Our busy days

The kids really enjoy going to Red Bridge for play time. Kristy I love you. She loves taking the kids on Tuesday to play than maybe some swimming. To be that young again and be able to run around. But I have to share a secret today kicked her but. After some play time with mommy at the Rec Center. Kristy picked the kids up at 11am to head to the swimming pool, but first hitting lunch at our house. She said I'll see you around 1:30. I was thinking to myself wow she's good. So she called around one and I was heading home. We didn't go swimming today. Oh, know I thought. She says it doesn't take a 4 and 5yr old 15minutes to eat. I just laughed. I keep thinking their's going to be a day when Kristy doesn't show up.
A DAY OF SKATING: Coral had more fun playing on the floor than skating on her feet. Canyon skating like a pro doing laps.





Canyon helping his sister skate. They are so good together and really enjoy helping each other. Only when no one is watching.

Salute to Anatomy & Physiology

The last few weeks the kids have been practing for their first big performance. Tonight at the Capitol Theatre Coral and Canyon sung their little hearts out in the show, "Salute to Anantomy & Physiology". The show was full of wonderful people ages babies thru ??? sharing their talents. We had cheerleading, dance teams, comedy, choirs, bands, acts, games and prizes. It's as, Woody the director would call it, Cumberland Valley Sampler. Coral and Canyon with a hand full of other pre-schoolers were on top of their game singing their hearts out. Here are a few photos before the show started










The kids sung three songs: Tony Chest Nut, Brother John, and If your Happy and You Know It. I was sad to find out when the show was over my video camera battery was dead. The kids first show and no video. At least I have lots of pictures.



The kids were so full of life when the show ended. They all did an excellent job. Canyon threw himself on the stage, and started break dancing. Coral and little Haley smiling ear to ear looking for Tori to come on stage to join them. After lots pictures it was time to go home.

Happy Birthday DAD

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD. We love and miss you. We sent lots of hugs and kisses. For your birthday tell nana you can drink out of "one" of the coffee cups. Love you lots
Pepa I can't wait to see you. Can I come to Flordia tomorrow? Happy Birthday.
Pepa I wish you a wonderful birthday. I love you more.
Chason sends a huge hug and wishes his pepa a happy birthday. He also says he can't wait to see you again soon.

A NIGHT AT CLUGGY'S

The kids really enjoy going to cluggy's to play in the tunnels, practice batting and most importantly winning tickets. It's a great place to take the kids when Curtis isn't home. This time around though we had lots of company. Kristy who is becoming more of a family member than a friend brought her joyful fun self along with a new friend for us to meet Krista. As you can see the kids once again had a blast.
Both Coral and Canyon loved being in the batting cages. Canyon swing is getting really good. Coral loves having the balls throw to her from the side.

Chason he just laughs and smiles with a cute hard hat on. He also tried out the plastic balls and really did not like them.
They played lots of air hockey and cut the cheese.
Chason and I really had a fun time playing "deal or no deal". Thanks again girls for making life so much fun. The kids are still talking about how much fun they had two days later.

PS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KRISTA

HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY CHASON

This time one year ago I was sitting in my hospital room with my husband,mom and sister waiting for Chason to enter this world. From 7:15am till 1pm was not a very happy time for me. I was induced and wished I could have changed my mind after that needle went into me. I didn't remember this much pain with the other two. At 12:30pm. I remember going into the bathroom looking at my husband saying I can't do this anymore. I remember looking at my sister and asking her to pray with me. So many things go through your mind when your giving birth. Is all this pain real, could something be wrong? Why is it taking so long? I just wanted the pain to stop. I remember being so hard on myself for even thinking about an epidural. I looked at Curtis and asked him would he be mad at me if I asked for one. He just hugged me and said your so strong. I had Coral and Canyon both neutral with no drugs also with just a few hours. I had heard horrible things about an epidural. I knew this couldn't go on. Bless all those women who go hours and sometimes days giving birth. I have a true respect for you. So after lots of thought we had an epidural. I'm the type of person when I'm in pain I need quite. No one can say a word. No one was allowed to say a word. I just wanted my husband next to me holding my hand and the room being dark and quite. Things changed real fast through when that needle went into my spine. I was laughing so hard I was crying. My contractions were long and hard and I'm just sitting there talking up a storm. I was lucky to have a good experience with an epidural. Not everyone is so lucky. Everyone was eating and talking and life was great. Why did it take me three kids to find out how good drugs are. The epidural calmed me down and Chason came into the world an hour later. He was so beautiful. He was born at 2:03 pm, 6pounds, 12ounces and 19inches long. Today my little baby boy isn't so little anymore. He's walking around the house into the rooms with no one's help. Carrying a smile with him where ever he is. Chason is a true blessing to this family. One of the cutiest things he does these days he rolls himself on the floor and lays himself down than looking up with a smile that just melts your heart. It's funny how different three children from the same parents can be. HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY BABY BOY. MOMMY, DADDY, CORAL AND CANYON LOVE YOU.
Chason eating his birthday cake.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve is always spent at Oma's. (Curtis's Mom) Scott,Heather, Maddie plus mema and uncle Anday always enjoy coming together to celebrate Christmas. We start the evening eating all the shrimp Scott works hard peeling. Snack on different foods and enjoy each others company.
The kids are sitting here waiting nicely for Oma to start handing out presents. After opening the presents the kids play a game with Oma. Find the pickle. She hides a plastic pickle in the tree than one of the kids finds the pickle and gets a extra present.

Heather had a great idea this year with the kids sitting by the fire place looking up waiting on santa.
I really enjoy watching the kids open their presents. We always have a wonderful Christmas Eve at Oma's.

Hello Santa

The kids really love getting their picture taken with Santa. Chason was a little unsure but was fine sitting on santa's lap. He just wasn't going to smile without his brother or sister next to him. I think this year we saw Santa about seven times. I'm not sure we can keep the belief up much longer. Santa just has lots of help. Anybody have any ideas on what to say or do?

Canyon sat on Santa with a huge smile and asked for a motorcycle!!! He received a BMX instead. Better luck next time.

Coral asked Santa for a motorcycle!!! What's with the motorcycles in my family? I tried telling her sometimes we have to wait till we're a little older to get what we want. Also we don't always get what we may ask for.

CHASON'S FIRST PICTURE WITH SANTA.

NEW COMPUTER

WOW! For the last month our home has been without a computer. You really don't know what you have till it's gone. I've missed so much on my blog reading, face book and many emails. Curtis and I finally broke down and went looking this morning and found a nice little computer. I think the screen takes most of our desk up now. I hope in the next couple of weeks I can get back on track and update everyone on our family. As most of you know so many things can happen in a short amount of time with three little ones. Just a short list of fun happening in the Stumbaugh Home. Canyon has turned 4 and has said no more naps. He's running away if he has to take one. (Little Bill gave him that idea). Both Coral and Canyon have practiced with the scissors on their hair. Coral went a little to far cutting all her hair. For Christmas Canyon received from Santa a drum set plus a cool new bike. Yes, mommy loves him playing drums as long it's in the sun room or basement. He also grew another 4 inches. Coral well she's may baby girl. If you didn't know she's turned 5. She just loves the world. She loves to perform for us with her beautiful singing, playing the guitar and now playing the drums also. She's cutting her own hair these days and shaving her legs. She will also tell you she loves being a mommy. She takes really good care of her baby brother Chason. Also a pull to my heart she loves to spend the night at grandma's every chance she gets. She and Canyon have always been my stay at home kids. They never wanted to leave home without mom and dad. Things are changing. As for Chason he's getting big way to fast. Walking around with no help and getting a personality. He really loves his brother, sister and falls over for his daddy. He's able to talk a little saying mama, dadddaa, bye, hi and points at everything. He's turning the big 1 next Sunday. WOW time really does go by fast.
As for Curtis and I were still racing life every day keeping up with the little ones. We hope within the next few months to be able to get away for the first time in five years by ourSELVES. Til then our lives are at home watching our children grow.

I Might be "5", But I'm a MOMMY!!!'

Yesterday was busy. Family coming over one after another. The kids busy bringing everything new they have out in the living room. The baby walking and getting into everything and I mean everything. I go about my day and can handle just about anything that comes my way. YA RIGHT. Not really paying to much attention to the older kids. (laugh 4 and 5) Their just playing in their room for a change. WRONG. Coral comes out, "mommy I'm grown up." I look and wasn't sure what to do or say. All of Coral's hair in the front is GONE. The sides and front are so short. I had pulled her hair into a pony tail and only the pony tail is their. All I could do was laugh. I can finally join the club of "little hair cutters."
Not much could be done with the hair it's just really short.
Than this morning my big girltells me she's the mommy. Okay you can be the mommy. Next I put the kids in the tub, Curtis and I are in the kitchen working on their new MP3 players. We look at each other and say it's pretty quite. I say it's okay let me finish and I'll go check. I look on the floor Chason is sitting their. What could be wrong. So I finally go back into the bathroom finding Coral holding my pink razor in her hand shaving her beautiful women legs.
Look mommy, "I'm a mommy now TOO". Oh, Coral what am I going to do. I had read a article about a stranger who moved into a couple'a home about a month ago. It was there 5 year old daughter. I thought to myself I'm so glad Coral hasn't changed. She's always so sweet and never really getting into trouble. I love this age, but my daughter is 100% changing. She's a normal kid.

Sing Along With Santa

Our home town has this little theater down town that the kids love going to. So this past week the theater is starting it's 1st annual, "Sing Along with Santa". The kids had a blast. Our family friend Kristy loves bringing the kids everywhere with her. Singing with Santa was her idea. Good job Kristy.

Santa came from the north pole after the third song and walked up on stage and started singing Christmas carols. The kids were so thrilled. He walked around and talked with the kids and afterwards we had our picture taken with him. Sorry, their going to mail me the picture. This is definitely going to be on the top of the list every year.