A Great Visit

I suppose I should back up a bit and share that my dad, Jenifer and Ezell came out for a visit over Hunter's birthday. It was a lot of fun to have them all here! The fire started the after they left and then became all consuming so I have not really gotten a chance to blog about that.

Hunter turned 6 on the 24^th of June, if you can believe THAT! We wanted a do-over because that was the day we had to evacuate the horses and it was pretty intense that day. He cried for a better part of it worrying about Scott. So, later that same week we had a do-over birthday and spent the day at the city pool!

I never imagined Hunter as a little cowboy but that is most certainly what he wants to be. He continues to ask “is this what a cowboy would eat?” or “would a cowboy wear this or that?” It is pretty cute. We are never quite sure if he will wake up and want to be a cowboy that day or a ranger (the other thing he also dresses as).

Poppa Joe, Bubbie and Ezell got Hunter a couple of fancy western shirts.....yup, you know the ones that even snap and have a snap pocket on the front breast. HE LOVES THEM! He also got a cowboy hat, belt, cargo pants to match dad and – oh God, I can't believe I am going to say it.....a pair of Wranglers!!!!

AND HE LOVES IT ALL! Who would have thought a six year old BOY for that matter would only want clothing for his birthday but he was happy as a clam about it! He literally wears pants everyday. He wants to be just like Scott, go with him everywhere, wear what he wears, eat what he eats, etc. I keep telling Scott he will have to watch it because someone is always watching him!

The other day I heard Hunter singing. It was some country song, I have no idea which one, but is singing something about something being “damn rusty”. And I gently smiled and said we cannot sing that country song, or at least not that part because we are not allowed to say words like “damn”. He walked away and I just started laughing!

Sometimes, on the days when he is really feeling like a cowboy, will even “yes mam” or no mam” me! He IS rather witty!

Anyway, the week that my dad, Jeni and Ezell were here was a lot of fun. We went to Devil's Kitchen and also to Bear Canyon (where the water this year is less than half of what it was last year!)

Ezell and I got up early one day and went hiking. There really is something so serene and remarkable about hiking up in to the mountains, each step a challenge, then turning around and looking how high you have gone and the breathtaking view! It was a great hike.

I had been feeling a little panicked about things, such as the house build, how to home school and manage all these changes. Ezell and I had been hiking in silence and I had just been pondering these things and a hawk swoops over us and screeches. It was so close to us I could see its beak move. It was as though it was saying to me, “Relax. Just have some fun. Let it all go and just BE in the moment and good things will find you.” It was as though it was a welcome “home”.