HUBER FAMILY

Halle's Blessing

2011-06-18T23:06:00.000-07:00

Halle was given a beautiful blessing on June 5, 2011. She looked so beautiful! What a blessing she is to our family!

Preschool Graduation

2011-06-18T22:47:00.001-07:00

Ella and Carson both graduated from Miss Alli's preschool in May. They are so lucky to have their amazing aunt as their preschool teacher. They learned so much this year. Ella will start kindergarten in a few weeks and is beyond excited and ready.Carson will return to Miss Alli's preschool next year.

Ella's Dance Recital

2011-06-18T22:37:00.000-07:00

Ella had her dance recital in May. She did such a good job, and we are so proud of her. She received a trophy for having the best attitude! Way to go Ella!

Easter 2011

2011-06-18T22:16:00.001-07:00

Halle Jane Huber

2011-04-02T16:04:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Halle Jane was born March 1st at 1:49am, 8lbs. 8oz. 21 inches. We love her so very much and she has been such a wonderful addition to our family! Ella and Carson have been so good with her, and can't get enough of her. They are such good little helpers! We feel very blessed to have such a beautiful and healthy baby girl. Here are some pictures from her first month.

December 2010

2011-01-10T19:57:00.000-08:00

It has been forever since I last posted! December was such a busy busy month, but so so fun! We had a blast celebrating birthdays, going to family parties, seeing temple lights, watching Ella dance in her holiday recital, and spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with our wonderful families. This was one of the best Christmas's ever! We are excited for this New Year and getting anxious and excited to meet our sweet baby girl in a few weeks!

Christmas Day

Christmas Eve Ella was Mary!

Christmas Sunday

Ella's Holiday Dance Recital

Temple Lights

Halloween

2010-11-02T23:11:00.000-07:00

We had a such a great Halloween, it was fun to celebrate it all weekend long! Ella was Ariel and Carson was a Pirate. Poor Carson had to be pushed around in a wheelchair, but was so good and never complained. The kids had so much fun trick or treating and got so much candy going 2 nights in a row!

It's a Girl!!

2010-11-02T23:04:00.000-07:00

I had my 20 week ultrasound on 10/20 and we are having a girl! We are all so excited!! I told the kids that I would bring them back either pink or blue balloons after my appointment. It was so cute to see their reaction when they saw the pink balloons. We can't wait to meet this sweet baby girl!

Carson's accident

2010-11-02T22:41:00.001-07:00

Last Monday, while on a walk with the kids Carson fell out of the stroller and broke his leg! Such a horrible feeling to see your child in so much pain , and not knowing what is wrong. We rushed him to Cardon's childrens hospital, and after x-rays it was determined he has a spiral fracture of his right leg. He was in a splint for 3 days, and finally had his cast put on Thursday. Dr. Said he will probably have the cast for about 5 weeks. He has been such a strong little boy through it all! We have had so much support, help, and love from family and friends during this rough time. We are so blessed to have such a supportive family!!

Ella Turns 5!!

2010-10-15T21:31:00.000-07:00

My sweet Ella turned 5 on Thursday. I can't even believe she is this old! I remember just like it was yesterday getting the wonderful surprise that we were expecting. What a joy she is in our lives! She makes everyday brighter! Words could never express how much I love her. We had such a fun filled day celebrating her birthday. In the morning, we met Grammie at San Tan Mall (Ella's choice) and I let her go to the Disney store and pick one thing out she really wanted. She ended up with a Toy story 3 character set! We then made our usual pretzel stop , did a little shopping, and went to Dairy Queen for some ice cream. We had a party with family at Mother Nature's Farm , she decided she wanted a Halloween party so we decided it would be fun to have it there! We all had such a fun night celebrating with family. Thank you all so much for coming and for all the wonderful gifts for Ella. Happy 5th birthday to my sweet little girl!

First Fishing Trip

2010-10-12T18:35:00.000-07:00

We went on our first family fishing trip this past Saturday. A big thank you to Uncle Ryan for taking us to a great place and sharing all of his fishing gear with us! Carson and Ella both caught 3 fish each including a 12 inch bass! They were so excited! What a fun way to spend a Saturday! We all can't wait to go again!

Past few months

2010-09-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

I'm finally back to blogging after a long break. We have some exciting news.... We are expecting baby #3 in March 2011. We are beyond excited and feel so blessed. I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. We will find out if it is a sweet baby boy or sweet baby girl on Oct. 20th. The kids are so excited as well and are constantly kissing and hugging my expanding belly.:) So between being really tired and sick during the first trimester and moving to a new house in the middle of summer, you can see why I have neglected this blog. Here are some pictures from the past few months.....

Ella started preschool again in August, her Aunt Alli is her teacher and BFF/Cousin Sophie is in her class. She loves preschool!!!

Carson thought he was going to preschool too:) Water Balloon fun

Celebrating Chad's Birthday:

Cute poster Ella made:

D-backs game

2010-07-19T20:51:00.000-07:00

Our friends gave us D-backs tickets, so we decided to go as a family. It was the first time the kids had ever been to a game. I was worried that they wouldn't last very long, those games can drag on and on!:) They actually did really good, and the D-backs suprisingly won! The kids lasted until about the 8th inning, which was way longer than I expected. It was a fun little outing together as a family. The next day right when Carson woke up the first thing he said was,"I go to baseball game again." Too Cute!

Build A Bear

2010-07-06T11:57:00.000-07:00

We had a fun day at Build a Bear with some of our cousins and Grandma! It was Carson's first Build a Bear experience and he had so much fun picking a bear and dressing him up! Thanks Mom for the fun day out!

4th of July

2010-07-06T11:34:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful 4th of July weekend, it was so fun celebrating it for 2 days! We went to downtown Mesa for an awesome fireworks show Saturday night, and had a wonderful BBQ on Sunday. So happy we could spend this holiday with family!

Ella and Kasen were sooo cute dancing!

Memorial Day Fun!

2010-05-31T18:10:00.000-07:00

What a fun day we had today! The kids had an absolute blast playing at Grandma and Grandpa Moody's with their cousins. We had a delicious BBQ lunch and the kids played on the new water slide and slip in slide my parents just bought. We sure love spending time with our family! I am so grateful for those that have served and continue to serve our country!

The girls in their matching swimsuits from Grandma:)

Recital

2010-05-25T15:30:00.000-07:00

Ella had her Spring Dance recital this past Saturday. She did so good, and we are so very proud of her! She loved being on the big stage, and having her hair and make-up done! Good Job Ella!!

Preschool Graduation

2010-05-20T21:16:00.000-07:00

Ella is offically a preschool graduate! What a wonderful year she had with Miss Alli(her aunt). We couldn't of asked for a better teacher. She has learned so much this year! Thanks Miss Alli for a great year!

WAY TO GO ELLA!

Gila Valley Temple

2010-05-05T12:20:00.000-07:00

This past weekend we went up to Safford to see the new Gila Valley Temple. It was such a fun weekend, visiting family, and seeing the BEAUTIFUL temple. It was so much smaller than I expected but it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Ella and Carson were in awe of the temple and it's beauty and they were actually really good and reverent inside. What a great weekend we had with our family!

The kids had so much fun at my Aunt's house! They loved all the many animals there, and the canal just down the hill:)

Tea Party with Grandma

2010-04-23T14:09:00.000-07:00

My sweet mom invited all of her granddaughters over for a princess tea party. She had everything decorated soooo cute. She got crowns, necklaces, and party favors for all the girls. They enjoyed a lunch of sandwiches, fruit, chips, cookies, and lemonade. They watched Cinderella and did fun little princess games and activities.What a fun day spent with cousins and grandma!

Sweet baby Ellie
Kelsey

Cute little twins Lola and Simone

Simone

Lola

All the girls

Kate
Carson was the only boy there

Cute Moments

2010-04-17T16:04:00.001-07:00

Cute little moments I have captured this past week:

Helping Pop Pop mow the lawn. Such great little helpers:)

Bass Pro Shops

Hanging out with Wilbur at Famous Dave's

Easter

2010-04-12T10:54:00.000-07:00

We had the most wonderful Easter this year. It was a little different not going to church on Easter. It was nice to spend the whole day with family though. We went over to the Huber's for conference and breakfast. After conference we had an easter egg hunt with the kids, they had a blast and are all at such a fun age for an egg hunt. We went to my sister Alli's for Easter dinner,it was so yummy! We did the egg hunt at a really fun park by there house. What a wonderful Easter spent with loved ones.

Kelsey and Ella after the egg hunt at the park

All the Huber grandkids

Ella with sweet little Payton

Uncle Ryan is so funny!:)

Ella on Easter morning with all the stuff the Easter Bunny left

Sunday before Easter:

Ella and Carson with their cute cousins all dressed up in Easter outfits

Studs:)

2010-04-05T23:24:00.000-07:00

We took advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday and went hiking as a family. The kids had so much fun preparing for the hike. They got their backpacks, trail mix, and water bottles all ready to go!:) We had such a great time being together as a family.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

2010-03-17T13:30:00.000-07:00

Happy St. Patrick's day! These little holidays are so fun with ther kids! They were so excited to get up and get dressed in green. Ella insisted on wearing green from head to toe. She said"There is no way I'm getting pinched today.":)

Best Daddy!

2010-03-08T14:17:00.000-08:00

Our kids are so lucky to have Chad as their dad. He is seriously the BEST dad and is always coming up with the funnest little games and activities to play with them. No matter how tired he is after work he ALWAYS makes time to stop and play with them. They are both wrapped around his finger, even when Ella wants him to play dress-up with her he is such a good sport and will play with her.:)

Making a volcano experiment:

Hes probably going to kill me for posting this pic of him in a pink hat..:)

Weekend Getaway

2010-02-18T17:04:00.000-08:00

We spent Valentine's day and President's day in Sedona. It was such a short but fun trip! We drove up to the snow on Monday. This was the first time the kids had been to the snow. They had an absolute blast sledding, throwing snowballs, and making a snowman. Sedona is such a fun, beautiful place to get away and it's only a 2 hour drive which is great especially when traveling with kids:)

The kids with there Valentine's surprises before we left

Chad carved our initials in the tree....how sweet!:)

Sledding fun:

Best Buddies

2010-02-03T12:38:00.000-08:00

Ella and Carson have been getting along so well lately( well most of the time anyway). I love watching them play with eachother, and seeing the love they have for eachother. I'm glad they are finally at the ages to really play with eachother. They are getting so big! So happy they are mine.:)

Here's some pictures of their cute little moments lately:

Ella wanted to dress up like daddy, Carson like spiderman

They love their little cousin baby Payton

Carson looking so inncocent after escaping outside in Ella's shoes:)

Happy Birthday Carson!

2010-01-10T14:11:00.000-08:00

Carson turned 2 on Thursday the 7th. I can't believe my baby is 2 years old. I think with the second one ,time goes even faster. He is such a sweetheart and he brings such happiness to our lives. On his birthday Chad took him to Bass Pro Shops, and he was in HEAVEN! He is pure boy so what better place to take him. We celebrated his birthday with family at the park on Saturday. We took him to Bass Pro Shops again on Saturday night since he had such a great time with Chad on Thursday. He loved looking at the fish and sitting on all the boats, cars, quads, bikes etc. Happy Birthday Carson!

Bass Pro Shops:

Disneyland

2010-01-10T14:00:00.000-08:00

We went to Disneyland for 2 days with most of my family this past week. It was soooo much fun, it was the kids first time and I hadn't been to disneyland in 21 years! It truly is the Happiest Place on Earth. They still had the park all decorated for Christmas and that made it so fun! Carson couldn't go on a lot of the rides but Ella was able to go on most of them. I was impressed with her riding all the scarier rides...she went on Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, and Matterhorn..Her favorites were Dumbo, Small World, and Splash Mountain. The kids both loved seeing all the characters and Carson enjoyed all the rides in Fantasyland. The first day we got there they had the marching band at the front of the park and Alice in Wonderland was out front, out of all the people at Disneyland the first person she grabbed was Ella to dance with. Ella was in heaven! Ella's cousins Kelsey and Sophie also got to join in and dance with Alice. The 2nd day we were there Alice was out there again with the Mad Hatter and Ella and her cousins got to dance with her again. Chad was also recruited for a line dance, which was HILARIOUS!!:) We went to California Adventure for half the day on Tuesday, they had some super fun rides and we saw lots of characters there too. It was so wonderful to share this experience with my family, and for the kids to make these special memories with their grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. We already can't wait for our next trip to Disneyland!!!

The Night before Disneyland:

Disneyland -Day 1:

Our only celebrity sighting.... famous baseball player....Nomar Garciaparra from the Oakland A's

Disneyland -Day 2:
after Splash Mountain ride

Small World Ride:

California Adventure:The whole gang

Christmas

2009-12-27T14:01:00.000-08:00

We had such a wonderful Christmas! I can't believe how fast it came and went though! Christmas was so much fun with the kids this year, they are at the age now where they have more of an understanding of what Christmas is all about ,and it was so fun to celebrate all the traditions with them and to see such excitement in their eyes.I am so thankful for this Christmas season and this special holiday where we reflect on Christ's birth and all that he has given us. Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Christmas Sunday:

All the Moody grandkids did the Nativity on Christmas Eve:

We celebrated Christmas Eve night with the Huber's. We had a yummy dinner and gift exchange.
Christmas morning we went to Grammie and Pop Pop Hubers bright and early to open gifts. The kids loved all the many gifts they got! They were spoiled rotten! :) Chad and I also got so so many awesome gifts. Thank you everyone!

Ella helping Grammie make waffles. Love this candid shot I got of them.

We headed to Grandma and Pop Pop Moody's house after and had the most delicious breakfast ....followed by opening more presents. Once again they were completely spoiled by there grandparents, we were sure spoiled too!:)Carson playing with his new suitcase from Grandma and GrandpaThe kids got new bikes from santa, we took them out for a ride on Saturday. They are sure loving there new gift from santa:)

Ella all geared up and ready to go!

Family Pictures

2009-12-21T21:11:00.000-08:00

We had family pictures taken with my entire family a few weeks ago. They turned out pretty well for having a total of 23 people in the picture, and 13 of them being 11 years old and younger. Had to post a few from our session....

LOVE MY FAMILY!

Been Busy!

2009-12-19T18:41:00.000-08:00

December has been such a crazy, and BUSY month. It has been so much fun with all the different activities and celebrations we have had. I can't believe Christmas is less than a week away! It has gone way too fast! Here are some pictures of the fun things we have done the past few weeks.

The kids enjoying the rain:

Zoo Lights:

The past few years we have had a tradition of having dinner at my parents, decorating the "Grandma tree", and going to temple lights. We picked the wrong night, it was way to rainy and cold to go! My mom was so cute and bought all the grandkids rugby sweaters to wear!

Carson LOVES his cousin Cade

Best picture we could get

Had to do a silly picture:)

Best Friends

Carson was more interested in playing ball outside than decorating the tree. He is ALL BOY!

I Turned 29 on the 16th......Yikes one more year til the big 3-0!!!

So happy the Hulse's were in town to celebrate my birthday with me:)

Ella had her Dance Recital last night, she did a cute pom/cheer routine to "Rockin Around the Christmas Tree." I am so proud of my little girl!

Ella was so excited that cousin and BFF Sophie came to watch.

Traditions

2009-12-04T14:05:00.000-08:00

Last night we did our family tradition of going to get my in-laws Christmas tree, followed by decorating the tree, and having yummy egg nog! We had such a fun time together as a family! I love this family tradition!

We put up our Tree for FHE on Monday night

6 Years!

2009-11-24T19:40:00.002-08:00

Chad and I celebrated 6 years of marriage this past weekend. The past 6 years have just flown by!I am so lucky to be married to such a wonderful husband.We spent the night at the Butte's and had a nice dinner at PF Changs. Chad surprised me with a brand new camera, which I am very excited about! We had such a great weekend being together and celebrating 6 years of marriage.

One of our very first dates(8 years ago!)

Engagement photo

At our reception

The day of our temple sealing

Santa

2009-11-14T20:08:00.001-08:00

We went to the mall tonight, not expecting to see Santa there this early. We had to jump at the opportunity to have the kids sit on his lap. There was no line!!!:) We are SO excited for Christmas!

Ella loved telling Santa all the many things she wants for Christmas! She did not want to get off his lap!

Carson was terrified of Santa, so Chad had to jump in the picture:)

Halloween

2009-11-01T11:24:00.000-08:00

We had such a fun week celebrating Halloween. Ella had a really fun preschool party, we went to Mother Natures Farm.... a fun Halloween tradition of ours.The kids had a blast trick-or- treating in Grammie and Pop Pop's Neighborhood last night. We hope everyone had a Happy and Safe Halloween! Now the countdown to Christmas begins!:)

Carson is OBSESSED with baby Payton:)

Decorating Pumpkins

Carson loves his Uncle Ryan

Preschool Halloween Party:

Miss Alli was such a cute witch:)

Preschool Class with Miss Alli

Singing Halloween Songs

Halloween:

Carson had a major meltdown about having his costume on:(

Chad took him for a ride to calm him down:)

First Trick-or-Treat

Grammie was so cute to dress-up, the kids loved it!

Ella with cousin Kasen

Sedona

2009-10-19T14:04:00.000-07:00

We had a last minute trip to Sedona this past weekend with Chad's parents. It was so much fun, and a much needed little getaway. We enjoyed the BEAUTIFUL scenery, shopping, eating, and just being with our family! We will definately be going again soon!

Ella really wanted a picture with daddy in the blue hat, and her in the pink hat.:)
Famous Snoopy rock

Ella's Birthday

2009-10-19T13:59:00.000-07:00

We started Ella's birthday celebration Tuesday night. Chad and I took her to San Tan mall. We ate at Johnny Rockets, and then we went to build-a-bear. She had so much fun picking out a bear, and dressing it up. We had such a fun night together as a family. On Wednesday(her birthday) we started the morning off by having yummy pink frosted donuts.Ella chose to go play at the park and have Steve's Krazy Sub for lunch .Yum! Ella had her birthday party at Peter Piper this year. She had a blast, and got so many wonderful presents.Thank you everyone for coming and making Ella's birthday so wonderful!

Johnny Rockets:

Build-A-Bear:

Morning of birthday:

Fun at the park:
Birthday Party:

Happy Birthday Ella!

2009-10-14T13:08:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my baby girl is 4 years old today! Where oh where has the time gone? I am so very blessed to have Ella as my daughter, she brings such happiness to my life and to the lives of those around her. She is my world! I feel so thankful that I get to be her mommy! She makes everyday brighter! Happy Birthday to my Sweet Ella!

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Fun Night at The Circus

2009-10-09T09:29:00.000-07:00

We had a blast at the circus on Wednesday night! We enjoyed seeing the tigers, lions, and elephants, and all the talented performers! The kids got a sugar high from all the sweets they ate, and Ella was sooo excited to get her face painted! The weather was AMAZING too! This was our second year going, and I think we will make this a new tradition!

This giant cotton candy was seriously gone in 1 minute!:)

Before

During

After

Dress-up

2009-09-24T15:15:00.001-07:00

Ella and Carson love to dress-up as Mommy and Daddy. They came out of our closet looking like this the other day!

Fun Week

2009-09-20T21:29:00.000-07:00

We had a fun and busy week this past week.We celebrated 2 birthdays, had a new niece born, and had a super fun time with my sister's family, at the ASU game last night! We love spending time with our family!

The girls had so much fun playing dress-up!

Happy Birthday Cade!
Kendyl and Kelsey loved seeing Sparky!

Pictures from the past couple weeks.....

2009-09-12T09:56:00.001-07:00

Ella started her cheer/pom/tumbling class. Too cute!! She loves it!!

We had a lot of fun on Labor Day celebrating Rusty's b-day at Texas Roadhouse

These two are the bestest friends and have too much fun together:) Silly kids!:)

Everyone wanted a turn riding on the famous"Birthday Bull" at Roadhouse

We are all enjoying this new little sweet addition to the family.....Can't get enough of her or her cuteness..........

Chad's 30th Birthday weekend

2009-08-31T13:04:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful weekend celebrating Chad's 30th birthday .....except for the awful heat and me catching a cold:( On Friday, I set us up at a really nice resort in Paradise Valley. We ate at Oregano's for dinner before we headed to the resort. It was so nice to relax and hang out, just the two of us. We enjoyed sleeping in the next morning, and then we went to Ted's Hot Dogs for lunch(one of Chad's favorites). A special thanks to Jill for watching our kids, and taking such good care of them while we were away! When we got home we rested for a little bit and then we went to Macaroni Grill with all of Chad's family. After dinner we went back to his parents for cake and ice cream, and were surprised to see a lot of our friends there. Thank you all for being there it meant a lot to Chad and I,and it was so great to see everyone! Happy Birthday Chad!

Chad with his yummy and free pizookie:)

View of the resort we stayed at

The guys

Carson

2009-08-24T12:43:00.000-07:00

I feel like I haven't done a post on Carson for awhile! I am soooo in love with this little boy! He is very naughty at times, but equally sweet at the same time! I can't believe how fast he is growing up! He is so much fun and I just love his little personality!

Carson loves to help me clean around the house. His favorite thing to do is when I am in the kitchen cooking, putting away groceries, loading or unloading a dishwasher is to drag his little chair into the kitchen and stands up on it and tries to help me with whatever I'm doing.

Being naughty playing on the computer:)

Ella Starts Preschool

2009-08-18T15:56:00.001-07:00

Today was Ella's first day of preschool with Miss Alli (aka.... Aunt Alli). We are so happy that Ella is able to have the best preschool teacher!:)She had a great first day, and asked if she could go back tomorrow. She will be going on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. Its nice to have a little one on one time with Carson while she is at school, but we miss her!

Ella and Sophie with Miss Alli

Ella with her best buddy and cousin Sophie.So happy they go to school together:)

Had to do the typical first day of school pictures by the front door:)

2009-08-12T19:43:00.000-07:00

We just got Ella's dance pictures back! I thought they turned out so cute! She will be starting a cheer and pom class in a couple weeks! We both can't wait!:):)

We had a very busy week last week with 2 birthdays in my family, and my niece was born on Thursday! We babysat my nephew Kasen while his mom was in having her baby. It was Ella's first sleepover, and they had such a blast! I see many more sleepovers in the future with those two!Congratulations to Glen and Summer on their new baby girl, Payton Marie Huber. She is BEAUTIFUL!

Ella and Kasen eating chocolate cake and watching a movie(no wonder they didn't go to bed until 11:30!:)
On our way into the hospital to visit

Precious Baby Payton

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Going Private

2009-08-03T08:09:00.000-07:00

I've been hearing way to many scary stories lately, so I have decided to make our blog private! Something I never thought I would do.If you would like an invite (even if you are a friend of a friend of a friend) Please leave me your e-mail address.
Thanks!

Aerosmith Concert

2009-07-28T12:51:00.001-07:00

Chad and I had a blast at the Aerosmith concert last night. This was my second time seeing them in concert! They sure put on an amazing show! I can't believe how much energy Steven Tyler has! Chad and I agreed the best songs of the night were"Cryin" and "Dream On" was hard to pick our favorites though. When we got there I really wanted to get a t-shirt but the line was a mile long, so I said forget it! Chad was so sweet and said he needed to go get a drink and instead he went and got me a t-shirt, and then came back and surprised me! Besides the awful heat, it was such a fun date night and concert!

Steven Tyler with Lead singer from ZZ Top

Best Friends

2009-07-23T23:52:00.000-07:00

Ella and Carson have been playing so well together lately! I have waited for this day for a long time:) They still have their many "moments" where one of them will knock down a tower, or take something away from the other. It is so cute to see them play together. I'm so glad they have each other. :)

Playing at the mall

I found them the other day reading books on the stairs together

Good Weekend

2009-07-12T14:02:00.000-07:00

We started the weekend out on Friday night celebrating my darling niece Kelsey's 7th b-day! It was such a fun swimming party and we had a delicious BBQ! The kids had a blast playing and swimming with all their cousins. Happy Birthday Kelsey!

The Beautiful Birthday Girl

This is the dress we got Kelsey. She loves clothes!:)

Carson and daddy going down the slide, of course Carson is holding a ball:)

Miss Kate

Bathing Beauty

The kids enjoying their delicious cupcakes

On Saturday,we took the kids to Rainforest Cafe. Grammie, Pop Pop and Kasen came too. The kids had a blast, and they couldn't get enough of all the moving animals and cool sounds! It was just as good as going to the zoo but about 50 degrees cooler! Such a fun place to go!

Sunday, was an important day for Ella and Carson at church. Ella gave her first talk in primary. She did a great job, and we are so proud of her. Carson had his first offical day in nursery. I have been taking him the past few weeks trying to get him adjusted. The first couple times I took him in he wouldn't even get off my lap, completely clinging to me,no chance at all of me leaving. He did a little better today, he actually got off my lap and played with the toys, and sat with the kids during snack time. I sneaked out while he was playing toys and once he noticed I was gone he went hysterical , and they came and got me!Ella cried the whole time her first two months in nursery, so I'm expecting Carson will do the same. I'm glad for the progress he made today though.

What a great weekend we had!!!

Fabulous 4th!

2009-07-05T12:09:00.000-07:00

We had a fabulous 4th! We didn't see fireworks this year, but we had a great time swimming, eating, and being with family! I am so very thankful to live in this country, and for all the freedoms we all enjoy. Hope everyone had a safe and Happy 4th!!!

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My Family....by Ella

2009-06-29T12:28:00.001-07:00

Ella talked about families in her sunbeam class. Here is the picture she drew of our family!

Father's Day

2009-06-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

I feel so very blessed to be surrounded by the best fathers in the whole world. I can't express how much I love each one of them. I am so proud to be my daddy's daughter. Everyone just loves my dad. He is the most generous, loving, nicest, humbliest, kindest, honest etc. etc. person I have ever known in my life( besides my mom and in-laws of course:)) Not only do I have a GREAT father, but my father in law is just as wonderful! I just feel so truly blessed, and I am so happy that my children have the two best grandpas in the world. I am also so thankful to have Chad as the father to my children! He is so so so patient with them, and is always thinking about their best interest and always coming up with the funnest games to play with them. They absolutely adore him. Thanks Chad, for working so hard to provide for us! Hope all the fathers in my life, have a wonderful father's day today! You all mean so much to us!!! We love you!

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The sweet things they say.....

2009-06-16T09:15:00.000-07:00

This past Sunday, Ella learned about feelings in her sunbeam class. I usually put her handout on the fridge for the week. Today she was looking at the picture and says"Mama, when I look at the orange face in this picture, I think about you because you are always happy and you make me happy." I was almost in tears, I was quite shocked that she didn't say I remind her of the green angry face:) It just shows me that she forgives the times I am not always nice and happy:). I am glad that she still thinks more of me being happy than angry:). Then she says "The pink face reminds me of Grammie and Grandma Moody because they are always surprising me!":) It was just soooo cute!

Swim Lessons

2009-06-16T08:48:00.000-07:00

Ella had her first swim lessons of the summer yesterday, and her first lessons without mommy in the pool! She did very well considering last week she kept saying she wasn't going until she was 5, and wasn't going without floaties and a lifejacket:). She loved going with her good buddy Daniel. They have done swim lessons together for the last 4 summers, since they were 6 months old. We were so glad we were able to do a session with them before they move next month. Oh how we will miss them!:(

Ella and the cute Hulse boys

Ella ready to be dunked under water, she was dreading this!The poor teacher was practically choked from Ella holding on to her neck so tight!

Way to go Ella!:)

What a day.....already!

2009-06-10T10:53:00.000-07:00

It has been a little nuts around our house this morning and it's only 10:30! It started with Carson up at 6:00, that may not sound so early to some people, but he usually sleeps until 8:30. Since he woke up he was ready for the day! The first thing he did was spill his entire sippy cup of apple juice all over the floor, on purpose. Then he had the worst blowout....I'm talking all the way up the back, sick!Then I run out to grab something in the garage and he manages to lock me out,(what 17 month old knows how to lock doors?) and I'm screaming to Ella to unlock the door which she totally knows how to do, and she screams" I don't know how"! I think the two of them were kind of enjoying locking mommy out.FREEDOM to do all the things they are not supposed to do! I had no cell phone so all I could do was keep pounding on the door screaming! After about 20 minutes Ella comes running out the front door to save me:) Then once we all calmed down and the kids were playing"nicely" Carson apparently hadn't had enough and whacks Ella in the head with a very large toy, which makes Ella hysterical for about 20 minutes. We had plans to go see a movie at 9:45 but there was no way I was going to attempt it! Thanks to my sweet friend who called at just the right time, and said she would take Ella to the movie! Which was great because she was really excited and I promised her I would take her! Thanks Melody, You rock!I just have to stop take a deep breath and think about the song on my blog...It won't be like this for long. I know I will miss this someday when they are all grown up. It's a good thing they are so cute:)!Better wrap this up, Carson is being way too quiet which probably means he is into something else he shouldn't be. Love my little skunks sooo much!

This picture was taken one morning when they rolled out of bed. Ella said "Hurry mom....Carson and I look so cute sitting together, go get your camera and take a picture!" Glad I did:)

Memorial Day

2009-05-25T14:29:00.000-07:00

We had the best Memorial Day weekend! We started it out on Saturday night with a BBQ at Chad's grandpas with the Huber's. We had such a great time eating, swimming, and just being with family! On Memorial Day, Chad went fishing with his dad and brother, while the kids and I went over to my sister's for more swimming fun. My sister has the funnest pool, it was like being at a resort pool:) We had a yummy lunch of subs, chips, veggies and dip, cookies etc. The kids had so much fun swimming and playing with there cousins. What a great weekend of eating, swimming, and being with our wonderful families!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

8 Things

2009-05-21T08:47:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by my friend Therena!

Here it goes...............

8 Things I look forward to:
Carson going to nursery
Holidays (especially Christmas)
Waking up every morning and seeing my sweet babies
Sundays with my family
Doing fun stuff with my kids
Date nights
Nap and bedtime
So you Think you can Dance.....Starts tonight:)

8 Things I did Yesterday:
Went to Ross
Watched American Idol(Very happy with results:)
Played with kids outside
Went to Carraba's to celebrate my brother in laws b-day
Did lots of laundry, that I still need to put away!
Ate way too much cake and ice cream at b-day party:( Gym here I come!
Went to Ned's for lunch
Had a great time visiting with friends and family

8 things I wish I could do:
Be more crafty and creative
Be more patient
Eat what I want and not gain weight
Not worry so much about everything
Have a cleaner house
Be a better mom
Be a better friend
Do more service

8 shows I watch:
The Hills
Biggest Loser
24
One Tree Hill
Grey's Anatomy
Lost
Friday Night Lights
So You Think You Can Dance

8 people I tag:
Alli
Summer
Melody
Becky R.
Hannah
Tawna
Becki H.
Sabrina

Thanks Therena, that was fun!:)

Ella's First Dance Recital

2009-05-16T19:39:00.000-07:00

Ella had her first dance recital on Saturday. She did the cutest little dance to "Mary Had a Little Lamb". I was a little nervous how she would do on the big stage, but she did such a great job and loved every second of it! We are so sad that dance is over now, but looking forward to swim lessons soon:)

My mom was so cute, and gave Ella a gift after the recital. Here is Ella posing with her lambs from Grandma.

WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU ELLA!!!

Growing up

2009-05-06T19:05:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how big my baby boy is getting. He will be 16 months tomorrow. It just blows my mind that he is already this big. He has been so much fun lately, and is starting to develop such a cute and funny personality. He also has a very naughty side to him. He has been up to a lot of mischief recently such as: spilling bright red nail polish all over the carpet, knocking over garbage cans, climbing on tables, coloring all over the walls, etc.etc. its hard to get to mad when he flashes his innocent little smile. I can't help but laugh even though its frustrating:) This is mostly for journaling purposes, so here are some of the things Carson is doing now.

Words he says:

la la.... meaning Ella

ball

ut oh

mama

dada
Favorite Foods:

Peanut butter

Bananas- will not eat them cut up has to be the whole thing:)

Strawberries

Hot dogs

Mac and Cheese

oranges

waffles

watermelon

chicken... especially nuggets:)

eggs

He will almost always clean his plate, loves to eat eat eat!!!

More about Carson:
*He waves hi and bye to everyone he sees everywhere we go

*He gives hugs and kisses

*Loves balls and calls everything that is a circle shape a ball. Such as: Balloons, apples, oranges etc.

*Loves Ella so much, if he wakes up before she does, he tries to open her door and wake her up. As soon as he hears her door open in the morning he runs upstairs as fast as he can to see her.

*Loves Barney and Teletubbies

*Loves dogs, will go right up to them at the park and isn't scared one bit(Definitely a Huber:))

*Loves to climb on EVERYTHING

*Loves to get into everything that he shouldn't

*Loves to dance, if you say dance and play some music he will bounce up and down! So cute!

*When he is really tired he holds his ear and LOVES to have his Binky

* He is such a great sleeper(Thank you Carson!)

I love this little guy so much!I feel so blessed to be his mom. I look forward to each and everyday with him!

No wonder he loves Ella so much, she feeds him ice cream!:)

Cuddling with daddy at the mall

getting into something he shouldn't.....mama's diet coke!

All ready for church

So sad!

Painting with Ella

Being silly in the car

Summer Already?

2009-04-26T21:54:00.000-07:00

Since it was so HOT last week, I decided to take the kids to this really fun water squirt up place. I noticed it when we were at Hale Theatre last weekend,it is right across the street.They had such a blast! I have never seen Carson enjoy something so much! We didn't stay to long since I was roasting:) I am sooo not ready for the summer heat yet!:)

Sleeping Beauty

2009-04-18T21:08:00.000-07:00

Ella's favorite Disney movie is "Sleeping Beauty", so I was so excited when I saw the play was at Hale Theatre. We went this morning with my mom, sister, and sister-in-law and my nieces. It was such a cute show, and we all enjoyed it. Ella's eyes were glued the whole time! It was so awesome, because they got to meet all the fairies and princess Aurora after the play. Ella was in heaven!! Thank you mom for the tickets and such a fun day!! We can't wait for Beauty and The Beast next:)

Me and my little princess

The Fairies

The best part...meeting princess Aurora

All the girls

Easter Weekend

2009-04-13T12:39:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun celebrating Easter all weekend. This year was especially fun because the kids were just so excited about everything we did ,and had so much fun! I think they ate nothing but jellybeans all weekend long:)Oh well, at least it doesn't happen every weekend right;)We were so glad we could spend Easter with our families who we love so very much. Hope everyone had a HAPPY EASTER!!

Beware.....lots of pictures. I go crazy with the camera on holidays:)

We started the weekend with dying easter eggs. This was the first time my kids had done this. Ella really enjoyed herself. A new Easter tradition for sure!

Ella during primary, I got to teach her sunbeam class on Easter:)

The kids with there Easter baskets, Ella was too concerned with what she got from the Easter bunny to look up for a picture:)

Moody cousins after the egg hunt

Zoo Day!

2009-04-06T15:44:00.000-07:00

We took advantage of the beautiful weather on Saturday and went to the zoo. It was Carson's first time. He loved it and was pointing at all the animals the whole time. It was so cute! It was the perfect day to go.... nice weather, not crowded at all, and the kids were happy the whole time. I think it was the first time I had been where I wasn't sweating to death too:) We had such a great time and can't wait to go again!

Carson loved the petting zoo!

A squirrel came right up to the kids, they loved it!

My favorite animal to see at the zoo are the elephants.

So happy grammy came with us!!

Ella getting a better view of the elephants on daddy's shoulders

Carson LOVED the Easter Bunny........

2009-03-30T15:33:00.000-07:00

NOT!!! :)

I'm glad Ella enjoyed herself though!:)

Hockey Game

2009-03-20T16:44:00.000-07:00

Our wonderful neighbors gave us hockey tickets for last nights game. I have never been a huge fan of hockey, but the games are actually pretty fun. They are way more exciting live than on tv, that's for sure. We took Ella with us and she LOVED it! It was so cute how into the game she got. We told her we were cheering for the red team(Coyotes) and she said "Well, I'm cheering for the Zebra's" (meaning the referees). It was sooo funny:) We enjoyed the game, and our little date with her!

Ella enjoying her pretzel while watching the game.

Ella and daddy watching a huge water fountain after the game.

Ella's Art Work

2009-03-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

I had to post this picture Ella drew of her and Carson. Ever since Ella could hold a crayon she has always loved to draw and color. I love this picture! It's so cute how she did Carson's hair spiky and she drew him holding a ball, because that is his favorite toy. I love how artistic she is!

Little Dancer

2009-03-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Ella is loving her little dance class. It is so much fun to get her dressed in her little dance outfits and tutus. It's also nice that she doesn't fight me about getting dressed ,because she likes it so much:) Every morning when she wakes up she says"Mama, do I get to go to dance today?" She only goes once a week, which isn't quite enough for her, or me:) She will be sad that she can't go this week because of Spring Break. I took these cute pictures of her this week. Hope everyone has a great Spring Break!

Look Who's FINALLY Walking........

2009-03-06T20:30:00.001-08:00

This Cute Boy!!!!!

(14 Months tomorrow)

He is very proud of himself, and laughs the whole time he is walking. It's so cute!!

We are so proud of you Carson! :)

Random Cuteness

2009-03-02T12:43:00.001-08:00

I came downstairs and found Ella and her babies sitting like this on the couch. She will be the best mommy someday!:)

Playing with Daddy

Ella sometimes thinks she has a baby sister, I found her so innocently putting lip gloss all over Carson.

Ella posing for the camera

Ella and Daddy at the Hockey game

Carson enjoying a bowl of mommy's favorite snack, popcorn!!

Ella and Daddy on a hike together

Ella and daddy cleaning rocks they found on the hike .

Even though motherhood is hard, it's moments like these that put a smile on my face! They make everything that's hard worth it!:)

Valentine's Day

2009-02-15T11:32:00.001-08:00

We had a great Valentine's weekend. I love holidays, especially with the little ones. Chad surprised me with beautiful roses yesterday, and we had 2 nice dinners out. Friday, we went to P.F. Changs, and Valentine's night we went to Rosa's. There was no wait at Rosa's, we got lucky:) It was nice to have some alone time with Chad. We hope you all had a Happy Valentine's Day!!

My little Sweethearts!

Ella and Daddy with my beautiful roses

Grammie and the Kids

Ella making some Valentine's

Cute Cousins

Ella's Preschool Valentine's Party:

My new do!!!My hair hasn't been this dark since our wedding. Just needed a change:)

Not the best picture
Sorry for the close-up:)

Dinosaur Museum

2009-01-29T20:10:00.000-08:00

Ella's preschool took a field trip to the Southwest (dinosaur) museum today. She absolutely loved it. They had lots of fun activities for the kids to do. Her favorite was panning for gold. I think she has a new obsession for dinosaurs, that is all she talked about for the rest of the day. I guess we will be watching a lot of "Barney" and "Land Before Time" around our house.:)

So happy daddy could come with us!

What we've been up to.......

2009-01-27T11:55:00.000-08:00

Ella started dance( tap and ballet) and is loving it!

We've been visiting the park often, enjoying the beautiful weather.

Celebrated these birthdays:

Kate (1) Jan. 1st

Sophie (3) Jan. 4th

Carson(1) Jan. 7th and Kendyl(11) Jan. 14th

Nicky (7) Jan. 24th

My brother Chris, and sister in law Audrey had beautiful baby girl twins last week. That makes 7 of the Moody granchildren that have January birthdays!

Ella is offically a Sunbeam!

Been busy catching up with a few of our favorite shows:

Go Blue Team!!!

Carson had his one year well check last week-

Weight- 26.5 lbs (88%)

Height- 32.4 inches(97%)

Less than 24 hours after his well check he got hit with a nasty cold and double ear infections. So we have been spending a lot of time at the doctors office and urgent care. He finally started feeling better today.

And of course, we have been cheering on the CARDS. We can't wait until Sunday! GO CARDS!!

The first month of 2009, has sure been crazy busy for us! We are hoping it will slow down a bit in February. I know wishful thinking:)

Carson's Cowboy Party

2009-01-12T14:56:00.000-08:00

Carson had his birthday party on Saturday. It was a cowboy themed party. My mom had everything decorated so cute! It was a great time and Carson got lots of nice presents! Thanks to everyone for coming and making Carson's party so fun. Here is a slideshow of pictures from the party.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Happy 1st Birthday!

2009-01-07T07:17:00.000-08:00

I can't believe my baby is 1 today! That was the fastest year ever. Carson has been such a great addition to our family. He just makes our days brighter, our home happier, and our life just wouldn't be the same without him in it! Carson had such a rough start his first week of life, we are so thankful that today he is a happy, healthy and strong one year old! We love you Carson! Happy Birthday!

A few hours old

A few days old

1 week old

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

5 months

6 months

7 months

8 months

9 months

10 months

11 months

1 year picture

Happy Birthday Jill!

2008-12-31T07:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday to my BEAUTIFUL, fun, loving, caring, sweet, young, wonderful mother in law! She turns 51 today, but looks like she is 30! Everyone always thinks she is my sister:)I love her sooo much! She does so much for our family, even at a moments notice. She is so much fun to be around and is always so positive!We hope you have a wonderful birthday you deserve it!

Christmas

2008-12-26T20:53:00.000-08:00

We had such a wonderful Christmas! This Christmas season has been so much fun with Ella, she is at the age where she really understands what Christmas is all about! On Christmas Eve, we went over to my sisters house and had a yummy dinner, then the kids all took part in the Nativity play. This was the first year they have done this. They all looked so cute, and did such a good job!After the play we had donuts and milk and watched a Christmas movie. Christmas morning we woke up super early and headed over to Chad's parents house. They always make Christmas so wonderful and so much fun. As soon as we were done with presents, the kids played a little, then it was off to my parents for my dad's traditional Christmas breakfast. My mom and dad always work so hard preparing breakfast. It is sooo yummy!We all look forward to it all year:) After breakfast we opened presents, and the kids enjoyed playing out in the rain. I am so thankful for this special day we have to celebrate the birth of our savior.

The angels

Mary and Joseph

Carson was supposed to be a sheep, that lasted 2 seconds:)

Carson riding his new car

Only in Arizona, eating a popsicle on Christmas!

Alli and I showed up wearing the same outfit!

The girls with grandma

Ella and Kelsey playing with her cupcake maker, this is what she wanted the most from santa!

Lots of Birthdays!

2008-12-17T08:51:00.000-08:00

We had three birthdays in my family this week! My brother in law's was the 13th, my brothers was the 15th, and I turned the big 28 yesterday! Yikes, I'm getting old! We started off the birthday celebrations on Monday night at NYPD pizza with the whole Moody family. It was so delicious, and we had such a fun time! On Tuesday (my b-day) we went to Cheesecake Factory with the whole Huber family. After, we went back to Chad's parents for cake and ice cream. Thank you to everyone for your gifts, cards, phone calls, e-mails, text messages etc. You made my birthday so special and wonderful! I love you all so much!

My mom got me the cutest boots!

The Birthday Bunch:)

I got so many awesome presents, thank you!!!!

Love to see the temple

2008-12-08T12:13:00.000-08:00

We have already been to see the temple lights with both of our families, already twice this season! We just can't get enough:) The kids just love it too! We will probably be going again soon. There is no better place to be than the temple surrounded by the people you love! Happy Holidays!

After temple lights we went back to my parents house for hot chocolate, donuts, and chili. My mom puts this little tree out for the kids to decorate every year.

Good Thanksgiving

2008-11-28T19:04:00.000-08:00

We had a great Thanksgiving, especially since we thought we would be spending Thanksgiving alone at our house. Our whole family has been so so sick with the flu for the past 6 days:( Who has ever heard of the 6 day flu?!? It was a living nightmare!It was so hard because all 4 of us had it at the same time! We were all luckily feeling a little better on Thanksgiving and were able to spend it with our families. It was such a fun, relaxing day and of course the food was amazing! In honor of Thanksgiving I wanted to list some of the many things I am THANKFUL for:

* Our wonderful families

* Motherhood

* The Gospel

* That my kids are finally over the flu:)

* A nice warm bed to sleep in

* A husband who works so hard to provide for us

* 2 healthy children

* Yummy Thanksgiving food:)

I always feel like I have to include pictures in my posts, here are a few I took on Thanksgiving:

Ella just being Ella:)
My Beautiful sister and me

Our attempt at taking a picture with all the grandkids and grandma and grandpa

(As you can see it didn't go so well)

Carson and Grandpa

Hope everyone had a HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!