Friday, February 27, 2009

Kites, cougars, and baby boys.

A few days ago, when Jamison got off of work, I had the brilliant idea that it would be so fun for us to take Ms. Chase over the the school and fly a kite. It was kinda windy. We kinda had some troubles. The wind wasn't cooperating, and Jamison was getting tangled.
And I was freezing cold. This is my picture trying to convey to you how cold and miserable I was. When my ears get cold I get the worst headache. I decided I am going to invest in some earmuffs. (And yes, I have a dent in my forhead. Deal with it.)

This is the 2 minutes of success we had that I captured with the camra.




Then Jamison and Chase went down the slide around 30 times.

If you can believe it, that isn't even the most exciting part of this post. I know I know, what can be more exciting then unsuccessful kite flying? Well, the best part is that the next morning, bright and early, we went to the 20 wk ultra sound and found out that I am giving birth to Jamison junior. As in, its a boy. And I swear he looks just like Jamison (even though all you can really see is blurry stuff and the outline of a skeleton), that skeletal face just reminded me of Jamison. We are excited. We have no idea what to name him. I have a list of about 30 girl names I love. My boy list doesn't exist. Boy names are hard. Jamison wants to name him Bruce Wayne after Batman. I might consider it. But not really. And lets all hope Jamison is joking.This is a picture of Marin and Chelsea. It has nothing to do with anything. I was downloading pictures and forgot I had taken it a few wks back. We had an impromtu girls night out which consisted of going to red mango and then wandering around Target. While sitting next to the fire at Red Mango, we had a very deep and thought provoking conversation about how Marin should become a Cougar. The funny thing is that in order for her to do this she would have to start dating 16 year olds.

As you can see, she makes an excellent cougar. She just needs to grow out her hair so its long and stringy, bleach it a yellowish blonde color, get lots of plastic surgary, gain 100 pounds, then wear extra tight animal print clothing. I mean, don't they all look like that?

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Yeah, we're kindof a big deal

But not really. I feel as though I don't update my blog as much as I should. I feel as though I don't care enough about blogging. What is wrong with me? Nothing. But the strangest thing...this morning I had the overwhelming desire to blog, and since I don't have anything really specific to blog about other than the goings on of my family, then I am going to give you an update on what is up with us yo.This is Chase asleep. I like taking pictures of her sleeping because she is so peaceful, and when she is awake there is never peace. Dont you just want to plant a kiss on that cheek? Sometimes I get overwhelmed with Ms. Chase. Sometimes all day I feel like I am saying "No hitting, No screaming, No kicking, you need to share, no tantrums today, etc etc etc." She just gives me this look, this look that says "I will do what I want." So sometimes I say a prayer that I am having some sort of influence over this free spirit, and then I pray that when the baby is born Chase won't try to shove crackers down his/her throat during those 2 seconds that I'm not looking. I can almost gaurantee that that is going to happen. But seriously she is the funniest person I have ever met. I get a good laugh at least 10 times a day thanks to her.


And then there is me. Jamie. I am fat and pregnant. This is the only picture you will see of yours truly during this pregnancy. I have no desire to document this special time with pictures of myself. But, I will say this. There are big plans for after this baby is born. Big plans that involve serious sweat and tears and getting that old me back. Thats all I will say. I don't want to jinx anything duh! My main goals in life right now are getting my butt back in school, getting a new camra, traveling lots and lots when Jamison is done with school,etc. I actually have a goal to read less. Jamison thinks I am a big nerd and read to much. Is that even possible? Could it be that I am actually freaking awesome? But I do basically have a library in my very small house. Maybe I should take advantage of the real library more often. I have always had a dream of building this huge library in my house (kindof like the one in Beauty and the Beast), and when ever I buy a book the thought seriously crosses my mind "this will one day be put on the shelf of the dream library." Maybe I am a nerd. But listen, I also like to dance, buy way to much makeup, and I scuba dive. Bet you think I'm cool now huh?


Jamison is awesome. He works full-time, goes to the U full-time, is an awesome Dad and Husband full-time. At night I watch the office on the ipod while he watches skate videos on his. He has converted me to some awesome music (other than the 70's crap). He can also do a backflip from solid ground. He plays basketball on Thursdays, and then comes home and says he is an old man. In reality he still looks like he is 19. I have tried to convince him to start a facebook account since most of his friends are on facebook, and he refuses. When I am far to dramatic he makes fun of me (in a way that makes me laugh). He could care less about things that shouldn't be cared about, which is a wonderful example for me. He hardly ever says anything bad about anyone. I love all his freckles. The only time I have ever seen him almost get in a fight is when I was watching him play basket ball a few yrs back and some fat kid said to him "calm down big red" and Jamison I think had visions of punching him. And the best part is, when it comes to his school, there is a faint light at the end of the tunnel. We are hoping he only has one year left, and then..I can't even imagine. I can't imagine him actually coming home after work and being home from 4:00 on. It will be paradise.

And thats all folks.

p.s we find out if it is a boy or girl tomorrow!! (we are thinking boy, since at my 13 wk ultra sound she said she thought it might be a boy, but i wasnt far enough along to tell for sure).

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Photography fascinates me

Yesterday Kelly Sansom gave some good Photography tips on Studio 5 (for us fools who have no idea what we are doing)...but the main reason I watched was the picture of Ms. Chase right in the center of the interview. I was very proud for those few minutes.
There are so many awesome photographers in Utah. It makes me want to learn.
Also, Kelly's wife is teaching photography classes. Anyone interested in signing up with me?





Some of the other photographers I enjoy are: Jonathon Canlas , Peekaboo photgraphy, Blue Lillie

and Scott Heffernan
and lots more but I don't want to bore the 2 people that actually read this blog (and who are probably already bored).