LEKAI VS. THE WARHEAD

Hope this doesn't count as child abuse.

GIANTS

One of the activities that we did for the reunion was attend a Giants game at the AT&T Park!

It was absolutely FREEZING but it was SO much fun! Mikkelle loved every minute of it!

During the cheering and dancing Mikkelle got jiggy with it!

THE BEEEEEACH!

We had SO much fun at the beach! It started off a little cool...but then it got nice and warm and we were all enjoying ourselves! To get things going we buried all the grandkids!

And planted a garden!

Sadly...the only one missing is Lekai...but I think I can convince Chad to digitally add his head

: )

Cute little Boston! He's such a boy! He got wiped out by the waves a couple times and while everyone else complained he was like "That was SO awesome!!!!" lol. Love him!

Mikkelle kept falling asleep in the sand...so we propped her hat on her head and snapped a shot. She hung out like this for a while!

I think it must have been warmer in the sand!

and yes she is under there!

Cute little McCoy! Last I saw McCoy he was so little and quiet! Now whenever he says something he yells it! You always know when McCoy is around! I love it!

Cute Alicia and Dan. As fun as this vacation was I think they need a vacation from their vacation.

Not sure what Kayden was doing at the time, but he was having a blast rolling around in the sand!

Sweet little Ryland does many projects with his sea shells. He collects them. This was only a short while after we had arrived and he already had a large handful!

Poor skinny kid was freezing the whole time though!

Haha...some time later...she's still in the sand!

Aaa....Dacie! Mikkelle's gal pal! They had so much fun together! She's such a little beauty!

Lekai was in Heaven. He gets held a lot anyway, but I don't think he was set down alone once in 2 weeks! He loved every minute of it!

This trip was my first time meeting little Rhett! Sad that I missed all his cute baby months but wow! What a cutie! I love all his little expressions! He is a sweetheart!

I love the beach, and listening to the waves! I spent most my time relaxing and softening my feet with God's exfoliator...sand!

Of course Kelby had to get in his "man" picture! And a MAN he is!!! toot toot!!!

Brave children, that water was FREEZING!

The caves...for some reason the camera decided to focus on the flurries...but I thought it looked kinda cool still!

Cute Mikkelle walking the beach....

And enjoying every minute of it!!!

BOUDIN'S

To start off the Hutchings Family Reunion in San Fransico, CA 2011 we ate at Boudins and got a taste of what sourdough bread is supposed to taste like! And it was delicious!

Clam Chowder bread bowl!

Turkey Sandwich...

and Grilled Cheese for the little Mikkelle!

This is Mikkelle's sad face after an accident in the restaurant. You can't see it in the picture but she got a pretty good bump and bruise on her face...

It was so nice to see family again! It had been WAY too long!

Nana looked gorgeous as usual and though Brendon is handsome McCoy stole the SHOW!

Below is what Lekai looked like most of the trip!

Needless to say Mikkelle was extremely excited to see all of her cousins! She loves them all and still can't stop talking about the trip to California!

HUTCHINGS REUNION

So Jeanie has asked that I post our skit song from the reunion!

So here it is!

Written by Amber-Rose, Kelby, Shaun and Cat Hutchings

Sung to an adaptation of "Eye of the Tiger"

Risin' up, early A.M.

Pack the car, got no sleep

Kids are screamin'

But there's no turnin' back

Just a van with the will to survive!!!

It's a Hutchings Reunion

It's the thrill of the fight

Driving up to spend time with each other

And we only require

That you stay up all night

Playing games, eating junk, poking fun....at each other...

Guaranteed , you'll start blowing chunks

One by one, we all follow

Watch your back-Don't eat Nana's food

Or she'll pour all her milk down your spine!

It's a Hutchings Reunion

It's the thrill of the fight

Driving up to spend time with each other

And we only require

That you stay up all night

Playing games, eating junk, poking fun....at each other...

Risin' up, time to go home

Tons of fun, lots of laughter

In the end we are all sad to go

'Cause there's nothin' that ever compares..

To a Hutchings Reunion

It's the thrill of the fight

Driving up to spend time with each other

And we only require

That you stay up all night

Playing games, eating junk, poking fun....at each other...

We had such a great time this year at the reunion!

Thank you Mindy and Jason for making this a good one!!!

Lekai Rand Hutchings

WELCOME TO THE WORLD LEKAI!

We welcomed a handsome little boy into the world on March 15th 2011 at 4:13 am.

He weighed 9 lbs and 10 ounces and was 22 and 1/2 inches long!

He was born in Springfield, Missouri at the St. John's hospital.

He's a big healthy boy and has already changed so much. He is eager to hold his head up and has the widest most open eyes I've ever seen in a newborn! You can tell he is happy to be here and soaking it all in!

The nurses gave him a green shirt and hat and matching booties for the trip home on St. Patrick's day : )

Kelby LOVES his little son and already day dreams of playing football with him lol : )

People keep telling us how much he looks like Kelby and how much Mikkelle looks like me.

Cute little family : )

And of coarse Mikkelle is the happiest big sister! She loves her baby brother and always wants to hold him. And she does such a good job.

We are so excited for our new little addition and can't wait to watch him grow and how we will all grow with him. He has already brought so much happiness to our lives.

We love you little Lekai!

Who Dunnit?

Kelby and I were invited to a Murder Mystery Dinner this last week and it was soooo much fun. My name was Lovey Huntsman and Kelby's was Carey Huntsman and though we had other jobs we loved doing big game hunting. So we were hunters for the night...and caught ourselves a juicy little Mikkelle.

And yes, that is how big my belly is...

We had so much fun and have decided to host the next one! Can't wait!

(doesn't Kelby look good!!!?)

I like me some Minivan.

Yay! We got a minivan! or should I say Yay we got a car! Who cares what kind? (although I'm glad it's a minivan!) I'm sure most of you know we broke down in the middle of the Nevada desert on our way to moving out to Missouri!

And we have been car-less ever since...until this week! We found an AMAZING car for an AMAZING price and couldn't NOT get it. And I'm so glad we did! It's perfect!

We'll be able to have this car for a LONG time! (I'm thinking we should fit the WHOLE family in it....always)

It's got bucket seats, which I love and two sliding doors. Both of which were my stipulations for getting a minivan.

Can't wait to take it on a long trip! It will make life so much easier and roomier for a family drive : ) Also, can't wait to have another car-seat in the back there with Mikkelles. YAY!

If it looks like CRAP it must taste GoOd!!!

So Kelby and I thought it might be fun to try some cake making/decorating.

We've never REALLY done something like this and thought it would be fun to do together.

The cake mix was easy but we decided to make our own fondant...not only had we never made it before but neither of us had ever even used it...

We tried two different kinds...the one above was not a good recipe.

the one below...was awesome! It was made with marshmallows! YUM!

It required a LOT of kneading and was pretty exhausting after a while.

We decided to make a four layer cake and it turned out perfect! However you will notice that our lovely round cake turned into a square. This is what happens when you fall asleep and forget to wrap the edges and they dry out...and you have to cut it...boo.

And then..more kneading! YAY!

Haha...now below is a picture of the final product. We had NO idea what we were doing...and it ended up looking like crap...HOWEVER...it was pretty much the best tasting cake ever. Seriously. It was. Can I have some more!?!?!

We asked a bunch of people if we could give them our cake after we designed it and Kelby's work friends won it. We want to decorate it but don't really want a TON of cake lying around.

All in all it wasn't a COMPLETE failure. We learned a lot of what-not-to-do's but that should make the next cake just a little bit better!