The Hunt Family Happenings...

Monday, November 18, 2013

Pumpkin Patch 2013...

The changing of the seasons from Summer to Fall is always a great time, marked with one of my favorite days of the year. PUMPKIN PATCH day! This year we returned for a 4th year to our favorite patch. The Blackcreek Pumpkin Patch in Decatur (my old hometown), is a locally owned and operated little farm/patch.

It always has a lite crowd, happy sweet animals, tons of pumpkins and photo ops and endless fun for the kiddos.

This time it ended up just being my bestie Sarah and I. We almost ran out of time to go this year. Between sickness, school, work and church activities...we could hardly find a day for our usual crew of 4 best girlsfriends+kids to go. So Sarah and I ran out to the patch one afternoon after naps. We had not been there in the afternoon before, but think we may have found the best time. The lighting was great for pics and there was no crowd at all. In fact, we only had 2 other families there with us. The kids loved practically having the entire place to themselves.

Love, love, love pumpkin patch pictures!!! Warms my heart...

We always love seeing the animals at the patch...this year they had some new bunnies. So sweet!

Checking out the chicken coop...

Our whole crew was able to hold a little chick...

And the goats were so tiny and sweet...and hungry!

I sure do have some animal lovers!

Some serious goat LOVE!

Man, look at my blue eyed girl!

Fun on the playground...

Face painting...Maggie is so into Peace Signs right now. Seems like such a big girl thing. :-(

And my little sweet heart, got a heart.

Best of friends...Clayton and Mags.

Time for a barrel train ride...

Or a ride on the school bus...hehe,

Or a hayride?!?

A sunset hayride to end the day...

Love them so, and pray they will always be close!!!

Thank you Lord for new seasons, and for revealing your Glory thru nature and all that you have made!

Happy Fall Y'all!!!

Tiny Dancer...

Now that our darling little Sadie-Bug is 3, we decided she might enjoy a little dance class. We signed her up for the 3-5 year old ballet/tap class at one of our local Community centers. It is a small little class of 10 girls that meets each week for 45 minutes. She was very, very excited about it. I let her pick out a tutu and we practiced a few moves that Maggie could remember from her dancing days. So fun to have something that is just for her!

Our little tiny dancer!!!!

OMG, it doesn't get any cuter!

Lined up on her mark ready to go. She did really well that first class. She only got distracted once, with herself in the mirror. She may or may not have given herself a kiss in the mirror...hehe! Funny girl!

What a joy she is!

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Big kid milestone!!!

October 1st marked a big, big, BIG kid milestone for our Maggie. She learned to ride her bike with out her training wheels. She had tried about a month before with no luck.

After that, we had heard about a certain technique. And it worked! We had heard of taking off the pedals...completley. We had already taken off the training wheels and then also took off the regular pedals. All she had was her legs/feet to get her bike moving. It totally taught her how to balance and glide. After 2 weeks, she was begging Todd to put her pedals back on. So he did.

While he was replacing them, he was giving her a few pointers. She stopped him in mid sentence and said..."Daddy, I got this. Just let me do it." AHHHH! A foreshadowing of days to come, I am sure. But the crazy thing is. She did do it. She hopped right on that bike and took off and rode over 100 ft the first time. We were sooooo impressed! Shocked and excited!

Last time with training wheels...

Both the girls LOVE to ride bikes!

Concentrating so hard...

Getting some pointers...

And then zoooooommmm....there she went! Love her big grin.

A video from her first day of bike riding success....

Love to all...thanks for celebrating in the small (big to us) things!

Saturday, November 16, 2013

Maggie's first day of 1st grade...2013

Farewell SUMMER! We love you, sooooo. Sad to see you go. Already counting down the days until your return...

Yes, that is how we really feel. We are just summer time people...especially the girls and I. We love the relaxed schedule, swimming and playing, late nights and late mornings. We see all of our favorite people often, play outside, fly by the seat of our pants and go on vacation adventures.

But alas, all good things must end. The end of August marked the beginning of our sweet Maggie's 1st grade year. She returned to her University Model school with the blend of private Christian school and part time home school. She is at the school 2 days a week, and home 3 days. They continue to select the curriculum, make the lesson plans each week and set the pace. We had a really great Kinder year, and were eager to do 1st grade again in the same style. It is a wonderful fit for us!

Maggie Caroline...6 years old.

Precious sisters...Sadie was excited to take sissy to school, and but even more excited to pick her up at the end of the day. So thankful they are friends, and love each other! I decided to keep my Sadie home with me for one more year. She will likely to MDO/preschool a few days next year. But I have loved our one on one time together this year. She is such a little doll. So easy, funny and a true joy to be around.

Such cutie pies, right?

This was her..."are you SUUUUUURRRREEE summer is over" face? LOL!

Yes it is!!!

Sweet girl had a fun little desk waiting on her...

How is it that she is so big? It was a minute ago, we were bringing her home from the hospital. Time, please slow down.

Mags sweet class of 13...led by her darling teacher Mrs. Joyce.

We have really seen Mags come out of her shell some this summer, and feel that she is very ready to be a 1st grader. She has always been my more quiet, cautious one. Lately I have seen her speaking up more, developing a sense of humor and becoming more aware of her world. She bee-bops around the house with questions about everything, a plan for each moment and a steady stream of songs in her head. She has gained some confidence yet maintained her sweetness.

Praying Gods protection and blessings over her and her school this year...can't wait to see how it goes!

Circus Fun 2013...

As an "end of summer" treat we planned a trip to see the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey circus that was in town in mid August. We totally scored $10 tickets for it too! We had great seats, just 5 rows from the front row. Love when we get a good coupon!