Happy Birthday Hunter

Today my oldest son Hunter, turned five. He has been waiting and waiting to turn five. He has made our lives so exciting and fun. Here are some things that Hunter has been up to:

*He has counted all the way to 513. I do have to help him a little bit, he will be counting, and his mind will be thinking of something else, and I have to remind him of what number he is on.

*This last year, Hunter became a big brother. He takes that job very seriously. His little brother Houston just adores him, and tries to act like him.

*He is attending pre-school, and knows all of his letters. He is practicing writing them.

*If you have any questions about Transformers, just ask Hunter, he knows all the names, and if they are a good guy or a bad guy.

*He is one of the most outgoing people that I know. He makes friends everywhere he goes.

*He loves music! Often times, he can tell me the band and the name of the song.

*He has a silver tongue. That boy knows what to say, and when to say it.

Hunter really is just a fun boy to have around. He says and does the funniest things. Often times, when he is getting in trouble, I have a hard time keeping a straight face. I can't wait to see what kind of person he will grow into being. I'm so glad that he came into our lives. I am so proud to be his Mom!

We are Moving! (I Hope)

Well as some of you may have heard, and probably most have not, we are going to be moving at the end of this month. Of course I'm not completely sure, because these things can fall through at any time.
This is actually the second time that we have sold our house, to the same people. The first time, was at the end of January. They made us an offer, and we accepted it. Jeff and I were extremely happy, because our house has been up for sale for a very long time. Well, three days later, our realtor called us, and told us that the people backed out of the sale because they decided that they wanted a different house.
We were not very happy about this, but what can you do?
So last week, I was having lunch with Jeff, and he got a call from our Realtor. He told us, that the same people wanted to buy our house. I guess the other house that they wanted had an IRS lean on it. So the people could not sell it.
We are really excited to be moving, although it is moving along really fast. We have to be out of our house by the end of the month. We don't have another house in mind yet, but lucky for us, Keith and Debbie said we could live with them, until we find one.

My Valentine Baby

On Valentines Day, my little boy Houston turned one. He is growing up so fast! All ready he is playing with the big boys. One of his favorite things to do, is to wrestle with his dad and his older brother Hunter. All three end up in a pile on the floor.

He had a great birthday party on Sunday. We had all his family gather at his Grandma Debbie's house.

As you can see, he really enjoyed his birthday cake. All of his cousins really enjoyed watching him make a mess of himself. He did not disappoint them.

Here is a little clip of Houston and the cake. Hope you enjoy it, as much as I did

Jumping Houston

I have had some requests to take a video of Houston in his jumper swing. As you can see, he really has a blast in it.

Some More Funny Hunter Stories

Hunter's favorite football player is Brett Favre. He loves him. Many times when I ask him to get me something. He will run, grab, and throw it at me. All while saying, "Brett Favre."
02/05/09


I read my wife's stories about my son Hunter and he is ONE FUNNY KID! It made me instantly think of one of the funniest things I've ever heard him say or at least, one of the funniest things that he said to his Grandma Debbie. This happened a little while ago, probably back in June of 2008, and during this time Hunter had learned some new words. After some coaching, he quickly learned that we don't say those words. He learned it so well that he apparently became the teacher. This story has two parts. It started one afternoon that Hunter was being watched by his Grandma. His Grandma Debbie was cleaning the house and and must have dropped something and she mumbled the word 'stupid'. Hunter immediately put one hand on his hip and with his other hand he pointed his finger at Grandma and said, "No Grandma! That is a bad word and we don't say 'stupid', we are not suppose to say 'damn' or 'shut-up' too".

Hearing this story was hilarious, but it got even funnier. The following week Hunter was once again at his Grandma's house, but this day Hunter was being a little stinker. After a fun day at Grandma's house it was time to clean up the toys. Grandma asked Hunter to clean up the toys and Hunter wasn't listening very well, so she this time she told him, "Hunter, pick up the toys". Hunter then started saying one of our bad words, as if he was testing Grandma, "shhhhhhhuuuuuuttttt". He only got through the first half of the word, when his Grandma interrupted him and said "Hunter, don't you say it!" Then instantly Hunter replied with some real attitude. He sort of puffed up his chest and lifted his chin and said, "Grandma, I can say whatever I want too. I can say 'stupid' and 'damn' too.

Another funny thing I remember that Hunter said too me was back in the summer time. Hunter was having one of those days that he asks about 50 questions in a one minute timeframe, so I decided to turn it around on him. I started asking simple questions and following it up his answers with 'Why'.
For example, "Hunter, how old are you?"
"I am 4."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because Why?"
This went on for about a minute with other random questions thrown in there.
Finally, Hunter had enough. He started walking up the stairs and I asked him one final question, "Where are you going?" "Daddy, I'm going upstairs. I need a break from you."

Kids really do say the funniest things and they are soooo much fun! I recommend that everyone should at least have 1 or 2 of them, if not more!

Funny Kid Stories

These are some funny kids stories that I have written down, since I started my blog. Hopefully they make you laugh as much as they make me laugh.

I recently got a new hoodie that had zipper heads at the end of the hoods pull strings. When I move around, they sound like bells. Hunter and I were walking to the mail box today, and he heard my shirt. He stopped and said in a quiet voice: "I think Santa Clause is watching us."
9/20/08

Hunter was in a hurry for me to get him some gummies. I told him, "Hunter, just hold your horses." He said, "I can't! They are wild horses, and they run around everywhere. I can't catch them!"
10/13/08

Hunter was having a sleepover with his cousins at Grandma Debbie's house. In the middle of the night Hunter was coughing, so Grandma Debbie went and got him a drink. He sat up and took a drink, then said, "I love sleepovers!" Then he went right back to sleep.
10/17/08

We were at church, and we were singing the last song of the Sacrament Meeting. Hunter turned to me and asked, "Mama, is it half time?"
10/26/08

When we took Hunter and Houston trick or treating, Hunter was being a very good big brother. He would ring the doorbell, say "trick or treat", get his piece of candy, and then immediately say, "Don't forget my brother!" Every time he would say it so worriedly. It was so cute!
10/31/08

Hunter has been sick for a while. He has had a really bad ear ache. We got some drops from the doctor, to put in his ear, when he was in pain. Hunter absolutely hates the drops. He says that they are cold going into his ear. Almost always he cries, or screams, when I am putting the drops in his ear. Today we were out and about, and Hunter was saying that his ear hurt. So I told him that when we got home I would put drops in his ear. He started to cry saying he didn't want drops. He said that they were too boring! I told him that I had to put them in his ear because the doctor had told me to do so. Also, that crying wouldn't make anything better. He stooped crying almost immediately, then said with a slight tremble in his voice, "Okay Mama! I'm going to be a man. I'm not going to cry when I get drops in my ear." I had the hardest time not laughing. I have no idea where he even got that idea!
11/06/08


Hunter does not want to grow up. He doesn't want to be a teenager or a grown up. Today asked me if I could skip the grown up numbers, so that he can always be a kid. I tell him, that nobody can skip getting older, it just happens to everyone. He told me that he would just go back to the kid numbers. I asked him why he absolutely did not want to grow up. He said that he likes to play all day. Also that his Grandma says that she likes him as a little kid. I asked him what grandma said that, and he said all of them.
11/17/08


I was teaching Hunter the months of the years song the other day. He actually pick it up quickly, but with one small problem, he called it the Months of the Ear. I explained to him that it was the Months of the Y-Y-ear. Telling him that their was a Y at the beginning of the word.
I thought that he understood, and had him tell me the name of the song once again.
He said "Months of the Ear."
I said, "Hunter it's Year."
He looked at me and said, "Near?"
"No Hunter, Year."
"Here?"
"NO YEAR!"
At this point he started laughing at his joke he was playing on me. Still to be funny, he will call the song, "Months of the Ear."
01-31-09

Stop and Think

This month for girls night, we went and saw a movie called Defiance. The movie is based on a true story, and takes place during WWII. It is about a group of Jews who escape to the forest to hide from the German soldiers. Many of the people who escaped to the forest, have lost everything. Not just their homes, and possessions, but their entire family.
Regardless of all the hardships that they went through, they never gave up. Even when it looked completely hopeless, they decided to fight, and to keep trying.
After the movie, we were all in a very pensive mood. This is a world, where every day you turn on the news, and it's bad news. The economy is so bad, and everything is only going to get worst. After that movie, all my problems seemed extremely trivial. I just had to stop and appreciate everything that I have.
I have a wonderful husband, who really is my best friend. I have two amazing little boys, who make me laugh everyday. I get to stay at home, and raise my boys. I have great friends and family, who are always there for me when I need them. I have shelter, and food to eat. I am a really lucky girl.