Saturday fun!

Big brother Trace holding Kendra. Some people say they look alike. What do you think?

Kendra is getting bigger every week! She loves her mommy!

Trace sitting on dad’s lap.

We got a new wagon today!   Trace loved it!  Here he is climbing up onto the tongue of the wagon. I guess he didn’t notice the door. ;-)

Oops! In he goes! Ha ha. This was very funny, he happened to fall right when i snapped the picture!  But no tears. He was glad to be in.

This turned into a new playpen. He sat on one side, then moved to the other, then back again, opened the storage area and closed it several times and opened the door, got out, then opened the door got in (repeat 10 times).

Finally, after a long long time, he was worn out and ready for a nap. As you see here!

And then there were two!

Now that we are a family of four, things are a bit different. Here are some of the things we have learned in the past couple weeks!

1. Strategically plan all activities when you leave the house. Kendra’s bag, Trace’s bag, car seats, diapers, wipes, etc.

2. Don’t forget to pack the extra stroller!

3. Do you remember that puzzle where you have to figure out how to get the three people on the boat and across the river and there must be an adult with each child every time the you go across and no child can be left behind.  Its kind of like that! ;-)  Probably gets more complicated when he have 3 kids!

4. Don’t change the baby on your bed… Even if it is the middle of the night otherwise you get to wash all the sheets in the morning.

5. Plan on buying diapers and wipes every week for the rest of your life!

6. When you look at the clock and realize it is naptime.  Its sometimes just about like Christmas morning! ;-)

7. Big brother immediately becomes “The Giant” when there is a new chic in town.

8.  Don’t forget you have a pet that needs walked, played with, fed, and patted on the head too! 

9. Laundry is twice a day instead of twice a week.

10.  Go on a date!

Yahoo! Kendra Sue Stimpson – Born 12-30-09

We added a sweet little baby girl to our family this past week. Kendra Sue Stimpson was born

weighing 7 lbs, 8 ounces. We are so happy to have her and Lisa and baby are both doing well!

The nurse brought Kendra into the room with a cute little purple bow. Purple was my Grandma Stimpson’s favorite color so we like to think that maybe she was there along with our other grandparents looking down on her from Heaven.

We decided to name her Kendra Sue. We just liked the name Kendra and we wanted her middle name to mean something special so that took awhile to decide on one.

We finally decided on Sue! we thought the name Sue would be perfect for a middle name as it is her Grandmother’s (Lisa’s moms name) and also my sister Wendy’s middle name. Sue was also the name of the woman who took in my grandpa when he was little and took care of him so the middle name Sue is very special for many reasons. ;-)

Grandma Sue Duncan with Kendra Sue. Lisa’s parents came up and we had a great time seeing them.

Wendy Sue Murdock with Kendra Sue & Connor. Wendy & Aaron & their family drove all the way from IF to come for a visit despite the terribly slick roads. It was so fun to have them in town.

Here we have Grandma Stimpson with BIG BROTHER TRACE meeting his baby sister for the first time! People said that everything changes when you have a second child and it sure is true! ;-)

My mom & Dad also made the drive up from Idaho Falls which was excellent! We are so thankful for all the support we have from such great family!

We want to thank Sarah & Shawn for helping us with Trace during the past few days! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Here is Uncle Andre holding baby Kendra. Meanwhile, I still remember holding baby Andre! Wow! Can’t believe he is so big already!

Grandpa Duncan holding baby Kendra. While he was here, he introduced me my new favorite taco place “Chronic Tacos” in Meridian. He brought Lisa and I delicious shrimp tacos from there and now we are hooked! Yum!

Trace in his cool new babushka hat looked down at his baby sister. We are so thankful for our little family and that families can be together forever!

We are now a family of four! Can you believe that? Crazy!

Lisa, Kody, Trace, and Kendra. A great start to the new year!

Christmas Eve snacks

You don’t really see any snacks here because Trace ate them already!  He loves apples!   He has no idea but tonight Santa will find his little stocking and leave him a special surprise! 

Everything that we have worth anything at all is thanks to Him whose birth we celebrate tomorrow. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas! 

Trace Tickling Mommy

Trace does NOT like Santa, but he loves the zoo!

I actually think we may have had more fun at the zoo than Trace this year. Boise was having a zoo day with Santa today and we wanted to get in on the fun. Santa was just a little too creepy for the little fellow!

There was a giant giraffe and Trace didn’t even bat an eye.

He loved it… or at least I did.

Trace dressed up as Tigger for Halloween this year so he got to see a real lion (not this one but an even more real lion). However, I think when you live with a Saint Bernard one year olds just aren’t that surprised to see cheetahs, lions, and tigers. At home they get their own personal furry beast.

Hello lizard!

Hangin with the Praire Dawgs!

I Jane, you Tarzan!

Baby Tarzan in his hut.

I thought I was pretty cool to be able to fit in the turtle shell…

Only later did I realize that my heads coming out of the turtles butt!

Trace meet Rhino. Rhino, Trace.

If we weren’t all wearing jackets you might, JUST MIGHT think we were somewhere toasty warm!

There were lots of bridges. I guess in the summer, you can pay a couple bucks and ride a raft around on the pond. How fun is that!

So that was our day at the zoo. Santa was a flop, but everything else was great!

1 month left until new pink bundle comes!

 Less than one more month and we will be having another little one! Its hard to believe it has already been well over a year since Trace was born.

We are anxiously awaiting the new little girl to come! Big brother Trace is excited for her to come too! We are hoping that he will be a nice big brother and not grab her hair like he does with his cousin Landon.

Trace at around three months old. He looks so little. Are we ready for this?

A-Z Things we are thankful for!

Lisa and I are bored and since it is thanksgiving we are going to quickly rattle off just a few of the things we are thankful for. ;-)

A - Animals - especially our dog Kenya, and turkeys since we are gobbling one up tomorrow.
B - Bundle - Our nickname for Trace. We are so thankful that he is part of our family.
C - Car - Both cars are running well even though Lisa got hit in the back last week it only left a small hole in the bumper.
D - Desserts - All kinds
E - Employment - Thank goodness for a good job and good co-workers.
F - Friends & Family - We love you guys!
G - God - Everything we have is thanks to him.
H - Happiness -
I - Isotopes - I don't know what they are but I'm sure they are helpful.
J - Jails - We need somewhere for the perverts to go.
K - Kendra - Our new little girl on her way, coming soon!
L - Laughter
M - marriage - biggest blessing ever!
N - Neighbors - we live in a great neighborhood and ward
O - Orange Julious - Yum!
P - Parents - We have GREAT parents!
Q - What starts with a Q besides queen, queer, and quilts? I guess I'm thankful for quilts.
R - Reeses Pieces
S - socks without holes in the toe
T - Twilight Series
U - Udders - milk is good
V - Vacations - I would like to go to Mexico next
W - Wildabeasts
X - I'm thankful for the letter X
Y - Yummy hamburgers
Z - Zantac for horrible pregnancy heartburn

Its begining to look a lot like Christmas!

Last night, we decided to put up the Christmas Tree! We had no idea Trace would love it so much.

We put him to bed before we had the tree all together and were wondering how he would react in the morning when he saw it.

To our happy surprise, he not only smiled but he pointed at the tree again and again and laughed and danced to the Christmas music.

Here he is coming back from another close look at the tree.

And here he is again pointing at the tree as excited as can be.

He first just looked it over without touching it, but it didn't take long before he spotted an ornament to grab. ;-)

After several minutes he finally went to mom and happily smiled at the lights some more. Yay for Christmas!

Tiger Trunk or Treats!

We had a trunk or treat last night at the church. Trace went as Tiger! His costume kept him nice and warm!