Steve turns 30!!

I know I have done a lot of posts all of a sudden, but I guess that is what you get when you go through a blogging drought.

Well, Steve turned 30! He was really busy with the conductor's collegium he is doing this summer, so we didn't get a lot of time to do something really special for him. However, we did have a yummy dinner and some cake and ice cream. Justin and Alli came over to celebrate with us. Later, Steve had a concert he had to conduct in. I was able to go watch him conduct, thanks to Alli watching the kids. He did a great job and I think it was a good present to himself to finally have that out of the way.
I am really proud of how good of a person Steve is. He really is such a great man. He works really hard to be a good husband, father, son, brother, student... you get the idea. He has been working so hard to finish school the last few years and it is awesome to think he will be done with all of his coursework before his next birthday and he will be known as Dr. Hunter. He really has done some amazing things over his 30 years. He is humble about it, so you will have to ask him what those things are if you want to know everything. He is really a good all-around guy!
Happy Birthday Steve! We love you so much!

Eight Years

Steve and I just celebrated our 8th anniversary on the 14th. Steve got me some roses and pretty necklace with my birthstone. I got him a golf shirt and a new movie.

It is amazing how quickly the time goes. It has been a wonderful 8 years and I hope it continues to be a wonderful journey with my best friend. I don't think we could be happier than we are now. I am glad I chose Steve as an eternal companion.

Nathan turns 7

You read that right. My little man turned seven on the 4th. I can not believe he is already that old. It is crazy to think that next year he will be getting baptized. He is such a good kid and we love having him around. He is so full of energy and love. He is so compassionate and caring to everyone. He is a wonderful big brother and son. We love him so much and are glad that he is in our lives! Happy birthday Nathan, we hope being seven is loads of fun!

For his birthday he wanted to go bowling, so we invited Allison, Justin, and Hyrum to join us at the bowling alley. It was so much fun. Then we had his favorite dinner: hamburgers and baked beans. Then he had his favorite kind of cake and ice cream. He got quite a few fun presents and was really pleased to have so much attention.

Nathan blowing out his candles
Thinking of his wish

His teacher at school helped him make a birthday visor to bring home

Nathan wanted a picture of his cake. It was nothing fancy, but he was very pleased with it.

His happy smile

Visting Family in Oklahoma

We went to Oklahoma for Memorial Day to visit some family. We first went to see my uncle Mike and aunt Kelly. It was nice having a little visit with them. The next day we were able to go see my Grandpa Knight and Betty. The kids loved seeing them. Nathan was very excited to spend some time with his great grandpa. The kids also loved seeing Mike's birds, especially Louie. They have been talking about that bird almost everyday since. They thought it was amazing to hear a bird talk and to see it dance and open its own cage. I think this was a trip they will not forget for a while, even though it was so short. We will have to find a time when we can spend more than a few hours with everyone.

Amy and Grandpa Knight

Nathan and Grandpa Knight
Grandpa Knight and Lucy (he was walking around the backyard showing her everything)

Grandpa had the kids jumping on the trampoline and having a good time

My Grandpa Knight

Lucy was a little unsure about the trampoline

Another Groove Squad Performance

Nathan had another Groove Squad performance at a PTA meeting during the last week of school. I know I am late posting this, since the last day of school was June 4th, however, I thought it was fun watching him dance and wanted to share it with everyone. Sorry for the shaky picture; Amy was trying to climb me to get me to hold her while I was trying to record Nathan.