Out of the Mouth of Hunter

Lately Hunter has had some very insightful words to express to Rob and I and I wanted to write them down before I forget about them:
The other night Hunter came and got in bed with me around 4 a.m. when Rob came home from work he was in our bed with me again but I didn't notice him getting back into our bed.

Me: Hunter how did you sleep last night

Hunter: In my bed

Me: Did you get in bed with Mom this morning?

Hunter: I was very quiet!

Another night Hunter climbed in bed with Rob and I, Rob got up early to go do chores at his Grandpa's house and Hunter woke up before he go back home.

Hunter: Mommy where's my Daddy?
            Mommy My Daddy is lost!
When Rob got home I told him what Hunter said

Hunter: Daddy's not lost he's right here! No He's not lost Mommy!

Rob called from work around 8 and asked if we could bring him something to eat, I was just leaving my Mom's so I told him yes.  We got in the Van and then this conversation took place.

Hunter: Mom are we going home?

Me: No Hunter, we are going to go to Daddy's work.

Hunter: No we can't go its dangerous we'll get straped.

Me: We will be okay

Hunter: No its dark we will get straped.

Me: We'll get straped?

Hunter:  Ya like this!

Me: Like what?

Hunter: Like this.. We'll get straped we cant go lets go home.

Me:  We'll stay in the Van it will be ok.

Hunter: Are we going Home?

Me: No were going to Dad's work

Hunter: No Mommy we can't its dangerous.

Needless to say he fell asleep and stayed asleep until morning when he snuck into my bed being very quiet! 

Hunter: Mommy where's Chloe?  Oh there she is she is cute!! Isn't she Cute!

           "Mommy Chloe wants down! Put her Down she wants Down!"

           "AHHH Chloe's awake, Mommy Chloe's awake"
          
           "SHHHH Chloe be quiet"

           "SHHHHHHH She's sleeping"

Oh there's many more I'm going to have to start writing them down cause he's become such a talker!! I love talking to him!!!

The Moments That Make Life Worth It!!

On Saturday July 24th I took Hunter and Chloe to have lunch with my Good Friend Stephanie Talbot and her Family and Pam I was in a hurry both kids were asleep as I draged them into the van and was a little cranky when we got there but I managed to get them both into Applebee's and in there seats!!! We ordered our food and when it came we started eating.  Hunter started tugging on my arm saying "Mom In The Name Of Jesus!"  Which is code for prayer (Don't ask me how it just is) he wouldn't touch his food until we prayed over it! I guess I must be doing something right!!

Hunter love's the show The Backyardigans!!  Loves it he know's all the characters names and he can sing the theme song when he wants to!  But do you think he calls it The Backyardigans??  No he calls it Hippo!! The first episode he ever saw was the Giant Problem where Tosha the Hippo (Yes I know their names too) is a giant! So if he ever tells you he wants to watch Hippo that is what he is talking about and I have 42 episodes recorded on my DVR which some one deleted Samuri Pie Hippo and Hunter is not very Happy about it!!

Oh I Love it Hunter watches everything we do the other day he was telling me "Close your Eyes" "SHHHH Be Quiet"  "Go To Sleep"  then he would turn off the lights and close the door and come back and check to see if I was asleep the little stinker!!

The Joys of Being a Mother!! I wouldn't trade them for anything its soo worth the sleepless nights and the little tantrums that children throw because the Good Moments far out way the Bad ones!! I Love Being A Mother!!!!

Pioneer Day

I don't have any pictures but I'm soo excited that Chloe and I finished our first 5k!  We took 6th out of 10 people in our division running a 43.49 it was awesome!! Of course I couldn't move today because of it I am way proud of myself for accomplishing a goal I set out to do and hope it will only be one of the many races that we do!!  I pushed the kids in the limo (double stroller) down the parade route and hung out at the festivities at the church.  The entertainment was awesome, my Mom did a good job at lining up the entertainment, and my mother in-law Diane did a wonderful job with the food! I am so grateful for my pioneer heritage and that they had the faith and courage to follow our beloved Prophet Joesph Smith.  We are so blessed to live here where Temples are so close to us!

Hunters Birthday Party

We had Cake and Ice Cream for Hunter with Rob's family and boy did Hunter Love all his gifts!!!

He Loved His Woody Cake

He Got a Toy Story Chair from Great Grandma & Grandpa Critchlow!

Chloe got a Princess chair from them!

Uncle Nyle Helped open Buzz Light Year!! He went nuts!!!

Lucian tried to chow Hunter how to ride his new bike, but he was a little more interested in Buzz!!

Happy Birthday Hunter I Love you Very Much!!!

Happy Birthday Hunter!!!

Its Hard to Believe that 3 years ago Today I was in Cotton Wood Hospital holding a tiny little boy and Loving him like I'd never Loved a person before!!

They were worried that something was wrong so they rushed me into the operating room and did an emergency c-section!

Turns out there was nothing wrong He scored a perfect 10 on the Apgard scale and had Tied a True Knot in the umbilical Cord so thats why his heart rate kept dropping the little stink!!!

                    Rob Gave him his first bath while they stiched me up in the operating room!!

Happy Birthday Hunter!!

The House of The Lord!

Wow life just keeps getting faster and faster! Ryan and Katelyn just received their Endowments on Saturday.  It was Wonderful, and as an extra bonus we were invited to participate in some Sealings after the session.  I Love the Temple! I don't go as often as I should, (I'm not sure Why? Whenever I do go I crave for more) but Rob and I are going to try to go at least once a month! I don't think thats too much to ask, just one day a month devoted in serving!  The Temple is such a wonderful place to go, especially when life gets in the way of what is really important!  I mean with every thing going on between work, school, kids, bills, cleaning, yard work, and finding time to spend working on your relationship, cooking, laundry, callings.... The list could go on forever, but when you go to The House of The Lord the whole world stops! Nothing else matters for that time, its Peaceful, Quiet, your mind is clear and you know that your Loved ones are near.  Rob and I were just talking about how wonderful it is to have your Temple Recommend Interview, We just had to have ours in order to be there for Ryan and Katelyn and I couldn't help but think what a wonderful experience it is to go over the questions for your recommend.  Every two years you get to evaluate where you are at on your journey, are you on the right path? Do you need to change anything? Can you answer Yes I Am Worthy To Enter The Temple!? I Loved being able to meet with Brother Christansen and President Nelson and answer those question and be found worthy to enter the Lords House! To know that I am heading in the right direction, I am just that much closer to being with my Gracie again!  Ryan and Katelyn will be Sealed on Friday and what a wonderful way to start on this next chapter in their lives but to be able to be with one another not "Till Death Do Us Part"  But "For Time and All Eternity" I am so proud that they have chosen to Go To The House of The Lord and do it the Right Way!  It seems like yesterday when Rob And I were Sealed! 

Union Station

So for all of you who don't know Union Station in Ogden Utah is where the Golden Spike was originally  supposed to be, but us Westerners had it going on and when we got to Union Station we had to just keep on going to Promitory to meet up with the East!

Hunter LOVES Trains!!! I'm not exagerating, so since were in Ogden for the Chariot Races we thought it would be fun to take him to the Train Museum at Union Station, he went nuts!!! Absolutley Loved it and we had fun watching him explore the trains!!

It is located on Wall Avenue, Does anyone know how Wall Avenue got its name?

When the pioneers first settled Ogden they began to build a Wall around the City to keep them safe from the Indians, but it never got finished! Does anyone know why it didn't get finished?

Turns out the Indians were nice so there was no need for the Wall.

He was in Heaven absolutely LOVED it!!!

They only do tours at 11 am 1 pm 3pm and 4pm so we didn't get to go inside the Train but he still had a blast

He wasn't so sure about standing up there alone.

I Want Down Please!

I'll do it myself then!

Wow I'm little high off the ground

Got It!

Hello

We took lots of Pictures

We were trying to get Hunter to hold still for the camera but he had other things in mind....

"Lets say Prayers" is what he told everyone to do. He's attempting to kneel down on the train.

Rob really likes the Olympic Train Car

Grandma showing Hunter the Brakes

Those wheels are really big.

Show me your teeth please.

Grandpa's Turn

We tried to get him to hang out the window but he's like his Mother

Scared of Heights!!!! He wanted nothin to do with that!

This is the first room in the museum Trains everywhere Hunter LOVED it.

Lights just like on "Christmas Train" aka "The Polar Express"

She didn't stay awake for long poor thing!

Hunter on the scale they used to weigh the cars with!

I'm in Control 

"Where are the Elves?"  That is seriously what he asked us when he saw this.

Choo Choo!!

Goodbye, Goodbye 

It is so much fun to take Hunter places and see him learn and explore!! I'm Loving this stage that he's going through!!!

Crawling!!

  

Baby's such a wonderful blessing! They go through so many stages so quickly though and your not sure if you like it or not! When their first born they are totally dependent on you for everything!

Feed Them

                                     

Entertain them

                                    

Change Them

                                    

Groom Them!

                                   

And somewhere between then and now they decide to start growing up and entertaining themselves a little bit they can sit in jumpers all by themselves.

                                  

They start eating baby food

                                  

They learn how to roll and your really in trouble then! But their still confined a little bit no worries though until....................

 

They learn how to CRAWL!!!!!