The final installment...

The 4th and final installment in the Stubbs family saga will be published on April 8, 2009. Hee Hee! If you didn't get that, We're pregnant! I'm about 9 weeks along and feeling sick as usual! I went to the doctor last week and things are going smoothly right now. We are super excited and can't wait for this new little one to join our family. The kids are excited and keep asking me all kinds of questions. Sometimes they are the kind you don't want to answer! ;) Well, we hope all is well with everyone else and we will definitley keep you all in the loop! Thanks!

First Day of School!

Well, I'm only about 2 weeks late in posting this! Macy started 2nd grade on Tuesday, Aug. 26th. She had such a great day! Plus, she looked super cute! Her Grandma was still here visiting and was able to help her get ready in the morning and send her off to school. It was cool the first two days of school, go figure, so she had to wear her new sweater both days. The pants outfit was her second day and was the outfit grandma bought her. Thanks Anne!

When I went to pick her up that first day, she wanted to say goodbye to her teacher from last year and this year. They were out helping with the buses. So, as she was saying goodbye to her last year teacher, her new teacher came up to me and said that she had a wonderful day and that she did so well with the new transition. It made me so happy. She is such a great girl!

Then this past Tuesday, Sept. 2nd, Tate started preschool! Man was he excited! He did such a great job! He loved it and had no problems whatsoever staying behind while Norah and I left! I can't believe he is getting to be such a big boy! I hope you two enjoy school this year!!

My Birthday...

So, it was my 32nd birthday the last day of August. It was a nice day. The weather was spectacular! After church we met up with Danielle and Clifford (Dustin's friend from work & her husband). We had a picnic lunch by a mountain stream and then walked a little ways to a waterfall. It was beautiful. The kids love Danielle and Clifford (especially Norah!!) and they had a great time with them. Thanks for the birthday cookie Danielle! It was super yummy!

More on Saturday

So, after our great time in Sharon, we headed back toward Burlington and made a few stops on the way. The first was that we went into Montpelier to see the Capitol Building. We stayed there for a few minutes and then headed to the Ben & Jerry's factory! They have a little movie and tour there and at the end of the tour you get a sample of their ice cream. They were giving out sweet cream and cookies. YUMMY!! It was basically Oreo ice cream, but they make their own cookies. It was lots of fun.

Praise to the Man...

So, on Saturday of our visit with Grandma, we went to Sharon,VT. It is the birthplace of the Prophet, Joseph Smith. It is a beautiful piece of property with a visitor's center and many historical things to look at. There is an obelisk there that is the actual memorial for Joseph Smith. It rises 38 1/2 feet tall. Which is one foot for each of the Prophet's years of life. It is made entirely from one piece of granite. Amazing! It was dedicated on December 23, 1905 which was 100 years to the day of the Prophet's birth. The only remaining pieces of the actual house the Prophet was born in is a hearthstone from the fireplace and also the foot stone for the front door. Also on the property is the foundation remains of the Solomon Mack(Lucy Mack's Parents) home and the Daniel Mack(Lucy's Brother) home. It was such a great experience.

Mt. Mansfield & Stowe

Well, we have had the great pleasure of having Dustin's mom here for a visit. We have had a blast finding all these great places to visit in Vermont. I will probably do different posts for each thing, because there are too many good pictures not to include. The first thing we did was on Friday morning, we headed up to Stowe, VT. It is the little town that is right at the foot of Mt. Mansfield. We decided to go up to the top of Mt. Mansfield. There is a toll road you can take to the top and then there is about 1 1/2 miles of hiking on the rocks until you get to the "chin" which is the actual summit. It was tons of fun. The kids did a really great job. Norah and I made it about 1/2 of the way to the top, Anne made it 2/3 of the way. Dustin, Macy and Tate got to the last hump before the steep climb to the summit. Macy was all for continuing up there, but Tater got a little pooped and they had to turn back. It was beautiful up there and we had such a great time. After the hike, we went down to the resort part of Stowe. There is a big section for kids that includes and Alpine slide, rock wall and bungee/trampoline jumping. Macy, Dustin and Tate did the Alpine slide. They loved it. It was a great day!

Shelburne Farms

Yesterday we went with our friends to a place here called Shelburne Farms. We are both fairly new and had heard that it was this great place with lots of fun things to do. Well, it was! They have this farm area with tons of different animals. We walked about 3/4 of a mile on a beautiful path to get to the farm. The kids were able to see goats, llamas, chickens, cows, horses, pigs, lambs, what else... too many for me to count! They also got to take goat fur and make a piece of yarn with it. Plus, they got to milk a cow! Also on the property there is a cheese factory where they make cheese from all the cow's milk they get. We really had a great time. Thanks Kaylene for inviting us!