Hunter's six

Last Saturday Hunter turned six. I can't beleive it was six years ago that we brought home a tiny 4 pounds 9 ounces baby from the hospital. Hunter was born March 20, 2004 in St. George, Utah. He weight 5 pounds 3 ounces, but he lost weight before we brought him home. He was so small, but such a breath of life. He was loved from the start by Joanie, Ryan and myself.

Saturday, we didn't really have a birthday party, but our neighbors boys and our children spent all day together. Hunter opened presents first. He received a track, a zhu zhu pet, a Scooby-Doo DVD, a bookcase, a Handy Manny toy and some shorts.

The complete second season of Scooby-Doo.

Handy Manny

His bookcase for his room.

Hunter Rhea, Joanie, Hunter Palmer and Christopher Rhea waiting for cake. Bridger Rhea waiting for cake.

Later that night we took Hunter and Joanie bowling. We invited their friends, Christopher and Hunter Rhea. After bowling we took them to Denny's for dinner. The kids all had a blast. They loved spending all day together.Hunter PalmerJoanie

Christopher Rhea

Hunter Rhea

I can't believe my baby is six. He is growing up and learning so much. I love him so much and he is my happy helper.

New Furniture

Ryan and I were in desperate need of a new bed. We had our mattess sitting right on the floor, no box springs or frame. RC Willey was having a great sale on a bedroom set. We were able to get a new bed, dresser and night stand. I am so EXCITED to have it. Here's some pictures of it.

I'm so excited for the bed. I have wanted a sleigh bed since Ryan and I were married, and now I have one! We went from a king bed to a queen bed. The kids are disappointed because we told them they could no longer climb into bed with us. We only got one nightstand with it. Can you guess who's side of the bed it is on? The pig should give it away. It has two drawers and is great for my books (since we all know I like to read).

The dresser is gorgeous. I absolutely love it. There are eight drawers in it and a beautiful mirror. We gave the dresser we had in our room into Joanie's. She's way excited because now she has a mirror in her room.
Abby

Digital Scrapbooking

My friend, Robyn, has got me hooked on digital scrapbooking. I haven't done much of it in the past, but in the last 24 hours I've completed a few pages. Let me know what you think.

Memories

What makes a memory special? I can think of any number of adjectives to describe what I think. A special memory contains a fun activity, a sad activity but most importantly I think of the person the memory is made with.
Today my best friend from high school is celebrating her ?? birthday. Sadly, I am not able to be with her today. I am in Utah and she is in Massachusetts. But as I've been sitting here thinking of her and the fun and memorable times we've had together there a number that come to mind.
We both belonged to a recorder group that met early mornings before school. We participated in a number of recitals. There was the many nights spent together as we visited and helped one another through rough days. Working together at Godfather's Pizza. The driving too and from together and the many talks we had. Then of course there was the trip to Montana. What good times we had we everyone in the group.
What I remember most is the feelings of love that she always showed me. The help she gave me to get through hard days and times. I don't know if she will ever understand how much she helped me, and continues to help me.
I love you Tia and have a WONDERFUL birthday!

Fun Singing time

Yesterday in church we had a really fun singing time. The kids loved it. We played memory. I found pictures that corresponded with songs from the primary song book and printed off the pictures. Then I put the songs on a paper. I hung them up on the board and went around the room to let the kids pick numbers. When we found a match we sang the song. We have two little Sunbeams and they were so dang cute. We sang "My Hands" and I had them come up and help me because we sang it in Nursery so they know it better than the older kids. The kids had a blast -- as did I!