Wonderful Wednesday in RR...

Wednesday morning it was my turn to go with my Dad on the 4 wheelers.  It was sooo much fun!  We went up to Goose Lake (soooo pretty!).  Did I ever tell you that i LOVE aspen trees??  Well I do!  And I would have one in my yard if they could live in Abilene!

Anyway... back to vacation...

So Coach and I went 4 wheeling and Hunter went to VBS again!  Daddy stayed home with the Mags!  I think we all had a pretty good morning!  I wish I had a picture of me and Coach, but we didn't take any pictures. =(  We all met back at the cabin for lunch...

out on the porch... it was so nice outside!

  

Honey and Mag Pie after lunch!  Check out those blue eyes!!! 

After lunch it was nap time for the kids. While they were napping Ben and I had a much needed alone time!  We walked around RR and hung out!  It was so much fun!  I LOVE being with that man! 

We ate dinner downstairs with Aunt Sarah and everyone.  After dinner we were on a mission to see some ELK....

My cousin Luke sent us on a wild ride, but no luck with elk... well until the way home!

On the drive back down to RR 3 cows (girl elk) crossed the road right in front of us!  It was awesome!  I wish I would have been a big bull elk, but hey I'm not going to complain! 

We didn't take many pictures on Wednesday, but we have a lot for Thursday!  I'll post them soon! 

Ohh yeah... I almost forgot...

This is Bill, Bill the bird!  This little fellow fell out of his nest right in front of the cabins.  Aunt Sarah and Hunter would go out and talk to Bill.  They named him and would check on him all day!  Hunter LOVED Bill the bird!  Ben and I were worried every night when we went to bed.  We were afraid Bill would be gone in the morning.  Well on Friday, he "flew away".  Anyway... Hunter still prays for Bill sometimes! =)

Vacay Day 2...

Tuesday started out a little rough... well for me at least.  Maggie woke up, count them... 6 TIMES that night!  I think it was a record!  Really!!  Anyway... Ben and Coach woke up early and went off to ride 4 wheelers!  They rode up 4th of July canyon, which is very rough, but they had a blast!  Hunter went with Honey to VBS at the community house.  It's kind of funny because I remember when I was young I went to VBS in Red River one week.  Hunter LOVED it!  I was also glad he got to go because we don't have VBS at our church at home.  He ended up going each day they had it and came home with a Bible the last day.  Now we both have a Bible from VBS in Red River!  Pretty cool... don't ya think! =)

After Bible school we all had to go...

Throw rocks in the creek!!!  Of course! 

Coach stood on the bridge and watched! 

This was the walk back to the cabin... Hunter would rather ride than walk! 

After a much needed nap it was time for...

horse back riding!!!!  Hunter woke up that morning asking if we were going to get to go ride horse today!  He was so excited, but he realized we had lost his cowboy hat!!!  We packed his black one but it was nowhere to be found!  So we ran into a store on the way out of town to get his hat! 

We are ready to go!!  This is Ursula by the way...

Here we go...

While we were riding Hunter's cowboy hat flew off!  He was so upset!!  So we stopped and the little cowboy who was leading us stopped and got it for him.  This guy had to have been no older than 12 and he was either related to someone who owned the ranch or was good friends with the owner, I'm not sure.  He was a local and we found out later that he is also a champion skier!  Anyway...  I think his name was Hank, but Hunter called him "the cowboy who saved my hat".  Hunter told everyone about him!  "The cowboy who saved my hat" is his hero!  He prays for him every night... still!! =)

Here's Daddy on the horse.  We didn't know this horses name =(

One last picture before we got off... oh and that's not the "cowboy that saved my hat" that's one of his friends! 

Bye Horses!!!  Later when we were leaving RR Honey asked Hunter what his favorite part of the vacation was and he said, "riding horses". 

While we were off riding Coach, Honey and Maggie went to the playground!  We stayed at the Riverside and they have a nice little playground.  In fact I remember playing on that playground when I was little.  Maggie LOVED the swing! 

Coach took her to swing almost everyday! 

When we got back we found them at the playground.  Hunter told them all about the horses and the cowboy and then went off to play himself! 

It's funny because I have pictures of me when I was a little girl riding these horses!  But umm... that smile is a smile of pain.  Boy did my hiney hurt!  Those horses are not made for big people! =)

There is Coach and Honey watching us play!  Here is something cool... Honey vacationed at RR with her family when she was a little girl and so did Coach!  They both have memories of being at RR when they were little kids!  Now Maggie and Hunter will also have memories of RR!  Thank you, Honey and Coach!!

Maggie just had to put on Bubba's cowboy hat!  

Ohh... and by they way she said, "Bubba" for the very 1st time that morning!!!

We ended our awesome Tuesday with a little dancin' at the community center!  Hunter LOVED it!!!  I will try to get Ben to put the video of him dancing up! This is us doing the hokey pokey.

you take your right arm out...

And guess who just happened to be dancing that night... Yep!  "the cowboy who saved my hat"  Here his Hunter with the cowboy!  He wanted to be where ever the cowboy was! =)  I love that little boy!! 

More pictures to come! 

Red River... here we come!

This past week we went to Red River, NM with Honey and Coach, Aunt Sarah & Uncle Craig, Kara & Mike, and Grammy Great!  We had a wonderful time!  Thank you so much Coach & Honey!  We had a blast!  Here is our trip in pictures...  Well the beginning of our trip anyway...

Hunter, Daddy and Coach left on Saturday morning.  They drove to Red River in 2 days.  They stopped to see the...

They went to the museum and watched a little video.  Hunter really watched the video and payed close attention.  Once it was time to hike around the volcano he didn't like it so much...

Just look at that sweet face... =(

He did manage to pee on the top of the volcano! 

Still not happy!!!

Maggie, Honey and I didn't fly out until Monday afternoon.  We couldn't wait to get there!

Once they got to Red River on Sunday afternoon, Hunter couldn't wait to get out of the car and RUN!

and find a "boom stick"(I think he gets the stick thing from his Uncle David!)...

And throw some rocks in the creek...

and watch some humming birds on the front porch.  

Maggie, Honey and I finally arrived on Monday.  During the day Hunter and Daddy made lots of memories together.  Coach had to go pick us up at the airport so it was just Hunter and Daddy!  They did a lot of wrestling on the bed, they road the ski lift, they played by the creek and went down a really cool slide.  They had a great time!! 

Well... I'll blog more when I can!  I have to take a little boy to the bathroom! 

More to come =)

THREE...

Guess what we saw yesterday....

That's right...

It was AWESOME!!!  Hunter loved it!  He had to bring both his Buzz Lightyear and Woody!  He was so cute!  We want to see it again!!!

What shall we do today...

How about ride bikes!!!  

So yesterday I tried to help Hunter learn to ride his new Buzz Lightyear bike...

I really wish they didn't put foot brakes on kids bikes!  He had a hard time remembering to push the pedals forwards.  Once he got the hang of it for a second his foot would slip and go backwards again.  It was a little confusing! 

We tried for a little bit... we'll keep working on it!  He'll get it sooner or later! :)  But doesn't he look cute??!!  Such a sweet boy... ohh and why does he have a butterfly in his hand, you might ask?

That's because Maggie brought out her butterfly push walker toy, so he thought he needed to bring a butterfly out for himself! :)

Maggie was happy to be outside and happy to be playing with her toy too! 

8 month old Maggie Moe...

I can't believe my sweet little Maggie is 8 months old!!!  She's growing too fast!!  So what can she do now...

She can crawl!!!  She is so fast!  She loves crawling.  She chases after both Hunter and Kiddo all the time.  She doesn't like to be in her exersaucer anymore.  She would rather be on the floor.  This also means we have to keep everything picked up off the floor.  And I mean EVERYTHING!

She puts everything in her mouth!  No, she does not have any teeth, yet.  I am guessing she is going to get those late like her big brother.  She loves to eat those puff things and also the Gerber melts. (Ben and I are secretly excited because we like those, too! Yummy... don't tell!)  She is eating 3 meals a day, but still will not eat from a bottle!!!  ahhh... I hope she learns how to do that soon!  She did drink about an ounce of apple juice from a sippy cup yesterday... no luck today. :(

She is pulling up on everything!!!  (I will get a picture of that on here soon!)  She can stand for a few seconds without holding on to anything, too.  It is so cute because she is still so small!  She looks so tiny standing up like a big girl.  She love to go over to Hunter's PBK chair and try to get in it.  She does it ALL the time!  Then once she gets in she smiles so big like she is so proud of herself! :) Love it!!!

Maggie is still so small!!!  She still has a couple of pairs of pj's that are 0-3 months! (Crazy!!)  But she is mainly wearing 3-6 months clothes.  You can tell when an outfit is 6-12 months... it's always a little roomie! :)

Maggie LOVES the water!!!  She loves to swim and take baths.  It is sooo hard to give her a bath these days.  She splashes and crawls around the tub, which makes me nervous!  It does not bother her at all to get her face wet!  You can pour water right on top of her head and she won't blink an eye!  In the pool, she would rather "swim" and splash around than sit in the floaty boat.  She is a water baby!!!!

Maggie is still the best baby!!!  She is ALWAYS happy and content!  She can play by herself and loves to explore.  She loves to give me hugs when I pick her up... and I mean real hugs.  She wraps her arms around my neck, puts her head down and gives a little squeeze.  I LOVE IT!!!  The only times she gets upset are when she is hungry and/or tired.  She LOVES Hunter!  She is also always on the lookout for Kiddo.

We are so blessed!  Thank you, Lord for my sweet family and my little lady, Maggie!

More party pics!

More Party Pictures...

Here's Hunter and Caleb playing in the sand!  I wish I had a good picture of Hunter... he was covered! 

After the games and little play time we ate pizza from Pizza Planet!!  

Here's Hunter man eating his pizza :)

I had baked all the pizza that morning and on my last batch the oven caught on fire!!!  I thought we were going to have to call the fire department, but it went out as soon as I turned the oven off.  

Hunter sat by Cailey to eat.  

While they were eating their pizza we passed out the party hats!  I was going to make my own hats for the kids to wear, but then I found these!  Aren't the cute?!?

That night after the party the Disney Channel just happened to be playing both Toy Story movies so we watched a little bit of one before bed.  We watched the part with Pizza Planet and Hunter said, "Hey, I had pizza from Pizza Planet at my party!"  We were so excited!!

Sweet Owen in his hat!  I wish I would have gotten a picture of Logan and Maggie in their hats, too! :(  Isn't he cute! 

After pizza we did cake.  Here is Hunter waiting for me to light the candles.  

We never really got the candles lit!  It was too windy.  Ohh well... he didn't care!  Everyone sang and then had a piece! 

He was so excited! 

I think he only ate the icing! :)  

Kade and JD playing with the blower thingys...

Me and Maggie, Julie and Logan!  I wish we had gotten a picture of Logan looking at us!  He is super cute! 

After cake it was present time!  WOW he got some really great stuff!! 

Ben was really excited to play with some of the toys! :) 

Then we ended the party with a pinata...

 

It was one of those pull the string so that no one got hurt.

Dylan found the right string! 

Candy!!! 

We had so much fun this past weekend!  We loved planning everything for the party and were so glad so many of our amazing friends were able to come!!!  Thank you everyone for coming and making Hunter's birthday so wonderful!!!  He is still talking about his party! 

After everyone had left Hunter was not quite ready to come inside.  He had gotten a really, super cool "basket goal house" (little tikes playhouse) and Coach and Daddy were trying to get it all together, so he decided to take a little dip in....

the apple bucket! :)

He played in the bucket for a loooong time! 

I finally talked him into going inside for a little rest time when Uncle Richard came over.  He brought Hunter a really cool, singing spiderman card.  He loves it!! 

I think he fell asleep reading the card...

Such a sweet boy!!  We are so blessed!  Happy Birthday my Hunter-man!