A Sunday Hike

Finally, it has cooled down enough we can do some things outside for longer periods of time. We went on a hike this past weekend and Saige decided to be a real character as you WILL see in the photos below. Both kids were super excited to be in the woods again, as was dad, and mom mostly too! Although in most the photos Westin is extremely somber. (He's not really that serious of a kid, you should see him talk to all the pretty girls at the pool, but that's another story.)

Here's the goods: 

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This photo was meant to be of dad 

and Westin, but as you can see 

Saige totally steals the show.

 One good smile from Westin but, where's the camera?

 

 Saige did an excellent job on the trail!

Saige loves the trees, just like Daddy. 

 Group shot! 

 

 Saige: "Dad! Look it's my wand!" 

 

 Sweet kisses from mom.

 

Saige's mini photoshoot!

Learning at it's finest! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Love,

Westin

Saige

Renee

Tim

Sweet, sweet, summer....

 There are many photos here for you to enjoy. We've done a lot of things already this summer, but have many more planned.

At the beginning of June we took advantage of a really nice weekend. We went camping over in Missouri at Blue Springs Lake. We stayed only one night, but based on Saige and Westin's performances we will definitely be going again. (Maybe towards the end of summer when it cools down again.) 

Here we were at the Marina at Blue Springs Lake, and Saige fed the fish.

Big boy Westin, waterside. 

If you notice on the two pictures above Westin is crawling away from the camera. That boy didn't care at all what he was crawling on. He crawled right through the grass and right on top of the rocks. Sticks he found were especially fun toys too. Nothing stopped him from having a good time. 

(You can tell he had a good time by the smile on his face below.

I can't remember which day I got this picture text at work. 

Apparently, Saige had picked out her own outfit. 

Not too bad, except the fact it was probably 85 degrees outside.

One weekend we got breakfast at a little place called Lake-N-Dale 

in Hillsdale, KS. Right near the lake. As you can tell our kids are kind of morning people.

Westin loved the pancakes AND the food off of everyone else's plate.

Below are two pictures of what we do when it's to hot to bring the little one out to the lake to camp. We set up a tent inside. (Mom like staying cool too!) We can also watch TV from here too.

 

These four photos show Saige at swim lessons. 

When Saige gets over her shyness she really likes to make new friends. 

We are now half way finished.

This is Dad's Fathers Day gift. 

It's a backpack that Westin can ride in on long hikes. 

This was only a trial run, but we can't wait to put it to good use!

We'll take better pictures next time so you can really see what this thing looks like.

Thanks for stopping by and looking at the photos. We can assure you that we will have more to share. We always seem to have something going on.

Peace and love,

~The Stallbaumers

Welcome to Our Home!!!

If you haven't heard, we have been very busy the last couple of months. We have moved our family from our little, two bedroom town-home to a larger home we purchased. There are three bedrooms with a possible forth and/or fifth in the unfinished basement. The garage is large enough for two cars. (A tight fit for the truck though.) A fenced backyard with several large trees, corner lot. Large kitchen that opens into the living room. Two full bathrooms and a Master bathroom. In short order, a bunch of stuff we had been living without while renting. We even have a fridge that makes ice now!  

Oh yeah, did I mention Westin has his very own room now! Hooray!!!

Well, enough ramblings, here are the photos.

The front of our home. Whole house needs painted, any takers?

The large living room with a nice fireplace (Gas). Grandpa Mike says a big elk mount would look nice. I tend to agree.

The kitchen. A mess already. Side note: first meal - frozen pizza. Oven works!

Westin loves the hallway running from the Kitchen/Living room back to the bedrooms.

The deck. Large enough for a kiddy pool. Saige loves it. (As do we grown-ups.)

Large backyard. It now has a swing set in it that the Grandpas helped build.

What are you taking pictures of out there Dad? I want out too!

Behind these guys you can see the dining area and the steps coming up from the main entrance.

This is Saige's room. Can you tell she loves the pink wall? The other three walls are a light khaki.

This shot was taken in Westin's new bedroom. It's kinda of a goldish brown.

Some of the crew finishing up the Master Bedroom.

The finished product of the Master Bedroom.

Special thanks to all who supported us either by painting, cleaning, moving, and or watching kids...

or anything else I forgot. 

We love you all!

~ The Stallbaumers

P.S. We'll post pictures of the house once we get everything settled and new projects also.

Lake Side

We love the warm weather! Too bad it has been raining all week here. We need the rain but it's hard to do anything with the kids outside.  Here's another post of what we've been up too.

Last week Saige had been begging us to go back to the lake to throw rocks in. (We weren't able to do so on our hike) So we went. How can you tell a kid that wants to do that, no? It was a little bit windy, Saige's hair was in her face alot, but extremely warm. Especially so for March.We had a blast! Soon it will be time to bust out the swim suits and life jackets. We can hardly wait.

Saige had an awesome time! With screams of laughter.

 I though this was a pretty cool photo.

 Papa Bear and Brother Bear

Looking along the shoreline for the perfect rock to throw in.

This a common occurrence with Saige. She gets quite a few rocks in her flip flops.

Saige found some bobbers on the shore line.

She let him play with them by himself too.

So he ate them.

Before we left for the day Saige wanted to go down to the dock and have a look-see. She liked how it swayed with waves. (Little people and big people alike apparently enjoy that feeling.)

Thanks for stopping by! We look forward to seeing you all at Easter!

~The Stallbaumer Family

Trail Side

Last Saturday morning, 3/10/12, we loaded up and headed down towards Hillsdale Lake and had breakfast at a place called K & M's Lake N Dale.

The breakfast was great and with our bellies full we decided to take a hike. We hit the trails running with two strollers, one for each kid. We soon found out that we should have left the strollers in the car. The trail was very rough for four wheels and slow going. Multiple times we had to carry the strollers through "rock gardens." But we had at lot of fun in the exceptionally nice March weather.

Renee taking a much needed water break.

We found a Geocache!(That's what the leopard print box is.)

Mom with the kiddos!

Free spirited Saige dancing on the jungle gym.

Me with the kids. Good spirits!

Below is a little clip of the kids while we were out.