Hunter Happenings

Well, Chico was great!! The kids had so much fun with their Chico playgroup friends.....the Royal Rugrats! It was awesome.

Saturday night we went out to dinner with some very good, and old friends of ours Matt and Stephanie Moore. We met Matt and Stephanie when Kyle and Garrick were in Kindergarten. Our kids have known eachother since Kyle was 4, Garrick 5, Ashley and Amber were 3. All 4 kids are the best of friends and always will be. They have a younger son named Raven who is 2 years and 1 day older than Cassidy. Raven, Cassidy and Aidan are like 3 little peas in a pod. In no time Amelia will be on their heels driving them crazy I'm sure.

Reality really hit John and I on Thursday when we had to actually place the order for all of Kyle's graduation stuff. The invitations, cap and gown have all been ordered...where has the time gone?

Tonight was Halloween of course and the kids had a great time. Cassidy was a spider princess, Aidan was a vampire and Amelia was a lady bug. They finally fell into bed and passed out about an hour ago (all but Amelia who is screaming her lungs out right now not wanting to go to sleep), thank goodness it was on a Friday this year. Kyle and Ashley went trick or treating with about 10 of their cross country friends. I have to say seeing 3 16 & 17 yr old boys dressed in drag is pretty darn funny, wish I had gotten some pics. Ashley was a Pink Lady and Kyle was a really creepy Jester. Since Ashley has been terrified of clowns since Heather Scott made her watch IT when she was 8, she made Kyle leave the mask off most of the night, LOL.

Tomorrow we are going scouting out new areas. John and I have really decided we hate the Valley. It's ugly, flat, dirty and brown. So our new mission is to find a small town in the Sierra Nevada mountain range that is a reasonable commute for John that we can move to in a few years after Kyle and Ashley have both graduated from high school. Will keep you posted.

Ok, time to go and try to calm Amelia down. She had her 9 mo old well baby check up today. She is just a little peanut. She is only 9 oz heavier than she was at her 7 mo check up putting her in the 10th percentile for weight now weighing in at a whopping 16lbs 10oz. But she has grown 2.5 inches putting her in the 25th percentile for height. I have a feeling she is going to be small and petite like her big, big sister Ashley who at 16 is all of 5 ft 1/2" tall. I think Cassidy will tower over both her sisters :)

Above you will find pictures from play group Halloween party, Cassie's school Halloween parade and tonight...enjoy the updated pictures.

XO's to all

life's turns and in roads......

This has been one busy crazy Hunter house week!!

Monday- Ashley had Powder Puff football....to funny. The game is rigged so the Sr's win, man was my girl pizzed off!! LOL

Tues and Wed just normal busy days. Wednesday was busier than usual since John was gone till 9 working the phone bank for PG&E about prop. H in San Francisco...then Kyle and Ashley had a night rally for Homecoming this weekend.

Oh and in the midst of it all, Kyle comes home with all the stuff we have to order for his Sr. yr. In this package comes the order for the Announcments, Thank you notes, class shirt and hoodie, key chain, cap and gown. Don't even get me started on the price tag of this one! We've already gotten his class ring next we have to order his lettermans jacket. Oh the fun of it all. No sooner will we get through all this with Kyle and it starts again next year with Ashley. At least Ashley's not in a huge hurry to leave home, she is actually planning on staying home and going to Jr college for the first 2 years. Kyle on the other hand can't wait to get out of here. Of course one small problem with his plan, he has no plan......

Tomorrow, Thursday I will be running ALL day long!! And will actually be taking time for ME, and getting my hair cut!! YAY.

I can't wait, Friday John and I load up the little one's (Kyle following in his car) and heading off to Chico while we leave Ashley here for the weekend......

It's that time of year again, the Royal Rugrats Halloween party. Cassidy and Aidan are so excited! They miss their friends like crazy and I can't wait to see my crazy friend Nicole and my normal friend Lucia, and Lucianna. Lucianna was recently in a really bad car accident and is basically on bed rest, but even a car accident can't keep her little fanny away from the Rugrats Halloween party! Cassidy is very excited to be seeing her 'husband' Daniel.

Oh then to make things really fun we will be having dinner with our friends Matt and Stephanie at Tortillia Flats, YUMMY, ooh and a margarita or two yipeeee.

My Miss Amelia

My Miss Amelia is 9 months old today......where has the time gone? She's as old as the length of time I was pregnant with her.

She is smiling all the time, giggles constantly, crawling and already trying to get her legs under her. Is she going to be like Ashley and walking by 10 months? Hmm, a question to be answered in time I guess.

Some interesting facts about Amelia:

She is a huge mama's girl
She thinks daddy is a great play toy
She smiles ALL the time
She giggles constantly
She is extremely ticklish!!
She crawls from one end of the living room to the other
She sleeps through the night...
.....though getting her to sleep is a major challenge
She adores her big brothers and sisters
She has an angelic voice
She has the cutest squeal you will ever hear
She won't take a bottle, it's mama or nothing!
She loves her veggies
She loves Cheerios
She likes to play with dog toys.......
She loves books

She truly is the icing on the cake, a pure ray of sunshine and a blessing from God. To bad there are many out there who have never been touched by her magic.

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I think Joy Behar said it best on Larry King a few weeks ago when she said Sarah Palin sets women back 50 years.

Still trying to get back and do an update, sorry. Today is Kyle's 17th birthday, off to dinner at Chevys!! YUMMMM

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a lot to update

But not tonight. Will be back tomorrow. There's a lot to catch everyone up on. But I did want to let everyone know who's been waiting to hear, we are NOT going back to Chico. For many reason's, to many of them to go into here, but please know as much as we miss Chico and want to go home, staying at least for now is the right decission. This has been truly one of the toughest decissions we have ever had to make.......

Later gators

well......................

John got offered the job. Now the real debate and thinking begins.

Will try to come back and write more later. I have been dealing with an eye infection for the last 3 weeks that keeps rearing it's FUGLY head. But right now it hurts like heck to keep my eye open, need to go lay down. Gosh I wish Amelia would go nighty night, but NO, this is Amelia we are talking about......

Yet another crazy Aidan moment

I come into the kitchen while Cassie and AJ are eating lunch. I look over at Aidan and start laughing...

Mom- AJ what are you doing? What's all over your face?
AJ- I'm looking like daddy......
Mom-hmmm, ok, well can you shave now please?
AJ- *big sigh* Oh, ok mommy

Mr. Aidan had taken his yogurt and smeared it all over his face to make a moustache and goatee.....