November brings family...

We got a visitor... we got four visitors... we got a whole family of visitors! Let me back up a little... Sometime in the middle of October we made our way out to San Antonio for C-5 training, and so Richard's brother Jeremy and his family were kind enough to come out to visit! So we took them to see the C-5, because describing it doesn't do it justice!


From a peep hole mid way back...

This is where the crew sleeps!

Precious Cargo!

It's a monster! But it's kind of cute...

More crew rest!

After the tour... It was all play!

Daddies don't always play safe...

Especially when they walk away for a picture!!!

That would be Jeremy in the tree... and that would be Richard causing all of that pain!

And really, I should be embarrassed by this picture, but I thought it was too funny to pass up!

They did the mash... They did the "Mickey" mash!

Fast Forward to Halloween! I do remember blogging about Jeff's Birthday, but I forgot Carter's... He turned one at some point during graduation, but since I have no pictures, you'll again have to believe me! I will make it up to you by displaying how adorable Carter looked at Halloween! We decided to be ecologically friendly and reuse Jeff's costume from when he was one... Apparently Carter did not appreciate that!


I apologize for the video being sideways, I always forget that I can't do that with my camera!!


He wouldn't even show his face!

Kami and Jeff as Ariel and The Wolverine... Betcha didn't know that Jeff was so buff!

Summer summer summertime, summertime!

Anyone catch that? That was some old skool Will Smith for you! Our summer was so fast, and so exciting and so.... I don't have any pictures... I think I already confessed that our hard drive crashed, and of course all of our summertime pics were on there so you'll just have to believe me that our summer was great!! I did find one picture on my geek stick... Proof that summer was perfect... Sunburns and tired eyes, could a vacation ask for more?!



And of course our annual Hunt Family picture... That's always an adventure!

The other graduation!!!

Here's the real graduation... Kami's was important, but Richard has been waiting for this moment for a very long time! So without further ado...

2nd Lieutenant Richard Hunt, USAF PILOT!!







We by far had the most people at the graduation ceremony, it was so incredible...

Then of course... Graduation!

You know I meant Kami, right? Of course we couldn't forget Kindergarten Graduation... She even graduated with Honors! She was named Cougar of the Year!! Let's hope it's not her only graduation! We celebrated with a quick trip to McDonald's, and then took Dad back to work for a night flight...

Drop Night....

For any of you not in the Air Force, you might not be familiar with what a drop night is... So let me explain! Drop is when your whole pilot training class is put up in front of a room full of mostly drunk pilots and humiliated with stories and anecdotes about the year that was spent in training! Then they proceed to give you your assignment, which is your plane and location. It is very nerve-wracking!! So here it is, Richards drop! Please forgive the mindless laughter and screaming... I have never been so nervous in my life!!!



What, you may ask, and where did that man say we were going? Well, he said C-5, but he never actually said the location... I just saw it on the map (obviously, it was California) and then I started screaming uncontrollably! C-5, Travis AFB!! By the way, it's now January, and we still aren't there!! ;)

I never meant to get so far behind...

So, the months of June through December are a complete blur to me, and while I'll never to be able to entirely catch up, here is my best attempt! These next entries will get us from Pilot Training to Christmas... When I'll get beyond that is a mystery that may never be solved...

So here are our family pictures from June, they were in front of the T-1, which was the plane Richard was flying at the time... Thanks to my sweet friend Tisha we were able to get some cute pics... If only Carter would have cooperated!! And, our computer crashed, so the edited pictures are lost... These are only the raw images...

Please Help If You Can... Read below posting dated December 11

I copied this from my sisters blog... If anyone can offer any help whatsoever, I beg of you to do so. It is truly the time to offer others the hope that we have been so blessed with. Please keep this family in your prayers, and if possible, donations are so very much appreciated!

Friday, December 11, 2009

Sad News and the True Meaning of Christmas

Hello Friends, Family and Acquaintances,
I hope everyone is having a lovely Christmas season. Today my sister Heather, a teacher at Dry Creek Elementary School in Sacramento, told me about a family at her school. They are the Gorelkin Family. They are from Russia and have 10 children ranging from 1-13 years old. On Tuesday the Mother of this family passed away. She was 7 months pregnant. The family is very poor and very heartbroken. I feel deep down in my heart that this family truly needs help and I know there is only so much I can do, so I am reaching out to all of you for help. I know money is tight for everyone this year, but if there is any help that you can provide for this family in need it would be truly appreciated. If you would like to send a donation by credit card, you can visit my blog and click on the "donate" button on the right hand side:

http://huntfamblog.blogspot.com/

or if you would like to send a check, you can make it out to:

Sal Garcia: Principle of Dry Creek Elementary
5529 Myrtle Dr
Loomis, CA 95650

Or if you would like to drop off a donation or toys/clothes for Christmas for the children, you can come by my house or Heather's (for those of you who live close by)
If anyone has any ideas on how we can best help this family, please feel free to email me.
Thanks you all for your loving support. We truly appreciate everything! Merry Christmas!

Love,
Vanessa Hunt

Jeff Turns FOUR!

Four Years Old... My little big guy is already four! I know for a lot of you it comes as more of a shock that he is only turning four... But it's true, he is finally four years old! Who cares that he grew out of size four clothes when he was two, that people think he's Kami's twin, that he'll be taller than her by Christmas... In my eyes, he's just a little guy!! Jeff's birthday fell on a sunday this year, so no big parties, but we took him to Schlitterbahn the day before, and he had a great time! He got to open some fun gifts, and spend the day playing with toys and video games... But still reminds me to this day that I forgot a cake!!! How could I?!!

These cars are a blast... Thanks grandma!


And of course... Optimus Prime!!


I am not sure who wanted this more, Jeff or Richard... Either way, they both love it!

Thriller!!!

First grade is full of exciting times, and this is one I could not let slip by under the radar! Kami came home from school last week telling me that they were going to be dancing to Thriller for a PTA function, and this was the best part... "Derrick is going to be Michael Jackson mom, since he's black!" She was really thrilled about that last part! It was so fun to see, I wish my camera could have done it justice... It's almost as good as the original! you have to watch Derrick, he's so cute!!
(of course most of the video is of Kami, she's really cute too!)

Ahh...Dance has come to an end!

Let me tell you about Kami. She is wonderful, but a tad on the addicted to television side! I don't let her watch much anymore, because it got so bad, but anytime she sees a tv on, she becomes glued! So much so, that dance class was always a fight! (Because it is at the same time as Arthur on PBS!!) But nevertheless, I won, most of the time, and last night, the fruits of her labor were shown as she tapped and twirled the night away! The video will give you a good idea of how often she didn't make it to class, you can see that about 75% of the performance she is watching the teacher for cues!! I was on the wrong side of the stage for her second dance so you can't see her as well, but she is on the far left side of the video!! Hope you enjoy!

So dance is over for the season... but it was glorious while it lasted! Next up... Swimming lessons!

Six years of Kami!

Six years ago today we were blessed with our first child... two weeks early, but just perfect! I couldn't pass up this opportunity to share some special moments from the life of

Kamryn Courtney Hunt!

Kami's first day home, fresh from the hospital and a bath!

Kami's First Christmas! You can guess how she felt about St. Nick!!

Can you tell which one is not a toy?!

Kami's First Birthday!

Kami at DisneyWorld, she loved having her face painted!

Kami turns two!

For her third birthday she got to meet Aurora!!

When she was four she met Alice!!

Birthday number five...

And of course there was Minnie just this month...

And the opening of her first Birthday gift today! Notice she wore one of her most beautiful dresses to school today... She got to choose her outfit! Happy Birthday to my precious girl!! Thanks for being you on this special day!

Aaaaaaand, he's OFF!

When you read that title, you have to say it like you would if you were racing horses, you know long "And", and extra emphasis on the F's!! Did you say it? Hope so!! You'll say it after you see this video of Carter! Only took nine months, but our little guy is mobile! One problem though, someone must have forgotten to tell him we're Air Force because his crawl is very Army style!! Oh, one more thing, you might want to mute the video while you watch, I sound pretty ridiculous commentating in the background!!


Yea for crawling Carter!!

Oh Mustache March!!

How lucky we are in the Air Force to have traditions like Mustache March... An entire month of facial hair... Seriously, it leaves me speechless... The only thing I can even say about this mustache is that thank goodness it will be shaved off in six days... Goodbye Mustache March, goodbye!

The Perfect Size!

One of my sweet sisters came to visit me last week and we decided that Carter needed a dog! So we went out on the streets of San Antonio looking a a dog just the right size for Carter!! This is who we met...
It was love at first sight for the both of them... until he tried to eat her! No new dog for Carter, not until he can stop trying to eat them for lunch!