The Hunziker Family

Christmas Eve

2012-01-11T09:29:00.000-08:00

Blake and I knew we would be busy Christmas Day, so we decided to open our family presents on Christmas Eve. This year was so much fun, because we had our darling little Kaylie. She got some fun toys and cute clothes. We are excited for a couple years down the road, when she understands what is going on.

After opening our family gifts, we quickly headed to Kaylene's to help her get ready for Christmas Eve dinner with the family. We had a fun time and delicious food!

After dinner, we rushed up to my Grandparent's house in Salt Lake. My brother and his family came back to Utah for the holidays, and it was great getting to see them again. We were also able to meet my new adorable nephew, Seth. We exchanged gifts, and had a traditional game of bingo.

Kaylie's First Thanksgiving

2011-12-05T09:53:00.001-08:00

Usually when holidays come around, Blake and I have multiply families to visit. However, this Thanksgiving my family was in California, and Blake's dad was in Canada. We ended up going with Blake's mom to his Aunt Karla's house. We had a good time and delicious food, of course. It was fun visiting with the family and showing off our cute little Kaylie.

Stuff...

2011-12-05T09:09:00.000-08:00

Blake decided he wanted to surprise me by taking me to see the new Twilight movie, Breaking Dawn. So he made me an adorable card with the cutest message ever! His work got tickets to an early showing of the movie, so we were able to avoid the huge crowds. Neither of us cared too much for the movie. Maybe it is because we missed our baby so much. Plus the nasty, prolonged honeymoon scenes didn't help. But we still had a lot of fun.

Our friends Riley and Chelsea came to town and visited us. It was fun to see them again and their darling little Chloe.

My Little Punkin Pie

2011-11-27T13:19:00.000-08:00

Blake and I debated if we should dress Kaylie up for Halloween. We didn't know if she would be born in time, and we didn't want to spend a lot of money on a costume that would only be used once. We decided not to worry about it, but when Halloween day arrived we found ourselves searching for newborn costumes. Everything was picked over, and the smallest sizes were still too big for our darling little girl. We decided to make Kaylie a costume instead. We bought some orange felt, and a couple hours later we had a darling baby pumpkin. Total cost? $1. Now that's what I'm talkin' bout!

Shawn and Annelise were over and wanted to carve pumpkins. Since we already painted some, Blake and I decided to carve one pumpkin together. We wanted to find a baby appropriate pattern and found this adorable one. We were too busy with Kaylie's arrival to remember to take a picture of our pumpkin, but it was so cute that I had to post the pattern we used :D.

Baby Kaylie's Birth

2011-11-18T11:45:00.000-08:00

It is amazing how such a tiny person can have such a huge impact on your life. I can't even describe how much I love my little Kaylie. Today she is three weeks and five days old. It has been the most tiring, but best time of my life. Being a mom is such a blessing, and I love every minute of it! Here is a little recap of how our beautiful baby Kaylie came into our lives.

Around 4:00 A.M. on October 24th (our due date), I started having painful contractions. For the next few hours the contractions began to get closer together and become increasingly painful. Blake and I began keeping track to determine if I was going into real labor. They were a bit irregular so we decided to call our doctor and get his opinion. He advised us to head to the hospital to get it checked out.

We arrived at the hospital at 9:00 A.M. I asked Blake to take a baby bump picture to mark my 40 weeks of pregnancy, just in case I was having the baby. We were pleasantly surprised to learn I was already dilated to 5 cm, and was in active labor.

I don't know how women have natural births. The contractions were growing strong and difficult to endure. My nurses quickly took my information, and I had my epidural soon after. Thank heavens for modern medicine!

I was lucky to have the support of my sweet husband and Mom while waiting for baby to arrive. Around 3:00 P.M., I was fully dilated and ready to start pushing. At 4:54 P.M. my sweet baby was born!!! Kaylie Danielle Hunziker, named after Blake's late sister, was 7 lbs. 10 oz. She was 19 inches long, and had lots of dark wavy hair!

Kaylie was cleaned up and checked out right in our room. I was jealous that Blake got to watch while I finished up with the doctor. She was pink, squirmy, and absolutely adorable!

Holding your brand new baby is absolutely surreal. It is crazy to know that we can create life! Our bodies are so amazing. I loved holding my tiny new born baby. She immediately seemed to recognize Blake's and my voice, and stopped crying. She is such a good baby.

Kaylie had lots of visitors at the hospital. She is such a popular little girl! Thanks everyone who came to support our little family.

Kaylie and I were both healthy and doing great. We left the hospital Wednesday evening.

We were so excited to bring our sweet baby girl home! I went upstairs for a few minutes and when I came down I found Kaylie in her swing with Blake lying on the floor beside her, both sound asleep. It was adorable.

This is what happens when Blake is watching Kaylie. Ha jk, but he does get some pretty funny pictures of her. Blake is such an amazing Dad! He is so good with Kaylie and loves holding and playing with her. He is the best at calming her when she is upset. It is pretty obvious that Kaylie loves her Daddy :D.

Our darling baby girl is growing up so fast! She is already approaching four weeks old. It is crazy how time flies, but it seems like we have had her forever. We love her so much and are so blessed to be her parent's. She is a beautiful, healthy baby and has brought so much joy into our lives.

I Love October

2011-10-22T17:11:00.000-07:00

Since our baby girl is due Monday, Blake and I weren't planning on dressing up at all this Halloween. When the Salmon's invited us to their Halloween party we quickly brainstormed costume ideas. We came up with a "Bun in the Oven" costume, which we thought very appropriate considering our current situation :D.

We couldn't find a bakers costume anywhere, so we ended up making it. I made Blake's hat out of a pillow case, and we put electric tape over the buttons on his church shirt to make it look more like a chef's attire.

We also gave him a "bun maker" badge, scarf, and a hot mustache.

My parent's have tons of boxes sitting around because of their business, so finding the perfect oven wasn't a problem. We painted it and added straps. Unfortunately, I forgot to cut divets at the sides for my arms to rest comfortably. Oh well.

I painted a "bun" on some fabric and taped it to my shirt. We also put the baby's due date on the oven timer.

Our costumes turned out great, and best of all... we spent $0!!! That's the way to do it :D.

We were in charge of an appetizer and made deviled eggs that looked like eyeballs.

We played Quarters and Werewolf. I won a round of Quarters which was pretty cool. We are like $8 richer now, haha.

Several weeks ago, we went on a big group date to Hee Haw Farms. We wanted to do something Halloween-ish, but it's hard to get around when you're prego. Since I couldn't do a haunted house or corn maze, we decided to try out the Haunted Hayride. Unfortunately, it was raining so the hayride was shut down. I felt bad holding everyone back, so I sat out while everyone else went through the haunted house. The next week, a little group of us went back for the hayride. It was pretty mild, but still tons of fun. Especially since we had a few pansies with us.

Yes, I wear Blake's clothes now.

As soon as October arrived I wanted to decorate pumpkins. We decided to paint instead of carve. That way the pumpkins can last until Halloween. Plus we've been on edge not knowing when baby will arrive, so we made sure to get it done early. Blake and I decided to make our family. Looking at our pumpkins is like looking in the mirror! J/K but we did add some accessories to make them fit our personalities.

Of course we had to make Kaylie a pumpkin!

Shawn and his girly friend painted with us. Do you recognize this lion??? It's Simba!

Fat

2011-10-12T16:46:00.000-07:00

It's amazing how fat you get when you are pregnant. Now I'm not just talking about the obvious stomach expansion. I'm talking about not being able to take off your wedding ring because your fingers are so pudgy, only being able to wear a forth of your shoes because your feet are so swollen, and not being able to pull your skinny jeans above your knees because of your growing elephant thighs. Yes, even my face has gotten fatter. Due to this inevitable case of Elephantitis, and my expanding limbs, I've also developed a terrible duck waddle. Although I believe my mind to still be in tact, I'm sadden to admit I've fallen into the "special needs" category.

Blake and I were good about taking weekly pictures at the start of my pregnancy. Unfortunately, we slacked off a bit in the middle, but here are some of pictures we did take of my ever growing belly.

23 Weeks

26 Weeks

30 Weeks

32 Weeks

33 Weeks

35 Weeks

36 Weeks

37 Weeks

The Last Few Months

2011-09-26T12:51:00.000-07:00

Blake, Watson, and Mckay went on one last guys trip before the baby arrives. I, being pregnant and hormonal, was rather displeased to see him go. But we both had fun weekends. I just hope the baby will mark the end of "guy trips" permanently :D.

Blake and I were really worried about driving our baby girl around in the winter. The Mazda is extremely light and slides on ice like crazy, and the old white car's power steering went out. We decided we needed to buy a new car that would be safer on the wintery roads. We got a new Hyundai Elantra and love it.

My sweet hubby is 26 years old! We went to Tepanyaki with his family to celebrate his birthday.

We also celebrated at PF Changs with my family.

Blakey got lots of nice gifts. He really wanted a fancy new camera that also takes good videos, so we can capture lots of memories of our sweet baby girl. One of the presents I gave him was a remote control helicopter. Stephanie got Brandon one and Blake loved it. So I copied :)

For Labor Day, Watson took us out on his family's jet ski. I'm too pregnant to ride, so I just hung out on the beach. We had a lot of fun.

Dallin and Shellee invited us to the BYU game last Friday. We weren't sure if we should go, since I can't walk well and am always uncomfortable. We decided to give it a try and had a blast. We hadn't been to a game since we were dating (that's when this picture was taken) and were glad we did. Thanks guys!

.:NuRsErY:.

2011-09-04T14:04:00.000-07:00

Blake and I finally got our nursery decorated! Kaylene gave me this wood bear that she made for Tyler's nursery when he was a baby. Blake took it apart and sanded the pieces so I could repaint it to match our nursery color scheme. It turned out adorable.

My mom gave me this wood shelf, which I also painted for the nursery. I bought a little wooden heart to glue in the center and painted it argyle to match the top.

It is a cute addition and looks darling holding Kaylie's little jean jacket. (Obviously I haven't changed out that picture yet. We don't know that woman...)

I found some plain wooden letters at a craft store to paint and hang above our crib. Here are a few close up.

After spending hours painting these (I'm a total perfectionist), I realized I should have just bought cute craft paper and mod-podged it on. Oh well, I had fun and they turned out well.

I painted the sides dark brown so they'd stand out from the wall, but you can't tell from straight on.

We still have some pictures to hang, and have made a few adjustments, but this gives you a good idea.

Christina got these adorable ballet style slippers for Kaylie. I think they're the cutest thing I've ever seen and had to put them on display.

My Mom gave us the bedding we wanted at the baby shower. I think it is so stinking cute!

That's the nursery! We hope baby will love her new room :D.

♥ Baby Shower ♥

2011-08-31T14:28:00.000-07:00

My Mom and Kaylene threw me a baby shower a couple weeks ago at my Mom's house. We had an open house with both sides of our family and our friends. It was so much fun and we had an awesome turn out.

My mommy's went all out and made a delicious lunch with lots of goodies.

We were so thrilled that Christina came to our shower. She lives in Las Vegas, and drove up for the weekend just so she could make it. Thanks Tina!

Since it was an open house, Blakey came too. He spent a little time in the basement watching tv, but mostly he was up visiting with the family. I'm glad he decided to come and he had a good time. After all, it's his baby too!

Two of my beautiful sisters

I'm not really into all the cheesy baby shower games (like guessing what candy bar is squished in each diaper :P.) We did have a few optional activities that were fun. Anyone who wanted to could guess when baby will come, her weight, and the time of birth. The winner gets a Coldstone gift card. My mom also found a kit to make bibs. We had fun making them for baby Kaylie.

Everyone was SO generous and got us awesome gifts. Kaylie now has a full wardrobe and all the furniture/ baby equipment she needs.

My sister Katie got us a baby carrier that Blake really wanted. He was super excited and tried it on right away. He's going to be an awesome daddy.

Angie was super excited for me to open the present she made. It was a tutu! I'm all about accessories and am excited for my stylish little baby.

We had an awesome time at the shower! Thank you sooo much to everyone who came and supported us, and for your generosity. We love all the gifts. And a special thanks to my mom's who put it all together. You are the best!

Tradition

2011-08-31T12:07:00.000-07:00

This year, like every year, my family took a camping trip to Bryce Canyon.

My parents, Blake, and I sat out on the hike. I usually love hiking, but it was nice not having to worry about it since I'm pregnant and waddle everywhere I go. Scott, Katie, Angie, and Jeff were troopers and conquered Wall Street super quick.

It was hard getting to the waterfall with an extra 30 lbs dragging me down. Luckily, I only fell once :).

I can't believe I am getting so chubby!

We made homemade ice cream and it was delicious! I've craved ice cream like crazy during my whole pregnancy, so it was an extra delicious treat :D.

Blake had so much fun playing "Extreme Croquet" at our friends camp out that he introduced my family to it as well. The first game everyone had tons of fun. We should have stopped there, because the second game's course was extra tricky and frustrating for some players.

Before we knew it, it was time to head home. We had a lot of fun, as usual, and can't wait to bring our little baby girl next year :D.

I'm a Free Woman

2011-08-29T11:57:00.000-07:00

For the last year I've worked for a company called Centro TRM. It is a government auction and bid procurement website. I worked primarily in the Public Purchase department, doing research for government agencies seeking vendors for services or products to fulfill their "due diligence" by law.

Sound a little boring? Well it definitely was, but I loved it! I worked with the most awesome people ever and loved my job. Before I was hired I had trouble finding employment. I was too picky and didn't really know what I wanted to do, plus I think I suck at interviews which doesn't help much :). I tend to believe that things happen for a reason, and this job turned out to be perfect for me and my situation.

Being pregnant has definitely been a rocky road for me. I had terrible morning sickness the first trimester, headaches the second trimester, and extreme lightheadedness the third trimester. At work I had the most amazing, understanding bosses ever. They were willing to let me change my hours, and overlook my absences. Sometimes I would miss a week at a time, but they still wanted me to work there. I kind of think the reason it took me so long to find a job is because I was supposed to work at this job. Most companies would have "let me go" almost immediately, but they allowed me to stay as long as I wanted.

Unfortunately, I felt it was time to put my two weeks notice in. I felt bad not being there to do my job and have others pick up my slack, especially because we have had so many bids coming on lately. Last Friday was my last day of work. I feel so relieved now that I don't have to call in sick every other day, but what am I going to do for the next two months until baby arrives!?

Well, hopefully you enjoyed my long, boring story. I'm so excited to be a mom and take care of my beautiful little princess. It's crazy how thrilled and horrified you can feel at the same time. I'm grateful to have these next couple months to take it easy, and prepare for my sweet little angel to come. I hope to make every day as productive as I can (so Blake will be pleased with me), and hopefully I can finally get caught up on some of my blogging :).

Camping

2011-08-29T11:08:00.000-07:00

Blake and I went camping with Watson, Shawn, Mckay, Cliff, and Jamie a couple months ago. We were in a hurry packing up, and didn't bring a pump for my air mattress. It's already uncomfortable sleeping while pregnant, so the idea of sleeping on the hard rocky ground wasn't very enticing. Blake and Shawn were awesome and took turns blowing the mattress up for me. Luckily, a couple pulled up into the site next to us and let us borrow their pump to finish the job.

The guys brought footballs and softball stuff to play with. Most of the balls ended up in a tree.

They had fun using rocks and a beebee gun to get the balls down, and were very successful.

Blake made a target out of a paper plate, and hung it on a tree. We had a shooting competition, and Blakers won. I took third, I think, which I was more than happy with :D.

Blakey got the bullseye. I was very proud.

Blake brought up a croquet set, and introduced everyone to "Extreme Croquet." The terrain was already sloped and rocky, but Blake made it more intense by building obstacles to maneuver around.

Here is an example of one of the brackets they had to go through. Blake used a piece of cardboard to make a ramp onto a stump which the bracket was lodged into. It was very humerus to watch, and took up quite a bit of time.

We drove a little through the canyon to where the Provo River starts. It was gorgeous, but the water was freezing. The campout was tons of fun, and we were glad so many friends could come.

Family Fun

2011-08-14T15:30:00.000-07:00

My brother and his family were in town over the 4th of July. It was fun to see them and play with our sweet little niece, Hannah. We went to the zoo and had tons of fun, despite the scorching heat.

My Mom had been wanting to throw a murder mystery party for months, and there were finally enough of us around to do it. We each had a character summary, including a wardrobe description. Blake and my character turned out to be lovers, which I thought was adorable. He was secretly a bionic man, and I had telekinetic powers. It was a humorous story line and we had tons of fun.

Farewell HP

2011-08-09T11:20:00.000-07:00

Blake and I are big movie lovers. When baby comes along we wont be able to get out as often, so we decided to take advantage of the Harry Potter 7-2 midnight showing. We went with a group of friends and had tons of fun. I LOVE Harry Potter and am sad to see it come to an end, but it was a great movie regardless.

.:Disneyland.:

2011-07-17T14:33:00.000-07:00

Ever since I got pregnant, I've been too lazy to blog. I'm a little behind, but here are some of the things we've been up to. Back in June, Blake and I took a Disneyland trip with Kaylene and Christina. We decided to drive through Vegas, where Tina lives, and spend some time there.

It was super hot in Las Vegas, so we spent some time at the pool to cool off.

I had to buy a maternity swimsuit, because none of mine fit me anymore. Here is the baby bump.

Blake discovered that if you stand half way in the pool the water cuts off your legs and you look like a midget. We thought we were funny.

The first night in Cali we ate at Rainforest Cafe. Delicious!

To save a little money, we split Disneyland tickets with Angie and her friends. We met up in Down Town Disney to make the switch. It was fun seeing my darling sissy.

Saturday we went to the beach. The sun was blazing, but could hardly be noticed over the ice cold breeze. We all got pretty fried.

You wouldn't think strawberries and oreos go together, but they sure do! We decided to be daring and order the shake. It was phenomenal.

We decided to check out a local mall, but never made it passed the pet store. They had tons of dogs, cats, rabbits, etc. They were so stinkin' cute. There were some bunnies that looked just like ours.

We found these little frog toys and bought them for our baby's bathroom. They match perfectly with our decor and will be fun bath toys for our sweet little girl.

Blake's always wanted to eat at Dave and Buster's, but Utah doesn't have any. When we went to Cali we were sure to take advantage. We're making bunny ears, dedicated to our sweet little bunny, Buster.

Finally it was time for Disneyland!

Before we planned our trip, we talked to our doctors to make sure I would be okay for me to go on the rides. They said the rides don't actually bother the baby, but it can make the mom's blood pressure drop really fast and that's what you have to watch out for. They said as long as I feel fine, I'm good to go on the rides. One of our doctor's even said to lie about being pregnant if asked so I could go on the rides.

We went during my second trimester, at the perfect time. I didn't go on some of the rides like Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, and all the super fast rides (just to be safe.) I did go on most everything I wanted to like Splash Mountain, and I even tried Indiana Jones once. I felt totally fine, and baby and I didn't have any problems :).

One downfall of the trip was that my feet and ankles started to swell really bad. I was in pain and it sucked having to walk around and stand in line all day.

I finally gave in and let Blake get me a wheel chair. I'm not going to lie, it was a little embarrassing. I thought people would stare at me, but it was the opposite. No one would make eye contact with me which was even worse! Sometimes we think it's better to look away, or pretend we didn't see someone with a disability. It's really not. I learned to treat everyone the same, regardless of the circumstances. That's my opinion anyway.

The plus side to the wheel chair, besides not having to walk and be in pain, was that we got to cut most of the ride lines :D. California adventure didn't give much special treatment, but at Disneyland you get to enter through the exits and go right up to the front. We probably went on three times more rides with the wheel chair than without it.

Our favorite show was Aladdin by far. The Genie made lots of references to pop culture and current events. It was hilarious and entertaining for both kids and adults. Plus we got way good seats since I was in a wheel chair :).

We were on the Alice in Wonderland ride during a parade, and had the best seats in the house! The ride came right out by the floats. It was fun getting to see some of them up close.

We like taking pictures of ourselves on rides. We had tons from Splash Mountain (it's our favorite ride and the one we went on the most :D.)

Here are some more pictures on rides.

Blake was waiting for me outside while I finished shopping at one of the Disney stores. All the sudden a little mouse ran towards him. It settled in a corner and started eating some crums. He was a cute little thing. We think he is the real Mickey Mouse.

We really wanted to get some cute souvenirs for our baby girl. They had tons of cute outfits but they were all super expensive. We finally decided on this one. Isn't it cute!

Kaylene and Tina bought some gifts for baby as well. My favorites were this Mini jacket and baby Mini doll.

Bye Bye Disneyland :(

Traffic was terrible on the way back to Vegas. There was a terrible accident and traffic was completely stopped for like an hour and a half.

We stopped at Scipio for lunch and to visit the animals in the petting zoo. Blake kept teasing the goats with his ice cream. So mean.

We had tons of fun on our trip, and can't wait to go again!!!

It's A Girl!!!!

2011-06-12T17:48:00.000-07:00

Yep, it's official! We're having a baby girl! We had our 20 week ultrasound last Wednesday. Baby is very healthy and doing great. All her measurements are right on. Here is a picture of her cute little face. Yes, it's still a little creepy, but she has more fat than last time so I think she's pretty cute. She had her little hands up by her face in the fetal position.

We got a print out of pictures, so I took pictures of the pictures (hence the terrible quality.) Here is baby's little profile. No, those are not awkward arms. I think the doctor said it's fluid or something. You can't see her arms or legs in this so she looks like just a head and torso. Haha.

I used to think expecting mother's were weird for showing off their ultrasound pictures; however, now that I'm going to be a mommy I totally understand :). I love looking at these funny photos of my growing baby (plus I know my family would want to see.) I thought this one was pretty cute. It's her little legs and feet. She kicks me all the time. She is an extremely wiggly baby. I'm excited for the kicks to be strong enough to be felt from outside my belly so Blake can feel.

Here is my 15 week baby bump.

16 weeks.

Our friends Dallin and Shellee surprised us with a darling baby outfit. We absolutely love it, and all the cute clothes people have been giving us :D. Thanks!!!

This pretty much sums up my pregnancy thus far. Luckily, I'm pretty much over the nauseous phase. Now I'm in the "so light-headed that I'm about to faint" phase. But it's all worth it!

My 18 week baby bump! Starting to get too chubby for my clothes. My growing belly has been a bitter sweet experience. I LOVE knowing my baby is getting big, but feeling like a fatty isn't always fun. A lot of people say I still don't look pregnant. I think they're crazy. Not to toot my own horn, but my stomach was pretty flat prior to my pregnancy. I notice a HUGE difference.

19 weeks! I finally gave in and went maternity clothes shopping. Going with my skinny sister didn't help my attitude. Finally I gave in and bought a couple things. I still haven't gotten any maternity pants. They're just so ugly. For now I'm using the rubber-band button trick. Hopefully it'll last a while!

Ignore how dorky this picture is, and look at those adorable baby outfits!

Blake's Dad wanted to buy us a crib, so he let us pick it out and paid for it. He and Maria came over and helped us set it up. Isn't it adorable! We absolutely love it and are sooo excited for our little baby to come. Thanks Dad!

20 weeks!!! It seems like I'm so far along, but I'm only half way through! I'm already totally obsessed with my baby. I constantly think about how she'll look (I hope she looks like Blake since he's the good looking one), and I love to think about all the fun things I'll be able to do with her.

My parents gave us some baby money, to help out with our baby expenses. Since we haven't had any baby showers yet we don't know what all we'll need, so we decided to use the money to start decorating rooms for the baby. We found some hilarious frog bath accessories for baby's bathroom. We're still not done decorating, but I decided to post what we have done so far. Thanks Mom and Dad!!!

I love love love this rug. It's hilarious.

The little frog head bounces when you push down on it.

Tooth brush holder and soap dish.

We painted one wall green, and striped the opposite wall. I couldn't get a very good picture though.

Another picture of our cute wall. It took forever but was worth it.

Here is the start of our nursery. Obviously we like stripes because we decided to do them again. I'll post more pictures when we have all the bedding and baby decor.

These pictures aren't the best, but you get the idea.

We painted the opposite wall solid pink. We're planning on finding a cute wall decal, or doing some stenciling to spruce it up a bit.

Fun With The Hunziker's

2011-06-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

Blake's Dad bought an awesome motor-home, and used it to drive the family down to Mesquite! We had a blast and loved spending time with the family.

We're Expecting!!!

2011-04-25T20:26:00.000-07:00

Blake and I were absolutely thrilled to find out I am pregnant! It still hasn't totally sunk in yet. I just feel fat and sassy. Not to mention I'm ALWAYS hungry, tired, and feel like crap. It's just amazing to know there is a tiny little person growing inside of me!

Blake is sooo excited, and I love it! He has an app on his phone that gives us daily and weekly updates on what's happening at each stage in the pregnancy. It gives all sorts of advice like what to/not to eat, exercise ideas, morning sickness remedies, etc. Plus it gives detailed descriptions on how my body is changing, and baby's development. Today baby is the size of a large orange!
I finally started my second trimester. I'm hoping it'll be better than the last. I get jealous when women say they never got sick when they were pregnant, because I've been way sick! The nausea has started to die down now which is nice. Now I'm always really light headed, and I get the worst headaches ever! It'll all be worth it though when baby is born :D

We originally wanted to wait to tell anyone we were pregnant until we were further along and passed the "danger zone." It's super hard keeping a secret like that, so we spilled the beans early to Blake's mom to cheer her up after Tyler left. We knew she couldn't keep a secret so we had to tell all our family fast. We bought some baby related candy and brought it to my parents to share the good news. No one caught on though, so I had to ask "does anyone see a common theme in the candy?" They were embarrassed for not noticing. The news caught them all off guard I guess, but they were super excited. If you think that was a bad idea, telling our friends was even worse. We decided to get 3 pizzas and spell out "baby on board" in pepperonis. Well, don't trust the workers at little Caesars because it looked terrible. You could kind of see the word "on." It was funny though.

We decided to start taking weekly pictures to see how fat I'm getting. This is 12 weeks.

13 Weeks. I don't look pregnant quite yet. I just look chubby.

14 Weeks. Don't look too closely, my eyes are halfway closed. Terrible picture.

Our doctor said we'd wait to find out the baby's gender at 20 weeks, but that it was a possibility to find out around 14 weeks if we went to some special clinic and paid like $50 to have it done. Blake and I debated what to do for a long time. We wanted to wait so the reading would be more accurate and we didn't want to pay the extra money, but it's hard to wait when you're so excited! Our friend Stephanie told us that med students usually do free ultrasounds, so we decided to look into it. At ten this morning Blake called the hospital, and they had us go in at 11:30! (Thanks Stephanie!!!)

We were afraid we'd be a burden being there, but they were actually very appreciative we came. They kept thanking us like we were the ones doing them a favor. I guess med students need as much practice as they can get, and not many people know that's an option. The head doctor dude was there the whole time, so everything was done right. They gave us a cd of all the pictures. They even did 3D pictures which we thought was cool since we weren't paying customers (but I didn't post those photos because baby looks pretty freaky at this stage!) It was a little tricky getting the pictures because our baby was super wiggly. Baby kept moving it's arms and legs and jumping up and down. It was hilarious to watch. We also got to find out the gender!!!! It could possibly change since we're not super far along, but the doctors said he's 87% sure that it's a... GIRL!!!! We couldn't be more thrilled! (Baby is waving :D)

We told ourselves we wouldn't buy any gender specific items when we found out, just in case it changes. But of course we couldn't resist! Blake and I each picked out an outfit for our sweet little princess. (We kept the receipt just in case ;D)

Of course Blake picked out the most practical outfit, and I picked out the most fashionable one haha.

Isn't this the cutest dress you have ever seen! My baby will be the cutest thing ever!!!

.:What's New:.

2011-04-22T20:33:00.000-07:00

A lot has been going on lately. I've just been way too lazy to blog about it. So here's what's new:

Blake's sister Danielle passed away eleven years ago. Before Tyler left on his mission, he and Blake really wanted to get her temple work done. I felt very privileged, inadequate, and humbled to be able to do her work for her. It was such an amazing experience that I will never forget. I'm very grateful that I was able to do that for the family.

On March 2nd, Tyler left for the MTC. He seems to be doing very well, and we are so proud of him! It's amazing to see how much he has already grown from being there just a short time. He leaves for Berlin, Germany in less than two weeks and is very excited. Blake and I both try to write him every week, but he wishes he'd get more letters from family and friends. So here is his address in case anyone wants to write him. He'd appreciate it!

Elder Tyler Hunziker

MTC Mailbox #204

GER-BER 0503

2005 N 900 E

Provo, Ut 84604-1793

Dopey is getting so big! We had decided that Dopey was officially a girl... until the other day when we noticed some changes occurring on our little bunny. Who knew it would take four to six months for a rabbit to fully mature. Unfortunately, now that Dopey is a little boy he'll have to be neutered. Floppy handled his neutering well, so Dopey should be alright. We are hoping since Dopey is not totally developed he is incapable of impregnating Buster. We'll have to keep them separate for now. On another note, we always wondered if Dopey's ears would flop. They sure did, but sometimes he holds them straight out like airplane wings. Silly bunny.
Blake and I celebrated our two year anniversary! I can't believe it has already been two years, but at the same time it seems like we've been married forever. We're trying to be conservative with our money, so we decided to go cheap this year. We started our date off with couples massages, and they were AMAZING! The hour went by way too fast and I wished I could have stayed longer. Then we went and saw Source Code. It was a pretty good movie. Especially because Blake looks like Jake Gyllenhaal haha. After the movie we ate at The Cheesecake Factory. We ended the night by putting tons of blankets and pillows in our spare room, bringing the bunnies in with us, and watching Tangeled together on the laptop. It was tons of fun. I was in charge of our Sunday picnic (since Sunday was our actual anniversary,) but we were both so exhausted we never ended up going. Oh well. It was a wonderful anniversary and I'm lucky to have such an amazing hubby as my Blakers :D
Softball season has started up! This year Blake's dad is sponsoring is co-ed team. They had shirts made for all the players. I think Blake looks adorable in his new jersey. I absolutely love going to watch his softball games. I do constantly feel nervous that he'll get injured though. If only I could convince him to wear a helmet...

Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam

2011-02-06T13:19:00.000-08:00

Blake and I were called to be Sunbeam teachers in our primary! We have always wanted that calling, and were very excited when we were asked to serve. There are 18 sunbeams in our ward, so they were split up into two classes. For those of you who don't know, the sunbeams are the little cuties right out of nursery. They are only 3 to 4 years old.

Teaching the sunbeams is so much fun. They say and do the funniest little things. A typical Sunday goes like this: We meet in the primary room, where a couple kids cry because they miss their parents. We sing songs and play games. They wiggle around and fall off their chairs a couple times. When we're excused for class we all hold hands so no one gets lost. When we take a break to get a drink, the kids end up splashing waters all down their clothes. If one sunbeam falls and bumps another, they all tip over like dominos. We teach them lessons about Heavenly Father and Jesus, and how much they are loved. We color pictures of Jesus, and make our families out of play-dough. So to sum it up, we have a blast!

The primary presidency has been switching sunbeams between the two classes, trying to see which kids fit best where. There is a darling little boy who wasn't originally in our class, but kept sitting on our side so they decided to leave him with us. His mom told me that they'd thought he had a problem with one of the other kids, and that's why he wanted to switch classes. But after class when his mom asked him how primary was, he said, "My teacher is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She's even more beautiful than you Mommy." Isn't that adorable!? He's shy around me, but he did tell his mom she could tell me that story.

Blake and I are so grateful to be serving in the primary. We love our new calling, and spending time with our sweet little sunbeams.

Our New Little Addition

2011-02-02T14:12:00.000-08:00

Ha, It's not what you think. Remember several months ago, when I blogged about floppy escaping from his cage to be with Buster? Well, here's a recap. Ever since we found out that Buster is actually a girl, we've been keeping her separate from Floppy. However, one day we let Buster out to play, and somehow Floppy escaped from his cage to be with her. And this is what happened...

Dopey was born! We kept a close eye on Buster all that month, trying to determine if she was pregnant. We noticed she'd gained weight but thought it could just be extra fur for the winter. One morning when I went to feed the bunnies, I noticed Buster wasn't sitting in her favorite spot. So I walked to where she usually sits (on a couple blankets against the wall) and saw a mound of fur. I knew from previous experience that this meant she'd be having babies in the next couple hours or days. But out of the corner of my eye I saw a little black spot in the corner of the basement. It was a newborn bunny. Buster apparently pulled her hair out right before she gave birth (probably since we kept cleaning it up last time.)

Buster gave birth to four babies. Two were born in the nest, but the other two must have been hard for Buster to push out because they were in the corner of the room, ten feet away. Three of the babies were really cold and we knew they wouldn't survive. But Dopey was warm and cozy in the nest and we had high hopes.

The three struggling newborns died within the first day. We kept a close eye on Dopey, but didn't want to interfere too much. Mostly because we were so disappointed when all three of Buster's first litter died. We didn't want to get too attached in case Dopey didn't make it. So we just trusted Buster to do all she could and take care of the little bunny.

It turns out that Buster is an amazing mommy! She took such great care of her little newborn. This is Dopey at a week old, before it could open it's eyes. I say "it" because we still don't know the baby's gender. It's difficult to tell until the baby is several months old. We tried to come up with a gender-neutral name, but ended up calling it "Dopey." It's a little masculine, but it'll work. We refer to the bunny as a male just to make things easier (but I think it's really a girl.)

We could tell Buster was feeding Dopey since he was warm and had a round belly. But we also got to see the actual feeding! That apparently doesn't happen much, since the mom only feeds once during the night and when no one is around. But Buster is really used to us and fed the baby several times when we were around.

Buster's ears are pointy and Floppy's ears are floppy, so we wondered which ears Dopey would have. Turns out he has a little of both. They stand tall, but the tips flop over.
When Dopey was a couple days old, he had jet black fur. We thought the baby would look more like Floppy. But now Dopey's coat is just like his mom's, but he still has his daddy's face.

It's not advised to have newborn bunnies around their fathers much. Dad's are too rough. So finally after a couple weeks, we introduced Floppy to his baby. Each bunny thought the other was Buster. Dopey kept trying to get under Floppy to get milk. And Floppy... well, you know what he does to Buster...

We've all heard stories about "crazy cat ladies," or know one of those people who treat their dogs like their children. I used to think these people were a little crazy, but now I see where they're coming from. I mean look at that little face!!! How could you not adore it.
Ha, well I hope Blake and I are not that crazy. We just think out pets are super cute. I joke around with Blake about having a big bunny farm when we're old foggies. But for now I'll just blog about the little fuzz balls.
We are very grateful for our new little bunny. He is darling, and we're so happy he's doing so well. However, we hope Dopey doesn't have anymore siblings, and will be neutering his father soon to ensure that doesn't happen :)
On another note, Floppy had his first bath. He was getting a little stinky, so we bought bunny shampoo at the pet store.

He didn't seem to like it very much, but luckily only tried to escape twice. It was hilarious.

Family

2011-02-02T12:56:00.000-08:00

The best part of the holidays is being able to spend time with family. I've always felt extremely blessed to grow up in such a loving family, and feel extra grateful now that I have such amazing in-laws as well.

We continued the Hunziker's New Years Eve tradition of going to Mesquite, and had a blast.

We were also able to spend a lot of time with my family. Two of my siblings live out of state, so it was fun to all get together for the holidays. And to top it all off, I got to see my sweet little niece and nephews!

My niece Hannah is the sweetest little girl in the world, and she has the most adorable wardrobe. I love her little snowman pj's. She is smiley and giggley, and loves to blow kisses.

Tyson is only 4 years old, and is a little genius! Literally. He can read, write, and has an amazing memory. I got him crayons and paper to color, but instead he started writing down all the books in the Bible by himself. Then he started listing countries all around the world. The kid is amazing!

Kevin is tiny for his age, and it just adds to how adorable he is. He, Hannah, and Matthew are all very similar in size.

I also got to meet my new little nephew, Matthew! My sister lives in Texas, so sadly I don't get to see her much. But we were super excited to meet little Matthew. He is the cutest little boy! I wanted to keep him but Tammy wouldn't let me :). So I took lots of pictures of the lil guy.

.:✲ The Best Time Of Year ✲:.

2010-12-28T16:28:00.000-08:00

December has been an awesome month for Blake and me. We've both had time off work and generous Christmas bonuses. My work took us to Chef's Table for dinner and I had a blast. We've been able to spend lots of time with family. And we got many generous gifts.

Blake finally decided to shave his beard. Thank heavens. But before it was all gone, he strutted this little number.

We bought an entertainment center as an early christmas present for ourselves. We needed one large enough to accommodate our big TV, but small enough to fit on our tiny wall. We'd been waiting forever for this one to come back in stock, and were stoked to finally get it.

This was the first year that we really had to worry about neighbor gifts. We made chocolate covered pretzels and yummy chex mix stuff for our friends in the ward.

We knew we'd be busy Christmas Day, so Blake and I opened our presents to each other on Christmas Eve morning.

Blake looks so cute when he's sleepy :)

The bunnies kept taring the wrapping paper off presents all month. But when we finally wanted them to they wouldn't. So we had to open the gifts for them.

Blake got me the Deron shirt I wanted, jewelry, and had the car wired for my ipod.

I got Blake a Stockton jersey. One of the high quality type that the players wear. And a new chair for our office.

Yes, we even buy gifts for our pets. Our dogs and bunnies loved all their treats. And dang were they expensive. Floppy loved his ball.

Every year, we go to my Grandparent's for Christmas Eve. Blake and I had dinner with his family, but still made it to my Grandma's in time for a traditional round of bingo.

My husband is sooooo handsome. I just love him to pieces.

The best part of Christmas is being able to spend time with family.

Christmas Eve at my parent's house.

Our family's were very generous this Christmas. Blake's favorite gifts were his iphone, NBA Jam game for the playstion 3, and his Jazz jersey & shirt.

My favorite gifts were my mall & clothing store gift cards (I have an unhealthy obsession for clothes), luggage bag, and big basket to hold our blankets (my mom has one and it's so cute, I had to have one too. She filled it with blankets for us and even made us a doggy blanket, and gave us an IOU on a bunny blanket :D.)

I told my Mom I wanted a purple, red, giraffe, or zebra luggage bag. I didn't think she'd actually have time to find one but she did and I love it! She's the best. I look forward to traveling in style :D

Every Christmas Eve the Hunziker's open up pj's. This year we forgot and had to open them on Christmas. Blake thought I looked like Barney.

Blake has a darling dog stocking from when he was little. So funny.

Blake's brother, Paul, gave us tickets to a Jazz game for Christmas.

We decided to wear our jersey shirts we each got for Christmas.

Unfortunately the Jazz lost. Blake wasn't very happy.

❄It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas❄

2010-12-12T18:07:00.001-08:00

Blake wanted to set up Christmas as soon as Halloween was over. I thought we should at least wait for Thanksgiving to end, but Blake won and we decorated a few weeks into November. Blake and I put lights on our house for Christmas. I wanted to take a nighttime picture but am too lazy. Maybe later.

Kaylene had two sets of light-up potted trees so she gave us a set. I'm separating the branches so they look good. We put them by our front door and they're adorable.

Here is our precious Christmas tree! I forgot to string ribbon around, but it's still cute.

I made the bow for the top of our tree. Never buy bows! They're sooooo easy to make with just ribbon and wire, and it's way cheaper plus you can make way more bows :D.

Kaylene gave me a box of angel ornaments she started making but never finished.

All together I made about 30 angels. They turned out super cute. We didn't have a whole lot of ornaments, so these were a lovely addition to our tree.

That's Life

2010-12-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

Early one morning, Blake woke up to play basketball with some friends. When he opened the door to the garage there was about a 1/2 foot of water on the ground. Luckily our driveway slopes, so when he opened the garage the water ran out. There is a utility closet attached to our house, with a fire protection tank. Apparently one of the pipes was not sealed properly and cracked as it froze. It took several hours before the flooding ended, but we're just glad we caught it before it did any real damage.

Several months ago, I visited my dentist because of abnormal sensitivities in the upper right side of my mouth. Most people love to hear they don't have cavities, but when you're in pain you'd rather have an explanation for it.

About two weeks ago, I had a very sudden and excruciating pain in the right side of my mouth. As quickly as it came it was gone. Throughout the rest of the week, I continued to experience random surges of pain in my teeth. After enduring much pain and several sleepless nights, I finally scheduled a dentist appointment. The dentist told me I still didn't have any cavities. I was in so much pain that we finally went to the instacare. Turns out it was a sinus infection. I've been on antibiotics over a week now and finally am feeling well :).

Blake and I like to let our bunnies out in the house to get a little exercise. The other day, we decided to let Buster out in the basement for a while. Floppy tends to push the top of his cage open and somehow escape. We put a big piece of wood on top of his cage to keep him in. Sure enough, when we went downstairs to get Buster, Floppy was sitting right next to her. He somehow pushed the wood aside and jumped out. I guess we'll just have to wait a month to see if there are any baby bunnies in Buster's cage.

Only 3 To Go...

2010-12-01T20:01:00.000-08:00

Blake and I have been to numerous Jazz games together. But what makes this season's pictures stand out from all the others? That thick brown carpet crowing out of my man's face!
Blake and I agree to disagree about his beard. He grew it for his Wolverine Halloween costume, and has yet to shave it. I generally don't mind a little facial hair, but it has already been a couple months and I'm ready to see it go. Blake said he would shave it off for Thanksgiving, but instead just trimmed it up. Now I only have one hope left (unless I want to wait until Christmas to see it go :P.) Blake promised to shave if the Jazz win 10 games in a row. It seems like quite the challenge; however, we've already won seven! That means only three more victories until I can have my smooth baby face husband back. Let's keep our fingers crossed!
On another note, notice the cement wall directly behind us. Blake's half brother offered us row 8 upper bowl tickets to a Jazz game, and of course we couldn't turn him down. But later that day, my father in law also called to offer us tickets. His were for row 20 in the lower bowl. So we did what anyone would have done, we took the better seats!
When we got to the game, we unfortunately realized our row 20 tickets weren't for the lower bowl, they were actually upper bowl seats! Yes that's correct, we were in the very back right up against the wall.
The terrible seats turned out to be a blessing in disguise for me though. My parent's gave me the unfortunate gene of a small esophagus. As a result, I often have trouble swallowing food. Blake and I ordered a delicious sweet pork burrito which gave my throat a lot of trouble. I'll spare you the gruesome details and just say I was extremely happy to be in the very back where no one could see me during my horrible episode.

P.S. You may have noticed my hair keeps getting blonder and blonder. Blake and I decided we both like my better blond. And after one of my dear sibling (who will remain unnamed) told me that my brunette hair caused me to "lose my spark" and I was now a "plain Jane," I decided it was time to being my journey back to blonde. It's definitely a benefit to be able to foil your own hair :)

Tyler's Mission Call

2010-12-01T19:37:00.000-08:00

Tyler finally got his mission call! He'll be serving in Berlin, Germany and leaves March 2nd. Our fam went to Tepanyaki to celebrate :D

You've Got To Be Kidding Me...

2010-11-24T11:39:00.000-08:00

Over the years, I've lost all faith in the the weather forecast. Truthfully, I don't pay much attention to it. But when I actually do watch it they tend to be wrong about 85% of the time.

All yesterday, Utahn's were scurrying to make preparations for the "Blizzard of 2010!" Schools shut down, businesses closed early, and people were frantically buying heat generators, batteries, and jugs of water.

Now don't get me wrong, I'm all for being prepared. Afterall, if ye are prepared ye shall not fear! However, sometimes I think people go a little overboard and make things worse than they really are.

The "worst storm in 20 years" finally decided to show itself in Utah County around 7 o'clock last night. The light trickling of snow was hardly anything to complain about, or stay off the roads for, in that matter.

I can't say I was very surprised when midnight hit and only a thin inch of frost lay on the ground. But with all the talk of this terrific "blizzard" approaching, I went to bed unsure if conditions would allow me to go to work in the morning.

At 6 A.M. I toppled out of bed toward the window hoping for signs of a snow-day. Yet sure enough, not more than a light dust covered the streets. It's almost noon now. The 1/4" of snow on our grass has melted, and the sky is a lovely shade of baby blue.

What's more pathetic than the blizzard warning? Those people who still believe it was a bad storm. For those of us born and raised in Utah, believe me, we've had MUCH worse. Yes, northern Utah was hit harder, but still!

All day I've had the thought of "I told you so!" in my head. Maybe the storm is delayed and we'll see more of it's wrath this weekend. Or maybe people will learn to react more rationally. But one thing is for sure, I need an attitude adjustment before the next real storm hits or I'll be screwed!

✩ Christmas Crafts ✩

2010-11-17T17:16:00.000-08:00

Kaylene gave us a big bag full of old wooden cut-outs. We decided to paint the Christmas pieces to add to our holiday decorations. There were two snowmen, so Blake and I decided to each make one.

This is my cute snowman. The pictures aren't the best quality due to the camera's flash, but you get the point.

Blake decided he wanted to make a Jazz snowman, but he needed a little help. He did the main painting and I added all the details for him.

Blake really wanted me to make Jazz reindeer, with all of his favorite players.

After making sense of the oddly shaped wood, I added detail and...

Tahdah! The reindeer turned out great!!!

Here is the view from the back.

I copied the Jazz jersey designs from the 90's until now.

Costume Craziness!!!

2010-11-04T18:38:00.000-07:00

They say time flies by faster the older you get, and it's sooo true! I can't believe Halloween has already come and gone. We had tons of fun and can't wait for next Halloween. My fun started Friday morning when we had costume day at work. I absolutely love my job because I work with such awesome people. Here we are showing our Halloween spirit!

Blake planned on being Wolverine for Halloween since last Fall. I couldn't decide what to be, but I knew I wanted to match Blake somehow. He said I should be "Storm," a fellow X-men character. But she's just weird looking, and I had another Halle Berry character in mind... Catwoman! Blake wasn't very enthusiastic about my choice and claimed that those two characters didn't logically go together. But sure they do! They're both comic book characters :D

We decided the only way to get what we wanted was to make our costumes ourselves. I bought some black fabric and only spent $3 on my whole costume! Now that's a bargain. However, I left my sewing all to the last minute so it didn't turn out quite as I had hoped. Blake's costume turned out to be pretty easy to make as well. We googled lots of ways to make metal claws and were unsuccessful until we realized Blake's dad is a welder and could make them for us. They turned out pretty sweet!

Modesty always seems to be an issue when replicating a specific person/character's clothing. Clearly we had to make some adjustments, but I think it was still easy to recognize who we were. My costume probably would have looked more authentic if I had the whole mask thing going on... but I think it's hideous and decided against it.

Blake and I decided we really wanted to throw a party the Friday before Halloween. However, we quickly realized we are terrible party planners. I came up with some pretty terrible game ideas, and Blake was too lazy to even come up with any ideas. Luckily the Salmon's helped us out and planned an awesome party!

We had soup/ chili in pumpkin bread bowls, cookies that looked like spiders, wrapped wieners that looked like mummies, homemade root beer, and other yummy snacks. Everyone did such a good job with their food assignments. It was delicious and adorable.

The first game we played is called Quarters. You wouldn't think that sitting in a circle rolling dice would be very fun, but it sure is! Blake was pretty lucky and made it to the end in every round. He also was the only one to actually win a jackpot! Unfortunately we made a secret alliance with Mckay and Watson and had to share some of our winnings. But it was still fun :)

The second game we played is called Werewolf. It's like Murder in the Dark, but more intense. We played quite a few rounds and I always had a fun character. On the last round some of the dead people decided to deliberately sabotage the game (aka ME!) Mckay, if you are reading this, shame on you. Shame on you!

We also had a costume contest. The categories were the funniest costume, the cutest costume, the best couple costume, the most clever costume, and the overall best costume. It was evident that there was some cheating with the votes, but everyone who won deserved it, except maybe...

Watson! Before the voting, Watson went to everyone trying to win votes. Some how he managed to win the best costume prize. I don't have anything against dear Watson, or Marines; however, he clearly didn't put quite as much thought into his costume as some of the other contestants.

On Saturday night, we went on a group date with some of our friends. Blake found a deal where you could go to two different haunted houses for only $17 total. First we went to Nightmare Mansion. I personally don't scare very easily, but the haunted house was done very well. I would definitely recommend it. The next one we went to was Castle of Chaos, and it was sooo stupid! I definitely wont be going there again. Afterwards, we went back to our place and watched Scream 2.

A Shout Out To My BF's!!!

2010-10-24T18:59:00.000-07:00

October has been a great month! I got to see my two best friends :D.

Sheridan and I met in fourth grade. We were the only kids who were obsessed with four-square, and thus became best friends! We are very similar which is probably why we have been able to stay close all growing up. (Such an old picture!)

Sher moved to New Zealand, got hitched, and had a gorgeous baby girl! She and her cute family just recently moved back to Utah.

My mom, Angie, and I were able to go to her baby shower this last week. It was a blast seeing Sher and her precious little baby.

I met Ryleigh in hair school, and we clicked pretty quickly. Probably because we are both really weird, yet really awesome :D. Haha. Even though she's my total opposite, I couldn't have gotten through school without her!

Ryleigh is from Washington, but she came down to Utah earlier this month for a visit. Blake and I were very privileged to have her stay with us! She was only here a week, but will be visiting again soon to go dress shopping because...

she just got engaged to her high school sweetheart! They're getting married March 5th, and I couldn't be happier for them. And to top it off, they'll probably be moving back to Provo for school :D.

Pumpkins & Cookies

2010-10-17T15:48:00.000-07:00

Last week, Watson set up a triple date with us and our friends Dallin and Shellee. We carved pumpkins, watched When A Stranger Calls, and ate goodies.

Gretta's Pumpkin. A book of stencils came with our carving knifes, so some people used them. But they all turned out great!

Watson's Pumpkin. It turned out way cool. He thinks it's of a werewolf.. but I think it's Jacob!

Dallin & Shellee's Pumpkin. They make the coolest pumpkin every year! I may have to copy this one some day.

Blake's Pumpkin. The little guy on the right was originally a cat, but we turned it into a bunny :D

My Pumpkin. If this looks like a pain in the butt, you have no idea! It turned out pretty cool though, and looks ten times cooler in person.

Of course I had to frost Halloween cookies. Some of them turned out pretty cute.

And my award for this years favorite sugar cookies goes to... (drum roll please)... Mr. Ghost!!!

.:Halloween Crafts:.

2010-10-10T15:16:00.000-07:00

For a house warming gift, my parents gave us a very generous gift card to Tai Pan. Blake is a total holiday fanatic, so when we went to use our gift card we ended up using half of it on halloween decorations. Here are just a few things we bought. (And no we didn't only get pumpkins, but yes they are my favorite :D.)

One of the items we bought was this cute little scarecrow. As we shopped for decorations, I couldn't help but feel that many of them would be extremely easy to replicate. So Blake said we should try to make some decorations ourselves.

I used the general idea of the scarecrow to make this witch. When Blake said "we" should make decorations, what he really meant was I should make them. I sketched out all different decorations I wanted to make, but working alone took forever so I don't know if I'll have time to do anymore.

I'm a sucker for details, so my witch took days to make. Sewing tiny little doll clothes can be quite tedious. But overall I'm pleased with how she turned out.

Here I am, proudly showing off my little witch. She is a wonderful addition to our Halloween decor. Maybe one day I'll find time to make her a little Frankenstein buddy or something.

The Homestead in Midway recently began their annual scarecrow convention. Each fall they ask their staff, vendors, and anyone else who wants to to make a scarecrow for this event. Since The Homestead is a customer of my parents, they asked them to enter a scarecrow for the competition. This year, Blake and I decided to help.

The scarecrows for the convention aren't your typical scarecrows. Last year there were even robot scarecrows. This year we decided to make Jack the Pumpkin King, from The Nightmare Before Christmas. We went to my parents early one afternoon and were there all night working on bringing Jack to life.

Last year, many of the companies incorporated their business into their scarecrow. My parents own a lighting company and didn't know how they could tie in lighting fixtures to the scarecrow. However, when we thought about how to construct Jack they realized light bulbs would be perfect. Jack's arms and legs are made from plastic lighting tube things, and his head is a plastic light fixture.

Blake is somewhat "craft-challenged," but he was still willing to help out where he could. Even though he didn't do quite as much as my mom and me, he still made some valuable contributions (like making Jack's head stay on.) So I wasn't too bothered when i caught him taking naps :)

One of the hardest parts of making Jack was sewing his suit. We dreaded making his suit jacket, but it turned out better than we thought. Jack is a total stud.

Here is our finished Jack. He turned out great and we had lots of fun making him. Thanks for letting us help you mom and dad, and for trusting in our crazy ideas to make Jack :D. Hopefully he wins us a prize!

★ Peer Pressure

2010-10-06T19:40:00.000-07:00

I did it... I finally went brunette. It took many months of convincing before I gave in. I've never gone darker before, so it's a fun change. My hair looks a bit darker in person, but these picture give you a pretty good idea.

I Can't Believe This Happened

2010-09-20T19:26:00.000-07:00

Last week was an interesting week at the Hunziker household. We were on an emotional roller coaster, full of surprises and disappointments. I like details so this will be long, but here's what happened...

Last Wednesday, as I went to check on my bunnies, I was surprised to find that the entire floor of Mr. Buster's cage was covered in a thick coat of fur. I thought it was strange that Buster would shed this much in such a short period of time, but I was in a hurry so quickly began to clean it up. I got the unusual impression that Buster didn't want me to remove the fur. He chased my hand as I swept across his cage. As I approached the last pile of hair, Buster grabbed it in his mouth and wouldn't let go. I didn't understand what he was doing, but grabbed the fur from his mouth and didn't give any of it a second thought. Later that night, after returning home from a softball game, Blake noticed Buster's cage was covered in inches of fur again! We had a couple friends coming over, so decided to just worry about it in the morning.

Every morning before I go to work I refill Mr. Buster and Floppy's food bowls. But Thursday morning the lightbulb in our garage went out, and I was in a hurry to get to work, so I just decided to check on the bunnies when I got home. As I passed Buster I noticed he had moved his toilet to the middle of his cage as he commonly does. Unable to see much, I quickly pulled the toilet back to the cage corner and on top of the mound of fur left from the previously night. When I returned from work I went to take care of my rabbits. I left the door to the garage open, so I could have a little light. As I fed Buster his water bottle, I noticed he had blood all over his nose, and he appeared to be missing clumps of hair on one side of his body. I was worried my bunny was seriously sick, and quickly pulled the cage into the light for a better look. Immediately I jumped back, as I saw what looked like a skinned, dead rat lying in my bunny's cage! Had this rat attacked my poor bunny!? I starting freaking out and called Blake to come to the rescue. Much to my disliking, he said he couldn't leave work and I would have to remove the corpse myself. I couldn't bring myself to touch the dead animal, so instead rolled the little cage into the house. I opened the cage door in attempt to get Buster away from the "rat," but he didn't seem to want to leave. I finally got him out and began to examine the dead body. To my surprise, it was like nothing I'd ever seen. I expected to see a long rats tail, but there was none. As I tried to identify the corpse, I noticed it's paws were very similar to a rabbits, but it didn't have long ears like I'd expect a rabbit to have. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw another tiny little body lying under the fur. These had to be baby rabbits. Buster was a girl!?!? My emotions rapidly changed from disgust to sorrow, as I thought of poor Miss Buster loosing her babies. I decided to put Buster back in her cage to say goodbye, and left to do some chores. All of the sudden, I remembered moving the bunny toilet onto the fur mound earlier that morning. What if there were more babies trapped underneath!? I ran back to the cage to move the toilet. I tend to be squeamish, and took a moment to build up my courage. As I prepared to uncover the potential bodies, I heard a tiny scratching sound coming from the cage. I thought I'd imagined it; after all, how could a bunny still be alive? Then I heard a little scuffle and knew it had to be real. I moved the toilet and sure enough, there was movement under the fur!
Buster had given birth to three little bunnies, two were still-born. The one who lived was the runt of the pack. The toilet wasn't on top of the newborn, he/she was in the tiny gap between the toilet and wall. I don't know if being trapped there kept it warm so it survived or what. Blake and I were thrilled to have a little new addition to our family! We googled tons about rabbits, and learned that most rabbit's make great mother's, and we humans didn't need to interfer much. Our grandbunny was a funny little thing. It would just wiggle around and push itself around on it's stomach. It also responded to the name "baby." When he/she'd be hiding under the fur, we say "baby" and it would immediately wiggle to identify it's location.
The way you know your rabbit is being fed is it will be warm, and it's stomach will be big and round. (Plus the baby went potty so we knew Buster fed it.) All Friday our baby was doing great, until late Friday night. We noticed the bunny's skin was really cold. We read that you can use warm heating pads to raise the bunny's temperature. It helped a bit so we put the baby back in the cage with it's mother. Rabbit's only feed their newborns once every 24 hrs. and usually in the middle of the night. Saturday at eight in the morning we checked on the bunnies. We were disappointed to find the baby was out of it's nest and very cold. It was squealing (which is a sign of hunger.) Bunnies can't digest food when there body temp is down, and we worried Buster was unable to feed her baby. I warmed the baby on a heating pad as Blake rushed to the store to buy kitten formula that can be used in place of rabbit's milk. Unfortunately, the baby died before Blake made it home. We were crushed that our little grandbunny did not survive :(. But Blake said the bunnies were too good for this world and now we have three celestial bunnies :).

Floppy and Buster had been acting weird for a while, and now we know why. We don't have two male bunnies like we were told, we have a boy and a girl! Before a female rabbit gives birth, she pulls out her fur to make a nest for her babies. Buster was an awesome mom, and pulled out twice as much as she would have if we hadn't cleaned it up. She tried her best to take care of her baby, but it just wasn't meant to be.

I LOVE MY HOUSE!!!

2010-09-09T17:42:00.000-07:00

Here it is... the moment we've all been waiting for... house pictures!!! Blake and I were lucky enough to be able to buy our first place! It's in a darling neighborhood, and between both our families which is nice. We love the layout because it's very similar to the houses we both grew up in. Even though we miss living with the fam, it's nice to finally be on our own.

This is what the house looked like before we moved in. Yellow and Blue walls... really!? What on earth were the last owners thinking. Just a little paint and...

...Tah-dah! A normal looking living room. It definitely suits us much better now.

FAMILY ROOM:

This is where we spend probably about 80% of our time when we are home. We are still in the process of decorating the whole house, but this is what we have done so far.

DINING ROOM:

Too bad we never actually eat here. We prefer the coffee table in front of the TV :D. In the future we want to get a bigger table to fill out the space better.

I also want to get either a hutch or bakers rack to put against the back wall. Hopefully sooner than later, but there are still lots of things we want to get so it may take a while.

KITCHEN:

We absolutely love our new kitchen! We have awesome cabinets and granite counter tops. But please ignore all the ugly magnets on our fridge. For some reason Blake likes magnets... :P

The previous owners stole the appliances after they were kicked out. Luckily Mama Kaylene was nice enough to let us take the appliances we had in our basement apartment.

OFFICE:

This is the embarrassing room in the house because it is right by the entrance and decorated so poorly. Eventually we hope to get a nice desk and office furniture. I agreed to let this be "Blake's room" in the house. He is allowed to hang up what he wants (as long as it has a frame!!) He already has all his jazz pics up, and will probably be hanging puzzles at some point.

MAIN BATHROOM:

This is one of my favorite rooms in the house because it looks so cute! I rarely use it, but it's nice for our visitors :)

For some reason Blake is under the impression that bathrooms can't have pictures in them. I finally got away with displaying a framed quote that we like.

LAUNDRY ROOM:

This room is a HUGE plus! Before we moved, we had to climb two flights of stairs to do our laundry. And it's not just the distance that was an issue, it was privacy. I couldn't just get out of bed or the shower and do the laundry, I had to get dressed and make sure I was descent since the family was upstairs.

SPARE BEDROOM:

Upstairs we have two spare bedrooms. We aren't using them now, but it's nice to have an extra room in anyone ever needs it.

BATHROOM:

We haven't done any decorating in the spare bathroom, because we have no real need for it currently. In the future it will probably have little fish or ducks or something for our little ones.

MASTER BEDROOM:

We love our bedroom! We were afraid our big bed would take up too much room, but surprisingly it fits quite well. We were used to a very cramped bedroom, so it's nice to have space to move around.

MASTER BATH:

The only thing that could possibly make this bathroom any better would be two sinks. But hey I'm not complaining! Blake and I can finally get ready at the same time without bumping into each other. The toilet is in a separate little room- very convenient. And the shower and tub are separate. Couldn't ask for much more :)

MASTER CLOSET:

Quite possibly the best room in the whole house! Our walk-in closet has tons of room and finally fits all our clothes!

We absolutely love our house. It's been fun decorating and figuring things out together. We're finally starting to make friends in our ward which is a plus. But we still want our friends from Provo to come visit... it's only ten minutes away... hint hint ;)

Blake The Handyman

2010-09-04T17:20:00.000-07:00

Blake has recently found a new hobby. He loves building things for our new house. Originally he wanted to build an entertainment center for our TV, but decided it would be an expensive mistake if it didn't turn out. So instead he decided to build us a coffee table.

Mckay's always a good friend and willing to help us with our projects.

Several hours later we had our newly constructed coffee table.

We painted it black and added a top coat to waterproof it.

Then I sanded the edges to give a distressed finish.

We love our new coffee table, and it looks great in our living room :D

BiRtHdAy BoY

2010-08-28T20:43:00.000-07:00

One beautiful day on August 24, 1985, the cutest baby boy in the whole world was born!

His name was Peter Blake Hunziker, and he was called Blakers.

Little Blakers grew up to be an extremely good looking, unbelievable handsome, deliciously divine, smokin' hot man!

Last Tuesday marked his 25th birthday! Man is he getting old or what!?

We were driving home from Las Vegas for most of Blake's actual birthday. So instead of one day dedicated entirely to his birthday, it was more like several half-days of celebration.

Blake got lots of nice gifts for his birthday. Some of his favorites include the Lost seasons he got from his mom, and a high quality old school Deron Williams jersey from Jason and Brandon Salmon.

Since Blake doesn't like cake, I made him an ice cream cake! It has a thick brownie bottom, cookies n' cream ice cream center, chocolate frosting and crushed oreo crust, and a chocolate drizzled top with walnuts.

I was going to buy number shaped candles to put on top, but they were like $3 a piece. Rip off! So I just made sparkley cut-outs and stuck them in with tooth picks. I think I deserve an A+ for looks, and an A++ for taste :D

.:Las Vegas:.

2010-08-26T21:45:00.000-07:00

BRYCE CANYON

2010-08-26T19:01:00.000-07:00

Every year since I was born, and even before that, my family has enjoyed an annual camping trip to Bryce Canyon National Park. Unfortunately, my sister Tammy and her precious little family live in Texas and were unable to make it. But luckily our family keeps growing and we always have a blast regardless.

You'd think seeing the same canyon year after year would become horribly repetitive and uninteresting. But you're wrong! It's absolutely gorgeous and I'd highly recommend visiting if you never have.

We have the same pictures in the same spots from all different years. It's fun to look back and see how we've grown up.

The canyon generally gets very hot. Most years we are dying of heat on our hike. However, this year it rained! It was pretty cool and stormy most of our stay. Even though we had to deal with wet clothes and tents, it was nice to have a break from the heat.

We usually take a picture at the rim after our hike. But this year Tyler took an interesting picture. He decided it would be a good idea to do a hand-stand on the fence post at the edge of the cliff. The post was wet from the rain and Tyler came crashing down on his back, and barely missed smacking his head into the rock. He was okay and everyone thought it was funny, except for me. At least he got a good picture out of it though.

Why is it that when someone has holes in their pants that everyone likes to point it out!? Hello, obvious. Are they trying to be funny... since when is stating the obvious a good joke? I love my jeans and will continue to wear them. And apparently people will continue making their "clever" observations.

For the last two years, Tyler has joined in on our Price family fun. Since Angie isn't married, Tyler makes a good buddy for her to hang out with. Plus he's basically part of the family.

Back in the day, our family discovered a cool waterfall and mossy cave area. For years it was our private little hang out. Much to our disliking, others soon found out about it. Now it's a popular tourist spot. The cave we once climbed through is fenced off, but at least we still have access to our waterfall. A rapid flowing river separates you from the waterfall. I've lost so many flip flops crossing it!

The weather warmed up enough on Sunday for us to visit our beloved waterfall. Since it was the Sabbath, we didn't stand under the fall or play in the water as much as usual. But it was still fun to visit. Especially since Blake, Tyler, and Katie hadn't seen it yet.

I love Bryce Canyon and look forward to next year! It's a tradition that'll live on within the Price family, and we look forward to taking our kids there some day :D

♪♫ In The Jungle ♫♪

2010-07-12T08:01:00.000-07:00

Independence Weekend

2010-07-08T16:01:00.001-07:00

Wisdom Teeth:
I finally got my wisdom teeth out, and it was awful! It was my first surgery so I didn't know what to expect. Apparently my body and anesthesia don't get along very well. I was extremely nauseous Thursday night after the procedure. Luckily I felt tons better on Friday, but it didn't last for long. For the next four days I was extremely dizzy and in lots of pain. My cheeks got pretty swollen, but luckily my jaw line is already pretty narrow so I didn't look too funny.
Feeling sick isn't much fun, but there was one plus side- my family! Blakey took such good care of me and did everything he possibly could to make me feel better. He was so patient with me and never complained. When Blake had a softball game, my sister Angie came to watch me. She was super helpful and put up with all nausea very well ;). On Friday my mommy came to visit! She brought me gorgeous flowers, and lots of liquidy foods to eat. I absolutely love my family and appreciate all they do for me. Maybe I should get sick more often... :)
Baby Sitting:
Blake and I have been wanting to baby sit for a while now. Neither of us have a lot of baby experience, and we wanted to experiment on other people's kids before we have our own. Haha just kidding. But we thought it would be fun and a good learning experience... after all, neither of us have really babysat or even changed a diaper :P ick.
Luckily, Blake's cousin Holly decided to take us up on our offer. We spent most of Saturday afternoon hanging out with little Mckenna. She is darling, and was so much fun to play with. I still wasn't feeling super well, and my face was pretty swollen. Blake was a good cousin and played with Mckenna when I needed a break.
Stadium Of Fire:
A couple months ago, Blake and I bought tickets to the Stadium of Fire. We debated whether or not to sale the tickets since I wasn't feeling well after my surgery. We put the tickets up on KSL and TONS of people called to get them. However, we decided to offer the tickets to my parents since they always do so much for us. They couldn't make it, so I decided to suck it up and go anyway.
The program had quite a few fillers that I wasn't too interested in. Scouts are great, sure, but who really wants to hear about it for like 40 mins? Finally, Carrie Underwood performed. I tend to be pretty picky with country music and wasn't sure how much I'd enjoy it. Thankfully, Carrie is an awesome performer and I can add her to the small list of country artists I enjoy.
The firework show was pretty awesome. I had never been to the Stadium of Fire before, so it was cool to see them up close. Overall we had a pretty fun time, even despite the fact that traffic was terrible and it took almost an hour to get home.

.:Team Edward:.

2010-07-07T21:07:00.000-07:00

Blake and I went to the midnight Eclipse showing with some of our friends. We were afraid that waiting in line for a couple hours would be really boring, but surprisingly it was pretty fun. We played card games and next thing we knew we were in the theater.

The movie was pretty good. It also reaffirmed my "Team Edward" status. First off, Taylor/ Jacob is like 16 years old. He's a baby... that's gross. Yes he works out, but how shallow are we? Plus his body wasn't even as cut as it was in New Moon. Also, his character is pretty annoying. If some guy constantly tried to convince me I was in love with him I'd deck him. I'm one of the last surviving team Edward fans and proud of it! I hope to convert others as well. Clearly, I take this very seriously :D

We had a bit of time to occupy ourselves before the movie started, so we played around with the camera. I'm not sure what's going on here...

Here I am with my darling sister. We were pretty stocked for the movie to start. We were also very pleased with ourselves for convincing all the guys to come with us. I think the fellas were a little embarrassed when they realized about 80% of the theater was filled with girls, but they got over it. I wanted to be die-hard fans and get matching shirts. Unfortunately, I was out voted.

(From left to right) Charlie, Edward, Bella, Rosalie, Emmet, and Jacob! We hope to make a Twilight spoof one of these days. So stay tuned!

MoRe MeSqUiTe

2010-06-28T13:28:00.000-07:00

Tyler's Grad Trip

2010-06-28T10:33:00.000-07:00

For Tyler's graduation, the family headed to Idaho. An Indian Reservation may not sound like an ideal vacation spot, but when you have an 18 year old with a gambling addiction you couldn't ask for much more.

Aside from hanging out in the casinos, we spent a little time at the hotel. At it's center is a large indoor pool and recreation area.

You wouldn't know it just by looking at me, but I happen to be quite the ping-pong player. Aside from my older brother Scott, I am undefeated. Poor Tyler was convinced he could beat me, but I put him in his place.

Blake is better than me at almost everything. Except ping-pong! It's nice to be able to rub some thing in his face every now and again :D

We had fun hanging out around the pool and sauna.

Blake is so excited for the Cats and Dogs sequel that he's going to pee his pants. He thinks we will be going opening night... I disagree.

Blake is a major puzzle fan. It's nerdy, I know. But he was very excited to see the world's largest puzzle, so of course we took a picture.

Inside the mall was a hurricane simulator. We were super excited to try it out; however, we were rather disappointed to discover it was merely a large, annoying fan. What a waste of two dollars! Not to mention it tangled my hair. I wouldn't recommend it.

What would a vacation be without shopping? Much to my surprise, I was rather impressed with Pocatello's mall. There was much more of a selection than I anticipated. Probably due to the fact that nobody seems to live there. It doesn't get picked over as much as over-populated Provo.

Seven Years Later...

2010-05-24T15:31:00.000-07:00

One day when I was 14 years old and very bored, I decided to gather all my mom's scrap fabric together to make a quilt. I successfully quilted the front of my blanket, but ran out of fabric for the back.

I tend to start projects and take years to finish them. I get discouraged or busy, and put things aside to be forgotten. Since I have had a bit of time on my hands lately, I decided to finally finish my old quilt.

After a few trips to the fabric store and several hours of assembling, my quilt is finally completed! I am slowly knocking items off my "to do" list, and hopefully can put an end to my multi-year projects.

~A Tail of Two Bunnies~

2010-05-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

Blake and I love taking our bunnies outside. The problem is they don't like their leash and if we let them lose we'd probably never get them back. So on Saturday we decided to move the unused dog cage on the grass by the shed. This allows our babies the chance to get some fresh air, and still be safe.

We have fun playing in the cage with our bunnies, and taking naps with them. Ever since we have had Floppy he has had a sneezing problem. We googled his symptoms; it said not to be too concerned unless the bunnies had thick, white, nasal discharge. Sadly enough, when we were playing with our bunnies Saturday evening, Floppy sneezed and his nose began to run as described. Unfortunately only the emergency animal hospital's were open, which are rather expensive. But we decided we'd rather be safe then sorry, and took our bunnies to the vet.

It turns out that both Floppy and Buster have a nasty case of the Snuffles (it's a darling and very appropriate name for the bunny disease :D.) The Snuffles is a bacterial Respiratory infection that is very common in rabbits and can be fatal. Floppy and Buster were prescribed an antibiotic which will hopefully completely cure the infection.

Feeding the medicine to the bunnies can be a bit of a challenge. Twice a day we wrap the babies in a towel, or "bunny burrito" as the vet called it, and force little syringes of medication into their mouths. The medicine is strawberry flavored which is supposed to make it more pleasant, but I still don't think it's their favorite. We hope Buster and Floppy will have a full recovery very soon.

My Current Predicament

2010-05-19T20:25:00.000-07:00

The beauty industry has suffered greatly with the downward spiral of the economy. When people are low on money, they cut out unessential expenses. Naturally, salon services are often first to go.

After receiving my cosmetology license, I expected to quickly find myself working in a salon. Unfortunately, I underestimated the necessity of a clientele. There actually are salon's currently hiring, but all want stylist with a full clientele and at least three to fives years experience. When sales within a salon decrease, employers want to hire employees who can bring a clientele to their business to help compensate for some of their loss. The average stylist takes about three years to develop a full clientele. Seeing as I have only been licensed for a couple months, my clientele is rather small, consisting mostly of friends and family.

One salon owner even went to lengths to tell me I gave the best haircut she had seen from all the girls applying at her salon. However, she had found a seasoned stylist with a full clientele who would be taking the job. I appreciated her being straight forward, but I am still annoyed at this sad pattern of rejection based not on my talent but my age in the industry.

Currently I do administrative work for a lighting company. I work which days I want, for as many hours as I want, and have freedom to take all the breaks I want. I do my filing work while watching TV, and my employers even feed me! Maybe I get all this special treatment because the owners of the business are my parents, or maybe it's just because I'm their favorite employee ;). The only problem with so much freedom in working is that I rarely work. Luckily Blake makes enough to support us, but an extra income is always nice to have. Hopefully I will find a dream job soon, but until then I will continue being a stay at home mom to my baby bunnies haha :D

♦♠CrAzY WeEkEnDs♥♣

2010-05-18T10:10:00.000-07:00

A couple weekends ago, Blake and a group of friends decided to hit up Mesquite for one last guys trip before Riley moved to Ohio. I was sad to be left home without my sweet hubby, but I still had a fun weekend. My darling brother-in-law and his friend William took Angie and I to see Remember Me. None of us knew much about it, but the boys have a crush on Edward and insisted we see it. Turns out the movie is terrible, and I would not recommend it to anyone. Later that night, Angie, Angie's friend Brian, and I were home alone watching a movie when our power suddenly went out. This didn't come as much of a surprise to me after living here over the summer. My brother-in-law, Tyler, is a skater with an attitude and likes to pick fights with the Provo High football team. Last summer our home was frequently vandalized on the weekends, with anything from eggs to swear words written all over our cars. I called Tyler to find out the situation. He denied knowing anything. Typically we'd turn the power back on and go about our activities. But this night the power wouldn't turn back on. Despite all our attempts, we couldn't get electricity into our house. It turned out that Tyler and William switched the power trying to scare me and Angie. The power box had already suffered a lot from these common pranks, and the circuit blew. Luckily we have an electrician in our ward who replaced our box the next evening. Tyler learned his lesson and had to pay for the $100 replacement.

Most of Blake's weekend was spent in casinos, bowling, and by the pool. Generally Blake does a descent job on the tables, and we usually end with a bit more money than we started. One nice thing about Blake's first name being Peter, is that he can share rewards cards with his dad. Due to Blake's rewards card points, skill on the tables, and natural good luck he ended the trip with an extra thousand bucks in his wallet. I wanted to save the money since I tend to be a cheapskate, but Blake decided to use some of the money to buy a new television for our bedroom. The 37" HD flat screen definitely beats the small box-TV which formerly graced our bedroom. In general, I don't condone gambling, but I couldn't complain too much about this trip!

.:Anniversary Surprise:.

2010-04-21T21:08:00.000-07:00

They say the first year of marriage is the hardest. If that's true, Blake and I have an awesome life ahead of us. He is my rock and my best friend. I'm so blessed to have him in my life. I love you Blakey ♥

P.S. Some of the captions got cut off, but you get the point. If you're really interested you can click to view all pictures to read them.

Everyone Loves Easter!

2010-04-19T19:24:00.000-07:00

I love painting Easter eggs, but it had been years since I had. So when Blake said he wanted to I was thrilled.

You can tell who made which eggs pretty easily. But who made the pink "i heart blake" egg? If you guessed me... you are incorrect. If you guessed Mckay... good job!

The Hunziker's have a money Easter egg hunt each year. This year we had it on Saturday, since we spent Easter Sunday at my parent's house.

The boys think I'm terrible since I never find any eggs. But I didn't grow up in that house so I don't know the usual hiding spots. Tyler would push me out of the way and walk straight to a well hidden egg. Suspicious indeed.

Here we are with our Easter Baskets. We didn't have much time to sit and play, Dallin and Shellee invited us for conference and breakfast so we had to get going.

Two years ago I started painting my parents a picture for Christmas. But I put it aside and never finished. After months of my parent's hinting about it, I decided to finish the painting. I guess it was more of an Easter gift, but they're just happy to finally have it.

♥Bunny Business

2010-04-18T23:11:00.000-07:00

For several months, Blake and I debated if we should get Buster a cage outside. Since our sweet bunny terrorizes our living room we decided it would be a good idea. We searched for a reasonable deal on a bunny hutch but couldn't find any we were impressed with. Most were rather small and several hundred dollars. When Blake told me he wanted to make the hutch I was a little frightened but when he sets his mind to something he does it.

Luckily Blake has good friends who were willing to help. Watson and Mckay came over every night for a week helping Blake build our bunny's home.

I'm not much of a builder, so I just helped with little jobs along the way.

Originally the boys used a hand saw to make cuts. But luckily Mckay came to the rescue with power tools.

Here I am filing the wood edges smooth and even. It's basically like a giant emery board so I was pretty much a professional.

Our bunny hutch is pretty luxurious. It has two doors for accessibility, a removable toilet, and three floors for extra playing room.

I wasn't surprised when the painting job was delegated to me. The stain we used also has a weather proofer, so the wood wont mold when it rains.

I am not sure if Blake wanted to test how much weight the cage could hold, or if he just wants to be a bunny.

Here are the proud builders with the finished bunny hutch. It took many hours but was worth it.

Blake and Watson wanted me to go outside and check on Buster's progress in his new place. As I approached the hutch I saw a little black blob in the cage. My first thought was that it was a rat! I don't know why a rat would be in there... that's just what my mind came up with. Then I thought Blake put a stuffed animal in there to scare me. He tends to hide stuffed mice around the house for me to find, so it wouldn't have been too surprising. But as I got closer I saw it was a BABY BUNNY! An early anniversary gift from my sweet heart :D

We had trouble deciding on a name for our sweet new bunny. Blake wanted to name him Banjo, Mckay wanted to name him Honey Bunny (after Bart Simpson's childhood toy,) and Riley wanted to name him Mr. Bigglesworth or Bojangles. After much deliberation, we concluded that all those names were gay and we would just name him Floppy because of his ears.

Floppy is absolutely the sweetest bunny alive. He is just a couple weeks old so he is quite a bit smaller than Buster. And he is the total opposite of Buster. Floppy loves to cuddle. He is a very mellow bunny and loves being pet. He also enjoys sitting on our laps while in the car. Once while he was cuddling with Blake, he crawled up Blake's chest and gave him a little lick on the lips. Blake says Floppy is quite the kisser :)

My little baby Floppy is the cutest thing. He is a Lop Rabbit, so he has big old floppy ears. When he runs his ears flap at his sides. It's hilarious. Floppy is black on top, and a creamy vanilla color on his belly. Another feature that makes him adorable is the light color under his little black nose. It kind of looks like he has a little mustache.

-Comfy and Cozy-

2010-03-28T21:48:00.000-07:00

Blake and I have been wanting a beanbag chair for a long time. We originally decided we would wait until we bought our house so we would have more room. But when Blake decides he wants something, he always gets it. So when my sweet hubby texted me one morning saying he found a good deal, I wasn't at all surprised to find ourselves buying one that night.
We underestimated how large the sack actually was. Blake had fun jumping on it attempting to roll it down the stairs. With some serious pushing and pulling, our treasure finally found it's way into the living room.
We decided to welcome our new addition with smoothies and a movie (and I make a pretty mean smoothie if I say so myself ;D.) We absolutely love our new beanbag and are happy to cross that one off the list.

BuStEr'S AdVenTuRe

2010-03-28T21:11:00.000-07:00

Our pet bunny is a total menace. He chews our shoes, cords, couches, and even our carpet. But despite all the trouble he causes, we love him to pieces. For Christmas, Blake and I bought Buster a leash to take him on walks. As soon as it was warm enough, we decided to introduce our little bunny to the great outdoors. We were a little surprised by Buster's lack of enthusiasm. He seemed most interested in eating dead leaves off the ground. But our walks seem to be improving, and we hope as Buster becomes used to his leash that we will be able to take him on longer strolls around the neighborhood.

.:♥ Valentines Weekend ♥:.

2010-02-15T11:21:00.000-08:00

Nicklecade recently relocated and became Nickle City. In the few weeks it has been open, we have already been twice. Whenever we go to arcades, Blake likes to pick a prize for us to work towards. Last year we got FBI hats.
On Saturday we went to Nickle City with our friends Mckay, Watson, and Angie. I told Blake I wanted to win the big teddy bear, but he preferred the lava lamp. Luckily Mckay was on my side and said we'd get the bear for me for Valentines. With the exception of Watson.. we all put our tickets together and soon the bear was mine.
I felt bad taking everyones tickets for my own childish request, and offered many times to use the 3,500 tickets to buy a crap load of candy. However, for some reason my friends opted for the bear. I still can't think of the perfect name for him. Any ideas?
Blake and I are looking into purchasing a home, and therefore decided to go cheap this Valentines Day. Blake had the idea to make gifts for eachother. He showed me up by making an adorable movie for me, and buying me a rose. I would have put the video on here, but he said not to show anyone. haha. Even on a low budget, he made my Valentines Day perfect.

The evening ended at Scott and Katie's house, where our family decorated Valentines cookies together and celebrated my upcoming birthday.

A Typical Hunziker Vacation

2010-01-28T19:40:00.000-08:00

The boys spent New Years Eve doing their favorite activity, playing Mario on the Wii.

... And Angie and I spent New Years Eve watching.

My precious sister and I.

Watson took great pleasure in seeing how much popcorn he could put on Blake before he noticed.

While the boys went gambling, the girls went shopping!

Chillin at the bowling alley while enjoying an intense game.

Boys being boys

tis the season

2010-01-28T18:52:00.000-08:00

Blake and I thought it would be a fun idea to get all our friends together for a Christmas party. We asked our friends Dallin and Shellee if they thought it was a good idea and they agreed. But seeing as how my husband and I are pretty lazy, we never planned anything. Luckily Dallin and Shellee came to the rescue and planned a fabulous little get together.

This year, Blake and I baked cookies and put them in festive jars for our friends. Blake kept stealing my cookies for the gifts right as i finished frosting, so I only managed to get a picture of a few. Not my best work, but hey I was under pressure.

Christmas at the Hunziker house concluded rather dramatically when the christmas tree toppled over. We mistakenly thought the dogs pushed the tree over, so we sat it back up again. However, the tree was simply unbalanced and soon came crashing down towards me. I, believing myself to be rather strong, decided to catch the tree. But dang is that thing heavy. It ended up scratching up my arm and fell regardless. Luckily nothing broke but a few ornaments.

All Christmas season I was excited to open a particularly large gift from Blake. When the grand moment arrived, I was puzzled to find that the large gift was actually a rather small gift wrapped repeatedly in different boxes and filled with text books to weigh it down. Anticlimatic? Maybe a little, but it was still a lovely and thoughtful gift... even if I did end up returning it the next day :)

Santa brought Mr. Buster a leash for being such a good bunny all year. Blake and I were excited to take our little rabbit on walks. Buster; however, did not share in our enthusiasm and struggled with all his mite to release himself from the leash jacket.