Hubbard Family Blog

Blog No More = - (

2009-12-16T12:57:00.001-08:00

I just wanted to let everyone know that I have officially decided not to blog anymore. Facebook is SO much easier and there just doesn't seem to be a reason to still have a blog. So, this will be my last post. I will keep the blog up for a while longer, but eventually I will delete it.

If you are a friend or family member who would still like to keep in touch look for me on Facebook and we can stay in touch that way. Good-bye!

Florida!

2009-11-16T21:29:00.000-08:00

Some Disney Passport pics.

We went to Florida for a college visit to see David and show the girls what Southeastern is like. Had to include a visit to Disney.

These pics were kind of awkward.

All the other pics are still on the laptop. Some day I will transfer them to the desktop and add them to the blog.

Anthony and Sonya's Wedding Day!

2009-11-08T20:36:00.000-08:00

A beautiful wedding on a yacht in Newport Beach!

Awesome location for a wedding!

So pretty.

Buster was able to come to the wedding, too.... and enjoy a pretty sunset.

Time for pictures and celebration.

A wonderful reception on the bottom deck.

Photo booth fun and frame keepsakes.

More photo booth fun! = - )

Cake and dancing.

More pictures with the bride and groom.

All done! An beautiful wedding and a beautiful couple. Congrats!

Chino Field Tournament

2009-11-07T22:31:00.000-08:00

Another band competition...this time in Chino.

Here comes Arcadia. This year some of the band members get to start the show lying down (Jennifer gets to lie down, but not Angelica).

Getting ready to perform and then getting ready to exit the field after the show. Great job!

Another wonderful performance and two happy parents.

Time for the awards!

The trophy presentation ceremony.

Fall Festival Fun!

2009-10-31T23:33:00.000-07:00

Let the fun begin!

Lots of games, food and fun costumes.

The prize booth was a huge success (all toys and games were donated by church members).

Star Wars and Star Trek friends.

Trunk or Treat

A fun photo booth and cute pumpkins.

Friends, goldfish and slime.

A closing message and movie.

Matthew had fun with friends.

An amazing maze created by the Box Ministry.

Costume Night at the Football Game

2009-10-30T23:14:00.000-07:00

The final home football game of the year was costume night (Oct 30) and it was Angelica and Jennifer's LAST time to march at a high school football game. = - (

Getting ready to go on the field and ready to march.

Last time to march off the field after a half-time show. = - ((((

There they go....

Mt. Carmel Band Competition

2009-10-24T23:13:00.000-07:00

We headed down to San Diego for a band competition and Matthew watched a movie.

Doug drove and I took pictures.

We had linner at our favorite chinese restaurant and then headed over to the school.

I entered the "count the snakes" in the competition program and won!

Here comes Arcadia!

They did very well - came in 1st place in several areas and even won some sweepstakes awards.

A new way to exit the field and time to enjoy some other bands.

Such amazing shows and SO much hard work. Time for the awards to begin.

Arcadia did GREAT!

As you can see, it was a very foggy night! The leaders of the band present the trophies to the band gathered under the goal posts.

Big group hug and time to celebrate. Angelica left her jeans and jacket in the bus and was FREEZING!

Jennifer was glad she had her coat. Look at all that fog!

A final picture of Matthew jumping in the fog - I think he kinda looks like he's from the movie, "Where the Wild Things Are."

Pastor Appreciation Harbor Cruise

2009-10-17T18:11:00.000-07:00

We had a fun afternoon date in Long Beach.

We went on a Pastor Appreciation Harbor Cruise. = - )

The weather was beautiful, but VERY foggy!

Fun with friends in ministry and a delicious cake.

See what I mean about the fog? At least we were able to see the seals!

A group picture and more fog.

A couple pic and more fog!

When we returned to shore the fog was gone.

See all those clouds on the horizon? That is the fog we were in for 3 hours - back on shore and Long Beach was beautiful!

The Grammy Museum

2009-10-04T23:41:00.000-07:00

The Grammy Museum is in downtown Los Angeles and opened in 2008.

Our first visit was on the free day and most likely we won't visit again till another free day. = - )

It was fun, but they didn't let us take pictures. (shhh...I took these illegally.)

More illegal pics - shhhh....

It was a very fun museum and we LOVED the free day!

MOCA Museum

2009-10-03T22:04:00.000-07:00

Kids shared some ice cream before the MOCA visit (Museum of Contemporary Art).

It was a "free museum" weekend!

Love downtown Los Angeles!

The tea bag art was very interesting.

A self-portrait in the mirror art.

Teen girls texting - living art. = - )

Back outside and more skyscrapers.

Awesome!

September 25, 2009 Half-Time Show

2009-09-25T21:30:00.001-07:00

In uniforms for the first time this season.

Football!

Band!

Football and band!

Cheerleaders and Band!

Rose Court Try Outs

2009-09-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

Angelica and Jennifer both went to the Rose Court try outs for the Rose Parade. It was a fun experience for them and they are looking forward to the Royal Ball in a couple of weeks.

First Day of Sunday School

2009-09-13T21:06:00.000-07:00

Our first day of Sunday School with our brand new class of 2 and 3 year olds was wonderful! Such a sweet group of kids and no crying at all! = - )

First Field Show - Sept 11, 2009

2009-09-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

Football season is here again and that means MARCHING BAND!

High school football may be the main event, but for band parents it's all about the band!

There was even a beautiful sunset that night when the band took to the field for the first performance of the season.

They wear jeans and their music club t-shirt for the first performance. The ending song is always the Alma Mater.

Time to go back to the band room after a not so good football game (at least the band did not disappoint. = - )

First Field Show Performance Video - Sept 11, 2009

2009-09-11T23:31:00.000-07:00

2009-09-10T21:20:00.000-07:00

The band performed before Back to School Night and, as you can see, the Station Fire is still burning in the nearby mountains.

Angelica and Jennifer are enjoying their senior year!

Looking forward to another great year of band performances!

Happy 09-09-09 Birthday to Doug!

2009-09-09T21:09:00.000-07:00

Doug celebrated his 49th birthday of 09-09-09!

It was a monumental day!

First Day of School 2009

2009-08-31T11:46:00.000-07:00

First day of senior year for Angelica and Jennifer and 6th grade orientation for Matthew (he begins his middle school career tomorrow).

This is what the fire looked like from our house last night and this is what the sunrise looked like this morning - LOTS of smoke and ash.

Catalina Island Getaway

2009-08-27T20:11:00.000-07:00

A Catalina Island camping adventure for 3 Hubbards (Angelica and Jennifer are at band camp for the week and David is in Florida at college).

Doug and Matthew pushing our camping gear off the boat and toward the campground (thankfully a truck took our gear to the campground while we hiked up the mountain).

Our campsite for the week - so beautiful!!!!!! = - )

View of the sunset from our campsite.

Matthew spent LOTS of time in the COLD ocean water and even made a new friend.

We had such a BEAUTIFUL view!

Sunset on our last night.

Time to go back home after a wonderful, relaxing and fun vacation.

Back to the city and a busy life again.

The College Years Begin

2009-08-21T15:39:00.000-07:00

Breakfast at Denny's and then the drive to the airport.

Matthew is going to miss David and so will his friends who are also beginning their college years.

Oops, too much weight...thankfully he was able to move some clothes into the carry on bag.

There we go - 50 pounds is the limit.

Time to say good-bye! David is off to Southeastern in Lakeland, Florida (my alma mater). Blessings! = - )

Happy Birthday and Good-Bye Party

2009-08-17T17:25:00.000-07:00

A birthday and farewell party combo for Phillip and David.

Dinner and then the cake!

Happy 34th birthday!

Time to open the presents. Congrats!

Vacation Bible School

2009-08-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

VBS 2009 has been great! This year we are learning how God used ordinary men and women to begin the civil rights movement and change the world.

We travel from state to state by bus!

Everyone is having fun learning all the dances for the finale.

Even Pastor Ken and Sharon danced for the kids!

Crafts and lessons from the Bible and history.

Snacks and more dancing.

Worship and skits from Club 56.

Learning to drive!

2009-07-31T11:46:00.001-07:00

Both Angelica and Jennifer are learning to drive! = - )

Child SHARE Picnic

2009-07-25T22:55:00.000-07:00

All the kids got these cute teddy bears! You might notice you won't see David (he is enjoying his last summer before college and spending LOTS of time with friends - no time for a picnic with family).

We played a "musical chair" game with hula hoops.

The petting zoo was very popular and the bald rat was cute!

Another cute pet and a dancing contest where Doug "danced" and Matthew didn't.

Water balloon catching contest - Angelica and Matthew had a balloon that broke early on in the contest, but Doug and Jennifer kept catching till almost the end.

Before and after the balloon break!

Mark Burnett Hollywood Star Ceremony

2009-07-07T21:44:00.000-07:00

We went to the Hollywood Star ceremony for Mark Burnett (creator/producer of Survivor). His star was placed in front of a survival store on Hollywood Blvd. = - )

That's the star cover for the star and all the photographers.

Mark spoke and shared his story of growing up poor in London and then coming to the US.

Jeffrey Katzenberg spoke and then it was time to lift the fake star cover to reveal the real star.

Roma Downing is Mark's wife (she's from Touched by an Angel - one of the angels).

The Burnett family and another angel, Della Reese.

There it is!

Church Picnic

2009-07-05T22:37:00.000-07:00

Cotton candy and Kogi taco truck lines.

Tacos and a bounce house filled with water!

Matthew had fun!

Terry got very wet! It was a fun picnic!

Happy 233rd Birthday America and Happy 81st Birthday to Dad!

2009-07-04T21:09:00.000-07:00

A fun 4th of July picnic and birthday celebration!

A firecracker flag cake and lots of smoke!

Birthday presents for an 81 year old and sparklers.

Sparkler fun!

Dodger Game Fun!

2009-06-30T23:24:00.000-07:00

Cool summer evening, great seats at the ballpark and family...priceless.

Go Dodgers!

Our family was divided... we were rooting for the Dodgers and Doug's parents were rooting for the Rockies.

Sadly, the Rockies won. = - (

At least we celebrated a great game and an early 4th of July with fireworks!

It was a great show!

Time to leave and Chuck and Arlene were still celebrating in Dodger territory - time for a family pic in front of the LA sign!

Better luck next time!

Biennial Memories

2009-06-29T20:52:00.000-07:00

We just hosted the biennial meeting of American Baptist Churches USA in Pasadena at the Convention Center.

Doug was in charge of the youth program (and MANY other things). Our 3 teenagers enjoyed seeing old friends from the past biennials.

It is very fun to reconnect every 2 years in a different state.

Since we hosted this year I worked the meal ticket booth.

But we also had time to reconnect with friends and attend worship celebrations. Chuck and Arlene were official delegates and voted on important issues.

Matthew and his new biennial friends attended their own children's camp - Doug helped organize it too.

The special youth speaker was Nick Vujicic from Australia. He shared an awesome and inspiring testimony!

Of course we visited the exhibit hall and enjoyed the special performances.

Matthew even had some time to go ice skating (the rink is right next to the Convention Center).

The final evening of worship was at 1st Baptist Pasadena. It was another wonderful Biennial and we look forward to Puerto Rico in 2011. = - )

Happy Father's Day!

2009-06-21T17:03:00.000-07:00

Lunch at our favorite Chinese restaurant.

Time for Grandpa Chuck to open his father's day gifts.

Rockies shirts and a weather station.

Dodgers shirt and a hat.

Kid and parent pics.

Dad Doug with the kids and 3 generations of Hubbard men.

Camping at Sequoia National Park

2009-06-18T22:56:00.000-07:00

Off we go on a camping adventure with Grandpa and Grandma!

Traditional first stop at Quickly to get boba milk tea.

Sleeping boys and garlic.

Lunch at Sonic and then we arrive at Sequoia!

Very curvy roads and a few sick tummies.

We arrived at night and woke up to a beautiful morning.

Two beautiful campsites right next to each other and a bear box to protect our food.

Matthew found a BIG rock to sit on and look at the clouds.

It was COLD and the campfire was WARM! Yay!

That's it in the middle - doesn't look that big in the picture, but it is!

The General Sherman Tree.

Our campground dinner plans were rained out so we went to the Lodge and enjoyed an expensive, dry, warm dinner and a few card games.

Grandpa took a nap while the rest of us played Phase 10.

Time for a hike.

God's creation is amazing!

Our waterfall destination.

More beauty!

Family picture and cute critters.

Beautiful birds along the trail.

Delicious foil dinners after the hike.

More Phase 10.

The drive back home begins.

A dinner stop in Visalia to celebrate Angelica's 18th birthday at Olive Garden.

Family pic and cake.

Presents!

Ice cream stop in Bakersfield on the way home. It was a fun trip!

Happy Graduation Day, David!

2009-06-12T23:50:00.000-07:00

Our 2 graduating sons - David 12th grade on his way to college and Matthew 5th grade and on his way to middle school. Tickets were required for the high school graduation.

Graduation was held at Santa Anita Park!

Program and David's name.

Here he comes! One of almost 1000!

That's A LOT of kids - the white lei really helped us see David (it smelled great too!)

Huge crowds too!

At the end it was time to take pics with the graduates and the crowds were crazy! David's youth pastors and advisors came to cheer him on and celebrate with us.

A family pic and the 2 brothers (Matthew is sad because he is going to miss David when he leaves for college).

Time to leave the crowds and go upstairs for dinner at the race track restaurant.

More family pics!

A MacBook was the gift we gave David.

After dinner it was time for the Grad Night party.

Boba and friends.

Doug was the pastor at the wedding chapel!

Kathy worked at adult check in - our shifts were 1-5am. Such dedicated parents. = - )

Last day of school 2009!

2009-06-12T08:49:00.001-07:00

Matthew and the rest of the 5th graders celebrated the end of elementary school at the park.

Doug was one of the grillers and the kids enjoyed a delicious lunch!

Matthew's 5th grade class pic.

Last day of school together for the Hubbard teenagers and the LAST DAY OF HIGH SCHOOL FOR DAVID! = - )

Matthew's last day of elementary school - he ran out the door on his way to a fun day at his elementary school. Middle school here he comes!

Skateboarding Fun!

2009-06-08T13:14:00.001-07:00

Lately, Matthew has had his skateboard attached to his feet (most of the time).

He practices all over our yard and garage.

And does his best to perfect the new moves.

Sometimes he crashes and things crash on him!

But he just gets right back up and rides again!

Happy Wedding Day!

2009-06-06T23:21:00.000-07:00

The Glenn and Brendali wedding is finally here!

We reunited with our good friend, Sebastian.

The teenagers and pre-teen texted, twitted, facebooked and played games while they waited for the wedding to begin. Here she comes!

It was a beautiful ceremony.

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Maldonado.

The reception was in Pasadena and the location was perfect.

We (minus David) shared a table with Joe and Gywnn.

First dance as a married couple.

First dinner and cake as a married couple.

First toasts as a married couple - a wonderful ending to a beautiful day.

Go Dodgers!

2009-06-05T23:35:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful day in Los Angeles (especially after the rain!)

We had over 400 ABCLAers at the game tonight!

The Bangles sang the National Anthem (it was "we love the 80's night").

Our seats were really only $10 (group discount) and we brought Matthew's best friend, another Matthew, to the game with us (teenagers were doing other things).

A beautiful sunset.

Making paper airplanes and flying them from the top deck!

Brooke White (American Idol top 10) sang, "God Bless America."

Our friends, Glenn and Brendali, are TRUE BLUE Dodger fans and they are getting married tomorrow!

The Dodgers pulled off a come-from-behind victory in the bottom of the 9th with 2 outs and 2 guys on the bases. It was an AMAZING ending to the game!

Yay for the Dodgers!

Time for the fireworks!

We viewed the show from the staircase right next to the launching area.

A great finale for an amazing game! = - )

Los Angeles Marathon 2009

2009-05-25T15:03:00.000-07:00

We spent Memorial Day morning at the LA Marathon cheering for the runners and Team Child SHARE.

Child SHARE is our foster care agency and it is an official charity of the LA Marathon. Our church raised money for Child SHARE by forming Team Evergreen to walk, bike and run the marathon and raise money for children.

The elite women came by our cheering section (mile 14) at 1:04.o6 (they had a head start on the elite men). The woman in red won!

The elite men came by at 1:07.41.

We had fun cheering for the runners and handing out water and fruit.

Matthew was a great water passer outer (our teenagers weren't with us because they were at our church youth retreat).

Go runners, go!

We ended our volunteer service with some yummy in-n-out burgers! = - )

We watched the winners win on tv later in the day.

The Graduation Announcements are in the Mail

2009-05-20T11:34:00.001-07:00

Our baby boy is graduating in June and the graduation announcements are in the mail.

David is a great young man with a wonderful future ahead of him. It will be great to see where God takes him in the future. = - )

Looking back at his elementary, middle and high school years - time passed SO quickly!

Prom 2009 - Universal Studios Backlot!

2009-05-16T21:47:00.000-07:00

This was the first year that Angelica and Jennifer went to the Prom.

David has been going to the Prom since his sophomore year.

This year they decided to go "old school" and drive themselves.

The Prom was on the Universal Studios backlot.

A very fun place to have a Prom!

Fun with friends!

Shakes at Mel's Diner!

And a fun dance floor!

In Memory of Andy

2009-05-15T22:28:00.000-07:00

Andy was my good friend from high school youth group. We went to the same church and played in the church band together. Andy was a very talented musician.

Our church band, Psalms of Praise, even played at our church Tent Meetings.

I will miss you, Andy.

Asheville, NC – James Andrew "Andy" DeLong, loving husband, father and son, went to be with his Lord and Savior, whom he served faithfully, Wednesday, May 13, 2009.

Andy was the son of Billy Ray and Edith Morris DeLong of Asheville. He was born in Ft. Bragg, NC, and spent his childhood in Ashland, KY.

In addition to his parents, Andy is survived by his wife, Cheryl Tucker DeLong; his two sons, Joshua Andrew and Curt Nathaniel DeLong; his sisters, Cathy Gilkeson and her husband, Bob, of Asheville and Mella Trimble and her husband, Jim, of Pikeville, KY; four nieces and four nephews.

He is also survived by Cheryl's parents, William Terrell and Shirley Tucker of Chapel Hill, NC, his sister-in-law, Karen Tucker Marcus and her husband, Steve, and his good friend and business partner, Jeff Palmer.

Andy was a member of Biltmore Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and a member of the orchestra. He was a member of the Hendersonville Swing Band, the Biltmore Brass and the Walnut Cove Men's Golf Assn.

He loved Cheryl, Josh and Curt with all his heart and he was a devoted son, family man and friend to many. His exuberance for life was contagious. He was an accomplished musician and businessman. He was generous to those in need and touched many lives. He will be greatly missed.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday at Biltmore Baptist Church conducted by the Revs. Bruce Frank and J. Michael Brown.

The family will receive friends from 7:00 until 8:30 pm Friday at Groce Funeral Home at Lake Julian.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Exalt Music Ministry, Biltmore Baptist Church, 35 Clayton Road, Arden, NC 28704.

Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-10T14:59:00.000-07:00

Take 1 and 2 (and a few others not shown) of the traditional "Mother with kids" picture on Sunday morning. Pictures are so much more of a hassle these days!

BJ's for a nice lunch with the family including a fun dessert to share (one for the adults and one for the kids).

Cinco de Mayo 2002

2009-05-05T14:24:00.000-07:00

A fun blast from the past - Cinco de Mayo 2002. = - )

Happy 7th Birthday Tigger and Toby!

2009-05-01T14:26:00.000-07:00

Memories... our kitty cats were born May 1, 2002 and they are 7 years old now. We adopted them when they were a few months old, but met them when they were a few days old.

They were SO adorable!

Through the years...still cute and cuddly. They even took a picture with Thomas the guinea pig (rip, Thomas).

Playing with Angelica and Jennifer - they would NEVER tolerate this anymore!

Toby always tried to eat the fish.

All grown up.

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner

2009-04-22T09:52:00.000-07:00

Our church staff prepared a special dinner for the church volunteers to say, "thank you" for all the dedicated service during the year.

It was a great time of food, fun and fellowship!

Yay for volunteers!

2009 Track Season!

2009-04-20T20:46:00.000-07:00

Track season has been a little different this year... Angelica had shin splints and missed most of the season. She was well enough towards the end and finally was able to participate. Time to warm up for the 1 mile Arcadia girls.

Off they go - 4 times around the track to equal a mile.

There she goes! I think Angelica came in 4th for this race.

Easter 2009

2009-04-12T21:02:00.000-07:00

The main highlight of our Easter Celebration at church was the outdoor play called, "Easter Egg Haunt." Matthew and Janessa did one of the joke acts in the play.

Mr. Dave was the teacher and Jesus even came for a visit.

Angelica was one of the dance instructors along with some other girls and a teacher.

Here is the video that I recorded.

The toddlers and preschoolers sang, "This Little Light of Mine" in the 1st service.

We had our easter egg hunt between services and the eggs were all gone within about 30 seconds!

Refreshments and a family picture in front of the bamboo trees.

My class and the toddler class (with a few older siblings) sang again during the 2nd service.

After church we went to an Easter potluck with our Bible Study friends.

Friends and food - a great combination.

A group picture and worship songs to celebrate our risen Savior.

Finally, a fun game of charades!

Palm Sunday

2009-04-05T14:42:00.000-07:00

In Sunday School we practiced cutting on our palm branches.

Lined up for a Palm Sunday parade with real palm branches (no thorns) and marched around our table.

Then we celebrated everyone who arrived at the parade. Sometimes we closed our eyes so that palm branches wouldn't get into them.

We LOVE a parade!

Then we had a Palm Sunday party and ate green peeps. Yum!

Science Fair Project

2009-04-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

Matthew decided to find out if Mentos candy would make more than just Diet Coke explode.

He discovered that all carbonated drinks will explode!

And tasted a few along the way!

As you can see, Matthew enjoyed himself! = - )

His science project was a success and a class favorite on demonstration day. Thankfully there wasn't a demonstation at Open House, but he did take a picture with his 5th grade teacher.

Sadie Hawkins

2009-03-21T21:39:00.000-07:00

The theme was "opposites attract" - David was a carrot and his date was a bunny (not sure about the opposites theme, but they made a cute couple). The whole group of friends also posed for a group pic before the big event.

Movie Premieres, a Book Signing and Concert Fun!

2009-03-20T23:41:00.000-07:00

Jennifer and Angelica went to the Monsters vs Aliens premiere.

First they took pics with celebrities.

And more celebritites.

A group pic with friends and celebrities.

Then they scored a ticket to the movie, walked the blue carpet and sang happy birthday to Reese.

Jennifer waited all day to buy Miley's book and then went back the next day to wait some more and made some new friends along the way.

Then she met Miley and her little sister, Noah.

The Jonas Brothers 3D movie premiere was fun and there was a beautiful sunset.

More fun celebrity and friend pics.

Finally a David Archuleta concert with friends and a chance to see Ashley again (she's the crying girl from American Idol).

David and Jason Castro pics.

And finally a picture with David Archuleta! = - )

Field Trip Fun for Matthew!

2009-03-09T07:51:00.000-07:00

At 6:45 am this morning Matthew and his 5th grade classmates arrived at school for a day of field trip fun! The sun was just coming up and we wish Matthew was as motivated to get to school every morning like he was today!

The charter buses were waiting to take the kids to Dana Point for the day.

This field trip is an intro to middle school because the school they will go to next year as brand new 6th graders is named, "Richard Henry Dana Middle School." The Pilgrim is a full size replica from the novel, "Two Years Before the Mast." I'm sure Matthew will come home tired and happy! = - )

Happy Combo Birthday

2009-03-07T23:03:00.000-08:00

We celebrated a combo birthday for mother and daughter at our favorite restaurant just down the street, Carmine's.

Started out in color then transitioned to sepia.

My mother is hidden behind David in the group shot - there she is in the birthday girl picture.

Individual slices of ice cream cake...delicious!

Matthew took some self portraits.

Back to color for the gift opening. Some updated photos and frames for the new home and a walkman for me so I can listen to books when I take a walk. Now we just have to figure out how to "check out" ebooks at the library. = - )

Moving Day

2009-03-01T18:53:00.000-08:00

Kathy's parents moved 1 mile to a smaller home. They started with an empty livingroom, then filled up a moving truck and now they have a new home! = - )