KayLee and Bryce's Blagoblag

marathon photos

2010-08-29T13:34:00.001-06:00

If you go to my facebook page there are 2 pictures one is of me from behind getting a drink and the other is of the start line. I am somewhere on the left side by the big tree

Top of Utah Half Marathon

2010-08-28T20:36:00.002-06:00

So today I did the half marathon 13.1 miles. It was fun up till mile 7 then it started sucking. I got new shoes yesterday the Reebock Runtone that work your legs and butt as you walk let me tell not a good idea to work those areas when doing that many miles I hurt so bad by mile 7 and just got worse from there but I pushed through and finished all 13.1 miles in 3 hours and 54 min. pretty cool I think for not even training. I made my goals which where 1. finish the race 2. In under 4 hours and 3. not last. I did it! I couldn't be happier and prouder of myself. There where times I just wanted to sit down and cry because my legs hurt so bad but I just talked to myself, saying things like: Just keep walking, Just keep walking, to the tune of Dora from Finding Nemo, You can do this you never quit don't start now. Bryce and Kaleb are waiting at the finish line for you, only 4 more miles. Bryce promised you could go get a message if you pass the finish line, get your ass moving you can do it it only is hurting because it is making it look good. You haven't done all these miles to stop now when your so close. I said them sporadically through out the last 5 or so miles. Talking your self up really helps. They gave us a shirt thats really nice and a 500 dollar gift card to some sunglass place, still cool. I am so glad I got my new shoes even though they killed my legs but my other ones would of tore my feet up and these didn't. When I figure out where I put my camera I will put the pictures of my at finish line up.

To long

2010-07-24T11:04:00.002-06:00

So here is a little update on how we are doing. Kaleb is 13 months now and I cant believe it has been that long. He weighs 22.4 pounds and fits into size 18 month clothes, he has 6 teeth and 4 more coming in. He says dog, drink, stop, love, bye, mom, daddy, hi, ersi instead of Jersi for our dog,and much more but we aren't sure what he is saying. He will copy what you say and its funny. He is our little monkey, he loves climbing things he has figured out how to climb into his crib from the floor and he loves music, he dances and sings. his favorite thing is water he is the biggest water baby he dives into our pool and he loves his bath time and if you turn on water he will run over and try to play in it. His birthday was a blast the theme was Toy Story. he got so many fun toys and clothes which we needed. He loves Toy Story, we took him to see it and he bounced up and down in Bryce's lap and laughed and talked he loved the movie then he crashed half way threw it. Bryce still works at the Bank and is taking summer off of school, I love having him home at night it is going to suck when he has to start school and wont be here anymore. I am still being a stay at home mom, Loving IT. My cake stuff is taking off a little I have done 2 weddings, 1 baby shower, 15 birthday orders and I have 1 wedding cake order for next week which will be the biggest and fanciest cake I will have done so far and 2 birthday cakes. I love making and decorating cakes or cupcakes it is so much fun. well that's a little update on us, love ya all.

Kaleb is 11 months

2010-05-17T09:49:00.002-06:00

So yesterday Kaleb turned 11months old. I can not believe it has been that long, I swear I was just at the hospital having him. We have loved every minute with him. He is so big he has out grown all his clothes so need to go shopping for him. He loves food, his favorite are, fruit especially mango's, grains, he eats oatmeal and toast. he is now drinking normal milk he doesn't due formula anymore. Since changing him to D milk he doesn't need as much. he is into everything he loves to empty my kitchen drawers and his dresser so his clothes are never put away. His new thing that is so big is HE WALKS! yesterday he was kinda running it is the cutest thing ever. He has so much personality it is amazing how much fun a baby is I love being a mom and taking care of him, he is the best thing ever. When he smiles at me with his 2 teeth and laughs my heart just feels like it will burst with so much love.

Im 24

2010-05-10T17:04:00.002-06:00

So on may 4 I turned 24 I had a good birthday My mother in law brought me a present which was stuff to organize all my cake stuff so it wasn't just throw into a bag and she took me to lunch at Great Harvest so yummy, We went and saw me SIL Emily who let me pick out some flowers for your hair or you can use them for broaches they are so cute. I then spent the rest of the day cleaning my house and taken care of my cute little guy. my hubby had school so I didn't see him all day he was gone by 6:30 am and didn't get home until around 10 but I still had a great b-day. I made me a cake which was a chocolate cake with Oreo filling and fudge frosting so yummy. thanks to everyone for the happy b-day wishes I got, love ya all.

A little something something

2010-04-18T16:09:00.002-06:00

So it has been a very long time since we have blogged but I just haven't felt like it. So we have been good I am still kicking my butt everyday to get ready for the half marathon in August and I fill like nothing is changing on my body, (but oh well) I am still keeping at it. Bryce still is working and going to school he is doing really good at school right now and he has finals the first week of may. now for the one person everyone really cares about Kaleb. he is doing amazing all grins and giggles. He talks a little mostly just momma, dada, and he kinda says got it, and pup. He is always telling us stuff in his baby jabber and he gets mad if you don't respond to his talking. The most amazing thing is he started WALKING! he will take about 3 steps and fall and this is all by himself. When he tries he has the biggest grin on his face. he has 2 teeth and is always showing them off with the biggest smiles. well thats just a little something for everyone. love ya all.

Kaleb is 9 months

2010-03-25T09:45:00.002-06:00

so today Kaleb had his 9 month check up and he is healthy and happy normal little boy. He weighs 21 pounds and 10 ounces and is 29 and 1/4 inches tall. We need to take him back on sat. for a check up for the tuberculosis test they gave him today, which is a shot in his arm that makes it look like he has a bubble under his skin and he cried when they gave it to him. The shot makes his skin bubble up if he has gotten tuberculosis and if not it shouldn't do anything to his skin so lets hope it comes back negative. Right now there is a bubble because of the fluid they put in there but its should go away.

Oh man I'm sick

2010-03-25T07:42:00.002-06:00

Yes that's right I am sick and mad about it. It seems every time I really get going on exercising I get sick or break something this time I got sick. It started Monday night with a stuffy nose and a little bit of a sore throat, then by 2 am I had a fever and a really bad sore throat and my whole head was throbbing from being so congested and that lasted all day Tuesday, then by Wed. it was gone except for the stuffy nose and pressure but feels like my sore throat went down into my chest. Now I a have a cough that just kills me it hurts so bad. I kinda sound like a baby but it really sucks but on a good note, I still went and walked my 2 miles. I gotta get ready for that marathon. so when I was feeling better yesterday I wanted out of the house to get some air so Bryce and Kaleb came with me and we went to Weber park way and walked for a little while. Bryce fished didn't catch anything but we can blame that on Kaleb he was throwing a fit after about 10 min. because we wouldn't let him eat a rock.

half-marathon

2010-03-05T09:36:00.002-07:00

So I was reading Rissa's blog and she mentioned she was doing the Top of Utah half marathon and I thought it sounded fun and cool to do, so I went and signed up as well. So wish us luck. I need to make sure I get up and go to the gym in the morning to get in shape for it because right now I can only run a mile, not good. plus this gives me something to work for and look forward to that will make me motivated to keep working out other than not liking how I look.

Birthday count down

2010-02-23T21:45:00.002-07:00

So I put up Kaleb and Bentlees B-day bash countdown the other day and didn't make it to talking about it so here it is. The countdown is actually till Kaleb's Birthday not the party because we haven't decided on what day to do their party. It is Alice in Wonderland theme not my pick and I have said it might be to girly so we might change the theme to what I picked which is "Thing 1 and Thing 2", from Cat in the Hat. which fits them, but who knows. Maybe we won't end up doing a combined because my sister really wants Alice theme. So do you all think it would end up being to girly yes or no. Let me know.

Smitchey, I know you're out there.

2010-02-16T21:03:00.002-07:00

And I know you want me to email you however I have no good info for contacting you, other than you lurking around my blag from time to time. I'm not sure if you can get my email out of here or not but try, I will try setting up a temporary email and post that one here on the blag and check it occasionally to see if you email it. Other than that we'll both just have to make best efforts to attend the next mission reunion. Ate logo cara.

Weight loss week 3 and half

2010-02-11T20:30:00.004-07:00

Sorry been so long, but I haven't been feeling like blogging. So I have been really bad and have not been going to the gym. I go at 5 am because that is the only time I can and Kaleb is being watched but this last week I have just felt so tired and no matter how much sleep I can get I just still feel tired, and NO I am not pregnant. But even though I didn't go to the gym I did take Kaleb for walks in his stroller outside on the nicer days we had. so I am down

3 LBS,
yeah for me.

weight loss week 2

2010-01-29T11:40:00.002-07:00

So last time I was down 8 pounds which is way cool. but this week I was really bad I didn't watch my calorie intake very well, so I ordered this calorie counter book from biggest loser that show you how to keep track and what foods have how many calories. It looked cool so it should arrive next week. So for this weeks loss

1 pound
not bad for a week but not great.

Fire, Fire

2010-01-29T09:08:00.004-07:00

So on Monday the people who live above us on angle caught their place on fire. I was cooking dinner and Bryce was playing with Kaleb in the family room and he heard and could see police lights and he look out the window and we were surrounded by fire trucks, ambulances, and cop cars, Kinda freaked me out and so he went out to see what is happening. When came back told me the place was on fire. so we grabbed our important files and our video camera and I packed Kaleb's diaper bag up with some stuff, Just in case we had to leave, But we noticed we couldn't get out of the parking lot the fire trucks blocked the exit. But everything was fine the people who's place that caught on fire was causer by their ceiling fan. Don't know how their fan caught but I was worried.

fun new year

2010-01-16T09:13:00.003-07:00

So it has been way to long since we have posted. But we have been busy, Bryce started back to school this week and is liking his classes, so lets hope he does good this semester. I have joined a gym and go every morning at 5 and I am loving it, and it is working I am already down 8 pounds,Also for about a week I did the HCG diet and hated it, I starved the entire time so stoped and then joined the gym. but I spend the rest of my day taking care of the cutest little boy. Who has decide he can pull himself to a standing position in his crib and by the coffee table, he doesn't quite get all the way up but all he has to do his finish straighting his legs, he is getting to big. another new thing he does is when he cries he says momma momma and reaches for me, oh it soooo cute. He finally sleeps in his crib all night, he wakes up about 3 and I just pop his bottle in his mouth in his crib propped up and his bear and he falls back to sleep till 7:30 we are loving it. Another thing we have this Year is pay of some of our debt and it is so nice not having that to worrie about we just have our house and cars and one other one, that is one of the things we want done this year is be less in debt andwe are getting there.

Kaleb's Christmas

2009-12-28T08:04:00.002-07:00

So having Kaleb here for Christmas was so fun, he loved it, he even opened his own presents (well kinda). we had so much fun and got lots of cool things, Kaleb got a music table that he loves it lights up and sings, also got a little robot that makes noise and lights up, some clothes and lots of little toys that stack and he can chew on. I got a workout game, waterbottle, heart monitor, chocolate melter and some slippers and some stuff for cake decorating, Bryce got a bunch of fishing stuff, clothes, did's and a shot gun. didn't get any pics to show are camera broke but we did get it recorded on our video camera. We had a great Christmas hope you all did to.

TJ week 1

2009-12-28T08:00:00.002-07:00

Not the best week to have started this. But its OK I will do lots better next week, for Christmas I was given a workout game for the WII and I really like it so I will be mixing the two together. Plus its not a holiday with lots of yummy food.
GAINED 2 LBS:(

Turbo Jam weight loss

2009-12-16T21:29:00.004-07:00

So I have decide I am going to post my weight loss every week. I got this idea from Marissa as all of you can tell. I am going to be doing these DVDs called Turbo Jam and I know they work because I did before I met Bryce and lost 30 pounds. So I am going to stick to them and not drink coke, which I am addicted to. I think if I post every week about it, it will help keep me motivated because I know people will be reading about and seeing if they can tell if I have lost any when I am around. I need to really do this because I found out I am considered obese, and kinda in the middle of the obese section. so please leave comments weekly and show your support. Thanks

What Kaleb is up to

2009-12-12T09:52:00.002-07:00

So Kaleb has gotten so big. He always has a smile and laughing.
-he is 27 in. tall
-weighs 16 LBS.
-fits into 6 month clothes
- sits by himself
- can get up onto all 4s
-scoots everywhere
-loves toys can hold onto them with a death grip
-drools like crazy
-loves food, he eats squash, sweet potatoes, pears, applesauce, hate bananas
-love rice cereal
-talk and squeals a lot
-kinda says mmmamma
-loves books read to him
-plays in the tub with his rubber ducky ( thinks it funny to splash us)
-loves to attack his puppy Jersi ( she just kisses him )
- gives the best kisses
-loves raspberries on his neck and belly
-thinks it really funny if you pretend to eat him
We love Kaleb and are so happy to have him here for this Christmas

Kaleb is so grown up

2009-11-17T21:56:00.004-07:00

So sorry it has been so long but we have been busy. well Kaleb has gotten so big I can't believe he turned 5 months old yesterday it seems like we just brought him home and it doesn't if that makes any sense. Well he has started squeaking lately it is so funny he will smile and then do this squeaky yell and it is cute. he also talks lots more now and smiles and laughs he has the cutest laugh I love to hear it. He also has started rolling over only from his stomach to his back he won't roll back to his belly yet but I think he will soon, He also can sit for maybe 1 min. he started sitting for about that long today I was so happy and it wasn't like the lean forward to his feet sit it was straight up and down oh he is getting so grown up. We started feeding him rice cereal this month and he likes it and wants to hold the spoon which we let him and I was surprised when he would just put it right in his mouth, he also likes to try and hold and drink from the cup you have, it is so cute. Well I hope you enjoyed this little update on Kaleb.

Usbone Book Party

2009-11-05T09:13:00.004-07:00

So I am having a Usborne Book party on Wed. 11 @6:30 p.m If you would like to come. It will be held at my house and there will be treats. The books are cool they are well priced and have lots to choose from. The age range is 0-teen. hope to see all of you at the party.

Kalebs first Halloween

2009-11-02T22:37:00.004-07:00

So this was Kalebs first Halloween and we has so much fun with him on it. We went to pumpkin patches and took pictures and picked out pumpkins, he was so cute all bundled up in his warm coat. We dressed him up and he made the cutest Giraffe ever. He got to carve his pumpkin and go trick or treating ( we really didn't, just showed off to the neighbors. no candy) He went to both grandparents house and played with cousins and to our friends out and was the hit of the party because you all know he is just to cute. We had lots of fun with out little guy for this holiday having a baby makes holidays so much fun and different. I was a witch and Bryce was dead.

Free AutoCAD!!! Thats like a $800 savings!

2009-10-26T08:44:00.003-06:00

So, as many of you know I am going to school for Mechanical Engineering right now. The other night I was cruising net in search of some info for my dad, and his AutoCAD software and found that for being a student I can download it and tons of other CAD and 3d design software for free!!!! AutoCAD is like $800 bucks for the the full version!!! Plus all the other engineering and 3d design software you can get its literally in the neighborhood of $15,000 of free software!! All I can say is hells yeah! The catch is you have to be a student, and have a school email address. But if any of you are interested the site is http://students4.autodesk.com I know this is a geek post, but thats a big deal in my eyes. Anyways carry on, carry on.

Kaleb is sick

2009-10-16T21:09:00.003-06:00

So this morning around 5 Kaleb woke up and had a really stuffy nose and a cough. He has been crying and really cranky all day! He doesn't feel well and you know when your sick you just want to sleep but have a hard time because of how crappy you feel well that has been my cute little boy. He will fall asleep for about 5min. at a time and only if your holding him, when you put him down after he has fell asleep he wakes up and cries, and it takes what seems like forever to get him fall back to sleep, my arms hurt from holding him all day, which I don't care I just feel so bad that he doesn't feel well. it has been a very stress full and sad day because of it.

Sad Day

2009-10-14T20:22:00.002-06:00

So today while I was down at my parents watching Bentlee our family dog Chyann died. She has been sick for a while, she had tumors all over her body but that wasn't what killed her. Some of my dad's workers were out in the field loading up the skid-loader and she went and layed behind it and they didn't see her and ran over her. They were really upset about it and called and told my dad. We are all really upset about her passing She has been apart of our lives since I was 10 she was a good dog and lots of fun. she liked to chase the four-wheelers and balls she was the fuzziest and best dog. I miss her!!

Kaleb first snow

2009-10-12T22:11:00.002-06:00

So yesterday we went on one of our Sunday drives, well the first Sunday of every month we go on a drive up threw the mountains. This Sunday my parents, sister and niece came with and we took picture. We went on a little walk up to some snow and made Kaleb hold some and walk threw it. He didn't mind till we put the snow in his hand then he made a face and shook his hand it was way cute.

deep cleaning

2009-10-10T16:10:00.002-06:00

So today we cleaned our house I have been wanting to for about 2 months now like clean clean our house, and we just hadn't been able to we had things every weekend to do. But now it is done and I got all my Halloween up, which by the way is like my favorite holiday, and my house had to be completely cleaned before I could put it out.I am so glade it is done I feel like a ton of weight has been lifted. It looks so nice and I think now I will go make a halloween cake and put it on my cake blog.

My new blog

2009-10-05T23:47:00.001-06:00

Hey check out my new blog. http://wwwcakecrazy.blogspot.com/ you can click here or click on the name to the right.

A little update

2009-10-04T22:17:00.002-06:00

So it has been a while since I have been on, and well I have been busy. I babysit my little niece Bentlee everyday for a few hours and then on Monday's I have been taking cake decorating classes and I love it. It is way fun I will put on some of the cakes that I have made in the last few weeks they are not bad I hope to get lots better. Tomorrow is my last class for course 1 and we are doing a cake that is frosted white with roses all over it so wish me luck on it. I start course 2 the following Monday. So Bryce had been good he is stressing over school he has some really hard classes this semester and we never see him until Saturday. I miss having him around and he really misses seeing Kaleb during the day because when he gets home Kaleb is already asleep and in bed and half the time so am I. NOW the most important news and what everyone really cares about is our cute cute little boy Kaleb he is doing great and growing so big he has is 4 month check up on the 16Th. and I cant believe he is already 4months. He is way fun he smiles all the time and talks like crazy. He loves to play with a rattle we have for him and he almost rolls over and sits up. He is so much fun!!!

Is it time to go home yet?

2009-09-15T21:22:00.003-06:00

So here I am sitting in my Manufacturing Processes class, being bored out of my mind. (Sound Familiar?) Really it a fairly interesting subject, but the teacher could be a little more excited about it. Not to mention he basically reads from the book and posts all of the powerpoint presentations online afterwards. Therefore, not giving many students a reason to stay past roll call. As it sits right now there are six of us left, out of 20 or so.

So its been a while since we have updated the world on our status. We are all doing well, I'm feeling overcome by work and school. KayLee is gidy with excitement about starting her cake decorating classes. And Kaleb is growing like a weed. No, seriously he is getting big. Which brings me to my next announcement.

KALEB WON HIS FIRST AWARD!! Along with his cute "little" cousin Bentlee. They both won Biggest Baby in the 0-3 month categories for Boy and Girls at the Hooper Baby pageant a couple weeks ago. Yes it was the same day and place as the paraplane crash that sent a few to the hospital, fortunately no one was hurt seriously. But we left a few hours before that even happened anyway.

As for KayLee and me we are trying to deal with being strapped to one car. I know just about everyone in my family has had to do this for a long time and would call me a baby for even bringing this up. But we are used to each having a car, and KayLee has always a car to cll her own, weather she owned it or not. So it has become a burden. I have vowed that I will find a car this week. Cause with me leaving at 6:30 am and coming home at 8:00 pm on an early night (Tonight I will be home at 11 pm). It leaves her stranded and at the mercy of her fickle mother for transportation. (Don't get me wrong though, I love my mother-in-law she keeps things interesting.) Thus far, in nearly two weeks of intense searching we have found 2 good possibilities. I have my buddy dan searching for me as he is a car dealer. He has ono on his lot, and one on a buddy's lot that I am not too interested in. Anyways, high hopes for a car this weekend.

Anyway I want to give a few shoutouts to some of my pals. My bro in law, Josh. He has surprised me with his amazing talent for photography. No seriously the mans got skill. Check out his Blagoblag @ http://mycrappyphotography.blogspot.com Its awesome.

Also, my brothers Kyle and Ryan! They both just got married to wonderful women, and we are extremely happy to welcome them into te family. Kyle got married Aug. 31 to Cazree, who completes out kyles dream of being a family man with her 5 year old Ghanden, probably one of the funniest little kids I know along side his now-cousin Cole (also 5), put the two together and watch the twin tornadoes bounce around the house. Keeps your ears open though cause you'll probably hear a few one-liners that will leave you rolling.

Ryan married a smart, I-ain't-takin-crap-from-you, and funny gal named Emily. No not our sister emily, cause that would be incest and awkward. But She did introduce the two. But Ryan had to do all the work from there out, so she can't try and take a whole lot of credit for the two hooking up. She's pretty awesome, and best of all she is one of the few people we know that can keep Ryan in check, cause she won't take his crap.

Anyways, I should probably get back to trying to pay attention in class as its the only one that is not kicking my butt right now. Have a good night.

ceiling falling down part 2

2009-08-30T13:39:00.002-06:00

the people upstairs found what was leaking it was there air conditioner and got it fixed, but my ceiling still has a little hole and looks like crap.... but there is no water running into my rug!!!!!

2009-08-24T22:50:00.003-06:00

so I know it has been a very long time since I posted any pics. of my cute little man and told you all what he has been up to so here it goes. On Aug. 2 Kaleb was blessed it was kinda of a stressful day up till the blessing ended because he didn't want us to put his cute tux on him and made us late to church so when we walked into church they had already called Bryce up to bless him so we walked in and everyone was looking for us. It was kinda of funny but also embarrassing. That same week we took him on his first camping trip to bear lake it was cold and night and rained every night but during the day other than sat. it was nice he is a great little camper. so we have been having a fun time with our cute little man. so here are a bunch of pic. we have of him from the last month and a half. ENJOY

By the skin of my teeth... And with all my heart.

2009-08-24T08:08:00.002-06:00

Yeah its been a while since we've posted anything, but we think we are to busy even to share our lives with you, so deal with it.

Now that I'm starting another semester of school, I'd like to share my thoughts on last semester. I took two math classes, at the same time. Pre-calc and Trig. the Pre-calc class was alright, other than the rediculous concepts they try to cram into your brain, my trig class however though was online and work at your own pace. As you all know we became parents over the summer, right in the middle of the semester. Needless to say, my trig class was on the back burner for a while. Right up until the last two weeks of the semester. When I was registering, my counselor told me that it was not the type of class I wanted to do in the last week. But I can assure you it is not the type of class you want to do in the last two weeks either. I crammed for that class and my pre-calc class at the same time, doing all I could to keep from drowning. and would you believe it I pulled a B- out my rear for both classes. Don't ask how, only offer thanks. Anyways thats the "By the skin of my teeth" part.

As for the with all my heart, I've had a awesome time the past couple of weeks being able to relax and enjoy being a dad. Its fun. Yeah, waking up at 3 am, when I do that is, isn't the greatest, but its all worth while once the Wee Man smiles at you. He's just about the handsomest baby in the world!! Needless to say we love our little guy with all our hearts. and will be posting some pictures in short order so you can all see what he's up to.

So to sum it all up he's an analogy. "Being a parent" is to "doing an entire math class in two weeks" as "eating ice cream" is to "slamming your finger in the door in the middle of church" cause you want to swear at the top of your lungs, but know you'd better just endure it.

Testing testing 1..2..3

2009-08-17T21:15:00.002-06:00

Hey check it out I'm blogging from my new phone. I gots some mad skills.

Celling falling down

2009-07-12T14:44:00.003-06:00

So this morning I went to put a movie in while I cleaned up the family room and kitchen and a water drop hit me. I looked up and our celling is bloated up and dripping water from the apartment upstairs. I yelled at Bryce to come into the family room and look and so he did and then went upstairs to tell them but no one is home and we don't know if anyone is still living there. We called the president of our HOA and told him so he called the owner of the apartment and they didn't answer so we have no idea what is leaking up there, that is causing dripping in ours. Well I am not happy about it, but the kinda funny part about this is its right where Bryce just fixed the celling from where he wired the family room at so he now has to re due that part again. But hopefully this time he will finish it completely. well wish us luck that it won't cost us an arm and a leg to fix.

Our new niece!

2009-07-09T22:31:00.004-06:00

us holding our kids.

So for those out there who don't know my sister had her little girl a week and 2 days after Kaleb was born. She looks like her mommy but has a different nose. She is cute and funny. She is not cuddly like Kaleb is. Every time you pick her up she goes stiff and it is kinda like holding a board she also throws her arms out which is kinda funny because she has the longest arms and pretty big hands.

This is how she always is and she is a none stop eater.

We love her she is just what our family needed a little girl and Stef is a wonderful mother and she loves Bentlee sooo much and is so cute with her. I have to give her props she is handling being a single mom and doing everything by herself amazingly. I couldn't imagine not having Bryce to help me in the middle of the night just to change a diaper or just hold Kaleb and giving me a break. Stef you are amazing!

Kaleb is 3 weeks

2009-07-09T22:13:00.006-06:00

So Kaleb turned 3 weeks on Tuesday and I can't believe it has already been that long. He is the best baby ever! I love being a mom and couldn't image not having him here. It funny to think that he was suppose to come this last Sunday on the 5Th. I am so glad he came when he did so we have had him out here with us getting to know his little personality.

He is so much fun. I just love to stare at him when he is asleep he makes the cutest little faces. He is funny when he sleeps he giggles, I know he not really suppose to be able to yet but he does and then he will smile after it is soooo cute! He some times will frown and make his little bottom lip quiver and then he just calms right back down, it is funny, (well not at 2 am when he does it). He sleeps OK threw the night about 2-4 hours at a time but after his first wake-up to be fed and changed he likes to be held and if you put him down when he is asleep he wakes right back up and cries to be held while he sleeps. But we are trying not to do that because we don't want him to be used to us always holding him but when he cries I just can't help it I don't like to hear him cry!

I love this picture every time I see it I laugh. The reason is because it is funny looking and because right before I took the picture he was just fine just laying there looking around. We Love our little man!

Baby update

2009-06-24T20:15:00.005-06:00

So we have had Kaleb now for a week and 1 day. He is a very easy baby, he only cries when he needs fed if I don't notice his cute little face he makes when he gets hungry. So for the first night home he had a hard time sleeping we were up off and on until 4 a.m. but the next few nights was easier he slept more and Bryce is better at getting up now when Kaleb cries, which has made it lots easier on me. I love being a mom I take pictures of him all the time he does such cute things. Well he makes faces all the time and he likes to put his butt in the air when you hold him (there is a picture of me with him doing this) Bryce loves being a dad. He has a harder time with Kaleb getting up at night then me because he has work and school so he doesn't get to take a nap later in the day when Kaleb goes to sleep. But let him fool ya, he loves it. when he gets home he can't wait to take him from me and give him kisses and just hold and play with him. Now for Jersi she loves Kaleb. She is very protective of him, when he cries she comes and watches him till he stops and if we are not in the room when he cries she runs out and gets us. She is a great big sister, sometimes she sad because we don't get to play with her as much as we did but she getting better at not being sad now that its been a week for the first few days she was interested in Kaleb until she noticed we pay him a lot of attention. Well that is kinda what has been going on we don't do much, I stay home and watch Kaleb and Bryce goes to work and school. But we are LOVING being parents.

With daddy on fathers day!

My uncle Andy and cousin Jaxtin .

An apology to my friends...

2009-06-19T21:30:00.002-06:00

As we all know KayLee and I gained a bautiful healthy baby boy this past Tuesday. And we have been very happy to see everyone's love and support for the little guy. He's been a blast to love and hold. Now for the apology.

GUYS, I apologize for making your wives, fiancees, and girlfriends BABY HUNGRY. Or more correctly, I'm sorry my baby is so cute, and our first child experience was so "simple" that everyone now thinks that there is nothing to it. Other than to get down to business and survive 9 months of "splendid" pregnancy.

No but really, I feel a little bit accountable for some of the nagging my colleagues are currently enduring. Do I feel bad about this? ABSOLUTELY NOT!!! I got the job done! Is this post a joke? YES! But we must all bare in mind that there is TRUTH behind every joke.

Now, that being said I had alot more fun writing this, then you'll ever have reading it. So, I hope you enjoyed. And as Red Green always says "Keep your stick on the ice."

Kaleb's arrival

2009-06-17T10:07:00.002-06:00

So yesterday night Kaleb came at 7:36. It was such an easy delivery. I came in at about 1 and my water broke at 1:10 or so then i had to push for maybe 15 min when the time came for me to push. and he was here I can't believe he is here. I am still in I don't know mostly still shock! He is the sweetest thing ever I just stare at him he is so cute. I think he looks like Bryce but with my nose and lips.

So for the story of how I ended up coming to the hospital yesterday. I was at home been down all day watching t.v. and was making lunch because Bryce was going to come home for it. So I was stirring the rice and then went to turn the chicken over when I had to go to the bathroom, so I went in and it was just blood and lots of it. I got scared and started to cry because there was no warning I had hurt or anything at all. So I called Bryce crying and only said "There is a lot of blood," so he told me to call my dad and have him come get me and take me to the hospital, so I did and my dad didn't answer his cell, so I called the house phone and no one answered then I called my sisters cell and she didn't answer so at this time I really started to cry. I tried my brothers cell and he answered and I asked if he was with dad and he said yes he just pulled into driveway and my parents I told him that I was bleeding and so he got my dad and he came and got me. We met Bryce at the hospital and his mom we got in and they had me put on my gown and I went to lay down on the bed and my water broke and labor started and he was here with in 6 and1/2 hours. I am so happy its crazy, we are so blessed and thankful for how everything went and that he is healthy and strong.

KALEB'S BIG DEBUT!!!!!!

2009-06-16T23:01:00.005-06:00

I'm sure by the title you can figure out what this post is about. Kaleb Bryce Stringham is finally here! He came what we thought was 3 weeks early, but according to the doc he looks to have been 10 days further along than expected. He came in at 8 lbs. and 21 Inches. Pretty big baby, especially for one that is only "37 weeks." (More like 39.)Hands down the coolest, and most handsom baby I've ever seen. I know everyone says that about their own but, its true. Anyway, enough bull, lets cut to the pics.

Anyway, there you have it the newest addition to the Stringy and Parslow Families. Mom and baby are doing great, in fact everything went so smooth that some women would think she had it to easy. That about sums it up, Party on!

Babyshower part 2

2009-06-13T19:18:00.002-06:00

So we went my cousins shower today and it was way fun. She got lots of cute things for her little boy. She liked what I picked out for her. So it turned out great. I was really cranky yesterday so I know that had a lot to do with my frustration on baby gift shopping. But I am happy she liked it all.

Babyshower shopping headach

2009-06-12T10:44:00.005-06:00

So I went baby shopping yesterday for my cousin she is due on July 10th. so 5 days after me and I went by myself to get her gift from my family.
1. I could not get her registry to print
2. almost everything she is registered for is online only. I was getting so frustrated over it because if I'm going to do a big gift I like to put things that go together, like the baby tub with all the bath wash and stuff,but no you couldn't half was online.
3. The store was out of lots of her stuff.
4. I was getting cranky and my back was hurting but that is what happens when your pregnant. When my sweet hubby got off work he called me to see what I was doing and I told him so he stopped by and helped me out he is so awesome...
5.I couldn't decide what to get her so I had 3 different gift things put together and he helped me decide on which one to do. I think she will like what I picked out,all off her list. So after sat. I will let you know if she liked it.

P.S. I pretty sure on my registry it has a bunch of stuff that says online only. So I am very sorry. I realize this makes me sound like a jerk being that I have the same problem.

Chocolate Pizza and Financial Aid

2009-06-12T09:17:00.003-06:00

Fact: One of my biggest annoyances is while typing something up, it accidentally gets erased and there is no "undo" button! Sunova...! Happened to me last night at about 11:30pm.

Two things made my list of handy dandy awesome stuff, namely Chocolate Pizza and Financial Aid for school. To some one of the two sounds gross, and the other a nightmare.

First the reason my financial aid is on the list is, I'm getting enough in grants that I can pay for school with minimal loans. And I can get me a fandancy new laptop so that I don't have to worry about my work laptop being taken away cause someone more important needs it. (Hey it happens, I know I'm usually the one taking them away.) So yeah having some "peace of mind" that my education is funded for the next year makes me happy.

As for the Chocolate Pizza, yeah basically put... IT'S AWESOME!!! Best food on the face of the planet hands down, and if you try to argue it with me I'll choke you with some! It may sound gross to some who have not yet witnessed its glory, but alot of stuff does. It's a little recipe that I picked up while serving a LDS mission in Curitiba Brazil. Once I came home and figured out the secrets to making it at home in the United States (The first few attempts we epic failures), I have convinced most everyone, that I have been able to at least try it, to respect the pizza. As for those secrets, well in Brazil the only pizza place with a "pizza oven" as we know them is Pizza Hut, the rest use Old School wood fired brick ovens which give the pizza an amazing flavor not possible in a regular oven also, chocolate chips don't work well at all. So, since my sis "Jemily" wanted me to mow her lawn, but due to*global warming* the climate has changed making Utah no longer the 2nd driest state in the Union so that could not mow (lots of rain), we had dinner and pizza. And I think for the first time, in the States that is, I had bananas and strwberries on mine. And Oh My Tastyness... "Thats all I have to say about that." -Forrest Gump.

So good stuff and good times. Oh yeah its Friday, ka-chang!

Maternity Pictures

2009-06-09T15:40:00.002-06:00

So the top maternity pictures we have was taken at Moments...Photography by Tamra. She does an amazing job. If you would like to see more of her work go to www.photographymoments.com and if you would like to see all of my maternity pics. go to www.photographymoments.com/KayLee. I love our pictures. let me know what you think of our pics.

Feeling way pregnant!

2009-06-07T22:11:00.003-06:00

Way to pregnant!! So I am due in just under 4 weeks and I can't wait. not only to meet our little boy but also so that I can move around. He takes up so much room that it makes it so uncomfortable to just stand up, lay down, or to pick things up form anywhere that involves bending over at all. Don't get me wrong I love being pregnant I am just very uncomfortable these days. We are very excited for Kaleb to get here but I am hoping he comes a week or a few days early!

What is a Blagoblag?

2009-06-06T00:00:00.003-06:00

Thats a good question, and could probably be answered best by Cory Doctrow. However for the sake of convenience for you I will just link you to the online comic I have come to enjoy every day, XKCD.com, its good stuff check it out. Anyway, we have finally broke down and at the constant mockery and ranting of family (Meaning you Emily and Holly). And besides i guess it does give us a decent place to showoff the upcoming flood of baby pictures that we will be posting, also I am making the first post and getting the site setup, but KayLee will more than likely take things over from here.

So our lives in a nut, without the shell of course, I am a computer tech, and just started school at Utah State University. I am going into the Mechanical Aerospace Engineering program, but have a long way to go still, as I am only 3 weeks into my first classes ever. Both of my classes currently are math classes, one is Pre-Calc, and the other is Trigonometry. Most people I have talked to tell me that of their math classes in school they understood and even enjoyed Algebra/Pre-Calc. This is incomprehensible to me! I think that half of the stuff makes no sense! These same people on the other hand claim that they did not understand Trig. Whats wrong with me? Trig makes sense, its useful, and I am able ot learn it without a teacher explaining every little concept. It just works, and makes sense. Anyway, I am having my struggles understanding the algebra, and keeping on schedule with my Trig. I still have some reshaping of my own habits to perform to make myself sucessful in a school setting.

KayLee is currently Eight and a Half months pregnant. We are habing a little boy, and have decided to name him Kaleb. Last Sunday he gave us a little scare, we spent 4 hours or so in the hospital with doctors in and out of the room checking on KayLee and the baby. Had us wondering if he was going to come sooner than expected, but fortunately for us he decided to wait for a little bit. For an idea of what it was like, refer to this comic, also from my favorite webcomic: Delivery. Other than being pregnant, she keeps herself busy getting anything she is capable of doing ready for the baby's arrival. Mostly she takes naps, as she is suppose to be on bedrest till the baby gets here, but you can't keep her down. She is always trying to do something, wether it is getting closets cleaned out and organized or running to the store to pick up supplies for her next craft project. Crafty little lady.

As for Kaleb, he's just "kicking it." HAHAHA, LOL. I am so funny... OK maybe not as much as I give myself credit for, but I have one more XKCD for ya. This represents my curiosity, ambition to become an engineer, and also complete cluelessness of what I am getting into by becoming a father: Babies.

Last but not least, Jersi, our energetic little dog. She is easily the funniest/cutest dog that I have ever come across. She cracks me up. Especially at night when I get her riled up just before we go to bed. She is, from what we can tell, an Irish Terrier mix. We base that assumption on her height and wieght, and her appearance compared to other dogs. Anyway, if you ever want a loyal friend that will never leave you alone, get a dog. And hey if you are lucky, you can get on like Jersi. Then again she sheds like there is no tomorrow. So I'd call it a mixed blessing.

Anyway, now you know. We are here and eventually we will pimp out or page, with all the fixins. But for now you'll just have to deal with this. Tchau!