Seminary Graduation....let the ride begin!!

Tonight was seminary graduation and the start of an exciting week for Jordan and his friends with all the different activities that go along with graduation. It was a very nice and spiritual meeting that represented the last 4 years of hard work and determination in attending seminary.

The gang that grew up together...Amanda, Lauren, Jordan, Dave and Ben


Craig and Jordan (boy these two use to cause trouble...LOL)


Lauren and Jordan (best of friends since they were 2 years old...also their birthdays are 4 days apart.)


Taryn and Jordan (ok...this made me laugh cause it looks like it could be their kid but it was Taryn's niece)


Jordan and Ben (Very best friends since birth!!)


The family....(please send tissues for mom for the rest of the week!)


Congratulations Jordan!!!

Smore Fun

For Mother's Day we celebrated with Larry's family...Kip and Mindy and their cute kids and Grandma Betty. We also celebrated Stockton's 5th birthday. We decided it would be fun to pull out the fire pit and have smores. The kids LOVED this and Stockton couldn't get enough.


Cute birthday boy and the start of his smores...


Our expert marshmallow roaster...


Rylee and Jaxon...and yes they would eat all 3 marshmallows and come for more.


Becky and sweet baby Kenlee


It was a fun relaxing day with the family.

Testing...can it be true??

So, just throwing out one of Jordan's senior pictures (tell you the story about it in a minute) to see if this blog is working. For about 2 weeks I haven't been able to see pictures on blogs including my own. I couldn't even load pictures on...see your pictures on your blog...and all that not fun stuff. Well, I came on today and suddenly there are some pictures. (Not all are up on other blogs). I sooooo don't get it.

Anyway, we went and got Jordan's senior pictures done a few weeks ago. In the process of changing shirts the photographer was snapping some of Jordan just for fun...making him feel good about what little muscle he has...anyway, when we got them back this is one that ended up being one of our favorites. To funny!! We didn't put them on the graduation announcement pictures (Jordan thought that it was showing off) but just laughed how they ended up.

Still can't believe that my baby is graduating in a few weeks. Please send tissues!!

I just don't get it....

Can anyone see my pictures on your blog? I can't get my pictures to display...now I can't upload any and some of your blogs I can read but I can't see the pictures!! I don't get it....any suggestions or helps.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to a great mom and grandma!! (Do you love how they all color coordinate!)

Tennis anyone?

Jordan and his friend Dave decided that they were going to try out for the tennis team after "playing" around last summer. I laughed because Jordan didn't even have a racket and borrowed Dave's dads racket. Well low and behold they made the team!!They only won one match all season but they had a great time playing...Go figure!!

WISDOM...

teeth are not much fun to get out...


...unless you have Loratab to knock you out!!


Do you love the "drool" towel!!

Prom 2009

The "sophomores"...going to meet the rest of their group for dinner.


Kara and Matt




The "senior" group...I think there ended up being about 19 couples but this is all that showed up for before pictures.


Jordan and Kiersten


The two Hunsaker studs...to bad their mom can't get a decent shot without the sun glaring.

Hawaiian Highlights

We had a wonderful time in Kauai...eventually. When we first landed and was driving to the house we were staying at, we saw roosters EVERYWHERE. In fact at 4 am they let you know that they are around. Larry loved feeling like he was back on the farm.



The next shock for us was all the RAIN. Boy does it rain in Kauai. In fact it rains 365 days of the year and we were there also during the rainy season. How lucky for us...NOT!!



But once we got use to the roosters and the rain, we had a wonderful week. We rode tubes down ditches with tunnels...we had to wear headgear with lights for the tunnels. (pictures to follow later). We snuba dived, shopped, laid out on the beach, hiked, snorkled and took a raft tour of the Napali coast. This had to be one of our favorite activities as we saw dolphins, whales, turtles and seals.

 

It was a wonderful trip filled with great family memories.

Just saying ALOHA....

We leave this morning for the beautiful island of Kauai....I was looking back at some of the pictures from 3 years ago when we went to Oahu. I can't believe how grown up my boys are now...it will be fun to compare pictures when we get back. I am so looking forward to getting away but at the same time it is bitter sweet knowing this is our last big family vacation until the boys get home from their missions (or maybe in between the two). So....we are off for some family fun. ALOHA!!!

The Countdown has Begun....

Only 5 more days until Hawaii...

FYI...Larry's Band

Just an FYI...mark your calendars for July 11th. Larry's band will be playing at Cherry Hills (in Kaysville). They will maybe be playing in August also...but July is a definite!!

Continuation of Jordan's Modeling Career

A few blogs ago...we shared some pictures of Jordan "modeling" or as he puts it..."helping out" at a prom dress fashion show. Well, they now have some of the pictures on You-tube...so if you are totally bored and have 4 minutes take a peek. The first guy they show is Kolby, one of Jordan's best friends.

Feeling your prayers...

Thank you for your prayers....we are feeling them!!!

There is a quote by Pres. Hinckley that says, "In my ninty-plus years, I have learned a secret. I have learned that when good men and women face challenges with optimism, things will always work out! Truly, things always work out! Despite how difficult circumstances may look at the momont, those you have faith and move forward with a happy spirit will find that things always work out."

So with optimism and faith we will move forward...for now we still have a job and insurance. We feel half of something is better than nothing...(meaning the major paycut). We are still looking strong for another job and hope that something will come our way soon. Thank you again for your continued prayers and support. Believe me...we feel them like we have never felt them before!!

Prayers and humility....

This is very hard for me to do or to ask....so in humility, I am asking for friends and family to pray for our family. We found out friday that the economy has finally hit the Hunsaker home and Larry is either losing his job or taking a HUGE paycut. This came as a complete shock to us as we had no idea whatsoever that it was going to happen. As for now we are going to take the paycut so that we can keep the insurance...for you see we got the go ahead to start Jordan's mission papers. He needs to have his wisdom teeth out and a physical...so we feel this is what we need to do. Larry is looking for a new job as he continues to work...and hopefully this is what we will be able to do. We just found out yesterday and Monday he needs to tell his boss his decision. We really hope he will continue to let us work there with the paycut.

It is very hard for me to ask anyone for anything...but we would so appreciate your prayers for us. I am sure the Lord has something in mind for us....what I don't know...and why now...I don't know. I guess this is part of those trials we are given. We just pray we can at least get through everything for Jordan's mission.

Thank you so much for the support from our family and friends...we are eternally grateful.

Flashback

 

Larry's band played at our ward "Sock Hop" this past Saturday night. Wow...did they do good. They go by the name Bishoprock or Flashback. Most of the members (excluding Larry, and let's keep it that way) have been a bishop or in the bishopric, thus the name Bishoprock. There have been a few times and places they played that they really couldn't use that name so...last summer they came up with "Flashback." I really wish they would play more than just ward parties and work parties...they need to start getting paid!! They have a lot of fun for a bunch of old guys getting together to relive their earlier years...and they are pretty talented too. If you ever get a chance...come "rock" with them. By the way I LOVE being Larry's groupie!!

Today I am so thankful for...

Today I had a friend lose her husband to a heart attack. He was in his mid 50's. He was out of town for work and died alone in his hotel room. It comes as such a shock and makes me realize how precious life really is. So, today my heart breaks for my friend more than words can explain...but it helps me to hug my family a little tighter and thank them for being in my life.


Don't forget to tell your family how much you love them daily because you never know when it will be to late. I love you Larry, Jordan and Matt...and all the rest of my extended family!!

PS..to the Sweethearts Dance

PS....to our previous blog. Poor Jordan and Matt have a mom that is a dork when it comes to pinning on corsages. Jordan ended up doing Matt's (Taylor's hands were shaking) and Kirsten Castell who had come with Mykell to pick up Jordan, had to do his. Well, she did half and I tried to finish. Why is it so hard to pin a silly flower on a shirt?

Sweethearts Dance

 

You "sher-bet" (see previous blogs) the boys had a great time at the Sweethearts Dance. Their dates looked beautiful and I was able to actually get a couple of pictures before my batteries died in my camera. UUGGGHHHH.
The boys ended up being in the same group for the dance...how much do I love that for the pictures. On their day date they went to lunch and then laser tagging. For dinner they were going to Kobe in South Ogden and then on to the dance. Maybe I am a proud mom but I think they looked pretty handsome tonight...and I hope they had a great night filled with fun memories. By the way Matt's date was Taylor Jolley and Jordan's was Mykell Hass.

Enough!!

 

 

 

 

So the last few weeks we have all gotten some snow...but I swear our area gets hit like no other. We had another 16 inches today. Our snow blower can't even blow the snow over the banks they are so high and we haven't been able to get to our mail box for a few weeks because of all the snow. (We have been using buckets in the snowbanks to collect our mail.) Our neighbor brought home is tractor tonight to get us all out of our driveways and uncover our mailboxes.

The trees were all hanging heavy also...so Jordan got up on ours and our neighbors shed and shook the snow off and then he jumped off the sheds into the snowbanks to get down.

All I have to say is ENOUGH...or else I am moving to Hawaii.