Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Dally Boy

Just some random pics of our cute boy from the last little bit...

No, he didn't just finish a soccer game...he just loves wearing the full get up on any given day


fun at the hotel!
the highlight of football season for him has been staying at the hotel in Cedar with Teag the night before football games - doing bed checks, eating breakfast with all the football guys in the morning, and having quality daddy and dallas time :)


more fun hotel time...


when I take him to drop him off he gives me a tour of the room telling me, "I will sit here and dad will sit there, I will sleep here and dad will sleep there, this is our bathroom" etc. 
Teag probably doesn't get the best night of sleep, but it is worth it for how much fun Dallas has!


Building forts in the front room


Pre-game going down on the field with daddy


pre-game warm-ups


Dal and his best buddy King before a football game


these two bust a move ANY time music comes on at the games




LOVE spiderman and love dressing up in costume


cute boy



Love this boy so much!



spidey-dallas shooting webs


these days he picks out his own clothes...and on this particular day he wore a Woody pajama top to school. 
Sleeveless and skintight - JUST what I would have picked out for him ;)


Dal and King at the UNLV game


daddy and dallas post SUU beatdown on UNLV!


No question this kid loves his dad!

Friday, September 16, 2011

silly boy

Dallas is very curious and full of questions, similar to myself as a child ;)
One day he referred to Uncle Jake and Aunt Em as brother as sister so I told him they were actually husband and wife, well that has led to many funny little questions and conversations.
Lately he has been a little stressed that he doesn't have a wife and he doesn't know who his wife will be, I have reassured him he has plenty of time, but he still worries about it...
Yesterday my mom came to town and we were driving home from the airport when out of the blue Dallas exclaimed from the backseat, "I KNOW! Maybe Samie can be my wife!"
(Samie is his little girl friend from preschool who hugs him goodbye each day and he blows kisses to as we leave.)
So glad he has that figured out for the time being! Hopefully he will sleep just a little bit better at night :)

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Dallas

Just wanted to note a few things about our little buddy and all the funny and cute things he has been saying and doing lately...
* he started preschool Monday and they said he did great other than one time when he started crying and saying he missed his baby.
* he is SO excited about baby brother and is always talking about him. he is constantly giving my stomach hugs and kisses. before bed he gives brother a kiss, hug, pounds, five and a soft  head bonk.
* dal was sure he was getting a sister...when we were at the ultrasound and the tech said it was a brother he started bawling, threw his toys, and said he wanted us to change it. he went on to say "mom and dad need to work their magic again so I can have a sister!"
* he seems to be a bit more diverse these days, but he went through a long phase of only wanting to wear spiderman/superhero shirts...last year it was t-bird shirts
* some of his favorite things to do are go to the library, go to the t-birds practice to see daddy and the football guys, go to the park - especially discovery park in cedar, snuggle and watch shows, play pirate, play cars, help in the kitchen and make cookies, read books, play/talk about superheroes, eat popsicles, go to tiki shack for green apple-pink lemonade sno cones
* his food staples these days are fiber one bars, pb cap'n crunch, rio quesadillas or 'dillas', pb sandwiches, steak (prefers filet mignon), gogurts, milk, mac 'n cheese, apples (peeled only)
* he has a couple imaginary friends  - whose names are always changing and mostly unpronounceable
* he has quite the imagination...he often tells us stories about when he is a dad or when he was a tiny baby
* he says the FUNNIEST things, such as:
"mom, diet coke is not good for you. no more diet coke mom. only water and milk."
 "I just freak out!"
"double rats"
"thanks for being my best mommy" 
"me and dad are the biggest, strongest guys, stronger than Hulk"
"I didn't believe my own eyes"
"I am going to call my baby sweetheart" :)
"I was 3 I didn't like fruit, I am 4 I like fruit!"
* one day he was being naughty and I told him some moms spank their kids and he just matter-of-factly responded, "some mom's do and some mom's don't". I laughed, therefore, he has repeated that one a few times in a few different situations
* recently he has been calling us and referring to us as teag and ash...he doesn't have a clue how funny it is to us and everyone who hears it
* he still gets choked up, teary, bottom lip quivering at the end of Toy Story 3
* he is dead set on getting a pet turtle...we shall see
* he seems to have a little girlfriend at preschool - Sami. Today as we were leaving she ran after him calling "dallas!", they hugged for a minute, he blew her a kiss and we were on our way. oh boy.
* recently he put himself on timeout for making his finn mcmissile car say a bad word to mcqueen
* when I am leaving his room after books, stories, and prayers at bedtime he says "sweet dreams and good night my sweetest mommy and baby, big brother loves you!"
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we just can't get enough of this boy and love him more and more each day! 
we are so, so lucky to be his mom and dad :)

Newport 2011

being cute and silly at bedtime

loving the beach

dyeing easter eggs

SO proud of his soccer trophy - he even brought it to Newport to show all his cousins :)

stopping by practice to see his best buddy

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Newport 2011

July marked our annual Newport Beach trip with the Reynolds family!
We usually go in August, which means Teag can't make it, so we went the week of the 4th of July and were so happy to have Teag there :)
 However, we missed Jay and Steph :( 
The 4th was quite a scene with the roads blocked off and street parties all day and night. It definitely made for some good people watching! We have always stayed in the same beach house down by the fun zone, but we have clearly outgrown it, so we moved to the other end of the peninsula to two houses and were closer to the beach. Regardless of where we stay, it is the best company we could ask for and we always have the best time! 
We went to the beach nearly every day, each had a turn doing dinner, had adults night to the Crab Cooker and saw terrible movies, s'mores every night around the fire, the dot cup, family talent show, and plenty of hijinks in between!


Kenz with Jer, daddy, and Josh


McKenzie, Dallas, Eliza, and Kira


 Josh, Jake, Jer, and Scott


Nightly s'mores


Jer roasting cinnamon bears...not as good starburst :)
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The 4th


Kira, Alexa, Scott, and Eliza joined in the 4th of July parade


the little kiddos 


all the Reynolds cousins (minus my unborn and Addis in Ethiopia)


Josh and Jer...don't ask ;)


enjoying the sun


beach football
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Parents / Josh & Jer night out


Crab Cooker



Jake getting a plank in wherever he can



Reynolds family mantra


Dal and Eliza having a sleepover


Josh taking a dare gone bad
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The Dot Cup




Team Wizards


 Team T-birds
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Fishing off Newport Pier







Family Talent Show 


Teag doing pushups with the kiddos


Isaak playing the guitar


Lex and Kira singing "lean on me"


Jake and Em doing "I'm a barbie girl"


Jer, Scott, and Josh doing the "bee song"


mom and dad doing the nutcracker waltz!


Kenzie's "If you're happy and you know it" :)
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The Fun Zone





we love Ruby's


Jer, Josh, Teag, and Scott


until next year :)