Lorna's Blessing

Yesterday Jefferson had the opportunity to bless Lorna. Jefferson's mom made her dress and it was beautiful. My dad compared her to an angel and I would have to agree. We were lucky to have most of our family here, but missed the ones that couldn't make it. Afterwards we had a BB-Q at our house with all the family and are grateful to everyone that came. It was a long day for Lorna but she did great. She is a very good baby and we are grateful for that.

What's in a name?

For those of you who don't know, we named Lorna after Jefferson's grandma--she passed away before Jefferson was born, but when she was alive she volunteered at the pediatric ward in St. Lukes. When she died some of her friends donated a painting in her memory to the hospital. Then when Jefferson was a baby he kicked himself off the counter and fractured his skull. His parents took him to the hospital and waited for a room. Hanging outside the room he was taken to was that painting. His parents both felt peace right away and knew that he would be ok. All of our kids are named after someone special to us. Mylee and I have the same middle name, Stella, which was my great grandma's name and Shad's middle name is Jefferson after his dad but also an ancestor that was a captain in the Mormon Batallion. I hope that someday they learn to appreciate their names and the history behind them and that they will live their lives in a way that will bring honor to those whose names they bear.

The same distance?

We were sitting down to dinner earlier this week and Shad says,

"Dad, why is yours getting the same distance as Uncle Leighs?"

Jefferson and I look at him in confusion and say, "what?"

"Why is yours getting the same distance as Uncle Leighs?"

I ask "Why is his what getting the same distance as Uncle Leighs?"

To which Shad replies "His belly!"

I couldn't help but bust up laughing. What a funny kid we have.

I'm not sure if Jefferson should worry about his weight or if Leigh should feel good about his. You choose.

Oh how they grow

It is hard to believe that Lorna is already a month and a half old. She is 10 lbs and 21 1/2 inches long. She has survived her older sister picking her up and her brother's excessive kisses. Shad is actually very good with her. My mom & I were canning spagetti sauce and Lorna sat in the recliner with Shad & just slept it was so nice. He is also working on building her self-esteem because everytime he is holding her or sitting by her he says, "She is so pretty" He is such a good big brother who is excited for his birthday coming up. Mylee got bit by something the other day and her face swelled up pretty bad. She looked pretty funny. She is quite the character and keeps me on my toes. She loves Lorna too, just a little too much sometimes. She always says, "I like her" its very cute. If Lorna cries Mylee is running to her side which is sweet. Our lives have just gotten very busy--Jefferson is working at the corn maze plus at his full time job which will be changing. Thats right we will be done with nights--hooray! Jefferson is going to work for Barefoot lawns and we are very excited about the new opportunity and realize that it is such a blessing. At a time when so many people are out of work or looking for work Jefferson was asked out of the blue to come work for the company and we are all excited. I got lots of canning done this year peaches, pears, spagetti sauce, pickles and salsa. It's so nice to have it done. Here are a few pics more to come in the next few days.

Here you go

Lorna Shay is here!

So the big news is that our new baby girl is here, but lets do some catching up. This summer has flown by and Jefferson hasn't made as many trips to the lake as he would have liked, but is coping well. Shad is very excited to have a new baby sister and to have 5 people in our family. He is very smart and can write his name all by himself. He asks lots of questions and talks a lot. Mylee turned 2 last week and acts like she's 2. She is a very funny girl with some serious attitude. Both Shad and Mylee talk nonstop and love playing with each other. I am very excited to see how they adjust to our new baby girl. Lorna Shay Hunt 7 lbs. 9 oz 20 1/2 inches long. She is so sweet and has a ton of dark hair. She reminds me a lot of what Shad looked like when he was born. Everything went well and we are all doing great. Thanks to everyone that has helped and will help with our kids. We really appreciate it.

One of the first pics.What a good big brotherMylee checking out Lorna from a distanceMylee decided that it would be ok to hold the baby. Shad is showing everyone in the room that there are 5 people in our family.

We had a nice day last week and then in the evening it started to rain and we had thunder and lightning storms. Shad was running around the front yard having a great time. When the rain had pretty much stopped he discovered the gutter and Mylee joined in. Look at Mylee listening to her wise older brother.

This is my favorite picture. Dad & the kiddos! They all look so cute. The kids were drenched when we took them in so they went strait to the warm bath. What a fun night.

Shad & his friend Benson having a great time tubing behind grandpa's boat.

Shad was being such a good helper & helping Jefferson wash his truck and then....he disappeared into the house.
He came back out with the plunger & decided the water needed plunged. Luckily the cars were all washed at this point.Too cute to be upset.So proud of himself. What a funny boy

Update....Finally!

Boy has it been a long time. We have been very busy, but the reason I haven't updated anything is because our computer wasn't working. Jefferson is amazing and fixed it and then told me that now I could update the blog so here goes nothing. Mylee is potty trained! She has been potty trained for awhile now and I am the first one to give her credit for it. She was just ready and I was more than willing to act on her enthusiasm. She still has off days, but the majority of the time she does great. Shad graduated from playschool. We went to his graduation and watched him pick his nose while he walked up to the stage. He also shouted hi to Mylee & his cousins Chase and Dryson who were in the audience. We got a new car which is so exciting. It's an '02 Suburban and I love it. The last two weekends I have been doing soccer tournaments and am happy to say now that the season is over. I think Jefferson feels the same way. I am now almost 29 weeks pregnant and in my third trimester which is exciting. This spring after being in our house for 4 years we finally built a fence--ok lets be honest--Jefferson built a fence. He did such a good job it looks great & it is so nice to have the dog and the kids contained. So that is what we've been up to. I'll try & get some pics up soon now that the computer is working consistantly.