The Huntsman Gang

Easter

2009-04-21T12:18:00.000-07:00

Easter was so much fun this year. I was glad I got to see the girls open their baskets and hunt for eggs. I was worried I would have the baby and miss it! They were so cute looking for their baskets. Hallee found Hope's basket behind the couch and Hope found Hallee's basket in the pantry. We had gone to the mall a couple of days before to see the Easter bunny. They were so cute! Sunday after church, we went to Chad's Mom and Dad's for dinner and an egg hunt. The girls got lots of fun treats at grandma's.

Fun in Scipio

2009-04-21T12:04:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago, Chad's grandpa Marv passed away. We will miss him so much especially at Sunday dinner. He was a great man. My dad and sister came up and got the girls for us so we could go to the funeral and everything. The girls got to stay in Scipio for a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Scipio and Aunt Katie. They always have so much fun there. It's apparently a whole lot more fun to them than the city!

Dancing Girlies

2009-04-06T17:22:00.000-07:00

A couple of weeks ago (yes I know I am a slacker about blogging) the girls danced at the Hunter High drill team review. They learned the dance earlier in the week and then performed it on that Friday. They did such a good job. I was so proud of them! I think they were more worried about having make-up on and glitter in their hair than they were about dancing. So cute!!

Red Rocks

2009-03-23T13:16:00.000-07:00

A few weeks back Katie, Jake, Madison and Maya came up and stayed with us for a couple of days. We all went to see the Red Rocks at the U. It was fun for the girls to be together. They miss their cousin, Maddie!

Christmas 2008

2009-02-02T19:19:00.000-08:00

We really had such a wonderful Christmas this year. I think it is a time to count your blessings. Chad and I feel so blessed to come from such great families who love and care for us under the best and worst circumstances. We are so lucky to have two sweet, healthy girls and a baby on the way. This Christmas, we were able to spend a lot a time with our families and each other. Chad had more time off this year than he has for a while. We were able to spend several days after Christmas in Scipio and Chad even did a little hunting (surprise, surprise). The girls had so much fun seeing Santa at their schools and of course opening the gifts he left on Christmas morning. All I can say is Christmas is so much more fun with kids. They are so full of curiosity and wonderment. This year Santa brought them bikes and a kitchen. They were so cute on Christmas morning, riding their bikes around our living room.

The Polar Express

2009-02-02T18:51:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I know it was a while back, but I wanted to blog all about it. Grandpa and Grandma Scipio took the grandkids on a fun adventure to the North Pole via the Polar Express. I went with them to help out a little. It was actually a lot of fun. Not quite as wild of a ride as the movie portrays, but a good speed for us. Hallee, Hope, and Madison were all quite mesmerized by the whole thing. While the boys were changing seats and having lots of fun with each other. It was a lot of fun for the grandkids to be together. Thanks Gram and Papa!

Oh My Blogging Break!

2009-02-02T18:48:00.000-08:00

Okay, I really have no excuse for it. But here it is February 2nd, and I am just updating my blog from 2 months ago. To be honest, I just haven't been in the blogging mood lately. Then, I think I got so far behind with Christmas and all, I just didn't want to do it. So, here goes an attempt to get caught up on all my blogging. Stay tuned...

Hope's 4th Birthday!

2008-12-08T10:40:00.000-08:00

Oh my! I can't believe my baby is four. Where does the time go? She is growing up way too fast. She had such a fun birthday last Tuesday. She had school that day so she took Krispy Kreme doughnuts to share with her class. That evening she wanted to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner. (What is it with my kids and Texas Roadhouse?) Grandma and Grandpa Huntsman came, as well as the Bawdens and the Stonebrakers. After, we went back to our house for cake and ice cream and games. She had an Ariel cake since that is her favorite princess. The kids played "Don't eat Santa" and "Pin the present on Santa". (Thanks, Sis!) I hope it was a good day for her. We love you Hope!

Aime Christmas Party

2008-12-07T22:07:00.000-08:00

The Saturday after Thanksgiving we had the annual Aime Christmas party. It is when Mary's side of the family (Chad's Mom) gets together. This year we had such a great time. I have to give a shout out to Aunt Kelly because she worked so hard to make it fun for everyone. We had lots of games, a pinata, and a nativity with all the little ones. Hallee was the narrator and sang a solo of a Christmas song. Hope was Mary and she looked so cute! She was all business, though. And, did I mention Santa showed up?

Thanksgiving

2008-12-01T14:30:00.000-08:00

This year we spent Thanksgiving with the Huntsmans. We had such a good day. We ate way too much yummy food (of course). I think we all put on the "Thanksgiving 5". But we need our energy to shop the next day, right? The kids played pin the hat on the turkey and Thanksgiving bingo. At the end of the night we put together a gingerbread house. It was probably more mess than it was worth but I think the kids had fun.

Thanksgiving at School

2008-12-01T14:22:00.000-08:00

The girlies both had a great time at their "Thanksgiving feasts" at school. Hallee painted her vest and Hope made a teepee out of an ice cream cone. Their schools do such cute things with them.

Disney on Ice

2008-11-22T20:45:00.000-08:00

Last weekend, Grandma and Grandpa Huntsman took the family to Disney on Ice. The girls always love going to this (and so do I). Hope's favorite part was seeing Ariel. Hallee said her favorite part was Small World. We had such a fun time together.

Halloween

2008-11-10T14:19:00.000-08:00

Grandpa and Grandma Huntsman's Halloween Party

2008-11-02T12:19:00.000-08:00

On Monday, Grandpa and Grandma Huntsman had their 2nd annual Halloween party. We all come dressed up and are judged on our costumes. Grandma makes homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner. The kids have a blast decorating cookies and pumpkins, making scarecrows, and pinning the nose on the witch. Grandma and Grandpa go to a lot of trouble to make the party really fun. This year, Chad and I went as a dalmation and Cruella DeVille. We won best dressed! (Thanks for letting us borrow the costumes Char!)

Oh yes...It's 80's night

2008-10-26T12:17:00.000-07:00

Okay, how good do we look? We had a murder mystery dinner at the Stonebrakers last night. Seriously, did we look this bad in the 80's? Too bad the pics don't show my red and black pumps and Chad's pegged pants. You can see my crimped hair, though. It was a blast. The theme was the 1985 class reunion for Murder High. I was Cindy Crawfish, the class flirt, and Chad was Judd Jensen, the class hunk. We had to act out our roles so I had to flirt with all the guys in my "class". The murderer ended up being Amanda who was the class drama queen. Serious good times. The only setback was that Chad decided to shave "steps" in the sides of his hair. So, at the end of the night he had to shave his head to get rid of them. Of course he won't shave the beard until October is over (some rule for crazy hunters), so today at church he had a shaved head and a bushy beard. Lookin good, Chaddy.

The Pumpkin Patch

2008-10-26T11:55:00.000-07:00

Hope and I went with Hallee on her fieldtrip to a pumpkin patch on Friday. The girls had a lot of fun picking their pumpkins and going through the corn maze. Hope thought the corn she found was pretty cool, too.

Baby Maya

2008-10-26T11:42:00.000-07:00

Katie (my sister) had her baby two weeks ago tomorrow. She is so sweet! I couldn't be there right after she was born because she had her in Fillmore. I had to wait three whole days to finally get my hands on her. She is the cutest little thing. The girls and I got to spend several days in Scipio over UEA so we got to see her quite a bit. The cutest thing is that she sleeps with her tongue out of her mouth. Congrats Katie and Jake!

The Girlies Get Their Ears Pierced

2008-10-12T12:37:00.001-07:00

Every year during the deer hunt, the women have their own fun while the men are hunting. Saturday, Mary, Amanda and I were out to lunch with the girls. Amanda had the idea of having Grandma take the girls to get their ears pierced. I didn't think they would because Hallee has a major phobia of anyone touching her ears. She had lots of ear infections when she was little and won't even let Chad or I near them. But, somehow Amanda convinced her that it was a good idea. And if Hallee does it, Hope usually follows. Hallee was first. Amanda took Hope out of the store so that she wouldn't get scared seeing Hallee. As soon as it was done, Hallee started crying and yelling, "Take them out! Take them out!" I felt so bad! Hope was next and she cried just for a second but was just fine when the girl gave her a sucker. I had to do a slide show because I couldn't decide between these pictures. They were all too cute.

State Fair Fun

2008-09-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

We went with our family to the Utah State Fair on Saturday. We had so much fun and ate way too much food. I swear we ate at least one of everything. The girls had so much fun especially in the little farm area. They loved the animals, too. Hallee really wants a pet rabbit now.

Hallee's 5th Birthday!

2008-09-14T12:32:00.000-07:00

We celebrated Hallee's 5th birthday on Thursday. I can't believe she is five! She has had it planned for quite a while. First, she and I went to Zupas for lunch. Later that afternoon we had her friends over for a birthday carnival. Amanda and Mary helped me with it (thanks a ton guys). It turned out to be way fun. We had a bounce house, face painting and lots of games. Later that night the family went out to Hallee's favorite restaurant, Texas Roadhouse. The waitress put her on the saddle while the whole place sang "Happy Birthday". I hope she had a fun day. We love you Hallee girl!

Back to School for Hallee

2008-09-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

Hallee started her 3rd year of pre-school. Yep, it's the 3rd year. She just missed the deadline to start kindergarten because her birthday is September 11th. So pre-school is not so exciting for her. She likes to socialize, though. But what she really looks forward to is tumbling class. She is doing way awesome.

Hope's First Day of School

2008-09-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

I seriously can't believe that my baby started pre-school this week. She looked so grown-up on her first day. I was quite worried about her because she doesn't really like to leave her mom. "Sunbeams" is a nightmare. But to my surprise, she did great! She didn't cry at all! I am so proud of her. She is so excited about it.

Grandpa and Grandma's 60th Wedding Anniversary

2008-09-04T18:27:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! 60 years? That seems like forever to me. I love my grandparents so much. They have been through so much together and I have such great respect for them. We celebrated this special occasion on Saturday in Brigham City. My grandma has made wedding cakes for years, and she made the one for their anniversary. It was so sweet to see them feed each other the cake. Their children gave them new wedding bands as well. It was such a special day for everyone.

Fun at the Splash Park

2008-09-04T17:43:00.000-07:00

We heard about a fun splash park in Herriman so Amanda and I took the girls to check it out. They had a blast although they didn't really even get wet. The highlight of the day was picking cattails.

Chaddy's Birthday

2008-09-02T15:24:00.000-07:00

Well, Chaddy had a good birthday even though I couldn't wait until his birthday to suprise him about the baby. He had a good day, though. The girls and I took him to lunch. Later that night Stonebrakers and Cochranes threw him a pizza party. Love you, honey!

Bee's Game

2008-09-02T15:10:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at the Bee's game a couple of weeks ago. The girls had a blast with their cousins. Hallee was posing for lots of pictures. I got one very "special" photo of Bawden as well.

Oh...BABY!!!

2008-09-02T14:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, okay, the cat's out of the bag. We are expecting!!! We are very excited even though it was a big surprise. It was an even bigger surprise to Chad, since I waited a week to tell him. I found out when we were in Las Vegas. My cute cousin Heather was my shoulder to "cry" on when I found out. I wanted to wait until Chad's birthday to tell him, but I couldn't do it. I ended up telling him 3 days early. I think I did pretty good to last a week! Anyway, I wrapped up this cute present and told him that I wanted to give him an early birthday gift. He loved it! He was quite shocked, but he is really excited now. We are due in April.

Vegas Baby!

2008-08-18T12:36:00.000-07:00

Chad and I went to Vegas this weekend with the Cochran's. We had such a blast! It was one of the best road trips ever. I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time. The best part was when we got lost and Chad stopped to ask for directions at Check City. Heather and Phil, you guys rock! We love you!

Birthday Bash

2008-08-14T14:40:00.000-07:00

As I get older, I will have to say that birthdays aren't as much fun as they used to be. But this year Chad and the girls worked really hard to make sure I had a good day. First, they sang a birthday song to me (you will have to pause my music to hear the video). It is so cute! Next, they gave me 32 balloons with messages inside. It was "32 reasons why we love you". One of Hope's reasons was "because you like my red hair." One of Hallee's reasons was "because you are a good runner." It was so thoughtful of Chad to involve the girls so much. Thanks guys! I love you!

Tracy Aviary

2008-08-14T14:20:00.000-07:00

Amanda and Paislee invited us and Landon and Austin to go with them to Tracy Aviary last week. The girls had a great time looking at all the birds (as long as they didn't get too close to Hallee). Hope's favorites were the peacocks, which she named all Azul. Hallee's favorite thing was the potato bug she found (that was until she accidently stepped on it).

Fun in Scipio

2008-08-06T19:28:00.000-07:00

We have had lots of fun in Scipio this summer. The girls love to play at Gram's. They especially love the sand pile. Some of the highlights this summer were the Scipio Rodeo and Paul and April's wedding. Aunt Jeanne was here for about a week, too. It was so much fun to hang out with her, Aunt Mary, and the girls. Hallee stayed with Aunt Jeanne a couple of nights. Jeanne taught the little girls some yoga moves and went on lots of walks with them. Hallee wore her dress-up clothes to Paul and April's reception. Wow! What a princess!

24th of July

2008-08-06T18:52:00.001-07:00

The 24th of July was a very fun and busy day. It started with the Deseret News 10K at 5:30am. If you know me, I was more worried about getting to the race on time than I was about running in it! After the race, we watched the parade. It had been a long time since we watched the parade live (like since 1996) so that was really fun. We spent the rest of the day at Cherry Hill cooling off. It was a great time!

Summers' Reunion

2008-07-19T22:26:00.000-07:00

Today was our Summers' Family Reunion in Deweyville. It is always so great to see everyone. We have such cute cousins! Grandma Summers was there and is doing well.

Princesses for a Day

2008-07-16T17:35:00.001-07:00

Grandma Huntsman took the girls for a fun girls day out today. They went to Sweet and Sassy where they got their nails, hair, and make-up done. We went to out to lunch after. It was such a fun girlie girl day!

Payson Lakes

2008-07-14T15:01:00.000-07:00

Our family went to Payson Lakes this past weekend. We had such a great time. The girls loved that they could get as dirty as they wanted. They love camping and playing in the water. Hope told me it was better than Disneyland! (and cheaper, too!)

The 4th of July

2008-07-14T14:37:00.001-07:00

We spent the 4th of July down in Scipio. We went to the Fillmore parade and games in the park. The girls love it down there! The highlight was all the candy at the parade.

Fun with Our Friends

2008-07-14T14:23:00.000-07:00

We have been having such a fun summer hanging out with our friends. We went to the Riverton carnival and the girls had a blast. What cute friends we have!

Disneyland!

2008-06-04T14:40:00.000-07:00

Last week our family went to California. We had so much fun. Gram and Papa "Scipio" took us to Disneyland and to a couple of baseball games. It was so much fun to spend time as a family. The girls had a blast. The highlight for them was having breakfast with the princesses.

Lemonade Anyone?

2008-06-04T13:43:00.000-07:00

The girls have been begging me to set up a lemonade stand. Hallee didn't want to charge anyone. They crack me up.

School Girl

2008-06-04T13:36:00.000-07:00

Hallee just finished her second year of preschool. She loves school and has learned so much this year. Unfortunately, we were in California during her graduation.

Race For the Cure 5K

2008-05-15T21:07:00.000-07:00

We did it! We ran the Race For the Cure 5K last Saturday. It was a way awesome thing. We ran in memory of my Grandma Gwen. It was a very inspirational thing to be a part of.

Kaleb's Blessing

2008-05-03T10:38:00.000-07:00

Last Sunday was Kaleb's blessing. It was such a nice day. He is such a cute little guy. It is always fun to get everyone together.

Our Family

2008-04-23T17:31:00.001-07:00

Our Girlies

2008-04-23T14:34:00.000-07:00

Since the girls are only 14 and a half months apart, they are pretty good friends. It was tricky when they were younger, but it's great now. They play so well together. I don't know what they would do without each other. In fact,
Hope won't go to the day care
at the gym without her big sister.

Tubby Time!

2008-04-23T14:16:00.000-07:00

The girls love when Daddy swims in our tub with them. He is a kid himself, I swear.

MEMORIES

2008-04-12T00:29:00.001-07:00