The little people in my life...

I wanted to capture the kids with Carson while he is still new and so little so this is what we came up with today.

Thank you... whoever you are

We bought this play set a few months ago and Trevor spent hours trying to put it together. Many, many, hours.
He had finished half of it when we headed for Lake Powell and when we arrived home we were surprised to find the play set was finished!
And just in time for the hot summer months.
The kids have spent hours playing on it.
Many, many hours.

So, thank you... whoever you are.

Like father Like... children

As Trevor says, "There is nothing like hauling a load."

Especially behind a Jeep.

Candy, Candy, Candy

It's not even Halloween yet and the girls have dressed up in their costumes 4 times already in the last 2 weeks.

We had lot's of fun at the "Biggest Halloween Party" at the Louisville zoo.

Lots of games and treats at the "trunk or treat".

(I love this picture of Campbell begging for candy. )

A neighbor had a Halloween Birthday party and all the kids had a "parade" in their costumes around the court .

A cute and clever wizard. And a beautiful ballerina.

Kid Quotes

***(Hallie in the playroom with Meg) "Megan, you are the best sister!! It's true! Friends ARE for now and sisters are forever...(pause)... and dogs."
***Megan- "Mom, when is Hallie going to be an old lady?"
Hallie- "Megan, when you say that it hurts my feelings."
Me (trying not to laugh)- "I will be an old lady long before Hallie."
Megan- "Then will we get a new mom?"
Hallie- "No, Megan"
Megan- "Oh yeah, then daddy will take care of us"

Random stuff

***We got a fun package from my mom and dad about a month ago and ever since then the girls have been constantly asking me, "How many days until December?"

My mom sent them chocolate advent calendars and they couldn't wait to open them! As soon as they woke up this morning they were running to get their new calendars and Hallie asked if I could take a picture of them and put it on the blog. I said, "Of course!"

***We have the house all decorated for the holidays. I love to turn on the tree first thing in the morning and enjoy it all day long. Campbell also likes the Christmas tree... a lot. I had to put the tree on a 8 in wooden box and barricade it in the corner with the couch on one side and the coffee table in front. Not as pretty, but it will have to do this year. :)

***Trevor's parents and sister (Kim) are coming to visit this week. We are so excited! We have been in Kentucky for 6 months now. It seems like it has been a lot longer in some ways and in other ways the time has flown by! We feel so blessed to be here because we know it is where we need to be right now... for whatever reason. It is so beautiful here and we have met so many good people in Kentucky.

***I had the chance to talk to our neighbor yesterday about the Gospel. It was interesting. As I shared some of our beliefs I felt inside a strengthening of my own testimony of those particular beliefs. I don't know if she felt anything but I know that I felt the truth of what I was saying and I felt a deeper gratitude for what I have and a desire for her and her family to have the joy the Gospel brings . I am so grateful.

***I'm teaching Relief Society tomorrow. I'm grateful for the opportunity to teach because it gives me an added opportunity to learn. It should be especially interesting since Trevor works and so I will have Campbell. I'm thinking I will stick him in the backpack and just feed him Cheerios over my shoulder and let him pull my hair for his entertainment. Do you think that will be too distracting? ;) heehee

Scruba-dub-dub there's a lil' naked Grubb in the tub!

Honestly, is there anything cuter than a clean, naked, chubby baby? Umm.... NO!

Campbell loves taking baths. Last night Hallie was taking a shower and Campbell was reaching for the tub. When I took him out of the bathroom he cried so I decided to humor him and give him a bath. I started running the water and getting him undressed and he started squealing! He was so excited! What a cutie!

My girls

Here is a picture of our Hallie Bug. She smiled so big all day showing off her new gap.


Hallie and Megan are the best of friends. They play so well together and take good care of each other. I love in the mornings when we say goodbye to Hallie as she leaves for school. Megan gives her a big hug and then yells to her "Bye, I love you!" over and over until she knows Hallie is too far away to hear her. Their personalities are so different but they fit together so perfectly. Like puzzle pieces.
Before I had children I always said- if I have one girl I have to have two girls because every girl needs a sister. I have a sister and we definitely had our fights as kids but as we grew we found in each other a best friend and now I can't imagine life without her. That has been one of the hardest parts of being here in Kentucky... I'm just too far away from my sister.

October-Fest Pictures of the Week

This one is Megan's, I am not sure why I have a red hat on or red gloves. Maybe the hat is from Kathryn. She and Melissa went to Cincinnati to shop and she was so excited that she brought me back something...a new cap (to distract me from the other purchases). It was .25 cents. I read the print on the front of it "College Arms Pub No188". And it had a big picture of a mug of beer with foam flowing over the top. (Kathryn insert- I was at the GAP clearance store and people were going crazy, there were hats flying everywhere, I didn't have time to actually read it!)


This is Hallie's picture. It is from her friend Capri's house. They have a big swing/playset and a cute dog. From what I hear it is a lot of fun.

Trev

7 months and Weighing In at...

18.9lbs (50%)

27in (48%)

Campbell had his 6month (whoops, a little late) check-up last week. He is healthy and happy. Still allergic to milk unfortunately but we are still hoping he will eventually outgrow that. He skipped rolling over and went straight to sitting up. No teeth yet (I'm not looking forward to that milestone, all 20 of them ;() . He smiled and cooed at the nurses and doctor and they ate it up. Only new thing is that the doctor wants us to take him to Kosairs children's hospital to get a hip X-ray since he was breech (just precautionary). Should be fun ;)

These pictures are our pictures of the week. Awarded to Hallie and Megan. Hallie drew the "Blood Hound Puppy" and Megan drew the "Little Mermaid". The Little Mermaid has been a part of our lives for many years and is honored here in this rendition, swimming and flapping her arms. This is a first for Blood Hound Puppy who appears here is his natural color..brown. He was first seen at "The Worlds Most Awesome Flea Market" this month and was for sale for other people but not for us:)

Trev

Campbell Scott Grubbs

Seven Months Old

Sweet smiles,

chubby hands,

chewing, drooling, sucking on EVERYTHING!

bald head,

wet kisses,

sleeping better, finally

so busy,

brown eyes,

curious,

sitting up and so proud of himself!

so soft,

no longer nursing,

still a happy baby,

glowing,

full of love,

What can I say, I just want to eat him up!

Campbell...mmm...mmm...good!

Cam has had a nasty cold for the last 3 weeks. He is finally back to his happy self. He is such a sweet baby! I can't believe he is 6 months old! It seems like he was just born and yet it feels like he has always been in our family. He is finally sleeping better at night which is a blessing for the whole family (tired mommy = ornery mommy).

Hallie and Megan love Campbell so much. Hallie freaks out anytime he cries, she stresses me out about it-- "HURRY, HURRY MOM, HE'S CRYING!!!!!!!!!" She hates to see her baby brother unhappy.

I still haven't figured out how to do 3 kids, by the time I do it will probably be time to figure out 4!

Breakfast with the girls

This morning Hallie and I were up early and we were getting breakfast ready. I went in my room and put my robe on then came back out to the kitchen with Hal. Hallie saw me come out then went upstairs and a few minutes later Hallie and Megan came walking out of their room. Hallie had found a robe for her and then found a long coat for Megan to use as her robe. I smiled to myself as they trudged down the stairs adjusting their new "robes". They looked so cute, so grown up. So the three of us sat down together and had cold cereal, three girls in their robes.

Pictures of a brown-eyed girl.

Just some Pics of our mega-moo (and no she is not wearing make-up --she kinda looks like she has red lipstick on).