HaPpY BiRThdAY JenTRi

Jentri turned 11 on Wednesday, December 2nd, (am I old enough to have a kids that old? ha,ha) it was a crazy couple of weeks, but I wanted to tell how much I love her and that I am so happy to be her mother, she is a livesaver to me!! She wanted to take a few friends to the movie "Old Dogs", so we went on Friday after school, it was hilarious movie, I would recommend this show!

Grandpa Stubbs

Here is my grandpa Stubbs obituary, he will be missed so much, but I am glad that he will be doing his yard work in Heaven, I love you grandpa!!!

Bobbie Mickelson Stubbs age 81, was born on Sept. 30, 1928 in Parowan Utah to Alma Fredrick Stubbs and Bessie Sue Mickelson Stubbs. He was welcomed home into the loving arms of Heavenly Father, his parents, brothers and granddaughter. Bob fought a courageous battle with cancer since 1997. He attended Parowan High School and graduated in 1946. Then served in the U.S. Air Force for four years. While in the Air Force he married his sweetheart Betty Louise Wilcocks on March 22, 1951 they were married for 58 wonderful years.
Following his Military Service he worked at Columbia Iron Mines, the State Road and retired from Mercury Test Site in Nevada. He loved hard work and was a devoted family man. Bob loved his grandchildren dearly. His fondest memories were going to Strawberry to spend time at their mountain cabin he built with family and enjoying his grandkids and friends at warm springs. Bob was a man of service and dependability after retiring he served on the Parowan City water board for many years. He took pride in placing flags and crosses at the Parowan cemetery for Memorial Day. He was a patriotic man, and a member of the American Legion Post 20, and Sons of Utah Pioneers. Bob was a member of the LDS church. His hobbies and joy in life was working hard in his garden and helping others. In later years he was known in the community for his lawn care service and enjoyed the friendships he gained through it. We will all miss his garden and his great grandkids will miss his trips to the farms to see the new animals.
He is survived by his wife Betty, 2 children Mike (Shanna) Stubbs Cedar City, Dianna (Chuck) Harris Parowan. 8 grandkids and 15 great grandchildren. One sister Sue Bess Kearns, brother Donald (Hanna Rae) Stubbs Kearns, sister in-law Ramona Stubbs Parowan, Clair Alice Stubbs Ogden. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Bill, Joe and Buddy and granddaughter Heidi Stephensen. The family would like to Thank Intermountain Home Care and Hospice.
Funeral services will be held on Monday Nov. 2, 2009 at 11:00 Parowan 1st Ward Church located 80 West Center. Visitations will be held on Sunday Nov. 1, 2009 from 5-7 at Parowan 1st ward and Monday Nov. 2nd 9:30-10:30 Prior to services. Interment will be in the Parowan Cemetery, all under the direction of Southern Utah Mortuary. In lieu of flowers consider donations to American Legion Post 20 at State Bank of Southern Utah. Donation will go for replacement of crosses and flags at Parowan Cemetery.

HaPpY HaLLoweEN!! 2009

Jentri, Dillan, Lexie and Brynn

Jentri the "funky clown", Lexie the "not so scary witch" and Brynn the "kitty cat"

DiSneYLaNd!!

We finally made it to Disneyland, it had been 4 1/2 years since we went last, we had a great time, the weather was perfect and they had everything decorated for Halloween. We spent two days at the park. We left Brynn with her grandma's so we were ready to come home and see her.

The 2nd day at Disneyland, we did alot of walking and Lexie was ready for a wheel chair by the end of the day.

Lexie, Minnie and Jentri at Goofy's Kitchen, that was alot of fun, we saw a lot of characters and they would come and do a photo shoot with the girls.









The first day at Disneyland, this was the best day, not alot of crowds, we rode on all the rides at Disneyland that we wanted too without long lines.

California Adventure Land, they had the whole park decorated, it was so much fun.

pictures by Crystal

During Labor Day weekend my cousin Crystal was down from Southern California, she took my girls pictures and they turned out so CUTE!!She does an amazing job, I have posted her blog if you want to look at her work.Thanks so much Crystal!! (there are a few post with new pictures)

http://allsnappedup.blogspot.com/

more pictures.....

more pictures by Crystal

First Day of School 2009

Lexie and Jentri's first day of school 2009, I know it is late, but I thought that I had deleted this picture. So far school has been a hit, Jentri is a big 5th grader this year and loving school. Lexie is in 2nd grade, also loving school, they are growing up way to fast!

Baby powder anyone???

Last night when I was cleaning the house, Brynn found a new game, ha, ha! I started getting a strong smell of baby powder and walked into Brynn's room and this is what I found..... she is so proud of herself. I am in the process of painting the room so minus the mess. Baby Powder on wood floor is not fun to clean! Needless to say the baby powder is all gone :-)

HaPpY bIrTHday ShAWn & BrYnn

Pictures are not in order (sorry)

great grandpa and grandma Stubbs with Brynn

HaPpY BiRThdAy BrYnN!!






Before the Aerosmith concert started






Happy Birthday Shawn, Aerosmith concert, Happy 2nd Birthday Brynn, and soccer starting are a just a few of the many things that we have been doing.

Shawn's birthday was on the 18th of July
HaPPy 35th BiRtHDay ShAWN!! Went to Vegas with some friends to see Aerosmith and ZZ Top on the 25 of July, that was quite the experience, seen and smelled a few things that I had never experienced before;) ha, ha...

On August 3rd my baby turned 2, she is so much fun, she makes our family laugh all the time, I love her personality and even her screaming to get what she wants....which she does a lot. Brynn is starting to talk and it has been so fun to listen to her repeat what we say, her favorite word this week is WHY, she is to young to start that word,

HaPPy BirTHdAy BrYNn, we love you so so MUCH!!

On July 7th, Friday night my mom and dad took Jentri and Lexie to the cabin and Shawn, I and Brynn headed up later that night, we spent the night at the cabin it was so fun to spend time there, we have not spend much time up there this summer. On Saturday my grandpa and grandma Stubbs came for a while, it was nice to see them.

A couple of post.....

Before the play "The Secret Garden" with great-grandma Jolley and grandma Shanna

They do love each other..... I enjoy moments like this!

Here are some 4th of July pictures.

SuMmER TiME

My mom and I took my girls up North to see the Oquirrh Mountain Temple and do a little school shopping, I can't believe that summer break will be done in a month. The Temple was so pretty, Jentri and Lexie really enjoyed the Temple, but Brynn just wanted to go where she was not suppose to go. We had quite the adventure finding the Temple, I seen the Jordan River Temple and we ended up there, we seen a nice police man who told us that we could not take the kids into that Temple, ha, ha and gave us some good instructions to find the Oquirrh Mountain Temple, I guess I will admit that I am a blonde:) We did finally get to the temple and enjoyed the tour. We ate dinner at the Mayan Adventure, it was the first time for all of us to eat there, we got to sit at a table on the 2nd level close to the diving cliff's, it was pretty cool, other then Brynn falling over with the chair and getting a bloody nose. After dinner went back to the hotel Jentri and Lexie went swimming for a while, when Shawn and I booked the hotel online all they cared about was the pool. It was just a quick trip but fun to get out of town, thanks mom for helping me with my girls.

Jentri, Lexie, ,me and Brynn having dinner at the Mayan

Outside the Mayan after dinner

Build a Bear workshop, Brynn got to make a cute Lamb that she is getting for her Birthday from Grandma Shanna, Jentri and Lexie where so excited to go and make a stuff animal, they both ended up choosing dogs, they had been looking forward to this store since we left our house.

My mom, me, Brynn, Lexie and Jentri after the tour of the Oquirrh Mountain Temple




Beauitful Oquirrh Mountain Temple

MaNTi PaGeaNt

A few weeks ago we took the Young Women to the Manti Pageant, I have not been there since I was in young women's. The Manti Temple is so beauitful! WOW!!
We stayed the night in Richfield at a friends backyard, Jana and I were way excited, we took dibs on the trampoline, while the girls sleep in tents, I don't care to sleep on a trampoline ever again, (ouch) the YW pres sleep in a pile of ants so I guess it could be worse. We woke up and went over to our first counselor parents house and had a tasty breakfast made by our bishop and his counselor and then headed home.

HaPpY BiRThdAY MoM!!

I want to wish my mom a HaPpY BiRThdAY! On Thursday afternoon my mom, Amanda and I went up to Salt Lake City. We did some shopping and talking without kids, which is always a bonus. We had a good time, I wanted to let my mom know how much I love her and thanks for all that she does for my family, she is such an amazing person! On Friday we got to visit with my grandma and grandpa Stubbs, my grandpa has been getting some treatments at the Huntsman Cancer Center so they have been staying up there at the University Guest House for several weeks, he will be coming home soon so Amanda, my mom and I went up to visit, we took my grandma up to the Huntsman Center to have lunch and show us around the building, it is a beautiful building and very nice facitity, and they have been great to my grandparents. Grandpa has not been feeling that well so he did not want to go out for lunch, but we did visit with him in the lobby before and after lunch, they have been telling us about these hot cookies that they bring out to the lobby at 4 PM each day, so we also got to have a hot cookie! It was such a fun trip, I can't wait tell grandpa can come and home and get feeling better,

thank you LaRee and Pam for watching the kids while Shawn was working.

My mom at the Sweet Tooth bakery in Provo, she had read about this Bakery on someone's blog and wanted to try it....

Yummy cupcake!!


Welcome home sign from my girls!! They do love me after all ;)

Thanks for the fun trip mom! I hope that you have a HaPpY BiRtHdAy, even if you had to speak in sacrement on your birthday day!

Strawberry Point

Quick trip, two weeks ago, Saturday during a rain storm we decided to go to my families cabin and spend the night, the mountain is so pretty when it is raining, on Sunday we took a ride over to Strawberry Point, I was scared with Brynn, she has no fear, and I am afraid of heights.
I hope you are all having a good summer!!

KiDo'S!

GLitTEr BallS! JeNtrI and LeXiE

LitTle LeXie PracTicIng tHe ArT oF CleAniNg TaBleS


BrYnN



BrYnN lOvInG tHe WaTeR

I have been the worst to blog latley, we have enjoyed the weather this week, I could spend the whole day staying in the SUN!! I love it! Jentri and Lexie are both done with Soccer, they had fun although most games where very cold and windy. Wednesday when I got home from work the fan from my car would not shut off, I called Shawn at work and he said to run it down to a shop and have them disconnect the fan, little problem Brynn was down for a nap and I had Hayden and Mac on top of three neighboor kids playing at our house, the fan finally stopped but my car was dead as dead, because of the fan running. Jentri and Lexie have been bugging me to get them a glitter ball, so I told them if they cleaned the down stairs then we could, (I love that I can bribe them he,he)then I relized that I did not have a car, Shawn who was still at work ask his mom if we could borrow her car, I was trying to buckle Brynn's car seat in LaRee's car and turned around to see Brynn in the sprinkler, soaking up the water, it was so funny I had to grab the camera, this was her second outfit that she had soaked that day.