Hutchinson Reunion

Here are a few of the pictures that I took while we were in Utah.  This one is everyone from the Hill family who went to Erma's on Sunday.

                                       This was taken at the Eccles Dinosaur Park in Ogden.

                                      We went mini golfing for family night at Cherry Hill.

                                       The four of us went to the Logan Temple on Tuesday.

                       Dad and I played tourist in Salt Lake City on our way down to Ephriam.

    The grey stuff between the hill and the clouds is the smoke from the fires that were burning all over.

               On Thursday morning the whole family all went to the park and played softball.

 In the afternoon Dad and I went to a museum in Fairview and saw the art work of Avard Fairbanks.

                                  The smoke in the air made for a couple of beautiful sunsets.

                                          Naming the baby in the picture game was a big hit.

                 This is just an example of the minute to win it games that Hillary had prepared.

We topped it all of by going to the Manti Pageant on Friday night.  I think we all had fun and most of us didn't get sick (sorry Jana), so we enjoyed the whole week.  Thank you to everyone who helped and went.  Bill will get ALL of the pictures that I took put on snap fish and post a link for you.

Utah Trip

Hey Everyone! This is Joy. Jim and I hope that everyone has a safe trip to Utah and takes a lot of pictures for us. We will keep all of you in our prayers for safe travel and protection. We look forward to hearing the adventures that occurred and seeing pictures of family on the blog! Love you all and have fun!! :)

Father's Day

For Dad's Father's Day gift this year, we went to Greenfield Village where we had lunch at the Eagle Tavern and then watched a baseball game played by the rules of 1867.  No mitts and no cursing.  Here are some pictures that I took.

Springtime

We've had a pretty nice spring here in Michigan.  Here's a few pictures from our family.

Harvey played soccer this spring.  To start here are the pictures of Harvey enjoying soccer that are BIG FAT LIES!

He was the strongest player on the team (he got 7 goals in a 15 minute game) and his ball handling skills are amazing.   Much better than mine ever were.

BUT, he hated soccer!  Well, he hated it during soccer practice, afterwards he swore he loved it.  He cried the entire hour the first week. Things got better, a bit, as the season went on but we didn't even end up being able to stay the whole last practice because he was being so miserable.  So here are the pictures of what soccer was really like.

He's crying in that last one and then scored a goal two seconds later.

Harvey graduated from preschool last week.  He was so excited that Grandma came.  He said it made it like a real graduation.  Isn't the pencil sketch pic cool?  I've been playing around with our photo editing software.

 The lady in blue is Harv's fantastic teacher, Miss Becky.  We've really loved her.

Other than soccer, the other major adventure this spring was going to my friend Alison's wedding.  This was the wedding I beaded all the flowers for.  Harvey was the ring bearer and I was the Maid of Honor (I refused the title "matron").  Shirley essentially ended up making my dress.  Thank you, thank you, thank you!!  It turned out great.  Here are some pics from the wedding.

It was a great wedding.  Climbing the tree was Al's idea, and, yes, the girls are in their stilettos in the tree.

I have new pics of Walter but I don't know how to convert a pdf to a jpg.  I'll have Kurt post it later.  Walter's doing great, he's definitely a kicker.  My gestational diabetes seems to be under control and I'm feeling pretty good most of the time.  We're sloooowly working on getting baby stuff ready.  Hopefully we'll be mostly set up when he gets here.  Not like he'll notice.

See everyone in 2 1/2 weeks!

pictures, pictures, pictures

 Noah's preschool "graduation"

 Sweet jester hat Dad made Noah

He also made this hat, but Lucy liked it better as a necklace.

 Dad had a water balloon fight with Noah-the balloons just bounced off of them, though-he LOVED it.

Jack Henry Peterson

Here are some pictures of the new baby.  I hope you enjoy them.

new things in the country

The Quicks (our landlords) were given two little kittens over the weekend.  We've spent HOURS with them.  They are adorable.  Both are females, and Addie got to name them.  One is Miley and the other Curley (although why she's Curly, I have no idea).  They are identical twins, I swear!  We can't tell them apart, so we'll never really know which is which. 

Little kittens may be the most adorable animals in the entire world.  Wish I had some better pictures for you, but they don't sit still for very long!

New thing #2: Macie's haircut.  It was shaggy, and growing in all crazy, so today I had it cut.  The above picture is the best I have so far (which isn't saying much) but I will post a new one soon.  She looks so cute.  It's stacked in the back with a sharp a-line cut.  Just in time for her third birthday coming up on June 5th! 

New thing #3.  Swinging teddy bears from the trees.  Hillary gave us a book last summer which has all these simple ideas of things to do with toddlers.  It's been fun to have, and Addie was just DYING for the rain to stop the last couple of days so we could do this.  Teddy bear tether ball was a hit!

Greenfileld Village with Chelsea

Yesterday I met Chelsea's class at Greenfield Village for a field trip.  Hillary went too, so here they are on the porch of the Firestone Farm and Chelsea trying on a hat in the millenary shop.  It was a beautiful day and we had a great time (at least I did).

Sad day

We said good bye to Meg today. She started to not be able to breathe very well and her tongue and gums were turning blue. I rushed her to the vet where we decided it was best to put her to sleep. It was the hardest decision I've ever had to make. I don't ever want to have to choose to take another living beings life again. Charlie was able to make it before hand too since it was about 4:30pm. She went quickly and peacefully, in our arms. That gives me some comfort. Knowing that she was wrapped in the arms of those she loved and who loved her helps me feel a little better. We brought her home and buried her in our yard. It will be another sad day if we ever have to move from this house and leave her behind. I never knew losing a dog would hurt so bad. What's worse is watching my kids hurt too.

Happiness is....

having a great mom who loves and cares about you. Happy Mother's Day to the best mom EVER! Love you so much!

Comments for the family

Addie has something to say to each of her cousins, and some aunts and uncles thrown in for good measure.

ALEXIS: "Alexis, maybe I could come at your house one day."
MERRIT: "I love you."
MAKAYLA: "You're my best friend."
CHELSEA: "You could come at my house."
JAXSON: "Jaxson, do you love bugs?"
HARVEY: "Harvey, do you love to chase birds?"
NOAH: "You're my best friend."
LUCY: "When you grow up, you can play with me."
UNCLE KURT: "Kurt, you love our whole spirit.
AUNT KARI: "I love you, Aunt Kari."
UNCLE JIM: "I love to pet kitties."
UNCLE CHARLIE: "I love to eat healthy stuff, like broccoli."
AUNT HILLARY: "I love your cats, Aunt Hillary."

Now it's Macie's turn to share with her family-

AUNT HEATHER: "I love to see the temple."
ALEXIS: "Food about her." (aka, What is your favorite food?)
MERRIT: "I love to see Mom."
MAKAYLA: "I love to see the door."
CHELSEA: "I love to see the computer."
JAXSON: "I love to see shirts."
HARVEY: "I love to see arms."
NOAH: "I love to see that" (while pointing to our laptop)
LUCY: "I love to see a phone."
UNCLE JIM: "I love playing kitty."
AUNT KARI: "I love to see phones."
AUNT HILLARY: "Dog bag."

Merrit's track meets

For those of you who might be interested in going to one of Merrit's track meets, here are when they are happening. May 3 at home May 7 at home May 10 at Fenton High School May 14 at Linden High School May 17 at home May 21 at home May 23 at Davison High school May 30 is a meet by invite only at Davison high school All meets begin at 4:15 p.m. He is running the mile and doing the long jump or sometimes the high jump. He'd love the support if you could make it. I'm not sure if there will be a cost.