Food and a little Football...

We had a great Thanksgiving with my side of the family. We ate at my Aunt and Uncle's house in Farmington with all the extended family. Keaton and Sam thought that we were going to eat at "Damma" and "B's" house, so all day they kept asking me if they could leave. Later on that night we gave in and headed over to Grandma's house for a little while. All they wanted to do was sit and eat chips, go figure!! Here is Tanner (my sister Abby's oldest), Sam and Keek giving me funny faces. It was so cute to see them sit so close and eat chips, that I just had to get a picture! A little bit later on, here they are sitting down and eating chips, yet again. What cute boys!
Earlier that day, after we had finished eating, Chad, the boys, and my brother-in-law Rob, went outside to throw the football around. It was too cold to stay out very long, but it was good for the boys to get some of their energy out. I watched them for a minute and it looked like it wasn't as much a game of football as it was a game of keep-a-way from Keaton and Sam. I guess that works too!! Keaton

My boys

TAG- I'm It!

Rules:
1. The player lists 6 facts/habits about themselves- try to find 6 you haven't already posted about.

2. At the end of the post the player tags 6 people and posts their names.

It took me awhile to come up with these. I hope they are entertaining!

1. I don't care to travel, and never have. When I was younger I even hated going to sleepovers and I thought that I would eventually get over it as I got older. Well, it has gotten any better! I do enjoy going on vacations, but airplanes, elevators, and buses all make me nervous so we don't get a lot of traveling done. Feel sorry for my sweet husband who badly wants vacations, but won't go because he knows that it scares me!

2. I love sugar cereal!! Chad likes the healthy stuff, but I have to get Chocolate Lucky Charms, Frootloops with marshmallows and other really yummy kinds!! Chad makes fun of me because I have to have sugar on all the cereal I eat. If it isn't already covered, I have to dump a lot on it. Even kinds like Cinnamon Life and Frosted Mini-Wheats I have to add sugar to. I know it is weird, but I like to feel the sugar crunch in my teeth. It's like I'm addicted!!

3. My shoulder muscles are abnormally weak. Back in high school I was taking tumbling classes, trying to do a back-tuck. (a back flip) My arm kept going numb after every tumbling pass, and the next day it hurt like crazy. I stopped cheer leading and switched to drill team because of it, but my shoulder kept going out of place. It happens when I put my arms up, back behind my ears. A couple of times I have just yawned and stretched and pop- my arm gets stuck. I can't explain how painful it is, until it gets put back in place. I guess I need surgery or lift weights the rest of my life to make the muscles stronger.

4. I can't watch scary movies. Even the really dumb Disney movies can scare me at times, so I have to be careful what I watch. The scary parts stick in my head and of course resurface when it is late and I'm trying to sleep. Luckily for me, my family is aware and will usually tell me if they think I shouldn't watch it.

5. Walking barefoot on sidewalks gives me the willies!! Even thinking about it makes me shiver. I think it all stems from 1st grade when I had a cast on my foot. At my elementary, the 1st graders were all in portables, so every day I had to walk from portable to portable. I remember that my cast was heavy for me and just about every day I would end up with bloody toes because I couldn't lift my foot high enough and my open toes would scrape the sidewalk. The poor nurse saw me quite often and would bandage up my toes very nicely!

6. I love reality shows!! I can't get enough American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and the Bachelor, just to name a few. Chad always says, "I can't believe you like to watch this," but I always seem to get sucked in to all the drama. I try to cut back and not watch, but I always break down. It's no use anymore!

Well, that's me!

Okay Sidni, Erin, Daisie and lil Sara- TAG you're it!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

This week in preschool Keaton had a Thanksgiving day feast. He's holding a placemat that he made, and modeling his smashing pilgrim's hat. This is Keek's second year of preschool, and he is still so excited to go every week. We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!

Going to the Temple... Gonna get married...

This last Saturday, we had a wedding in the Hunsaker clan. My brother-in-law Russ got married to his sweetheart, Misty in the Salt Lake Temple. It was a beautiful wedding and reception. Here are some pictures that we took that day. This is my favorite one of the handsome couple.
At the reception, Sam was literally running all over the place. For some reason he loved to dance around in circles in this little hallway. Here is him in action!
The kids looked so cute that night! As you can see, Sam took his tie off as soon as the professional pictures were taken, because it was too "tight" as he says.

This is Sam, Keaton and their cousin Mccall Mower.
A family photo at the end of the night.
Do we look like we've had a long day, or what?!
At one point in the night, Sam plopped down on the floor in front of the wedding video. I had to take a picture, because I couldn't believe he stopped moving for a minute- it was a miracle!!

More Wedding Photos...

Here are a few more pictures of the wedding.
There was just too many to fit on one post!!
Here's a cute one of the good-looking couple.This is Emmi with her Aunt Kristin, aren't they pretty!
My parents came down to the reception that night and my boys were so thrilled to see them. They asked for them all night, long after they left. Here's Keaton with "Damma".
Chad's grandparents came down from Oregon for the wedding. I got this one while Sam was actually sitting still on Grandpa's lap.
Emmi started to lose it at the end of the night. Chad took this one of the two of us, just before the crying started (Emmi of course)!!

Something to make you all smile...

I love Scentsy candles!!

If you are looking for a candle, you should check out Scentsy candles. I had a Scentsy party a couple of months ago, and just got back from one tonight. I just can't get enough scents!!
What it is- They have 45 different warmers (like the cute star one on the left). They plug in and heat the wax with a low light bulb. Scentsy has 80 different scents, just about everything you could think of. Anyway, I love that I don't have to use matches, and you use a small amount of wax so it starts to give off the scent almost immediately. I'm not a consultant and trying to sell anyone or anything. But I really enjoy mine sooo much and I thought I would pass the word along . Oh, and by the way, the best part is that the warmers are only 25 dollars each (which is about the same price of a wick candle and you only have to buy it the once) and the scent bars are only 5 dollars each!!














If you want more information they have a website- http://www.scentsy.net/

Or you can buy online from my friend Carrie Thomas and she will ship it right to your door. Her website is http://www.scentsy.com/care

Someday Her Prince Will Come...

I want you to meet Emmi's boyfriend. This is Maddix Nielson and boy aren't they cute together! My friend Sidni had Maddix just 2 months after I had Emmi. Yes, Emmi is older but you can't tell by the picture because Maddi weighs at least 5 pounds more than she does!! He is such a little butterball. Sidni and I joke that they will marry one day so we can be family. We can dream right!?

Emmi really seems to like this little man though. We put them in the chair and she snuggled right up to him. How sweet, huh!

I love this one of Maddix. He's way too young to give such scowlies!!

Tired Little Monster!

Last night we were eating dinner at 7:00, which is really late for most people, but since Chad doesn't usually get home from work till 6:30, it is when we eat at this house. Chad and Keaton finished first and left me and Sam at the table. I was sitting right next to Sam, (who had just asked for his third helping of lasagna). I had turned my head for just a minute to talk to Chad and when I looked around, Sam was dead asleep. It literally only took him a minute! Naturally, Chad grabbed the camera and took these pictures as proof.

The funny thing is, Sam does this all the time since he has stopped napping. This is the first at the dinner table, but he will be running around one minute and dead to the world on the floor or ottoman the next! I think the poor little tyke just over does it during the day until he can't stay awake anymore.

We pushed back his chair so we could get him up and ready for bed, but as you can see he didn't move a muscle! We couldn't believe it! Boy, he must have been tired!

What a Big Girl!

Nothing much to report here at our house. The only thing new is that today we fed Emmi in her highchair for the first time. As you can see the chair makes my little princess look so tiny, but she sat up really well in it. So big, already 6 months old!
The boys wanted to get in on the pictures too. They pulled over their stools to sit right next to her. Already, they are fighting over who gets to sit by her ate the table. Crazy little kids!!

My Poor Plant...

Yesterday, I got the cutest thing on camera. I was setting the table for dinner and so I put Emmi in her Bumbo chair (or "bum chair" as Keaton calls it). I always take my little plant off of the dining table and onto the counter during meals. So, I was setting the table and not paying attention when I happened to look and see Emmi grabbing at my plant. I took this picture as she got a handful. Then...

The next second she pulled the plant towards her. You can see a little bit of the water and dirt mess that this left me on the counter and went dripping down onto the floor.



Seeing that she got my attention, she gave me a big grin, still holding firm onto the poor plant.



Well, I finally stepped in and tried to tear my plant away, but not without a loss. Emmi had a leaf in her little fist and quickly went to taste it. (I didn't let her eat it of course)



I moved the plant behind her, hoping it was out of sight and out of mind. Ha ha, she was too smart for me and immediately arched her back looking for the prize! What a stinker!! I have learned my lesson and will not put Emmi anywhere close to the plant again. My family will testify that I always kill every plant that I own (usually by over or under watering it). My little sister Erin even got me a cactus as a birthday gift a couple years ago. She joked saying at least I couldn't kill this one. Actually, I did!! I love this little plant I have now and I am so proud that I have kept this alive for almost a year now, (yea me). So naturally, I will keep it now far away from Emmi!!

Family Picture Time!!

Last weekend, Chad's family all got together for some pictures. I took the opportunity to have a couple taken of my own little family. Not as perfect as I had hoped, but what can you expect with three kids, right?! Keaton is my oldest and is four, Sam is two and Emmi is 6 months.


We also took a few pics of me and my hubby too. Not bad, eh?


When we first started taking pictures, Emmi was very unhappy and we couldn't get her to stop crying. We had to take a little timeout to get her to calm down. Thankfully, she really seems to like her Uncle Dustin, and he got her to smile again.


We took quite a few pictures that day, and not very many of them turned out so good. This one was probably the closest (I think), to being perfect of everyone. Let me tell you who they all are: bottom row left to right- My brother in-law Dustin and his son Chaston, Russ (Chad's little brother, Kirk (Chad's dad), Tyler (Chad's youngest brother, and my boys, Sam, Chad and Keaton. Top row left to right- Mccall and her mom, Lydia (Chad's sister), Misty (Russ' fiance), Kim (Chad's mom), Kristin (Chad's little sister) and of course me and Emmi. That's the Hunsaker clan, 2007!!

Gifts From Europe...

My parents just got back from a mediterranean cruise a couple days ago. Everytime they go on a trip, they bring home fun things for their kids and grandkids. This cruise they brought home t-shirts from Italy for the boys. Cool huh, from Italy!! I thought this was a cute pose of Keaton and Sam even though you can't see the shirts too well!


The shirts are just a little too big, but the boys don't seem to even notice. When I told them that they were from "Damma" and Grandpa B, they went beserk and had to put them on. They wore them before church and again as soon as we got home from church.


From Greece, they brought Emmi home a beautiful pink dress, and boy is it soft! Right now it just hangs and falls off her shoulders, but it will be so cute on her next year.



Thanks Grandma and Grandpa-
We love it all!!

Welcome Back Tyler!!

The Hunsaker family was very excited to welcome home Tyler, (Chad's youngest brother) from off his mission. Tyler has been serving in Colorado Springs, Colorado for the last 2 years, and I can't believe he's home already!!! The whole family met him at the airport, where we went and saw the Joseph Smith movie at the JSMB (Joseph Smith Memorial Building for those not familiar with my shortened version), then out to dinner. Since he's been gone for 2 years, this is of course the first time he has been able to see and hold Emmi. He'll wish he wasn't holding her later on in the day...
Doesn't she look so sweet and innocent??Well, later on after we had finished eating dinner...
Yep folks, that's poop you see spilling out of the top of Emmi's pants, and is what poor Elder Hunsaker is trying to clean off of his good looking suit!!! Coincidentally, he was the lucky one holding her when she over-filled her drawers!! She was all smiles of course.
Well naturally, we all got a good chuckle out of this. What a fine Welcome Back, huh!