Ava Joy

Christmas time!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:14:00 +0000

It's starting to look a little more like Christmas! And so it is time to make cookies and Christmas treats :-) This week we made snowmen pretzels...... it seemed like a really cute/great idea.... but it became obvious right away that is was going to take alot more time and patience than I was aware of! Ginger bread houses are next on our list!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

Strom photos

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:38:00 +0000

More pics

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:04:00 +0000

It has been so much fun dressing Ava in fall clothes! And the best part is Ava loves to have her picture taken now. She loves it!

Hat time!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:26:00 +0000

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:09:00 +0000

The Testimony:

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:42:00 +0000

I have been asked by people the last week and a half what I said at church on Sunday so I figured I might as well post it on the blog so those people could see :-)

First off I am so excited that we are starting the Dave Ramsey course, Financial Peace University, here at our church. When asked if we would speak about our experience with this course my only concern was how I was going to contain everything into 3 minutes :-)

Ben and I took this course last October at Life Church. It was a gift from my parents. And in all honesty we agreed to go but were not excited about it. We thought we were doing fine and didn't want to be told anything different. But after we went to the 1st class our lives and attitudes completely changed. And we got really excited about taking control of our finances and our future.

Dave Ramsey taught us how to tell our money where to go instead of the other way around. How many times have you wondered at the end of the month.... where did all our money go? It somehow disappears.
Or how many times do you and your spouse have what Dave calls "money fights?" With money being one the biggest stresses today.... it's very likely. But since taking this course Ben and I can honestly say what we have not argued about money. And just that alone I believe is HUGE!

Ben and I had always had the thought tha a budget was a restriction or was holding us back from something. But once you tell your money where to go you will feel like you have just gotten the biggest raise of your life.... when really you didn't.

Dave taught us baby step by baby step how to and what to do with our money.We no longer worry about future things like: What will we do if the car breaks down, basement floods, one of us loses a job, kids colleges and retirement.

This course is for everyone and anyone who craves finacial peace. In our group we had people from all stages of life, Married, single, families and retirement. After the last course we were sad that is was over but excited to put to work what we had learned. Everyone in the group came up to Ben and I and told us "to stick with it"! Because if they would had known what they knew now there lives would be completely different. Where Ben and I wished we would have been taught this in highschool!

Dave's course teaches 7 steps to financial freedom. And we have not only gotten that but more!And we want everyone to experience what we have.

(The course starts Sept. 13th if anyone is intersted in it just let me know!)

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:47:00 +0000

Having fun at the lake

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:45:00 +0000

5k!!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:27:00 +0000

I did it! I ran my first race. 5k isn't huge but it's a start.... and I wanted to die after it :-) It was just so humid out! Beth (in the 1st pic) has inspired me soo much. She was the most inshape pregnant mom I have ever known. She has a 2 week out little boy and yes she ran/walked this race too! Ben and Ava woke up early Sat. morning to come cheer me on! It was great to have the support there :-) Now I guess it's time to train for a half huh?

My Not so Little Girl

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Well Ava has now moved out of her crib and into a BIG GIRL bed. It was sad to take the crib apart but exciting to repaint her room to go with the new bedding I found.

Catching up!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:23:00 +0000

It's been alitttle bit since I blogged last so I'm playing catch up :-) My Aunt Linda was here a few weeks ago and recently got back from a trip to China. She bought this for Ava... and Ava loves it!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:20:00 +0000

E this is for you since you aren't on facebook :-) Ava loves these tools and when I tucked her into bed a few weeks ago I found these in bed with her :-) So I convinced her to lay them next to her in their own bed... so here she is lining them up!

Arts and Crafts

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:18:00 +0000

In this cold weather today I thought I might try something I saw in a magazine this week. And it turned out great! And Ava loved it. 1 tray, shaving cream. food coloring , paper and a fork :-)

Jumping Rope!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:30:00 +0000

Madelyn's Baptism

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:37:00 +0000

This past weekend we went to the cities for M's Baptism. We had such a great time! It was so wonderful to get to see M, E and Baby S too!

Happy Father's Day!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:19:00 +0000

WE love you!!

So sweet...

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:43:00 +0000

The Parade

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:32:00 +0000

On Sat. we went to the parade with Jenny and Ellie. The girls did such a great job waving at everyone going by :-)

Visiting Madelyn Grace

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:28:00 +0000

Sunday we went to the cities to go meet the newest member of the Kube household! She was a week old! And the most beautiful little girl!

It's happened

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:39:00 +0000

I new this day would happen... I had been fearing it for along time... We were in Target yesterday and Ben took Ava to the bathroom. I proceeded to the ck out line and as I was about to call Ben to let him know where I was he called me and said "I can't find Ava" I then said .. "Are you kidding me!" he said "I wouldn't kid about that". I then walked as fast as possible to where Ben was and he said she walked into the women clothes and now he couldn't find her. I started yelling for her to wich there was no answer. I started running up and down the rows and no sign of her. I ran up to a target lady and interupted her helping someone else. She talked on her walkie -talkie thing saying what she was wearing, her hair color and age. She had me go to the front to make sure no one would take her out of the store. I can't even tell you how many awful things were going through my head. A lady at the front was already standing there and told me to come by her. She sent another lady to go into the bathroom and ck for a little girl. After what seemed like forever!!! I heard over the walkie that they found her and she was with her dad. I then found out a target guy found her hiding in the mens jeans. So many emotions went through my body. So thankful and thanking God that nobody had taken her and angry as all get out that she did that and was acting like everything was ok. How do I explain to a 2 yr. old that what she did was wrong and have it really sink in so that it will never happen again. We had a long talk the whole way home with lots of tears..... I hope it sunk in. I am so impressed with Target and how well they managed the whole thing! There is nothing like it... that feeling in your stomache that something awful has happened to your child. I hope that now we have this out of the way.... it will never happen again

My 1st project!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:12:00 +0000

After looking at a friends blog I was inspired to make Ava a dress. I found some fabric that I really wanted to get in Perham and deceided it was time to give it a try. But seeing the fabric was very expensive I thought I would try my 1st time at this out on a less expensive fabric :-) I saw these polka dots and had to get it :-) My Grandma spent an entire afternoon teaching me how to use the sewing machine and helping understand the pattern. It's not perfect but I was impressed it even looking like a dress! Thanks 'A ' for the inspiration!

My little model

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:25:00 +0000

Lovin' the lake life

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 17:20:00 +0000

Last Sunday we went out to the lake... it was a little windy and by the time my parents came out we had just enough time to eat dinner before being poured on. But I cannot even explain how beautiful the lake was after the mini storm was gone. The entire lake was glass... and I wanted to make that moment last forever. We got the pontoon out and enjoyed every minute of it. The wind picked up an hour later but I am so glad we were able to enjoy the peacefulness of the night. Ava was able to get some fishing in again too!

Here we go!!

noreply@blogger.com (stumbo fam) — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:42:00 +0000

After going to the dental convention in March I was convinced that it was time to take Ava's Pacifiers away. I needed to wait till I had a week off from work so that my mom wouldn't be put in this hard position. I am afraid this is going to be a very hard couple of days... see Ava has to have one pacifier on her finger and one in her mouth. (Not sure exactly why but she would always loose them in her crib so we always put an extra one in there) If she looses one during the night we hear her yelling for the 2nd one even though she has one in her mouth ! :-) I have decieded to go with the cutting method. One will just happen to be "broken" and the 2nd will become broken tonight also....So here goes nothin!