These are a few of hunter's favorite things

He loves to go swimming

Playing in his jumperoo

Looking at himself

Eating rice cerel

playing with bubbles

going on walks

Playing with the computer

Playing with his toys

Reading books

We are moving in two days so wish us luck.

First tooth.

I just wanted to remember this so I am writing it down. Hunter cut his first tooth on Thursday july 22nd 2010 and another one on Monday. They are the bottom front teeth. They are still small and he is very slobbery that you can't see them very well. But you can feel them. He is pretty good about it. Some time he is really whinny though.

Trip to Canada and more

So it has been a long time and we have traveled near and far.
I was looking on other peoples blogs and thought that I should finish mine while I had the time instead.

Well summer started here in Texas and it was very hot. So I decided to buy some water melon, it ' always makes me think of summer. When I got home I saw that it had a sticker saying "I'm yellow. So I just had to take a picture.



Hunter had never been to Canada, so we just had to go and show him Gran's and Papa's house. We went for three weeks.
He did great once again on the airplane but we had a long ride home from the air port since we flow into Syracuse.

Another reason that we went to canada was to go to my cousins Shona's wedding. It was a great time a the reception looked great. Every one thought Hunter looked so cute. Shona looked great in her dress as well.


Alena and Dan also came to visit for the first week of our trip. We had fun hanging out and playing wii. Hunter enjoyed spending some time with Auntie Alena and Uncle Dan whatching the World Cup.

We also had fun playing 5 pin bowling. Dan had never played before but I think he won at least one game.

5 pin ball which is a hunter size ball.

Then Alena and Dan left and Mike came to visit. Mike did not want to spend his first Fathers Day all by himself in Texas so he flow up for a very sort trip to Canada for about a week.

We went on a picnic up the Gatineau hills. It was a beatiful night and great food.
For desert we went out for Poutine. We took pictures but with my dad's camera maybe we will post some later for all the American's out there.

Mike had a check list of what he wanted to see and do in his sort time in Canada. We tried to get every thing on the list done put did not have time for some. A couple of the items on the list were. Fathers Day.

Hunter's gift to dada and papa.

Hunter hanging out with his dada.

My dad loves being a papa, can you tell.

He also wanted to see the Parliament buildings.


You can't go on vacation with out buying souvenirs.

On our last day Mike and I got to spend the day together. We went to the beach.

Me making a sand casttle.



Hunter and papa had such a good day together we needed to take a picture to remember it.

After Mike left hunter and I just spent time with family.
Four generation picture.

Gran and Hunter


Hunter Grew so much in our time in Canada
First he was eating the plate

Then trying to eat the cookies.


Then he was drinking Grans Frappichino.
I think that we need to start him on food when we get home.


Hunter and Papa enjoying a book in a tea cup.

Then it was time to leave Canada and say good bye to Gran and Papa.

While at home in Texas we celebrated both sides of Hunters nationalities.

First Canada Day with Mama.

Then Independence Day with Dada.


Cup cakes I made for the 4th of July.

We went to Denison to look at apartments and found one with a little bit of a yard. We are excited. Then we went camping for the first time with Hunter.

mmmmm s'mores.

Oma's Visit

Mike's Grandma came to visit us this week. We were very busy working and keeping up with life. She came along for the ride. But we did spent one day relaxing with her. We went to the Dallas Zoo.

We also went swimming after a long day at work. Hunter loves the water.

We also bought a used car foe Mike to drive to work.

Excersising with Daddy

Update on Hunter

Hunter is growing bigger and bigger every day. He is holding his head up and rolling over. His favorite thing is to sit up but he can't do it on his owe totally yet. He still needs a little help to stabilize him. He also loves playing with his feet and sucking on his figures.

Hunter playing with his toy

Hunter holding his head up

Sleeping in Mom and Dad's bed before work

Hunter lifting his feet

Sucking on his hands

He was been coming to work with me for the past three weeks. He is getting better each time we go. He still wants more attention then I can give him at work. My mom was asking how work was going the other day and hunter stopped making noises. I told her that he did not like to talk about work.

Mike is working had at selling pest control. We don't see him too often. He leaves at 9 am and comes home at 10pm. Most of the time Hunter is already asleep.

My first mothers day went well. I got some patio furniture and a home made card from Hunter and Mike.

Graduation

Hunter had his first flight last week. We actually had two flights in one day. He did so well. He did not scream at all. We went to Provo Utah to see my sister graduate. My parent also flew out, so Hunter also got to see his Papa and Gran.

Hunter on the air plain.

Hunter loved seeing his grandparents again. Gran fussed over him the hole time. He left with half a suit case and returned with a very full suit case.

We had fun watching Alena and Dan graduate. Hunter was also good during the graduation.

Hunter and Gran


Auntie Alena the graduate and Hunter.

Congratulation Alena and Dan on graduating.

Thank you to Grandpa Alton for the flights.

Road Trip

We had a long trip from Rexburg Idaho to Carrollton Texas. We backed up all of our stuff on a truck and Mike's dad drove it to Colorado.

All of our stuff in one truck. A 17 foot Uhaul.

We left for Utah about five days latter.We had no furniture and were living out of a suit case. We had to clean out apartment, it took us about two days.


On April first we backed up the little bit of stuff we had which turned out to pack our little car full. We also stopped at IF before heading to Utah to pick up our new kitten. Malkin.

The cat did not stop meowing for about an hour after we picked him up.

We stopped by in Utah to visit Alena and Dan and also go to Mike's mission reunion.
We had lots of fun. It was a little cramped in their one bed room apartment. We also enjoyed some ice cream at the BYU creamery.

The next day we drove through the night to Mike's Grandma's. We arrived at about 5 in the morning. In Colorado we visited Mike's family is grandparents and his parents.

Grampa and Hunter

Mike, Great-grandma Staber, Hunter, Great-grandpa Staber.

In Colorado we celebrated Easter. Oma had Easter baskets for every one.

Mike's favorite movie.

Me and my gifts.

Hunter with his first ever Easter bascket.


Hunter's Easter gift from Gran and Papa.


Easter family photo.

We again traveled through the night so Hunter would sleep through it all. Or most of it since it was a long drive. We stopped by in Lubbock for lunch and then traveled on to Dallas. It was really long, Hunter did well for most of it but was getting fussy for the last hour or so. He was just tried of all the driving and all the change.

We moved in to our new apartment about a week after we had left Rexburg. We are liking it here in Carrollton. It is much bigger here then Rexburg and I need a GPS to find most places. The first few days were crazy with boxes every were. About four days latter be had a clean house again.

We are all settled in. Mike is liking his job and I hopefully will start my office work job soon.