October 2009

Hunter and I began our trip to California on October 23, 2009 to visit Pippy, Poppop, and Tee-Tee. We spent 10 days there and really enjoyed ourselves and had a great visit with everyone. To start of the trip though my mom picked us up from the airport and we went to her house where we met Tee-Tee. Hunter was so tired from the trip so he wanted to nap and eat. Whit and I decided to go shopping and have lunch at Fashion Island. Oh yeah... and I needed to find a dress for my 10 year high school reunion that night! Russy and I had found one before we had left SLC but after talking to my friends it sounded like everyone was wearing something black and cocktail style. Anyhow, after looking for a while and no finding anything amazing, we decided to go get our nails done and then head back home. In the mean time Hunter woke up from his nap and was not feeling well at all. So we headed back home and found him sitting in the living room with Pippy and Poppop watching TV. As soon as he saw me he had a melt down because he thought I left him there for the week. Poor Hunter! The last time we went to CA I had to drop him off for a week because of training in FL. Well he finally calmed down ate dinner and was relaxing all before I had to go to the reunion. I got ready and went to my reunion. The dress that Russy and I picked out was just perfect and it was great to see my friends again. After 40 minutes of being there it was time for me to get going... poor Hunter was feeling awful again and had developed a fever of 102! So I got home, got into bed with my little match stick, and went to bed. He felt so much better the next day and just in time for our early Thanksgiving with my family.

We got up the next morning in 75 degree weather, (oh how nice it was), and got ready to go visit with Sally and her family. Sally is my best friend since we were 12 years old and she has three kids, Cody 3 and Sam and Amanda 2 (twins). It was really nice to go see her and the kids. I also go to visit with her mom Melanie and dad Lynn. Hunter was so excited to see friends and play with the bat car in Mel's backyard. Unfortunately, I dress him like it was UT weather and he was a ball of sweat when we left there! We headed back to Pippy and Poppop's house though because our family was coming over for an early Thanksgiving. Sam came over with his girls and we dressed up Hunter as Santa and the girls as his elves for Pippy and Poppop's Christmas card. It was awesome! Again Hunter was a ball of sweat but loved every minute of his costume. I have to scan in the card because it was priceless! Anyhow, we all ate a great Thanksgiving dinner and pie. Hunter then learned a few ballet moves from Anna and Khira and he shared all of his cars with them. It was a fun day for sure.

On Monday Hunter and I went to visit with my other best friend Laura and her family; Mike, Lily, and Lexi. Hunter and Lily are only two months apart and had so much fun together. They played chef, hair dresser, and had a ton of fun in the caterpillar tube. It was really nice to visit with Laura and see her new baby Lexi. The girls are so sweet and fun. Mike cooked an awesome dinner and we hung out until it was well past everyone's bed time. On Tuesday Pippy set up facial's for Whitney and I so we got to go get facial's while Pippy and Hunter went to the gym and played with new toys there. Hunter even got to take home one of the tractors from the gym's daycare center. On Wednesday we went back to Fashion Island to go shopping and have lunch. We took Hunter on the carousel there and he still talks about it today. He loves going on the carousel there and this time chose the reindeer. He got a new space shuttle from Pippy and an adorable red hoodie from American Apparel. On Thursday we went to Long Beach to visit Whit and she was getting ready to move to San Francisco with her friend Laura. She was packing and just so excited. On Friday my mom and I worried about her the whole day as she was driving a U-Haul up the SF with her two girl friends that were helping her move and get situated. Whit finally made it up there by 9pm that night and got situated. On Saturday it was Halloween and Hunter got to go Trick or Treating twice! There is a farmers market in old town Yorba Linda and all of the shops have their doors open and pass out candy for the kids. Hunter was so excited to dress up as Batman and was the only Batman out there. He received a lot of candy and pulled a classic Whitney; he was eating the candy as fast as he was getting it placed in his bag and leaving a trail of wrappers. After we left there Poppop took us out for Sushi and Hunter again was able to show off his costume. That night we went back over to Mike and Laura's house for dinner and took the kids out trick or treating. Hunter and Lily had so much fun together and did really well with only eating two pieces of candy after their adventure. Hunter and I went back home and he went to bed. I got ready in my classic flapper costume and went over to my friend Emma's house for her birthday/costume party. I went with Mike and Laura and got to see all of my friends again that I did not really get to spend time with at my reunion. It was so much fun and I got home at 3 am... I was the DD. :) On Sunday Marky made a fantastic breakfast and we just lounged all day at the house. It was so nice and before we had to go back to the airport he made hot and sour soup. It was so much fun to go see my family and spend time with everyone. Hunter and I got home at about Midnight and Russy was there to pick us up. He was so glad that we had so much fun but he said that we could not leave him for 10 days EVER again.