Hunter Update

My parents came up for a weekend and we went Black light miniature golf. It was a lot of fun! Hunter tells me at least a few times a week that he wants to go golfing again. And pretty much every day for prayers he tells Heavenly Father thank you for golf. :)

He loves to take baths with McKenna. They have so much fun with each other and he can make her laugh like there's no tomorrow.

Here is Hunter holding my sister, Jashell's, twin boys on Christmas day. They were born Dec. 3. They were so little. Hunter loved to hold Jackson and Jayden.

Opening presents on Christmas morning.

Checking out what Santa brought him at 11:30 at night! He woke up at 11:30 on Christmas Eve. Josh says it's because Krystal and I were being too loud but we're chalking it up to him being excited to see what Santa brought. :) So he got to check it out and then he went back to bed and we opened presents in the morning.

Hunter is doing good. Growing right on track. He's about 50th percentile for his height and weight so that's always good. He loves to play with his sister (until she doesn't do what he wants) and he LOVES going to primary.

My First Sewing Project

For Christmas this last year I decided to try and save a little money by making my own gifts. Well with the help of my friend Allie, she let me borrow everything I needed (which really was everything, cuz I didn't have my own machine or anything to go with it.) and to my friend Dorothy and her mother (who are avid sewers) and a phone call or two to my famous Aunt Ree (who inherited ALL of my grandma walker's sewing talents) I did it! I made centerpieces that go with the holidays. I did them so they are two sided to all you had to do it flip them over for the next holiday. It really wasn't as horrific as I thought it would be, once I figured out what I was doing. And most of all I was proud of my self for doing it on my own. Dorothy and her mother really didn't even help me physically do them. They talked me through everything and I did it on my own but they were sitting right there for any and all help I may need. I can't thank them enough for it either.

This is just the reverse sides to show them. They turned out pretty good if I ask myself. Just don't look to close or you might find they really aren't perfect. :)

Hunter

So we're sitting in Sacrament meeting today and there is a young man talking who has recently returned from his mission and was speaking with the high councilman. He was just finishing up his talk and he was saying Chase:The high school student to Chase: The disciple of Jesus Christ. Then Hunter promptly followed with "Amen!" It was so dang funny. As Josh and I are laughing and The Nelson's behind us are laughing. But like Bro. Nelson said, "At least you know he's listening" (some what) :) Sure do love that kid!

Just a minute ago Josh told Hunter he would play a game with him. Hunter picked to play the Wii (yes, my 3 year old plays Wii). Josh told him as soon as it's a commercial we'll play. (He was watching football). So as soon as it was a commercial Hunter started saying, "Dad it's a commercial, let's play" (Josh is in the office with me at this moment) So he says okay i'm coming. He turned to go out of the office and Hunter was right at the door and he turns around to go to the living room and football comes back on. Hunter says, "What the heck!" He couldn't figure out why the commercial was so short and that darn football was back on.

Update (long overdue)

This was the end of Sept. My brother was home on leave from the Marines and he wanted to go up to Lake Cleavland and Hunter thought it was so much fun because he got to through rocks in the water.

Hunter and Josh carving our pumpkin. Hunter really didn't care about carving it he just liked to play with the little roller thing that helps you trace the pattern onto your pumpkin. But he sure did like seeing it lit up outside.

Our little angel! She LOVES bath time. She can kick like there is no tomorrow. And as long as Hunter doesn't splash water in her face she is happy as a clam in the water.

Hunter loves to build with legos (got that from his daddy). He usually builds me a temple. He loves the temple and talks about it all the time. He even eats his food to make it look like a temple. (like pop tarts and such)

Here she is eating carrots. My cousin that lives in Canada gave us a TON of baby food this summer that she had left over from her little girl. It would expire before she would be able to use it with the next one that's on it's way now. :) It has been so nice not having to buy baby food all the time. McKenna LOVES real food. She drinks her bottles fine but give this girl some real food and she's in heaven.

We had Thanksgiving at my parents house this year. It was just my parents and us. My brother is in Afghanistan (Marines) and my sister spent Thanksgiving with her boyfriends family. It was a super yummy dinner as usual. Hunter kept saying I love Turkey Day! I love turkey. And of course the pumpkin pie. He wanted to have pie before he had dinner. McKenna was able to enjoy most everything we had as well. She has a tiny piece of turkey, mashed potatoes & gravy, green beans, stuffing (a little hard for her cuz she doesn't have teeth), deviled eggs (which she loved), and even some of the veggie tray. She had a carrot to gnaw on (felt great on her gums since she's teething) and she loved the cucumber slices. I gave her one and she started going to town on it. Then she would get mad cuz she would suck on it so much that it would get soft and start falling apart.

All in all it was a great trip home. We sure love seeing family! And we are so grateful for all our blessings we have.

McKenna

McKenna will be 6th months on the 27th. I can't believe how fast time has gone. It's just nuts. She can roll over now. She rolled the first time on Oct. 9th. from her back to her belly. A couple weeks later she started rolling from her belly to her back. She rolls everywhere now. Especially if Hunter is on the floor. She loves to roll to him and attack him. She's getting revenge for all the times he's got her.

She has been teething lately. Her gums are swollen, she drools like crazy! (Hunter never really drooled so it's a whole new thing for me) She can soak a shirt in no time flat. She has been chewing on anything and everything she can get her hands on. She's had a fever. So, I know they are well on their way. She's been pretty happy through it though. She is just sleeping a lot more.

She LOVES real food. She drinks her formula okay but she prefers the good stuff. She ate a half a jar of carrots the other day. She had spaghettios with Hunter the other night. (the little o's that are in the can, cuz there are 2 sizes) She's had all sorts of baby food. She loves animal crackers. She likes her baby puffs (the gerber ones that melt in your mouth). We can't wait for Thanksgiving so we can try stuffing and mashed potatoes!

She is doing well with her head. She doesn't have to have a helmet, thank heavens. She has to go back one more time in Dec. to check her neck movement and make sure she is doing okay with that. She seems to be doing much better with it now that she can roll, she has it moving a lot more. So, we're keeping our fingers crossed that she doesn't have to do physical therapy.

She has discovered how to bounce in her bouncer. It took her a couple days to really figure that thing out. She liked to be in it because she could be up and see things and loved playing with the toys on it. We kept trying to teach her how to bounce in it, and finally she figured it out, and now she bounces like a crazy fool.

We love are little angel and are so happy she is a part of our family!

Hunter Funnies

It's Friday morning and Hunter and I were cleaning my bathroom while McKenna was napping. As we're cleaning the toilet Hunter and I have the following conversation.

Hunter:Mom?
Me: Yes Hunter?
Hunter:Do you have Santa's phone number?
Me: No honey. Why do you need Santa's number?
Hunter: Cuz, I want to call him.
Me:Why do you want to call Santa?
Hunter: Cuz, I want to call him to tell him to bring me presents because I'm a good boy!
Me: Well, I don't have his number but maybe we can write him a letter.
Hunter: Okay!

I sure love this kid! He just makes me laugh every day. He says the funniest things.

New Blog

I have started another blog. My sister kind of inspired this one. It's a cooking blog! I do a lot of cooking and she's starting to do a lot more and is always looking for recipes (as we all are). So I thought I'd share what I have and kind of how I run my kitchen world. I've been using a menu ever since we got married 4 1/2 years ago and it works for us. Check it out! www.alveycook.blogspot.com. Hope you enjoy it!