Taking over the Capitol Building!

Are we in Washington DC? Nope! Good ole down town Boise!

Posing in the center of the state!

Today we decided to go take a look at the Capitol building. Neither of us had ever seen it and it was so cool! Can you see Trace and I down below? If you look closely you can see a tiny pink blanky covering Traces legs. We had an accident so we were glad we had an extra blanket to cover his bare legs. ;-)

We figured that our tax dollars were spent on souping up the place so we might as well go get a good look and see how it turned out. They spent millions on restoring this. It was quite impressive!

I hereby pass a law in all Idaho lifting the sales tax on hamburgers everywhere! No more taxes on burgers!

Here we have Lisa by George Washington. Actually I’m not sure who it was. We quickly snapped the picture and didn’t think to look at the plaque that explained who it was. lol. Gotta keep that stroller moving!

Here is Trace sporting his new habit. His lip is ALWAYS like this! I wonder if means he is on the road to lickity lips (pink licking circle around his mouth)! I had it once when I was little... not fun ;-)

Kody locking up the joint (or pretending to anyway). I wonder how many nickels you would have to melt down to make this door.. Probably a lot more than I have!

For a building well over 100 years old, this place is pretty dang nice!

It was fantastic weather today so we wandered around afterwards. Thank goodness for two strollers!

Historic SUV!

Trace & Kendra were both great! We’ll have to come back again when they are old enough to actually remember some of this!

Baptisms, Blessings, and Family!

Today was Kendra Sue’s baby blessing!  We had family in town! It was so great to see everyone!

My nephew & niece Kade & Kennedie were baptized yesterday so we had an exciting weekend. It was so fun to have grandparents, James & Richelle, Sheri & Larry, and Grandma Birch visiting. Janis, Kevin, & Jaydee also came up from Utah! This is what is most important in the world… Family!

Here we have the grandparents on both sides! It was a good day! ;-)

3 generations! Grandy, daughter, and granddaughter

Here we are eating at a pizza place.  Notice Trace here below. Just minutes later he spewed all over the floor.  Poor fellow!

Cousins Landon and Trace

Sarah, Landon, my dad, Richelle, & James waiting for the feast to arrive.

  Grandpa Duncan helping Trace with his sippy.

 

Lisa made a cake to celebrate Kendra’s blessing!

GGrandpa Stimpson & Kendra

Some cute duds Kendra received from Aunt Wendy.

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!