Hunter is SEVEN!
Today is his birthday. Seven years ago today I gave birth to my first child. And he was perfect in every way!
Hunter is a special spirit and always has been. He is super fun-loving! Also, caring and creative. He's smart and funny and competitive and silly and goofy and a friend to EVERYBODY!
Hunter is like his dad- very talkative and a friend to all. Everyone LOVES Hunter! Especially us!
Hunter likes to get on our computer and play with the Photo Booth and take random pics of himself. Here is crazy one!
This was taken on Dec. 1st. I gave him the mohawk earlier that day at his request. Did I mention he LOVES having his picture taken? He will pose for anyone, anytime! :)
Remember the part where I said he was "special" ?? Haha!
We celebrated Hunter's birthday yesterday on the 4th. I told him he could chose six friends to come over for cake and ice cream and then we'd take them all to see a movie. Five were able to come (although we are missing two in this pic!)
Hunter is the cutest thing ever and I want to cry just thinking about him. I love him dearly- as a mother would!! He was so excited to have us sing "Happy Birthday" to him!
He is hilarious too- he wanted a Red Velvet cake for his birthday!! What 7 yr old asks for that? But works for us :) We LOVED it!
First cake, second presents!!!!
What happened to Hunter? Where'd he go?? We're all looking for him...
Ahhh of course. There isn't enough room on the table. Must open presents!! That present is wrapped so cute! I love how they did his name on it and I'm glad I snapped a photo before it all got ripped to shreds!
A happy bunch and a fun time with the gifts. Soon after this we all piled in a couple of cars and went to see "Tangled!" I know, I know, a very girlie type movie. But they are SEVEN! And two of them had already seen it. :) They all LOVED it. Although, I did hear a couple of little snickers now and then... It was classic boy behavior and so much fun!
We're still missing one other little boy in this pic- he met us at the theater. Where I TOTALLY forgot to pull out my camera and take more pictures of the group! But I guess we were having too much fun. Hunter had a wonderful birthday chillin with his buddies: Jason, Jeron, Carson, Mahonri, and Tosi. They were all so cute!
Hunter you are SO wonderful and such a blessing to our family!
We think you are hilarious that you are SO competitive in everything you do and that you are a little "parent!" Typical first child! But we love it and wouldn't trade YOU for anything.
You are a good little boy who is growing so fast and you strive to do what's right... now if only we can get your sisters to that point. Ha!
You are smart and have a thirst for knowledge. I love that I don't have to bug you every day about doing your homework- you just do it. You help your sisters when they are in need. You are also the first to tell someone when they are doing something wrong. :) You LOVE being the BOSS!
We didn't even take any pictures today on your actual birthday! We were too busy playing with all of your presents. That's kind of the way to go... celebrate the day before or at least EARLY in the day so you can actually PLAY with your gifts on your birthday. It's handy.
Love you Hunter.
He says some pretty funny and off the wall things every once in a while...
This was taken on Dec. 1st. I gave him the mohawk earlier that day at his request. Did I mention he LOVES having his picture taken? He will pose for anyone, anytime! :)
We celebrated Hunter's birthday yesterday on the 4th. I told him he could chose six friends to come over for cake and ice cream and then we'd take them all to see a movie. Five were able to come (although we are missing two in this pic!)
Hunter is the cutest thing ever and I want to cry just thinking about him. I love him dearly- as a mother would!! He was so excited to have us sing "Happy Birthday" to him! 
He is hilarious too- he wanted a Red Velvet cake for his birthday!! What 7 yr old asks for that? But works for us :) We LOVED it!
What happened to Hunter? Where'd he go?? We're all looking for him...
Ahhh of course. There isn't enough room on the table. Must open presents!! That present is wrapped so cute! I love how they did his name on it and I'm glad I snapped a photo before it all got ripped to shreds!
A happy bunch and a fun time with the gifts. Soon after this we all piled in a couple of cars and went to see "Tangled!" I know, I know, a very girlie type movie. But they are SEVEN! And two of them had already seen it. :) They all LOVED it. Although, I did hear a couple of little snickers now and then... It was classic boy behavior and so much fun! 
Hunter you are SO wonderful and such a blessing to our family!
Tia Lexie helped Gabriella get ready and straightened her hair for fun! She looked very pretty :)
We were fortunate to have Ryan's parents come for Thanksgiving this year so we chose to bless River while they were here. River was blessed on Friday, November 19, 2010. When he was just over two months old. G'ma Ginger is enjoying a quick cuddle before the blessing!
I wanted a picture of all four kids together on this special day- I do have a couple of crappy ones and then Kolea took off. She's quite the two year old these days!!
Can you tell he's beginning to get a bit sleepy? Yes, he cried through the blessing!
Some of the wonderful friends and family that had gathered for the occasion.
Most of our group. It was an evening that was kind of thrown together at the last minute. We had planned a different day, but due to the Temple rededication that also happened that same weekend we ended up with the blessing on a Friday night. It was fine, but we were sad to have forgotten a few friends in the craziness that we would've loved to have there. 
A big thank you to all who came and made the evening a special one for the Hitz Family!
