Stephen & Krista Lee

TUCKER!!!!

2011-03-04T14:37:00.005-07:00

On Feb, 27th. 2011 Tucker James was born. He weighed in at 8.1 lbs and had a fight to get out, but he made it safe and sound. He is a huge blessing in our lives and cute bundle of joy.

A present on the way

2011-03-04T14:31:00.002-07:00

What we got to see October 7th, 2010. A baby boy was on the way to us. Exciting, and boy was I nervous to become a dad, but I was also way excited! We kept it secret for a long time and when we finally let people know they were a little surprised because Krista was so tiny. In fact, she was pretty small the whole pregnancy and NEVER got chubby or anything. Every time we went to the doctor he would always say,"You're all baby". He was right.

A sad glider

2011-02-02T13:36:00.002-07:00

So a few weeks before Christmas I found this glider on KSL and decided to get it so I could glide into sleepy nights. I picked it up for $25 and stuck it in our tiny car. One of the first things Krista said about it was that is looked sad and needed to be reupholstered. So here it is before Krista and her mom undertook the process. Then here it is afterward. We added a thicker butt pad and an actual foam pad for the back. Added foam to arm rests and all new fabric. A happy glider was born thanks to Krista and her mom's hard work. Oh ya and I got the glider to rock a baby.

Graduation

2010-09-05T20:11:00.002-06:00

My great buddies Craig, (myself), and Lance on the big day. We were all so glad that the day had finally come. All three of us graduated with a BS in Outdoor Rec. Yes, they are both a lot taller than I am, but that is okay. YOU GUYS ROCK!!! All of us would like to get on with an agency doing great things in the beautiful outdoors.

My job

2010-09-05T17:16:00.002-06:00

I am currently a crew lead for a recreation crew with the Dixie National Forest. I get to work on all four districts of the forest so I work from Pine Valley (St. George area) to all the way over on Boulder Mt. and everything in between.
It is a blast! The only down side is that I have to camp out a lot and by that I mean almost the whole summer. This is bad because I miss my dear wife so very much, but I do get to see her on weekends and that is way AWESOME!!!
I get to ride four wheelers, drive big trucks, build fence, hike to different areas, and to top it all off I get paid to do it. Yes, a very sweet job. So I have added some pictures of scenery and such from different areas I got to work this season.

The Three Musketeers

2009-08-08T18:37:00.003-06:00

Okay, so the same day we went on our horse ride my good friends Lance and Craig invited me to what most civilized men in this country do. SHOOT stuff. At WFR we were dubbed The Three Musketeers. We found one more use for a golf ball this day. See what great things can happen when great minds get together? Lance, Craig, you two freaken rock! boya. However, my wife is still a better target shooter than anyone in the family.

Horse back riding

2009-08-08T18:28:00.003-06:00

So a few weeks ago the whole Cedar City Chappell clan (Krista's family), went on a horse ride. There were 15 horses and 18 of us. That is me looking like a dude and not a real cowboy, and that is Krista behind me looking at the cows. She is a really good rider, and I am getting there. Since we got married I have worn a cowboy hat, own cowboy boots, and have rode a few horses. Yeehaa. Perhaps I should shave.

WFR

2009-08-08T18:16:00.005-06:00

So this past May I attended a 9 day 80 hr course on Wilderness First Responder. I survived thanks to my good buddies Lance and Craig. I am now CPR certified and WFR certified. This course was required for my major and it has come in handy for my summer job. I took my bike and did some biking in Bryce National Park where the course took to place. I finally got a nice picture of the moon during sunset. Awesome!

Kanarraville Falls

2009-07-17T23:28:00.005-06:00

So Krista, her sister, sister's friend and myself went to Kanarraville Falls to have some fun. We went down some natural water slides and the water was just a little bit cold. Krista is my brave hero because she went first since I am not fond of water. However, I soon followed and enjoyed it some much I just kept going and going.

US

2009-07-17T23:11:00.003-06:00

So we went and had a picnic dinner at Cascade Falls one days after I got off work. It was a really nice time and hey it was dinner with a view.

2009-07-17T21:43:00.003-06:00

So in May I (studie) took a leave of absence from working at Rainbow. These are the two CNC machines I worked while there. Aren't they just so cool looking? And yes, that is me modeling one of the machines we called Scarlet and that was my office back there. Good times indeed.

Primitive Camping

2009-04-19T10:45:00.006-06:00

Here is our $13 piece of sand camping spot on the 'primitive' camping area at Sand Hollow. So makes it so special to pay that much? We still don't know.
Friday evening we went down to Redcliffs with our Friends Dan and Kimber to camp out and do some hiking/rappeling the next day. However, Redcliffs camp ground was full, so was Quail Lake's so we headed to Sand Hollow and payed twice as much as Redcliffs for a peice of sand, not fire pit and primitive out houses. Hmmm. Well, we had fun hiking the next day at least.
I took a picture of the beautiful nature.

Here we are at Redcliffs on Saturday. Our friends Dan and Kimber invited us to go camping and hike/rappel over the weekend. We had a good and hot time.

Red Cave

2009-04-19T10:42:00.003-06:00

We went to a slot canyon called Red Cave between Mt. Carmel and Mt. Carmel Jt. Krista's grandpa and grandma Sorensen have property over there so the family went there for Easter. Krista is a cute lady for sure. Rar.

2009-04-19T10:31:00.004-06:00

While on our anniversary in February at Knott's Berry Farm, we had a cartoon picture of us drawn. We laughed so hard. It looks exactly like us doesn't it? That was a really fun trip. I screamed like a girl on the Xtrem Scream when it dropped us from what seemed to be a mile up. We shall return again.

2009-04-19T10:19:00.005-06:00

For one of my classes I had to go out on some snowshoeing excursions. One of them was an over nighter up by Navajo Lake. My good buddy Lance took a few pictures of us in our snow kitchen and snowshoeing around. It was a good time with the guys and we had fun.

2009-04-19T10:03:00.003-06:00

This past winter we went up and played with Chase, Karen and Keryelle ( the cute little one in the background, Chase took the picture).

Christmas Pix

2008-12-14T16:30:00.003-07:00

So Krista's cousin Emily took some pictures for us for our Christmas cards. These are some of the ones that Studie thought were awesome. Thanks Em you're so good. Don't we look so hot in black?

2008-12-14T12:25:00.003-07:00

That little red and black thing is Studie on his last adventure for one of his classes. This was a 70 ft climb by Parawon Gap. We are so glad the semester is over because this is not our kind of hanging out.

The Shower

2008-12-14T12:10:00.004-07:00

Okay so here are pics of the shower Studie tiled during last semester. It is so nice to have our own shower and bath now. He did a pretty good job for being a novice. He also tiled the floors in the bathroom and laundry room. What a stud.

Boots

2008-09-20T16:45:00.003-06:00

This is our cute little orange tabby kitten. She was just waking up from her beauty nap and if you look close she is sticking her tongue out. That dog is fake. She is a crazy cat that loves to chew stuff like a dog and eat your toes and fingers. However, we just think she is so dang cute. Her name is Boots. Anyone who has seen Shrek knows why. She is our little terror.

The new hang out!

2008-09-20T16:24:00.004-06:00

Okay this is just a glimpse of what we get to do in the ORPT class we have together. This is at Thunderbird Gardens up behind the Cedar City gold course. We had a blast at the new hang out where we just hung around. Next week we get to go caving!

Camping in style

2008-09-06T13:43:00.004-06:00

We wanted to buy a tent and go camping. So we did in our living room. However, we got to really break in at Grandpa and Grandma Chappell's with an air matress and all. Oh yeah, we know how to do it. Oh and it was on sale so we like it even more. See, Studie loves sales.

Our 1st climb!

2008-09-06T13:32:00.006-06:00

Here we are today on our first sportclimb ever! Krista makes this stuff look easy. She just ran up and was so graceful. I am so proud of my hot wife. However, I had a fun time with heights and oh yeah did I mention I lifted weights the night before. Bad idea. So I buried my head and went on. This was a total blast.

Here we are at the base of the climb. What a cute little lady! My spider woman.

2008-09-04T18:44:00.002-06:00

As most of you know it is that time of year when some people attempt to load the back pack up with books, fill the mind with new and sometimes useless information, and attempt to stay sain. Yes, the scholastic in us coming out.
Last week Krista and I started school again at SUU. Through a very long ordeal and many set backs, we are finally on our way and enjoying our classes. Krista and I are taking two classes together and that is a blast.
We purchased computers for our classes and now a mini office set up in our room! It is totally sweet and I must brag that I got my tower for only $35 at the SUU surplus sale. This is by far the best investment with SUU I have made.
Well, that is all for now. Hope everyone is having a great day. Good day.

Here we go.

2008-06-16T19:05:00.005-06:00

This is how it started. So here is a grouping of pics that one of Krista's cousins did for our wedding. We think it rocks! And yes I know I married a beauty.

Greetings to all

2008-06-13T11:28:00.003-06:00

Hello there friends and family. Just a brief over view here for you all.
For those of you who don't know, Krista and Stephen were married on the 23rd of February last year and are totally loving life. Stephen was laid off of two jobs with in three months of each other, and that was horrible.
We will be posting pictures of our wedding and other stuff soon. Including the in-laws basement which we finished and are now living in.
Stephen finally got his AS in May and is going to continue working on his BS (pardon the pun), while Krista will finish working on her AS through on-line courses.
Stephen is now employed at a sign company as a router technician and is enjoying life.
Well, that is all for now, keep looking for new posts and pictures coming soon.
-Peace