Announcing... Jameson Paul Stayner

(At least I am guessing that is how they are spelling it)

We have a new nephew! by the way he was lifting his head for the picture, you would think he was older than just a week... but he's just showing off! What a ham! He takes after his uncle KC (hes even bald) :)

cant wait to take more pictures of this little guy!




and I just couldnt resist snapping some more of Sam when she showed up at my door looking like this!!

I love being an aunt...

and this is why...

A late halloween blog "meet the simmons"

so sad that Im just now posting these pictures, but im finally getting things organized since the trip. KC was Richard simmons and I was a fat aerobics lady... (I also was a cow for a party the night before but I like to have 2 costumes every halloween :)
KC did all the work on his costume. I did not help design the tank top, but I must say he has a creative flair! Our friend Lindzy joined in the 80s fun with some aerobics wear as well. We went to the bishops house and he still brings it up in every ward council.

My photo Albums

Ok, all of our photos are now posted under the Photo albums link on the top right corner of this blog....

Uruguay was amazing! I loved every little detail. I even wanted to take pictures of the sidewalks because they brought back memories for me. After hours of traveling and a delayed flight (which caused us to have to spend an entire day in miami with no clothes, toothbrushes, or anything) we finally made it to Montevideo and spent our first night in Uruguay in the Chaotic city! The next day we rented a car, and headed off to the beaches of Piriapolis where we decided to stay four days because we loved it so much. It was my last area in the mission, so I was able to connect again with the family that took care of me my last month when I was sick in bed. I also was able to see one of my favorite people Jose, who was baptized in the short time I was there. He spoke english with KC as we made tortas fritas in the church with the rest of the members.

We then climed the mountain PAN DE AZUCAR up to the very top where in the photos you see a tiny cross on a hill. That tiny cross happend to be an enormous cement cross when we finally got to it. I was exhausted. My huge belly didnt allow me to climb as well as I would have liked, but I really felt like I conquered something when we got there. Six months prego and still climing mountains! wooohooo!

we then headed out to Colonia where I tried to meet up with my good friend Flavia who is in military school there. She was un able to see us because she has been sick in the hospital and having some tests done, but we made the most of the drive and visited the historic city and took lots of pictures. We stayed in a nice hotel, yet the cement walls did not trap out sound and we were up all night due to some "rowdy" neighbors.

Finally we headed to Durazno, my first area in the mission where I spent six months with people who I really grew to love and bond with. This is where we did most of our visiting, and KC was forced to listen to hours of conversation in spanish. He actually understood quite a bit because of his french background, but he had a hard time responding anything besides, "donde estan mis pantalones?... aqui estan mis pantalones!" which means, where are my pants?... here are my pants! I spent most the day Friday with my friends who were baptized the first part of my mission Aracelly whos entire family is now baptized and sealed in the temple!!! and Laura who still continues to share the gospel with her family and neighbors. We ate our traditional desert (ice cream, oreos and milk) as KC stared in awe at us. No wonder I got so fat on the mission!

Our last day we attended the ward in Durazno where I was asked to share my testimony at the pulpit I knew so well, in front of my wonderful life long friends. As I spoke I was flooded with emotion remembering all the things I went through with that wonderful ward. I couldnt hold back the tears as I tried to share my testimony with them again in my broken spanish. I felt like I had never left. I remembered how much I loved being a missionary and helping people understand the importance of the gospel. It was an amazing day.

we then headed back to the airport and finished our trip with a day in New York where we visited a few of the classic tourist spots.

this was a very special trip for me. Im so glad I was able to go back and experience what I did with my wonderful husband and my little baby in my belly.

Home Sweet Home

Yes we are home from Uruguay! I am working on the pictures and will have them ready to post soon. Nothing too spactacular, I dont have much of a talent for landscape photography (I am no Adam Barker) but We got some fun ones, and LOTS of stories to tell. For now, I just need to catch up on all the work I missed... :( POST COMING SOON!

Ellie Irene Robinson #1 of "6 months of babies"

Amanda had her baby! Its now so real to me and the baby marathon has begun! it started with Amanda and ends with ME.

October- Amanda
November- Janalynne
December- Hillary
January- Sadie
February- Hailey
March- MY TURN!

Amanda and Rob brought baby Ellie over for some newborn pictures. Here is a taste of this little beauty!

Losing my brain...

Some say its a wives tale, but I definatly agree that pregnant women lose their memory, and possibly their entire brain... I am not normal these days...

In the beginning of my pregnancy the first sign was when I set KC's wedding ring down in the grass and completely forgot about it until we were halfway home on the freeway... we found it... but it was KC's first clue to not trust my brain.
Two nights ago KC couldnt sleep (probably because I was hogging the entire bed with my massive pillows) so he headed out to the family room to watch TV. He felt a draft coming from the back door and moved the curtain to realize that I had left our back door wide open!
The next day for my YW activity we made cookies and took them to the neighbor. I had missed the street so I began to back up and found myself backing right on to a median in the road. The girls in my car screamed and threw the beautifully frosted cookies EVERYWHERE, and I spent the next half hour scrubbing frosting out of my upholstry... (no damage to the car thank heaven) THEN when I got done scrubbing in the garage I walked in my house and it smelled like burned pop corn. I had left a pan of cookies in the oven and they fried to a crisp!
Its been an interesting 5 months, and thats just a few of the many stupid things I have done... umong my list is, losing keys, forgetting wallets, forgetting bills, forgetting to put bibs on eight babys eating spaghetti, and the list goes on and on!

I hear it only gets worse... wooooo hooooo!

THE LATEST CRAVING...

EASY CHEESE AND TOWN HOUSE CRACKERS! Of all the cravings in the world... why this one? I couldnt even touch the stuff before I was pregnant, but then my friend Linzy offered me some (thanks a lot linz) and im squirtin fatning oil on my crackers ever since...

and the doctor was worried I wasnt gaining enough weight.... oh he will see!

The story behind it...

So, now you all know its a boy, but what you didnt know is that we actually believed we were having a girl for the first 45 min. of the ultrasound. When we met the nurse, one of the first things KC said was "make sure its a boy alright!" (or something along those lines). they both joked around with eachother about how if it happened to be a girl she would need to "look again" so when we heard the news that we were having a girl, both KC and I looked at eachother and felt a little guilty for speaking so soon :) the nurse then showed us "her" feet and hands and face etc... she gave us "her" measurements, and told us "she" was sure wiggly! after forcing ourselves to really believe we were having a girl for 45 min and beginning to think about what it would be like, the nurse gasped... (not a sound you really want to hear during your ultrasound) she then said "dad, are you ready for the shock of your life?" ITS A BOY! We were both shocked again! KC smiled from ear to ear. The nurse had taken KC's advice to "look again" ...Apparently he had been crossing his legs ;)

ever since the ultrasound, baby Stayner hasnt stopped kicking! Its like he is trying to show his mommy how masculine he REALLY is... I can almost hear him yelling "no body better call me a girl!"

We cant even begin to express our joy! Boy, or girl, we are just happy to be starting our little family and bringing one more of Heavenly Fathers precious spirits down to earth!

and the gender is...

allright... after a much awaited verdict...
sorry if some of you think this picture is offensive, but I laughed pretty hard.

TOMORROW!

Tomorrow is the big "gender day" I cant wait to find out what I am having! I have had dreams about having a boy, and a girl... I have NO clue what to think! I am just anxious to paint the baby room because either way I need to get the pea green color OFF my walls!!! Stay tuned for the news of the pinks or the blues!

My inspiration

Ive been baby hungry since the day I got married, but it really kicked in one sunday when KC and I were sitting alone on a huge bench in Sacrament meeting and I could see all the cute families around me. Then Danielle and Blake walked in and sat next to us with their sleeping little red headed Henry in Danielle's arms. The next thing I knew I was tearing up! I couldnt stop crying the whole rest of sacrament meeting!! I knew we HAD to get pregnant soon. I was able to do some family pictures of this cute little family that inspired my insane cravings for a baby!!! Heres my inspiration!

Boys

I keep wanting to post pictures, but other than pictures of random people I dont have anything new... except my nephews who deserve an entire blog entry dedicated just to them because they are the cutest boys in the WORLD! KC and I went to st. George for a visit, and of course I made them be my little models. I have 5 nephews and 3 neices, and of course 3 nephews and a neice on the way. I am going to have so much fun taking pictures of all of them!!

Random thoughts...

Everytime I read my update entry it makes me want to eat another peanut butter and jelly sandwich! My poor baby will be born a peanut!

... my camera is busted! Something is wrong with the shutter...crappy! I have been able to get by with it (barely) but I have to find a two to three week period where I have no shoots scheduled so I can send it in to be fixed. Nothin like spending your life savings on a camera that breaks a year later!!!

...Last night we had a baby shower for my best friend Amanda. Out of the 9 girls there, SIX of them were pregnant! (and one had just barely had a baby) Is everyone in the world pregnant right now?

...So today I realized that I really am obsessed with Dr. Laura. Anyone who reads this blog and does not listen to Dr. Laura you are seriously missing out. She is on AM radio 570 between 1:00 and 4:00 and she gives the most amazing advice! I have also read two of her books, and cant get enough... I also just love listening to her rip on people for their stupidity... arent I mean???

If your wondering why I havent been posting as often, take a look at the updates on my stayner photography blog, and you will know why... busy busy!

WOW! Its been forever since my last blog... ha ha. My foot is better! You wouldnt believe how fast it healed after the Doctor took care of it and gave me the antibiotic. THANKS MODERN MEDICINE!

updates... updates... well, my tummy is growing, I am now in my 2nd trimester (yay) and I am now the only girl in my family that doesnt know what she is having yet... So far, we have 1 girl, and 2 boys to be added to the Jewkes family (by Hillary, Sadie, and Hailey) and a boy to be added to the Stayner family (by Janalynne) We still have no idea what to expect :)

I have officially decided I have to force myself to write up a menu every week so that I will make dinner for KC. My appetite is still not there and poor KC is the victim. He has been such a great support to me and deserves at least a couple home cooked meals a week I think :)

My craving lately is crunchy peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and milk. I have had one almost every day for the past 2 weeks! I have been keeping really busy at the day care in the AM and doing lots of photography in the PM. Its nice to stay busy and not think about the long 5 or so months ahead...

be sure to cast your vote for what you think we are having!!!

HOLY FOOT!

Soooooo, I have a hole in my foot an inch deep! We were at KC's soccer game and as we were leaving the field I stepped on a long rusty stake (the kind they use to stake down the soccer net) its about the width of a nail... I was just walking along and I felt a little stab. something had gotten caught between my flipflop and my foot, I sort of tripped and jabbed it right smack dab in the middle of my arch. I fell to the ground thinking I just needed to pull out a sticker or something but when I saw it I realized it was a stake! I tried to pull on it but it didnt budge cause I was too in shock so KC had to pull it out of my foot with a quick motion and it was way far in!!! He said "it just kept coming and coming" ha ha. It was nasty. We called the insta-care and they said just to soak it and bandage it, and I would be fine, no need to go to the emergency room cause Im up to date on my tetnus shots... so we cleaned it up and went home. Needless to say I didnt sleep AT ALL that night cause my foot was throbbing so bad, so I called my Baby doctor/family doctor and he said to hurry in. The infection was so bad my whole foot was hot and really really sore. (I cant walk at all) They did some baby safe x-rays and nothing hit the bone, so that was good news. I just have to use crutches for a day or so and wait for the nasty infection to go away. He had to inject my foot with numbing stuff and go in with tweezers and open the hole and clean it up. It went in so deep that he even pulled out a little piece of fat out of my foot!!! It was like a mini liposuction operation :) I hope our insurance covers foot liposuction... ha ha...

anyway, Im on a "baby safe" antibiotic, and just waiting for my foot to stop throbbing so I can walk again. I even had a wedding I was supposed to shoot all day today, and make the big bucks... I had to call a backup photographer and miss out. So much for spoiling our baby with lots of baby stuff! At least I found someone to do the job. It was a crazy night. I would post a picture but it really looks like the tiniest cut ever. I wouldnt want to look like a wuss...

funny faces

My friend Muranda posted one of these and it made me remember all the funny pictures we have on our computer using the same program... Its the imac photobooth. KC could spend HOURS on this thing and we laugh so hard!!

A little plug for the fam....

My parents are in Scotland right now checking out the golfcourse that sand hollow was designed after. Since thats the only exciting thing going on right now I thought I would put in a little plug for Sand Hollow on the blog. Its progressing beautifully! I cant believe how much it has changed since KC and I last visited! For info and pics about Sand Hollow check out www.sandhollowresort.com This is a pretty cool picture my brother (or sister in law... not sure) took of the golf course...

ALASKA

I hope our baby likes fish! We brought home 100 lbs of salmon!! It was a fun trip! We fished every day like crazy and the weather was perfect! We werent able to see any bear or moose except from the airplane, but I was too busy puking my brains out in the little plastic doggy bag to take any pictures of them...
The boys played a game of football one night at 10:30 pm and I didnt even have to use my flash! Alaska is incredible :)

I made it out alive... barely...

Girls camp was such an adventure. I had a bad cold and it turned into a sinus infection, and I experienced my first taste of morning sickness on top of it all! But I stayed the whole week, and LOVED it! I can't even begin to explain how much I love each girl, and having this calling has really helped me to grow in ways I never expected. Our theme was missionary work. Each girl was assigned a country and a companion. I was the "Zone Leader" over Mexico (the Laurels). We gave ourselves mexistaches and nice accents and we had so much fun! Im trying to soak it in, because rumor has it our ward will be split soon and I will probably not be in a ward with hardley any of these girls. I couldnt ask for a better calling, and better girls!!!

Our wedding dance

This is the song that KC and I danced to at our wedding.

Grandma Freddie blew our cover...

so, for those of you who read the blog often you might have noticed a suspicious comment made by my mom... We were going to wait a few weeks to get out and tell the world, but after spending some time with our friends it became a little too obvious to hold back any longer... I mean, what girl has to pee every 5 min, and suddenly has no desire what-so-ever to eat foods that we all know she used to love??? A PREGNANT ONE! Yes, we hadnt even hit our 1 year when we found out, but its great news and we are both soooo excited to have a little carpet stayner running around. NO we arent going to choose the name carpet, although it has been suggested by many... we might lean towards something like: rug, or bed... too bad blanket was taken already by Michael Jackson.

For those of you who want to track the months, We are due March 7th 2008 :)

below are pictures from when we told our parents the news...

White Trash Weekend

White Trash weekend happend to fall on our anniversary! Great way to begin our second year together. We stayed in the Carriage room at anniversary inn, and then spent some time with Grimmy and friends at Benson Lake. Then of course as the night began, we went to the demolition derby and... KC did it again! They cancelled the dance contest this year, but that didnt stop KC from making his way to center stage... Him and Rafe RAN... yes RAN, the ATV rodeo barrels. It took some pleading to the staff, but with our section cheering them on, they just couldnt say no. Here are some highlights from our weekend.

The best aunt ever!

This is my redheaded nephew AlexZander and me at Ikea... The best baby in the world!

HAPPY 1 YEAR!!!

I can't believe our 1 year anniversary is here! It seems like just yesterday KC was jumping out of a cake with a ring in his hand, and yet at the same time, I feel like we have been together forever! If there is such a thing as a soul mate, KC is truly mine! I couldnt ask for a better friend, and companion for eternity! When I think about our dating history and how everything just "fell into place" I know that we were meant to be together. This first year has been so amazing! We have done so many fun things together! I cant wait to see what the next year holds for us! I LOVE YOU CUTE HUSBAND!!!