a non-update

Our mangled trampoline straddling the goat fence.  A tragedy.

So, our non-update:

We were buying a house.  A short sale.  A bad idea.  After five months, two appraisals, two different lenders, a daft seller's agent, and oogles and oogles of worry and heartache, we've decided to drop it. We found out a week ago that another lien on the house showed up (after all this time!) and we couldn't take it anymore.  Boo.

We put an offer on another great house about two weeks ago, but lost the bid.  It was a foreclosure and there were three other offers.  I'm still sad about it.

So, here we are, still waaaaaay out in the country without any prospects.  We're enrolling Addie in kindergarten (kindergarten!!! I can hardly believe it!!!) and will continue to look at houses on a more relaxed schedule.  We decided yesterday to rent closer to town, but decided against it today.  Who knows what we'll think tonight. 

Jason has left the decision, more or less, up to me. 

Right after an entire day of errand-running in town with three kids, two of whom have missed their naps, in 90 degree HUMID weather, and still with a 45 minute trek home, I'm apt to say LET'S MOVE CLOSER!  But on the mornings that are relaxed (like today), and I realize our rent here is cheap (no utilities either!) and Macie will be in preschool two mornings each week (so I'll only have one kid to take around town to do errands), I am apt to say LET'S STAY HERE UNTIL WE FIND SOMETHING PERMANENT. 

Who knows what we'll do???

And now, some pictures, since we have long been absent from the blog-

Norah (5) and Amira (7), Jami's two girls.  She now has a little baby boy, Naim, who was born about 2 weeks ago.  This is when Addie had the stomach flu while we were in Utah, thus her awesome face.

Jami is hiding her big prego belly

Jason and Jami's husband, Mohamed.  I swear he looks exactly the same as he did when we met him nearly 9 years ago.  I don't think he ages.

All of our kids LOVELOVE corn on the cob, they can't get enough!

Outside Addie, the only Addie we have

Best Friends in fancy clothes

Men watching the Olympics

A rare picture with me in it!  Taken by Addie

This boy of ours is OBSESSED with the recycling.  He takes the cereal boxes and milk jugs everywhere.  It is hilarious.

Holiday Plans

I'm stuck on bedrest now, so please forgive me jumping the gun here a little bit but all I have is time on my hands.  I thought it would be a good time to start the Thanksgiving/Christmas conversation.  Kari and Jana - since you're the out of towners, what are you guys brewing up for the holidays?  The Hairs are going to be in Utah for Christmas, right?  Its cool that Jason's brother is returning near a major holiday, make it a fun double celebration.  What about the Peterson's?  Any plans yet?  Would everyone be able to make it if we celebrated Christmas at Thanksgiving again?

Whatever get together plans we decide on, what year is it for the presents?  Are kids giving to kids or is it a family present year?  I think we did family presents last year but I'm not sure.

Quick update from here - no baby yet, obviously.  I'm having more frequent and intense contractions but I haven't actually moved into labor yet.  I'm now on to full bed rest since it is the only way to keep the contractions down.  Give me a call to chat anytime.  I'm either here or at the Dr.'s office.

My Recommendation

We just read a book for book club that I'm sure you all would like.  It's called The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley.  Give it a try.

virginia

So a couple of weeks ago Jana called and said they were going to be celebrating Addie's birthday (a few weeks late) and would we like to come down and participate.  We left Eric here to fend for himself and the kids and I made the what was supposed to be a 4 1/2 hour drive-but really turned into 6 hours...but it's better than the 17 hrs they were before.

 We were shown the pond.

 Played in the pool.

Rode bikes in a thousand races.

 Loved some lucky (or unlucky if you ask Jana and me) kittens.

 They were two peas in a pod.

Thanks Jana, Jason, Addie, Macie and Carson...we will be visiting again-it was too fun not to come again.

Any Day Now

So, Walter is an obstinate little baby already and refuses to kick when anyone tries to feel him, is always in exactly the wrong position for ultrasounds, and moves around so much that he regularly gets out of range of the monitors for the test I do twice a week.  He definitely takes after me.  True to form, he seems to be getting ready to make his entrance - four weeks early.  I'm having semi-regular contractions that are strong enough to not be considered Braxton-Hicks.  I'm not dilated yet but the doctors are saying that labor could start at any time and if it does they are just going to let it follow its course.  We're all excited and the house is 95% baby ready.   We'll keep you posted!

Joy's Shower

Here are some pictures from Joy's baby shower.

 This is a baby in a bassinet that was made by one of Joy's visiting teachers.

 Panda cupcakes that Hillary made from scratch!

 One of the three diaper cakes that Hillary made.

 Onesy cookies made by Joy's visiting teacher.

Joy getting the car seats that we gave her.

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The first picture was taken at like 3 weeks and the last was taken yesterday...we just love this boy. 

Temples

Since no one has put anything on the blog for a long time, I decided to put pictures I took of the temples we've been to since May.  

                                                                        Nauvoo

                                                                        Logan

                                                                       Salt Lake

                                                                         Manti

Dad's Beard

Dad wanted me to post his picture that I took before he shaved off his facial hair last night.  If he could grow it for a longer time he could play Santa Claus at Christmas!

Dad's Beard

More pictures from the Reunion

When I loaded the pictures into Snapfish I didn't realize I had missed some; many were from the night at Erma's.  I loaded those I forgot and here is the link, just in case it has changed.

Dad

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=6852073025/a=1521596025_1521596025/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

2012 Hutchinson Family Reunion

I have uploaded all of the pictures Mom took of the reunion; here is the link Mom indicated I would add.  Enjoy!

Dad

http://www5.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=6852073025/a=1521596025_1521596025/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

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.