Huebsch Family

Extreme Couponing

2011-07-16T07:55:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my latest deals. I got everything above and, 1 lb of ground chicken not pictured(it was hot and had to get it in the fridge) for $9.54.

The scoop

2011-07-14T11:44:00.000-07:00

I realize it's been a very long time without updating my blog. I did try a few weeks ago to do one on Jerry's graduation, but for some reason it wouldn't go through. So in a nut shell, Jerry graduated Medical School on May 15Th. We had a great showing of family to come all the way to Vegas to see him get hooded. Then we moved across the country again, now to Ohio. He's doing an Anesthesia Residency in Dayton. So far we like it here. Maybe home in the future?? I'm finally feeling like settling after all the years of roaming around with Jerry. Bel starts preschool in Sept. Very exciting and a little sad to see her go. We've been home together the whole time except 1 month I went back to work and Jerry watched her. Sophie is doing good. We call her the little pit bull. She's a bit aggressive with Bel. She's strong and likes to push her sister off the couch. Which isn't that funny with hardwood floors. The above pic is of Jerry's lab group the 1St two years of school. The other one is him walking the stage and getting hooded.

Isabel's Birthday

2011-04-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

Bel put on this hat my mom crocheted for her when she was a baby. She likes putting it on her dolls usually. After they had cake her and her friends played ball and she wore that funny bonnet. She looked like a gnome.

Sophie party pics

2011-03-13T11:45:00.000-07:00

Sophie's 1st Birthday

2011-03-13T11:38:00.000-07:00

Match

2011-02-25T21:29:00.000-08:00

The big day came for Jerry. The biggest day in medical school next to graduation. The day you find out if you matched to a residency. Jerry matched to his first pick, Anesthesia in Dayton, Ohio. What a crazy day it was. It started with happiness and then ended in sorrow. His grandmother passed that morning as well. We are sad she's gone and will not get to see Jerry accomplish this amazing journey. We will miss her deeply.

Random photos

2011-02-01T16:10:00.000-08:00

Bel actually took this photo of Jerry. She likes taking pics and is pretty good for her age. Hence his cheesy smile!

She doesn't like it when I put things on her head, she did let papa put this hat on her for a short while.

Papa and his girls after work.

jingle bells

2010-12-13T15:25:00.000-08:00

Our Christmas pics

2010-12-09T15:57:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pics from our Christmas shoot, along with Sophie's 9 months pics. I love the one with Jerry and the girls. He always takes great pics with them.

Halloween

2010-11-13T19:42:00.001-08:00

Bel is learning sign language, so she is signing "candy". Sophie fell asleep after 3 houses.

Additional info regarding cards

2010-11-05T10:39:00.000-07:00

Holiday Mail for Heroes Planning Tips
The 2010 Holiday Mail for Heroes P.O. Box is now open – and we need your help to make this year’s program the best yet. As you start your card-making activities, don’t forget to follow these important tips!
Do...
Include your heartfelt sentiments and sign all cards
Entitle cards with generic terms such as “Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”
Limit cards to 15 per person or 50 for school class or business group
Bundle groups of cards in single, large envelopes
Don’t...
Send letters, care packages or monetary gifts
Include personal information such as home or email addresses
Use glitter – excessive amounts can aggravate health issues of wounded recipients
Include inserts of any kind as they must be removed in the screening process

Holiday Mail for Heroes

2010-11-05T09:59:00.000-07:00

Holiday Mail for Heroes Program Overview
It’s that time of year again! The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes have teamed up for the fourth annual Holiday Mail for Heroes program.
From now until December 10th you are invited to send holiday cards to our American service members, their families, and veterans all over the world. Anyone can send a card and you can send as many as you would like!Please send all cards to

Holiday Mail for Heroes
PO Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD20791-5456

The deadline for this year is December 10th. Unfortunately, if your cards are not postmarked by December 10th they cannot be delivered. After Pitney Bowes collects and screens the mail received in the PO Box, Red Cross workers deliver holiday greetings to service men and women in their communities. Check out how our uniformed men and women and their families expressed their gratitude for the Holiday Mail program when it delivered cards to Walter Reed Army Medical Center.

long time

2010-11-05T09:41:00.000-07:00

I realize this might be the longest I went between posting something. It has been crazy. Jerry was gone for 9 weeks traveling to audition rotations. He was home for 3 days and left again for his last set of boards, in Philly. He is on his way back home, but it is short lived. He will leave again on Sunday to go to his last traveling rotation in California. Jerry has 2 interviews coming up. One is in Dayton and the other is Columbus Ohio. These are his top 2 picks. So, we are hoping he matches to one of them. As of right now it looks favorable. We match in 3 months, on Valentine's Day, how sweet!!! It's been a crazy journey. We are excited for the next step. I'll get posting some new stuff of the kids soon too.

Grocery Smarts

2010-10-11T21:28:00.000-07:00

Anybody who knows me, knows that I love "Grocery Smarts". I talk about it all the time and how much money I didn't spend. Well, today I had another huge day of savings, so I thought I would compile a list of everything I got. My total out of pocket was $8.47(which should have been $6.47, for coupons I forgot to use. But that's another story). This is what I got for that.
2 tubes of colgate total toothpaste
2 bottles of dial body wash
2 all in one purex laundry soap/softener
1 bottle method laundry soap
3 arrid deodorants
1 bottle dawn dish soap
1 bottle dawn foam dish soap
2 bottles dial foam hand soap
1 container utterbalm lotion
1 lime away toilet bowl cleaner
1 box store brand qt bags
1 bottle act mouth wash

I believe that's it. Pretty good huh!!!

Sophie's 6 month photo shoot

2010-09-28T21:43:00.001-07:00

Skinny Minnie

2010-09-25T20:10:00.000-07:00

Everybody knows Bel is skinny, but this is funny and sad all in one. She put on Sophie's 3-6 mo pants. They actually fit her well as Capri's. I had to take a pic while she had them on to show off the size.

1st meal

2010-09-25T19:55:00.000-07:00

Ohhhh she says that was good. She loved her first bowl of rice cereal. She's growing up so fast!

2010-09-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

Jerry passed his step 2 boards! He is so close to being "Dr. Huebsch". I'm very proud of him and excited at the thought of us moving on soon. Now he just has to pass the clinical boards in November. Which should be a lot easier than the written portions.

Sophie

2010-08-23T12:02:00.001-07:00

She likes to smile and laugh. She's such a sweet baby!

2010-08-23T11:57:00.000-07:00

Just laying around on the play mat.

Date night

2010-08-22T22:15:00.000-07:00

We had a well deserved night out. We celebrated Jerry's birthday and taking his step 2 boards. Which by the way, he took on his birthday. We went to the strip and had dinner. We had intended to go for a few drinks too, but since we are old and tired, we only made it through dinner. At any rate, we still enjoyed dinner without the kids.

Kids

2010-07-31T11:37:00.000-07:00

Bel loves to hold Sophie. She gets so mad if I say no(usually she's asking right after she eats). So, to save some puking from getting her belly pressed, she has to wait. As one could imagine a 3 yr old doesn't have patience to do so.

2010-07-21T13:19:00.000-07:00

Every time I log onto my blog I just laugh at those pics of Bel trying to jump out of my arms. It just cracks me up. She looks so wild.

Baptism part 2

2010-07-12T22:38:00.001-07:00

She really wasn't this bad, but did have a few moments. Good times.

Baptism

2010-07-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Our sweet baby Sophie was Baptized today. What a special day for her.

Washing her hands

2010-07-08T18:50:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Bel ran into the bathroom and turned on the water. I was very busy in the kitchen, so I yelled for her to shut the water off. A few minutes later with the water still running, I firmly told her to shut the water off and to get out of the bathroom, and that we don't play in the bathroom. She came out of the bathroom and said to me " should wash hands, should wash poop hands". Yes, that's right, she had poop on her hands. She put her hands in her diaper and got a surprise. So, of coarse I couldn't be mad, because she was smart enough to go the the bathroom and try and wash her hands. I think some of my OCD is rubbing off on her.

My ham

2010-07-05T13:36:00.000-07:00

Every time I try and take Sophie's picture Bel gets excited and says "cheese", and starts to pose. If I don't take her picture at rapid speed then she tries and take the camera away.

Jerry's mini me

2010-07-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

Every person who looks at Sophie says, "wow she looks like Jerry". I don't see it, but if that many people think so then it must be true.

Holy Belly!

2010-06-25T18:52:00.000-07:00

Wow! I just found this pic when looking through some cards I uploaded. This is the morning we went to have Sophie. My belly is soooo big. It makes me look like I have no chest.

Trip home

2010-06-17T21:32:00.000-07:00

Sophie was just hanging with her future cousin. Next May Liz will marry into our family. We welcome her with open arms. Both Isabel and Sophie had fun and loved hanging with Liz.

Scuba Steve

2010-06-08T12:39:00.000-07:00

This just makes me think of "scuba steve" from "Big Daddy". Her eyes looked funny as it was, because she was having some allergy issues when we were home.

My trip home

2010-06-08T12:29:00.000-07:00

I went home for 5 days. It was a total surprise. Nobody had a clue I was coming except for one sister who helped pull it off. It was the first time in over 2 yrs we were all together. It was nice to see all my family. Isabel enjoyed playing with all her cousins, and Sophie loved all the attention she got.

New Dress

2010-05-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

We have already had some warm days, and our air kicked on. So, Sophie got to wear her new watermelon dress.

Yummy

2010-05-02T12:42:00.000-07:00

Someone loves Cheetos. Thank goodness they are baked, and only given for a treat.

Sophie's photo shoot

2010-04-21T21:58:00.000-07:00

Isabel's 3rd Birthday shoot

2010-04-17T19:24:00.000-07:00

Sneak peak

2010-04-14T10:35:00.000-07:00

Here is a glance at some of Sophie's newborn photo's.

New bed

2010-04-01T19:18:00.000-07:00

This is Isabel's new bed with her new owl bedding. It's so cute and goes perfect with the vinyl Melinda and I put up in her room.

Papa's Girls

2010-03-18T14:12:00.001-07:00

Our Little Shamrock!

2010-03-18T13:48:00.000-07:00

Welcome Sophie Grace!

2010-03-13T19:38:00.001-08:00

Here she is. She arrived at 8:06 A.M on March 12th, she weighed 6 lbs 3 oz and was 17 1/2 inches long.

Darn cows!

2010-03-10T22:23:00.001-08:00

Even on the swings she won't let go of them.

Money Maker

2010-03-10T22:05:00.000-08:00

This needs no words! However, you will need to turn the volume up.

Isabel and Sophie's room

2010-03-10T21:52:00.000-08:00

Melinda and I decorated the girls room tonight with vinyl. It is so cute, I can't stop staring at it. I had to get new sheets for Isabel, so I could use her crib sheets for Sophie. We were inspired by the bedding and it grew from there. We are going to print them again next year when we move, maybe even bigger and better. I'll have to take a picture of the bedding so you can see the inspiration.

Sweet Bel

2010-03-09T15:41:00.000-08:00

I love this photo. She's so photogenic(when she's smiling).

2010-03-09T15:38:00.000-08:00

This is how she thinks you wear shirts. Silly girl!

Wiped Out

2010-02-21T21:35:00.000-08:00

Isabel has never just "crashed". I've heard of kids doing this, but not our little sassy lady. That is until the other day. I couldn't believe how quiet it got all of a sudden. So when I turned to look, this is what I saw. I didn't dare move her, for fear she wouldn't keep sleeping. The bad news was, she wet through her diaper, pants and the rug. For a surprise nap, I would clean it all up again.

Bel's Cows

2010-02-21T21:19:00.000-08:00

I wanted to take a few pictures of Isabel's hair to show how long it is. She wanted me to take pictures of her cows. She's obsessed with her "brown cow" from Dr. Seuss, and her Wisconsin cow. She got the Wisconsin cow when we went home 2 summers ago at a pancake breakfast. She has to bring them to dinner, they get their own seat. She takes them when we leave the house, and when she goes to bed. Lately she must hold them when we are changing her too. It's the craziest thing ever. She never really connected to anything, but then around January it changed with her cows. She carries them by the tail, so you can imagine how gross those are starting to look.

31

2010-02-09T20:48:00.000-08:00

We only have 31 days before Sophie will be here. These 3-D photos are amazing. The face is so clear. I guess the one good thing about being "high risk", is that I get a lot of new photos. I think she will have a ton of hair like Bel did. I can't wait to see if I'm right.

Sooooo Tired

2010-02-06T14:49:00.000-08:00

I can't believe I'm going to admit this, but I sent Jerry on a date with some one else last night. That is how tired I am, and how uncomfortable I am. We had tickets to "A Chocolate Affair". It was going to be a great date night(even though I wouldn't be able to enjoy the wine). It was a chocolate, wine, liquor tasting. They even had music (an Elton John impersonator). I tried so hard to pump myself up all day. In the end I was beat, my back hurt, and I had a tooth ache. I couldn't fathom getting into dressy clothes and leaving the house. I told him to call one of his guy friends, but none could make it. So he turned to a good girlfriend of ours. He was super sweet, and brought me home a lot of sample desserts. They were yummy, even though all the sugar before bed kept me up late. I hope the next 4-5 weeks goes fast. I can't keep pimping my husband out. People will start to talk.

Hubby

2010-01-16T10:56:00.000-08:00

I'm so very proud of Jerry. He just told me he was nominated again for D.O student of the year. He actually was nominated last year, but declined it. He had way too much on his plate with being on the Board of Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association, and being the student body president among other things. He has worked so hard. I'm so excited that in a few short months(15), he will finally get called Doctor! What a journey it has been. I'm glad to be apart of it.

P.S. This picture is from last weekend. We attended the Winter formal for Touro. Pregnant and all. I did get a few looks. I think they think my water is going to break at any moment.

Great mini vacation!

2010-01-12T10:49:00.000-08:00

My sister came to visit, it was great to see her. I haven't seen her since April. We had a lot planned and only a few days to do it. So it was pretty fast paced, but I think for having a toddler and me being so big, we did a lot. We went to "Love" at the Mirage, had a spa night. We did a nice dinner out with some shopping. Of coarse we did some crafts. I wish it could have lasted longer.

Christmas dress

2010-01-10T10:19:00.000-08:00

It was really hard to get a few pictures of her before church. I wanted to get a picture of her pretty dress. She's either really excited, or somber.

Christmas part 2

2010-01-09T23:10:00.001-08:00

Isabel got some cute doll furniture from Grandma and Grandpa Huebsch. She loves them, and has a ton of fun playing with them. In fact she thinks the stroller and swing are for her and not the "babies".

Christmas

2010-01-09T22:55:00.000-08:00

Here are a few photos from Christmas. I forgot they were on my camera. Isabel didn't get excited to open presents. We really had to coax her into it. In fact, we took a time out to make breakfast and drink some coffee, because it took her so long to open the presents. Hopefully next year she will understand a bit more and get really excited.

Family visit

2009-12-26T20:15:00.000-08:00

I finally get to post something about my sister coming to see me. I'm sooooo excited. I've known about it for weeks and had to keep it a secret. My brother in law bought her a ticket for the first week in January. It was a Christmas present, but I feel it was a Christmas present for me too. I already have a dinner reservation made, and am looking at tickets for "The Lion King". We are going to have fun. I haven't seen her in 9 months. This is why I didn't get sad this year about getting older. Everyday I had a count down of when she was going to call me and tell me about her gift. Can you tell I'm pumped up?!

Charlie is not my friend!

2009-12-14T11:56:00.000-08:00

For a brief moment I forgot how much pregnancy charlie horses hurt. I had my first one with this pregnancy 2 nights ago. I'm always amazed how it catapults you out of a dead sleep, and you pray to make it stop fast. Mine goes something like this. I scream bloody murder(calling for Jerry) and start rolling around, until Jerry can straighten my leg out to relieve the cramp. Then after a few minutes, which feels like eternity, we go back to sleep. All the joys of carrying a bambino!

Holiday Mail for Heroes is back!

2009-11-11T12:19:00.000-08:00

In this season of hope and giving the American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes, Inc. have joined forces to invite Americans to “send a touch of home” to United States service members and veterans across the country and abroad. In its third year, the Holiday Mail for Heroes program is an opportunity to share joy and thanks with our service members throughout the holiday season by way of a greeting card.
Today over 1.4 million men and women serve in the U.S. armed forces and over 24 million veterans have served in the past. The holiday season is the perfect time to honor and extend a warm holiday greeting to those who’ve served and continue to do so.
Take a look at what people are saying about the program:
How Holiday Mail works
We have established an extensive process to ensure all cards sent to our service members are safe and arrive in time for the holidays. Holiday cards will be collected through a unique P.O. Box address from Monday, November 2 through Monday, December 7*.
First, cards from across the nation must be sent to this address:
Holiday Mail for Heroes
P.O. Box 5456
Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456
Every card received will be screened for hazardous materials by Pitney Bowes and distributed to participating Red Cross chapters nationwide. Once the cards arrive at the Red Cross chapters, they are sorted and reviewed by volunteers who then distribute them to service members, their families and veterans in communities across the country.
"The program has already generated a tremendous response in our community and this is our first year participating. Everyone who hears about Holiday Mail wants to be involved because it gives us all the chance to seek out service men and women and veterans and tell them just how special they are and how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice."
- Tammy, Smith County Red Cross Chapter Tyler, Texas
Please don’t forget to follow these guidelines while preparing your holiday greetings!
Do...
Sign all cards
Entitle cards “Dear Service Member, Family or Veteran”
Limit cards to 15 per person or 50 for school class or business group
Bundle groups of cards in single, large envelopes
Don’t...
Send letters
Include personal information such as home or email addresses
Use glitter – excessive amounts can aggravate health issues of wounded recipients
Include inserts of any kind as they must be removed in the screening process

Halloween

2009-11-03T16:04:00.000-08:00

Jerry and I went as gang bangers! My story was I got jumped into the gang 5 months ago. HAHA!! We couldn't get our original idea to work. He was going to be a hillbilly and I his pregnant bride. I couldn't find overalls at Savers, still pretty good for last minute. Isabel was a monkey. The banana was sewn into the pocket, but she kept trying to pull it out.

Sophie Grace

2009-11-03T15:54:00.000-08:00

Here are the latest ultra sound photo's of baby Sophie. I think the pics are good, but the monitor was so much more clear. Especially her feet picture. You could clearly see how her second toe was longer than her big toe, which she gets from me. Unfortunately Isabel has the same problem.

Summer's gone

2009-10-29T12:52:00.000-07:00

I love this halter top. It's too bad summer is over and she won't be able to wear it again. Thank goodness another little girl is on the way so I will see it again.

Anniversary

2009-10-09T08:18:00.000-07:00

Today is our 10 yr anniversary! I feel like it's flown by, but then I feel like it's been a life time together(not in a bad way). It's amazing to look back at all things we've done together, how much be both have grown over the years. So many changes, a lot of moves in multiple states, careers, school(a lot of that too), children. I know I wouldn't change anything, good or bad. Life is a huge classroom. We learn from our life experiences. I've learned a lot, and look forward to learning more. I'm excited for the next 10!

Boy or Girl?

2009-09-28T14:54:00.000-07:00

That is the question. What are we having? Well they are 95% sure that it's a ...... I can't decide whether we should say or wait for the other ultra sound with confirmation. My next ultra sound is on Nov. 3rd. Well I guess if they change their minds then we will just have to tell everybody they were wrong. It was pretty clear we were looking at a hamburger or as Jerry says a Big Mac. If you have kids(and remember that reference) or are in the medical field then it should be obvious at this point, if not then I will say think Pink!!!!!!

Baby

2009-09-25T11:37:00.001-07:00

Monday we are going to do a free 3D ultra-sound, and find out the sex of the baby. As long as the baby cooperates we should be able to see. If it's questionable then we will have to wait until Nov 3rd for confirmation. Wish us luck!

Funny Bel!

2009-09-15T19:31:00.000-07:00

This was Isabel's idea at the grocery store a week ago. It cracks me up! Even though the video is short, she did this for about 2 aisles. By the way, it was cinnamon.

Karma

2009-09-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

So I had the most amazing experience at CVS last night. Most of you know I shop by using the "grocery game" rules. In doing that I have saved a HUGE amount of money. I usually pay no more than $2 for a pack of diapers. Last night takes the cake. I don't think I could beat it. I'm always friendly to the staff even the mean ones. I had $26 in ECB's(that's free CVS money) and coupons to use . I'm pretty stocked on Isabel's diapers(plus I see potty training in the future). So, I thought it would be a great time to get a head start on diapers for the next baby. I bought Huggies snugglers newborn, and size 1. It was a total of 120 diapers. I used my coupons and ECB's thinking I should pay about $1 plus tax, so roughly $3. I was small talking with the clerk and she said"what else do you got there"? , as I was tearing off other coupons that had just printed. They were for random things like lotion etc. It was nothing I was buying. I started reading them off, and saying it's nothing I have. She grabbed them and just starting scanning all of them. Then she says " you are negative $2.30". I looked confused, and she said "you need to buy something else". Then it dawned on me what she had done. So I ran and grabbed some hand soap. Then she said your total is....wait for it........3 cents. That's exactly why you should be nice to the clerks. I didn't even pay the tax on my stuff. What a deal! I love CVS!!!!

Trip

2009-09-02T10:18:00.000-07:00

I know this is premature, but I can't believe we are going to leave town for a day. Except for funerals,(and 1 trip to salt lake city with out the family) we have not left Vegas in 2 yrs. I almost forgot we did take her to Lake Havasu for the day. It was last summer &, was extremely hot. So once for her and Jerry and twice for me in 2 yrs. Still not a lot of away time. I need a break and I'm sure Jerry could use one. In a few weeks we are going to take Isabel to Utah to a corn maze/pumpkin patch. They have a petting zoo etc. We've taken her down town to do things, but haven't really went any where else. It stinks not working and being on a budget. Jerry and I use to go go go. If the trip goes well we will look at going to California or Arizona soon. Since our DVD system was stolen out of the car, I'm praying she will be a good girl for the ride.

Baby News

2009-08-24T13:22:00.000-07:00

I'm so ecstatic that we are only having 1 baby. I was so worried. This last month was so physically rough on me and I had to eat so much just so I didn't get sick. I'm feeling better, mostly because I switched my prenatal vitamins. Today was a good day. The baby was kicking a lot on the ultrasound and the heartbeat sounded good. Now just 2 more months to find out the sex. I do however, because of age, have been flagged as high risk. Everything should be fine, but in the meantime I have to have at least one 2 hour appt with the high risk doctors. This should be fun. It is a little funny that my referral paperwork said "elderly" on it today. I get told I look 27 all the time, but I guess that doesn't matter. LOL! The neighbor kid said it looked like we were having a "teddy bear". It's funny, because it really does look like a teddy bear.

Breakfast

2009-08-18T07:46:00.000-07:00

We went for a Birthday breakfast early this morning (Jerry's Birthday). I love this little place, it's so close to home. Where else can you get 3 meals and 2 beverages for $8.54!?! The fact that it's good food is a bonus. When we move I will surely miss that. It was gorgeous this morning too, perfect weather. Now I need a nap.

Baby

2009-08-10T18:16:00.000-07:00

Jerry and I are pleased to announce that we will welcome our 2nd child into our home on March 12th.

Feeding the Homeless

2009-07-24T12:14:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago a small group got together at my house and we made 200 sack lunches for the homeless people living on the streets of down town Las Vegas. It was a great experience. It was also very depressing to see tent after tent of homeless people. After we assembled the lunches we drove down town and walked along the streets handing them out. Once the food was just about gone, then we delivered the last 20 or so to the homeless veterans shelter near by. When we got to the shelter we were told "thank God you didn't get caught". Apparently it is a $300 fine to feed the homeless, compliments of Mayor Goodman. I'm glad we didn't get in trouble for doing something good to those in need. Plus I would have felt very guilty for having the bright idea.

Playing

2009-07-24T12:01:00.000-07:00

She was trying so hard to feed her "Brown cow". I love how she's holding him up with her knee.

Update on us

2009-07-02T19:43:00.000-07:00

I'm just so excited to know Jerry is more than half way done with school. It has gone fast! Trust me that's not a complaint. I'm thankful it has. Jerry's busy studying for his boards. He takes the first of three next month. The second portion will be next summer/fall. He would have started his rotations yesterday, but took this month off. They take a month vacation both 3rd and 4th year. Usually it's not a vacation, because they are studying for their boards. So he's pretty much done with the classroom portion and will concentrate on seeing patients until he graduates. Isabel is getting so big. Her vocabulary grows everyday. I sing amazing grace to her at nap time. This week she has been trying to sing it with me. It's so cute, b/c she says half the words. She's a great girl! So all is well here, and we hope the same for all of you.

Swimsuit

2009-06-26T20:09:00.000-07:00

Here is one of her new suits. She had one for this year, but these were marked down to only $5. So I couldn't resist. It's a little big(very little), so perfect for the end of summer which is October here!

Nap Time

2009-06-26T20:03:00.000-07:00

I thought these nap photos were so funny. She started out laying on the pillow like normal. Then after a while she ended up like this, with the pillow on top of her and hair in her face.

2009-06-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

I would love to post new photos of Isabel, but she's in this naked faze. As soon as we put clothes on, she strips them off. Sometimes she even takes her diaper off too. So it's really hard to get any good photos. When we can manage to keep her dressed we will post new photos.

Old Photo

2009-06-16T18:54:00.000-07:00

I found this photo of Isabel from at least a year ago. It's so funny. She fell asleep on one of her dolls(a soft one),with her legs bent, and her hair in her face. It just cracks me up. She looks so little then. She's growing up fast.

New Nephew

2009-05-25T12:40:00.000-07:00

We have a new nephew in the family. His name is Eric Irvin(family name on the middle one) Huebsch. He was born on Friday. He was 9 lbs 10 oz, and 21". We don't have any pics yet to share. We hope we will soon. That brings are running total to 32 nieces and nephews with one on the way.

Night Out

2009-05-13T20:29:00.000-07:00

I finally got to wear my new green dress. We attended a President's dinner for the Nevada Osteopathic Medical Association. Jerry was on the board of that too this year, and he was recognized with a plaque that night. It was a nice dinner out down town.

Isabel's Boots

2009-05-10T20:37:00.000-07:00

These pictures are from when we were home in April at Jerry's parents house. Isabel found a pair of rubber boots. I think they were her cousin Justin's. She was obsessed with putting them on. They are so funny, because they went right up to her rear end.

Isabel's 2 yr photos!

2009-04-20T21:32:00.000-07:00

Isabel's Birthday party at the Huebsch's

2009-04-17T12:27:00.001-07:00

Easter/Isabel's Birthday

2009-04-17T12:04:00.000-07:00

This year Isabel had to share her birthday with Easter. Hopefully this won't happen too often. Since we are used to this with me every year, I think we made the most of it. We did have to improvise since things were closed because of the Holiday.

More 1st cousins

2009-04-15T21:05:00.000-07:00

Cousins

2009-04-15T20:57:00.000-07:00

Here are photos of Isabel's 1st cousins. They were taken last weekend when we were home.

2009-04-15T20:52:00.000-07:00

Isabel with her cousin Anya.

Isabel

2009-04-15T18:43:00.000-07:00

Here is a few recent photos of Isabel.

Tan Lines

2009-03-26T09:22:00.000-07:00

This picture is funny. It was the summer of 2005. We were camping in these cabins at Jelly Stone Park. I love the tan lines on all the boys, especially on Jerry. They had been roofing all summer. Plus, I love that cart/bike thing they rented. The guys were so funny. They were trying to pedal it up the hill. It looked easier than it was. They had tons of other people watching them from their own cabins and laughing. Doesn't that thing look like fun?! Good Times, Good Times!!

Trip down memory lane!

2009-03-24T22:21:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe this is was this time last year. I didn't have a blog then to post it. I've been going through some past photos, and I really like this one. This is Jerry with his sister and brother(he has 2 more sisters and 2 more brothers). They came for Isabel's first birthday. He has such a nice looking family!

Christmas

2009-03-24T22:05:00.000-07:00

I know Christmas was a few months ago, but I found these pictures of Isabel playing with her buddy Landon. She loves him. She calls him neno. I think b/c it sounds like Lando to her. Which is what his mom and dad call him. I thought they were cute. I also loved her dress that day. I think she's trying to put a coaster between his fingers in the first photo.

I wish!

2009-03-18T12:09:00.001-07:00

She tries to change her own diaper. Wouldn't that be nice, if she could. The thing is, it's never when she needs it. It's always right after I just changed her!

2009-03-18T12:07:00.000-07:00

I love this photo. Her hair is long. It looks even longer with pig tails.

Shoes

2009-03-12T12:11:00.000-07:00

Aren't these so darling?! The pink ones are very girly. The picture doesn't do the yellow ones justice. They have a beautiful patent leather look. A great muted color with a lot of shine. You'll see the yellow ones again soon. I think I'm wearing them to a semi-formal dinner put on my Touro(Jerry's school).

Isabel

2009-03-07T15:54:00.000-08:00

She is such a silly kid sometimes. She decided to wear a diaper as a hat. Thank goodness it was clean. She also put on my bra that I had drying, but I couldn't get the camera in time to get a picture.

Shopping

2009-02-17T20:45:00.000-08:00

I totally splurged on this! I bought an Italian leather purse. The designer is in Italy & only sells in Las Vegas. I don't think the picture does it justice. It's so pretty. It has a vibrant shiny color to it. They have such awesome shopping in Vegas. It will be the one thing I miss If we move away!

Kenneth Cole

2009-02-17T20:19:00.000-08:00

So when my friend Jen was here, we went shopping at Kenneth Cole. It was amazing! They had the shoes marked down so much (70%) off the lowest ticket. So the flats are a nice suede on the side and a patent leather on the toe. They are comfy too! They were originally $150 and I paid $26.99. The heals are incredible. The most comfortable and softest heals I have ever worn. They are from the "gentle soles" line. They are made from Deer skin, inside and out. The inside have so much cushion. They were originally $265 and I paid $53.99. I still can't believe that I got 2 pairs of designer shoes for the price of one knock off pair.

Olympic Swimmer

2009-01-27T18:38:00.000-08:00

I was so excited about our shopping, that I forgot to share with everybody that we met one of the Olympic Swimmers. We were in Kenneth Cole and he came in. His name is Cullen Jones. He was on one of the relay teams with Michael Phelps. It was awesome to shake his hand. He's super cute too!

Visitor

2009-01-25T18:25:00.000-08:00

So my friend Jen came to see me for the weekend.She came in from Minnesota. We had a good time. She came the same weekend last year, maybe it will be a tradition. We went to the district, the strip and around Henderson.

Phantom of the Opera

2009-01-25T18:04:00.000-08:00

Jen and I went to Phantom of the Opera. It was amazing! I would and will go again. We had great seats, we were in the 4Th row from the stage. What a view. I would get those seats again too. We started the night going to Delmonico Steakhouse in the Venetian, then off to the show. The food and service were also wonderful. I had the best scallops I've ever had. I truly had a great time. After the show we played some slots. We were a little bored and didn't know what to do. On our way out, we decided to look at the gondolas. Then we realized we should go shopping instead of going home. It was awesome! We went to Kenneth Cole's, and I bought 2 pairs of shoes and a shawl for $100. Can you believe that. They had shoes marked down 7o% and clothes 50%(off of the lowest price). I still can't believe I got real designer stuff for the price of a knock off. What truly made it awesome was the next store we went into. The sales person in that store asked me If I had Kenneth Cole shoes on!!! I wore one of the pairs out of the store. Wow! Then we each bought an Italian purse. What a day!

Facial

2009-01-25T17:56:00.000-08:00

Jen and I decided to stay in on her last night here. So instead of spending tons of money on facials at the salon we made our own. I had found this super easy recipe online, and thought we should try it. I have to say my skin felt awesome afterwards. It felt so good, I want to do this every week! Of coarse it's wonderful to have some one else to give you one, but in a pinch this is the way to go. We also did a hand treatment. We had smooth hands and a smooth face. It was a perfect way to end Jen's mini vacation here.