Hunsaker Family Reunion

Hiking to the waterfalls. We had difficulty actually finding the unmarked trail.



We had an awesome time at our family reunion. We've started doing them every other year. Mark and Brent's family couldn't come. We were sad to not be able to visit with them. We stayed at Twin Peaks Pine Rose cabins. Melinda did a great job planning everything. We love you Melinda.



We love baby Sawyer. He definitely voices his opinion. He didn't like it when my kids kept trying to hold him. He likes to do his own thing.



When we got to the waterfall, it was a little chilly. Suzanne was the brave one to show us how it's done. Then all the kids followed. The hike was a little more difficult than we thought. We were worried that one of the kids would fall and get hurt. No, only Uncle Tom fell. Ouch!



Uncle Brett had a game for the cousins to play. It's called the candybar game. Basically, you're trying to get as much candy by rolling the dice. Some kids weren't as lucky as Carter, who kept rolling 7, 7, 7, 7,... Thankfully there were no tears at the end.

Chicago, Illinois

Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

We went to the zoo in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. On the way back, we had a picnic at Lake Geneva. The water was freezing, but the kids insisted on dipping their feet in. You know where that lead to. In the winter, people drive their cars on the frozen lake and go ice fishing. It's a good thing we came in the summer. Mark was teasing me every time I said it was getting cold.


Shae and Austin

As you know, Austin loves babies. He became very attached to Shae when we were there. All of my kids kept fighting over who got to hold her. Then Mark's kids wanted to have a turn too! She was so adorable. How could anyone resist.



The infamous fire pit

We've all been hearing about Mark's fire pit in his backyard. He built it himself and cleared out some trees to make room for everything. Of course, we had smores one night and told ghost stories by the fire.

Vacation in Chicago

Mark and Andrea's house.


Navy Pier in downtown Chicago


River and Payton playing in the "backyard".


A view from the Sears tower in Chicago.

I have been wanting to go to Chicago for so long. My awesome brother mark lives there. I finally convinced Tom that it was necessary to go visit. The boys and I ended up going without Tom because of vacation schedules and money. We had such a blast. Uncle Mark kept us busy every day doing fun things. They live in a suburb of Chicago to the northwest. I loved every minute of it. Mark has lived there for 3 years. He has a huge house on a big plot of land. My boys were outside playing in the woods everyday. The house is surrounded by trees and shrubs. It's like having a forest in your backyard. Each day Austin would ask Beau "Do you want to play tag?" She's probably thinking what's so great about her backyard.

Kindergarten Graduation

Payton graduated from kindergarten. He is officially a first grader now. The graduation was so cute. Everyone was in their cap and gowns. Before the graduation, they performed a play about farm animals. Payton's part was a dog.

Payton James

For Payton's birthday, we went to Disneyland. Instead of him getting in free, we got a gift card to spend at Disneyland. We had a lot of fun. I even went on California Screamin because it was Payton's bday. Scary! Some of Payton's presents were an exercise ball (favorite item!), roller blades, and an Indiana Jones kit. He looks so cute in the hat! Payton, you are growing up so fast. Don't worry, in six months you'll be 48" so you can legally go on the rollercoasters! You are definitely my thrill seeker. No broken bones please!

TV Mom

Brandon's card was an interesting one. I learned a lot about what he sees in me. When my mom has some free time she...watches tv. My mom's favorite animal is a kitten (not). One thing I like most about my mother... she watches tv. My mom's favorite thing to eat...spaghetti (not). My mom is nice, kind, and funny.
Hmmmmm... ok, so I like to watch tv. But, I'm not an addict. I started laughing when Brandon wrote this. He is usually my loving and tender one. Maybe next year I'll get a tear jerker card from him.
Brandon made some homemade stationary for me. He even stamped it himself. Thank you Brandon! I love stamped paper!

Mother's Day Cards

Mother's Day is always an interesting holiday with three little boys. I never know what's going to happen. I hear myself repeating what my mom used to say, "all I want for Mother's Day is for everyone to stop fighting." Well, sometimes it works. My favorite part is all the homemade gifts they make and the cards.
Payton made me a personalized frame with words describing me. They are love, fun, fune, swet, osum, cid (kind), good, saf. Yes, I am an osum mom!

Austin also made me a card for mother's day. I found it crinkled up inside his backpack four days after mother's day. It said Roses are red, violets are blue, I like money and so do you! Hmmmmm.... I guess I do like money. I was hoping for something more sentimental?