The Stickley family adventures started in Hawaii in 2005 when Cris and Emilie were married. The real excitement began in May 2008, when Nova was born. 2 short months later, our little June-Bug joined the family from all the way in Vietnam. The next few crazy years included Emilie being deployed to Afghanistan, while Cris and the girls moved back to Hawaii, then a long year of living apart (and a lot of trips across the Pacific Ocean), while Emilie remained in Colorado to complete her Army committment, and Cris had to stay in Hawaii for his job at the University.

In the summer of 2012, little Jude joined our family, and the whole gang reunited for good in Hawaii!

Follow our adventures, as we try to keep track of life with our 3 crazy kids, while keeping our friends and family updated on the happenings here in Hawaii!

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Guess who's in town???

Grandpa, Grandma, and Mammaw arrived yesterday after a trip that seemed like a breeze compared to coming all the way to hawaii. Juneau has been soooo cute. she is really grasping the concept of " Grandma". She has been saying it all day. I LOVE that! There has been lots of playing, book reading, and snuggling going on around here.

Nova's not really into books. at least not compared to Juneau. When J first came home at 10 months she would sit still to read whole books. Nova can barely make it through a page without getting fidgety. Until grandpa read to her, and she stayed still through 2 entire books!

Grandma reading to the girls. so cute!

Baby Nova and Great Grandma Nova (Mammaw). Double Trouble.

After work today we headed to Colorado's version of "The Luau". The Flying W Ranch was a perfect place to celebrate Mom and Dad Stickley's Anniversary!!! We all had a fantastic time.

These adorable little jackets Mammaw brought came in very handy today when we had some very chilly rain while at the ranch.
The Crew!
Daddy and Grandpa carried the girls all over the place
The show was kind of late for the girls - didn't end til 9, way past their usual 730 bedtime. Nova fell fast asleep in Grandma's arms
Juneau held out until after the show before she fell asleep on the car ride home.
We had a FANTASTIC night enjoying good food and great entertainment. Unfortunately Nova scared us all when she fell out of the very rustic highchair contraption and bumped the front of her face on the table, then her head rebounded and she smacked the back of her head on the bench. Aside from a little bloody lip she shook it off and enjoyed the rest of the evening.
we have an action packed week with the grandparents, and lots of fun in store!

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Sounds like loads of fun. I bet I know who is liking this the most. Grandkids are wonderful and so are our kids.
Happy Anniversary a day late Denny and Karen. Enjoy. Alice