Hunter Herald
September 2007
-NEIL & MIKE- School started on a pretty scary note for some at our house. Tom's now in Junior High and that's stressful but he's also changed the school he would have gone to with his old friends. I'm hoping that's a good thing! Rachel also changed schools even though she's in 8th grade. Tena started high school and seminary. Brandie's excited not to be the only one up at 5:30am. Mom's excited about driving them at 6:15 am...NOT. Neil is really excited because he no longer has to leave the couch either morning or afternoon as they can ride the bus now! Okay, okay, just a joke, he does leave the couch quite frequently.... get a drink, answer the phone, get the mail. But that will soon be over. It's been 5 weeks since his surgery and so I'm thinking he's got another 3 and then... well let's just say the "honey do list" is...growing! September has not only brought school but soccer. Between Trevor’s Nick, Kalli's Cypress, and our Tom we’re pretty much at the soccer field from the time it starts until it's finished. It looks like we've arrived with our 72-hour kit because you all know how many snacks and drinks it takes to get 16 people to sit through 3 games that are never at the same time. It's a real hoot to watch and we love it! Neil and I did manage a 5 day get-away to Mississippi to see how southern fried chicken tastes. It was Paij's birthday, it was Labor Day weekend, and we had a babysitter!!!! Kalli and Terry really know how to keep 4 teen-agers in line not to mention a 92-year-old paralyzed grandma, and we are mighty grateful. It doesn't get much better then that. Paij treated me to the musical "the Lion King" and Brent treated Neil to a baseball game. Besides having finger-lickin’ good barbecue, Sam's finest chicken, cruising along the mighty Mississippi, and going to a Rodeo, Paij and I re-decorated and the boys did some plumbing. It may be awhile before they invite us back since we spent all their money and slept in their bed. Jar's out to sea again. He's supposed to come home the end of October and then leave for the Gulf Nov. 4th.
Thank you all for contributing to the newsletter.... those of you who aren't... and you know who you are!!!!! We REALLY want to hear about your family too! Love Aunt Mike
-Trevor & Charmayne-
-Haylee & Ryan-
-Kalli & Terry- We are going to a bike trade show in Las Vegas this week and staying with Melissa and Ty, we're really excited! The kids are excited too because they get to stay with Grandma and Grandpa. Cypress is playing soccer and they lost the first game then tied and then finally won this week. She also had her birthday and is now 6! Tayla is having lots of fun playing with the neighbors and doing TaVaci with mom. Tyden is talking more and more and growing taller daily it seems. We are really appreciating the cool weather and rain! Hope all are well!!
Love, Terry and Kalli
-Paij & Brent-
-Jarom- FC3 Hunter, JaromUSS Germantown, OPS/OW FPO APSan Diego, CA 96666-1730
-LAMONT & EVY-
Mission Address (needs 85 cent stamp):
Melnsila Iela 3-1
LV-1046 Riga
Latvia
Hi family. Here in Riga, Latvia the weather is very nice, just starting to get colder. No snow yet, but the leaves are starting to change in the parks. That extra blanket on our bed feels good instead of being a nuisance.
Our family nights are going good, the Elders and Sister are bringing investigators into our home so they can hear the lesson and be with some of the youth who have already made the choice to be members. Our biggest decision about family night is what kind of refreshments to serve. The youth here are very health minded and don't like it if it's "not health". There goes all the stuff we like.
We took the Mission President and his wife to the National Ballet of Latvia the other night and saw Cinderella. We spent $40 on a ticket but forgot that maybe Cinderella's Stepmother may be a Madam of a Brothel with scantily clad stepdaughters instead of the mother of two uglies. We listened to the fantastic orchestra warm up and looked around at the gold overlay on the walls of the opera house, watched the people come in ready for a great show. The curtain opened and Cinderella came out for her opening introductory scene, which was very nice. As the next scene opened, we stood up and walked out. We had no idea that Cinderella wouldn't be the traditional, well, Cinderella.
On the street where we live as we look out our 4th story window, we can see the Albert hotel. It is right across the street and is used by some of the teams that come to Latvia to play. Aunt Evy stuck her head out the window this morning after seeing a basketball team clad in Blue, and yelled, "Hey, who do you play for"? One of the players yelled back up,"Poland". On the other side of the street is live music that plays most evenings until later into the night. Kind of a Soul Music that you would hear in the states, so most nights we spend with our windows open to catch the vibes while we swing across the kitchen floor then back again dancing cheek to cheek.
We have been very busy assigning 11 new seminary teachers and institute teachers and getting them trained.
We talked two weeks in a row in sacrament meetings. Most of our time is in the preparation. The doing isn't usually a big deal. We love ya all. Missions are the greatest. As Feris Buhler said," If you have the means, I highly suggest picking one up".
LaMont and Evy
-Chad & Nan-
-Jaimyn & Paul-
-Molly & Aaron--Justin & Jana--Melisa & Tye- -LAYNE & FRANKIE-We are still alive. Life is great. The Church is true.
-Rachel & Rob-The year is flying by. Cody is doing great in Junior
High this year. He enjoys his wood shop class. He is a first class
in scouts and working diligently towards getting star. I am so
thankful for good scout leaders. Alex is getting his bear at the next
pack meeting. He is adjusting to 5th grade. He is not sure he likes
the added responsibility. Boyd is in second grade and doing great.
He loves school and loves reading. Dale started kindergarten and
is really doing great. I was worried but he is having no problems.
Elizabeth is growing like a weed. She laughs and babbles.
Everyone stops what they are doing just to watch her. The boys
always want me to get out the camcorder or camera. We are
enjoying Seth and Rayanna living in Bakersfield. We get to see
them much more often. Well that's it for the Fransens.
-Seth and Rayanna-
-Brandon & Laura-
-Rebekah and Seth-
Hello everybody! I turn 32 this Month (September)! But my
husband turns 30, somehow 32 is not so bad when a person
can "welcome" their spouse to 30.Is that evil?
So school is underway and I am still recruiting for people to
live in Bakersfield. The truth is that I am planning on running
for mayor and I figure I need to get the entire family here in
order to have a shot, I figure family bribes have got to be
cheaper that random voters.Not really.
Nothing too exciting is happening here, though Seth &
Rayanna got to talk on Sunday. It is really odd to have
family members talk about your family at church. It is strange
to say oh yea I remember that or to have your children ask if
that really happened and was that at Grandpa's house? I
would think that most of you have already experienced that
sort of thing but it was new to me.
If any body has Beau's address my son Peyton would really
like to write and say Hello. He still remembers Beau singing
and playing the guitar at reunion a few years back.
As always if you get bored of where you are living Bakerfield
has lots of houses and jobs. If you drive the southern route
stop by on your way through Bakersfield.
-Caleb & Ashley-Hello Everyone,
It looks like my wife is expecting our fourth child in May.
We are excited. I will be done with my MBA program by
then and will hopefully get to help out more. I am currently
taking 13.5 credits at night while working my normal
Engineering job. This means that I don't get to see my
family often enough. Elijah is going to preschool three
times a week. Hyrum is now potty trained, and Madison is
trying to walk now. It is all fun at our house. The door is
always open to anyone who wants to visit the Tooele, Utah
area and see where the Hunter's originally settled before
moving on to Idaho. We love you all.
Love,
Caleb, Ashley, Elijah, Hyrum, Madison
-Kara & Michael-I like the changing seasons. The leaves are changing colors and my kids keep asking when it is going to snow. I think they have forgotten how cold the snow is and that it is no fun shoveling the driveway. We are planning a trip to California in late October. We want to get a few days of warmth before winter sets in. There really isn't much new. Just school and I have started sewing again. I made a few fleece jackets for McKayla, Karalynn and Adam. McKayla and Karalynn are great encouragement they tell me it "looks beautiful" and they smile when it is done. It doesn't matter what it really looks like to them at least for now it is beautiful.
Take care
Kara Mike and family
-Jeremy & Leslie--Benjamin & Megan- This month we have been trying to
adjust to life with 2 kids. I don't know how all of you do it!
It is definitely the hardest and most rewarding job in the
world! Little Ben is starting to get used to his new brother.
Yesterday he tried to help me change Ethan's diaper. So
he's not the best baby bum wiper but it was still cute!
This morning Ethan started to cry and Little Ben went over
and gave him a kiss and started to rub his belly. It was the
sweetest thing I had ever seen! Little Ben is also finally
learning to communicate. In the last week and a half he
has learned to shakes his head "no," signs "all done" and
"more." It makes life much easier when I know what he
wants so I hope it continues. Ethan is growing and becoming
more alert. Benjamin is teaching at Independence High
School. He says it is difficult but he enjoys it.
-Matthew & Karali- -CALVIN & DONNA-
-Damien & Kacey-
-Meredith & Bill- -Hillary & Jason-
-Cayle- Hey everyone! By the time you read this I will be officially old. I turn 30 on the 27th and I'm celebrating by playing a rock show with my favorite band of ALL time. They are called Helmet, and I'm sure none of you have ever heard of them, but when I was 16 they got me in to music so DROP IT! ha. There will be a lot of family and friends there, which is all I want, so it should be a birthday to remember. Other than that I'm the most boring man on earth. LOVE YOU ALL!
p.s. send all of you generous cash presents and iphones to Cayle Hunter 935 56th st. #7 Sacramento CA 95819 okthanksbye.
~Cayle Hunter~
-Sarah & Ryan- -Natalie & Jared- -SHEILA & LYLE- Hi family,
We hope all is well with you. Can you believe we have snow on the tops of the mountains in Utah? We're not sure we're ready for winter. We are in the process of fixing up the back yard and stuccoing the house, so we're in quite a mess.
We have been having family home evening as a family on Mondays, with the married kids and their families. Shanille gave the best lesson on repentance last week, and this week it's Adam and Moana's turn. We're looking forward to hearing their lesson as well.
Since Bryce's mission, we have had a few wonderful families come and visit us from England. One guy came with his two seventeen year old grandchildren. He was a smoker, drinker etc. We had a wonderful time while they were here. We played hard on the boat. lazer tagging and hikes. We snuck a few things in about the Word of Wisdom as opportunity allowed. Anyway, long story short, he called Saturday night and said he was getting baptized at the end of the month. He said he knew he wanted to, it was just a matter of when. We were so happy for him. The gospel is wonderful, and we are thankful for it.
We love all you guys. LaMont and Evy, if you get this, we love and miss you and hope you are having a wonderful mission. Tanner, Elder Mortimer, We are so proud of you. Keep up the good work. Lyle and I are so thankful for our family and new grandchildren this year. Wendi is due any day now, Jenna's will be blessed on the 30th of this month.
We love and miss you all. Come see us once in awhile.
love,
The Lyle Mortimers
-Jenna & Kevin- Hello Family! It has been a little crazy since Chloe was born! I went to the ER a couple times with kidney stones. They finally went in and lazered them and we found out there were at least 9! 2 of which were huge! Needless to say I am feeling MUCH better! In the middle of my hospital trips, Kaden broke his arm riding home from school! Kevin says that he is feeling pretty comfortable in the emergency room lately! J Everyone is happy and healthy now!!! Chloe is so much fun! She is already smiling a ton! Bows and bracelets are coming out of our ears!!! Like my mom said, we are blessing her this weekend. Kevin’s mom crocheted the most beautiful blessing dress! I hope to have beautiful pictures to put in the next newsletter!
Love you all! Jenna and Fam.
-Spencer & Shanille-Hello Everyone,
Well it has been a busy month. Quenton is playing
soccer and he is getting really good at it. He has scored
a few points, but most of all he is a great goalie. He got
100% on his very first spelling test, even the bonus words.
All that studying paid off. He turned 7 on the 21st. We went to boondocks fun center.
It was fun. He is going to be in the school choir, even though he doesn't think he
wants to. He also got the swimming sickness this month Cryptosparidium.
That was gross and he lost 2 pounds that he can't afford to lose. Sage is
going to preschool 4 days a week. She loves it. And I love her there. The
donkey at her animal school is going to have a babyany day and she
can hardly wait. She also plays soccer
and she rocks at it. She scored 5 points in
one game and got $5 from dad. She was
pretty proud. Emeri is finally getting enough
hair that we can do piggy tails. It’s so cute.
She still is hardly talking but maybe that is
a good thing. Talmage is 6 months old and starting to get up on his
hands and knees and scoot. He can get around. He got blessed on the
2nd. He is getting fat. Spencer and I went to Park City for our 8th
anniversary. It was a good time. We are all happy and healthy.
Love Spencer and Shanille
-Wendi & Aaron-
-Adam & Moana-Aloha, Aloha! Life is great! Fall is here and it's getting colder! We are so excited to dress up the boys for Halloween. What we really want to do is: Adam dress up as "Green Grass" you know spike and spray paint his hair green! Moana dress up as "Little Bo-peep", and the boys as the "Two Lost Sheep!" ha ha ha. Now you all know the most exciting news in our life at the moment! It's crazy how things you thought never could be so exciting are now!!! We can't wait 'til Halloween!
Love you all.........Adam, Moana & Da Boys
-Bryce & Jessica- -Tanner- Mission Address:
Elder Tanner Boyd Mortimer
Peru-Arequipa mission
Edificio El Peral
Avenida El Ejercito 710, Oficina-703
Cayma, Arequip
PERU
-GREG & LISA- -Beau & Shannon--Zachary & Kaylee--Shae-
