Happy Birthday Hunter!

Today Hunter is 9 years old! I can't believe how time flies. I'm sure all of you have heard the Garrett and Hunter birth story a hundred times but here goes again. Jesse's grandma was leaving town right before Garrett's birthday and she gave me a lot of grief about "making sure not to have the baby on Garrett's birthday because it would just ruin his day!" Well that was never my plan! Hunter wasn't supposed to be born until the beginning of August so I figured I was fine! Well sweet Grandma planted a idea in Hunter's head and so wouldn't you know it I went into labor at 5:00 in the morning the day of Garrett's birthday! We went to the hospital and the doctor was happy to let me have him because he hadn't even figured I would be able to stay pregnant this long and was thrilled that he was only 3 weeks early. I cried and told him there was NO WAY I could have this baby today and he laughed! He said he didn't get many women come in labor and cry to be stopped when they were 3 weeks early but he stopped my labor anyway. Well we made it through Garrett's birthday and I went into labor at 5:00 the next morning! We went to the hospital and the doctor laughed and asked me how today would be to have a baby and I told him it was fine because Garrett's birthday was over! So now we get our birthday's over and done within 2 days and we are good for another year. I am exhausted by the end of it though!



Because Garrett was leaving for scout camp for the whole week we decided to have a BBQ at my mom's an invite everyone over to celebrate on Sunday. Jess started night's this week at work so he came and ate and then left (in case you were wondering why there are no pictures of him.)

Garrett, Hunter and Grandma Laura (Jesse's Mom)

Chris was REALLY enjoying Hunter's new toy.

Grammie giving Brynna some much needed loves.

Garrett and Hunter with there cake that I will never live down! I was writing on the cake and ran out of room right at the end and was only able to spell out "Happy Birthday Garrett and Hunt." I hate when people call Hunter Hunt so they new I would not have done this on purpose so of course when Hunter saw it he asked why I had written that and I had to tell him it was because I suck at writing on cakes!

Jonah enjoying 2 ice cream cones!

The gang!

Garrett was not thrilled about getting his picture taken today!

Hunter and Garrett with Grandpa Kelly (Jesse's Dad.)

Garrett and Hunter with Grandfather (my crazy dad)

Hunter with Chris and his girlfriend Sara. Hunter REALLY likes Sara

Danielle doing who knows what!

It is really depressing when your oldest child starts getting old but it extremely depressing when your baby starts getting old! I think the hardest thing for me is knowing that there is no going back to the days when they just loved you and didn't think everything you were doing was "so mean". That is the phrase I seem to here a lot as my kids get older, but when they were younger I was the nicest mommy ever! As you can tell I am feeling a little down about my kids getting older.

Happy Birthday Hunter! We love you!