Four Months Old

This little baby

is such a fun little person.

And his personality grows more and more each day.

Now that he's four months

I've had to officially get out the bigger clothes.

I get sad when I have to do that

because it means my baby

is getting bigger and becoming less and less

a baby -

He's starting to laugh a little when we tickle him

and is starting to reach out and grab things.

He's chats up a storm when he's in a good mood

and loves to flash his adorable smile -

especially to his mommy!

His favorite thing is to be sitting up

or held facing out

so he can watch everything that is going on.

We sure love our little Oliver!

For Your Entertainment

Just some cute pictures that were on the camera..

Now that Porter is 8 years old,

he gets to participate in Cub Scouts.

He loved his first meeting last week

and is so excited to go again today!

Next, this is what happens

when you try to take pictures of your baby

and there are three other silly boys around:

But aren't they cute??

A "Roaring" Good Time!

Porter's Birthday party was on Saturday.

He decided on a Dinosaur theme

So I worked all week

(And paid a bit more for fast shipping)

to put together some fun activities.

I was a little nervous and stressed about the whole thing

wondering if the kids would be entertained

and if we had enough to do for the time.

This is the first party any of my kids have had.

But I have to say,

it was one of the most smoothly run,

fun party

there ever was.

While we waited for the kids to arrive,

they made dinosaur teeth and fossils

out of white clay

which we would then baked

and made into necklaces at the end of the party.

Our next activity was a treasure hunt.

I told the kids some paleontologists had found a nest of dinosaur eggs

and the kids needed to follow clues to find them

before the hungry dinosaurs did.

Rhett made up some awesome clues

that had the kids running all over the house

to each spot and eventually to the nest of eggs.

For the third activity,

I had taken some dinosaur skeleton toys

and packed them in a mixture of

dirt, sand, flour, salt, and water.

After drying them out in the oven,

they looked like rocks.

I told the kids that some paleontologists had found the rocks

and there was dinosaur bones inside

and they needed the kids' help to get them out.

I armed them with screws, hammers, brushes, and knives

as tools to use to dig the dinosaur bones out.

It was quite funny to watch

some would just scrape the dirt out quickly

while others would chip a little away here

and a little away there.

(Yes, that is Andrew with a hammer...)

Luckily, for time's sake,

the insides were still soft

or we would probably still be chipping away...

Porter opened his presents,

then we sang Happy Birthday

and had homemade ice cream cake -

with dinosaurs on top, of course.

We had a blast!

And Porter had a great time

which is really all that matters!

Happy Birthday Porter!

Porter turned 8 years old today!

Wow -

Nothing makes you feel older than

having your kids get old.

He had a great birthday

filled with presents, cake,

and lots of video game playing

for he got just what he wanted:

Rock Band and a Guitar for the Wii.

I don't know who enjoys it more;

Porter because he gets to play,

or us watching him rock out

and Andrew being his background dancer...

He gets a friend party this year

which will be held next Saturday.

He's chosen a dinosaur theme

(no suprise)

and we have lots of games and activities planned.

He's also very excited to be baptized.

He's such a good kid

and we love having him in our family.

Happy Birthday, son!

Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving week was a busy time

but it was so much fun.

We left home Tuesday and traveled to Salt Lake

We seemed to be doing something every minute of the days

and loved spending time with all the family.

Here's a rundown:

Tuesday -

Got to Grandma Hunt's house

Hung out with Aunt Laura, Boozer and Abby.

Wednesday -

I baked two pumpkin pies

thenwe went playing with Jenny, Savvy and Vanessa

at Classic Skating Fun Center

Where we rode bikes and scooters,

roller skated (which I haven't done in YEARS!
and it was so much fun!)

played on the bounce houses

And climbed in the jungle maze

Then we got home

and I had a Girl's Night Out

with Mom Hunt, Laura, Emily, and Stephanee

to dinner and to see New Moon.

Thursday -

Ran a 5K in 33:55.3

Baked a yummy Apple pie

Ate a delicious Thanksgiving dinner

and spent wonderful time with the family.

Friday -

We stayed warm in our beds

thinking of all the crazies out there on Black Friday

:)

The boys built an awesome snowman

And that night we went with Grandma and Grandpa Hunt

to see the lights on Temple Square.

Saturday -

We got up and headed to Logan to see all my family

The girls went shopping

Later that evening, we went to the Fun Center

and roller skated (again)

and the kids climbed through the jungle gym

The boys had a slumber party with Cousin Kate

Who was too funny,

for when the lights were turned off

she promptly came out of the room

blanket in hand

and announced she was sleeping on the couch!

Sunday -

We went to church with Matt and Amanda

who were blessing their sweet baby, Gabriella

We left Logan Sunday afternoon to head home.

What a great week!

Little Boy Language

I love listening to the boys.

It's so fun to watch them learn

about everyday life

and the terms that go with it.

For example,

for dinner today, we had

Turkey Popeye

And counted to

ithinidy

and before bed, read from the

Doctor and Covenants.

Love it!!

Old Man Zach

I walked into the playroom this morning

to find Zach coloring with the markers

and his face decorated...

I said

"Zach, why did you color your face like that?"

His reply:

"Because I wanted to be an old man!"

I guess being only 5 just isn't working for him...

Three Months Old

Three months has passed now

since we had our sweet Oliver.

It's amazing to think it's already been that long

yet it's been such a short amount of time.

He has turned into quite the smiler

and he loves to "talk"

His most favorite place to be is on his changing table.

He can be crying inconsolably,

but the minute you put him on the table and remove his pants,

he's all smiles.

He is the squirmiest child ever

and never holds still.

We have to keep an eye on him on the changing table

or he will push himself back with his feet

and scoot himself off the table.

He's getting better at night.

He was waking up again -

more out of habit than real hunger.

But a night in dad's arms broke the habit

and we're back to sleeping all night.

(YIPPEE!!)

Although during the day

he prefers to sleep in our arms

or sometimes in the swing.

He's such a sweet baby.

Snow!!

We woke up to an inch or two of snow on Friday.

The boys were so excited to play in it,

they didn't even wait to get dressed.

They just put on their coats, gloves and hats

over their pajamas

and proceeded to throw snowballs

at anything that moved.

Porter spent an hour outside

with his friends after school playing in it.

The funny thing is,

we can't get the boys to play outside

when it's nice and sunny.

But add a little snow

(and chilly temps)

and they don't even have to be asked -

they are out the door.

Hopefully next time we'll get enough for a decent snowman.

On another note,

Porter and I got up at 2:00 a.m. this morning,

got bundled up in our

long-johns

sweaters

scarves

coats

hats

gloves

boots

blankets

and popcorn heating pads

and sat outside

for a bit over an hour

to watch the Leonid meteor shower.

We saw about a dozen;

but I think enjoyed looking

at all the beautiful stars even more.

There are some perks to living in a little town...

Seriously...

Could you resist those cheeks??

Such a Sucker

Let me begin this post with this disclaimer:

I really don't like cats.

We get a few cats that roam around our neighborhood

and when this one came by our house

looking for a little love

I couldn't help but be nice.

She is so cute.

But then she hung around

and I couldn't help but be a little nicer.

I started to feel bad for her

given it is quite chilly outside.

I put out some water for her

and even bought a bag of cat food.

Yes,

I even found her a box with a blanket

for her to sleep in.

I think she's adopted us

and we "adopted" her.

She stays outside

(we aren't allowed to have pets in our rental home)

And she greets us at the door everytime it opens.

She's very friendly and the kids love her.

Such a sucker...

Confession

I have been on a real freezing meals kick lately

and one of my favorite things to freeze

is chocolate chip cookie dough.

I make a batch,

form them into balls,

the freeze them.

When you want a cookie,

Just take some out and bake them

no thawing;

and they bake up so nice and soft.

PERFECT

But I have found

that the frozed balls of dough

make wonderful treats as well.

I made a batch to freeze a couple weeks ago.

and that bag of cookie balls is so tempting

who wants to wait for the oven to heat up

and for them to bake.

So everytime I needed a "treat"

and yummy cookie dough ball would do

sometimes two, maybe three...

So here's my confession:

I ate the whole batch!!

never baked one...

and I know no one else ate them

(for I try to be sneaky when I do

in fear that the others will find out about

my yummy goodness -

then I would have to share!)

As I ate the last one,

I felt a twinge of guilt

along with a bit of sadness

because they were gone...

I think it's time to make a new batch...

Guess What?!?!?

Oliver slept through the night!!

WOOO HOOOO!!!

Halloween Pics

We had a great Halloween here in the Hunt household.

The boys were able to dress up on Friday for school;

however, it was for a vocabulary parade.

They had to think of a vocabulary word

and dress up as such

with the word and definition on the costume.

Some were quite clever;

most were just the kids in their costumes

with a proper word and definition.

Then Friday evening we made eyeball cookies

and carved the pumpkins.

The boys each had their own pumpkins and desired designs -

and as always, it ended up with the boys watching a movie

while Rhett and I were busy creating and carving such designs.

The pumpkins did turn out pretty cool though.

Porter carved a little pumpkin at school earlier in the week;

Rhett did a dinosaur one,

and I carved Zach's little pumpkin,

Andrew's doggy pumpkin

and an Aggie football helmet (Porter's desired design).

Halloween lunch was apple teeth and mummy dogs,

and mummy ham and cheese sandwich for dinner

with beetle wings (chips)

and frankenstein fingers (carrots) for dinner.

We then got the boys in their costumes

and went out the door.

They have a big carnival at the Community Center

with games and things for the kids,

so we headed that way,

then stopped at the ward party on the way home.

Rhett took the boys trick-or-treating afterwards;

they came home with some full size candy bars and cans of soda!

Needless to say, we had a great halloween... hence the many pictures...