http://www.dyasfamily.com The Authoritative Source for all things Dyas Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:58:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Dyas Family welcomed Jessica Lynn Dyas on September 9, 2009. Jessica weighed 7lbs. 13oz. at birth and was 21 inches long. Here is our current photo gallery of Jessica that we'll be doing our best to keep updated: Jessica Lynn Dyas http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1348 http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1175 One of the kid's father in Lauren's class was kind enough to give me a CD with a nunch of pictures he took at Lauren's birthday party this past weekend.  Here's the links to the Facebook galleries: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2817263&id=9358641&l=56de91a080 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2817266&id=9358641&l=c4e4847340 http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2817268&id=9358641&l=d061f8c3f4 http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1173 Here's a few quick-hits about what Lauren's been up to lately: Somewhere she picked up "Waaaaaiiiiiiiit a minute!" If she does something goofy she'll go, "Silly Lauren!" If Lauren does something wrong and we say something to her about it, she'll sometimes reply with a rapidly stated, "WhatttidIdo?" She knows all of her letters ... http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1163 After a few days of Lauren being less than pleased that I was leaving school after dropping her off in her room, I somehow discovered that if I asked her to open the door for me, she would let me out and then go back into the room and forget ... http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1167 After a recent spell of struggling to get Lauren to go to sleep, I decided to employ tiring tactics.  After dinner, Lauren and I have a solid 20 minutes of in-house cardio.  We run around in circles, we jump up and down, we dive off the couch into a pile ... http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1165 I posted a bunch of new videos to my YouTube page today.  Check them out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/stevedyas http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1158 Melissa, Lauren and I travelled down to Greenville, SC this past weekend for Grandpa Dyas's birthday.  Here are some photos from the weekend: http://www.kodakgallery.com/ShareLanding.action?c=lgqo907.48zcu2jn&x=0&y=-g62rng&localeid=en_US http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1154 For Valentine's Day, we made heart-shaped pancakes: and then ordered heart-shaped pizzas from Papa John's: http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1102 Originally from Cooking Light Yield 6 servings Ingredients Sausage: 1 1/2  tablespoons  Hungarian sweet paprika 2  tablespoons  minced garlic 3  tablespoons  dry red wine 2  tablespoons  sherry vinegar 2  teaspoons  ancho chili powder 1  teaspoon  ... http://www.dyasfamily.com/?p=1097