Monday, April 29

Dino Expo {just kill me}


So I'm not one to complain... hahahaha just kidding. I complain a lot.
Today is no exception. Gear up!

Sunday morning Dreydan & I went to the expo center, they were having a huge Dinosaur exhibition with games, bounce houses, scavenger hunts, huge life-size mechanical dinosaurs, face painting, dino rides etc... You name it, they had. It looked/sounded SO fun. It was only here for the weekend so I had to take Drey. I just had to.

We got there early afternoon.... We stood in line for a good 30 min to pick up our tickets. Already bad juju, should've known. 
Once we were inside, the first thing they do is snag you for a 3D photo-op. It would've been cool if the lady wasn't yelling at us.. She looked at Drey & I and said "Just 2 of you?!?! Fine, stand here!" Umm, okay? We were supposed to look up at something they had on the wall and "look scared" but she kept yelling at Drey to stand on the X! and for me to stop kneeling, stand up! I had no idea she had taken the picture so when we went to look at it, we had Dreydan staring down at the X & me glaring at the lady, in the process of standing up. I shit you not. That was the picture she took and expected us to purchase...

The next part was pretty cool. 
You followed a path that led you through different stages of the dino era's {pictured above}. There were just A LOT of people so it was hard to stand in one place for too long without getting trampled. We moved through that quickly.

After you come out on the other side... SHIT SHOW. It was a mess! 
The bounce houses had a wait of about 40 min for 5 min of playtime.
Face painting was prob 40+ min... there were like 2 people painting.
The dino rides {there were 4} had who knows how long... too long.
The "digging area" was jam packed...

Can you picture it? Ugh it was terrible. 
We stood in line for one of the bounce houses & then we left. 
I felt so bad! But seriously, we had been there for what, almost 2 hours, and hadn't done a damn thing.

Oh and did I mention that Sunday in Utah is when all the crack heads come out of hiding with their children?
Well, it is. And those were the type of people there. Good times right?

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Thursday, April 25

TBT {baby dreydan}

The birth of Dreydan. And beyond...
I'm not gonna get sentimental, I told you I wouldn't do that again. But if you'd like some Dreydan mushy, go here.

Other than the usual retaining water, minor back aches & crazy ass mood swings, I had a great pregnancy.
Tyler would probably tell you I was an emotional wreck during those 9 months, which would be true. But hey, come home with a grocery bag full of Spaghettio's with meatballs and you've got yourself a happy, preggo wife. He was the bestest!

Drey was due August 10. He showed up on the 17th, after being induced.
And this my friends is what came out.

That's right, I'm made for breeding. Like the women of Sparta.

One of my girlfriends asked me "did he just tear up your shit or what?
Pretty much.

Too far? Was 'tear your shit up' too much? Fine. 

 Don't try and tell me those aren't THEE MOST kissable cheeks you've ever seen?
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 Only 2 weeks into life & we had to drag him 8 hours to dads first football game.
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Here Drey, try and hold yourself up on your changing table while I snap a pic...
mother of year award.
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We're visiting his baby cousin in the hospital for the first time and what does he do? 
Kife's the infants binky.

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Wednesday, April 24

Bestest Friends.


Seriously. I can't even.... I just can't.
I like to throw around the idea of an "arranged marriage" just in case they end up hating each other.
Myla is almost 1 year older than Drey, which is perfect. She can be a cradle robber just like her mama & Aunty Emily.
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Monday, April 22

My new favorite thing.

Last month my totally awesome, most handsomest, bestest, sexiest hubby bought me a 
new camera. But not just any lame "point & shoot" camera, a Nikon D3100.
I'm getting better with it {i took a beginners class for it...that's right}, but there are still a million things 
I need to learn. Which I prob won't, I'm not that smart.

Anywho, I shlep that thing everywhere. I just can't miss out on a Nikon photo-op. Obvi.

 


{giving me the "this one is for you baby!" point. he's so sweet.}

{copying dads "point"}


 {aaaand he's done}

My new favorite thing is taking pictures of these two with my badass camera.
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Saturday, April 20

Because Drey said so.

Anyone with a toddler knows, they are the boss. They make the decisions and you are expected to just roll with it. 
So when Dreydan told us he wanted to see "the dinosaurs" {thanksgiving point dino museum}, we had to take him. Had to. 
Plus, Tyler has never been! No brainer right thurrr.


I just love them. Most days... 
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Friday, April 19

My Happy Place

Most of you know that Tyler works out of town. He works about 3+ hours from where we are currently living and so he commutes back & forth. His work schedule is 8 days on, 6 off. So during those 8 days, it's just me & my little man. Bittersweetness.

Wednesday night {the night he normally gets home}, we were all 3 snuggled in bed together, with our boy in the middle. I could hear them both starting to drift off to sleep, their breathes becoming really soft & shallow.
Drey was curled on his side with his little rump against my belly. My feet managed to find Tyler's legs & made themselves right at home.
 And then in that small moment I knew...

This is my happy place. Them.

I laid there & smiled {kinda like a creep} and thanked God for my life. How blessed I truly am, I don't think I'll ever be able to grasp. But they are my happy place and I'm so lucky to be able to say that.


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ps. sorry for the mushy posty... not really my style. won't happen again.

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Monday, April 15

Weekend Love


Happy Monday beautiful people!
Drey & I had such a fun weekend and I wanna brag 'bout it.
Let's begin.

//Thursday
My mom's vacation rental sometimes needs me to clean it. So I happily do :)) Read why here.
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one i take pics of myself while cleaning. what?
two i was in the other room & heard ray charles playing... turns out it wasn't.
three grandpa keith & drey.
four nature walk! his fave little bridge.

//Friday
I have no documentation of it BUT Drey & I went and saw Jurassic Park 3D!
For some reason this little creep just loves that movie. He watches it EVERY. DAY. Not kidding.
So obviously, I had to take him. I'm not like one of those regular moms, imma cool mom.

//Saturday
Thanksgiving Point! We have a family membership, no big deal.
 We hit up Farm Country...{dino museum was jam packed, wasn't gonna happen}
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one this baby goat walked right up to us, drey stuck his finger out and said "hey girl, come here" and it started sucking on his finger.
two wagon ride! drey said to me "mom, i can go by myself. you don't have to come" thanks jerk. i still went.
three pony ride. for some reason he picked the midget horse. look at that nerdy grin...
four me and my lovey! right after this pic he told me he was done with pictures. ugh, he's so mean to me.

//Sunday
Sunday dinner at great grandma Joyce's! Drey is her only great grandson and I think Drey knows it. He basks in it.
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one good thing my grandma kept all of my dads old toys...
two great grandma & dreydan baby.
three spoiled, he gets BOTH beaters.

Hope y'all had an amazing weekend!
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Tuesday, April 9

april showers

It was raining on & off all day, gross. And Dreydan wanted to go out back and find dinosaur eggs...
So we threw on our coats & rain boots and headed outside.
I had to take my camera because um.. what if we found one??


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