THE PLAYFUL PERRYS

Really?

2009-08-05T23:16:00.002-06:00

Word is getting out, so I thought I would post it. We played with the idea of selling our house and talked about it for awhile. Then we went for it.

Our little casa for sale...scary and totally mixed emotions.

Three days on the market and 2 offers. SUPER CRAZY!!!!It all happened soooooo fast and now we need to move.
Where? We don't know, lookin' around
When? Out by the 31st
Emotional? Yes--Defiantly feelin' the highs and lows and just a LITTLE stressed!!!!

My poor daughter

2009-07-31T15:43:00.003-06:00

The other night while we were at a friends house, Maeley "snuck"(we saw her doing it but it was a good effort)marshmallows out of their pantry and into her friends room to share. When we went home she wanted to finish her marshmallows in her room. Then the next morning she kept asking me where her marshmallows were. I said "you ate them" and she would tell me over and over that they were lost. Being the bad mother I am I didn't take her seriously and was really only half listening.. Then she went to the pantry to look for some breakfast. That's when I started laughing

I guess she didn't eat it afterall.

Go ahead and spill on your seat

2009-07-31T15:22:00.002-06:00

When Jace and I were first married our first "household" purchase was a dining table. After daily wear and spill after spill the chairs have become absolutely disgusting. So I thought I would post the before and after picts. I love before’s and after’s picts, don't you?

Two of the chairs had never been put together, so we actually had brand new ones when I took this photo

NEW (doesn't count)

BEFORE

Gross huh?

It looks like someone actually peed right there on the seat. Nasty Gross!!!! FYI no one peed.

AFTER

Ahhh much better. Feel free to come over and have a seat. But you can sit on the couch if you want.

The End

LOVE!!!

2009-07-20T16:28:00.005-06:00

I think I love the carpet cleaner man.

BEFORE-- in the family roomAFTER--in the family room
See? Love....

and all the other rooms look so pretty and clean too.

Our 4th

2009-07-12T16:16:00.005-06:00

This was our first year spending the forth at home. We are usually camping in Oregon or at the coast...or some where. However, it was a great weekend. Nice and long. Did some deep house cleaning, the kind where you clean all the windows, blinds, base boards, take everything off the shelves and dust...BTW HATE dusting. It takes forever and is back in 2 seconds...maybe I should write a blog about "dusting". But back to the 4th of July. We went with our good friends to the Middleton parade. Our friends knew like everyone in the parade... :)

The funniest part was after some of the people on the floats would throw us candy, Maeley would throw it back. She has taken sharing to a whole new level :) JK
Carson was pretty toasty so we really liked it when the firetrucks came by and squirted water on us.

After the parade we went on the lake. And at this point I have to say... I have the best husband. Carson was really tired and had a sunburn from swimming a few days before, so Jace stayed back and let Carson sleep and got everything ready for the delicious BBQ we enjoyed after we got done boating. Now really...how many husbands would do that????

Unfortunately most of the photos I took while we lit fireworks turned out like this one.But a few didn't and these are them...

More sun please

2009-07-12T16:01:00.006-06:00

I think this summer's weather has been kinda weird, it's like warm, cold, warm, cold. But once the weather man said it was going to be hot I thought let's blow up the pool, put out the slip-n-slide and another little pool for the babies, then lets invite some friends over. So all the mommies can have a yummy lunch and let the kids splish and splash. I was so glad we did it. It was really fun. I wish I had more pictures of how EVERYTHING (bikes, popsicles, rocks, etc) ended up in the pool. Now we just need more days like this one....

Princesses

2009-07-12T15:48:00.005-06:00

This is Maeley (of course) at her friend Livi's birthday party. It was the best little birthday party ever. Jamie, her mom, did a fairy princess party and made tutu's, and hair pretty's for all the girls and had lots for them to do. It was such a good party. Although it was no boys allowed, Carson was allowed to stay with all the princesses...photo not included :) Maeley patiently waiting her turn for Pin the Unicorn on the Pony

They were all SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO cute. Great party Jamie

Snipity snip snip

2009-07-06T16:00:00.005-06:00

Maeley had her first real haircut at the Monkey Dooz. It is the coolest little place for little kid cuts and preteen parties. I love the chairs they sit in (girls get a pink jeep and boys get a grey hummer)

And after the cut was finished they put lots of pretty spakles in her hair. It was actually so much that I had to SCRUB her hair over and over to get it all out, but she LOVED it!All finished and super cute.

Wow...already?

2009-05-25T16:49:00.006-06:00

Whoa, time flies. Isn't it amazing??

We celebrated Carson's first birthday. In some ways I can believe it's been a year, but in reality, it has zoomed by.....vroooooooooooommmmmm. Crazy huh?
Carson Facts:

Nickname: The Little Man

Object that calms him down: Blue and green blankie

Something always in his mouth: His index and middle finger of his right hand

Worst accident to date: Falling off the church stage

Number of teeth: 2 and a half

Favorite Food: Meatloaf

Person that Makes him laugh most: Maeley

Most frequently made comment to him: "You look just like your daddy."

Crawling or walking?: Cruising

One Stinky Quality: His very explosive poopies

Never gets tired of...: crawling up and down the stairs

Gets in trouble the most for: Being in the bathroom

I couldn't wait for him to try cake for the first time.
He seemed a little overwhelmed by the large green piece. But he ate lots...Until he rubbed some in his eye.

Happy Birthday Carson. We love you and are sooooo blessed to have you as our little boy.

oUr fUn tRip tO deNver

2009-05-19T16:31:00.016-06:00

Maeley, Carson and I just returned from Denver and we had such a B-last!!!!!! Denver is not a location that we would usually pick as a "vacation" but it did feel like one, at least to Maeley, Carson and I. Jace has an audit job out there and was going to be gone for a few weeks, so instead of staying home by myself every night for what would seem like for-ev-a, we flew out there for 10 days. It was a prefect location, because Steve lives out there too...BONUS. We had a grrrrrrrrrrreat time and we were definitely sad to come home. But here are a few picts of our trip. Some of the days I forgot my camera in the hotel room or at Steve's so not everything (like the zoo) is on here. However, the zoo was awesome. I've never stayed at a zoo that long....the kids were soooooo entertained. So lemme tell you about it...FYI kinda long...lots of pictures, coulda done a slide show, but didn't want to...

The Morning Of: I had been on top of my game and had pretty much everything done, but while I finished up a thing or two Maeley ran around already to go asking "Is it time to go, Mom, Can we go now?"

She had her "airplane" backpack (equipt with snacks, activities and books) on all morning.

We arrived at the airport early enough just in case we ran into any problems. So with a little time on our hands we had lunch...

...played at the arcade (yuck, I let her, but in my mind all I could think of was germs/swine flu)

And finally got on board. Maeley was so excited. We have gone to pick up Jace from the airport SOOO many times and now she finally got to be on an airplain too. Even though she has flown several times before, this was the first time she actually knew what she was doing. FYI the rest of the flight sucked. Carson screamed, I was soaked from his bottle and all I wanted to do was get off. The next few days were lots of playing inside, outside....morning 'til night

One of our favorite nights was the first night at the hotel. All of Steve and Julie's kids came and we had a pool and pizza night. All of the kids were lauighing and screaming so LOUD that Julie (my sister in-law) thought she was going deaf. It was actually really funny.

I couldn't resist taking this picture. I think it's the worlds biggest wedgie and it on MY daughter. Such a proud moment....
We stayed at the hotel for a few nights and Maeley LOVED it!!! We all did.
This just made me laugh. I didn't know Carson cared so much about current affairs. Look at him read, he's not even 1.
JK

It was such a fun trip. It was like a family vacation, except for the fact Jace went to work during the day. Kinda weird. But I hope you got through all of this and are still alive. Lots of photos, I know, but I didn't include (because I didn't take the photos) the Giants game, our zoo day, the look on Steve’s face when he thought his wallet was stolen, the fun shopping and shopping bags, Julie's birthday party or any photos of the crazy Denver area drivers.

Family Night

2009-05-04T16:27:00.004-06:00

Monday we went with some friends to Monkey Bizness. I was pretty impressed with the place. They have big blow up toys and a few play houses. Maeley ran back and forth between each toy and never got bored. To be 100% honest, none of us got bored. Even though the place is for kids, adults can get on the slides or go through the obstacle course. First Jace and Jonathan were taking the girls but then Carely and I wanted to try too.

This is Jace and Maeley and Jonathon and Abigale on the big slide. You FLY Down this slide. We thought that the little kids would get whip lash if they went by themselves because you hit a wall at the bottom.

This supa attractive pic is Carley and I at the bottom of the slide. We went down and she totally took me out...we were laughing so hard I could barley stand up.

Maeley loved this obstacle course. Jace and I would take her through it over and over. It's the best workout Jace has had all year. :)

And as always our little Carson was there too.

And there was even a little area for him and little ones like him.

So this was awhile ago....

2009-04-14T17:40:00.003-06:00

Here are a few Easter pictures. Our battery died soon after we started taking pictures so I don't have any other Easter pictures We went to the neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt. It was pretty breezy, but fun. We had some cousins at our house for the weekend and everyone enjoyed the Easter Hunt, cupcakes, seeing the Easter Bunny and getting balloons.
They had a three-legged race, so Jace took Katie AND Maeley.

Look at little Landon. He's sooooo cute and proud of his cupcake.

But this was my favorite part...Landon and Maeley were two of the last kids to get any eggs. Everyone else got there first. But Maeley had 2 eggs and Landon had 1 and she reached in her bucket and gave one of her eggs to him. I love it when they do those things naturally...also notice that Landon is still holding his cupcake. He held it the whole time.
The twinners were there too.

Mostly for Ashley

2009-03-05T16:44:00.003-07:00

So many friends have commented on this toy...lets not say why...

but I thought you should know....it happened

Now really, is it that big of a deal?

Photo Tagged

2009-02-17T15:14:00.004-07:00

I was looking at bogs today..didn't get far... in fact I've only seen one. But I was thinking "what has Jeni been doing?" So I went to her blog and saw she had tagged me almost 2 weeks ago. EEEESH! Sorry Jeni that it took me so long to see that. She decided to photo tag me. Here are the rules...you probably already know them.

The RULES are to go to your Picture Folder on your computer or wherever you store your pictures. Go to the 6th Folder, then pick the 6th picture in that folder. Post that picture on your blog and the story that goes along with the picture...then tag someone else...

This is a photo I took at one of my favorite places...the Oregon Coast. Jace and I go there each summer. I LOVE the ocean!!!! I prefer warm water beaches, BUT the Oregon Coast has a lot of other advantages besides warm water... and my favorite is the pounding, thunderous waves. The waves are amazing. Devils Churn and Shores Acres are the very best places to see them.

***Disclaimer: This picture is NOT one of those amazing waves. *** (It was the sixth picture in my sixth folder)

Now I tag: NATALIE

Jace's 30th

2009-01-27T22:05:00.011-07:00

To make a long story short...he thought we were having a get away for the night...I had much more in mind...He was excited as we checked into the hotel and went to our room...I burst his bubble when I told him we had a massage appointment in 5 minutes...He was not as excited about that...But I had a plan...Little did he know, some friends were waiting for him just down the hall...once we opened the doors he realized what was going on...Surprise!!! It was pretty groovy.

It was a great party and thanks for the help and fun.

Dave Letterman at Taco Time

2008-12-04T15:18:00.008-07:00

Too funny!!! Have you seen this? Unfortunately the file size it too big to play it all, but It's SO Funny. My Brother Mark emailed this to me and I was dying. If you want the rest (it's like 6 minutes long) let me know and I'll email it to you. Make sure your volume is turned up. Press stop or pause on my music playing so you can hear what Dave is saying (right hand side, scroll down, press pause.) Remember this next time you order your food.

Enjoy!

TAGGED!!!

2008-12-01T16:29:00.012-07:00

My sister Becky tagged me and I thought it was a good one, so I will fill in the blanks and tag 8 more people. BTW I felt like putting those Chirstmas tags on...ya know?

8 Shows I watch
1.SURVIVOR-duh
2. The Office-bigger duh
3.Americas Next Top Model-don't laugh, it's good
4. 24-when we borrow it from Billy and Meg
5.Friends-My ultimate favorite
6.Everyody Loves Raymond-I watch this show in my wind-down time at night and just laugh and laugh
7.???
8. ???

8 Things I Did Yesterday
Yesterday was a Sunday so it was pretty low key. I should do the 8 things that happened over the Thanksgiving holiday, that would be a little more interesting, but I'll stick with the rules.
1.Went to church in LG for Wyatt's baby blessing
2.Had delicious muffins, I must have inhaled, like, 20
3.Said goodbye to everyone visiting in LG for Thanksgiving
4. Slept in the car onthe way home
5. Kissed Jace goodbye before he left town for the week
6. Talked to Audra (one of my best friends from college)
7. Read 1/2 of the book "The Christmas Shoes". It's great book to get you into the Christmas spirit. I'll read the rest tonight.
8. Slept with Maeley in my bed

8 Places I like To Eat, in no particular order
1. Olive Garden
2. PF Chang
3. Cheesecake Factory
4. Costa Vida
5. Applebees
6. Corona Village
7. Sonic
8. Home

8 Things I Look Forward To
1. February 2010-when my parents come home
2. Playing in the snow (snowmobiling, sledding, etc)
3. Putting up my Chirstmas tree
4. Watching Maeley's response to Santa
5. Watching Carson and Maeley grow up
6. Doing fun projects
7. Cuddling up with Jace
8. Wrapping presents (I love to wrap Chirstmas presents)

8 Things on my Wish List
1. Learn how to Surf (that's the #1 thing I wish I knew how to do)
2. Happy, healthy family
3. To have more patience
4. To be able to eat whateva I want and not ever gain a pound (if we're wishin'...)
5. To have my own swimming pool in the backyard of my dream house (I'll even invite you over)

6. Ski boat
7. Vacation at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas
8. World peace :)

8 People to Tag
I know I’m supposed to tag 8 people, but I want to tag everyone I can think of. So, if you want to answer these questions on your blog, do it. If you don’t want to, then don’t (duh) but it’s fun to see what people have to say. Thanks Becky.

I Don't Even Know Where to Start

2008-11-18T15:52:00.011-07:00

If you know me at all, you know I usually have lots to say, but once sit down to blog, my mind stalls and I only want to add pictures, ya know what I mean? So, I have some photos of little things I've been doing or things that have been going on. So get ready, it might seem like a lot, and even a little random, but in my life it's the little random things that I like the most.

First: Carson's Boards

The AWESOME Jody Luke does vinyl lettering. I knew wanted to put Carson's name in his room, but I had a lot of ideas bouncing around in my head. Jody was so patient with me as I switched lettering fonts, colors and board sizes. She's the bestest!!!
So after cutting the boards and painting (Jody cut and beveled, I painted)....

...we put the letters on and hung them up. BTW this was not all in one day.

Side Story:

When Maeley saw that I was painting she, of course, wanted to paint too. I wanted her to be able to paint, but I didn't want her to make a huge mess. I asked her what color she'd like to paint, and she replied "blue.", so I put water in a cup and added blue food coloring. Tee hee, she didn't know the difference and was happy painting and I didn't have to worry about cleaning up a huge mess. Second: Carson Sitting Up

Our little boy has been sitting on his own for a few weeks. He started doing it while Jace was out of town so I grabbed a few shots to send to him. His favorite place to sit is in the bathroom in front of the mirror. I'm happy that he likes it, but I can never walk away because it's the one place that if he falls he would do some serious damage to himself.And why is it so natural for a person (Maeley) to want to play with a toy that he/she has had NO interest in for almost 2 years suddenly become so interesting. It's funny how that happens. She was good though and patiently waited for her turn.Third: Family Photos

Another AWESOME friend, Meg, did our family pictures. We have lots that we like, but I don't want to post them until we send out our Christmas cards. These ones won't be sent out, but I still love them.

Forth: The Aults Coming

Sarah and Dale (my sister and her husband) came to Boise and had a little get away. As Alwasy we had a blast with them. But something I've never done before, that I got talked into, was cutting Jon's (my nephew) hair. It was crazy because he actually has a full head of hair as opposed to Jace's hair...ya know what I mean? Look mom, I've come a long way since dad first cut Jon's hair, remember?

Anything else??? Well most everything else I don't have pictures of. But it's been a fun month with lots more to mention, but I think I''ll stop for now. If you haven’t died from boredom, good job. I finally got a new post in! Oh, and if there are lots of typos or run on sentances or whatever; I don't care, I'm not going to go back and fix them.

The End

A Big Pumpkin Seed

2008-10-28T15:00:00.009-06:00

Last night we carved pumpkins. Each year I have to fight the urge to throw the gooey insides at someone...anyone. That is the kid in me coming out. But since we were indoors, I controlled myself. The picture above was Meg's great idea. Carson definitely wasn't happy about it until he found his fingers. He's going to be like his Uncle Tom.Too bad we didn't have one big enough for Maeley to fit into. Still, she had fun carving and helping, but didn't like the "insides" they were too cold. Everyone carved their pumpkins and with out planning it they turned out clumped together by family. Can you see a difference between the Smith pumpkins and the Perry pumpkins? I think trick-or-treaters will be more impressed by their cool, scary pumpkins than they will be of our happy, jolly ones.Oh, and I made a Halloween cake and it was one of the easiest I've ever made. The cookie was the hardest part. Yummy. Ya know what; I'm going to go have a piece...hurry home Jace or there might not be any left...

Linder Farms

2008-10-22T13:07:00.007-06:00

I'm finally going to update our blog. I've been meaning to for awhile, but there is something about the fall that makes me want to do projects or crafts or redecorate things in my house. So my mind gets busy with these other things and then the blog gets a little neglected. But one thing I can blog about is last night.

Jace, Maeley, Carson and I went to Linder Farms Pumpkin Patch. Jace and I have gone every year since we moved to this area. There was so much to do there besides pick pumpkins. They have a petting zoo (with a zebra and camel), pumpkin launching, corn mazes, train rides and yummy food. But the only time I got the camera out was when we were on the hay ride to the fields. So enjoy the photos of us. I guess if you want to see the other things I mentioned you are just going to have to go to Linder Farms for yourself, its fun and worth it.

September 23rd- This Day in History

2008-09-23T15:34:00.004-06:00

Jace and I

1998

Isn't it funny how time flies? Don't get me wrong some of the day-to-day things seem slow (is it bed time yet?, Jace won't be home until...?, mom and dad have only been gone 5 months?) But in all honesty time flies.

September 23rd, 2000.
Jace and I were in college. We drove up to Mesa Falls with a few roommates, who by the way knew what was going to happen on this day. We walked down to the waterfalls and admired them. Jace pulled me aside at one point and while looking over the largest fall got down on one knee and asked me to marry him! FYI we had been dating for several years (as the photo above proves) and we knew we'd get married, but this was, the real thing. FINALLY! Wow, I can't believe that was 8 years ago. This day in history is one of my favorite. Do you think he'd ask then if he could rewind time?

September 23rd, 2007
This was the day of the fitness celebration last year. After the run, Meg, Jamie and I went to lunch. We were talking about babies. I asked "Who do you think will have the next baby?" Meg and Jamie were "trying", but I wasn't. It was a fun topic. However, that night when I went home I realized I was "late". I kinda freaked, bought a test, and freaked out more. This day in history is when I found out we were going to have another little baby. That was a year ago, time flies!

Rain, Rain and more Rain

2008-09-20T15:57:00.017-06:00

Jamie said it hadn't rained since July 22nd...until today. This morning we woke up to loud, but awesome, thunder and lotsa rain. I'd normally listen and watch the storm, but today was the WOMENS FITNESS CELEBRATION!! In case you aren't familiar it's a little 5K.

The only waterproof pants I have are snow pants...I can't wear those. The jacket I was wearing I thought was waterproof, but I soon found out, it wasn’t; I should’ve known since it was from the GAP. But we still ran, cheered, laughed, got extremely wet (especially our feet) and finally went out for breakfast.

Jamie, Tess and I before we started Here we are waiting for our wave to be called. It was still raining so we waited in the entrance of a parking garage.

Meg was our entertainment. She stood over the vent and did a little dance...That's how she warms up...
Then she pulled out Marilyn. Meg-I wasn't going to put this on, but I couldn't help it. I laughed so hard when I saw this picture.
Tess and I stopped to take a picture of all the runners. We were faster than all those people...jk. There were probably at least twice as many people in front of us.
All done...ready to get in the car and dry off!!! It was fun, we'll do it again next year.

Love You Daddy

2008-09-18T17:15:00.004-06:00

This is for Daddy while you are gone, we love you!

Is This Jace's Boy or What!?!?!

2008-09-18T16:21:00.007-06:00

I don't really have anything else to say in this post except-Look at him! He looks just like Jace, I love it!! He's so cute.

Little Maeley's Falling From the Sky

2008-09-13T13:55:00.007-06:00

We took Maeley para shooting and she never had a shoot attached to her!!!

Just kidding, but she has been cooped up in the house a little more this week because I had my wisdom teeth taken out. No pictures of that thanks. But after playing what she calls "ball game" with Jace she wanted to be tossed into the air. She loves being tossed!!! We were laughing pretty hard...until Jace dropped her. Just kidding again!!!

Splash, Splash...Vroom, Vroom

2008-08-17T16:33:00.017-06:00

One of mine and Jace's many goals is to someday own a boat...a nice boat. I can't wait for this day. This week our friends, Brandon and Natalie invited us to go boating and we had the BEST time! We all loved it!!! Jace and Brandon got behind the boat first then Natalie and I. She splashed me so much I couldn't breathe for the first 5 minutes!!! Then we both let go of our tubes to see how long we could last with “no hands”. She won. I would try to push her off her tube, but no dice. Brandon and Natalie switched places after awhile and I tried to push him off too, but his legs are so long I never even got close. We needed pictures of all this action, but needless to say, they would not have done justice. The water and the weather were perfect, we just needed more hours in the day. Love you guys and can't wait to go again.

Coastal Vacation

2008-08-11T23:23:00.011-06:00

Our family just came home from the Oregon coast. We rented an awesome beach house that was right on the beach. It was so much fun!! We played in the sand, played frisbee, flew kites, explored sandy and rocky beaches, found starfish, visited a lighthouse, went four-wheeling, shopping, hiking, had great food (but not at the Blue Whale in Yachats) had a puppet show, played charades; and with all this fun, it didn't matter that we never saw sunshine.

Little Carson's Blessing

2008-08-11T21:21:00.007-06:00

We have a lot to catch up on for our blog. The first thing we'll post is Carson's Blessing. It was a great day. Lotsa fun, food, laughs and memories. We had about 1/2 of both families come. We missed those of you that couldn't come because of work, distance, or serving a mission. And even those of you who (we found out later) went to the wrong building. The pictures are for you mom and dad. We missed you lots that day.

Memories

2008-07-21T22:19:00.003-06:00

I stole this post from my sister, I thought it would be fun. YOU BETTER LEAVE A COMMENT!!!

Here are the rules: 1. add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anthing you remember! 2. Next, repost these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It is actually pretty fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me I'll assume you are playing the game and I will come to your blog and leave one about you.

Is it too late to post for 4th of July???

2008-07-08T15:38:00.010-06:00

We left almost a week ago and it feels like it's going to take me a week to get caught up. My house is dirty, the car needs washed, we have NO groceries (that's really nothing new) BUT I do have all the laundry done and the bedrooms clean.

We went to La Grande for the 4th of July. If you know us well, that is not shocking at all. While we were there we celebrated Jace's sister Meah's birthday. She's the best. We love you Mea-O.

After the birthday party we headed to Perryland. One of the best places you could ever go camping. It has everything you need and it's clean. Everyone camped for two nights except Carson and I, we stayed at my sister Sarah's house.

We had fun making a 4th of July cake and little cupcakes. We had SOOOO much frosting and experimented a lot, which is half the fun. Sarah's flag cupcakes were everyones favorite. We had a birthday BBQ with Becky and Dave to celebrate little Issac's birthday. We love little Issac and his reaction to some of his gifts. Too bad I didn't have my camera then.

I've been wanting to get my hair done and while I took a nap Jenna did my hair. She did such a good job making it pretty. Then Saturday evening we watched a funny movie and Katelyn, Maeley and Jenna had a short lived slumber party (because Maeley woke up screaming and ended up sleeping with Jace)

It was a fun trip and we can't wait to come back soon. We love LG and being with our family.

Question: What have the Perry's been doing?

2008-06-23T16:00:00.006-06:00

Answer: We are adjusting to life as best as we can. In the last month we've discovered Carson and Maeley are complete opposites. He keeps us (mostly me) on our toes. We've had lots and lots of visitors. But mostly we've been hanging out and holding our little one.

Our Bili Baby

2008-05-30T20:45:00.005-06:00

Carson has been slowly fighting off jaundice. We had heard of jaundice, but who knew it could be such a big deal. He had a count of 18 then 19, then 16 and now 14. So we were instructed to put a bili blanket on him for the last few days. It has been helping lots. But here are some photos of him before the blankie and with the blankie. The machine is kinda a pain, but worth it.

Little Carson

2008-05-26T16:54:00.004-06:00

Maeley was so excited to get to bring Carson home. She HAD to help bring him inside and get him all comfy.

We still need to get pictures of him with his eyes open. More to come...

He's Here!!!

2008-05-26T16:13:00.010-06:00

It was early Thursday morning, 4:40am to be exact, May 22nd, 2008, when we left for the hospital. The labor part wasn't too bad

thanks to Jace

and Sarah.
YAY, at 12:44pm Carson Jace Perry was born!!! Weighing 8.5lbs, and 21 inches in length. We were happy to be done with the labor and delivery, but even happier that he is strong and healthy.

Then the fun part came... Grama Wen brought Maeley to the hospital to meet Carson for the first time.

We were wondering how she would react. Would she be jealous, or accepting? You'll have to watch and see...

Still Alive, Just Preoccupied

2008-05-19T15:34:00.008-06:00

Obliviously, I'm not the best blogger, but I know I need to update. We haven't fallen off the face of the earth; we've just been pretty busy. We've been out of town for a few weekends for Trae's (Jace's brother) wedding and reception and with all this nice weather, we've been outside and playing lots. And we've been busy, busy busy getting everything ready for the baby.

Anyway I took some photos on Saturday of Maeley with her new little pool. We usually get season passes to Roaring Springs, but this year we didn't because I don't want to take a newborn to the water park and have him sit in the 100 degree weather for a few hours a day. But next year we'll do it again. So instead we bought a few things to entertain Maeley in the backyard. Her favorite is the pool, SHOCKER!!

This is Maeley running into the back yard. She's ready to go and was just telling her daddy to hurry and come "simming"

What do you think Maeley, is it full enough yet?
I don't care....
because I'm going simming.

Jace and Maeley swimming. BTW, it's not in irrigation water, ICK!

Baby Room So Far...

2008-04-17T14:24:00.002-06:00

This is the "square wall" we painted in the baby room. It was a fun, but crazy little project. We stared by taping...

then we hired some help...
next, we got to paintin'...and wah-la!!!
We could only paint 3 squares at a time because of how the tape would overlap in several areas. So this one wall took about 4 days. (including touch-up Mark) So now those of you who have been asking what it looks like here you go. We still have lots to do. I’m finishing the dresser this weekend (Dale expect a phone call or 2), we’ll put the crib together, and finally add the finishing touches.

Elder and Sister Royer

2008-03-27T18:40:00.005-06:00

So, one of the saddest days I've had in a REALLY long time was Monday, March 24th. I know I should have been excited and happy to see my parents start to serve their mission, but instead I bawled like a baby. Unfortunately I even snorted when I was hugging my dad goodbye.

So, off they go serving for 23 months in the Russia, Novosibirsk Mission. Why couldn't they have been called to the Temple Square Mission or some where tropical and warm?

Hubby Tag

2008-02-12T16:12:00.001-07:00

What is his name? Jace C Perry (nope the C doesn’t stand for anything)

How long have you been married? 7 years 2 months

How long did you date? Almost 3 years

How old is he? 29 and lookin’ better each year

Who eats more? Ha, that’s so funny…JACE!!!

Who said “I love you” first? I’ll blame it on girly emotions…me

Who is taller? Jace

Who sings better? Neither one of us are singers…But Jace sings more, but it's really not singing

Who is smarter? Pffffff... Jace has more book smarts and I have more common sense smarts

Whose temper is worse? Mine…does Jace have a temper?

Who does the laundry? Me. Jace just turns on the dryer and says “it’s not done yet”

Who does the dishes? Also me.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Nobody...Jace sleeps in the middle and I’m hanging off the left side.

Who pays the bills? Jace… I have no idea what we spend on anything or how much we pay for.."whatever".

Who mows the lawn? Jace and I’m very grateful for that.

Who cooks dinner? Me, but Jace tries to help.

Who drives when you are together? Whoever gets to the driver side first, but on long trips, Jace.

Who is more stubborn? Ha ha, funny question…me

Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? Over little things, I admit it first. Over BIG things, Jace will admit it first.

Whose parents do you see most? Jace’s parents. We get to see them a couple times a month.

Who proposed? Jace…it was totally unforgettable.

Who has more friends? Jace has lots of friends, but I know I have more.

Who has more siblings? I do.

Who wears the pants? Me, me me. Jace tries and I let him think he does, but anyone who knows us, knows I do.

I will now tag..Meg, Jenny, Krista, Abby and Miki

A Big Girl Bed

2008-02-06T13:33:00.001-07:00

Around Christmas we bought Maeley a new bed. The other night we (Jace, Holly and Meah) put it together and Maeley was so excited. So excited, that after she was done "helping" daddy and putting her blankies on her new bed, she instantly got in and said "nigh, night". Jace, Meah and I were still talking... so Maeley sat up in her bed and said "Meah, out"..."Mommy, out"..."Daddy , out". We all started laughing and then she got up out of her bed shut the door on us! It was sooooo funny. We opened the door and took her downstairs for family prayer. Once it was over she said "nigh night" again and went upstairs by herself and shut the door again. Every night since she has been putting herself to bed. What a big girl. Can you believe that?

Miss Maeley's 2nd Birthday

2008-02-06T13:12:00.000-07:00

Saturday night we celebrated Maeley's birthday with a few family members and friends. We had lots of pizza, lots of friends, lots of running, playing and screaming, lots of cake, lots of presents and most of all lots of fun.

Jace's Birthday

2008-02-06T12:22:00.000-07:00

I've made a couple cakes before, but I wanted to make a really cool one for Jace. Jace loves to golf and goes about every weekend when the weather is nice. So instead of making a regular 9x12 rectangle cake I made him a golf cake. I had so much fun putting it together, but it took from 9am to 4pm to make it because I had never made such an involved cake.

I'm FINALLY responding to getting tagged

2008-02-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

The RULES:

A. The rules of the game are posted at the beginning.

B. Each player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves.

C. At the end of the post, the player then tags 6 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog....

OK, OK, OK, it has only taken me like 3 weeks to get back to my blog and return the tag. Not that I haven’t tried, but we’re been supa busy. So here they are everyone (a hum…Jamie)

My Six:

1. Most people know this but I have a foot fetish. I CANNOT WALK BAREFOOT IN PUBLIC PLACES!!! And when I say I cannot, I don’t mean I won’t, I mean I Cannot! It’s a mental problem and it freaks me out. This has been a weird, but very real problem for me since middle school. I think it had something to do with taking showers after P.E. and walking where I saw nasty bare feet and feeling the cold wet puddles on my skin. EEEEE Yuck!!!!. This is an obsession I don’t wish upon people. I have been made fun of countless times for this “problem”. While most people walk around barefoot at the water park, NOT me, people get into pools barefoot, but NOT me I always have my flip flops on. When Jace and I are in a hotel room, no matter how nice, I will NOT take my socks off until I get into bed and I will NOT get out of bed without new socks on my feet. I will NOT walk barefoot in your home, unless you are family and even then it’s a big maybe. Also Never Ever touch me with your feet.

2. I am also a little bit of a shopaholic. Some may say “pffffff a little bit!”, but I’m not as bad as some (Jamie Coburn who can’t walk out of a store without buying something J) But I do go shopping almost everyday. I love finding great deals (like the one I just found for Mark and Mike, a $300 item, I got it for $30) and as always I love to buy cute stuff for my home, or Maeley or me. However, when I find cute things for Jace he always asks me to return it because he would rather have the money. Kinda boring, but whateva.

3. Totally predictable, but I love my little family. I was always hesitant about becoming a mommy, but I love it and have so much fun with Maeley. She’s the biggest sweetheart and always makes me laugh. For example, this morning she came into my room, walked up to where I was sleeping and said “Ere you go mommy” and was holding up her blankie for me to sleep with. If you know Maeley you know she doesn’t give up her special blankies. I could go on and on about her, but I’ll save it for later. And of course I love Jace. Ahhhhh, I know, but I do. He is the ultimate best friend and from what I can tell the best husband. Sorry chicas, but it’s true. I couldn’t have found anyone better for me. He’s got everything including a lucky patch.

4. Also…I am SO going to be on Survivor one of these days. I went to open cast calls last year, however I didn’t know that I needed a passport to try out. So when I get one…watch out Probst. Even if Sarah thinks I show too much emotion, that’s why they’ll cast me, the short, feisty, Mormon girl who gets frustrated and totally annoyed with stupid people.

5. I really like to learn. I think I have a pretty busy life, but fifth fact about me, no matter how busy I am, I love trying and learning new things whether it’s crafts, scrapbooking, sewing, decorating, almost any activity or game (I’m a big gamer) or anything that gets my adrenaline running.

6. And 6th-I don’t think we’ll ever get rid of the purple people eater. Why do we still have this car that barely runs on 2 cylinders? How many years have we been saying we’re getting rid of this crappy car? Only, like, 5 now. I think this car will still be around for Maeley to drive when she turns 16. Poor girl.

There it’s done. Now I need to tag 6 people if the whole world hasn’t already done this…so I’ll say Jenny, Dave/Aubrie, Nicole, Miki, Krista and Steph-if she’s started one.

And It's A.....

2008-01-19T13:55:00.000-07:00

Tee hee hee, we found out what we are having. Can you tell what it is? The pictures are a lot smaller on the computer, but It’s A Boy!!! We can’t believe it. I guess grandma and grandpa are going to loose their room at the Perry suits Hotel.

Holly couldn’t believe it was a boy and could have fallen off the table. She’s very nervous about having a boy and would have been fine with a family of just girls. Jace is excited of course. He’s going to have a little huntin’ buddy and someone to watch football with. Aunt Meah came with us to the ultrasound and said she “knew” it was a boy and she was right. As for Maeley she kept touching her tummy for the rest of the day and saying “mommy baby”. She’s finally getting it.
We are not sure about any names yet, but we have a few in mind so we’ll keep you updated. If it were up to Maeley, the baby’s name would be Shrek. As for now we’ll start shopping. He can’t wear pretty sundresses or sleep under pink blankies.

The Perry Family Started When...

2008-01-03T16:03:00.000-07:00

Hello, and welcome to our blog. We're the Perry's and have been for 7 years now. We live fun, spontaneous lives that we might tell you about, but most likely we'll just talk about our favorite little girl. Don't worry, you won't get bored she's very entertaining.

Currently we have Jace, Holly and Maeley in our family, but someone else on the way. We will meet him or her near the end of May at the St. Lukes Hospital.

We've been living in Nampa, Idaho for just over 3 years. Jace is a Senior Associate Accountant for Eide Bailly. Wow, smart (and cute) chico! Holly is a full-time mommy and loving it more than she thought possible. Who said stay-at-home moms don't do anything??? Maeley is almost 2 and the life of the party. She plays with anything she can get her little hands on and soaks everything up like a sponge.