WHERE To StArT?!

Where does one start when one hasn't blogged for 9 months? Does one go back and try to "catch up"?- That seems so overwhelming. How does one pick the most important events to blog? Which ones get left out? I'm thinking I'd better just pick something and START! So here I go...

March 20

Cassie went to Alta's Jr. Prom. We had a lot of "fun" picking out a dress. Ultimately she did get the dress she wanted and she looks beautiful! Cassie completed her Jr Year with great grades, a lot of hard work, lots of new friends, some work at Water Specialties, lots of dance classes and competitions, and a super fun summer ahead.

March 27

Bethany was baptised. It was such a special day! I cannot believe my first baby girl is 8-years-old. She is such a strong spirit. She can be the SwEeTeSt and the SaSSyest girl. She LoVeS horses, animals, bags, and leashes (seriously, you never know when you might need a leash to walk a dog, rabbit, or duck). The years go way too fast and I cannot even imagine what the next 8 years will bring.

March 30

MacKenna turned 4. I've never had a little girl be so excited for her birthday and her "party". She had it planned months in advance. Too bad her mom was WAY pregnant and WAY too tired to party. We did manage dinner at her favorite restaurant, Training Table, for cheese fries and presents. MacKenna LoVeS friends, playdates, preschool, primary, treats, and talking (where did she get that from?!).

April 4



Easter and Spring Break in St. George- My HaPPy PLaCe! We enjoyed the company of Darren's sister Cindy's family from Arizona and Grandma Shirley. We also had a visit from the Easter Bunny at the Annual Pectol Family Egg Hunt. SuPEr FuN TiMEs!

April 9


Addison Leah Hunsaker arrives. Isn't she the cutest?! She surprised us by arriving 4+ weeks early. I'm thinking she might be trying to tell us something...

April 19



Isabelle turns 6. Izzy really wanted the baby to arrive after her birthday- she doesn't like that her birthday is always LAST. I told everyone that I didn't care when the baby arrived as long as it was after the 19th. Guess I'm not in charge (only of some things). But, she decided that having Addi's birthday on the 9th and hers on the 19th was kind of cool, so she wasn't too mad. Izzy too had her birthday party planned. Thanks to Baby Addi's early arrival, she settled for presents and dinner at El Rancho Grande for her favorite- BeAn DiP. Izzy is the most SENSITIVE girl. She cares so much about others and is a good friend. She will play with anyone and give anyone a hug to make them smile. Isabelle loves to BoUnCe like a MoNkEy, animals, MILK, blankets, and her DADDY.

WeLcoMe BaBY AdDi

Our family has been blessed AGAIN with a baby GIRL! We are so grateful for a healthy precious little one. Seriously a miracle. Addison Leah Hunsaker arrived 4.5weeks early after 18 hours of labour. We thought delivering our 4th baby was going to be a snap. NOT so much! My water broke on Thursday, during MacKenna's playdate. After dispersing three girls, getting Cassie checked out of school to pick up girls at dance, and calling Grandpa for backup we headed to the hospital, thinking our new little one would arrive within the hour. Again, NOT so much! It all began to be a comedy of errors; here's a sample: had to slow labour to get antibiotic going, my doc took off to attend her daughter-in-laws UofU program, my IV infiltrated (which means I was getting NOTHING but a big fat swollen arm), getting major blisters from tight blood pressure band, a baseball size blood-ball forming, major finger pricks every hour for gestational diabetes sugar levels, Darren FAINTING during the epidural, my veins collapsing (I have great veins normally), and my leg going numb for two days. FOR THE LOVE! Sitting for 18 hours waiting for baby to arrive and only having a granola bar in the last 24 hours was making me NUTS. My mind started to stress and tears started to come. Baby Addi finally made her grand entrance at 6:29 am. After being told her lungs would have issues and she may not go home with us- Addi proved them all wrong. She was the biggest premie baby weighing in at 6 lbs 3.5 oz. Thanks to Nurse Jessica, Addi learned to eat great and brought those sugar levels right on up. She was able to go home with me and is doing FABULOUS. It wasn't exactly the delivery we'd anticipated, but was an adventure all the same! Nothing like a scare to make one rE-BeLIeVe in MIRACLES!