Memory Lane - Hunter's Birthday

Happy Happy Birthday Hunter!

Happy Birthday Hunter! I remember back at his birth . . . It was Memorial Weekend and I had to go to the hospital and have my contractions stopped. I was there 2-3 days on magnesium. He wasn't due until July 4th. They sent me home with a pill I had to take every 4 hours so that I wouldn't go into labor. I took my last pill on June 11th. That Mon. I went to Target with Brooke and got some things we needed "nesting" and on the way home I was feeling contractions. We got up to the hospital, broke my water and delivered him within 2 hours after arriving. He could not wait to get into this world. He is a joy to have in our family. I can't believe that he is 9. Time goes by so fast.

Garden Update

Okay, I have been checking our garden every couple of days. Wow, these veggies are growing fast. The first thing I picked was a green pepper. It was yummy in dinner the other night. I went back today and had all these to pick. 2 of the zuchinni are 9 inches long. Can't wait to eat them.

Hunter's last day of 3rd grade

Hunter had an awesome teacher this year. We loved Mrs. Olander. He really enjoyed this year

Last day of School

Brooke's last day at Huddleston. She is ready for Booth

Jeff's Trip to Wichita, KS

Jeff and the rest of his family went to Wichita, KS for his little bro's graduation from college. They all had a great time together.

Brooke's last chorus concert at Huddleston Elem.

This was Brooke's last concert ever at Huddleston Elem.

Primary Temple Trip

This is up at the Atlanta Temple. We went up there for a primary activity. It was great.

Who needs snow to go sledding!

Over by Huddleston Pond there is a hill that the kids have found. They have taken boxes and go sledding down the hill. We have been there everynight since. They have a blast. Even Kate loves to go down.

Garden Plot

Here is our garden plot. We planted mainly by seeds. We did plant tomato plants and pepper plants. They tend to grow better by having a plant. We have carrots,peas,beans,watermelon,cantaloupe,peppers,tomatoes,onions, cucumbers and spaghetti squash. I also am planting a few things at home in containers. They all are starting to sprout. We hope we get to eat from these this summer.

Mink Gobbles

I had to post this of Kate. She loves to swim and had to have "mink gobbles" for her eyes. This is while we were at Pigeon Forge. She is a crack-up

Easter Sunday

Wow! Catch-up is not fun!

I think this is my final entry of playing catch-up. It's not fun or easy to have to catch up. We end this blog with Dollywood and will post Easter in a few days.

All my little fishies!

My kids love pools, so whenever we stay somewhere we make sure there is a pool. They can swim and play for hours. Kate has just realized how much she loves to swim. In our hot tub she would jump and try to swim underwater. When we got to the hotel all she wanted to do is swim. She did awesome. She can swim underwater and loves to jump in. The kids were able to swim with some of Brooke's friends from school that happened to be at the same hotel. They had great fun!

Dollywood

We get to Dollywood on Thursday morning just as they open and we are waiting to go up the hill to the rollercoasters and someone bumps into Jeff. Lo and behold, it's Ben Johnson and his boys. His family came up to Pigeon Forge for a few days and decided to try Dollywood. We all stayed together for the rest of the day and I think fun was had by all. Brooke and Hunter beat their fears and went on all the roller coasters. Hunter and Kimball got soaked on "River battle". They waddled around wet for quite a while. At first Kate wouldn't go on much, she made me sit in the same seat with her in the "Pig ride". Needless to say, I fit but very very uncomfortable. They rest of the time we were there she went on all the kid rides with Alex. She loved them.