Sping Break 2010

Brian's spring break this year was March 20th-28th and we decided to go visit my mom in Reno, NV. She has just moved there and so we thought it would be fun to go see what it's all about. I didn't really love the town, but there was alot to do in the area. We left the 19th right after Brian got done with school(3:30). It was such a long drive, 9 hours to be exact. I'm glad we stay a week!!


On Saturday(20th) we went to Lake Tahoe! It was soooo pretty!! I have never been there, so I'm glad we were able to go see it. It's only about 40ish minutes from my mom's house. You leave being in the desert and end up in the mountains, it's breath taking. There was still lots of snow in the higher parts, but not too much left on the ground near the shore and shops. Hunter had such a good time running around and picking up the gigantic pine cones. I have a picture of him holding one the size of his head, I need to find it!!




In this picture Hunter is standing in a land mark monument. It shows the depth and width of the lake. The lake is HUGE!!
Because it's winter the water has receded alot, so there are crab remains along the shore. I have never seen a blue crab so it was fun to see all the claws. This one was about the size of my palm, and the biggest one we found.

Hunter had fun drawing in the sand! He had lots of fun in Lake Tahoe!!





On the Monday(22nd) we went up to Virginia City, NV. It's an old mining town in the Sierra NV mountains. It's 6200ft Elevation. It was so fun to walk around this town. It's as if we took a step back in time. There were a few museums and lots of gift shops. They had 2 different underground tours of the mine. We didn't get to go, but hopefully next time!
Brian was arrested while we were there, it's a good thing I was there to bail him out or he might have been hung ;)
I'm not sure if you can tell in the picture but it says Hangings First of the Month, LOL!

This is one of the old mansions. I love all the character it has!! While we were there we were able to see the famous Suicide Table. The table started out as a banking table which eventually turned into a gambling table. Men would bet there whole life...money, cattle, stocks, homes, etc...on one flip of the card, and when they lost they would take their gun out and shot themselves right at the table. It happened so often that it became known as the Suicide Table.

On Friday(26th) we went to The Harrah Collection National Automobile Museum. It was very interesting!! The first picture is the oldest car the have, it's from 1892. They had lots of very nice cars! I was very surprised that Hunter let us spend so much time just looking! He was a champ on this trip!!!


This is a tunnel that I thought was cool. It goes right through the mountain. I have never been through one, so I took a picture. Hunter thought it was the coolest thing ever, he said "WEEEEEEE" and wanted to go through it again.

I'm glad that we took this long trip, it was alot of fun!! Thanks mom for letting us crash at your place!!

Bear World

Today we went to Bear World, and it was alot of fun! The park wasn't open, but they had the bear cubs out for everyone to look at. We paid for a picture with one of the bear cubs and by getting a picture we were able to hold and pet the little guy!! Hunter's favorite movie right now is Brother Bear, so he kept saying "Koda, Koda". He really thought he was holding Koda! It was totally worth the wait in line to get up close to the cute little bears!!!

Dang Gina!

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He just might be the next big golf star!!(minus all the scandals,lol)

Last fall we bought Hunter a little golf set. It came with 3 plastic clubs, 3 balls, and a plastic bag with wheels. Well, we finally got it out 2 days ago and he has loved every minute of it. He hasn't put it down. He wants Brian and I to hit the balls back a forth to him. It has been fun to watch him learn how to do it! I might be partial, but he is really good. We set it up in our hallway and he just plays all day long!!

Some funny things he has done lately are:

We were all laying in my bed watching a movie and I asked him what his angry face looked it, then his happy face, then is funny face, then finally I asked him what his sad face looked like and he put out his lip as far as it would go and then he started to fake cry. The funny thing is that when he cries that is exactly what he does and it makes me feel bad every single time. He definitely knows how to work his mom.

Lately if he doesn't get his way he will fold his arms and walk with his head down back to his room and just sit on his bed, or he will put his elbows on a surface(wherever we might be) and rest his chin in his hands and let out a really big sigh. He has such a fun personality.

Hunter's 1st haircut!

In October, Hunter had his very first haircut. His grandpa (Brian's dad) is a barber and has a shop downtown. It was fun to be able to have his grandpa give him his first haircut. Hunter barely was 2 years old. It took him a very long time to get enough hair to even have a haircut. He had a hard time holding still, but his dad helped him out:) He wasn't scared, just bored. He was a very good sport about all of it. It made him look like such a little boy.

Christmas 2009

On Christmas Eve we were asked to go to dinner at our friends house, Katie and Derick. They made steaks, lobster, and crab legs. It was so yummy!! After dinner we went to look at the Christmas lights and then went home to let Hunter open 2 presents. One was his Christmas PJ's and the other was his ornament, which was a horse. I decided that I would give him an ornament every year that represents something that he did or accomplished in that year, so this year he rode a horse for the first time. Once he realized what it was he put it between his legs a rode it around the living room saying "Yeehaw". He is getting to be so funny!

This Christmas was so fun!! Hunter really got into it and enjoyed himself. We actually had to wake him up because we had to be to 2 different houses to go to and then come home and make Christmas dinner. Santa got Hunter a train set, which he loved! As soon as he saw it he started saying "Choo-Choo". We were all spoiled this year. My mom was able to come for the weekend and be part of our Christmas. It was so nice to have her here. I made most of the dinner by myself with only 2 melt downs, lol. We had turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, yams, and roles. It was so good! The day after Christmas we went shopping and bought material to make retro style aprons and curtains for my kitchen. It was fun to have my mom teach me how to sew!! All in all we had fantastic Christmas!!!

Some funny things Hunter has done lately is:

Today he got into the Vaseline and was brushing his teeth with it. YUCK!

Hunter will get up onto our bed and lay on my pillow and say "no it's mine" and laugh. He is getting to be quite the tease.

He will take a toy and pretend that it's a camera and look at me and say "cheese".

He walked up to me yesterday and pointed at Brian and said "daddy's mean". Brian had told him not to do something, LOL!

Hogle Zoo

In October Brian had a VA appointment, so while we were there we took Hunter to the zoo. He absolutely loved it! We took the train ride, saw all the animals, Hunter rode the carousal, and we had a snack! We all enjoyed ourselves. It was perfect weather and not to crowded. I can't wait to go back!!

Our Halloween!

On the 24th of September we went to get our pumpkins. I love the places that let you pick your own, it makes it so much FUN!!

On Thursday we decided we'd better hurry and carve our pumpkins before Halloween was over. I thought Hunter would love it, but he was scared of his pumpkin. He wouldn't even put his hand in it. Every time we would put him on the chair and ask him to help get the yucky stuff out he would shake his head NO and get down. We were letting him run around while we were carving our own pumpkins and he would get up and down off the chairs to check them out. When he gets on the chair by himself he pulls himself on to his stomach and then stands up. Well, he was doing that and the chair fell out from under him and landed on his head. His nose was bleeding a little and he had a big indent by his eyebrow, so we hurried over to our local urgent care to have him checked out. I thought he would be fine, but I wouldn't have been able to sleep if I didn't have him looked at. He was so traumatized from the fall that he started screaming the minute the nurse walked and didn't stop till they let us go home. Poor kid!! I felt so bad for him, but he was ok, just a little upset from it all.

He was a little hip-hopper

On Friday Hunter and I both were not feeling the best. We just lounged around, but Hunter was still acting like his normal self. That night he had a fever all night long and we all didn't sleep at all. We got up Saturday and he was acting like himself again, with no fever. So Brian took him trick-or-treating while I went to work. He did great, until a man with face paint on opened his door and scared Hunter. Brian said that he let out the biggest gasp he has ever heard from a little kid. After that he wasn't thrilled about going trick-or-treating. My boss let me go home early last night because I had a fever and felt horrible, so I think we all have a virus. Let's hope tonight is better!

Hunter's 2nd Birthday!!

This is a little late, but that's ok right?! Hunter's 2nd birthday was on Oct 3rd, and we celebrated at Leo's Place this year. It was alot of fun. We got him a Toy Story cake, he's big into Toy Story right now. Thanks to everyone that came and celebrated with us!!

I can't believe my baby is 2 already! It has gone by so fast. He has learned how to climb out of his crib in the last week and a half. It drives me crazy. The only thing that has worked to get him to stay in his bed is if we lay on his floor. I have got to find some other solution! We are going to buy a door knob cover thing and just lock him in his room and hopefully that helps!

I took him to the Dr. for his 2 year old check up and he weighs 28lbs 4oz and is in the 54%tile for weight. He is 32in long and is in the 5%tile for height, LOL!! We have a shorty pants! He has always been on the lower end for height, but never that low. He did grow 2in in the last 6 months though!

Family Pics 2009!

My awesome cousin Holli took our family pictures at the end of September. I think she did an amazing job!! Hunter's birthday was Oct. 3rd so we also did his 2 year old pictures. He is such a ham. He is so busy I was suprised that she was able to get a good picture of him, but she got a ton of good ones! I know I put alot of pics up, but I have way too many favorties.