid* mommy is going to the potty. do you need to use the potty? do you need to go pee-pee in the potty?

PAST: $50 purse? its super cute...ill buy it.
PRESENT: $20 jeans? im pretty sure i can find some cheaper....

PAST: going out with friends at 8pm? thats a little early but ok see you then.
PRESENT: going on a date at 6pm? hmm well it'll take like 2 hours to eat and then that puts us home around 8 and then its bedtime...i dunno can we do earlier?

PAST: the gym is such a great way to meet guys.
PRESENT: the gym is a necessity so the "mom butt" doesnt appear.

PAST: sorry my car is dirty! just move my school stuff and water bottle and running shoes.
PRESENT: sorry my car is dirty! just move the crushed-into-the-seat-cheerios, and lost sippy cup and old diapers and tissues and wrappers and dirty clothes and pardon the stains.

PAST: if its rated PG-13...we'll call it good.
PRESENT: there are little ears. PG is pushing it.

PAST: hey sorry im late! there was traffic.
PRESENT: hey sorry im late! i was walking out the door i got pooped on and we all had to change and then we got in the car and totally forgot the diaper bag and when i went into the house i had left every light on and when we got back in the car i realized i had put the keys in the diaper bag to remember to grab it. and i forgot to grab the bag. and there was traffic.

those are just a few that ran across my mind. any others i'm forgetting??

happy monday

2011-02-07T15:31:00.000-08:00

i love days that are FULL of smiles...

...and today is definitely one of those days.

someone's feeling better

2011-02-04T15:04:00.000-08:00

this boy is feeling much MUCH better. i think he was a little annoyed that we were taking pictures of him so to get back at us, he kept trying to stand in his highchair which is a big no-no in our house. he can be such a stinker. which means...the amoxicillin is working. it truly is a 'HALLELUJAH' moment but i sure will miss that sweet cuddle bug.

still alive...but sick.

2011-02-01T12:14:00.000-08:00

we've been sick at our house. i mean like sick sick. like....everyone has been really sick. and we're not getting over it quick enough. and its driving me crazy. THANKFULLY we are getting sleep now but the last week has been close to hell on earth. little intense?? yea i know.

but the perks of being sick sometimes can be pretty cool. like losing weight and catching up on your movie watching. which we are totally behind on. see....having a kid and going to the movies doesnt work out as well. let me rephrase that....having a 2 year old boy and trying to go see a non-cartoon movie doesnt work out.

but remember when i said we've been really sick at our house? that means dyson has been a little more cuddly and a little more tired AND thanks to our awesome free redbox codes we were able to watch 4..count them 4.. newer movies within a 24 hour period. again...sick days can totally have perks.

#1- Easy A -i liked this movie but then again i like Emma Stone. i really think me and her could be friends. we're both really good at acting awkward. I dont know if i'd recommend it necessarily but still...enjoyable.

#2- Dinner for Schmucks- uhhh....there were some funny parts. and if you're a huge fan of steve carell or paul rudd totally watch it. i think you'd like it. im a fan of both and i thought it was better than ok.

#3- The Social Network- wonderful. fantastic. see it immediately. i think i like mark zuckerberg a little better after this movie. not that i didnt like him before. but im pretty sure he might be a genius.

#4- Inception- LOVED LOVED it. see this one immediately too. i had a dream about the concept of inception. it was awesome. you need to rent it....right now.

keeping up traditions

2011-01-25T15:00:00.000-08:00

Dyson's 2 year stats: (cutest kid ever right?)

weight: 30.8 lbs
height: 37 1/2 inches

holy huge huh? he grew 3 1/2 inches in six months!! love this kid

FINALLY

2011-01-25T14:15:00.000-08:00

i am very happy to announce that we FINALLY have the internet in our home!! and to celebrate...you guys get lots of pictures! muah-ha-ha

i promise you wont get picture overlaods now because i can update every stinkin day if thats what i decide. *enter evil laughter again*

these are in a weird order. apparenly i have forgotten the special method of uploading pictures. this is new years eve with the annes fam. it was fn to light off fireworks...brought a little bit of cali to our hearts.

this is the first time i let dyson actually play in the rain. he LOVED it.

my sister megan had some free tickets to the phoenix zoo so we played there for a few hours. freakin coldest day EVER.

and....my little boy turned 2!! justin was in charge of taking pictures...so there arent many! ha

overload finished. for now

2011

2011-01-02T19:00:00.000-08:00

its 2011. really? this past year has flown by and I have too much to blog about.
I've been sitting here reading some of my old posts and I'm just loving every minute of it! but it makes me even sadder that we don't have the internet on the computer. I want to keep a journal so bad but ill be honest... I'm just not good at it. so this has been my journal and its hard to see that I've missed so much of our lives on here. even though probably not many care, its been tons of fun reading all his doctor appointment stats and seeing old pictures. so my goal this year is to.. well I guess get the real internet. and then my NEXT goal is to update lots and brag even more! ha.
so here is to 2011-may it be filled with lots of love,laughter, pictures and details :)

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!

happy thanksgiving weekend!

2010-11-27T15:18:00.000-08:00

so we forgot to take pictures on thanksgiving. oops. and we didnt go black friday shopping either. oops.
but we did visit bass pro shop to get our FREE picture with santa clause. before we went justin and little D decided to build a fort with his tent and blankets. i love that dyson is getting older and starting to enjoy these family moments!

boys and their fake toys

me and my sweet little meggers watched intensely...cant you tell?

not many people know but we just got done building our huge house and we wanted to take some family pictures by our new fireplace!

ummmmm...just kidding. thats still at bass pro but awesome fireplace huh!! oh one day.....

hope everyone had a fantastic thanksgiving weekend!!

this one is about d-land

2010-10-15T08:42:00.000-07:00

of course our cali adventure had to start out with those amazingly huge dinosaurs. its pretty much tradition right?

dyson LOVED LOVED them. and i guess HUGE is the right word because little D is just a tad taller than the t-rex's toe....im surprised he wasnt scared by them one tiny bit.

and FINALLY we are at DISNEYLAND!! we went with my family (minus a few members...which we missed by the way) and it was pretty darn fun. i think D-man loved the characters more than the rides. he was in awe of everything around him...

like i said....he LOVED the characters. i wish i could zoom in on his face because he has the BIGGEST smile in every picture. he would throw the biggest fit when we had to take him away from them. i guess thats better than being scared of them right?? (and excuse my nastiness...it was the end of a LONG day)

tigger was definitely his favorite that day....i have a few pictures of them together and dyson is ecstatic in every one of them!

day 2 we went to california adventure. i didnt realize it until i brought a kid with me that its not really for little kids. although there are a few things just for the smaller ones, its mainly for bigger kids...oops....

oh handy manny...thanks for teaching me spanish.

um...yes this is my favorite picture...

we watched the pixar parade that night and as soon as little D saw buzz lightyear..this is the expression we got....so freakin adorable!

we bought D some classic mickey ears with his name on the back and i think justin liked them a little better at first. it was late at night and we got pretty goofy. yes...this is the man ive been married to for 3 years. he's cute huh??

and dyson waving and saying "bye" in his sweet little high voice.

the trip was lots of fun but after a LONG trip back... it was nice to be home!!

DISNEYLAND...we'll see you again in a few months.... woo-hoo!!!

family fun times

2010-10-15T08:33:00.001-07:00

the reason i live in the valley...is for the winter time! i love me some mesa winter weather. now thats its getting cooler outside we've been trying to be more active as a family and we've found a little mountain to practice our mad-hiking skills. yay for some lee family fun!!!

Dear Blog-

2010-09-20T14:43:00.000-07:00

oh how I miss you. I have neglected you for so long and for that I apologize. hopefully soon we will be getting the internet on an actual computer so that uploading pictures, ranting and raving, and stalking others will be possible again. don't give up on me yet my little friend. we will soon be besties.

Love-stefanie

remember when 18 months used to be a long time?

2010-07-27T06:20:00.000-07:00

Dyson's 18 month stats-

Weight: 29.8 lbs -90%
Height: 34 inches-97%

yea this boy is not so little anymore. our doctor said that if he continues to grow at the rate he has been (which he thinks he probably will) then his final height will be 6'3.... CRAZY. he'll be almost a foot taller than me! I just hope that life slows down a bit so that I can enjoy all these little times with him. however I wouldn't mind him growing one more inch before Disneyland.....

some of my fave pics you've missed

2010-07-11T06:54:00.001-07:00

i finally have been able to get my hands on a computer (thanks rach and t!) and here we go...picture overload time.

this pic goes back to april. this little boy is growing up so fast and i don't know yet if i love that or not. he looks sweet and innocent but dont let him fool you. he can throw a tantrum like no other.

we're getting him ready to go to disneyland (3 more months baby!!!) and he loves his buzz and woody

this was during all of our crazy move. poor guy was wiped out...rough life.

1st time eating sloppy joes...and i think it was a success.

its like candy in a bun basically.

those awesome curls were getting out of control AGAIN so it was time for a pro to step in. we went to the cutest place called snip-its. he didn't quite enjoy it at first...

....but a dum-dum did the trick. that may have been like the second sucker he'd had in his entire life so it kept him entertained.

i think she cut it too short but dont worry they're already growing back. pretty sure this kid has my hair.

unpacking at the new place and he found his binkie. he only used it for maybe like 2 weeks and then fell in love with his thumb so its funny that now he wants it occasionally.

i love this cute little face!

we're trying to perfect using silverware... i think he's doing pretty darn good!

1st movie he saw in a theater...shrek 4. slept for all but like the last 10 minutes. he enjoyed dominating the theater before it started though.

lee family campout. 2 out of 3 looking up ain't bad right?

he LOVES his uncle austin. oh my GOODNESS all dyson wanted was to be loved by him all weekend. it was the cutest thing ever.

poor little d has a hard time going 'twosies' so he gets a reward for going in the potty. we're not potty training by any means, but its easier for the both of us to go in there.

trying to get that 'CHEESE' just right

and this is what happens when he knows where the secret sucker spot is (on top of the fridge)

and i just love this pic! dyson will take my mom over me anyday. it was a long day apparently for the both of them and they crashed on the way home. granny better come in our car to disneyland....

thats pretty much it! we're very boring people but i thought i'd share this growing boy with the world. he's alomost 18 months...... nursery here we come! and hallelujah for that! just trying to get through the summer and then our big adventures will come. bring it on....we're ready.

from the droid

2010-06-26T16:20:00.000-07:00

Yes this post is being made from justin's other love in his life.... his Droid phone. Why you ask? Sadly we don't have the internet anymore except for his lover. I'd love to show you the millions of photos i have taken of our growing boy but I have yet to hit up someone's com
p to do so, SO when I finally do it there might be a picture overload. Stay tuned.

cancelled.

2010-05-08T09:45:00.000-07:00

well hopefully no one got up bright and early for the side-walk sale. because i didn't either.

it was a VERY LONG night last night. lets just say....life happens right?

anyways... i have a bunch of crap EVERYWHERE in my house that i was going to sale and still don't want to move any of it into another place.

~baby boy clothes(and some uni-sex)
~my clothes
~left handed golf clubs and bag
~lots of golf balls
~a set of drinking glasses (smokey-black glass)
~a standing fan w/ remote (but it clicks when it turns)
....the list just goes on.

let me know.

stuff for sale!

2010-05-06T13:35:00.000-07:00

we are moving...again....blah.

i don't want to move these extra things again.

WARNING: justin won't always be around to help so bring your own truck AND MOVERS!!! (if you want one of these items let me know...otherwise they'll be at our side-walk sale this saturday)

CHRISTMAS TREE: $5

TREADMILL: $50

WASHER AND DRYER: $350 FOR BOTH ($250 FOR ONE)-(they're only 2 years old and awesome! never have had a problem w/ either one...we just have to down-size...sad.)

TALL TABLE AND CHAIRS: $100 OBO (i say 'obo' because each chair is missing a foot bar at the bottom but we have all the bars they just need to be put back on. bought these suckers brand new 2 years ago for $400)

there are some more things, so this Saturday the 8th we're going to have a side-walk sale for a couple of hours (like ONLY b/w 7:30-10am). it'll be LITERALLY on the sidewalk of horne just south of mckellips. park in the cornerstone apts for quick parking.

$1-$2 items we're selling:

~books

~dvd's

~kitchen stuff

~golf stuff

~decorations

~whatever else i can convince the boys we don't need

CASH ONLY FOR EVERYTHING!!!

i need a vacation!

2010-04-29T06:30:00.000-07:00

those of you who really know me, know that I LOVE going out of town. and by out of town.. i mean like out of state. and by out of state... i mean california. i LOVE LOVE LOVE CALIFORNIA! i bet its because thats my home-town (well i was born in san fran...) i dont think i could ever live there again but i LOVE visiting. it has the greatest things. DISNEYLAND (which if i could live inside there i totally would) six flags, beaches, yummy food...you catch my drift. and the best part is that you can actually RELAX there and not worry about the stresses of home life. when i was young and single or shoot even in high school days, i'd go there like 3-4 times a year ATLEAST. so the fact that i haven't been there since my honeymoon (...um...like 2 and a half years ago) is truly killing me a little bit everyday inside....we'll stop here and i'll get back to it.

i've been feeling a little bit chubby these days. the time has come where i need to lose weight. and fast..but the healthier way. i tried the HCg fun-ness and it made me sicker than a dog with nasty migraines and a horrible person. i tried healthe-trim and i lost 3 pounds in the 1st week and then nothing else the remainding 2 months (their promo is that you 'get high school skinny using this'....uhhhhhh...). i love to get out and go walking/jogging and i bought a fantastic jogger that i can hook up my i-pod to and has outward speakers so BIG D and i could rock out and we were using it and having a great time..and then he got croup a couple of times and then pneumonia. awesome.

so i made a deal with justin. when i lose 20 lbs i get to go on vacation. (and i guess i'll take the boys with me too). and by vacation... i mean sweet ol' cali. we dont have to do anything too special (we're going to disneyland w/ my entire family in october) but i want to go and relax and look good w/ my smokin' hot new body. and i told justin that if he loses 20 lbs by the same time i had, he gets a romantic evening and day with me and an overnighter w/out the little one (we haven't left him overnight yet). so these are FANTASTIC motives to get smaller AND more important, healthier.

i started a 7-day cleanse and im on the morning of day 6 and i've already lost 8 pounds. WOO-HOO! this cleanse is awesome because i didnt buy it over the counter, im not adding in "fat burning crap" that you really dont know whats in it. its just fresh fruits, veggies, whole grains and a lemon-water mixture (a little bit of lemon juice and maple syrup w/ 64 ounces of water). literally....its all stuff that i know exactly what it is. and THEN i bought some jillian michaels workout dvd's to kick my butt. so now i have a WONDERFUL jump start ( still with a couple more days/weigh-ins) to my GLORIOUS 20 pound marker. um....and vacation.

for the next 30 days....jillian michaels and i will have a date everyday (i'm trying her '30-day shred' video....yikes!) and to my sweet love affair CALIFORNIA-----i'll be there before you know it.

WISH ME LUCK!!!!

yes...this one has lots of photos

2010-04-03T18:10:00.001-07:00

me being lazy at blogging=you getting a picture overload. sorry.

justin working for the phoenician has lots of perks...this being one of them-receiving someone's un-used awesome season tickets to the suns. row 20 from the court.

who even knew the arena has padded seats? our bums were satisfied.

an ex-suns player enjoying the game right by us.

dierks bentley enjoying the game. HECK yes.

dyson enjoying the game thanks to M&M's, one entire can of toddler cheeto puffs, 4 sippy's and girls all around us flirting w/ him.

thank you staudimiere for your wonderful free-throws.

thank you nash for showing me your best side.

dyson being oh-so-very sweet at our family date night.

he does such silly things....

...like putting things behind his head (which is AWESOME to clean up after meals)

and now he is nice and comfy.

my newest niece kenadee lovin' her cousins ride.

this little girl is the cutest tiniest driver in the whole wide world.

totally rockin' moms sunglasses...and he actually put them on the right way!

ehh...sometimes.

we went green!....and then we changed

2010-03-18T08:47:00.000-07:00

happy st. patty's day to all! (yesterday)

for some holidays, old navy will sell semi-matching t-shirts for the whole family and this year i decided to buy some. i thought it was a good choice! the whole family went green...for a couple of hours. i had BIG plans to make green goodies for people but instead i hung out at my parent's for a little bit (my mommy is on spring break).

justin had the FANTASTIC idea that we should go to mcdonalds and get a shamrock shake. we put on our green and packed up and adventured out.

he is getting to be such a cheeseball...I LOVE HIM!!

we jammed out to a little bit of 'dropkick murphys'.....

we enjoyed our green shakes (doesn't his innocent blue eyes melt your heart!)

and then we went home. yes...we are that exciting.

hope everyone had a wonderful st.patricks day!!!

don't tell daddy

2010-03-16T18:41:00.000-07:00

Dear Curls,

I really appreciate the way you've looked for a long time. You have been the reason my son has gotten compliments. You have been there to keep him warm during these cold winter months. As far as i know, most of you are still the hair that Dyson had on his head when he was born.

But lately, you've been quite the hassle. And especially now that Dyson has been sick, you become wild and crazy and hard to deal with ALL of the time. So for now....I'm going to have to say to you...

PEACE OUT

we planned to get dyson's hair cut last week..and then he got pneumonia. and for whatever reason everyday they have become more and more crazy. therefore driving me and dyson crazy. so... i cut them off myself.

i truly think he's pretty happy about it because the curls were 'curling' into his ears. i always thought he had ear infections because he would alwats grab at his ears. but the cause was actually his hair tickling the insides.

and i thought this was too cute...his fingers are perfectly interlocked. he's praying that i stop taking pictures....

pneumonia starts with the letter P

2010-03-16T18:34:00.000-07:00

yes this poor poor boy has pneumonia. seriously...throw me a frickin' bone here. he's been sick most of this year. i usually LOVE my mesa winters....but now with a little one i'm having almost the opposite feeling.

again stuck at home...as usual trying to entertain ourselves. he gets more and more spoiled by the day....because how on earth could you say no to this precious face!!

dyson and yoga both share a 'y'

2010-03-16T18:24:00.001-07:00

i've noticed that the more dyson walks, the more fun things he is learning to do with his body. and yes i said walking. because he CAN walk. he walks away from me. does he like to walk? no....i have to force him by giving him little chocolate candies but it is OH so worth it.

i'm trying to teach him to do this position-the downward facing dog- when i say 'do yoga'. sometimes he throws down...but most the time i look like a fool. SEE HE CAN DO IT!!

its funny because he loves to crawl and look at the ground. its not so funny though when he runs into things and cries. which happens alot.

to cut or not to cut....

2010-03-01T09:51:00.000-08:00

look at this sweet boy...doesnt he just melt your heart??

we have had this GREAT debate with family and friends for awhile now. some say nay...some say yay. i am on the fence with this one.

do you see these amazing and beautiful all-natural curls? (i think they're a little extra curly due to sweat) he gets this from me (the sweat and the curls).

to cut or not to cut....that is the question.

due to these curls getting bigger and bigger everyday, we're starting to get the question "is that a boy or girl". we've recently got "she is so cute!". ugh... really? i totally think he looks like a boy ESPECIALLY when he is dressed in all BLUE!!!

so here is the question and please tell me what you think...should we cut them or not?

go joseph city!

2010-02-16T10:56:00.000-08:00

joseph city high school rocked it this weekend! their wrestling team won first in state for 1a-2a and their basketball team is in the running for state next weekend! i bet you're asking..."well how/why the heck to do you know this info?" my little bro-in-laws go to JCHS. the oldest (justice) wrestled and placed 3rd for state in his weight class. he totally got screwed on his match and should have atleast been in the running for 2nd or 1st but that awesome kid took the best out of a bad situation and got 3rd. WAY TO GO BUDDY!!!

here are some pics form his matches:

and some other news in the family.....

....dyson finally took his first steps!! he's been walking w/ things and along the furniture for months now but yesterday he finally took his first steps all by himself!! we're quite proud of the little fellow even though it has been a slow process...yay for LEE FAMILY UPDATES!!!

***********in case you were wondering about the last post-my blog got flagged and disabled for awhile i'm guessing because of some of the pictures i posted.....so...... that is why i took down the post and sent out an apology. no biggie-just wanted to clarify.

lets start over...

2010-02-11T08:09:00.001-08:00

there will no longer be pictures of 'awkward families' on this blog. im sorry to each and all who saw the photos and i apologize for them being posted.

we'll try this blogging thing another day.

potty training

2010-02-06T11:11:00.000-08:00

well we're not really potty training just yet. wouldn't that be cool though! no diapers, no wondering if i can change him anywhere...one day. anyways..this poor kid has such a hard time going 'number 2' and he'll only push while sitting so we got him a potty. and he loves it. he high-fives ELMO and ELMO congrats him and life is grand.

and yes i spoiled him. i let him watch SHREK while he was practicing. he did get out a little nugget this time..woo-hoo!

he's becoming quite the talkative boy these days. like for instance, while we were trying to take pictures of him on the potty, he kept saying 'don't' which is now one of his favorite words. he started saying it after a day of me telling him to 'don't touch anything'. you know those days? when your child needs to touch EVERYTHING? im not a fan of those days.

but he also can be very cute when talking. like he LOVES cell phones and he'll grab one and put it up to his ear and say 'hi dad' over and over and over and over again.

it just amazes me how much these little ones pick up. he tries copying things we do and words we say and it cracks me up. i think we're going to keep him.

ugh.

2010-01-30T09:01:00.000-08:00

my sweet little boy is:

.....such a stinkin' ham!

...a fan of licking/laying on the tile

....my musical genius!!

.....getting taller by the second!

.....covered in chicken pox, has a double ear infection and his canines are trying to come in. :( who knew that the vaccine could make him break out this bad. and thats just one side of his body.

so here we are again stuck at home for a couple of weeks. ugh.

4:30am thoughts

2010-01-28T04:28:00.000-08:00

yes my day today is starting at 3:55am. mr. dyson has a habit of waking up in the middle of the night and wanting to play. i dont think it helps that justin sometimes has to get up at 4:30 to get ready. but anywho-at 4:30 this morning i had so many random thoughts i have to spew them out!
well right now i am literally thinking -why the HECK do we have our computer right next to the window? im so paranoid im going to make eye contact w/ someone every time i look up. nice.
but PLEASE PLEASE bear w/ me my sweet readers! its going to be a long one..but i think a total classic.
i have a habit of looking into the past. not necessarily wanting to LIVE in the past, i just like to look back,remember and laugh. i personally believe that looking into the past can create a healthy future sometimes. so here goes: i'm warning you though. these thoughts may create FANTASTIC memories for you, and then it may create some awkward ones too. i apologize.

FIRST: let me clarify something-i love my husband. i love my little one. i love my life. anything i say does not change that. nor do i want to change anything that has or is happening.

1. Boxing Nights
--i dont know about your school, but the kids at my school had boxing nights. and yes they were AMAZING. did i ever participate? no, but sometimes i sure wish i would have. there were some awesome people who did. im thinking of one particular night that created so many memories. the first MAJOR boxing night. now readers help me out...was it after dewfest at the clarks? i think dewfest had some matches and we wanted to continue so we crammed like half the high school into this semi-basement and people just went at it. hot sweaty bodies close together and teenage hormones were flying! i dont think really anything in particular happened that night to me, but this night makes me giggle everytime.

2.Music/Movies
--- where was taylor swift when i was in high school? boy i could have used her. 'pictures to burn'? come on people--that is every girls anthem at some point! and the movie 'he's just not that into you'--if you've seen it you know what i'm talking about. those might have been some nice tips growing up. not saying i was a staulker but obsessing over every stinkin' thing just to know deep down he's not calling-because he doesnt like you! when boys want something...they go after it!

3. Secret Hot High School Crush
--oh my goodness i could go on for pages about this one. everyone had one. don't you deny it. that secret person you were DEEPLY in love w/ but you knew you couldnt just go up and talk to them. i had so many little crushes in high school and so random. afton-- who was that guy we loved that was so dirty and had long icky hair?-dirty hot boy? YES! he'd walk by and we would just whisper to each other about how amazing he was but SO ICKY! we told know one. because they would judge us. what were we thinking? my real SHHSC...oh my goodness gracious. he was like ryan reynolds-so delicious in every way and he didnt have a clue that i was alive. very hot- but possibly a DB? i think the world would stop every time he walked by. not that he ever really walked by me. maybe my group of people standing in the patch of grass by me, but none-the-less it was AROUND me. oh sweet sweet boy you'll never know how crazy i was about you. i stared at your picture in the year book, showed people how HOTT you were. yumm. i would totally tell you his name but so many of you know him. he's married..im married. i've come to the conclusion it just wont work out.**sidenote-i did hang out w/ him a few years after high school and he is the funniest coolest guy ever. if only i would have talked to him in high school!!!

4. My Sweet Sweet F-150
---well it wasnt really MINE persay, but both parents were deathly ill at the time so i was the only one driving it. boy was i such a stupid driver. but that truck has SO SO SO SO SO many memories in it. i dont think there is any other vehicle on this planet that has had as much ACTION participated in it. not only were there my make-out sessions (which there were alot. at one point i had a goal to make out w/ 100 different guys in one summer--(please dont judge-i was a lip whore back in the day-i've changed i swear!) but TONS of other people had their own personal sessions and moments in there. poor poor truck. the first time i drove it w/ friends i tried to jump it on Harris St. and i think we made a kid break his arm that same night. dont ask. how that truck lasted during high school we'll never know.

5. Dance Parties
----this wasnt necessarily in high school. it was more when we were in college. we'd go to these SO SO random houses and just dance. like there was one in tempe-jayme how'd we hear about it? anyways, we knew like no one and our little group was the only ones on the dance floor at the beginning. i still say we started the party. i was so brave then. i showed off my dance moves-which they were so out-dated but i rocked them. and we were confident. and it showed. and they loved us cause we sweated and laughed and didnt care.

6. My 4 Girls
---where should i start! i think about our moments all the frickin' time! we had so many! trips to cali, watching the OC, watching the Brendon Leonard show-videotaping our version of 'jackass' mormon style--where are those tapes!!! slumber parties, bowling night, meeting people at bowling night, drinking cauva and then chasing it w/ gummy worms w/ people from MYSPACE listening to bob marley and driving home at 1am on a school night. yes it happened and all so sadly true. having the cops called on our BEST house party ever, SYTYCD night at aftons, wendy's at 11pm every night of summer, random games we played, meeting skim-boarders, country night at graham's, oh my gosh and the list goes on!! i love you girls!!

so its now 6:30 and im going to try to hit the sack if my laughter stops. hopefully this brings back SOME AWESOME memories in your life as well. share them w/ me please. there's nothing like friends talking about their great moments together and basking in the fun. hope you all have a fantastic day!! :)

dyson's 1st bday party

2010-01-25T17:15:00.000-08:00

i wanted to put a couple of little pics of dyson up before i showed his big boy pictures! this was the first REAL time i got to hold him. we both had super high fevers when he was born so he had to stay in the NICU for a couple of days (hence the iv thingy). so sad! :( but just look at that little round face and that tiny little nose!! i forget he was that small....

so over the year, dyson has gained about 18 pounds, grown 10 inches and grown 11 teeth! and he's getting lots of little curls! i think its time for a hair cut though......ugh

the hubster was in charge of taking photos...so there is not many. (darn boy) i'll have to get pics from all the other cameras and maybe post more?? (lets be honest..we all know i wont.)

here he is having his 1st big taste of sweets. i knew he would dig right into that cake. my little chunkster!

he got cake EVERYWHERE so we had to change to play with the cousins.

i think brayden is his favorite cousin. they're only 5 weeks apart and they had so much fun together! they would just stare at each other and laugh. their little spirits were joking around with each other.

i just had to put this up. they were trying to send a video blowing kisses to their grandma. these boys can be so sweet SOMETIMES.

thanks everyone for making dysons birthday so special! we missed some family because of the storms but we hope they enjoy the pics!! :)

12 months stats

2010-01-22T09:58:00.000-08:00

weight: 26 lbs-90%
height: 31 1/2 inches- 90%
head circumference: 18 1/2- 75%
---and he has 10 teeth (2 more on the way)

HE'S ONE! i never thought this day would come so fast. we didnt do much yesterday for his actual birthday cause we're doing his party on saturday. he was being such a fussy-bum all day. its probably because he woke up at 1:30am and didnt go back to sleep until 5am. he wanted me to stay up and remember all the moments from last year i guess.

he's now starting to walk if he holds one of our hands. woo-hoo!

and this is how i get some things done like getting ready or running on the treadmill. (pardon the mess i was washing our sheets)

we downloaded some movies onto my ipod so he'll be good for a little bit. i know its a bad habit. i dont like to just throw him in front of a movie but its the only way i can get things done peacefully sometimes.

(i wanted to do a huge post comparing pictures and bragging about how amazing my big boy is but ill have to do that next post-this cranky boy needs a nap and i need to get started on some baking!)

1 year ago today

2010-01-20T13:50:00.000-08:00

you would think i'd be talking about how happy i am that my little baby is 1, but his birthday is actually tomorrow.

no, today i am remembering what happened exactly one year ago.

do you remember this sexy picture?

sadly i remember it too well. because this happened i was put on bedrest and induced jan 20th (my mommy's bday-happy 29th bday mom!!). wait...dysons birthday is the 21st? yes yes...i was in labor for 20 hours after my water was broken and pushed for 45 min. therefore bringing him into the next business day.

i know women say you forget how horrifying everything was so thats why you keep having kids but guess what... i havent quite forgotten it all.

one year ago from about right now i was:
*still the size of a small whale
*only dilated to like a 3
*ridiculously hungry and thirsty
*sweating
*crying
*curling over my huge belly so i could get my epidural
*probably cursing at/to everyone
------and those were just the fun parts!

good thing i love this precious boy! one year as FLOWN by and i cant believe my little baby is practically 1!!

~day 7.the end.

2010-01-10T13:31:00.001-08:00

my big boy wanted to help me with the last post. (yes his pj's dont match-there was an accident) but now that i took him away from the computer he is screaming his head off so this will be short.

dyson looks exactly like justin and im usually ok with it. but yesterday i decided he kind of looks like me right? here is me when i was like 2 or 3 maybe.

i mean he doesnt like a little girl w/ locks of dark hair, but i could pass as his mom right? cause i surely remember 'passing' him out of me.

thanks for following our boring week!! hopefully more adventures will come our way...

~day 6

2010-01-10T13:18:00.001-08:00

this blogging every day is really hard (obviously because i missed yesterday). here is a few pictures to catch you up. no video though :(

he has been doing the 'fishy face' for awhile but this was the first time i could get him to do it in front of a camera.

we were watching a movie with a clapping scene so he wanted to be involved, but he had something in his hands..

...dilemma solved!!

~day 5

2010-01-08T18:28:00.000-08:00

dyson in the last 24 hours:

he loves playing in corners. even in the bath tub he plays in the far corner and talks to himself.

him throwing a huge fit because i was in the potty. i guess originally he was leaning against the door waiting for me to come out.

and speaking of leaning... thats his new thing. he leans against everything and just chills. random.

he has decided to be independent and will no longer let us feed him. but this is what happens when he feeds himself. a white high chair wasnt the best invention.

and im just keeping up the video tradition. i just stare at him and he makes me laugh everyday. i just want to share that joy w/ others.

~day 4

2010-01-07T13:57:00.000-08:00

i finally got out! my friend brittany and i got to do a temple session this morning while the boys stayed at home. it was a long night last night so i definitely needed the picker-upper! dyson decided to stay awake from 1-4:45am playing and fussing. of course it was the same night that i went to bed at 11:30pm and needed to wake up before 7. ugh...im exhausted. but thats ok i'll still keep him around.

this didnt start today but dyson has a love for electrical outlets. i dont know why/how it started. we had to babyproof the house by putting these suckers up. they are a pain in the bum, but our house practices safety first! he decided that after a few days of ignoring them, today would be the day to test mommy's temper. i dont know if i want him walking..he already gets into everything....

for every naughty..he does have a nice. this is his new face-the 'squinting smile'. i love this boy.

i was a little naughty myself today. i put a plastic shower curtain ring loosely on his foot just to see what he'd do. i caught the end of what was like a 5 minute moment. it was pretty darn funny.

~day 3

2010-01-06T10:10:00.000-08:00

i realize that i'm telling you about our 'day' but i post before like noon everytime. i think its because if i wait until later it wont happen.
anywho-i love this little boy so much but he is quite the STINKER this morning. which i guess means he is feeling better. he is getting so tall and he can get on top of the desk-grab open pens, and he gets in our bathroom drawers. and he learned to punch. he used to slap things but now he does it with his fist. i found this out when i was trying to suck out his boogers last night. he got me good.

everytime i get frustrated with him, he goes and does something so darn cute i cant stay cranky. here is my little helper hard at work!!

~day 2

2010-01-05T10:15:00.000-08:00

i think today is going to be a GREAT day! i got my run in first thing this morning and i got to shower! woo-hoo! justin doesnt have to work today so lots will get done around the house and the complex.
but i think its going to be a lazy day for dyson

i love this boy to death..but he can be so NAUGHTY sometimes. he has learned to push/pull all of his toys to the perfect places so he can climb on them and get into things.

he can do everything...but walk. i dont know if he is ever going to because he is perfectly happy getting around the house like this.

stuck at home:day 1

2010-01-04T09:20:00.001-08:00

poor little dyson has croup so we are stuck at home for 1 week and im not having visitors over for atleast 2 weeks. sounds easy enough right? but i think when you have to stay at home is when you want/need to get out the most. but that is ok cause dyson's health is way more important than using all my FANTASTIC xmas gift cards.

but i have decided to blog everyday that we are stuck at home. one reason is so that we can remember these times. i totally have forgotten TONS of things that happened when dyson was super little and when i look back at pictures it makes me smile and happy.
another reason is because i think it will entertain me.

dyson is on a diet of popcicles, pudding, JELL-O, yogurt-anything cold and easy to go down. he tried pudding for the first time this morning and this is the result. sloppy and delicious!

we watch the first half of shrek like 3 times a day and he loves dancing to it. this time he added a new move...hand in the air. i love him.

i hope he made you smile as big as i did. see you tomorrow! :)

our new years eve

2010-01-01T14:43:00.000-08:00

justin had to go to work bright and early this morning so we decided to spend some of our new years eve playing over at liz and navin's house. can i just tell you that it was a BLAST! we talked and ate and played games. we played this one game...it was HILARIOUS! i wish i could tell you all about it but it got too risque for this blog to be postin' about it! lets just say some of it had to do with elephants farting, big bird wearing a banana hammock, a woman being abducted from a tornado, men in jail cells and a nun. and those werent even the best parts!!

allie has always been like a little sister to me. i love this girl!

dyson loved crawling around with the dogs!

this is what we would have looked like if we had stayed up til midnight.

we can't wait for the adventures that 2010 will bring us!

random thought

2009-12-28T10:43:00.000-08:00

ill start out by saying IM NOT PREGNANT nor are we even close to trying for another. maybe when dyson is 2 i'll START THINKING about trying again but it surely isnt in the near future for us. but i know a few that are pregnant right now so baby names start entering into my head. and then i realized that some names i've always wanted will never work with our last name.

for example: haylee. i love the name haylee and spelled just like that. but naming my girl haylee lee would be mean. or paisley or kensley or even my own name sounds funny- stefanie lee.

not that its really a big deal because there are a ba-jillion names out there, but any other ladies having this problem with their new last names?? just a random thought for you today.

so many good pictures, so little space

2009-12-26T16:12:00.000-08:00

ok ok yes i know this is a picture overload....but there has been so many cute and classic moments with this little boy recently i have to show him off!!!

daddy helping me watch dyson while i do laundry...

hanging w/ his cuz brayden... they're 5 weeks apart (little trouble makers)

getting some love from gunner...

first BIG tonka truck...so far only one scratch on a door due to this toy

first time he wanted to feed himself

first time in the snow! he LOVED it

justin in complete happiness that he conquered this hill

christmas morning! check out his facial expressions...they're fantastic! (and thanks cort and danica for the pj's he loves them)

one movie is good...

...two is even better!

hope you all had a very merry xmas and have a VERY SAFE new years!!!

family photos

2009-12-06T21:58:00.000-08:00

these are our family photos for 2009. thanks lauren- they look great!
*side note-we did NOT put up our picture we're going to use for our xmas cards because i want those to be a surprise!! :)

um i totally love this picture because he looks like mister grumpy pants here.

now i can start making christmas cards...woo-hoo!

a had a bright idea! and he shot me down...

2009-12-05T11:28:00.000-08:00

so i gave dyson a homemade blueberry muffin for breakfast this morning.

it went well...he ate most of it. the rest was either on himself or on the floor.

i was on my hands and knees w/ my tiny brush sweeping up his little area and he was crawling around and getting under the table (which is a big no-no in our house).

so i had a bright idea! why dont i build a blanket fort! we always did that at my house growing up and it was so much fun and easy to build and clean up! i thought for sure he would just love going under it because obviously he LOVES hanging out under things so much...

but he shot me down. :( as soon as i forced him in it w/ me...he crawled right out. and never looked back.

DYSON- please promise me that one day you will appreciate my mad fort making skills. until then...you may continue to plot you're next escape to the outside world when i go out to do the laundry.

camera shy?

2009-12-04T11:06:00.001-08:00

this has happened the last few times i've tried taking pictures of him. im pretty sure its because there is an orange light that shines on him before i take it and then a big flash. its kind of cute cause now everytime i get the camera out he squints and shuts his eyes. but then this is what i see in the pics... oh my sweet little peanut!!!

our museum adventures

2009-11-24T12:24:00.000-08:00

we've been taking advantage of the free passes to the museums around the area so here are a few pictures of dysons first times going... (ok really its alot of pics)

this is at the arizona museum for youth... we went w/ my sister meggie and her hubby luke and little one jacob....why dont we have a big group picture together???

he's wasnt supposed to be alone in the pic but i love it anyways.. he is such a good sport thanks loves!!!

first time on a slide....didnt go as well....

....but the littler slide went much better!!!

this was at the phoenix children's museum... there was lots of stuff for him to touch and play with...although it will be alot more fun for him when he's a little older and walking.

we've recently found out that he LOVES to go under things..like when i hang-dry my clothes on the door frames he loves walking through them. this was walking in the noodle forest and he loved that crazy place

my handsome boys worn out after a long adventurous morning!!

a lazy sunday.

2009-11-22T12:35:00.000-08:00

little baby dyson is sleeping. justin is at work. (yes sadly because i am no longer working he has to work any and every shift they can give him). and i am watching re-runs of 'the office'. yes today is a lazy sunday.

do i love lazy sundays? yes i sure do. you would think that now should be the time that i read a book or start a craft or be somewhat productive. but no. i am going to be lazy today. and actually....im kind of BORED. yes i said the -B- word. im a new mom that stays at home with a VERY active baby, im still kind of unpacking occasionally (i have boxes hidden in closets), im trying to train for an upcoming race, there is an entire apartment complex to watch over, i have a house to decorate, there is my whole house to clean and some baskets of laundry to do...and IM BORED?? weird i know.

but guess what? im not going to do any of it. i am just going to sit here and watch my sweet jim and pam. i might even watch a movie. and maybe if im feeling a little rebellious i will unlaod the dishwasher, but i highly doubt that. or i may even play me some lego indiana jones on the PS3.....

i hope you all enjoy your sunday just as much as we will!!!!

so he thinks he can dance..dance..dance,,,

2009-11-14T07:44:00.000-08:00

short clip i know and i forgot to edit out the end. this is the only time he'd do it in front of a camera. i swear he likes to make his parents look like liars sometimes...we'll brag about his cute little talents and then he never wants show them off! tricked him this time!!! :) (and sorry i dont know the words to that song... are there even any during that part???)

a shout-out to my hubby-bubby

2009-11-09T13:40:00.001-08:00

so let me start out by saying... my husband is amazing. he's not always very good about keeping secrets or trying to surprise me but this time he didnt do TOO bad. :)

it was my last evening at work and his sister picked up dyson so we could have some 'mommy and daddy time'. he had the lights off and our song playing and this is what i saw.....

(this is what it looked like with the lights on)

yup thats my sweet pea! he had dinner made and dessert in the freezer. we got to just sit and talk and hang out and not worry about a little one. thanks loves!!!

and then.........today he bought me cupcakes from SPRINKLES!

dont they look delicious! i love my hubby-bubby! he is the bestest!! :)

halloween is a time for monsters

2009-11-02T16:31:00.000-08:00

....or atleast thats what we were thinking. we went to babies-r-us to pick up his new carseat (and saw barbosa from the phoenix suns doing the same thing) and we saw that costumes were 50% off so we let dyson pick his out. ohmygoodness talk about an adorable little bOY! when he saw this costume he LAUGHED and LAUGHED and thought it was the greatest thing. so here we go world.... DYSON'S FIRST HALLOWEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

he couldnt really crawl and it wasnt making him too happy..but i thought it was cute

justin and dyson went to a halloween party and this is dysons first time on a pony!! im not sure if he liked it or not.....

hope everyone had a fantastic halloween!!!!! :)

WARNING: icky photo ahead

2009-10-25T20:30:00.000-07:00

so let me start out by saying: ITS FUNNIER WHEN IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE

these photos show a day in the life of DYSON... (today)....

#1- wake up to a new carseat and LOVE it

#2-watch fave movie "BEE MOVIE" at G-ma's and G-pa's

#3- bring out italian side and eat pasta

#4-get in bath tub and be ADORABLE

#5- about to do something that you think is funny but its NOT FUNNY to mommy.....

#6-poop in tub (yea that wasnt all of it)

you laugh now....but its not so funny when it happens to you. now that my CLOROX has soaked in a little bit...ill continue to clean and sanitize our tub. thanks DYSON. :)

9 months and a new talent!

2009-10-21T16:39:00.000-07:00

9 month stats:

weight: 23 lbs - 90%

height: 29 1/4 inches- 75%

head circumference: 18 inches- 50%

so he's still a big boy with an average head! and as you can see... HE'S WAVING! and possibly saying hi?? ill say yes and be a crazy mom! we're trying to get all unpacked and back on a normal schedule. its taking longer than i thought it would but i've realized i guess that happens when you have a little one! so here's some more pictures of this ever growing baby DYSON...

this is his "i just didnt something naughty and you dont know yet" look

and I LOVE this picture! i caught him in action... he's giving kisses to himself.

oh yes...we are BACK

2009-10-17T15:11:00.000-07:00

i thought that while my child is watching 'little einsteins' (which he absolutely loves) i would hop on here to update all my wonderful viewers.. HI GUYS!!!

so i told you things were changing in the last blog..remember? well... im ready to tell you now of these magnificent changes. but first ...can you believe my little DYSON is almost 9 months! time has flown by. his appointment is next week so im very interested in seeing how much he weighs now and how tall he is and to see if his little head is growing.

second...im hoping to get our family pictures taken end of november beginning of december to send out our xmas cards...any one have any suggestions on an amazing photogapher?? ive learned that its worth it to pay good money for beautiful and fun photos. so please give me your thoughts and ideas and photographers!!!

well.... justin, dyson and i MOVED!!! and we're now the new managers of an apartment complex (anyone looking for a place to live? -email me at sassyinorange03@aol.com) we truly love it and we're excited for this new adventure! justin also started a new job at the phoenician in the outdoor golf services area. it's going to work out so that i will be able to stay at home with dyson soon and be the main on-site manager. and no....im not pregnant. there is LOTS AND LOTS to do before we have another child. its most likely not going to happen until this little one is 3 or 4. justin and i spent our 2 year anniversary at home eating neds crazy subs and candy. let me tell you...it was amazing! :) its ok though... we're saving up to do lots of fun stuff in the near future!!!

so that is our life for now. our camera is... somewhere... and hopefully ill get some pictures up soon. this guy is getting into everything! he's crawling, pulling himself up on everything, learning to climb (not a fun one) and he likes to bite. seriously....6 teeth hurt more than you think! but he is also trying to wave, give kisses and definitely is mama's cuddle bug!! i love BOTH my boys!!!!

october is next week...

2009-09-21T17:51:00.000-07:00

i can say i've never really liked the month of october because truthfully...halloween scares me. the little kids dressed up isnt necessarily the scariest part...its the movies that come out, the haunted houses and just the whole atmosphere. i hate the feeling of being scared and its the one month everyone thinks its appropriate and funny. and plus it seems like i always gain 10 pounds that special day.

but i think this year..is going to be a good one! not only is dyson going to be the cutest dressed up little baby ever!.. there is going to be lots of positive changes in our lives in october! ( i have to wait a little longer to tell you all what those changes are....)

it is also going to be fabulous because justin and i made a deal. however many pounds we lose between the 1st and 31st is how many articles of clothing we get to buy for ourselves. im noticing cuter and cuter clothes everyday but i feel like i have no reason to buy any. well this is my reason... if i lose weight i have to get new clothes right??!! :) lame i know but its good motivation for the both of us!

and last but not least.. in october i will finally be able to kick my half marathon training into high gear! woo-hoo! ive got a couple of ways im doing/trying but does any half marathon/marathon runners have any other good ideas?? please send some my way ~~~thanks!!

dyson and the D-BACKS

2009-09-05T08:03:00.000-07:00

first..let me say thanks teresa for the amazing tickets!!!

so this was dyson's first DBACKS game! we had lots of fun and his little friend Mack and his family got to join us! (why we dont have pictures of us all or even them together i dont know!)

yes this is zoomed in a bit.....

...but this one is not! we were row 26 from the field b/w home and 3rd base!

watching a baseball game w/ a baby sitting that close is quite the adventure! i think everytime i heard the bat hit the ball, i was paranoid the ball was going to come flying at our babies heads! good times though...thanks again teresa!!!!!!

lets back up just a tad...

2009-08-24T14:15:00.000-07:00

*dyson is no longer on his "special" diet!
* he loves holding his bottle

* wont go anywhere w/out his pooh-bear

* first real vacation to vegas went well

* he looks like a puppy on all fours

* he's pretty much just as big as our changing table

* cant fall asleep w/out sucking his thumb

* been working on a sippie cup for a couple of months now

* first time on a quad w/ his proud daddy
* first time daddy bathing dyson (of course with mommy supervision)

(and yes the post totally looks awkward but ive been trying to fix it for 45 mintures and i cant so i quit!!)

its a bitter/sweet moment

2009-08-20T17:57:00.000-07:00

so i know i say this all the time but no one told me he would grow so fast! i truly thought they stayed babies longer than this.... i duno if i can handle him getting any bigger.

i thought id share w/ the world my little boys many talents.

not only can he laugh, cry, poop, babble sounding like he's saying da-da (i refuse him to say that first, seeing how im the one that takes care of him most!) and fake cough when he wants our attention...

he loves to suck on his toes!!

yes yes our little boy loves to suck on his little piggy toes. i thought it was cute but then i smelled his tiny feet and they are stinky!! weird how he doesnt walk yet but his feet are icky...

so we've been trying to decide when we could give dyson food other than mushed baby food. the other day we were sitting there eating and we saw dyson mimicking our chewing motion. so we decided to buy some of the graduate puffs....

and here it is folks...DYSON FEEDING HIMSELF!!! i dont know how i honestly feel about this yet. my baby is no longer the little helpless baby he once was...

i've corrupted my baby...

2009-08-10T16:21:00.000-07:00

i went to go make sure he was sleeping and i found this GLORIOUS sight...no i didnt place him like this, its actually how i found him laying. my poor boy is now corrupt and there's no turning back...

6 months stats

2009-07-23T14:24:00.000-07:00

so here are dyson's 6 month stats:

weight: 21 lbs -90-97%
height: 28 inches -90%
head circumference: 17 inches -50%

my sweet big boy w/ his average head... i love it! (it sure didnt feel like an average head coming out!)

and i just had to add this picture... i turned around to upload the pictures and start blogging- literally 2 mintues later this is how he's laying in his crib....

23 years later....

2009-07-12T10:58:00.001-07:00

so my grandma has a little pool turtle for the grand-babies to float in-- when i mean grand-babies... i mean like my siblings and cousins. well we were over there for the 4th of July swimming, having a grand 'ol time (ill get pics up one day w/ dyson and his new swim trunks) and i thought 'hey i wonder if Grams still has that turtle?'....

Stefanie July '86 (its a picture of a picture)

Dyson July '09

he sits!

2009-07-12T07:55:00.001-07:00

Family Fun for only 10 bucks!!

2009-06-30T21:03:00.000-07:00

Holy crap its freaking hot here. I've lived down here for a few years now and I'm still not used to the heat. Dyson is just like his daddy... we look at the sun and we start sweating. So we go to Wal-Mart to go grocery shopping and we decide to look at the kiddy pools so Dyson and I can stay cool without our electric bill being so freaking high. They have all these awesome blowup pools. We got one big enough for the whole family and it only cost us ten bones!! Dyson loves it!

This is the face Dyson makes when he splashes himself. Its hilarious.

Stefanie was goofing around and doing cheesy Myspace self pics so I snuck one in without her knowing. She'll probably be mad but I think she's so beautiful... Even when she's being goofy.

P.S. This is my first blog so if it sucks I apologize.

i have 2 teeth!

2009-06-27T18:00:00.000-07:00

the one of the right cut through just a few days before the other one..

...and these other pictures are Daddy's favorites: lounging like his dad w/ the remote, and his first time camping! what a big boy!!!!!!!! :)

an addition to the family

2009-06-19T15:59:00.000-07:00

did you think i was pregnant again? ha! nope...

but on my way to take a picture of our precious addition.... i found this adorable sight! dont you just love him!!!

and here it is...my new little buddy!

ROCK'N'ROLL MARATHON HERE WE COME BABY!!

fun in the sun...oops

2009-06-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

somehow these pictures are in reverse order... but im a horrible mother! after 2 days of being outside for a windy wedding and then out to feed some ducks, our child turned into a tiny santa clause~rosy red cheeks and all!

even though his mom is a doofus, he's still a happy boy!

i wanted ducks in the background to prove dyson was there helping

we finally got him in some shade...i love this precious boy!

fun w/ the lee cousins

2009-05-31T17:10:00.000-07:00

i want to be just like my dad when i grow up...

me and brayden just chillin'... good for the moms...bad for the dads

almost all the lee cousins survived a crazy weekend (we missed you kaitlyn!)

innocent and sweet....for this picture only!! :)

4 month stats

2009-05-28T16:52:00.001-07:00

my little monster is now:

height: 26 inches- 90%

weight:19 lbs- 97%

head circumference: 16.5 inches- 50%

he's a big boy w/ a normal size head! the doc said he's a gettin' too chunky so he is now on the boob only! he was trooper getting shots.. no tears whatsoever.. he will be one tough kid...so watch out!!!

and ps. so the rock'n'roll marathon is january 17th (right before dyson's 1st bday) and im starting my awesome running schedule next week...7 months to train baby! anyone know where to find a cheap treadmill or know someone i can borrow one from??

a few questions for dyson

2009-05-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

#1: after i put you vertically in your crib, how do you always manage to become sideways and upside-down?

#2: why are you such a ham when the ladies are around?

#3: when you are passed out and making cute noises and faces, what are you dreaming about?

#4: why do you love to splash your mom during bath time?

#5: are you going to love giraffe's one day?

and one final question......

how were you so tiny in my arms one day.....

......and then so huge the next day??

he laughs! (ignore my awesome dance moves)

2009-05-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

its only been 2 weeks?

2009-05-05T15:55:00.000-07:00

there has been alot going on in the lee household! dyson is growing up to be a big boy.. i dont know what an infant is like because i have an adorable MAN child! so not only have i been dealing w/ a growing baby, i had to speak in stake conference, and we MOVED! we're excited for our cute little home and ill put up pics once i finish decorating!! :) so here is a bunch of pictures to catch you all up to date.....

he finally found his hands!

he loves blowing bubbles

his first love...a giraffe!

sitting up on his own...kinda....

awww that poor sad face right before he cries

grabbing onto everything now

now he loves a binky...thanks to granny bev-bev!

his first 2 piece pj set...rock on!

the pat tillman run

2009-04-18T13:34:00.000-07:00

ok so we did it! not in the amount of time i would have liked...but we finished!!

the before picture

4.2 miles later......

and guess who else was there??? of course freakin sione from the biggest loser! and boy is he lookin good!! ~justin wanted me to let everyone know that he said hi to him!

ps.

2009-04-13T20:05:00.000-07:00

umm so i realized that i had no pictures of me and dyson... wow i suck. (and mind the mess...we're moving!)

the boy w/ many faces

2009-04-13T18:28:00.000-07:00

i love taking pictures of this cute boy and all the faces he makes! he is growing so big and quick so im trying to take as many pictures as possible... i wish i could blog every one of them!