Steve & Leslie

Tickled Pink

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:13:00 +0000

This is the most recent blanket I made. Our neighbors growing up had a daughter (Brooke) who is Jake's age and just had a baby girl 3 weeks ago and named her Hayden. Jake, Richelle and Lincoln are going up to Coeur d'Alene for Thanksgiving and delivering this for me. I hope she likes it!

4th Annual Pumpkin Carving

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:59:00 +0000

Tonight the Lloyd family kids and their significant others (plus kids) got together once again for the now traditional pumpkin carving night. It's always fun to just hang out, eat dinner and this year included watching the most recent episode of The Office. It's fun to see what we'll create...and how it compares to last year.

-Jake, Steve and Karl-
-Christi, Richelle and Leslie-
...and of course, mine is the best! =)

I hope that we're able to keep the tradition going for many more years with the addition of our kids joining in the fun...and adding more pumpkins each year.

YAY!!! Finally!!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:38:00 +0000

Ok....so many things to update everyone on...but the most important is...................................... WE'RE ENGAGED!

Steve took me to a nice dinner the night before my birthday (8/31/09) because we had plans that night. We had a wonderful dinner together and he was so anxious to do it...he couldn't wait. So in the middle of dessert (which was fabulous...chocolate bundt cake), he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. In total shock and disbelief, I asked him "Is this for real? Are my eyes really seeing this?" Of course, I quickly realized that this was real and not to waste any more time. So I quickly said "YES!" and then instantly started crying! It was romantic and for the most part private (since the restaurant was pretty much empty). So our server took the picture of us shortly afterwards.

Steve took this picture of me a little while later. Can you tell how excited I am??? Haha!

I know a lot of people are really excited for us and want to know what this ring looks like. So here's a pretty good shot. Nothing fancy...simple round solitare engagement ring! Just what I wanted! =)

So far, it looks like the wedding date will be July 10, 2010 here in Utah.

Total Cuteness!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Do I need to say more??!!!

This is Steve's little niece, Reagan, who is is about 1 1/2 years old! Too cute!

Lincoln Jacob Lloyd

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:50:00 +0000

Jake & Richelle made it official on Friday, May 29th with giving their son his name. He shall be known as Lincoln Jacob Lloyd.Here's a picture of us together hanging out on the couch. Link is taking a snooze while mom, dad, and Aunt Leslie take a rest. He's pretty darn adorable! How could you not hold him?!

Nephew #2 is HERE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Thu, 28 May 2009 03:42:00 +0000

My 2nd little nephew FINALLY arrived today! No official name yet...but still super cute. I think he looks like Jake.

He was born on Wednesday, May 27th at 8:30pm. He weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. and 21 inches long !

More pictures to come shortly! =)

Quilt #3 and #4

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Fri, 15 May 2009 02:39:00 +0000

Quilt #3 was for my friend Jill who's baby is due in about 4 weeks and her baby shower was a few weeks ago. She's having a little boy and they're going to name him Elliott. I sure hope he loves his new blankie that was made with love!

Quilt #4...just completed yesterday (May 13th) is for my sister-in-law who is giving me a nephew in just a few days! Richelle LOVES stars and blue...so it was really easy to pick the fabric for this blanket. Hopefully this little guy will grow to love them too. We're all really excited for this little guy to get here! I thought it would be cute to wrap it in some ribbon since it was a gift. I really do enjoy seeing the joy I bring to people when I can give them a gift that I made...you know..things with sentimental meaning. Those gifts are the best! So I hope all 4 quilts get some good use out of them over the many years! The next quilt I make will be for me and much bigger...more to enjoy! =)

And his name shall be???

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 04:58:00 +0000

Today Jake, Richelle and me went to visit our newest family member. They finally picked a name!

Easton Paul Lloyd!

I'm glad he's got a name now and we can start calling him Easton and not just baby or Lloyd Baby!

They are planning on going home tomorrow and hopefully have a nice first day home on Easter Sunday!

Baby Lloyd is HERE!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:01:00 +0000

Here he is... Born on April 10, 2009 just before 3pm weighing 7 lbs. 13 oz. & 19 3/4 inches long! This is right after he was born and wiped down!
Yesterday morning I got a call from Karl asking if I was ready to be an Aunt today?? Duh, of course I am!! So he told me that Christi's water broke about 6 am. They drove to the hospital and checked in and gave us all updates when he could. Christi did great and he was born just before 3pm...and Christi only had to push for about 20 minutes and the little guy was here!
Here's a picture of the newest family member just after he was born! Both parents look proud and excited.Baby Lloyd as of right now is nameless because my brother & sister-in-law haven't decided on a name. They started with 4 and have narrowed it down to 3...as of last night. So who knows what this little guy will be called by the time he leaves the hospital.
Here he is after his first bath. HE HATED IT! He was screaming and getting so upset his whole little body turned red. After that traumatic experience...he was OUT...the rest of the night. It didn't matter what we did to him..HE WOULD NOT WAKE UP! We pulled, tugged, lotioned, tried to tickle him and he would just not wake up. Finally, Christi asked the nurse and she said that was pretty normal from them to sleep and not feed for as long as it had been. Phew!
Here are the newest first time Aunts with little Baby Lloyd! So cute! It was fun being able to experience this with Richelle last night. We are going to be GREAT Aunts!
So we thought it would be cute to put new Baby Lloyd on Richelle's prego belly and he really didn't care. But as soon as we laid him on Richelle, Jake & Richelle's baby (Baby Lloyd's cousin) just started kicking his sleeping cousin. Richelle said that all day their little guy was super active and kicking all day! I sure they'll be the best of friends as they get older!

So they should leave the hospital either tonight or tomorrow..and hopefully by then I'll be able to update everyone with his new name!

Happy Anniversary

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 17:44:00 +0000

Today is our 5 year Anniversary. Steve was sweet enough to send me this beautiful flower arrangement to my office. He really is thoughtful!

I Love You!!

Baby Quilt #2

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:39:00 +0000

Ok, so since I received my sewing machine I've made 2 quilts. The first quilt was for my sister-in-law who is having the first grandson/nephew on our side of the family and I had to keep it a secret because I gave it to her for Christmas. Then we found out one of our really good friends is having a baby, a girl, and I HAD to make a quilt for them too (plus this is good practice for me for when my kids finally come around!). I do have to say that I am pretty impressed with myself...and the fabric is really cute!

Anyway, it's called a Rag Quilt where you sew the edges on the outside with a 1/2 inch seam..then you cut it and wash it..then it frays...thus the rag. So here's a picture of the front and back...more for my memory before I give it away... =(

I'm pretty sure the people that are getting this haven't even seen our blog, so it's probably still safe..but they'll be getting it Friday anyway!

Brunch

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 04:27:00 +0000

A few weekends ago, I was finally able to get together with a good friend of mine who I used to work with...and this was the first time I've seen her since she told me she was pregnant. So we planned on going to brunch and we got the same thing...and when they brought it out...we were both surprised...IT LOOKED SO GOOD (and it was delicious)!!! Afterwards, we went shopping...and bought some baby stuff and of course I couldn't resist buying stuff for my soon to be born nephews.

Here we are in their new home they bought last month...and her cute pregnant belly. She hates getting her picture taken..but I told her she had to because she's just so cute. There's always that glow of expecting mothers that just make them so beautiful!

Utah Jazz vs. Charlotte Bobcats

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 23:54:00 +0000

I won tickets through work to the Jazz game on Monday night. Steve & I went to the Jazz game and he kept saying that he'd never sat so close to the floor before for a game. It was fun! This picture to the left shows how close we were to the floor (and the visiting team).

Here's Paul Milsap shooting a free throw for the Jazz. He's does a pretty good job working together with the other teammates.

Here's Kyle Korver...who looks like Ashton Kutcher...but I think better looking! Steve was nice enough to take some pictures for me.

And the best for last...

Becoming Domestic....??

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:11:00 +0000

It seems like the older I get, the more "domestic" things I want to do. I think it all started with getting a sewing machine for my birthday this last year. I've already made 1 baby quilt (for my first nephew coming in April) and working on 3 others.
Then I went on a baking stretch were I was baking something every night. Since I live alone, others definitely reaped the benefits...Karl & Christi, Steve & his co-workers.
Then I get the strange idea that I want to make my own freezer jam. So last night I tried it. It was super easy! They've been able to simplify how to make it over the years. I won't know until tonight how it turned out since you have to let it set for 24 hours. Luckily, the recipe only made 3 small containers...so if it's not great...I didn't waste. If it's good...I'll know to double the batch. =)

Continued Catch up...More FOOTBALL!!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:58:00 +0000

Ok, the long awaited rivalry game arrived against BYU! All the Ute fans were geared to beat some cougar hiney! Here's our group at the tailgate lot before the game! GO UTES!!

Here's Steve with his best friend's daughter, Alexa, who turns 18 in a few days!
Here are our friends that we sit next to (from left, Angie, Brandy and Addie). This was after we won the game...by killing BYU!

Here's a picture of the field after we won and everyone rushed the field.
Here's a picture of the final score against BYU. I know it's a little blurry, but you still get the gist that we blew them out!

Catch up....FOOTBALL!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:44:00 +0000

We are University of Utah fans and we attend the home games every year (since we've been together). This was the Utah vs. TCU game. It was AWESOME! I'm so glad we won this game.

Here's Steve & me after the game.

Here are the people we've been sitting next to for the past few seasons and became friends with them. There's (starting from the left) Angie, Addie, Craig & Dave. They're really nice people.
This game was a "Black out." Everyone was supposed to wear black during this game...and the team sported their new black uniforms. It was pretty cool to see...and everyone rushed the field after this big win!

Election Day!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:42:00 +0000

Make sure you VOTE Today!

Pumpkin Carving Traditions...

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:20:00 +0000

For some reason, the past few years, us siblings have gotten together around Halloween to carve pumpkins. It's been fun to be with each other and have a good time. It's fun to see what patterns everyone chooses each year and see how well the turned out (or didn't turn out).

Here's Steve carving his pumpkin. He created his own pattern. He had a hard time sitting "Criss Cross Apple Sauce" style (so we found out from Richelle & Christi that's the P.C. way to say it now! Probably because they both work with children).

Jake & Richelle are waiting patiently for everyone else to finish carving pumpkins!

And here is the final products! Not too bad, but we had a hard time with the candles this year. Oh well...they still look good.

Steve's Birthday with the Family

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:54:00 +0000

Steve's birthday was a few weeks ago but we weren't able to do the family celebration for a few weeks because everyone in his family got sick.

Steve was pretty excited about some of his presents...like this one. Lisa gave him a frame with 3 pictures of Reagan (his niece) in his baseball hat. They're pretty cute!

And here is Steve holding Reagan. She's getting so big and here hair is starting to grow in and more and she's getting more teeth every time we see her.

Too cute....!

Playing catch-up....

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 01:13:00 +0000

Here's us and some friends tailgating at one of the most recent University of Utah football games.

Here's Brandon & Jenn

Matt & Aimee

Leo & Bridget

And here we are having fun after we won our game!

Sewing Machine Adventures

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:03:00 +0000

For my birthday, I asked for a sewing machine from my family. So we finally got the one I wanted ordered and it was delivered last week. I grew up helping my mom sewing & did a few of my own projects but it's a little intimidating to have my own...with not really anyone that could help at a moments notice. I started reading through the manual to try to figure out what I'm supposed to do and where to put all the different parts. Last night was quite the adventure...to be exact...a 3 1/2 hour adventure for what I thought would be simple. I have a few pairs of slacks that the hem came undone that I wanted to fix. I got everything ready but I couldn't figure out what the picture was explaining. So I called my mom...who bless her heart...stayed on the phone with me for about 2 hours trying to help me figure out what to do...and I was determined to figure it out. She kept telling me that I should have tried to do something more simple...but that project is what I needed to do. FINALLY....it clicked in my brain and I did it! Phew! That was a big hurdle!! Now I need to experiment with the other stitches and familiarize myself with my new machine so I don't feel scared of it. I'm hoping to attack the chore of making a baby quilt with Richelle (my sister-in-law) and Steve has requested an adult sized super hero cape. All men out there will always have "Peter Pan Syndrome."

Laughing so hard you cry!

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:47:00 +0000

Friday night, Steve got to experience something he would have rather passed on. Steve has a few down pillows and I pulled a feather out that was sticking through the pillow (which looked a lot like this feather). I tried to lay it on his face & tickle him with it. Well, I did, for about a second. He had a fan on and it blew the feather off his face (right infront of his mouth) and right as he was breathing in...HE INHALED IT! I burst out laughing so hard I started to cry and he kept trying to cough it up like he had a furball. Luckily he was able to get it out and wasn't made at me and we both able to laugh at it!

One Birthday and a Funeral

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:56:00 +0000

Today, September 1 is my birthday. It's been a pretty good birthday for turning 26! I got chocolate cake in bed for breakfast this morning...so I can't complain too much. Tonight for my birthday dinner we're going to Tsunami, my favorite sushi restaurant. Ymmm!!

Also, last Saturday (August 23, 2008) my Grandpa Lloyd died. His viewing was on Wednesday night and his funeral was on Thursday in McCammon, ID. He was a great guy & fun grandpa. He'd always try to scare us kids whenever we visited and would greet us with big welcoming bear hugs. He will be missed...but he's in a much better place now.

We love you, Grandpa Lloyd!

Sleepy Squirrel

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:14:00 +0000

Last weekend, Steve noticed something on the front tire of his truck. It turned out to be a squirrel. He was lounged out on the tire just hangin' out! Kind of strange. We watched him for a few minutes and he jumped up into the engine. We were worried that he could cause damage to the electical so we tried to get him out. After many attempts of thumping on the truck and honking the horn...no squirrel. We decided to pop the hood and saw what out new little friend had been doing. Well, Steve has a mature apricot tree in his backyard and the squirrel had found a pit that he wanted to chew on. He decided the safest place to have his little snack was on top of his engine cover...leaving little paw prints & the pit! Dang squirrels!

Warm Fuzzies

noreply@blogger.com (Leslie) — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 22:18:00 +0000

I lost a dear friend years ago to breast cancer and have known many women who have overcome battle's with cancer but have lost their hair along the way. As most of you know, I cut 15 inches off just over a month ago and I wanted to do something good with all that hair. I sent in my long pony to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths campgain. They have been trying to get 1 million inches of hair so they can provide free wigs for women who are going through cancer treatments who have lost their hair. I finally got a response in the mail yesterday which was this letter. I was glad about cutting my hair but when I got this letter yesterday it made me that much happier knowing I will have contributed to someones happiness and hopefully make their battle a little bit easier to win.