The Stubbs Family

2009-08-22T15:34:00.000-07:00

All Smiles!

Charlie has really started smiling more lately. His little personality is emerging. We can't wait to see more. He loves to coo and tries to talk. He still loves to be cuddled which is hard when we need to get stuff done. Thank Heavens he also loves his swing which is still where he takes all his naps.

2009-08-22T15:28:00.000-07:00

Audrey turned 7!!!
For Audrey's 7th birthday party she had a Little Chef's theme. The girls decorated their own aprons and hats, then they made their own pizzas and cupcakes. She had a great time! I'm thrilled it is over. Phew!

2009-08-22T15:22:00.000-07:00

I've lost my mind! I actually paid money to have a rodent in my house. Don't we usually pay money to get rid of rodents?

All Audrey wanted for her Birthday (despite my discouragement) was a pet gerbil. I sent her on a scavenger hunt where at the end she found the cage and all the fixings. Later that day we went and picked out a female black gerbil she named Skittles.

2009-08-22T15:19:00.000-07:00

Charlie was officially named and blessed on August 2nd. Everything went well. We had family over afterwards for a late lunch. Everyone had a great time.

2009-08-22T15:14:00.000-07:00

When Aunt Chelsy came to town a few months ago she took Audrey on a girls day out. They went for pedicures and to a local cafe for hot chocolate. Audrey felt like a queen. She has a special place in her heart for Aunt Chelsy.

2009-07-17T16:01:00.000-07:00

Welcome Charlie Jackson Stubbs!

Charlie arrived on June 22 at a whopping 7 pounds 13 ounces. He came out wanting to eat and has never stopped. He is a really good baby and at 3 weeks old he still sleeps most of the time. If we could just stretch out those feedings (especially at night) he would be the perfect baby. He is very cuddly and loves to be held and snuggled. After some serious post partum complications and a difficult recovery we are just so grateful for this new little spirit and we are enjoying every minute.

I love this picture. It looks like he is waving hello.

Proud Papa!

Big little sister Eva. Eva hasn't even seemed to notice the new competition. I was worried she would be jealous because she has been my little side kick for the last year. However, she is a lot more interested in doing whatever Audrey is doing and loves her new role as a big girl. She had a rough stretch in the beginning after being passed around for 2 weeks. We thought maybe she had been abducted by aliens and was possessed, but she is back to her good natured little self.

Audrey has been great! She is my little helper (as long as it doesn't involve diapers). She has been very sweet and eager to please. She actually enjoyed being passed around for 2 weeks and still asks every day where she gets to go today. She has been great with Eva and never seems to tire of her new little shadow. It has been great to see how all of this has brought them together.

2009-04-22T12:14:00.000-07:00

Dance! Dance! Dance!

Despite My best efforts to turn my girls into soccer players or gymnasts all they want to do is dance. This is all a new adventure for me because I never took dance myself. I didn't realize there are so many different kinds of dance.

Eva started lessons this winter after much pleading and begging. It is really fun to watch her especially considering she can barely walk straight without falling down. She loves it though and asks everyday if it is dance today.

2009-04-22T12:07:00.000-07:00

Easter Morning

The girls had a great time searching for eggs and discovering treats and trinkets in their basket.

Eva's favorite holidays are Easter and Halloween because they involve the most candy.

Audrey was most excited about her new book. She read it in one day.

2009-04-22T12:01:00.000-07:00

Easter Eggs

Mckray and Weston came over to decorate Easter Eggs. They all turned out beautiful and luckily there were no catastrophes.

2009-04-22T08:40:00.000-07:00

Sisters

Audrey and Eva have been playing so well together lately. I wondered if they ever would with thier 3 and a half year age gap. In the last six months they have really become friends and enjoy playing together. They still have the typical sibling rivalry but they seem do really well for the most part.

Audrey and Eva are always making and inventing things out of regular houselhold items. Here they made a sink man.

2009-04-22T08:32:00.000-07:00

Audrey and Eva got a new Cadillac Escalade for Christmas. Audrey taking Mckray for a spin. Mckray and Weston got a John Deer tractor. Eva taking Weston for a ride.

Disney World

2009-01-25T11:02:00.000-08:00

We took a trip to Disney World in December with the entire Stubbs clan. Everyone had a great time. Audrey rode all the rides she was tall enough for and was very brave. She even went on some of the scary rides twice. Eva enjoyed the little rides and asks me every day when we get to go back. We told her Disney World was her birthday party because we left the day after her birthday. Unfortunately that was not a great idea because now she thinks she gets to go to Disney World for her future birthdays.The family at Animal Kingdom.

The girls with Minnie. Eva thinks the characters are her friends. She said her favorite part of Disney World was seeing her friends.

Audrey and her cousin Grace in front of Snow Whites Castle. Audrey thinks our new Draper Temple looks like Snow Whites Castle.

Eva on the Merry-go-round with dad.

The family on Its a Small world. The kids were all mesmerized and the adults got a little nap.

Baby Boy Stubbs

2009-01-25T10:43:00.000-08:00

Well I know I have been a horrible blogger, but I have a good excuse. We are expecting our third baby ( a boy!) in June and I have had horrible morning sickness. I am now feeling better and have decided to re-enter the blogger world. These are some ultra sound photos of him at about 17 weeks. We are really excited to meet him. Audrey was especially excited to find out it was a boy. As she put it "we already have enough girls". Eva said she already had a baby (she got a baby doll for Christmas) but quickly warmed up to the idea. When I told Audrey the baby is the reason I have not been feeling well she asked " Why does the baby make you sick, does it hate you?". I told her the baby doesn't hate me but pregnancy sure does. Anyway, seeing him makes it all worth it

This one a his 3-D image of his face. Technology is amazing

This is a profile of his head and abdomen.

This is a picture of the tell-tell signs of a boy. He had no problem showing it off.

2008-10-29T13:12:00.000-07:00

We had our first snow in October. Audrey enjoyed it outside making snowmen and Eva was happy to enjoy it inside looking out the window.

We spent the a day at Cornbellys with the cousins over UEA. It was great day and the kids had a great time.

2008-10-29T12:21:00.000-07:00

Well we have lots of news to report on. I'll start with the most important. Audrey lost her first tooth! She was on cloud nine for two days. She was so excited she almost couldn't contain herself! However, she did unfortunately inherit the Wallace fainting gene. When she realized she was bleeding she turned to me and said "I don't feel good". I took one look at her green face and rushed her to the couch to lay down. She soon recovered and the excitement took over. She has been waiting for this moment for a long time. All her friends have already lost teeth and she has been wondering if it will ever be her turn.

Audrey also scored a goal in the final soccer game of the season. We were thrilled for her. This is the first year she has played positions in soccer plus she is on a bigger field with more girls so it has been a little intimidating. So she was very excited when she scored a goal.

In other news Eva finally graduated to a big girl bed. She was so excited she actually wanted to go to bed for a change. She looked so small in that great big bed. I can't believe my baby is growing up.

Audrey got in with her to fill up some of that extra space.

I also should report that we finally sold the speck home we have had for sell for over a year now. We finally closed on it 2 weeks ago and could not be more relieved. It was truly a miracle that it sold in this market. In fact there has not been a legitimate sell (that was not a foreclosure or bankruptcy) in that neighborhood for over a year. We know that there were many prayers and much fasting on our behalf and we truly do feel that it was a blessing from the Lord. Thanks to everyone who helped us and showed their support and love over the last year. It has been a stressful year, yet we feel like we have grown and learned a lot from all of our challenges.

Nate also started a new job as a senior financial analyst for Boart Longyear. We also feel like this job was another great blessing considering the current economic situation. He is enjoying his job and likes the people he works for and with.

2008-10-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

We took another trip to Bear Lake with some friends of ours. Mitzi and Deon were nice enouph to let us use thier cabin while they were away on a cruise. The weather was a little cool but we still had a great time. We took the kids to the beach to play in the sand, went on a bike ride to the park, swam in the hot tub, ate milkshakes, roasted marshmallows, and just hung out. It was a great get-a-way before Nate started his new job.
Hot tub fun!
Eva and her playmate Ava did not quite grasp the concept of only getting thier feet wet which resulted in naked babies. And who doesn't love a naked baby?

Roasting marshmallows.

The Zoo

2008-08-27T17:46:00.000-07:00

We go to see the animals but the train is always the favorite.
Eva was too scared of the elephant statue to get in the picture.
However, not afraid of the fake tiger. Go figure.

Audrey begged me all summer long to take her to the zoo. So finally, two weeks before school started we made the trip. It was really hot but we still had a great time.

Tagged

2008-08-27T10:50:00.000-07:00

I am: a child of God

I think: too much, it gets me into trouble

I know: that I don't know anything

I want: to have less stress in my life

I have: the greatest, cutest little girls in the world

I dislike: leaving messages on answering machines

I miss: my first grader who just started school and my new nephew in Virginia

I fear: the future

I feel: grateful for all the support we have received in the last year

I hear: helicopters flying over my house still trying to put out a fire that caused part of our neighborhood to be evacuated 2 days ago.

I smell: smoke

I crave: dark chocolate

I cry: only when I'm all alone

I usually: am too quick to anger

I search: for the best deal and I usually find it.

I wonder: if we will survive the real estate market

I regret: not getting to know my grandparents better among many other things.

I love: a good book

I care: less about what other people think than I used to, but still more than I should.

I always: say my prayers at night

I worry: all day long!

I am not: happy about the size of my butt!

I remember: when life was simpler.

I believe: in Jesus Christ

I sing: out of tune.

I don't always: put make-up on even though I really should

I argue: with my six year old and she usually wins

I write: to my nephew on a mission every couple of months

I win: almost every time I play Settler of Catan

I lose: my patience on an hourly basis

I wish: my father in law didn't have Parkinson's.

I listen: to books on tape in my car.

I am talented: at uh uh uh .....

I can usually be found: daydreaming.

I am scared:of spiders and crickets and most bugs for that matter.

I need: a million dollars

I forget: to close cupboards which usually results in a bonked head or shin.

I am happy: when I am with the people I love unless of course they're mad at me.

I tag Darcy Briggs

2008-08-27T10:32:00.000-07:00

These are the latest professional photos I have of my kids. I can't get over how grown up they look. Audrey started first grade 2 days after the photos. My heart ached a little bit and I actually got teary eyed. It seemed like such a big jump from kindergarten. She is gone so long and she even eats lunch without me. It's just me and Eva now. She misses her sister too, but she is a good little buddy to have around.

Audrey's Birthday Party

2008-08-07T15:07:00.000-07:00

Can u believe Audrey is 6! We had a "summer fun" birthday party. We decorated flip-flops played on a giant water slide, had a pinata, ate cake and ice cream and of course opened presents. All in all it was a great success.

The 24th of July

2008-08-07T14:59:00.000-07:00

We spent the 24th with family at Grandma Sue's and Papa's. The kids did the slip and slide and we had a BBQ and ate ice cream.

Audrey meets baby Jake

2008-08-07T14:54:00.000-07:00

Audrey met her newest cousin Jake Benjamin Morton for the first time in July. She was enamored by him. She loved to hold him, sing to him, feed him, and just sit and stare at him. It was kind of funny because she showed absolutely no interest when Eva was born. It was fun to see Audrey in a whole new light.

More Bear Lake

2008-07-22T09:06:00.000-07:00

Eva LOVED the beach! Everyday she woke up asking to go to the beach.
Eva enjoying her good and plentys. She is always sniffing out good eats.
Audrey has been so cute with Eva lately. She is always watching out for her and protecting her. Here she is helpling her to the beach after a fun boat ride.
Eva never misses out on an opportunity for a good nap. She curled up on a chair and fell asleep on the beach after a fun morning in the sun.
We found Eva asleep on the couch just like this after she went missing for a while. When we woke her up she had a fist full of m&ms and there was a puddle of chocolate drool on the couch. So you can see she is doing her two favorite things - sleeping and eating treats.

Bear Lake

2008-07-22T08:50:00.000-07:00

Going to the Beach
Riding the tube with Dad.
Playing in the sand.

I bet you can guess all the places we found sand after this.

We just got back from our family trip to Bear Lake. Audrey had a great time playing with her cousins. She is a fish and loves to be in and by water. She was very brave this trip and took several rides out on the tube with her Dad and cousins.

Fourth of July

2008-07-22T08:30:00.000-07:00

For the fourth of July we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house for fireworks. The girls had a "sleep-over" while the adults played games. In case you were wondering Haley won the game.

2008-07-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

Audrey had a fashion show play date. As always Eva tagged along. Eva loves to think she is one of the "big girls" and Audrey is usually happy to oblige. We painted nails and had makeovers and then the girls walked the runway.

2008-07-05T07:44:00.000-07:00

Nate has decided he is Mr. Hiker Man. He wants to hike all the Salt Lake peaks this summer. So far he has hiked Grandeur peak and Olympus. He is enjoying renewing old friendships during his hikes. He still plans to conquer Twin Peaks and Lone Peak.

2008-07-04T13:29:00.000-07:00

Audrey graduated from Kindergarten this year in the top of her class. She had a darling spring program (pictures included) in which she sang about all of the different seasons. She also learned to ride her bike without training wheels. (We are still working on turning, stopping and starting.) She is enjoying swimming, playing and reading this summer. She read a Junie B book her grandma gave her in two days. She is also involved in a summer camp that she attends twice a week with a friend. She is looking forward to a visit from her Aunt Chelsy and a trip to Bear Lake later this month.

2008-07-04T13:15:00.000-07:00

Eva has turned into a little ham in the last few months. She loves to talk even if there is nothing to say and she only has one volume - really loud. She still loves shoes especially flip flops. She is always making us laugh. Her favorite toys are polly pockets because they have lots of shoes she can take on and off. She will literally spend hours doing this. She also loves anything Dora. She some how managed to learn her colors and some of her numbers and letters despite the lack of effort on my part. I have to say we were a little surprised because she always struck us as a little bit of an airhead. She is very clumsy and is always falling down and bumping in to things. We love her to pieces!