The Hardy Things in Life

Will you be my Valentine?

2012-02-14T08:22:00.004-07:00

Good Morning Arlee,

I'm sure you're thinking, "why me?" And you know why because I

had to hack into your account and publicly express my tender feelings for you.

So, I remember the first Valentines Day that we were together

as a couple, not necessarily physically in the same room, city or state,

but in HEART. :)

I wasn't bitter or anything, but you know family comes first

and I knew you had to go to a family event in Vancouver.

So what would be the second best thing?

Spend Valentines Day with my, then, soon to be father-in-law.

I'm pretty sure Paul and I would agree that it wasn't

our first choice to spend Valentines together and

needless to say since then we haven't had a Valentines Day quite like it.

Just like a lot of things out there Valentines Day

has gotten better and better, year after year for the last 8 years.

Arlee, in conclusion I want to thank you for loving me like

a fat kid loves cakes and wanting me like FBI's most wanted.

Love you,

Stu

Miss Baylee Boo is 8 months

2012-02-09T22:50:00.002-07:00

I know I say this every time but I can't believe she

is 8 months already. She is getting so big

way too fast and is so fun at this age! She is

starting to get her own little personality and

discovering all the fun things around her!

LOVE her smile!

And those blue eyes!!

Fun Facts About Baylee Boo

-crawling every where since the middle of December

-loves her cereal and is now having some for

breakfast, lunch, and dinner

-loves snacking on puffs

-can drink from a straw

-enjoys drinking water from her cup

-RaeLynn and Ainzlee can get her to laugh so hard

-started pulling herself up into a standing position

-she will sit and watch our front loader washer

and dryer forever

-likes to help load or unload the dishwasher

-finally has 2 bottom teeth

-Baylee LOVES her papa! She just gets so excited to see him

and if he doesn't pay attention to her she will start to crawl over

to him and cry till he finally picks her up. It is the sweetest, cutest

thing ever!!

Love you boo!!!

HaPpY hApPy BiRtHdAy

2012-01-08T23:58:00.002-07:00

I can not believe my little Ainzlee isn't so little anymore!

Today was a very big day for her,

she turns 4 and gets to start primary!

She was so ready for that and LOVED having

them sing to her.

Fun facts about Ainzlee

-Favorite saying "Holy Guacamole!"

(i am not sure where she heard this, but she says

it ALL the time)

-Favorite activity LOVES LOVES LOVES to color

-Favorite thing to play is babies

(and she is a great little mommy)

But her most favorite thing right now is

making puzzles!! She will spend all day putting them together

all over in the kitchen and dinning room floor. Not on the carpet!

She is so good at it too! Every time we go to target she asks to

get a puzzle in the $1 section!

We love you so very much Ainzlee! You are the best little sister

to RaeLynn and the best big sister to Baylee!! But most of all

you are the best Ainzlee ever!!

Love you a million!!

Christmas 2011

2011-12-28T10:16:00.001-07:00

We spent Christmas in Hermiston with my family this year!

It was the first time we have all been together since Ben left

on his mission. It was a great weekend!!

Caleb and the girls checking out their presents!

RaeLynn and Ainzlee got this 4 room barbie present!

Baylee with her presents!

Rae showing off her fairy barbie!

Ainzlee showing off her barbie!

Guess she didn't want to show her face!! haha

Pop and Grammy got the girls a bounce house for Christmas!!

We went to church that morning and when the girls walked

into the house it was a set up. They loved it!!

We spent the next week at Grammy's and the house

was in the living room the whole week!! I couldn't believe how

much time they spent jumping around in it!!

Caleb and the girls enjoying the bounce house!

All of us!!!!

Merry Christmas from the Hardy Girls!!

Christmas Eve

2011-12-27T12:48:00.001-07:00

We did the normal things on Christmas Eve. Bake lots of goodies

and have pizza for dinner!! It was great!! The girls got to open

there one present......which of course is new jammies!

Ainzlee showing off Baylee's jammies.

Ainzlee showing her cute pink penguin jammies off!!

And RaeLynn too!!

SO cute!

Merry Christmas Eve!

A visit from someone special.....

2011-12-26T16:36:00.001-07:00

A couple of days before Christmas we were doing our usual

routine at the house when there was a knock on the door.

When the girls opened there door......guess who was there?

Yep that's right SANTA!!!

He came in and asked the girls what they wanted for

Christmas and if they had been good this year?

RaeLynn and Ainzlee weren't too sure what to think

about having him at our house!!

Talking to Santa

He brought them an early Christmas present!!

Princess Yahtzee

Thanks Santa for stopping by the Hardy home!!

Gingerbread houses

2011-12-23T15:53:00.001-07:00

So for the past couple of years we have gone over to

my Aunt Millie's to make gingerbread houses.

The girls LOVE it! It is always so much fun!

For every piece of candy she put on the house went her mouth.

RaeLynn rocked it with her own custom designs!!

And then you have Stuart's house....a tornado came through!

RaeLynn's Class Party

2011-12-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

RaeLynn's kindergarten class has been talking about

the gingerbread man for the past month and we

got invited to her class party. (this is the 3rd party

we have gone to at her school....i did remember my camera

this time!)

First her class went on a gingerbread hunt all around

the school finding clues that the gingerbread man left for

them. But eventually they did find him and got to eat him!

Boy, was he tasty!!

Everyone in her class decorated a part of the

gingerbread man!

Here's Rae's part she decorated and now she

gets to eat!! YUMMY

Ainzlee got a piece too!

Baylee enjoyed all of the attention from the kids!

Rae and Ainzlee

Rae is such a sweet sister! When they were on the hunt for

the gingerbread man she made sure Ainzlee was right there with

her to enjoy all the action. And then when it was time for us to leave,

Rae told me Ainzlee could stay and be in her class for the rest of the day!

Ainzlee could of stayed, she fit in perfectly but she had to come home

with Mama and Baylee!!

Zoo Lights

2011-12-23T11:55:00.000-07:00

One night we ventured to the Portland Oregon Zoo

to ride the train and look at all the zoo lights. It was a

perfect night........no rain!!! :) And great company

with some friends.

Rae and Ainz with the big bear!

Ainzlee riding the mouse!

Rae riding the hippo!

Papa and Mama having a good time too!!

Rae and Ainz with the otter!

And yes Baylee was there too!!

In her car seat, as always!! Poor girl!

Rae and Mama on the train!!

Silly Sisters

2011-12-22T10:17:00.002-07:00

Playing at Pop and Grammy's house wearing Uncle

Ben's wrestling headgear and Uncle Caleb's shoes!!

Cheese

Awww, they love each other!!

Festival of Nativities

2011-12-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

Every year our stake along with all the surrounding stakes

puts on a Festival of Nativities where about 600 different

nativities are on display for the public to look at. This year I was

asked to team up with another girl and decorate the stage area!!

Well this is what we came up with!! We sewed 5 sheep, made the frame,

and decorated our shepherds!! It was such a fun experience for me!!

This picture isn't all that great, but its the best one I have!!

Along with seeing all the different nativities they have

a children's room. The kids can dress up, coloring and play

with nativities! Rae and Ainzlee love this room!

Mama and Baylee

Decorating the Christmas Tree

2011-12-19T15:37:00.002-07:00

A few days after bringing the tree home we got it in

the stand and the lights put on. Rae and Ainz

couldn't wait to put the instruments

(that's what RaeLynn calls them) on the tree!!

It's always fun opening the box of ornaments and

remembering where they all came from and

the special meaning behind each one!!

Ainzlee Pie

Her hair is getting so long!

Rae bug

Finally getting those 2 top teeth!!

Papa and Baylee Boo

Baylee hanging up her 1st Christmas

ornament!!

Thanks Grammy!!!

RaeLynn got to put the snowman on the top!!

O Christmas Tree

2011-12-17T10:18:00.003-07:00

The day after Thanksgiving we headed to the

tree farm and cut down the perfect tree!!

It was cold and muddy but we had a blast!!

Baylee 5 months old

2011-11-10T13:47:00.002-07:00

Miss Baylee Boo turned 5 months old on Tuesday!!

I can't believe how big she is!!

Baylee Facts

-loves her bumbo and playing in her saucer

-enjoys watching Rae and Ainz run around her

-loves drinking water from a cup

-when we lay her on the floor she is all over the place

-favorite toy is a blue elephant

-great sleeper

-always has the biggest smiles when Papa comes home

-spends more time playing with her paci rather

than in her mouth

-doesn't cry much just screams

Such a cutie!!

Stats

Weight 15lbs 6oz

Height 26inches

HAPPY (LATE) HALLOWEEN

2011-11-04T16:24:00.004-06:00

RaeLynn and Ainzlee couldn't decide what they

wanted to be for halloween, so they just used put together

things we already had!! I think they look pretty cute!

And we got way too much candy. It all started wednesday

in Camas at the Boo Bash. Then on friday Stu's work lets all the kids

come trick or treating. We had our ward trunk of treat on

Saturday and then of course more on Monday(halloween)

The girls made out like bandits!!

Ainzlee was a flower!

Baylee a lady bug and RaeLynn was a butterfly!

I am not too sure Baylee likes Ainzlee's hand around her neck!

Baylee boo and Mama

By the way............I LOVE this picture!!

She is getting so big!

Joe's Pumpkin Patch

2011-11-03T01:01:00.006-06:00

We had a blast picking out the prefect pumpkins

to take home and carve!! The girls really loved

playing on all the bales of hay, going for a ride on the

tractor, and pulling the wagon through all the cornstalks!!

Eating an apple on the hayride!

Playing on the bales of hay !

Yes, Baylee was there too!! She just slept the whole time!!

Putting the pumpkins in the wagon!

Ainlzee, Mama, and Rae

Happy pumpkin picking!!

Pictures of the Hardy's, family of 5!

2011-10-12T13:20:00.010-06:00

I love love love having our pictures taken! I am not

sure if it is because my girls are just so cute, or

everyone gets new clothes that I get to match

together, or that I can't wait to print them and

hang them all over my house!

But I LOVE that we get to spend time together as

a family and act like goofballs in front of the

photographer!! I get all giddy just thinking about it!

I mean, come on who doesn't like posing?

My girls love to have their pictures taken and I have proof!!

Baylee Boo

15 weeks old

Ainzlee Pie

3 1/2 years old

RaeLynn Bug

6 years old

(and if you read the previous post about Rae losing her first tooth,

well she lost 2 others within a week of each other! Another on

the top and one on the bottom!)

SISTERS

I just can't get enough of this picture!

4 girls + a guy = US

RaeLynn lost her first tooth

2011-09-28T06:20:00.003-06:00

One day I noticed RaeLynn's front tooth looked

a little different. So I asked her about it and she

said, "yep it's loose."

She would play with it and wiggled it but there

was no way she was going to pull that thing out

on her own.

Love this smile!!

The next morning she lost her tooth!!

Still a beautiful smile!

Here's her story of how she lossed her tooth.....

I was eating my cinnamon toast, and my tooth was bendy.

I took a bite of my toast and felt something in my mouth,

it was my tooth!

Dinner with Grandma Hardy

2011-09-28T06:15:00.000-06:00

We love going to visit Grandma Hardy because she makes

the best food!! You never go home from her house with an

empty stomach. Thanks for feeding us Grandma!!

RaeLynn, Ainzlee, Grandma Hardy holding Baylee!

(4th of july matching outfits)

Baylee enjoyed herself!

Rae and Ainz playing with Grandma's cars!!

Idaho Trip 2011

2011-09-11T22:46:00.000-06:00

The middle of August we loaded up the car and headed to

Burley, Idaho to spend time with Stuart's family. It was

such a fun vacation but the best part was being with

family we don't get to see very often!!

Taking a break to get all our wiggles out!!

(feed Baylee and change her diaper)

Rae's entertainment......movies and pretzels in

her nose!! I think she gets this from Pop!

Ainzlee licking her lips and fingers!

Derek came to visit us for a day.

Derek holding his sweet niece for the first time.

Derek and the Hardy girls

All the family went to the cemetery to visit late

Grandma Madge Hodge and put up flags on all the service

men's graves.

All the great grandchildren reading Grandma's head stone.

The whole crew!!

Except Tyler, Melissa, Logan, Jared, Emma, and Evan,

they are station in Japan!! But we missed you guys a ton

and love you loads!

Grandpa Hodge and his great grandchildern.

I LOVE US!

One day we went to Raft River and

played on huge slides!!

Everyone had such a blast!! RaeLynn and Ainzlee weren't

too sure about it at first but once they saw all their cousins

going down they had to join in on the fun!

Ainzlee, Papa, and RaeLynn sliding down the slide!

I love the look on all their faces!

Priceless

Rae bug sliding down on her knees!

Mama, Ainzlee Pie, and Rae Bug

PEACE

Baylee enjoyed the water slide too!!

Love the smile and those checks.

Great Grandpa Hodge and the girls enjoying pink popsicles!

We spent one day at the fair, eating fair food,

looking at all the animals, getting feathers in our hair,

looking through all the booths, and watching the

rodeo which was a huge hit!

Ainzlee riding her bull.

RaeLynn riding her bull.

And of course Papa had to have a turn too!

Love this face!

Sweet shades!

Mama and Rae

Swinging on the swing set and enjoy a red popsicle!

Grandma Guylia treated us to some really good Mexican

food and desert!!

Grandma Guylia and RaeLynn enjoying it together!

Can't wait to see everyone again next year!

Love ya!

Happy 3 months Miss Baylee

2011-09-08T18:08:00.005-06:00

Baylee is 3 months old today and I don't know where the

past 3 months have gone. She is just sweet and happy all the time.

She is awake a lot more, loves to smile at you,

starting to laugh more, coos at anybody that

is talking to her, and LOVES sucking on her fingers.

Baylee doesn't really cry it's more of a scream, and

a loud scream. When she is tired and ready to go

to sleep she doesn't want to be held. She prefers

to be laid down so she can go to sleep on her own.

Baylee also LOVES her bouncy chair. She gets her

legs going so fast that the chair is bouncing up and down!

She just discovered her toes and tries really hard to

get them in her mouth!

We LOVE LOVE LOVE you Baylee!

Love this happy face!

Papa and Baylee

Our little munchkin!!

Mama and Baylee

(notice the droll on her chin)

Baylee's 3 month stats

height-24 inches

weight-13 lbs 4 ounces

Spending time at Pop and Grammy's

2011-08-25T09:39:00.005-06:00

At the beginning of August Stuart was gone on Super Activity so

the girls and I headed to Hermiston to spend some fun

quality time with Pop, Grammy, and Louie! Caleb was gone

to scouts all week. So it was just Pop and the girls, Lucky him!!

We played in the pool a lot, ate lots of candy, stayed up too late,

painted my parent's room, lots of shopping, and late night talks!!

It's always a party when we are at their house.

Louie loved sleeping next to Baylee!

He is such a good protector.

Pop and Baylee

Ainzlee eating a granola bar in her jammies with

her jacket on!

RaeLynn sitting in Louie's bed.

Here's the story behind Louie's bed.....

We were out shopping and my mom was saying

she would like to get Louie a bed to lay in.

We found one at TJMaxx for like 5 bucks, so my mom

bought it. My mom put the bed in his favorite

napping spot, but he would just lay next to it or

somewhere else. Rae thought if she sat in the bed

then Louie would come sit with her in it!! haha

Cute, huh? But she could never get him to go in his bed!

After we left, my mom sent me a picture

of Louie in his new bed! Rae was so excited!

Watching a movie!

Playing dress up with Grammy's dresses!

Showing off her dress!!

Too Cute!!

Rae doing the chicken dance!!

Camping at Lower Falls

2011-08-25T08:01:00.004-06:00

A couple of weeks ago we went camping with some friends

and had a blast. We camped for 5 days and 3 of those days it was

just the 3 girls and me. Stuart met us up there on friday after work!

The weather was perfect and the girls had such a good time riding

bikes, building forts, swimming, hiking, roasting too many

marshmallows, playing hide and seek, and just enjoying the

beauties around us!

RaeLynn and Ainzlee with Avery and Ashley!

These girls did everything together!

Do you like Ainzlee's clothes?

RaeLynn showing off!!

Baylee's frist camping experience and she did awesome!

She was such a trooper! She slept so good and enjoyed being

held a lot.

Proof we were all there!

Bummer the picture is so dark.

Ainzlee having a good time!

RaeLynn getting ready to float down the river!

Ainzlee and Baby Abby playing in the raft!

Rae having a snack! YUM!!

On our way home from camping we stopped in at the Ape Caves.

It was neat but SO cold!!

Here we are after just coming out of the caves.

Stuart was holding Ainzlee and she fell asleep!

Baylee enjoyed the caves, she slept the whole time!

Rae did go to but she was up ahead of us with her friends

so I didn't get a picture of her.

Happy Two Month Birthday Baylee!

2011-08-10T00:41:00.004-06:00

When you read this blog I want you to raise your hand if you

have something that makes you feel happy and worry free.

There is just too much negativity, pessimism, evil, selfishness, hatred and

fear. The majority of headlines and articles that are being

displayed are about atrocities against children, women and men.

For every sad article or headline that I read requires me

to pull out from my heart and spirit a positive and wonderful thing.

We all have some sort of stockpile like that. These things or memories

give us the reinforcement we need, to function at our

maximum capacity and to keep our fears at bay.

The Hardy family has a lot of things in our stockpile, but that

doesn't make us perfect. We just need to remember that we

have a lot more miracles than trials. One particular miracle is

Baylee Madge.

Here's a post to celebrate this 2 month old miracle.

Baylee was a day old in this picture. This is a rare picture

of when her eyes are closed.

The Big Blessing Day. Baylee was great during the blessing.

Arlee was too.

Her face says it all. "GET ME OUT OF HERE!"

She's a lucky little girl to have big sisters like Rae, Ainz and Caleb(jk).

We have a lot in common. We like to take naps.

She is just a cool girl. She sleeps, poops, cries and wiggles around just

like she should be. I'm so grateful for her. She makes us smile

on a less than perfect day. We love you Baylee.

Congrats to all those new moms and dads out there. I hope your babies are doing well.

Peace,

THE HARDY PARTY

Playing in the fountain

2011-07-26T09:26:00.002-06:00

RaeLynn sitting in the water!! Having a good time!

Ainzlee wasn't too happy when she

got her shorts all wet.

Cheese

I just love their cute smiles!!

Family Swim Night

2011-07-18T15:27:00.006-06:00

Swimming, swimming, and more swimming, that's ALL

RaeLynn and Ainzlee want to do! Because the weather hasn't been

all the great we have had to swim inside. But they are okay

with this. We have been going about once a week for about 5 weeks

now, and they still LOVE it. They enjoy sliding down the boat slide,

playing with the HUGE balls, sliding down the big yellow

slide, wearing goggles, fins, snorkel, and swimming in

the deep waterwith their life jackets on. Rae and Ainzlee love

being fishes.

Ainzlee, RaeLynn, Baylee, and Papa

Papa, and Baylee

Ainz likes wearing her life jacket even if she doesn't

need it and playing with the balls!

Baylee's first swimming experience.

She actually liked it.

Baylee liked the water but didn't like being cold.

Rae loves wearing her googles and snorkel.

Ainzlee's cheesy smile.

All ready to go for a dive.

Big Sister LOVE.....

2011-07-12T23:57:00.006-06:00

RaeLynn loves being a BIG sister, not only to

Ainzlee but especially to Baylee! Rae is always

asking to hold Baylee, and she does such a good job

of keeping her head up. She loves to just lay on the floor with

Baylee and talk to her! It is the cutest thing ever!

And of course Baylee gets plenty of hugs and kisses

from Rae!!

Rae and Baylee just getting up in the morning!

RaeLynn giving her little sister some good advice!

Kiss from sister RaeLynn!

Photo Shoot-take 2

2011-07-11T10:12:00.002-06:00

Baylee's 2nd shoot was taken when she was 2 weeks old!

These are my favorites! I can't believe how much she has

changed already! I just love those cheeks of hers!!

Thanks so much Lauren for capturing the cuteness of

my sweet Baylee Madge Hardy!!

Baylee's Blessing

2011-07-08T15:06:00.006-06:00

We blessed Baylee on Sunday July 3, 2011.

Stuart did a great job blessing her, she was such a

champ during the whole thing! We had a ton of family

here for the blessing and it was so nice! I love how

supportive our families are! Baylee wasn't too happy

about getting her pics taken!

Showing off her pretty pink shoes!

Grammy, mama, and the Hardy girls!

Stuarts family!

Great Grandpa Hodge, Grandma Guylia, and us!

Great Grandparents Eisenhauer!

Pop, Caleb, Grammy, and the girls!

The 3 beautiful Hardy girls!

Mama and Miss Baylee!

Proud parents!

Papa and Baylee!

The Hardy family of 5!!

Also Happy 1 month Baylee!

She is a month old today, and I just can't

believe it! She has forever changed our lives

and we love her for that! She is such a great baby!

Sleeps great, and loves all the attention she gets

from her older sisters!

We LOVE you Baylee Madge Hardy!

Miss Baylee's first photo shoot....

2011-06-29T10:42:00.004-06:00

Take 1

Baylee had her first photo shoot when she was 10 days old!

I think she did a pretty good job!

But I also think she is the most adorable little

newborn baby ever! I just LOVE those cheeks

and all her tiny features!

These are all my favorites!

Happy 3 weeks Baylee!

She had her 2 week well baby check last

friday and weighed in at 8 lbs 14 ounces!

BIG sisters.....

2011-06-26T23:53:00.008-06:00

RaeLynn and Ainzlee LOVE Baylee!

They both have to help with ALL diaper/clothing changes!

Ainzlee loves to get the diaper and wipes, while Rae helps take

the diaper off! They like to see the poop

(yes I know it's a little weird, but it's pretty funny). But

I can't ever get them to take the dirty diaper to the trash

without saying, "eeeewwww" while holding the very

edge of the diaper as far away as possible.

Baylee is smothered in kisses and hugs all day long.

Ainz loves to have Baylee hold onto her finger.

And Rae loves to just hold her.

If Baylee makes even a little peep, they are both right

there to make sure she is ok, or to give her her paci!

Sister Kisses!

My 3 BEAUTIFUL girlies!

A few funny things that have happened and I don't want to forget.

While my parents were here a couple of weeks ago, pop was

talking with Ainzlee. The conversation went like this....

Pop "Can we take Baylee home with us?"

Ainzlee "No!"

Pop "But all she does is eats, poops, and sleeps."

Ainzlee "NO, she doesn't EAT poop!"

haha We could not stop laughing!!!

Everytime we go somewhere and are getting ready to get out

of the car, Ainzlee asks if the bebe is coming. I think she is worried

we might leave her in the car. RaeLynn likes to have Baylee suck

on her cheek. Yes, I know it is weird and we had a little talk

with Rae telling her that's probably not a good idea.

Rae thinks it is the coolest thing ever that she is

a BIG sister 2 times! Ainz is still confused that she

is a little sister and a BIG sister! But boy does she

love being a BIG sister.

It's alway bitter sweet when Grammy leaves....

2011-06-21T18:26:00.004-06:00

My mom was here all last week, and boy was it nice

having her around!! RaeLynn and Ainzlee just love having

Grammy at our house! Theyget to stay up way too late, eat lots of junk,

play, play, play, have lots of books read to them, and most of all

get to sleep with Grammy!! We partied way too much!

She spoiled us like crazy!

Thanks Grammy forspending the week with us!

It was sad to see you leave but I guess I need to figure

out how to manage my 3 girls on my own!

We love you and can't wait to see you in 9 days

for Baylee's Blessing!

Pop and Grammy meeting

Miss Baylee for the first time!

Grammy and Baylee!

Uncle Caleb and Baylee!!

He just loved holding her!

Sorry its not the best picture!!

But gotta love all the girls!!

Miss Baylee

2011-06-15T23:53:00.000-06:00

I can't believe she is already a week old!

Time goes by way too fast, it makes me so sad.

She is such a happy and good baby!

We are so blessed to have her as part of our family, she

fits in so well!! RaeLynn and Ainzlee can't get enough of her!

They love to give her lots of hugs and kisses! Poor Baylee is going to

have not just one mom but 3 moms to look after her.

We love you Baylee!!

Sweet Baylee sleeping!!

Aren't those some cute feet?

Stretching makes her so happy!!

Happy One Week Bebe Baylee!!!

Pictures of Baylee

2011-06-14T15:21:00.004-06:00

Arlee Rocks!!! Nice IV.

Baylee hanging out an hour after she was born.

The Big Sisters. Or you can say the other two moms that Baylee will have.

I love this photo. She was totally happy being wrapped up in the towel.

More pictures to come.

Peace

Baylee Madge Hardy

2011-06-09T21:47:00.001-06:00

Hello friends and family! Were doing this with our I touch so it's not going to be too long. We are still in the hospital hanging out with our new beautiful little girl, Baylee Madge. She has some serious attitude and a huge spirit that has brought our family together. Rae and Ainz are totally in love with their brand new doll...i mean sister that they can cuddle with and play with. They warmed up to her very quickly.

Arlee is doing fantastic! Every time our nurse walked in she told us that they were all talking about Arlee because she's super tough and could take the contractions and ultimately the birth without an epaderal. I couldn't be more proud. Stu 's never been mooned so many times due to the backless gown they gave Arlee.

Baylee was born June 8th at 9:19 pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs 3oz and 21 in long. She almost has more hair than Ainzlee, but don't tell Ainz that. Her hair is a darker red than Rae's. If there is anyone there feeling bad for stu because he'll only have girls, don't. He couldn't be happier. If you don't believe me talk to the Giles about it. We are scheduled to leave tomorrow the 10th. Were excited to get home and enjoy the new addition to our family.

Peace and Love

Final Call for your Vote

2011-06-01T17:15:00.002-06:00

Hello Friends and family. After tonight you will not be able to vote on our survey which is found on the left side our blog. The vote is if the baby will be either a boy or girl.

Arlee's due date is Friday June 3rd. We are hoping to have the baby right about...now...ok well maybe not but when that baby is ready we'll be ready.

Peace Out

Update: Thursday May 19, 2011

2011-05-19T08:21:00.006-06:00

Well, it's not an urgent update, but an update on how Arlee and the baby are doing.

Arlee is a rockstar. She's taking one day at a time and is doing her best. We both look at each other and laugh because we know two things, she feels really miserable and that were excited to have a new baby in our home again. Yesterday, RaeLynn and I set up the bassinet in preparation for the big day. All she wanted to do is get in it. She'll always be our baby. We are trying to be optimistic that the baby will be born on time versus a week late, which was the case with Rae and Ainz. I know that it's good for the baby to grow and develop but Arlee and I are tired of growing. My muffin top is at an all time high and Arlee's outie is very outie.

It's kind of funny because, the other night the baby was sticking to one side and the outie turned into an inney...we just laughed and cried and laughed and cried and cried some more. It's a rollercoaster but someone has to ride it. We're taking advantage of the fun times when they come.

Like this last weekend we went to see the in-laws for the 73rd time this year. That just shows how much we love them...wink...wink. Caleb was ordained to a Deacon, were proud of that kid. Thanks Paul and Cindi for letting us sleep in your bed, we hope the air mattress was ok.

Well blogger buddies farewell until next time.

Peace

Sneak Peak.......Family Pictures

2011-04-18T14:04:00.003-06:00

To check out our family pictures click here.

BIG DAY....and my 200th post!!

2011-04-03T21:36:00.005-06:00

Today marks a big day in my pregnancy! I have 60 days left!

Yep that is right! Two months from today, and officially on Wednesday

I will have 8 weeks left. If I could do summeraults around the room,

I would be doing that right now!

But I will save those till after the baby arrives.

The baby has been moving a lot more over the past couple

of weeks. Which is really exciting. RaeLynn loves to

feel the baby move, Ainzlee doesn't really have the "time"

to wait for the baby to move. When we ask

them both what we are having, they always say,

"GIRL!" Ainzlee just goes with whatever RaeLynn says

but I think Ainzlee wants a baby brother,

because she will tell RaeLynn that she thinks the baby is

a boy! But I also think Ainzlee does that to get a reaction

out of RaeLynn. It's pretty funny!

Me and my girls!!

The first and only belly shot!!

By the way this was my 200th blog post!

So exciting!!

Mommy Moment.........

2011-03-06T22:53:00.005-07:00

Friday night, I wasn't feeling too well.

My head had been in the toilet a few times that day, and

I had just finished taking a shower.

I was an emotional wreck!!

Ainzlee came up to me and we started having a conversation.

This is how it went...........

Ainzlee says, "mama you bebe make you sick?"

I say, "yes, the baby does make me sick."

Ainzlee says, "then get your bebe out!"

I started laughing and crying, this was so comforting to

me, knowing that my sweet little Ainzlee had the answer.

I told her that yes that would help mama feel better, but now

wasn't a good time for the baby to come just yet. He/she needs

to grow more, so that the baby will be strong and healthy.

This conversation made me realize that my girls know more

than I thought they did. They know when I am having a bad day,

or when I am having a good day. Or if I just start crying

it is because I LOVE them so much. They are my little inspirations.

Rae and Ainzlee keep me going,

and I am so grateful for them.

Love You RaeLynn and Ainzlee!!

It's about time, Arlee!!

2011-02-10T15:53:00.004-07:00

It has been forever since I have done a craft!

I have had a lot of things on the TO DO LIST, and haven't done any!!

So when I was asked to come up with a craft for Valentine's,

I decided I wanted to make that subway art everyone is

into right now!! I think it turned out really cute and can't

wait to do the other side Spring/Easter!!

Plus is was super easy!!!

Winter Dance Recital

2011-01-24T10:44:00.005-07:00

The girls started dance in September and have been loving it!

This was their first recital and they both did such a good job!

It's a pretty laid back class and does pretty much all

kinds of dancing! I think Rae is ready for something

a little more challenging! She would really like to learn ballet!

But Ainzlee LOVES it, she can't wait to go to dance class

and is dressed hours before!

I think it has been good for the both of them, but

also time for them to be individuals!

Hardy Party of 5....

2011-01-15T14:43:00.009-07:00

Stu and Arlee Hardy

So, Arlee put me on the task of writing this post,

which is either a good or bad thing...we'll see. I don't know if

all you guys know how Arlee and I met but

here's the brief blog post version in two words.

"Road Trip"

We'll have been married for 7 years in March.

Greatest choice ever...right Arlee?

I think she's still upset with the fact her name rhymes with Hardy

Arlee Raelynn Hardy

Our next greatest blessing was to have a baby. She'll always be the

one known to always bring us to tears because of the things she says...so

why not tell you a story. So once upon a time, I was upset about something.

It was probably because Rae wasn't listening. I was telling her to get to bed

in a stern voice...sorry I'm not perfect. Suddenly I was stopped

mid sentence by these words,

"papa just be patient."

Tears started to appear and I had to apologize to her.

I will never forget the way I felt, Thanks Rae.

Ainzlee Lucinda Hardy

The next greatest blessing was having baby #2.

Ainzlee a.k.a. Ainz, will be the 'cheesy smile' girl in our family.

Everyone laughed hysterically during church because she would smile

like the bitter beer guy on the commercials. It was awesome.

So, that was the family until about 20 weeks ago.

Unborn baby Hardy

Hi! This is our next greatest blessing. Baby #3.

We went to our 20 week appointment on Thursday,

to see how the baby is looking and he/she was giving mama and papa a high five.

It was awesome. Arlee and I have been having a hard time

believing that we're having a baby, and this just made it a reality.

Arlee has been sick pretty much the whole time and

we just pray that the third trimester will go better.

She doesn't want to find out what it is, but I do...it's killing me.

After the doctor was done with the ultrasound I asked him if he saw

something and he said,"maybe." Whatever dude, the due date is June 3, 2011.

Profile of our baby

Well we just wanted to share this special news with all of you

and want to congratulate all of our other friends who are expecting babies.

We pray that our baby and your babies will be healthy and mamas too.

Love the Hardys

Ainzlee is 3....

2011-01-12T12:58:00.005-07:00

I can't believe how fast time goes by, my little baby, isn't

a baby anymore! Ainzlee is so big and she knows it!!

~Facts about Ainzlee~

She is very independent, wants to do everything

on her own.

Loves building with blocks.

Loves playing babies, she is my little mommy!

Right now her favorite toy is a book Grammy and Pop got

her for her birthday. It is a buzz lightyear book with all the

characters to play with.

Changes her clothes at least 5 times a day.

She always says," that's awesnome!"

Loves sitting on mom's lap to read a book!

Runs to papa and gives him lots of loves when he gets home.

Loves to just cuddle.

Coloring can keep her entertained for hours!

She would spend all day in the tub with her baby,

if mom would just let her!

Runs everywhere, she doesn't know what walking is!

Loves going to dance class with her big sister!

She only has an outside voice, she doesn't know

how to whisper!

Love you Ainzlee-Pie!

Happy Birthday!

Excited about her big girl bike, now she will be able

to keep up with RaeLynn!

Couldn't wait to open her presents!

And Papa sent her those flowers with balloons that

are in the background!!

She just loved the flowers!

A Toy Story 3 book, which she just loves

Can't wait to see what's inside!

Blowing out her candles!

The birthday girl aka buzz lightyear with her birthday cake!

Sisters!!

All of us!!

Ainzlee...our little mommy

2011-01-06T11:26:00.002-07:00

Ainzlee LOVES playing with her babies!! She loves

changing diapers, feeding, rocking, and giving her baby a bath!

She got a baby she can take in the bath with her for Christmas,

and that is all she wants to do! She loves playing with

the baby bath toys with her baby, washing her, and then

when she is all done she gets her dressed and rocks her baby to sleep!

Baby has a different name everyday!!

I just love watching her interact with her sweet baby!

The other day she was walking around the house rocking

her baby and patting her on the back

saying, "shhhh baby, mama here, shhhh."

Ainzlee just melts my heart, she is so sweet and loving

to everyone. Although she loves playing with Rae,

she loves doing her own thing and has finally her own identity.

Ainzlee holding her baby in the bath!

Teaching baby to swim!!

Giving baby some loves!

Washing her baby!!

Christmas Morning 2010

2010-12-27T22:53:00.004-07:00

We spent Christmas at Pop and Grammy's!!

Ainz and Rae with their Piggy Banks Santa brought them!

And showing off their jammies they opened Christmas Eve!

Mama and Rae showing off her new shoes!!

Ainzlee trying to open her umbrella!

Everyone excited!!

Ainzlee wearing her Buzz Lightyear jammies she got!!

She LOVES Buzz!!

This is the day after Christmas,

and we where all dressed up!

And Ainzlee is sleeping, and Rae has

her coat on so you can't see her cute Christmas

dress, that I will have you know, she DIDN'T want

to wear because it was a dress, she

wanted to wear a shirt and skirt!!

I will remember that for next year!!

Merry Christmas!!

Love the Hardy's!

Christmas Nativity

2010-12-18T22:39:00.001-07:00

Our stake puts on a Festival of Nativities every year, where you can

go and look at nativities people have collected from all over the

world! It is a lot of fun, and such a good way of showing the girls

the true meaning of Christmas. The best room of all is the kid's room,

where they can dress up.

Ainzlee is Mary holding Baby Jesus

and RaeLynn is a Wiseman.

Ainzlee being an Angel.

Ainz still the Angel, friend Kaylee, and Rae as a Sheep.

They also got to make a little craft of baby Jesus!!

(sorry the pictures are so dark, but they had the lights dimmed)

Thornton's Tree Farm

2010-12-15T23:33:00.004-07:00

The same day we got our tree, we visited Thornton's tree farm.

(Just so you know we didn't buy our trees at Thornton's, is that wrong?)

Everyone enjoyed riding on the hayride, feeding all the farm

animals, and drinking hot chocolate!

Pop and Uncle Caleb on the hayride!

Mama and beautiful Rae-bug on the hayride!

Ainzlee and Grammy enjoying the hayride!

All the womenfolk!!

Cheese!

Rae loved petting the pony!

Pop really enjoyed feeding the goats!

And I think the goat liked that Pop was feeding him!

Ainzlee didn't mind the goat licking her hand!!

"Papa, we want a pony!!"

Drinking some tasty hot cocoa!!

Ainzlee was very interested in Baby Jesus, she kept rubbing

his face and cheecks!! It was so tender and very precious!

O' Christmas Tree

2010-12-12T15:01:00.005-07:00

Last Saturday we ventured out to the woods of La center, WA to

cut down our Christmas Tree! It was a beautiful drive! The girls were

excited when we first got there, but after about 20 minutes they were

ready to go because it was so COLD!!

Rae is on the hunt for the perfect tree!

Ainz is excited to find that prefect tree!

And here it is....... the Hardy's

perfect Christmas Tree!!

Mama and the girls!

Enjoying themselves

Ok, now I am COLD and ready to go!

And of course it wouldn't be an adventure unless

Grammy and Pop tagged along!!

We also celebrated my Dad's 51st Birthday!

Caleb got to cut down their perfect tree!!

Grammy and the girls!

The Jorgensen's

Here is the whole crew!

We had such a great time searching

for just the right tree and just being together as a family!!

(and yes the dog is sniffing Stuarts bum bum)

Hardy Girls visit the North Pole

2010-12-08T12:06:00.002-07:00

The girls and I stopped by the North Pole to have a chat with

Mr. and Mrs. Claus. They were so excited, we even got to see

Buddy the Elf(sorry i didn't get a picture of Buddy). RaeLynn

still isn't too sure what she wants for Christmas, Santa kept asking

her is she had been a good girl and she shrugged her shoulders!

I guess she didn't know how to answer that!! Way to be honest Rae!

Ainzlee of course knew exactly what she wanted to ask santa for,

a shopping cart!! Not only did they get to sit on Santa's lap, they

enjoyed playing a few games, making an ornament, getting Christmas

tattoos, and eating cookies with milk!

It was a great adventure to the North Pole!

Hardy Girls Christmas 2010

Cheese.....anyone?

2010-12-02T11:27:00.002-07:00

Ainzlee really wanted some cheese and well since we

were out of string cheese, a brick of cheese will have to do!

She ate just about the whole brick!!

It's been a while.........

2010-11-12T16:00:00.002-07:00

I am been slacking lately, but just got all caught up on my posts!

So scroll down and you will find about 8 new posts!!

Enjoy!!

HALLOWEEN 2010

2010-11-04T08:47:00.002-06:00

DON'T LOOK IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE SOME OF THE

SCARIEST WITCHES, GHOST AND

LADY BUG....?

RaeLynn Ainzlee Trent and Kaylee

at Stu's work.

We hope everybody had a Happy Halloween. We've haven't seen the girls so pumped up since they got their first zhu zhu pet. There was nothing moderate about the amount of candy they ate. It doesn't help that Stu was in charge of keeping tabs on the amount of candy consumed, since he was the one eating the candy along with the girls.

Papa and the girls went to the Ward's trunk or treat. It's always nice to have a safe and controlled place to do Halloween. Ainzlee thought it was totally 'awesnam' and RaeLynn just was saying "where is the candy?"

Note: Arlee is a Whopper eating machine. Sorry girls mama has dibs on those.

Trick or Treat!

2010-10-29T15:53:00.001-06:00

We went to Stuart's work for some fun trick or treating!!

They had decorated all of his work, and it was so much fun!

Scary Witch Rae, and Ladybug Ainz

Hardy Family Halloween 2010

Pumpkin Carving!

2010-10-27T15:42:00.001-06:00

Let's dig in!!

Rae loved pulling the guts out

of her pumpkin!

Ainzlee wasn't too sure at first, but once

she saw RaeLynn she dug right it!

Rae's finished pumpkin!

Ainzlee's fnished pumpkin!!

(sorry the girls don't have shirts on, I didn't want

pumpkin guts on their new shirts!)

Stuart's finished pumpkin!

Pumpkin Patch

2010-10-26T15:36:00.001-06:00

Papa and the girls headed to Joe's Place to pick out that special pumpkin!

They got to go on a hayride, play in the hay caves, eat cookies, and

of course pick out their own pumpkin!

Eating cookies while on the hay ride!

Rae so excited, that cookies must have been good!!

Ainzlee was also excited!

Sisters playing in the hay!!

Happy Halloween!!

A jog to the park with Papa

2010-10-19T15:30:00.002-06:00

It was a nice Monday afternoon and the girls wanted to jog

to the park! Papa had a great time with the girls!

He said they both ran the whole way, it is a couple of

blocks from where we live!! One of the last

nice days we had here!!

Enjoying a snack at the park!

Relaxing after the workout!!

Papa and his beautiful girls!!

Rae's Cupcake Birthday Party

2010-10-16T15:16:00.003-06:00

RaeLynn had a Cupcake birthday party with all her friends!

It was a lot of fun! All the kids made chef hats, and got to decorated

their own giant cupcake to take home with them!!

Rae with all her friends!

Opening presents!! Everyone was so excited!!

RaeLynn's GIANT cupcake cake!!

Sweet Princess RaeLynn

Happy 5th Birthday!

Opening presents and cake!

2010-10-03T13:47:00.001-06:00

While at Grammy's and Pop RaeLynn got to open

presents and have cake and ice cream!

She was spoiled!

Concentrating on that one wish!!

Body Art

2010-10-02T13:19:00.002-06:00

Over conference weekend we were in Hermiston trying

to help my parents finish painting their house.

My mom and I were in the front while Stuart, Pop,

and the girls were in the back. We could hear them yelling for us,

so we jump off the ladder thinking someone fell!

No one fell, the girls decided to paint themselves!

From head to toe!

Ainzlee painted her body with the house paint!

She wasn't too happy when we put her in the pool,

to get it off!! It took a few good baths to finally get all

the green paint off!!

Not happy at all!

Rae said she was a blue avatar!!

Here they are again painting with watercolors!!

Love my girls!

Rae's Birthday Dinner

2010-10-01T13:10:00.001-06:00

We took RaeLynn to Red Robin for her birthday dinner!

We ate outside on the patio, which was a lot of fun!

The whole time during dinner Rae kept asking when we

were going to sing happy birthday to her! She was

pretty excited when they brought out a sundae and

sang Happy Birthday to her!!

Please ignore the tattoo on her forehead! She went to a birthday

party early that day and came home with tattoos all over her body!

The Big 5

2010-10-01T06:24:00.009-06:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

RaeLynn

Don't forget to milk grammy and pop.

There's just one thing in this world that I just don't like doing, and that is thinking about how fast my daughters are growing up.

Arlee and I knew that she was going to be a character, with a whole lot of personality and drama. But we also knew that she was the most beautiful baby we'd ever seen. She had no hair and was often mistaken to be a boy, even though she had earrings. But now there's no mistaking it. RaeLynn is the princess and there's no changing it.

She's 100% girl.

This was when she only 4 months or so. Those ears and no hair just makes me smile.

Cowboy or Cowgirl? I think papa wanted a boy really bad she had to dress up like one.

She had a drinking problem at an early age of which made her feet grow at an abnormal rate.

I think we know where RaeLynn gets the cuteness.

I'm a PIRAHNA...FROM THE AMAZON.

Here's the 5 year old. Happy Birthday Rae! We hope you get some more freckles on your big day.

Love Mama and Papa.

Erin took photos of the girls and did an awesome job.

Ainzlee misses her sister!

2010-09-30T13:04:00.001-06:00

This what Ainzlee looks like everyone morning we drop RaeLynn off

at preschool!! She gets all sad and a lot of the time cries the

whole way home! Ainz LOVES playing with Rae!

But I also think she has been enjoying the time she gets

to spend with just mommy! We love reading books, building

blocks, and just being silly!!

Ainzlee your time will come soon enough!!

Love you!!

It's all about Rae!!

2010-09-15T23:01:00.004-06:00

Isn't she just too CUTE!! I just love this little girl....

......oh wait she isn't so little anymore!

She started Pre-School on Tuesday and just LOVES it!

She didn't even want me to walk her to the door (but I insisted) and no

way would she give me a kiss goodbye in front of her teacher

and the others kids! So I got a hug instead!!

(I will take whatever I can get)

Love the freckles and her smile!

(if you look close she has some freckles on her nose

and just loves to point out the new ones!!)

Rae was so excited to put all her school supplies

in her backpack!

Such a BIG girl!!

Papa and Mama love you so much!

And no matter how big you are,

you will always be our little baby!!

Let's get this party started!!

2010-09-14T23:12:00.005-06:00

Over the weekend we headed to good old Idaho for a

huge family party on Stuart's side of the family! Let's

just say we did a lot of dancing, eating, talking, and laughing!

Papa, Rae and Ainz playing ring around the roses

with their cousin!

And they all fell down!

Every night we turned up the music and got our groove one!

Grandpa is the reason we got together,

to celebrate his birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA HODGE!

All of us!

Stuart with sister Candice and her Baby Raelynn!

Another reason we got together was so Stuart

could bless his sweet niece Baby Raelynn!

Swinging on the hammock with some cousins!

I love this guy!!

Boys will be boys!!

Ainzlee loved playing with the kittens!

So did RaeLynn especially in the bike trailer with

cousin Caleb!!

Thanks Aunt Janet and Uncle Steve for the

AWESOME weekend!!

Playing in the Rain!!

2010-09-09T15:59:00.002-06:00

The other day Stuart and the girls were playing outside,

it was such a beautiful day. But not for long!

The RAIN came, and came, and came some more!!

This is in our parking lot!

Ainzlee was freezing!!

RaeLynn liked playing in the rain but

had to have the umbrella! Look how far the water

comes up to her boots! And that isn't even the deepest!

Too cute!!

Downtown Portland

2010-09-07T23:25:00.007-06:00

RaeLynn and Ainzlee showing off there Lego car at the Lego

convention we went to in Downtown Portland!

The girls had too much fun playing with Legos,

we missed the Farmer's Market!

But that's ok!! We spent the afternoon at

Pioneer Square playing in the the fountain!

Boy, was it FUN!!

Ainzlee loved kicking the water at her sister!

Ainzlee was soaking wet!

RaeLynn just got her feet wet!

RaeLynn kicking the water back at her sister!!

I just love this picture!!

I hope they will continue to be the best of friends!!

~Water Slide~

2010-08-30T23:28:00.003-06:00

We went to a friends house to swim in their pool with a slide!

Rae wasn't too sure about it at first! She doesn't mind getting

her face wet but would rather have her goggles on!

Then when she saw all the other kids having a great time,

and she didn't want to miss out on the fun!

After the first time Rae couldn't stop!

She loved the slide!!

And of course we had to feed the llamas!

Ainzlee running from the pool!! She didn't like it!

Instead I pushed her in the swing!

Coloring with toes

2010-08-28T23:18:00.002-06:00

When mama's not feeling too well the kids start to go crazy!

And well coloring with our toes is one of them!

RaeLynn and Ainzlee had a great time putting the

crayons in their finger toes

(their toes are SO LONG, they look like fingers!)

NO JOKE!! They get them from Stuart!!

But shhhhh you didn't hear it from me!

It was fun to watch them!!

RaeLynn so proud she got a crayon in each toe!

More crayons in each toe and some fingers too!

Ainzlee watching RaeLynn put her toes to use!

It did take Ainzlee a little longer to figure out how

to get the crayons to stay and pose for the camera!

Thanks girls for the great entertainment while I was

being sick and lazy on the couch!

LOVES and HUGS

~Baking with Papa~

2010-08-27T08:31:00.000-06:00

Ainzlee mixing her cookie dough!

(and yes she is just in her underwear!!

gotta love it when papa is in charge!)

RaeLynn enjoying herself. She loved mixing and

sneaking a little in her mouth when papa wasn't looking!

Decorating the cookies!

Ainzlee stuffing her face with the some m&ms!

Dancing with POP!!

2010-08-16T09:43:00.003-06:00

I am not sure why the girls were dancing on the table but

Pop decided he would dance with them!!

(not on the table though!)

Please ignore RaeLynn pulling her dress up!!

I had just set the table to have dinner!

Rae and Ainz love to dance!!

You go guys!!

All that Bling!

2010-08-13T10:11:00.004-06:00

RaeLynn and Ainzlee love visiting Grammy at work!

They always get to pick a balloon, color of their choice

and come home with a ton of goodies! But most

of all they trying on all the fancy jewelry!

RaeLynn with her bracelet and ring combo!

Ainzlee's beautiful necklace! Ooh la la!

And who says you can't wear your bling while cleaning!

She's my kind of girl!!

Visiting Grandparents Jorgensen

2010-08-11T22:09:00.003-06:00

RaeLynn, Ainzlee, and I had a chance to visit with

Grandparents Jorgensen for a week! It was great for the

girls to get to know their Great Grandparents and just spend

some time together!

Thanks for the visit!

Uncle Caleb, RaeLynn, Grammy, Pop, Great Grandma Rozilla,

Great Grandpa Kay, Me, and Ainzlee

Hardy's and Grandparents Jorgensen

Rae and Ainz are their first and only great-granddaughters!

My little fish

2010-08-10T11:51:00.003-06:00

A couple of summers ago I signed RaeLynn up for swim lessons,

thinking it would be a good idea! Oh boy was I mistaken!!

She would start crying even before we got to the swimming pool!! It

wasn't fun at all! And then after that every time we would

drive by the pool she would say something like,

" I don't want to go swim there.

I don't like putting my head in the water!!"

So I never pushed it after that.

But this year she has totally changed!

She LOVES the water and will even put her head in.....if

she is wearing her goggles!

She even jumped off the diving board a few times!

I am so proud of her!! She did it all on her own and at her own pace!

Now it's hard to keep her out of the water!

That's MY Girl!!!!

Love you little fishy!

Multnomah Falls

2010-07-26T14:26:00.008-06:00

I don't know how many times we have passed by this waterfall

the past year going to and from my parent's place, but we decided

it was time to stop and take a look! And we sure are glad we did!!

It was such a BEAUTIFUL day and the girls thought it was

pretty COOL!!

Just breath taking!

Papa and the girls at the lower falls!

Big smooch for Papa!

Mama and girls!

Playing in the water!

Ainzlee and RaeLynn sitting on some log!

The Columbia River

Hardy's looking at the upper falls!

And yes the girls have some WILD hair!!

And of course when you stop to look at the falls you

have to get one of their famous ice cream cones!!

YUMMO!!!

We ventured to the............

2010-07-14T10:49:00.006-06:00

Yesterday we went to the Oregon Zoo and it was quite the adventure!

There was absolutely no parking so we rode the MAX!

The girls thought that was pretty cool! Once we finally

got to the zoo, we waited in line for about an hour to just get in!

It was $4 tuesday and tons of people were there!

But it was all worth it, the girls

had a great time and can't wait to go again!

In the wagon at the MAX station!

Rae, Ainz, and Adan checking out the mountain goat!

Ainz with the goat! Love this cheesy face, it never gets old!

Rae and Ainz comparing themselves to the size of a bear!

Taking a break to have some lunch!

Relaxing in the eagle's nest!

Hardy Girls!

~Thanks Uncle Caleb~

2010-07-13T00:50:00.002-06:00

Caleb spent all of last week with us while my mom and dad

were vacationing in Union, Oregon at girls camp! We had a

blast with Caleb! I think we went to the pool 4 of the 5 days he was

with us! Along with walks to the park, playing sail boat on

the bed, the library, the river, the movies to see Avatar The Last

Air Bender(by the way...the boys, Stu and Caleb said is was lame,

they were very disapointed) and a pizza party with some family friends.

All in all it was a great week, especially because it was so HOT!

Thanks Caleb!! The girls miss you a TON and LOVE you a lot!

Uncle Caleb and the girls!

Silly faces and a thumbs up!

4th of July Weekend

2010-07-07T11:57:00.003-06:00

We had a great weekend filled with lots of adventures!

We went to the movies to watch Toy Story 3 and loved it!

Ainzlee seemed to enjoy it, she didn't fall asleep!

Then headed to the Sweet Factory to get a bag of goodies!!

YUM!

What a cute bunch!!

The girls didn't like the LOUD noise!

RaeLynn enjoyed throwing the pop its on the ground!

All of us!

Pop and Grammy with the girls!

(my dad doesn't smile :)

Hope everyone had a wonderful

Independence Day!!

Playing at the river

2010-07-01T14:00:00.005-06:00

The girls and I headed to the river yesterday to spend

the afternoon with friends! We had such a fun time!

The weather was so nice, but the water was still a little

chilly!! But that didn't stop the girls from having a blast!

Me & my girls!

CHEESE!

Sporting our sunglasses!

Rae was helping her friend Adan float down the river!

Smile!

Ainzlee trying to help RaeLynn float the river!

Ainz catching some fish! Well trying to catch the fish!

Mama............help!

2010-06-28T13:18:00.003-06:00

The other morning I was in the kitchen getting some

breakfast for the girls! Rae was already up to the table eating,

but Ainzlee was no where to be found!

Then I heard her say, very quietly "Mama!"

I went in their room but couldn't see her anywhere!

She yelled a little louder this time, "Mama!"

I realized she was in the closet with the door shut!

When I opened the door this is what I found!

Of course I told her stay right there so I could get the camera!

Don't judge me!! :)

She was pretty proud of herself that she got up there,

but was too afraid to come down all by herself!

She got up there because I was hiding some shorts

that I didn't want her to wear!

Guess I need to find a new hiding spot!

I am loving the shirt tucked into her underwear!

I caught her climbing up there again yesterday!

Love you Pumpkin Pooh!!

Finally get to use the Pool!

2010-06-25T13:27:00.005-06:00

Good weather= lots of time in the pool!

And loving every minute of it!

Awww, that was refreshing!

Can't wait to get in again tomorrow!

Happy Summer!

Fleet Week

2010-06-23T15:57:00.005-06:00

Every year Portland, Oregon puts of the Rose Festival in downtown Portland!

It's a week long and filled with different activities throughout the week!

We wanted to see the ships!! But by the time we got

there the tours we all full and the line was at least 2 hours, if not more!

I don't know about you but we didn't want to wait in line

especially with Rae and Ainz! Hopefully next year!

I don't know what kind of ship this is,

but this is the one we wanted to go on!

Pretty sweet, huh?

We went on this ship!

It is specifically a buoy ship!

Cute girlies waiting in line!

The Hardy's on the ship!!

Look who's in Training..............

2010-06-07T11:16:00.003-06:00

AINZLEE!!!

I haven't been pushing the potty training at all with Ainzlee!

But she has been very interested in it for a while now so

last week we decided to give it a try........and she has done so good!

We ventured to the store one day and that was a great success!

And even made it through all of church yesterday!

WOOT WOOT!!

She wore her underwear to bed the past 2 night and has gotten up dry!

She loves wearing her BIG GIRL UNDERWEAR just like

her big sister Rae!

Potty Moments!

-No matter where she is, if she needs to go she will pull her

underwear down to her ankles and then run/walk to the bathroom

to take care of business

-Wants everyone to come see the pee/poop

-Loves when Rae does a potty dance for her

-Only picks the orange starburst for her treat

-Wants to wear her orange underwear all the time

(she only has 1 orange underwear)

-After rushing out of sacrament meeting to make it to the bathroom,

we get back to our seats as she says in a loud voice,

"Papa, me potty!" Everyone around us was laughing!

-A young boy and his father stop by yesterday for some church

business and Ainzlee says, "Me Poop Poop!"

She had just gone and was very proud of herself!

-Loves to wash her hands

(her pants and underwear are still at her ankles)

-We are at Seminary Graduation and she says to me, "Mama Potty!"

as she starts pulling her underwear and tights down in church

(we are working on getting to the bathroom

and then pulling her underwear down)

-Papa took Ainzlee to the bathroom, and she comes back crying, Stuart

had accidently hit her head on the toilet paper dispenser

Love you Ainzlee and can't believe what a big girl you are!!

Rae's Soccer Party

2010-06-04T14:43:00.003-06:00

Rae had her last soccer game a couple of weeks ago! I think she was

happy it was finally over but a little sad too! She was finally

starting to figure out the game and even enjoy it a little!

She loved all the other kids on her team and had a

great first season of soccer! I think she will give it another

try in the fall!!

2 thumbs up!!

Isn't the cake cute!?!

The kids were so excited to see themselves on the field!

RaeLynn shaking Coach Juan's hand!!

She is so proud of her trophy!! She loves showing it

to everyone that comes over to our place!!

Rae we are so proud of you!

It was so much fun to watch you out on the field!

We hope there will be many more games for us to watch!

Love you!! Mama and Papa

A weekend full of Painting!

2010-06-01T22:55:00.009-06:00

We headed to Hermiston for the weekend to help paint my

mom and dad's house! Everyone helped paint including

RaeLynn and Ainzlee! We didn't finish it but hopefully

when we go back in a couple of weeks it will be all done!

Such a serious painter!

Grammy touching up the house with the

Laurel Wreath color aka Green!

Me, painting the trim Dinner Mint aka White!

Pop on the ladder, I am not sure what he

is doing!!

If you are in need of some painters I know of some pretty

good ones!! They know how to get the job done! Plus they

are just so cute!!

Pop giving Rae and Ainz a lesson on painting 101!

I think more paint ended up on Ainzlee than on the house!

Rae was a little grumpy!

Not so grumpy any more!

She loves hanging from the trees!

Ainzlee and Grammy!

Rae eating her s'more!!

Marshmellow mustache!

Ainzlee's fingers after eating her chocolate bar!

Man this family just keeps getting better looking all the time!

I love taking family pictures!

Just seeing the difference in the girls over a couple of weeks!

Love it!

Cousins!!

2010-05-26T23:30:00.003-06:00

It doesn't matter how long it has been since spending time

with family, you can always pick up right where you left off.

Rae and Ainz had a blast playing with their cousins.

For the first time ever in Hardy history there were

more girl cousins in the house than boys cousins!!

And that is saying a lot when there are only

5 girls and 9 boys on Stuart's side!!

WOOT WOOT!!

GO GIRLS!!

Just goofing around!!

Cousin Aaron is 4 and Ainz is 2!

Look how tall Ainzlee is compared to him!

Peace!

More playing!

Aaron and RaeLynn are the same age!!

Love you guys!

Memorial

2010-05-25T01:31:00.004-06:00

Stuart's grandpa passed away a few weeks ago, thus the reason for

his family being in town. I am so grateful for

eternal families and what comfort it brings to us knowing

that we will be able to see him again!

WE LOVE YOU GRANDPA HARDY!!!

XOXOXOXO

The kids were very interested in the headstone.

It was so precious to watch them all

sit on the ground around the headstone.

Stuart with Sister Candice and Baby Raelynn

All of us with Grandma Hardy!!

And of course us good looking Hardy's!!

As always!

Canon Beach May 14, 2010

2010-05-20T13:28:00.006-06:00

Stuart's sister and sister in law were in town last weekend and of

course we had to hit up the beach. It was a gorgeous day, a bit on the

windy side, but we had a BLAST playing in the COLD oregon coast water,

building sand castles, and just enjoying being together!

Top row-Justin, Savannah, and RaeLynn

Bottom row-Ainzlee and Aaron

Ainzlee wasn't too happy, but Papa came to the rescue!

Uncle Stu building a castle with his niece and nephews!

Rae having a good time!

The kids(and Stuart)had a great time running away from the water.

Notice, Justin and Aaron don't have pants on, they both went out too

far and the tide caught up with them. But that didn't stop them

from still playing in the water!

Papa and Rae-bug

The CREW!!

Top Row-Sister in Law Teri, Me, Sister Candice

holding her Baby Raelynn, Stuart, and Savannah.

Bottom Row-Justin, Ainzlee(you have to look really hard,

you can see the side of her face) Aaron, and Big RaeLynn

And of course US!!

A little shout out to my babies' Mama

2010-05-09T21:35:00.008-06:00

You know if there is one thing that I have learned about moms that do blogs, is that, they are posted with love and never about themselves, mainly about their babies and husbands. And so that's why I'm blogging about the mama in my daughters' lives.

Arlee and I found out quick that babies were not going to be an easy thing to put up with before they were born. She stayed up night after night trying to keep her food down. She wanted so bad to do the things that she used to, but couldn't.

We cherished the times when she could do activities or go on trips with family and friends. I remember going to Yellowstone with the Finchers, and her feeling so sick with Ainzlee, but she didn't want to make a big deal out of it. She sacrificed a lot. Time, sanity, strength, and body. She sacrificed it all to be, a MOM.

There is nothing out there I don't think that Arlee loves more than to wake up to see her daughters and give them the biggest hug and kiss(for some reason their bad breath smells better than mine). There's nothing my girls want more than giving their mama a hug and a kiss. I love it. I love moms. I love Joe (JO MAMA), Sue(SU MADRE) and Tom (TA MERE). Most of all of you out there that read these are moms, wife's or women. You are all amazing.

Men, I hope were honoring and being worthy of the hard work our wife's and mom's are putting into making us and our children happy.

Love you Arlee

Stuart

Arlee is pregnant...with Ainzlee

RaeLynn at a few days old.

Ainzlee at one day....Isn't Mom beautiful?

RaeLynn was always freaked out by the raisin on Ainzlee's belly button.

Arlee blogging it up. Look how multi tasked moms are.

I'm sorry what? GOOOAAAAALLLLLL!

Arlee never gets to eat her food without something going wrong or Ainzlee falling asleep or RaeLynn dancing at the table in her princess dress.

Arlee's example...Cindi you did something very right with Arlee. Thanks.

Moms have attitude.

Denied!

Mom's reprimand with love.

Ainzlee's classic cheese ball smile, I think Ainzlee got it from her mom.

Moms know how to shake it.

Arlee hitting up Bear Lake Utah/Idaho

This is all about Mom.

Nothing better than a GOOD book!

2010-05-05T13:12:00.001-06:00

RaeLynn soaking up the sun while reading a good book!!

The secret Life of the Hardy Girls

2010-04-30T14:30:00.005-06:00

I bet you didn't know that RaeLynn and Ainzlee are Super Heros!

The girls LOVE the Barbie Movie The Three Musketeers!

RaeLynn is the Pink Musketeer and Ainzlee is the Purple Musketeer!!

RaeLynn runs around the table saying, "Super Rae!"

Of course Ainzlee is right their behind her saying, "Super Me!"

RaeLynn told me today she needed a Musketeer Sword!!

Hmm I will have to think about that!!

Tulip Festival

2010-04-26T13:53:00.003-06:00

Every year in Woodburn Oregon, the Woodenshoe Farm has a

Tulip Festival and that is where we spent our Saturday!! It was so

much fun! There were so many different colors, sizes, and types of Tulips!

The fields were just AMAZING!!!

Aren't they BEautiFUL!

ROWS and ROWS of TULIPS!

The girls loved pumping the water and racing their ducks!

Papa and Ainzlee watching the ducks!

RaeLynn pumping so fast!

Such CUTE duckies!

I LOVE this picture!

The giant wooden shoe!

Lookin good Papa!

Ainzlee had to try on all the wooden shoes!

Love it!

Mama and her girls!

Loving Sister!

Love this HAPPY girl!!

Notice how tall these TULIPS are compared to Ainzlee!

These are the TULIPS Stuart picked!

Even though it was raining, she has a smile on her face!

Riding the tire swing horse!

AWW, cute love birds!

Just breath taking!!

There's always TROUBLE when its too........

2010-04-22T22:01:00.004-06:00

QUIET!!!

I should have known that Ainzlee was into something when

it was so quiet in the house!! I just bought a new

package of wipes(the big bag) and hadn't put them up in the closet yet.

Well Ainzlee thought she would pull out every single one

of the 216 wipes.

The guilty look!!

The pile of 216 wipes!!

The ones she hadn't ripped apart yet.

Because she ripped almost all of them apart, I couldn't

get them all to fit back in the bag. And then to make matters

worse the wipes won't fit nicely in the wipe case!

I can't help but LOVE her to pieces!! Isn't she just too cute?!

Painting Cars

2010-04-14T06:58:00.005-06:00

Papa bought the girls a couple of wood cars to paint the other day!

RaeLynn and Ainzlee had such a good time painting their own car!

Let's just say Ainzlee didn't always clean the brush out

before dipping it in another color. And Rae enjoyed mixing

all the colors too! Stuart and I felt like little kids again!

She looks so proud of herself!

Ainzlee showing off her fire truck!

Rae painted her car purple!

Showing off Papa's car! Rae's race car is on the floor!

Papa showing of his bulldozer!

My fire truck!

{Flowers}

2010-04-12T12:56:00.004-06:00

A couple of weeks ago the girls wanted to plant some flowers!

We found these cute little buckets and got some sunflower seeds!

It was so much fun!! I also planted some tomatoes a few day ago!

Still no sign of them yet! We are thinking about growing some

pumpkins too!!

RaeLynn so happy!!

Ainzlee with her pot of flowers!

When we came home from Rexburg this is what we found!

This is what the flowers looked like this morning!

The girls have really enjoyed watching them grow and

LOVE watering them! Can't wait till they start blooming!

We are probably going to have to put them in a bigger pot soon!

I just love SPRING!!

Soccer Player RaeLynn

2010-04-07T00:50:00.008-06:00

RaeLynn all geared up and ready to play some soccer!

Rae had to get pink EVERYTHING...

ball, socks, shorts, and kleats!

Learning how to trap the ball!

And Ainzlee too, all geared up and ready to go!

I don't think Ainzlee is too happy!

They both look pretty serious!

RaeLynn had her first game tonight. She is pretty proud of her

soccer shirt with HER name on it! She played hard, had 3 great

throw-ins, and is such a girl!! Let's just say she didn't touch the ball

with her feet, but she was happy and had a great time! I think

Stuart and I enjoyed watching her play more than she enjoyed playing.

I can't believe our little girl is playing soccer, that is just crazy!

I looking forward to watching her play whatever she

wants for the next 15 years, no matter rain or shine!

Watching her out there on the field tonight brought me so much joy,

happiness, excitement, and a little sadness. I love being her mother!

Good Luck RaeLynn!!

YOU GO GIRL!!

Easter 2010

2010-04-05T13:43:00.002-06:00

We celebrated Easter last weekend while in Hermsiton because

we were in Rexburg visiting Derek and Steph for Easter.

Ainzlee showing off her Bunny rings she got from

the Easter Bunny!

Ainzlee riding her new Princess Scooter!

RaeLynn got one too! They haven't been able to

ride them out side yet because of the weather!

I sure hope it will be nice this week, so they can give

them a try!

Rae checking out her Easter loot!