The Dog House

Christmas

2012-01-07T17:15:00.002-05:00

This year we had a great holiday a very busy one! My mom came in to town on December 22- January 3.. We had great time from start to finish.. Christmas day we got up early and then off to church and finished up at the wood's house for lunch.. As you can see i think Hunter loved the blower that Santa brought... We all had a great Christmas .. The only thing that would have made it better is if Matt could have been here we sure miss him..

My Brother!!!

2011-11-28T20:34:00.003-05:00

My brother is truly an amazing man! He has changed from the annoying little brother who fallowed me around everywhere to a remarkable soldier. He has shown such love for his nephew. I also truly know that he is there for me no matter how crazy I can be. He is now all grown up and a 2LT in the Army. He went from playing with GI Joes to being one. I found out this week that he will be leaving on saturday to go to Afghanistan. I must say that i have always worried about my little brother but this is a whole new amount of worrying for me to do. I ask that everyone will keep him in their prays. I love you Matt!!

Thanksgiving 2011

2011-11-28T20:30:00.006-05:00

This year for Thanksgiving Hunter and I made the trip up to KY to spend time with my Dad and LaAnna. From the second we got there Hunter was stuck to his PaPa like glue. And as you can tell they had a lot of fun playing in the toy room. As you can tell I am bad about taking pictures hopefully my Dad has some more. We had a great meal thank you NaNa. We had a great trip =)

2nd Birthday Party

2011-11-13T16:30:00.009-05:00

Hunters birthday party was so much fun. This year he wanted a Thomas the train party.. A big thanks to everyone for coming and having a great time celebrating Hunter!Hunter got so many fun toys from Lego's to his train table/Lego table made special by Papa =) Which I am Hoping that Papa and Nana got some more pictures and one of him with his table that we can post..

Hunter is 2!!!

2011-11-11T08:37:00.011-05:00

November 10, 2009 we were blesses with the very best gift we could have want our sweet baby boy Hunter.. Everyday he does something new that amazes me.. He has grown up before our eyes.. His birthday was a special day for him. Brandon and I got up early to cook him breakfast and let him open our gift to him.. Then the Pipkins took him out to lunch at his favorite place Burger King!! Then we had dinner at Chilis also another favorite. Then home to get in our new Thomas pjs and cars slippers. We love our baby boy so much Happy Birthday!!!

Halloween 2011

2011-10-30T15:57:00.008-04:00

This year Hunter was little puppy!!! He wasnt really into wearing the hat but he did like seeing all the other kids at church.. Oh and of course he loved getting home and getting some of his candy!! I think he gets that from his mom =)

Three Little Monkeys

2011-10-21T08:37:00.004-04:00

Last night Spencer and Carson came over for Hunter first sleep over! We made a bed for them and they watched Lion King. They were so good they all went to sleep until about 8am =) I am so glad that Hunter lives so by all his cousins and that they all love one another so much..

Baby girl Wood!!

2011-10-19T18:34:00.004-04:00

I am so happy that little Ellie is here. Ginger had her yesterday at around 530pm. She is 7lbs 15oz and 20 inches long. I am so excited to have a niece =) I went before work today to get some one on one time and little Ellie gave me a little gift to change her lol.. How blessed is our family =)

Bedroom Flip

2011-10-09T09:56:00.008-04:00

All my life I have had miss matched and hand me down bedroom furniture. So we went out and got our very own bedroom set and we also painted our room. As you can tell its still a work in progress we need to get some decor..

Idaho September2011

2011-09-29T22:19:00.001-04:00

Weekend of fun

2011-08-28T09:26:00.007-04:00

Dad and LaAnna came in town two weeks ago. We had a great time. A lot of my pictures cam out blurry.. I guess when Hunter is on the go the camera isn't lol..

Hunter's New Room

2011-08-28T09:21:00.006-04:00

Our friend Keith has been busy at work for us. He made Hunter some storage units for his room and they are soooooo nice!!

Ginger's Shower

2011-08-06T09:18:00.006-04:00

We had Ginger's shower last weekend. Its so much fun getting ready for a new baby and a girl at that. We had a lot of people her to support her and baby girl wood got lots of nice things. Thanks to everyone who helped out with the shower it was so nice.

Why not to cut your child's hair?

2011-07-05T20:41:00.003-04:00

Tonight I thought it would be a good idea to just trim Hunters hair until we could get back to have Audrey cut it.. What was I thinking???? I am so glad that Hunters hair grows fast and that he just got a cool gamecock hat.. He looks like an old man!!!

My brother!!!

2011-06-26T17:00:00.008-04:00

Last week Hunter had a high temp on wednesday and into thursday.. We didnt know if we would still get to go down and see Matt.. Hunter's temp broke on thursday afternoon so we were still able to go see Matt... Matt was getting ready to leave for Ranger school today and we wanted to spend a few days with him before he left.. After he is done at Ranger school he will go back to Alaska for a few months and then deploy for Afghanistan... This is very hard for me growing up Matt was my little brother that was always bugging me.. Now he has become a best friend to me and a great uncle to Hunter. I am so proud of the officer that he is and all the things that he has accomplished.. I am so proud to be his sister and love him so much.. Ok enough of the sappy stuff.. We had a fun time going to Hunter's first movie Cars 2 which he was awake until the movie started and for the last thirty mins which he seemed to enjoy =) We also went to the park and just hung out.. It was a great weekend..

Audrey's Shower

2011-06-11T19:47:00.010-04:00

Today was Audrey's bridal shower. Everyone had such a great time. We had lots of good food, friends and family. It looks like Audrey and Anthony are off to a good start. As you can tell Audrey had a lot of bows for us to put to good use :)

Vacations!!!

2011-06-11T19:19:00.005-04:00

Last week was a big week for us. We started out the week in Pigeon Forge, TN for our trip with family. Hunter had such a good time at Dolly Wood and the water park. I had pictures from the park but for some reason they wont upload. So here are some of the pictures that would pull up. After we were done in TN it was off to GA to see Matt before he left for Ranger school. Hunter can now say Matt!!

Idaho

2011-06-03T09:32:00.007-04:00

Last week Hunter and I made the trip home to Idaho. We were able to spend the week with Grandma, Great Grandma and Uncle Steve. Even though the weather was not great we had such a good time.

A day at the zoo!!

2011-04-29T16:33:00.004-04:00

Today was such a nice day we made a trip to the zoo. We also invited George and Gayle to come(they are our friends who watch Hunter). We had to start the trip out right with a trip to good old Krispy Kreme to get the sugar going =) Then it was off to the zoo we had a great time the weather was nice and the animals were out.

Easter weekend!!

2011-04-29T16:30:00.003-04:00

Hunter and I went to KY for Easter weekend. We had a lot of fun. At my Dad and LaAnna's church they had a big Easter egg hunt and as you can see Hunter found a few eggs! The best thing was that they had candy in them. I didnt really take any pictures but my dad will be emailing me some and I will post more later.

Last weekend at Uncle Matt's in GA!

2011-04-03T19:32:00.006-04:00

This weekend we loaded up and went down to see Matt in GA! This was his last weekend in GA and next week its off to Alaska. We had a great time. On Saturday we went to the aquarium which Hunter seem to really like. Although it was way to busy! All and all we both had a great time and will miss having Matt so close =(

16 Months!!

2011-03-11T21:35:00.004-05:00

Its hard to think but my little baby is now 16 months!! Where has the time gone?? He now has almost 8 teeth and is talking up a storm.. My mom asked if i was letting him feed himself.. Which i really have been slow to let him and you can see by these pictures this is why!! He is the light of my life!!

Hunters first truck!

2011-02-11T10:23:00.004-05:00

Yesterday Hunter was 15 months! Where has the time gone? He walking all over and talking. He says Oscar, Daddy, Mommy, Bye Bye and you will like this Cup Cake! He has fun playing all day and he just a happy little guy. I look at him everyday and think how I am to have him =) Oh and as you can see his grandma Chat got him his first truck and he loves it in fact I have to pull him out of it most days.

Weekend at Uncle Matt's

2011-02-06T17:31:00.005-05:00

This weekend Hunter and I went down to GA to visit Matt for his birthday. Leslie made a great cake for him. It was so nice just to spend some time together and we took him out to dinner at Olive Garden. I only wish that we had more time to spend with him!

The two men in my life!!

2011-01-16T18:02:00.002-05:00

We were getting ready for church today and I just could help but take a picture of the two men in my life!

Hunter's Second christmas

2010-12-26T21:08:00.010-05:00

This Christmas has been a lot of fun with Hunter he is now getting into opening gifts and looking at the lights. We had a very busy season. We were able to go to lights with Shaun and Ginger and the boys and Tiawanna. Then that whole weekend we had family parties. Then mom and Matt got here a few days before Christmas as you can tell we had a good one. In fact Hunter opened two gifts and the crawled away saying bye bye i guess you could say opening isn't his thing =) We went over to Shaun and Gingers for a great breakfast and then came home to just relax. Our big surprise came the day after when we woke to a few inches of snow!

Crazy Hunter

2010-12-01T21:24:00.004-05:00

Hunter, Matt and I went to KY for Thanksgiving. We had a great time but have to say i was sick of driving by the end. Hunter took a nap Thanksgiving morning and he got up with the worst bed head we had to give him a bath to get it under control. We had a great trip! Tonight I was making dinner and I could hear Hunter playing with his toys so I went in to see what he was doing and he was sitting in one of his toys and playing with the other =)

No more purple cast!

2010-11-17T18:24:00.004-05:00

Today was the big day my cast was cut off!!!!! Then it was up for xrays to see if my three pins could come out too..As you can see it was a little crazy looking.. I also want to tell everyone who says oh it doesnt hurt to have them out that they have never had them out lol!! It wasn't a lot of pain but it didnt feel great.. Now I am in a soft splint for 6weeks but the best part is I can scratch all i want =) Now i just need to take it easy and hopefully i will be back to normal soon..

Hunter is One!!!!

2010-11-10T20:11:00.005-05:00

My sweet baby boy is one today.. Its hard to think this time last year i was waiting to meet him for the first time.. When i look at my baby i cant imagine loving anyone more than him.. He is truly a gift from god!! We started his big day out by having his 12 month check up and he was doing good..

height 31 3/4 95%

weight 24 lbs 11oz 70%

head 47 1/2 81%

So as you can see he is going to be a big boy!! Then it was off to Target to get some sippy cups because no more bottle =( Then we got some lunch at Applebees.. It was a great day!! Happy Birthday to my big boy!! We love you..

Hunter's 1st birthday party!

2010-11-07T15:08:00.012-05:00

This weekend we had Hunter's first birthday party!! It was so much fun to have all his family and friends there!! As you can see he had a great time from eating lunch to opening gifts and eating his cake!! Thank you to everyone it was so much fun and loves all his gifts..And yes mommy has let him play with them.. Its hard to think that on Wednesday my baby will be one where does the time go?? I love him so much!!

Halloween!!

2010-10-30T20:48:00.010-04:00

We have had a big weekend! Friday night we went to Boo at the Zoo with Stephanie and Ginger, Shaun and the boys.. It was a great night the weather was so nice and we had such a great time.. Saturday night we had trunk or treat at church which was also a good time.. Nemo was a big hit!!

Weekend of fun!

2010-10-17T11:26:00.003-04:00

This weekend was a busy one.Lauren came in town and stayed a few days. As you can see Hunter enjoyed sharing an apple with her! We also went to the fair with Lauren, Leslie and the kids. Hunter loved seeing the animals. The pigs made him laugh. Today it was off to church with his new bow tie he is becoming such a little man.

God be with you!

2010-10-05T22:52:00.011-04:00

Saturday October 2nd my family and I had a life changing event. Hunter and I got up and got dressed to go to the breast cancer walk and that is what I know but not what I remember. What happened to us on this day has been pieced together to me by others. We were in a head on collision at 7:30am by a drunk driver in Blythewood, SC. I remember nothing!!! I am not sure I can type everything but the pictures say a lot. My car had a six disc CD changer and the one that was ejected out on the seat was "God be with you" and he was. Hunter is fine all he has is a scratch in his chin. I had to stay in the hospital for two nights and have a lot of scraps, bruises and a broken wrist that now has three pins after a surgery and a bruised lung. It is going to be a long and bumpy road but we are soooo blessed. Thank you to everyone who has been there for our family and all the prayers. I thank god for everything with out him Hunter and I would not be here. We are blessed! My life will never be the same. Please continue prayers for us.

2010-10-01T17:57:00.004-04:00

Hunter is now standing and walking around things!! I never thought that Hunter would be giving me my work out.. I have also been busy making Hunter a quilt from some of his old shirts.. I think that it looks great if I say so myself =) Today we went to lunch with Ginger and the boys and Ginger went and had some much needed time to herself and we went to the bookstore and you can see they had a great time.. This is the only thing that makes me think that even if Hunter is an only child he will never be alone =)

Ticks, Soccer and Doctors!!

2010-09-26T20:35:00.008-04:00

Well this week started off a little crazy.. Hunter had a tick on him!! As you can imagine this freaked me out but Gayle got it off and we are just watching him now.. When Thursday came around we were ready for a break so it was off to see Spencer and Andrew play soccer.. They did such a good job.. Then we headed into town to have dinner at LHOP and you can see that Hunter and Grandaddy had a great time..Friday we had a full day of doctor visits first we went to the eye doctor where we learned that everything is perfect with Hunters eyes =) Then it was back to the house for therapy which went well.. After that it was back to town to go and see the surgeon who I have to say I will not be going back to!! Right now we are on hold until we can get a second surgeon to look at him .. Saturday morning I took Hunter to his doctor and found out that he had an ear infection =( so we are on some antibiotics.. Well that was our week !!

Boating Fun!!

2010-09-23T21:51:00.007-04:00

So the picture of Hunter on the boat is a little late but thanks to Audrey and her iphone I was able to get a picture of us on the boat =) Also this week Brandon and some of his friends took the boat out down in Charleston..It looks like they had fun

First hair cut and xrays!

2010-09-17T21:26:00.007-04:00

Today was a big day for the little guy! We started out at Audrey's shop in Blythewood for our first hair cut. Both of them did great. We really didnt cut much off just around his ears and a little in he back. Then we had to go to xray place. Good news is that everything looks good other than him have a little torticollis (ok like we didn't know that!) Now we have to go and see they eye doc and also the surgeon. I just wish one person could tell us what we should do. He just seems so perfect to me and I want to do whats right for him but its hard to know what that is when you have a million people telling you different things.

A weekend with Uncle Matt

2010-09-06T17:33:00.008-04:00

This weekend we got to see Matt.. He got here on friday at around 3pm which gave us almost the whole day with him..That night Matt and Brandon and the guys went night fishing but they only got one fish so maybe it was like riding a boat with fishing poles?? The next day we got up early to go to the zoo.. We had a great time and finally got to feed the giraffes and Hunter at fist thought that the food was for him =) After a nice hot day at the zoo it was off to walk around the college book store then Matt did what i normally would do he bought a new truck!! The next day was another early one to head to the beach.. we had a great day!! Hunter didnt like the beach I am thinking because it was a little loud?? Brandon and I both have marks from him holding on to us.. Monday Matt headed home and we headed up to the lake and I finally took Hunter out on the boat for the first time and I have to say that I think he loved it.. The picture at the bottom is of Hunter when he got home and had crazy boat/sun screen hair.. It was one of the best weekends in a long time =)

9 months and family pictures!

2010-08-16T21:57:00.005-04:00

Well its crazy to say but Hunter is now 9 months old.. He is waving bye bye to everyone and now saying mama.. He is still working on crawling but getting there.. We are down to wearing the helmet at night now.. He is just getting to be such a big boy.. We had our pictures taken by Melissa they turned out great here are just a few..

My baby Hunter!!

2010-08-01T13:25:00.002-04:00

I wanted to take a minute just to tell you about what an amazing baby I have.. Brandon has told me that sometimes I have a very negative attitude and I really have to say that last few months I think he is right.. I have let Hunter's things with his neck and helmet stuff get me down never once really stopping to realize what a amazing person he is.. Hunter has been sleeping through the night from 9 till at least 7am since he was 3months old.. Hunter has a tooth coming in and really hasn't been that fussy about it.. He has now learned how to wave bye bye.. He holds his own bottle when you give it to him.. Best of all he knows when Brandon and I are in a room and loves us so much.. Its very easy to get pulled down by negative things in our lives and take all the good things and push them to the side I am going to live my life the best I can and not take one minute for granted with Brandon and Hunter I love them both some much!!

What a month!!

2010-07-18T17:54:00.000-04:00

I forgot that I hadn't been on here to post pictures from fathers day.. I love the picture of Hunter and Brandon they look so much a like.. Hunter and I have been on the go.. For the weekend of the fourth Hunter and I were off to KY.. It was really nice because Matt is living at my dads so we got to see him as well.. We had a great weekend,,but we didn't stay up late enough for fireworks =( We came home for a few days and then it was back to the airport to go to Idaho for a week.. As you can see we had a great time.. Hunter loves to be out in the grass.. I wish we had grass here and that there weren't all the fire ants.. We got to spend a lot of time with Grandma and Great Grandma it was the best!!I have to say that I really have a hard time leaving my family but we look forward to the next time we get to go..

First time at the pool!!

2010-06-25T17:59:00.000-04:00

Today Lindsay and Cole had us over for lunch and then it was off to the pool.. Lindsay had a cool little float from Cole that Hunter loved!! As you can see he had a good time at the pool.. I think this will be our first of many trips to the pool!!

28th Birthday!!

2010-06-18T15:47:00.000-04:00

Wednesday was my 28th birthday!! It seems crazy to look back and think about all the things i have done in a short 28 years.. I am so blessed to be where I am now!! That day Leslie made a great cake I had a picture but its on my phone but take my word it looked as good as it tasted!! Then when i got home my family and friends had me a party at Valencia's house.. Ginger made me cupcakes that were great.. We had a blast.. Thank you to everyone who made my birthday special..

A day at the zoo!

2010-06-11T18:57:00.000-04:00

Today we took another trip to the zoo! It was sooooo HOT!!!! But that didn't stop us from having a good time.. Stephanie came with us to but I didn't get any pictures on my camera for some reason so sorry Steph.. The boys all had a great time looking at the animals.. I think next time we go we should go early to bet the heat =)

7 Months Old

2010-06-09T21:41:00.001-04:00

Hunter is now 7 months old!! It seems so hard to think that he is not a baby baby anymore.. He is slowly working is way through his baby food.. He is a good eater as you can tell from his pictures.. He has such a sweet little personality.. He is a very good baby he loves to go for rides in his stroller and in the car.. He goes to bed and sleeps through the night.. We are still working on his neck and head which I am hoping wont take much longer.. He loves to smile and laugh.. He is doing a good job at sitting up and he rolls or what i call a log roll to his left side but he doesn't roll to his right?? I love my baby Hunter he does something new and amazing everyday!!

Getting Big!!

2010-06-01T21:24:00.000-04:00

Hunter is getting to be such a big boy.. He is now getting his own little personality.. I went to put him on the floor on his back for a minute to play while i made the bed by the time i came back around i found that he had taken hi diaper off and was playing.. Later that morning he was showing me what a big boy he was by holding his own bottle!!! Where has the time gone??

Hunters first food

2010-05-21T12:24:00.000-04:00

Today Hunter had his 6 months well baby visit and it went well.. He is now 20lbs 10oz which puts him in the 91% and he is in the 76% for height and 90% for his head..Dr Hamzy told us we could start feeding him real food and to start with veggies so that we did peas!! I went to target and got some food and as you can tell i went a little overboard i think we should be good for awhile..

Zoo Fun!!

2010-05-20T22:09:00.001-04:00

Today we went to the zoo with Lindsay and Cole!! It was a great day not too hot!! As you can see the boys had a great time and so did we no one left crying =)

Our trip to Idaho

2010-05-19T13:51:00.000-04:00

Brandon, Hunter and I all went to Idaho last week and it was great!! We stayed on the go the whole time.. One day we went to my families house in Twin Falls the on Wednesday we were off to see Erika, Jack and Leighton for her first birthday.. We even took Hunter for his first trip to the zoo.. We had a great time and

it was hard to leave Hunter loved spending time with everyone there but the best part is that we get to go back in July..

We made it to Idaho!!

2010-05-08T17:48:00.000-04:00

Well our trip started out Thursday morning at 1am.. Which every time I say I am not going to take the early flight but there we were.. I have to say that Hunter did really good..

On Friday Matt was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Army.. He had my mom and I pin him and my dad did his oath which was really special.. Today was his actual graduation which went very well.. Now the rest of the time we get to spend with family!!

My new helmet and Brandon..

2010-04-25T09:18:00.000-04:00

This friday it was time to get Hunter's helmet.. I have to say it was a little sad.. When we got there he was sleeping and by the time we left he was doing the same.. He will slowly work up to wearing his helmet 23 hours a day.. He looks ok with it on but he isnt happy about it.. On friday night he got up and was not happy well by sunday morning he had a temp so it was off to the dr we went and little man has a bad ear infection.. This week Brandon also went in for his surgery on his ankle.. When they went in his one bone was really shattered rather than just one break.. So 1 plate and 7 screws later he is back together again.. Now one more week and he will have a walking boot...

Hunters Casting!!

2010-04-13T18:00:00.000-04:00

What a day!! Hunter went today to be casted for his helmet..As you can see it wasnt his favorite thing that he has done.. He was pretty good I thought for everything they did.. Now we wait until next friday and we will get fitted for the final helmet and the 3-6 months later we hope his head is better =) The fun didnt end there we went to Brandon softball game tonight and he was covering home and a guy ran into him and broke his ankle which put us in the ER at 9pm until a little after 11 and tomorrow we will have to go get a cast does the fun ever stop!! I guess it was a day for casts for my boys next time can you do something else for you father son activity??

Easter Sunday

2010-04-08T21:00:00.001-04:00

Hunter had a great first Easter! We got up and he had a little breakfast and then it was time to see what the Easter bunny brought.. Hunter made out pretty good as you can see.. He got some shoes for summer, books and some sun glasses =)

We watched general conference and then it was up to the Grandparents..We had a great dinner and it was nice to be with the family.. We had fun riding on the golf chart and of course there was an Easter egg hunt.. It was a great Easter!!

Bathroom Closet!!

2010-03-30T20:12:00.000-04:00

About three weeks ago we started a little project in our master bathroom.. I wanted to take out the bathtub that we never use other than dust it every week.. Thank you so much for the great work done by Keith,, he did such a great good.. He built a whole new closet and he also re-did the other one we now have his and hers closets and we can fit all of ours stuff in one place rather than here there and everywhere..Thank you again Keith it looks great!!

My first Easter egg hunt!!

2010-03-27T19:01:00.001-04:00

Today was the Primary Easter egg hunt.. Hunter found a few eggs and as you can see they must have tasted good because that was the first thing he wanted to do was put them right in his mouth..We had such a good time!!

Bed time

2010-03-25T18:47:00.001-04:00

Hunter has been pretty good about sleeping in his bed.. During the night he moves around a little(not rolling over) mostly he will be a little sideways but this morning Brandon came in and said I had to go look a him.. He had completely turn himself sideways!! I have no idea how he did it but you can see why we cant put a blanket or anything in with him for that matter.. Here are some pictures of him in his little Oshkosh overalls that were my brother Matts..

How I love Hunter!!

2010-03-21T13:27:00.000-04:00

We got home from church and I thought that Hunter would be in a bad mood because he was up almost the whole time but not the case.. I got him home and he was smiling and talking to me.. I love him so much he can put a smile on your face and warm your heart in a second..

4 Month well baby visit

2010-03-20T16:25:00.000-04:00

Hunter turned four months we went for his well baby check up.. He is weighing in at 15lbs 11oz which makes him in the 69 percentile.. Then we move on to his pumpkin head which is now 43" which is in the 82% and he is going to be tall now he is 25 3/4" which is in the 80 percentile..He is trying to sit up and hold is head up.. He is so sweet he laughs and smiles so much.. We do have to go to a specialist for his head, he has a flat side from his neck, which might lead to a helmet =( All and all he is growing up so fast.. As you can see to loves to hold on to things even his dads diet Mt Dew..

4 Months

2010-03-11T19:58:00.000-05:00

This week my little Hunter turned 4 months.. He is laughing and smiling like crazy.. He is trying to pull himself up and wants to see everything..He has also started to sleep in his own room which is a little sad.. Everyday that I look at him he looks a little different and a little more grown..He loves music and to talk to you about what he thinks(just like mom).. I cant wait for him to sit up on his own..

Pumpkin Head!!

2010-03-05T17:27:00.001-05:00

Hunter's doctors were worried that his head was growing to fast. So last time we were there they wanted us to go to have an ultrasound on the soft spot on his head. Which I have to say that I really was so worried about the flu that I didn't really ask what that meant. Well today we went to the children's hospital downtown which is very nice to get his ultrasound. They told me that when babies heads grow to fast that can mean there might be fluid on the brain which at that point my heart stopped. After putting a big glob of gel stuff on his head the ultrasound started. The lady who did it told me that everything was fine =) I guess it would be safe to say that he has a pumpkin head like me! So now we are just back to worrying about his neck which we go back on the 23rd. Also we had a big night last night Hunter is now sleeping in his room. Which was a little sad but it will be best for him.

The first nice weekend!!

2010-02-20T18:10:00.000-05:00

Today was such a nice day outside the Lindsay and I took the kids to Scott park for a nice long walk and also so they or more so Cole could play.. We had such a great time lets hope the nice weather is here to stay..

SNOW???

2010-02-13T11:02:00.001-05:00

Yesterday was a big day for us.. I ended up getting the flu so Brandon had to come home and watch Hunter.. As you can see they were just hanging out watching some tv.. Later that day we got a surprise SNOW!!! By the time morning came we had about 5-6inches of snow.. I thought I was back home..

3 Months Old

2010-02-12T09:41:00.000-05:00

Hunter turned 3 months old on Wednesday.. He is getting to be so big he is now 13lbs and 6oz..He is such a happy baby.. He loves music and to try and sing along.. We did have a little bump in the road on Wednesday night Hunter started to run a temp of 101.2 not good.. We took him to the baby er and they told us he just had a cold but by the next morning he still had a temp and just wasn't acting right so we went into to see Dr Hamzy where we found out that he has the flu!!!! I think that my heart stopped.. We are so lucky because he was able to get tamaflu because he is 3 months old.. Just a little bump in the road.. Hunter for the most part has been taking it pretty well he has moments where he is not happy but its not as bad as I would have thought..

Things I like to do now and things I dont like!!

2010-01-31T17:14:00.000-05:00

This week we went out to dinner twice.. On tuesday we went to LHP with Trish.. Hunter was up the whole time which means he his getting to be such a big boy.. Then on thursday night we went to San Jose.. I am glad I got to eat at my two favorite places this week because on monday I am going to weight watchers,, time to get back into all my jeans.. Wish me luck!! Hunter has found a few things he likes which is swinging in his swing,, listening to music and he also found something he doesnt like tummy time..This week Hunter will be 3months.. Next thing I know he will be walking!! I have also come to the reality that I can either make the most of things and be happy or I can be a downer all the time.. I want to be happy and have Hunter grown up in a happy family.. I also have come to realize that you cant look at other people and compare your life to theirs other wise you will never be happy..

A big week!

2010-01-23T13:05:00.000-05:00

This week was a big week for our family! I went back to work on monday which was one of the hardest things I have ever done. All day I just want to get home to Hunter. Hunter had his first full day with his dad on Tuesday and it seemed to have gone good. The biggest thing was on 1/20/10 at about 9pm we put a teaspoon of rice cereal in a 6 oz bottle. Everyone said it would help him sleep longer but it didn't so maybe next time we will try a little more. Hunter still has his thrush but it isn't stopping him from eating good. It looks like its time to pack up his 0-3 months stuff its a little small and buy size 2 diapers. My baby is getting so big =(

Ikea & Thrush

2010-01-17T16:16:00.001-05:00

Yesterday Ginger, Lindsay, Hunter and I all went on a little road trip to Ikea.. I have to say that is the coolest(if that's a word) place I have been.. I think we spent about 4 hours there.. Lindsay founds some cool things for her house and I got Hunter a toy box.. Ginger was there to guide us through Ikea.. I took some pictures of Hunters new toy box which is half full at day one.. Thrush up date we still have it and they had me get some stuff to put in his mouth that makes it turn purple I don't know if you can tell from the picture buts its bright purple!! We had such a great time at Ikea I am ready to go back it gives you great ideas and you can afford it is the best part..

2 months old

2010-01-12T23:08:00.000-05:00

Today was a big day we took Hunter for his 2 month old check up.. Here are his stats he is now 10lbs 6oz which puts him only in the 30% and his head is 39 1/2 ,69% the his height is 22 3/4, 74%.. So after looking at the numbers you can see we have a tall skinny baby with a big head =) I have to say he comes by it honestly though.. We are still fighting the thrush.. He is such a good baby.. I told Brandon tonight looking at him in his bed you have to wonder how you could love anything as much as you love your child its a great feeling.. I know that later down the road I might need to read this but he real is growing so fast and changing.. I love you Hunter!!

Hunter Hanging Out!

2010-01-11T15:00:00.001-05:00

Hunter is now 2 months its gone by so fast.. Its still hard to think that I have a baby and now he is 2 months old where does the time go.. Here are just a few pictures of my baby hanging out with his dad..Hunter has been smiling more and more everyday.. He is for the most part a very happy baby.. Right now we are fighting thrush they told me not to let him have his pacifier during the day I am guessing that was a joke..He loves to sleep in his swing or with his mom and dad,, doesn't really like to sleep in his bed alone..

The Collins Christmas

2010-01-02T15:14:00.000-05:00

This Christmas we have been very busy.. We spent Christmas day with Ginger and the boys then that night we had our family party at the Dinkins house.. Then first thing Saturday we were on our way to Kentucky to see my family even my brother was in town..

Family Parties

2009-12-22T18:44:00.000-05:00

We had alot of Christmas parties this weekend here are a few pictures!!

My first bath

2009-12-19T12:27:00.000-05:00

Last night Hunter got his first bath.. I was waiting for his belly button to be healed up to give him his first bath.. Thanks to Lindsay for showing me how to give him a bath.. He seemed to really like it until the end.. The best thing was that he didn't do the normal little boy thing!!

Pictures

2009-12-15T21:46:00.000-05:00

Today we took Hunter to get his picture taken.. Here are a few that we were taken and I just found out that we are missing the ones we ordered on the cd so I guess I will be calling tomorrow..

A month old!

2009-12-10T21:01:00.000-05:00

Hunter is a month old and I am still trying to figure out this mom thing..He is a very good baby.. Today we took a trip up to my work for lunch we had a great time.. Thank you to everyone for coming to see us.. We are finally able to put him in 0-3 months but they are still a little big.. More pictures to come!!

A baby is blessed!!

2009-12-01T21:23:00.000-05:00

Sunday November 29th Brandon blessed Hunter.. He looked so cute just like a little man.. I have to say that he was such a good baby too he didnt make one sound during church I know that will soon change lol

Two weeks old!!

2009-11-24T10:52:00.001-05:00

Today I am two weeks old!! We have had a hard two weeks with going to the doctor almost every day but now we are starting to get into a schedule or as much as you can for only being two weeks old!!

Hunter Owen Collins

2009-11-14T13:26:00.000-05:00

Hunter Owen Collins was born Tuesday November 10th at 9:34pm... He was 7lbs 3oz and 20 3/4" long... What a sweet blessing he is.. I must say that it still doesnt feel real I AM A MOM!!! As you can see Oscar is a very good big brother.. He seems to be very protective of him.. Hunter ended up having a little case of Jaundice so he is now wearing the belly blanket a little scary as a new mom but we are hoping that on monday he will be ok and doesnt have to were the blanket.. Here are some pictures of our little blessing...

Boo at the Zoo

2009-10-31T11:57:00.001-04:00

Last night we all went to Boo at the Zoo! It was a great night for it no rain =) We had such a great time.. The kids looked so cute, I got one picture of all of them not all looking..

Hunter's Room!!

2009-10-25T20:12:00.000-04:00

So people have been asking if we have finished Hunter's room?!? It is done and I am finally getting around to publishing some pictures.. I even have one of his bathroom!!

Oree's Birthday

2009-10-17T10:29:00.000-04:00

Happy birthday to Oree!! It was nice to have the family together at LHP for Oree's birthday we had a great time..

Baby Shower

2009-10-17T10:10:00.000-04:00

A big thank you to Ginger for Hunters shower.. It was so nice.. Thank you to everyone for coming and supporting us!! It crazy to think but Hunter will be here in a month!!!

Happy Birthday Brandon!!

2009-10-05T18:22:00.000-04:00

Brandon's birthday was on October 1st. We went out to dinner to celebrate and then home for some cookies.. This Sunday we had birthday cake up and his grandparents house. Thank you to Leslie for the cake!! Brandon and I are now both 27 years young and next year at this time we will have baby Hunter to celebrate our birthdays with us!!

Baby Shower!!

2009-09-26T23:05:00.000-04:00

Today was my family shower! A big thank you to Lindsay and everyone else who helped. It was so nice! Everyone did way to much Hunter is going to have a lot to come into this world with. The best thing was to see a lot of the family that we don't see but once a year. I cant wait for them all to meet little Hunter! Thank you again to Lindsay for having the shower everything was so beautiful!

Baby Shower!!!

2009-09-01T19:12:00.000-04:00

Its taken me a few days to get the pictures posted but better late then never right! A big thank you to Leslie and everyone who helped for a beautiful shower.. Hunter is so blessed to have great friends and family.. I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone.

Weekend in KY!

2009-08-17T19:49:00.000-04:00

This weekend Brandon and I hit the road for KY! It was a long drive but a pretty one. We made it there on friday mid morning. My brother Matt was there too so it was a good trip all the way around. I didnt take many pictures but here are a few from the weekend!

Ice Cream for Oscar

2009-08-11T20:23:00.000-04:00

Oscar has been feeling a little left out with all the stuff going on with the baby.. I was at Publix and found some ice cream that is made just for dogs.. As you can see it made his day!! I guess its true that its the little things that matter most.. Oh and yes I know that he is spoiled!!

Idaho part 2

2009-08-02T09:13:00.000-04:00

Here are more pictures from my trip.. We took some with my family but I am not sure if they were all on my moms camera so i hope she posts them!

My trip home part one!

2009-07-24T01:12:00.000-04:00

Lets see where should I start. I got home on the 17th and have been on the go. My Uncle Steve picked me up in Salt Lake City and we went to the zoo, which was fun but very hot!!! Then it was home to Pocatello. On saturday my mom and grandma and I went and picked up a few things for the baby and a few outfits for me. Then sunday mom and I went down to Utah to some shopping for the baby I am thinking that little Hunter might be a little spoiled!! On monday I was able to get together with my friend Amy from home who i out here for reunion, then off to lunch with Lindsay. As you can see I am doing a lot of eat while I am home. What can I say there are just somethings you have to have when you are in Idaho(fry sauce). The tuesday I got in the car and headed over to see my dads side of the family then after that on my way home I stopped to see my friends Bettie, Lance and their little girl. Wednesday mom took the day off and we went down to Logan. It was really fun she took me to The Blue Bird which is where my grandma went to eat when she was little and then she took my mom and now my mom took me. Today I started the day off right, hair cut and color! I love it its very different from what I have had but thats what I like. Thank you to Misty that was part of my baby gift. Then it was off to the baby shower. Thank you so much to Lindsay for having the shower and all my friends who came. It is so good to see everyone I wish I had more time to spend with everyone. Its hard not to see the people you love but once a year. Thank you to everyone Hunter and I love all his stuff. Now we just need him to be here so he can try it on!

What a day!!

2009-07-11T15:35:00.000-04:00

Friday mornings I get up and go clean Mrs. Jone's house. Well I went to my car and went to started the car and I looked back and found my back windshield was not doing so good to say the least. When I walked to the back I found what looks like someone had shoot it with a bee bee gun. People are so so nice aren't they! To say the least the it kinda but me in a down mood for the weekend =( Oh well you cant cry over broken glass right?

Its a Boy!!!

2009-07-01T21:27:00.000-04:00

Hilton Head get away!

2009-05-25T20:23:00.000-04:00

This weekend Brandon and I took a little weekend trip. We hit the road saturday after Brandon got off work and went down to Hilton Head. It was so nice. This was my first time and I really liked it because it was very quiet and just seemed so low key. Best of all it was fun because Brandon and I got to spend some time together alone.

The new floor!

2009-05-16T08:56:00.000-04:00

Well the baby's room is coming along. The walls are painted and now we have new flooring. It looks so good!

Baby Boy Collins?!?!?!

2009-05-05T21:43:00.000-04:00

Today we went for my 12 week visit! We got a lot of pictures. The baby now looks like a baby. And we found out that its look like we are having a little boy! They are about 80% accurate at this point so i am not ruling out a girl but i have to say they know more than i do and it looks like a little boy! Which i am happy with either. Everything looked good and healthy.

Painting!!

2009-04-10T22:39:00.001-04:00

Today was a great day!! Lindsay and Cole oh and Daisy too came over for lunch and then the real fun started! We started taping the baby's room to paint. Then it was off to Lowe's to pick out the paint. We started paint at about 4:30pm and around 6:30pm Heather and Woobie came over to help too. As you can see Oscar did end up with a little paint on him when he put a paw on the wall and sat up against the wall! We finished up around 9pm. It looks so good. THANK YOU to Lindsay, Cole and Heather!!! I couldn't have done it without you! (sorry i didn't get any of Cole =(

Baby Collins

2009-04-02T20:51:00.001-04:00

We went to our first doctors visit on Tuesday. It was the best thing. We got to see the baby and see its heart beat. Here is the first picture we have of our baby. They told us that my due date is November 18th. So we really have something to be thankful for at Thanksgiving! I go back at 12 weeks for another ultrasound and exam.

2009-03-11T22:12:00.000-04:00

Well i havent had anything to blog about for awhile but i thought this might be worth putting on here!! We found out today that we are having a baby!!!!

Long Time!

2009-02-20T23:22:00.000-05:00

So its been a long time since I have put anything on my blog so I just thought I would make a post. No I didn't forget my password, but I have found face book. For anyone who is not on face book you need to get it. I have to say that you get sucked in. I will try and get better about doing stuff on my blog too.

A busy week!

2008-12-24T07:40:00.000-05:00

We have been really busy the last few weeks! Last weekend we had The Dinkins Christmas party!I had fun Brandon couldnt make it but I went with out him and had a good time. That same night Brandon, me, Ginger, Shaun,the boys and Tiawanna went to see lights. Carson had the best time! Its so cool to see kids into Christmas. Yesterday was my work Christmas party. We went to Forest Lake Country Club for lunch. It was really good! Thank you Dr. Hutch I had a great time. I love where I work and I am so glad that I have my new job so thank you to everyone who helped me get this job!

A big kid with his toy!

2008-12-24T07:35:00.000-05:00

Brandon got a zero turn lawn mower a few weeks ago and he has been like a little kid with a new toy! This morning he woke me up at 6 something saying he wanted to get up and get the lawn looking good! Ok well dont wake me next time! The lawn does look good thank you!

YW Christmas Party!

2008-12-20T14:51:00.000-05:00

Friday we had the Christmas party for the YW at my house. The dress was PJs which always makes for a good party. We ate pizza and watched Napoleon Dynamite. Then we played the Wii which was a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who came it was a lot of fun!

New Member of the Family!

2008-12-16T20:28:00.000-05:00

On friday we got a new car! Its a 2007 BMW X3. Its really nice too! I told Lindsay that I am her mini me she got and X5 this weekend! I guess its not the Highlander we were looking for but I think I can make it do! Now all we need to put in the SUV is a baby!