Saturday, December 7, 2013

December 8, 2013
    Hello Chayenne. Close to two months has past since we have added Persephone to our family. Todd has started back at work, and the kids and I are getting into a nice routine. The boys love that I have to bring her to pre-school when I pick them up, so they can show her off to all their friends.  She is starting to coo and smile a whole bunch. We play a lot of singing games and good face-to-face time. The boys are great helpers and love to help with "Penny Care" as much as they can. We spent Thanksgiving at home with family and are looking forward to a bit of Winter weather in the next month or two (we kinda like the snow and Christmas lights). Hope you're doing well!

-The Stuves










Sunday, November 17, 2013

Hi Chayenne,
Hope all is well. We are awaiting some family pics to develop but until then, here are a few more...

Penny is doing great.

Here are her some of her favorites:
a) Food: Milk
b) Activity: Bath time. Penny loves the water! She will never cry or fret when she's in warm water. With her little 'baby bath tub', she is simply the definition of content. Even we wash her hair or face she isn't bothered by water (unlike her brothers).
c) Hobbies: Three-way-tie between eating, sleeping, and staring longingly at one of our family photos on the wall in the Living Room (same one as cover pic for Portfolio. She must have known you were viewing it!)
d) Places to travel: Between Todd and Tessa's lap, but she has also found trips to the mailbox or Grandpa and Grandma's house to be adventurous.

Interesting Facts:
-Penny weighed-in today at 9.2 lbs; gaining about 0.85 lbs/week (sorry, nerdy dad talking' ; ) ).
-She tries to stand up in our laps and really seems to have incredible core strength; pulling herself up to greet you.
-Her personality is already beginning to show. She demonstrates certain mannerisms that are very cute and feminine. I can tell that she already is working on her 'pouty face' to melt Dad later on in her older years.
-Lots of smiles and early vocalizations: "Ahh" seems to be her favorite.

The boys are loving the "Big Brother" role. Every morning and evening they are in line to see if they can help with feedings or locating a missing pacifier.

Happy to see Mommy Tessa.

"Would you like to burp me?"

"I think I'll stare at you for a while"

Penny in her element.

Bath time inspires positive action...

...and so does hanging out with Dad...

Penny & Elliot



Just a happy kid with a smile that can warm a room.

Friday, November 1, 2013

Halloween_2013



Happy Halloween. We spent the evening celebrating and Trick-or-Treating with friends. All-in-all, our Wizard of Oz theme was a lot if fun, and it gave us new ideas for the coming years. Penny gave us positive cheer as we strolled through the neighborhood.



Pumpkin Penny

"There's no place like home..."
Daddy and Penny, after the excitement.

Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Welcome to our new Blog!

Hi Chayenne,
We were getting confused by the Google+ blog so this website seemed much more user friendly; so sorry for the confusion! : )

I will repost most of the content from the Google+ site just in case you didn't get a chance to see everything, but will continue to add things to this site, and not the Google+ site anymore. We can discover this blog site together to see if it works better for everyone.

Hope things are well for you. Life is going smoothly for us here at the Stuve household as we settle into our routine at home. Halloween is around the corner so some cool photos to come soon.

Warmest regards,
                               -Elliot, Lucas, Penny, Tessa, Todd, Scout, Atticus, & Radley.

Persephone "Penny" Aislyn Stuve - First Day


That's the spot Dad

Penny meets Grandpa Frank [Tessa's Dad]


Penny meets Auntie Kara [Todd's Sister]


Penny meets close family friends, Nate & Kim 


Elliot holds Penny for first time



Luca holds Penny for first time
Penny meets cousins Alex & April

Grandpa Frank's Grandchildren Line-up [Proud New Grandpa]

Last day @ La Familia before going home to Las Cruces



Penny meets "MiMi" [Todd's Mom, Carolyn]

Big Brothers watch over Penny even when she sleeps



The element of surprise...
"Look Dad, Spa Time is MY time, got it?"
The Stuves land at Trunk-or-Treat in Oz

Penny meets "PaPa" [Todd's Dad]

Tipping the scales at 7.6 lbs; over a pound-and-a-half gain since coming home