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!

Monday, July 11, 2011

2 Weeks to Remember...

Posted by: Cris

It's hard to believe it was 3 years ago today: July 11, 2008 - Ready to leave Honolulu for Vietnam. The start of 2 weeks that changed our lives.

How much our girls have grown in the last 3 years. It has been so amazing and such a blessing to see them grow into sweet and cute little girls...

Pictures that have needed to be posted for quite some time:





Nova's obsession with babies continues to grow:


This is NOT naptime...Nova was playing with her babies and suddenely disappeared. I found her up in her bed "putting her babies down for nap."

Tonight at the mall play area, Nova took an actual little baby by the hand to help her through the crowd of kids then proudly ran over to tell us "Mommy, I was helping that baby learn how to walk." She ran off then quickly ran back and exclaimed "I'm getting really good at taking care of babies."


Best buddies, settled in to watch The Little Mermaid:



Library time last week involved a bug show. Juneau and Nova were both so proud of themselves for touching this tarantula:


Juneau screwed up her courage and went back the second time and actually let it crawl up her arm:


Juneau has discovered her love for Pho recently:





The hazards of sharing a bed with your sister:

Inseparable sisters:

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