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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Bass Pro Shop Adventures

We went to Bass Pro Shop this past weekend to spend some time exploring and to visit Santa as a family.

We got there at about 4pm and the soonest we could see Santa was 7:30...luckily someone decided not to wait and had a 6:30 ticket and they gave it to us. 

So for 2 1/2 hrs it was all about the 3 guys below

 We crafted


 Watched the "BIG EYED fishes" as Dylan put it


 I l~o~v~e this sign they put on the race track...so cute!
Santa is ALWAYS watching


 The boys shot at some ducks


 Yes he got all targets but I still say "he'll shoot his eye out!"


 An AZ winter wonderland!
Probably the only snow we will see this winter...

This was hilarious!!!!
Each of the boys took turns "riding" an ATV in the store and posed with their best expressions...
 "whoa whats that over there!?!?!?"

 "holy cow is that what I think it is?!?!?"

 "What the what?!?!?"

They are all so funny...I think Trevor's is most realistic looking but Dylan's expression is priceless and AJ of course can't help but have a smile..he tried so hard to be serious. 


 Adia was the ticket holder while we waited in line for Santa

It was such a fun evening with the family! 

We finished it with a couple Christmas movies...a perfect evening!

Some of us didn't make it long through the movies....but I bet they all had sweet Christmas dreams


MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
LOVE, 
THE STOUT FAMILY

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

2 months and growing like a weed!

I'm a little late on Adia's 2 month update.....
10 1/2 wks already can you believe it...I SURE CAN'T!!!

She's getting so big and starting to do more fun things and her personality is blooming!


 She loves to get her picture taken ALREADY!!!


 I LOVE dressing her up every chance I get...I was so worried before I had her that I wouldn't be good at it but when I have such an amazing little girl as my canvas it's so easy!



Adia had her 2 month checkup on her 2 month birthday November 18th

She's doing GREAT!
Already rolling over when you prop her on her elbows
Holds her head up while you pull her up
When you stand her on your lap she tries to walk up you
She is beginning to recognize more and more around her

As excited as I am about all this it tugs at my heart to see her growing so quickly but everyday is so much fun with her and I look forward to each day seeing her do something new.

She loves bath time
I really need to get a picture of her during bath time...she loves the water and she watches herself in the mirror the whole time....so cute!

She's learning to grab things and although she hasn't learned to put them to her mouth she opens her mouth like that's her plan...eventually you'll get it beautiful :)

She loves to have "conversations" with us...such a talker already just like her mom!

Her eye color changes with her outfits...seriously. One day they are blue the next brown. I'm so curious to find out what color they will end up!

I love going on shopping trips with her....most of which involve her getting more clothes!

We have been walking 4 1/2 miles in the mornings and she loves being outdoors

She is becoming interested in Caesar and I help her pet him and she loves touching his fur

Her feet are huge and her legs are long...making footed jammies hard to wear since she's so skinny she swims in 3-6 months but her feet push against 0-3. And her pants look like capris...good thing she's a girl!

She has learned to hold her pacifier in her mouth with her hand although she never really needs it I use it more often than I should I think.


2 MONTH STATS:
Weight ~ 10.3 lbs ~ 50 percentile
Height ~ 22 in ~ 70 percentile
Head ~ yet again forgot to get measurements but it's growing and she's catching up ~ 50 percentile

This was all 2 wks ago and although I haven't weighed her I can say that she's already gone through a couple more growth spurts. She's eating a ton...I can barely keep up!

 Adia loves her daddy and spending time with him!

 She is such a happy girl...from sun up to sun down she is all smiles all the time!

 Such a rough life looking like a doll all of the time and knowing that she is the princess of her house!


 She has so much love around her all of the time....it's not hard to see why she is so happy when she has such amazing brothers like AJ!

 After her nightly bath and massage one night I decided to try painting her little toes. 
She was so squirmy the whole time I think she's a bit ticklish!

 Her first ever and probably only 1 of a very few bottle. 
She did so well with it...Jeff was a little freaked out it's been 9 1/2 yrs since he's fed a baby with a bottle since Dylan never had one but we had to do it because I had "surgery" on the 21st of November now that our family is "perfect for us" it was time to make it permanent so that we can move on to enjoying what we have and making the most of it.

 Thanksgiving night we went "black Friday" shopping and she did great! 
Slept the entire time except once she woke up to eat between toys 'r' us and Target...she must of known Santa was watching her!

This was Adia's first time using her Bumbo!
Can you tell she likes it?!?!

We are enjoying every part of her so much! 

The next couple of months are going to be sooooo fun as she learns new things I can't wait for everything we are so blessed to be a part of in her life!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Trick-OR-Treat 2011

This Halloween was lots of fun!

We stuck to our traditions and for Jeff's birthday we carved our pumpkin (just one this year because we procrastinated buying them and by the time we went to get them there was pretty much nothing left :( ) and watched Halloween movies.

 official Stout family pumpkin portrait

Dylan was a big help separating the guts and seeds so I could bake them

Only a few times a year can we get our kids to sit near each other without arguing...a cherished moment for sure in this house!

The older 2 are into being scary on Halloween now...I'm glad I still have 2 that want to be cute and not gross.
This year I realized how much AJ and Trevor have grown and it made me really sad. I feel like I'm running out of time with them before I'm just the nagging mom.

 left to right
Jason (AJ), Ghost Face (Trevor) and Mario (Dylan)

Adia didn't dress up...I wanted her to but the stores sold out of the costumes I had in mind for her and we weren't just going to settle on a costume just because so she just went as herself ~ a PRINCESS!

 One of our neighbors had each of the kids either do a dance, sing a song or tell a joke for a piece of candy. AJ told a joke, Trevor danced and then shy little Dylan chose sing a song and sang the ABC's to him...it was so cute!

 The pirate ship house!
The kids and I are obsessed with this house!

 Trevor and Dylan sitting in front of the pirate ship house...Dylan was so worried the fire was real I couldn't get him to look at the camera


 This house was really fun!
They put a silhouette of Alfred Hitchcock on their door and created a scene from the movie BIRDS in their front window


 Lots of dead things around this house and coming out of the ground...YIKES!

My least favorite part of Halloween.......


THE CANDY!

6 weeks and ALL SMILES!

Our sweet little Adia is getting bigger and learning new things!

She is smiling ALOT!
And quite cute when she's doing it too
 She makes the cutest facial expressions and when she smiles she curls her lips in over her gums
GOSH I LOVE HER!

She loves kisses and when you kiss her she gets very excited and smiles lots

I think it's safe to say she loves her life!
 Love that dimple on her left cheek!


 SUCH A BEAUTIFUL HAPPY GIRL!!!!

At my 6 week check up Dr. Bullaro had fun snuggling Adia.
I absolutely LOVE my Dr and if you are looking for a new one she's the one you want!
She's so amazing and truly cares. When I had Adia she wasn't on call and when she found out she came to meet her and stayed and chatted and held Adia for a while.

And I'm not just saying that because Trevor is friends with her son and we live in the same Community it really is true ~ our family loves her! 
 Remember what I said about Adia's facial expressions?!?! 

Dylan is still having a blast being a big brother and kisses and snuggles his little sister all the time.

And she thinks he is great too! If she's fussy or I need help keeping her company while I do something I always call on him and he jumps at the chance to entertain her and she watches him in amazement each and every time.

 They are BEST FRIENDS already!

Jeff has been working a lot but every chance he has he spends it with his little princess (and his boys of course)
 I'd say her daddy is her superhero what do you think?!?!

I'm doing so much better and have finally adjusted to having a new baby again. It took a lot longer than I had thought it would or ever did with the boys but now that I'm pretty much back to normal Adia and I have been having lots of fun shopping, playing and cuddling.

 She is the best part of waking up in the the morning and I love spending every moment with her

She's a great sleeper too!
 Last night she slept 8 full hours straight..how did I get so lucky?!?!

AND FOR EVERYONE THAT SAYS SHE'S ALWAYS SO QUITE (and she really is actually) AND SHE NEVER CRIES (usually she doesn't) HERE'S A PICTURE TO SHOW THAT SHE DOES HAVE HER MOMENTS!

Hungry and not patient AT ALL!

LIFE IS PERFECT!

Fall Ball

Trevor has been playing on the Fall Baseball League and his team is doing great!

His hitting has improved a ton and he has been trying out other positions other than catching...although he still LOVES catching and is very talented at it.

He's made lots of great plays behind the plate this season!

The main position he's been put in at other than catching is PITCHING! At first we were worried because although he is a very good pitcher and has a very accurate and fast throw he gets really bad anxiety when he's on the mound and more than once has went from 0-2 to walking a player in 4 more pitches. I don't blame him I'd never be able to do it..BUT this season he's been able to control his nerves and strike lots of players out. Last game he pitched he had 0 walk and 2 strike outs!

You can't see him very well but that's him on the mound in the middle of a pitch!

He loves baseball so much I catch him all the time making pitching movements while he's supposed to be doing something else and he sneaks out back to practice whenever I'm not looking....I wouldn't mind if it wasn't in the middle of a chore or homework..little stinker!

This week playoffs begin

GOOOOOOOO MOUNTAIN LIONS!!!!!!

And just when I thought I was going to get a break for a few months....there's Winter Ball too!!!!