And September…..Moving Right Along:)

My little sister, Wendy, has been sassing me about my blog neglect. Maybe this is because she’s become some sort of blogging goddess and my lack thereof is offensive. . . or maybe she truly misses my wit and charm. Tough to say, but I’m going to go with the latter.:) I actually really do wish I was better about this. . . mostly because playing catch up is horrible.

My Hunter started Kindergarten this year. I was practically traumatized. Not because he wasn’t ready or anything, but simply because he’s my oldest, my first baby to go to school. That makes him old. . . and me, I guess. He started out in Basin City (which is full day) for the first week and for the past several months has been attending Maple Grove Elementary in Battle Ground (which is half day). Come January he’ll be back at Basin City Elementary. He’s excited. He misses all of his little buddies, although I don’t think he’s going to like switching back to full day. Heck, I’m not going to like it. I’ve NEVER been a fan of full day Kindergarten. They can learn as much in half a day as they can all day at that age. They get too distracted and too tired. They spend half of a full day playing anyway. But that’s life. Back to full day he’ll go. I’ve really enjoyed his Kindergarten teacher here and so has he. Mrs. Alekseyeva has been perfect for him. He’s already starting to read fairly well and is getting great with his numbers. Hunter’s my brainiac anyway, so I’m not surprised he does well in school, but I was surprised at how quickly he’s learning everything. I’m pretty sure when I was in Kindergarten we did things like play, learn to draw circles, and play some more. Times have sure changed.:) Anyway, here’s my handsome guy on his first day of school.

Let’s see, in August our yellow lab had puppies and by September the kids were having a blast with the rambunctious little boogers. Hunter and Tanner loved having showdowns with them. They’d get on all fours and growl and crawl towards them. The puppies were intimidated at first, but quickly started dominating.:) It was really cute. Haylee would just squeal in delight any time they’d chase her. . . which was always.

And just an awesome photo of my gorgeous Haylee. We were actually at Lucia Falls Park doing a photo shoot of my 3 year old niece and I happened to catch my little girl. She’s usually such a cheese ball that it’s rare to catch her with her normal smile, but mission accomplished. I just think she’s adorable in this one (and like I’ve said a million times before. . . I’m not partial, facts are facts).:)

Yeah, this IS June through August, thank you for asking…

I’ve been so bad about blogging lately that it’s almost sinful. My Mom has informed me of this multiple times. . . only in nicer words because my Mom’s, well, nice. I haven’t posted since July and truthfully I still have photos from June that need to go up. So fine. This is going to be the most random, photo-jammed post that you ever saw in your life. . . and that’s a promise. And since I never lie, you can either take my word for it or actually look.

Hunter and the Evster. Cousin Evan might be scared of amusement park rides, but he loves the Jeep. Everyone does.:) By the way, I know Evan LOOKS Tanner’s size, but he’s really only 2 like Haylee. Shocking size for such little parents.:)

What can I say? The entire family is inspired by my Post Natal Boot Camp videos. Well, they were. . . since I’m now prenatal instead of post, I guess we’re all leaving the weights pretty much alone. Plus, I love the couch more than my weights at this point. I’m sick and fat. . . so sue me. Oh, and yes, I occasionally do comb Haylee’s hair, but frankly she’s uncontrollable, so don’t judge.:)

My Mom’s cooler than I am and thinks of things like covering tables with newsprint so the kids can color. She also bribes the children with cookies to up her coolness factor. Ask her. She won’t deny it.:)

With my Daddy on his Birthday. He LOVES having his photo taken. Can’t you tell? My children clearly inherited none of this modesty. Not even a false sense of it. Oh sigh.:)

My parents live in Battle Ground now and they have this Harvest Festival or something like that every July. My kids loved the parade and then my brother, Joey, and his family came down from Chehalis and went to the carnival part with the kids and I. For the record, rides that spin any more than once per minute are made for young children. Something in their brains obviously doesn’t register overwhelming nausea. I can’t prove my theory because I know nothing about it technically, but I have ample evidence. The Scrambler has always been my favorite ride. I nearly died. I just stared at my feet praying that it would stop before I puked all over my three children. Mission accomplished, but barely. They loved it of course and thought it was the most delightful time they’d ever had. I wasn’t even pregnant either, so I have no valid excuse. I’m just old. Hunter loved carnival games more than rides even. We enjoyed cotton candy (because no public event is complete without it). All in all, fun day.

Kyle Jr. in the making right here. He wants to practice every night. I’ll say one thing. The kid has good form and he can hit that target. It’s hard to be pleased about this because all that means is a great deal more hunting in my future, but oh well. He’s cute and talented just the same.

Occasionally best buds. It’s cute. Tanner calls her sweetie. . . when he’s not punching or kicking her. Do you see how much they look alike?! From the gut, to the white hair, to the smile and facial expressions. Plus, they both wear camo pants. What bonds two people more than a love of camo?

 

At the end of August we went to Spokane’s Riverfront (or maybe it’s Riverside, I truthfully have no idea) Park. My sister, Wendy, and her family met us there since they’re living in Sandpoint, Idaho now. We watched an IMAX movie, rode rides, and ate the typical cotton candy snack. It was a warm day and I was pregnant and on the verge of being full-blown sick, but it was a blast anyway. Evan is exactly like my sister. His first ride ever was that tugboat you see up above. It barely moves, for the record, but the second it started he went into a panic. I’m talking hysterical crying. It was hard not to laugh especially since my kids were staring at him like he was an alien. Wendy was this exact same way. . . except she also would’ve cried if you left her behind. It was always a lose-lose situation. It brought back fond memories, that’s all I’m saying.:) My boys enjoyed bumper cars with Uncle David. He’s a good sport.:) Haylee loved the rollercoaster, which I had to go on with her and didn’t even puke. So proud of myself. She also loved the bumper boats. . . meaning she kept trying to climb out of her boat and go for a swim. Not the best idea I ever had, I guess. Anyway, we had a great time. Hopefully we’ll do it every year.

Okay, so, there’s June through August. Fall time stuff is coming. I swear this time. And I know no one believes me, but it really is. . .

Huwe Family Reunion

We had the Huwe reunion over Fourth of July weekend this year. They have it every 2 years in Waitsburg. I’m finally getting around to posting pictures from it, but no one can judge me since it’s faster than I’ve posted most things lately.:) Everyone always camps out at Kyle’s Aunt and Uncle’s house (at least from Kyle’s Grandpa’s line anyway). It’s “home base” and then we go do all the various reunion activities. I’m pretty sure that my kids want to move there permanently after every reunion. They have so much fun with all of their cousins. The photo of everyone in Kyle’s Grandpa’s line…..at least everyone that was left by the last day.