Swimming!

Running threw the sprinkler with Grandpa Payton and Daddy!!

Pouting :)

This summer Brian's parents have let us use their backyard whenever we have wanted to! Hunter has had so much fun back there. We bought him a sprinkler that is a long hose with little hoses attached to the big hose that go crazy and move all over when you turn on the the water. He didn't love it as much as I had hoped. I think it's because the water is so cold. Hunter wanted us to run threw the water with him, so Grandpa and Daddy took their turns running with my little guy. He loved every minute of that!!

A couple of weeks ago Grandpa and Grandma Payton bought Hunter a kiddie swimming pool. They even filled it with warm water from inside their house. He had a blast!! He would come stand by me and I would say "ready, set, GO" and he would run and jump face first into the water. He's a little dare devil. He loved it though and we all had watching him play in the water!!

Hunter's First Fishing Trip!!

Today we went up to the South Fork, near Ririe, Id, to take Hunter fishing for the very first time! It was soooo much fun! We didn't catch anything, but we saw the fish jumping and we could see them swimming by us. The water was moving pretty slow and was really shallow, so we decided to let Hunter out of his stroller to put his little toes in. He would walk in and walk right out and tell us how cold it was. Then he got brave and decided to run into the water full force and he fell over and almost went under, needless to say he didn't do that again. I think this is my favorite new spot to go!

BLAH!

We haven't been up to much lately. I don't even have any pictures to post. Brian is now in his second semester of Law Enforcement school and loving it everyday!! He will be done sometime in October. This next week he will be applying to a few different jobs across Idaho. I never really thought that we would have to move so far away from where we are living now, but he needs a job so we will go where the work is. One of the jobs is about 8 hours away and it's my 1st choice(I think). I have been researching the town and it is very small, but it is in the middle of a national forest so it looks like it would be soooo much fun for all of us. The other job is near Twin Falls and I'm not sure how much I would love living there, but we would be only a few hours away from family and friends so that's a big plus! We do know 2 awesome people that live in Twin so that would lots of fun living close to them!

Hunter has been such a big handful lately...he never STOPS. He is always on the go and he has been so crabby. I keep telling myself that it's because he has been stuck inside for so long now that he has just gone crazy;) He has his own personality now and it's been fun watching him grow and learn. He is always asking us "why". It's kinda funny at times and more annoying at others. He is talking so well now!! We decided to put him into a dance class for the summer. I'm hoping it will help with his energy level. He will most likely be the only boy, but I don't care. It's a creative movement class and my friends little girl took the class this past year and loved it. I think it will also help with his listening skills!! I just hope we don't get made fun of by the other moms;) Well that's enough of my rambling!! I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer(if it ever arrives)!!

Weekend Trip to SLC

*******WARNING LOTS OF PICTURES********

This past weekend we went down to Utah with Brian's parents for a fun filled getaway!! It was lots of fun and very busy. We first stopped at the Golden Spike Historical Monument. Brian and I have been there before, so we took his parents out to see what it was all about. It's about 20 miles out of Tremonton, UT. The last time we went was in the winter so they didn't have all the activities that they normally do, so it was fun for all of us! They had a re-enactment of the West meeting East on the rail road tracks. They had a few old men and women come wearing clothes of that time period, and the replicas of the steam engine that were there.

They moved the steam engines up and down the track to show us how they worked. We all thought that was pretty cool, Hunter was tired by this point so he was throwing a big fit but once they had the trains moving and blowing their horns he was pretty excited!

They also have a museum and a little movie. It was pretty interesting. Brian's Great-Great Grandfather on his mother's side was actually took part in the building of the train tracks, so it was fun for all of us to learn more about what took place in his family history.

After the Golden Spike we drove back towards Corrine, UT and we stumbled upon a NASA testing site. Brian and his dad were pretty excited about this, so we stopped and let them walk around.

After we this we went to the browning/train museum in Ogden, UT. We learned alot at the museum. Hunter really liked the trains and Brian really liked the guns...go figure;)

On Sunday we drove 150 miles south to see the LDS historical site, Cove Fort. We didn't realize how far it was, but it was sooo worth the drive. Pres. Hinckley's Grandfather was asked by Brigham Young to move from his home in Coalville, UT to build a fort. At this time there was a war going on and Brigham Young thought it was necessary to build a fort for protection. He excepted the call and packed up his family and belongings and went. It took them 10 days to go the 200ish miles. Their family lived there for some time and then once the war was over and a fort was no longer needed they left and lived in Filmore, UT. Pres. Hinckley and his family purchased the property a few years ago a gave it to the church.

This barn was actually re-built before the dedication took place. Pres. Hinckley wanted it to be like it was when it was first built, so he asked a few Amish people from back east to come and build the barn with the tools that they still use today. When they re-built it they used wooden pegs instead of nails, it was really neat to see that. They actually left all the tools they used and they are now on display in the barn.




My little pioneer:)

After the tour of the fort the missionaries gave Hunter a toy that the little kids would have played with. It's his new favorite toy!

After we saw the fort we drove back to Sandy, UT and went the aquarium. It was really cool!!! Hunter was so excited to see all the "Nemo's" They even had sting rays for you to pet. I got brave for 2 seconds and touched them, they were really slimy. They just added new penguins to the center and that was Hunters favorite. As soon as he saw them he started laughing and asking everyone around to "look at it". He was super excited and it was really fun to watch him be so excited!!


These little guys(sea horses) are my favorite!! They are have the size of the top part of my pinkie. Sooo cute!!!

On Monday Brian had a doctor appointment at the VA, so we decided to go the Hogle Zoo after his appointment. As always we had alot of fun seeing all the cool animals!! Hunter loved every minute of it!

It's like he was posing for me! He saw my camera and smiled :)
Mama and her baby

This trip was packed full of fun and we enjoyed every minute of it!! Hunter did so good in the car and even better with all the activities!

Easter 2010

This Easter was so much fun! I had found the perfect egg dying kit for Hunter. It was a mini paint roller that came with thicker dye that you put into a tiny paint tray. He was able to have a lot of fun without me freaking out that he was going to make a huge mess:)

He was soooo surprised! I love it. He still talks about the things the Easter Bunny brought him.

I love Easter. I love this time of year and all the beautiful things that come after a long winter. I know this post is pretty late, but I hope everyone enjoyed their Easter!!

It's fun to watch Hunter get excited about the different holidays. This year he was super excited to dye eggs. I told him that after we dye eggs and go to sleep the Easter Bunny comes and hides the eggs. Well, he didn't like that idea. He started to get upset about the Easter Bunny coming into our house. He's kinda scared of people in costumes lately. That morning he must have gotten over his fear, because he had lots of fun thanks to that bunny;)

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!!