crazy uncle jace

He's a crack up.

happy 900th post

Today was a pretty fabulous day.

I didn't get everything accomplished that I wanted to, but I got to spend time with my family. That is all that really matters.

Gage of course was looking extra cute, as always. He sweats so much and sucks on his fingers and starts smelling mighty pretty. I can't even believe how stinky his little toes can get. He was starting to smell like a dirty sock so we gave him a bath today. (We usually bath him every 2 or 3 days. I guess since it's summer we are going to have to bump that up.) The exciting thing about this? He gets to wear two outfits in one day! Now of course this means more laundry for me, but there is a chance he just might get to wear all of his clothes before he grows out of them.  He has a lot of 3-6 month clothes. It's fun to have so many options.

He's just too cute.

Brandon, JaKell and the kids are in town visiting for the 4th of July. We are excited that JaKell is expecting in Feb 2011! Gage will have a cousin fairly close in age on my side! Hooray! (He has quite a few on Dustyn's side) Not only will he have one new cousin, but two!! Jace and Katie are also expecting early 2011 as well! We are so excited for all the new cousins!

We went to my parents house for a bbq and to visit with family.

The kids were having fun in the sprinklers.

Gage took a nice nap.

Dustyn playing around with his iPod.

Brandon, JaKell and Tryen chillin'.
Tryen was just telling me how cold he was
when sneaky Grandpa slipped a little ice in his shorts.
It was then he figured out that he really was cold.

Gage will not smile for cameras. He stops the minute he sees one. It's quite funny. We were trying to get him to smile and this was the look he was giving us.I wish he were in focus. :(Followed by this look.Almost a smile! Of course Grandpa can get him to smile.

Gage decided that he was getting tired and was ready to go home. We loaded him up in the stroller and he settled right in. We thought he'd be asleep in seconds.
Nope, Wrong. He was suddenly wide awake.
Off we go!

Gage looked around all the way home.

Home! Time to get ready for bed. Gage LOVES getting ready for bed.

Ready!

He gets super excited for his swaddler!





Good Night Friends! See you tomorrow!

jace and katie

if you are interested in seeing any of their wedding pictures, you can hop on over to the "Dustyn's Photography" tab. I just added a few highlights. Some of them I uploaded a dumb way. I may or may not fix them. Happy viewing.

it's the random post

I want to get back to blogging again. 

Real blogging, with actual words.

I need to. I want to remember these days with my cute baby.

Since July is my most favorite month, I am hoping for a blog everyday. We will see if I can deliver! It shouldn't be hard with this cute face around.

Things have been so good at our house.

Dustyn is out of school for the summer, so we just chill and hang out together all day. I love it. I am already dreading school starting again. Luckily we still have another month and a half. 

(this photo was taken today)

Dustyn and I had the opportunity to attend a Yearbook Camp up at Snowbird. We took 4 students with us. It was a lot of fun and even more work. I am glad we were able to go, but I missed my baby way too much. I don't think anyone will ever be able to convince me to leave him again. We found out as soon as we were up there that we could have taken him. I was pretty bummed. I know he had fun at grandpa and grandma's house, but we sure missed him. We were gone for three days. Of course I didn't even take one picture. I left my camera with Grandpa and Grandma.

 (my younger brother Chet and Gage)

 (bath time in Grandma's sink)

(Gage loves to laugh for his Grandpa and definitely Chet)

I am so excited it's July! I am sure you all remember how much I love July! I am so excited for the 4th! G is too! I picked out his 4th of July outfit long before he was born. I haven't even tried it on him because I am trying to save it for the big day! So exciting!

As many of you know, Gage is getting a few more cousins within the next year. Hooray. I am so excited, but more about that later. We are hoping for at least one boy. :) 

Dustyn and I went to Eclipse with Jace and Katie. It was pretty fun. The theater we went to was terrible. The sound was horrible. Gage didn't mind. He slept the entire time. Of course. (did I mention he's the best baby ever?) 

(after the movie at Jace and Katie's House)

This was his 2nd movie. His first was the A-Team at the drive-in. He did awesome during that movie too. Me on the other hand... I totally missed the whole movie. I was completely distracted and couldn't tell what was being said. Really? I wasted my 5 bucks. I can't wait to go again! I love the drive-in. I think Toy Story 3 is there this weekend. We might have to go to another movie! It has been months since we have been to a movie, I guess now we are trying to pack them all in and make up for lost time. I don't mind. 

I love being a mother. I love Gage more than ever. He's such a cute boy and is always smiling. He is a very content baby. He sleeps so good. We are so blessed to be a part of his life. We are so grateful to Korin. I miss her so much and I wish I could see her and give her a big hug and thank her for making us parents. She is my hero. I love her more than I can express.

I am reminded of her every time I look at my baby boy. I love that Gage looks just like her. His eyes, his smile, his hair. Everything. You can most definitely tell where he came from! I love that I have that little reminder of Korin every day. It always brings a smile to my face. The older he gets, the more of her we see in him. 

Gage went on his first camping trip a few weeks ago! He loved it. It rained pretty much the entire time so we stayed in the tent where it was nice and warm. This is what Gage thought of that.

Gage has some crazy hair. I love it.

It gets more and more unmanageable everyday. I can't get it to stay down or stand up. It has a mind of it's own and does what it wants. It is getting so thick and so long. I can't imagine having to cut it. We'll see just how crazy it gets.

These are some pictures from Katie's birthday on Tuesday. He wore this shirt just for her! (she bought it for him. It says, "Auntie said I could")

(I can not resist this face)

Life is pretty great. For sure.

**a new roommate**

Yep, that's right.
We have a new roommate!

It is awesome having a friend to hang out with all day.

Make sure you check their blog out too!

Jace and Katie

Happy New Year!

(apparently Dustyn thought it would be fun to slobber on my cheek. :P)

Welcome 2010! Hoping for the best year yet!

hmm... how does this work?

Jace's fortune.

T-15 hours until a Thanksgiving Celebration!

Is anyone else so excited for Thanksgiving?

I am!

Today I made Spinach Dip, Cranberry Sauce and a Red Velvet cake. Mmm...

Tomorrow I am making Roasted Carrots. Yum.

Can't wait.

Well things have been moving along here in the DK household.
I have been sick, sick for at least 2+ weeks. It has been terrible. I haven't felt like doing anything. At. All. I am finally starting to feel better today and I am hoping by tomorrow I will be closer to healthy. So not a fan of being sick.

I have been subbing quit a bit. I have been helping out at the Middle School. It's 6th grade math and I love it. Sadly, I don't think they will be needing me anymore so that is too bad. I really enjoyed being there with the students. I would love to go get my teaching degree and teach middle school or high school math. Maybe someday. Probably not. ha ha.

If you haven't heard, my awesome brother is engaged to the cutest girl ever. Katie. We love her.

So excited for them!

Last week they came over and made a Pre-Thanksgiving dinner for us (including deep fried turkey). It was yummy. Afterwards we went to New Moon. Loved it. My parents came with us too. Great night! (although i think my dad may disagree a little).

We laughed at the first picture, so we had to try for a second. :)

Oh my! Can I just tell you, I absolutely love Glee. Best show ever.

A few weeks ago we went to Logan for Zach and Danyl's Wedding. It was a great weekend! On the way home we stopped in Ogden and visited Dustyn's grandmother. She is so sweet and so sharp! She can remember everything. It's fun to visit her and hear her stories. I wish we lived closer to her so we could spend more time with her.

We also saw some pretty sweet clouds in Logan! This is one of the Walmarts there. At first glance I thought it was a mall. :)

Well I think that is all for today.
I hope you all have a fantastic Thanksgiving.