Howdy to y'all:)

Just been thinking about you all and hope that you are having a fabulous March:) We are doing fine here and are enjoying many sunshiny days. Every now and then we get a massive thunderstorm/tornado warning which can be crazy but sort of fun at the same time! We have about a month left until baby boy #2 joins us and we are quite excited...not only will it be great to hold him and have him for our very own, but I also can't wait to be done with major aches, pains, and heartburn!! My sister Becky is coming for 10 days to stay with us when the baby comes...it is easier for her to come then my mom. Anyway...here are a few random pics...enjoy:)

A New Picasso? I Think So.

So Grace has fallen in love with these colored pencils and every day she works very hard on her art skills. Today she created something amazing. At first glance it might look just like your regular two-year-old art piece. But Grace told me she drew a fork and a moon. See if you can find it. For anyone interested in viewing the original it will be on display on the Gainer refrigerator until replaced by the next masterpiece.

I am the loser friend, but I still love-a you all!

Good grief! I hadn't realized how long it's been since I saw you all--even on this blog! It's great to see everyone's pictures and everything. I'm still in the wild west Rock Springs. I've been working and working and last semester I took some classes too. Now I'm an official CNA (I can change bedpans and brush your teeth) and phlebotomist (I can draw your blood (needle, not a pencil) and it's more fun than bedpans). This semester I'm taking 21 credits and only working one job, so I'll probably get back on this thing. For everyone whose phone calls and emails I haven't returned, I'm really sorry. I'm not moving to Salt Lake last December after all, either, which stinks since I won't be around all those Kitchens. Merry Christmas, though, and Happy New Year, and I think I owe everyone a Happy Thanksgiving and uh...Happy Halloween, too. I'll be applying to nursing schools this spring and hopefully I'll get one near one of you guys.

I've been noticing that you guys all have incredibly cute kids. I guess I'd better get on with things or your kids will be too old to play with mine. I'll have to get married first, though. Let me know if you all have any suggestions.

As for pictures, this is the only one I can find right now. This was from the summer, but except for a little more hair, I look about the same...sadly, even when it's not windy.

Take care, all! I love you tons!

Erin

So far, so good

Well, our new year and new semester seem to be starting off well. We did a major cleaning of the apartment after all the holidays and traveling, which makes me feel pretty good. The kids are on a schedule, at least for today. Morgan is starting into research. And I'm signed up for a colored pencil drawing class with Kelly and Ashley. Yep, things are good. So does anyone have any exciting goals or plans for 2008?

Tis the Season:)

Putting the star on:) Or rather star-like snowflake:)
Playing water games out on the porch with a temp of 74 degrees--loving it for now, but will miss the snow the week of Christmas!
Eli is obsessed with candy canes, he can't get enough of them...how this started? Who knows!!
This is where we often find Eli chillin' out. He loves the tree oh so much!!

Merry Christmas y'all!!

A House of Order

Sorry for all the pictures, but I wanted you all to truly appreciate Grace's organizational genius. She came up with all of these on her own, and I think she's getting better with time. I hope you're all doing well and enjoying your holiday season. We're having a great time here. I finished working right before Thanksgiving and I'm loving hanging out with the kids. Grace as you can tell is a character and Jack is one of the most personable babies I've ever seen. All he needs is someone there and he'll be happy and smiling. Morgan will be done with finals on Friday, woohoo! Love you all.

Baby Hutson #2

We are thrilled to announce that we are having another boy!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are super happy that Eli will have a little brother so close to his age. We really thought it was going to be a girl this time (Jer and I both had dreams about having a baby girl)...but it is not to be!! We are super excited and now that we have had the ultrasound everything seems much more real!! Fun times :)

We are Grateful

I thought that it would be nice to start a list of things that we are grateful for even though Thanksgiving was yesterday.. oh well..

family

friends

the church

our faith

sunny days

parks

phones

and so many more.. add what you are grateful for..

More Late Halloween Pics:)

The horse, Eli, and I just couldn't get it together:) We didn't get a single pic with all three of us looking at the camera--oh well!! Little Eli loved Halloween and loved trunk or treating. He looked great in his Marshal costume and the hat lasted at least 5 minutes--overall, a fantastic Halloween!
My sweet handsome boys:)
Our little piece of heaven park had all kinds of interesting scarecrows set up during the month of October. This one was Eli's fav. b/c of all the dogs and cats:)
And a random pic of Eli playing on the patio a few days ago. The weather has been unbelievably beautiful and it has been warm enough to allow Eli to play water games in only his diaper!!

Late Halloween Pics

Here are the Halloween pictures of the kids. We had tons of fun. Grace picked up on trick-or-treating pretty quick. And now her favorite thing to do is not eat the candy but organize it according to color, size, and type of candy. I'll put a picture of that up next, it's hilarious. And Jack, was the cutest little monster. That's pretty much all from here. I'm looking forward to my nice long holiday break from work, and we'll be going to California for Christmas.

Nothing going on

Hello everyone! I just wanted to update you that nothing is going on here. My husband is gone for a while and so I am kicking it here with my parents. We are having a great time hanging out and going for walks. Little nate is getting not so little anymore. He is super cute and fun. Not much else is going on. We are missing our husband/dad.. And just counting down the days until he get back. Still like 150 left. But we do have some fun things planned. Dinsey World, a Disney Cruise, visiting family, scrapbooking, learning to walk and talk and eat, (not me but nate) We are having a great time and loving life.

Sidenote to Sunday

So I guess Sundays wear Morgan out too. He started to change Jack's diaper, opened up the onesie and realized that the last time he had changed Jack's diaper he had put one of Grace's diapers on. Hilarious.

Sundays

So we're sitting at the table after dinner and Grace started acting kind of loopy. And before we knew it she was out. Jack also has been asleep since church (going on three hours). Sundays are apparently very tiring around here.

NOT in Oklahoma!

Hi, guys! Alison requested that I post an update so here I am! I haven't posted earlier because there just hasn't been anything to say. There still isn't really. This last month has been really nice - we've had some good down time - lots of Wii playing and moving watching. :) I'm also in the process of completely reorganizing my office - I think we're going to IKEA today to see what we can find. We're not moving anytime soon, but you know us - you never know! We're definitely not doing the Oklahoma thing. We went out for a visit in April and we realized we just can't live that close to family. We need our own space. So, Portland is still a possibility as is Williamsburg, but who knows when. If I ever get pregnant we're going to have to seriously take a look at things and decide where we want to be because this house isn't big enough for the company and a family anymore. But Brian and Puga are doing well. :) We're excited about Halloween, but with our ward doing Trunk or Treats on Halloween day we don't get too many trick or treaters, which is sad, but what are you going to do?

Hope you guys have lots of fun this Halloween and make sure to post pictures of your cute kids all dressed up!

Halloween

Well, we've decided to dress Eli up as a cowboy for Halloween--he'll be known as Marshall E. Hutson for all of the festivities going on this Halloween. After all, his favorite stuffed animal is a horse and he looks great in a cowboy hat--what could be more perfect? What are you all doing for Halloween? We are taking Eli to a good ol' Trunk or Treat at the church this weekend, and then to the library for Halloween treats and activities on Halloween Eve--and we might let him knock on a few doors on Halloween day--we shall see:) Do any of you guys have any fun traditions? I'd love to hear about them?! Anyway, mostly I am writing this post just to say hi and that I am thinking of y'all:)

At the U

Well we're having a pretty good time here at the U. Grace, as you can see, has learned how to smile for the camera, as has Jack. Grace is talking more and more all the time. Jack is getting bigger and bigger. He's really strong and will probably be rolling around pretty soon. Morgan just finished his first block of classes and luckily grad school has been easier then BYU, so far. I'm just playing with the kids, working, playing with the kids, and working. That's pretty much all from here. Love you all!

Come on Y'all:)

Hey friends!! It is time y'all took a few minutes and gave me a bit of an update on your lives. I miss everyone all the time and wish you'd tell me what you are up to--whether you think it is boring or not--I want to hear about it!!! So...start typing...

Oh, and, any fun costume ideas anyone? Jer and I would like to make Eli a costume for this halloween but if we can't think of something good we might buy one--please help us to get creative!!

These are pics taken at our little piece of heaven! We have a beautiful garden/park/lake about a 30 second drive from our place. We love it sooooo much!!

Eli's first time feeding ducks:) They wanted to attack him bad!!
For those of you who don't know yet we are going to have another baby! The baby is due in April!

There is a wonderful state park just 10 minutes from us, there is a lake we can swim in, there are nature trails, and there is a neat wild life rehabilitation center there.

**Life is good here in B'ham. After a crazy 2 weeks at the beginning of September we finally "won" our little battle and are starting to feel more and more settled each day. Our lawyer did some fantastic work and we mostly got what we wanted! Our apartment got cleaned, maintenance things were completed, and we got Oct.'s rent down to 127 bucks! Not bad eh?! So, although we went through a whole lot of stuff, things ended up okay. Our lawyer wouldn't leave the management alone until they gave us exactly what we asked for! Luckily we rarely have to deal with management so we can just carry on with our happy little lives:)

Jeremy is enjoying his job and we are all enjoying his schedule--he will almost always get 3 full days off a week. We love how much family time we have. Eli is 17 months old now--WOW! He is talking like crazy--well, he has lots of words and uses them like crazy. We are having fun. We miss family and friends always though. So, keep us posted on what you are all up to!!

Took me long enough!

Well i finally figured out how to post things and put pictures on here. It is great fun. here are some pictures... Nate has learned to roll over and loves to giggle. He is the sweetest little guy and we are having tons of fun with him. I am in Maryland with my family while Aaron is doing some training for work. Kelly and I (unless kelly changed her mind) are going to go to disney world this nov (late nov early dec.) anyone want to come... Let us know! it should be a BLAST!!! Ashley.. you know you want to enjoy the magic of disney!

Alabama Craziness cont...

Sorry Kelly, had to get Jer some Scrubs for work right then!! I am not normally so cruel;) If you are just tuning in, read my other post first;)!!!

So, we arrived to our new apt with our fully loaded truck, our car, and jer's parents car, we were hot, tired, hungry, and very anxious to get into our place (Alt to B'ham is 2 1/2 hrs). The manager told us we had to sign 16 or so pages of a contract agreement before we could have our key. He rushed us through it and then gave us our key at which point we asked if the apt was definitely ready for us. He told us that yes it was although we may have to wipe down the counters with some 409 if anything and that the cleaning lady should have been in...and if for some reason she hadn't, just let him know and he'd take care of it. Now, at this point I need to back up a bit...When we first looked at the apt place he showed us 2 available ones--one was quite nice and the 2nd was absolutely trashed--rainbow color stains everywhere and trash and filth galore!! Turned out we were given the 2nd and they said that they had redone the apt and we had no need to worry. Well...hahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa--yikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We opened the door and at first were highly impressed--new carpet and freshing painted walls. Then we checked out the patio, kitchen, and bathroom and I nearly fainted right then and there!!! They were horrendously filthy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The cleaning lady had not been in after all! We called the Manager and he told us he would come and clean as much as possible after his shift and that anything he couldn't do, the cleaning lady would do after the long weekend--ha in 3 days!!! Luckily we were headed back to Atlanta for the weekend anyway otherwise I don't know what we would have done:( I wanted so badly to cry and scream and laugh all at once. Well, I called Michael the manager on Sunday to find out if he really did clean and he said actually hadn't and he would get to it that evening--I made him assure me though that Jer would be able to take a shower in a clean tub and that we'd be able to use the kitchen on Monday and he assured me he'd have it ready (Jer was starting his new job on Tues).

We arrived Monday to find that only very basic cosmetic cleaning had been done and that the tub was just as filthy as ever!! OOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhh man was I livid, if I was a curser I would have cursed!!!!! I mean...our feet were sticking to the kitchen floor and well, I won't even tell you of all the grossness--maybe I'll post pics when I get a chance!! AND, there was a large bag of trash just sitting on our patio!! Anyway this whole past week I have been fighting like crazy with management trying to get them to do their job--they have finally come to do a little maintenance and a cleaning lady did a bit of cleaning but the situation is still pretty ugly--oh and we are getting 100 bucks off of rent!! We have only been able to unpack a few things!! Anyway, without telling you everything I will just tell you that Management has treated us sooooo badly that we got a hold of a relative of Jer's who is a big time lawyer...he has assigned a co-worker of his to us to deal with this mess. He is taking care of us as a friend to the family and so we will not be charged. Management is going to be extremely sorry that they didn't take 3 hrs to fix our place up!! It is all very stressful and yet very exciting at the same time!! We are pretty sure that not only will our place be fixed up but we will also most likely get a month's rent free. In the end things will be good for us!

Luckily, thru all of our traveling, and our boxes being everywhere, and filth being all around, Eli has been a little angel for which we are extremely grateful!! Now, although management has put a bit of a bad taste in our mouths, Hoover (part of B'ham) is wonderful, very pretty, and full of fun things to do and see. We are sure we'll love it here once everything settles down!! Anyway, soory about the majorly long post!! We just had to share with y'all!

Take care:)