Stutsycrew

2010-06-23T19:29:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Jordyn & Josslyn! Jordy turned 4 and Jossy turned 3. We had a wonderful birthday party. The life of the party was the new bounce house Grandma and Grandpa Lybbert got them, We couldn't peel the kids out of there. They thought they were pretty special. As you can see, Jordy was wore out by cake time, and that says a lot! haha. The two special guests at this party were Uncle Brock, and "My friend Kiley" according to Jordy.

Kellen Reid Stutsman

2010-06-23T19:21:00.000-07:00

Kellen was born at 12:07 a.m. on Thursday, April 29th, 2010. He weighed in at a whopping 6lbs 1oz, and was 18 1/2 inches long. He has blue eyes, blonde hair, and according to popular opinion he looks like his mama. I hope that is a good thing!

He is a wonderful baby. He is so quiet, half of the time people don't notice he is in the room. The kids love to help with the baby. Jordyn is a great helper. She loves to hold her baby brother, especially when she gets to feed him and burp him. That is her favorite thing to do. She love playing mommy. Hayden loves him too. He is always telling me how cute the baby is.

I just went back to work last week. That has been a whirlwind. I jumped back in knee deep I think. It is a crazy time at Simplot. I will definitely have a busy summer.

Yeah another Boy!

2010-01-08T11:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I am at 21 weeks and we had our first ultrasound. We are having a Baby Boy! We are so excited. Matt was grinning ear to ear when we found out. I think he wanted to shout it from the top of the world. I have decided it is becuase he now has the tie breaker. 3 boys and 2 girls, Jordyn and I are officially going to be out numbered.

Baby Number Three

2009-12-08T11:01:00.000-08:00

We are expecting for those for those of you who don't know already. We are due Thursday, May 20, 2010. This is a really exciting day becasue it was my Grandpa Lybbert's Birthday. It is also my cousin Tygh and cousin Felicia's birthdays as well.

Matt is hoping for a girl, becuase he thinks if I get one more I won't want to have another one. As long as the baby is healthy I don't have a huge preference, although girls are fun! I am 4 months along now. Just past the morning sickness and starting to get a baby bump. This has been a great diet plan, I have lost 10 pounds. If only that could continue. Somehow I don't think it will.

Jordyn has decided that she wants a sister. She said she already had a brother and didn't need another one. Hayden is too young to care. He just wants someone to play with that won't pick on him.

All because two other people fell in love!

2009-07-15T20:26:00.000-07:00

Here you have it folks! All because two other people fell in love. June 27th, 2009 my little sister married the love of her life, Jared DeLaTorre, finally. It was a beautiful wedding and she was a beautiful bride. The weather was perfect. You could ask for a better day.

Believe it or not, Matt actually wore a tie, and it wasn't even a Sunday. He fought it tooth and nail of course, but you can see who won! We are quite the busy family these days. I am working at Simplot in Moses Lake Washington and loving my job. Matt just graduated from CWU and has joined the rest of the world in job hunting. He is hoping to start a job soon, and me too! I can hardly believe the time has flown by this fast.

What a stud! Can you guess which one I mean?

Two sisters who love, honor and charish!

A day at the Patch!

2008-11-01T10:44:00.000-07:00

It is October, that means harvest time. We all went to the Suncadia Harvest Festival in Cle Elum. The kids had a great time. We couldn't have asked for a more gorgeous day. They had a little pumpkin patch, and face painting. There were vendors craft booths and great food. Jordyn loved the bouncy house, you know, those huge houses you can jump in. She thought it was great. She didn't want to leave. She also got to ride a pony. She was a little apprehensive, but she did it. She has been talking about it for weeks. I think the best part was that we got to spend the day with Grandma Lybbert. Jordyn is attached to her hip. Hayden just thought it was cool that he got to run around outside. He loves the outdoors. He thought the pumpkin patch was pretty cool. He tried to eat every pumpkin. All in all the day was a hit.

We are moving to Moses Lake!

2008-10-29T18:20:00.000-07:00

Surprise, we are moving back to Moses Lake. As most of you know I graduated in June. I have been looking for a job and finally got an interview at Simplot in Moses Lake. The open position is the HR Administrator. I interviewed last Wednesday. I thought I did well, but that doesn't always mean anything. Now it was up to the waiting game. Friday morning I got the phone call, they were offering me the job. I was so excited. I jumped up and down for at least five minutes. I start November 3rd. Now this opens a whole new can of worms. We have to find a house, a babysitter, and get moved soon. So that is when I took off for Moses Lake. I house hunted all weekend, and really didn't feel good about anything. There was one house on Central Way, close to my parents that I still hadn't seen, but I didn't know how to get in touch with the owners. I was on my way out of town when low and behold I saw the couple outside of the house. I stopped and talked to them and they showed me around the place. It has a great backyard, three bedrooms, a garden, washer and dryer, did I mention 3 bedrooms! The best part is that it is close to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We get to move in on November 15Th. It feels so surreal. Everything is happening so fast, but it seems to be falling into place too. We are truly blessed, and are so excited to be close to family and working. I feel like I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time now.

Mommy lunch at the Park

2008-09-09T17:47:00.001-07:00

Mommy lunch at the park is my favorite activity during the week. We Ellensburg moms try to meet every Thursday at the local park with the kids. It is great because the kids think it is all about them, when in all actuality it is our saving grace. We get adult conversation, imagine that. We get to visit while our children play contently. This means that our children go home totally exhausted and ready for three hour naps, also a plus for mom. Without park day I think my children would be locked in an attic most days. They love to run and play, and when they do they are happy, which makes me happy. Hooray for Park Day!

Grant County Fair

2008-09-09T17:35:00.000-07:00

As tradition would have it, we took the kids to the Grant County Fair. I don't think I have missed one in twenty years. We went on Saturday, the hottest day of the week at a whopping 109 degrees. The kids were troopers though. We tried to stay in barns and out the sun, but it was hot in there too. We stopped for ice cream to try to beat the heat, but after 5 minutes the ice cream melted and we were back to barn browsing. The kids loved the animals. Hayden pet a baby goat. Jordyn was quite content just looking, touching was not an appealing option. Finally we found the cold spot, the commercial building. It felt like a breath of fresh air as we walked inside. Eventually though, with all the bodies crammed inside, that building was not longer cool and no longer appealing. By that time it was time for another cool treat. Hawaiian Ices did the trick. The kids slurped them down in no time flat and we decided it was time to go home and throw the kids in a cool bath to swim. Despite the heat wave, the kids had a great time.

Lybbert Family Reunion 2008

2008-08-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

The 2008 Lybbert Family Reunion went off without a hitch. I think everyone had a great time. We went to Curlew Lake in Republic, WA for a week of camping and fishing, and fun! We had 100 family members there and believe it or not we all get along. We managed to survive the heat, the bugs, each other and the FLU! Yuck!!

This was the first reunion for my husband and kids. Jordyn had a great time playing with the "BIG" girls, Jaimyn Law and Madisyn Lybbert. She followed those two everywhere they went. Forget about what the other kids were doing, she didn't care, she knew who the cool kids were. She got to play on the swings, and play in the water. She got to eat playdough, and dirt!. The dirt was her favorite thing to eat that week. Haha. Hayden just sat and watched, with big eyes and a big grin. He is just always happy, except when he got woken up in the middle of the night by shouting kids or other babies. Camping in a tent, with two babies, right next door to other people, and their babies is interesting, let me tell ya. We had a three ring circus, needless to say we cut the trip a day short and headed for beds, without disturbances!

I hope everyone who went had a great time as well. I am always interested in your thoughts so we can plan for the next family reunion.

I Graduated!

2008-07-01T09:23:00.000-07:00

I finally did it. I graduated for Central Washington University with my Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. Graduation was Saturday, June 7th 2008. It felt so good to be officially done with school. Graduation was interesting. My family were troopers and came to support me in the hurricane force winds that are all too well known in Ellensburg. If I had been smart I would have pinned my hat on, but I didn't think that out.

Now I am busy looking for work. I am trying to stay close because Matt still has one year left. We will just have to see where the jobs take us. Matt's dad is hoping that means San Diego, but I don't think Jordyn would forgive me for taking her so far away from her Grandpa and Grandma Lybbert. Until a job surfaces I am working on planning the Lybbert Family Reunion. It has been interesting. I love planning it, I just worry if everyone is going to have fun. Hopefully it will be a huge success.

Fun in the Sun!

2008-06-05T17:44:00.000-07:00

Jordyn got to meet Big Bird. She gave him a hug and she got to eat breakfast with him at Sea World. She was so excited. She tells everyone her story. She asks us every morning if she can have breakfast with the Sesame Street gang again.

I think Elmo was the highlight of the trip for her. She didn't know what to think. She got so intense and hugged him a hundred times. That has to be the coolest thing for a two year old to do!

Jordyn was a little leary of Bert at first, but she came around.

Hayden got to have his picture taken with Grover and Grandpa Stutsman. He is so cute. It is just too bad he won't remember anything.

Hayden is with his Grandma Stutsman. We took a cruise around Coronado Bay in San Diego. He is such a lady's man.

Mama's boy through and through. He loves to snuggle.

Jordyn got a new drawing board to play with at Grandma and Grandpa Stutsman's house. She had a great time. The trick was keeping her on the drawing board on not the walls!

Jordyn discover the doggy door was faster than asking someone to open the door for her. She used that all week.

Hey Y'all

2008-06-01T17:40:00.000-07:00

Hey from the Stutsman crew. We are all well and good, but I think it is about time we started a page to keep in touch.

Matt is in his last year of school. I am graduating on June 7th. Jordyn just turned two and is talking like a wild comanche. Hayden in crawling and walking along the furniture. They are both a joy and a handful, what's new right.

Stay tuned for more updates!