The Hunter Herald
April 2007
-NEIL & MIKE-I' m sorry I didn't submit anything in the March newsletter. I don't know where March went. Somewhere in the midst of preparing and celebrating five immediate family birthdays and cleaning and painting and moving Kalli and family out of here and into to their duplex I lost March! So now its mid April and I'm not much better with the trip to Utah and 2 more birthdays and Easter and don't forget taxes!!! So we're good. Tom finished his basketball season with no wins but he did score in 2 games and he's only in 5th grade so we're excited about the great improvement he made. He also earned his "Arrow of Light" and will be crossing over into 11-year-old scouts this month. Brandie turned 16!!!! SCARY THOUGHT! But as long as Neil keeps that shotgun loaded I'm not real concerned about the dating issue. Neil's shoulder may just finally heal after all, in spite of him. When we got home from Utah we found that our cow "shovel" had had a new calf. The poor woman's bag was as big as a house so Neil decided to help her out by attempting to milk her. She was a little tender in that area and the next thing he knew he was being drug out of the milking shed an around the pasture!!! So far the shoulder's only mildly protesting. (Please don't tell his surgeon, Calvin). It must be spring; we have 2 new cat litters as well. One set has chosen to reside on the roof and the other in the barn. So anybody in the market for a new kitty, any color mind you, we could hook you up! The price is right too. Jarom is making his dreams of becoming 007 come true by going to 3 different schools to be qualified to "search and seize" ships that are out and about on the open seas when his ship is deployed and on their way to or from the "Persian gulf". Yes there really are pirates lurking about out there and drug dealers transporting all sorts of illegal stuff so when the Navy runs onto a suspicious boat they stop and go aboard whether or not they are invited to do so. So after this next week Jarom will have been trained to go on these adventures, with real guns and totally freak his mother out. Won't that be fun!!! And to think he's only got 3 years and 8 months to go!!! We love you all !!! Aunt Mike
-Trevor and Charmayne-This has been a sad month for us. We lost our dog to the highway. To make matters worse (or at least unconsolable) our male cat has left us for greener pastures (it's a spring thing I think). And our rooster looks like he's been beaten, hobbling along with a bum leg. So we look forward to warmer weather and fun in the sun. Lots of field trips in the near future as well as summer vacation. So...hopefully we'll have some good news next month.
-LAMONT & EVY-
Mission Address (needs 85 cent stamp):
Melnsila Iela 3-1
LV-1046 Riga
Latvia
-LAYNE & FRANKIE-WOW! It is hard to believe another month is gone. We must be having too much fun. Time passes so quickly. Layne survived his surgery and is back to school. We had a pleasant Easter vacation in Utah. Congratulations Damion and Bryce! I will be in Utah on May 12 for the arrival of our 30th grandchild.
Does everyone know that family reunion is June 14-16? That is THURSDAY
THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY! –Frankie
-Seth and Rayanna-We are all doing well. Kids have all finished taking turns with strep throat but we think the worst is over. Seth ran his 6th marathon on the 21st. His tie was slower than he wanted but that was expected after a long winter. Rayanna is halfway through with her pregnancy and is as pretty as ever. The house is nearly completely remodeled. It is sporting a new layer of texture, paint, new carpets, laminate flooring, furnace, and just about everything else you can change. Anyone is welcome to come by and visit. Bring a paintbrush.
-Rebekah and Seth-Not much has changed here in Bakersfield. We are hoping to make it to reunion this year and look forward to learning all the little ones names and faces. We are also hoping to meet the new spouses. As always if you pass through stop by and say hi.
-CALVIN & DONNA-
-Damion and Kasie- had a beautiful baby boy April 10th just before 4am.
Name: Elijah Ray Hunter
8 lbs 2 oz
21 in
Mom and baby are healthy and happy!
-Meredith & Bill-Hello Hunters! It is time for an update on
Bill, Meredith and family. Life is good for us here in Redding.
Bill teaches an engineering course at the local college, in
addition to his Caltrans gig. He is working with the 11-year-old
scouts and helping with the boys baseball team. Meredith
is serving as young womens pres, attending college, and
balancing carpools, homework, housework, you all know that
story. Our beautiful Anna (13) had a growth spurt! I did not
recognize her on the field at her first soccer game, she is
growing up! She loves young womens, soccer, track, photo-
graphy, and technology. She was a student tutor for a teacher
in her school who did not know how to use the PowerPoint
program, now the teacher is having Anna help her with the lay
out for her weekly news letter and making it more attractive.
Will is 11. He is quite a baseball player. His teammates
nicknamed him "Ichiro", because he is a consistent hitter,
getting on base at almost every at bat. He just completed his
2nd class in scouts, and is using his "trumpet skills" to work
toward a Bugling Merit badge. Will is a good student and
performs with the school jazz choir and band. Thomas is in
4th grade. He and Will are on the same baseball team this
spring. Thomas got his first hit last night, which earned him
a trip to In n Out Burger for a milkshake. He just joined the
Webelos and loves being in the "double digits" at the ripe
old age of 10. Matthew is playing baseball on a farm
league team. His first baseball season, and his coach told Bill,
that Matthew must be at every game, so they can win. He is
quite a player! He is in Wolf Cub Scouts, and never complains
about anything, as long as he can keep up with his brothers.
We feel so blessed, in one month, we have were able to
attend the Temple with Bill's younger brother who is
preparing for his mission in the Philippines, and Bill has a
sister getting married in the San Diego Temple, and of course,
Natalie and Jared in Oakland. We also can't wait to meet
Damion and Kasie's baby boy, Elijah! What a beautiful life!
We look forward to seeing you all in June!
Love, The Sfam
-Hillary and Jason-Hello all Hunters!
The Rogerson's have been very busy this last month.
We just moved to a house in Redding (we were living
45 min. from everything in a trailer on a mountain!)
So we're super excited to stretch our legs and save
some gas money! Hillary performed in the musical Swing!
That was a huge success in the community and she really
enjoyed being a part of it. She's still helping direct the
High School's musical which opens the first weekend in
May BYE BYE BIRDIE. We had two March birthday's last
month Hunter 5, Reese 1. May is not slowing down for us.
But we hope to see many of you at Natalie's wedding!
Congrats to those new babies and marriages and
engagements. Love you all!
-SHEILA & LYLE-Hi family, Bryce and Jessica’s wedding turned out so nice. Thank you Mike and Neil, Lisa and Frankie and Layne, Haylee, Kitty and Doyle, and so many others for your help. It was so beautiful. We think we had about 600 people in attendance. We had twenty-five tables set up in the lodge, tent and on the deck. They had a great week in Hawaii and are settling down. I loved visiting and helping Spencer and Shanille in Arizona. They have a beautiful new boy. Talmage Spencer Mortimer. That’s such a big name for the little cuss. He's so cute. I also was able to visit Jenna and Kevin and boys. They are so excited for their new sister coming in August. Jenna is working on the cutest nursery ever, and the pink clothes and shoes are everywhere. Adam graduates this week. We're planning a BBQ after. Moana is getting huge with the twin boys. She is so cute, not an ounce of fat anywhere except her belly. She is so beautiful and happy. Tanner is doing great in Arequippa, Peru. He has had his fifth baptism. His letters and pictures are so great. We love hearing from him. Leisha turned fifteen and is busy as a bee. I miss you all. LaMont’s family, fill us in. I need an e-mail for them.
-Spencer & Shanille-Hello everybody, we are moving back to Utah from Arizona. We will be leaving on May 2. We are excited. We will be starting our own business' and hope everything will go well. We have a lot of ideas and plans and we KNOW we can make it work for us. We are leaving just in time to miss out on the miserable summer here yahoo! So we are super busy trying to get everything squared away. We are glad we came to Arizona because we have really grown a lot being away from family since we have never done that before. We realize how important family is to us and how much we want to be near them. We also have been going to church regularly since we have been here, and are trying to progress spiritually as well. Overall it has been a great experience. Our new address will be 196 S 1300 E Springville Utah 84663 We don't know about phones or email yet. Well wish us luck and we'll keep writin' Love you all! Spencer and Shanille
-Adam & Moana-Aloha Guys!! Well, all is swell! Adam Graduates this Friday, April 27th! We're so excited! He already started his new job as a financial advisor and is loving it. Moana has 3 more weeks of work and then starts preparing for the twins.... the babies should be born around June! It's been a busy month, but so fun! Moana's baby(s) shower is on May 5th 10 am -12 pm at Sheila's house...all are invited. A funny story about the twins... the other day one started kicking his brother, so the brother then started kicking back, back and forth, back and forth they went. So Moana called Adam into the room to let him feel... right when he came in they stopped, it was like they knew Dad was in the room so we better be good! :) It was cute. Love you all and Take Care.
Adam & Moana
-GREG & LISA-
