Toy Attacker

The toy that Douglas is playing with is a little activity mat. He's supposed to be on his back underneath it playing with the toys that dangle down.

Not for Douglas! Ever since he knocked it down once on accident, he cannot rest knowing it is standing. It MUST be knocked flat. Even if he's screaming crying, I can stand this toy up and he will drag himself across the room to tackle it. Maybe that's why he's built like a linebacker.

Hanging Out

Just sitting on the couch eating snacks after Mom gets home from school.

He's Getting It

Douglas has been SO close to crawling for about a month now, and this morning he finally started figuring it out. The first thing he did was roll over and pick up the (thankfully empty) dog bowls, so I guess it's time to move those! Ralph seems very concerned over this new development, but not nearly as much as he ought to be.

May the Force Be With You

Most of you saw these on Facebook already, but I wanted to add them to our blog just in case. We went to a fun Halloween party this weekend and got to dress Duggle up for the first time. We decided to go as a full set, although Douglas clearly stole the show as the cutest Yoda ever.


Here's Douglas' buddy Shad and mom Moriah as BYU fans (who might have been TCU fans by the end of the night.)

Creative costume winners Nate and Kacie.
Yoda loves Leia.
Several people asked about it, so I'll save you the question and say I used two big balls of yarn wrapped into donut shapes, pulled my hair through the middle in ponytails, and wrapped it around the outside of the yarn to make the Leia hairdo... and Ryan's Jedi robe is a Snuggie.

We'll take more Halloween pictures at the ward Trunk or Treat on Saturday. Happy Halloween everyone!

October Birthdays!

Poor Ralph must know he's not king of the castle anymore. Last year he got a party, birthday dinner, presents, and birthday blog all for him! This year he got a trip to the park and a few extra treats. Oh well. I don't usually do birthday blogs because we have so many family members, but I feel like it today.

First: Ralph is 2! He looks, acts, and weighs exactly the same as last year but with a lot less attention since the addition of Douglas. Second is Ellie! Her birthday is the day after Ralph's. I can't believe how grown up my little fashionista is getting. Here she is after getting 2 hole in ones at mini golf!
Finally, Alex. Wishing Alex a Happy Birthday was the original intent of this blog, so she gets more pictures than the other two. The last girl of the Hunter clan is officially TWENTY, and Mom and Dad have only one minor left in their care. Here are a few choice pictures hand-selected by Emma. Congratulations on getting through the teenage years, Al!

Happy Birthday, October babies!

Emma Austin Video

Emma, Douglas and I went to Austin this weekend, and I'm posting the video she made of the trip because 1) I hardly took any pictures and 2) she has it done already and we haven't even been back 12 hours. The University gave me a little scholarship to cover this trip so I (and another student) could attend the Texas Health Law Conference. No videos or pictures of that, so just imagine me wearing suit pants while sitting at a table in a giant room listening to lawyers talk about the Baucus Bill and whether that will change the Stark/Antiremuneration laws. Yes, THAT exciting. Emma and Bugs got to explore the state capitol a little more, so enjoy her trip!

More Grandma Videos

With both Grandmas 2000+ miles away, I'm trying to keep a pretty constant stream of Douglas videos posted for them both. That way you can actually see him age.


Here's where the monkey ended up after I left him on the playmat in the foreground. He is mobile, just not with real control of his direction.



Here's a video from Emma. The first part is Douglas yet again loving his bath, this time it's the rubber duck that gets him giggling. The second part is him enjoying the Single Ladies video. He loves Baby Einstein, Sesame Street, videos of himself, and Beyonce.