SUMMER TIME......

Thanks to dad I got a new camera for my birthday! Now I can capture my favorite moments with my favorite people. Expect to see a lot more posts from Jamma on the BLOG.

happy happy birthday

HaPPy BiRthDaY to our FUN, thoughtful, KiNd, CHEERFUL, LOVING, giving, TaLenTeD, sea walkin MAMMA! WE LOVE YOU AND ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOU!

Happy FATHER'S Day

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HAPPY FATHER'S DAY! WE LOVE YOU!

two little LOVERS . . .

sitting in a tree

HAPPY 31st ANNIVERSARY!

WE LOVE YOU!

Big Bird!

Hayden got to meet Big Bird at SeaWorld's new "Bay of Play" AKA Captain Kid's World/Shamu's Happy Harbor. Our friends invited us to the sneak peak and had a ton of fun! Hayden LOVED the costume characters and gave them all kisses. Here's hoping he won't be scared of Santa Clause this year!!!

meet Mr. Bear

This is Mr. Bear. He is Cristian's best friend. Cristian insists that Mr. Bear does EVERYTHING with him. They eat together, play together, have a "(s)nack" together, wear pajama's together, you name it, Mr. Bear does it.

Adriana Mae Hartpence

After a really long Monday we finally Welcomed

Adriana Mae Hartpence to the world. I think she was really happy where she was because she did not want to come out. The Nurse seemed to be pushing for a C section after about 11 hours, but fortuantly for us DR STEELE was patient and let Christine endure a little longer. She was born at 10:10pm on May 12th 2008 and weighed

6lbs 14oz. (That was my guess!!!) She is so little compared to our other 2 births and she is SO CUTE!!! (says Alena)

Dean shows his fist in excitement exclaiming YES to having a baby sister
Alena is a Great big sister and will really be a Wonderful help around the house.

Look She is holding Adriana all by herself!!!

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY JAMMA! We LOVE YOU so much and are so thankful to have you as our Grandma!

love,

the crew

Alena, Dean, Cristian, Hayden and Baby

THE BIG THREE-OH

Happy B-day to the most amazing, thoughtful, fun-loving person in the WHOLE WORLD!! No one could ever ask for a more kind, considerate, and wonderful husband or father and we LOVE you SO much!!!

love christine, alena & dean & baby

paaaaaaaaaaPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

JUST A REMINDER . . .

I LOVE YOU PAPA!

Paper or Plastic?

It's a question you're asked all the time, "Paper or plastic?" What's the environmentally correct answer? "Neither." More than 380 million plastic bags are thrown away in the United States every year, and those plastic bags can take up to 1,000 years to biodegrade in landfills. And while paper bags do eventually biodegrade, an estimated 14 million trees a year have to be cut down to make 10 billion paper bags. The solution? Bring your own bag to the store.

In commemoration of Earth Day yesterday, Ricky and I are challenging you to stop using store bags, and to bring your own! We have made the switch and it is really easy and good for Mother Earth-just keep reuseable bags (you can find them now at almost any store) in your trunk and voila! You have them when you need them. Also, many times we get a bag because it is a "habit" but when we are buying smaller items, you don't even need a bag and can just carry it out!

I have a feeling . . .

Grandma needs a KISS

Can someone go give her one for me and Mommy since we're too far away?

I LOVE TO SEE THE TEMPLE

(A) Lena, Lena, Lena

I miss you Alena. I found a picture of you today and carried it around all day and said, "Lena, Lena, Lena." Thank you for being my friend and for being such a good, sweet cousin to me. Congratulations on your new sister, she's so lucky to have you as her big sister.

I love you!

Love,

CRISTIAN

H*A*P*P*Y*B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y*P*A*P*A

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our #1 PAPA and DAD!!

We love you so much and are so grateful for the great example you've always been to us! Have great day!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TROY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

We LOVE You so much and are so grateful to have you in our family! We hope you have a great day.

S I X T Y 60 S I X T Y 60 S I X T Y 60 S I X T Y

It's getting warmer! Today we made it all the way to 60 degrees! Cristian LOVES to be outside. We can't wait to come and play with you guys in the warm San Diego Sun!

Deal or no deal?

Our ward put on a date night where you had to come dressed up as a couple which was a lot of fun! There was dinner and dancing and we had a great time hanging out with the family! (I think half of the ward membership consists of our family alone!) Grandma and Grandpa Hutchings looked cute in their Cubs uniforms and Ricky made a great Howie!

DEAN HAD TOO MUCH FUN

What a Fun Time!!!

A few times a week, after Alena gets out of school, we will take the kids to play at Jamma and Papa's park. They really love going over there! They will play for hours outside on the swings, the slide, and riding bikes. Today Dean played so hard that he came in the house, put his head down on the computer chair, and began spinning slowly in circles. Within just a minute or so, he was sound asleep. We took a picture and I moved him for fear of him taking a dive onto the kitchen floor.

Those days were definitely fun, when you could play outside all day and come inside and crash because of utter exhaution.

Happy Hart Day!

Happy Hart Day Family! Here is a picture of little cupid playing with Papa! We wanted to let everyone know that our neighbor Rhonda is finally back home! She is in good cheer and we are so happy for her improvement. We love you!

Alena Says...

This morning as we were getting ready for school, Alena said: "Sometimes I don't hear very well because my ears are plugged in doing something else. Like, swinging on a swing, or taking a bath.." Now we know why we have to repeat things to her so often!!

WHO'S THAT LADY....

What the.... hahaha! Well I thought you all might want to see. Just needed a change. Maybe boys will ask me out now! hahahah! I love you all. Leave your comments here... Tell me the truth! hahaha

Baby it's COLD outside!

Mormon Battalion Celebration

Christine and I loaded up the kids and headed down to Old Town to commemorate the Mormon Battalion (I am proud to say my great-great....grandfather who was a pioneer joined and marched in Company E with his wife at his side who served as a laundress for all the men) and what a fun day it was! Alena made a pioneer doll named Sara and we all watched and learned a variety of activities the Pioneers did such as laundry, crafts, quilting and my favorite-making and eating those yummy 'woofums!' I am so thankful to be living in this day and age...all the little things we take for granted!

ANOTHER DAY IN JENALEE'S CLOSET

So the other day I was just rummaging around in Jenalee's closet and low and behold I found this... Its like a mask for a monster... or maybe a blindfold for a giant... Does anyone have any guesses of what this might be? I think I have just made a great and life changing discovery.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JARED

Today is Uncle Jared's Happy Birthday! Let's all say what we love about him . . . .

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Have a great day! WE LOVE YOU!

Go ahead and PICK your nose!

These cups make me want to have a party!

I say we use these at Don Pedro!

Even Jack Black loves them!

2007 was a very good year!

What a great family!
We love you all!

"You belong in the Zoo!"

It was Hayden's First Trip to the Zoo and boy did he have a good time! He saw Polar Bears, Lions, Elephants and even rode the aerial bucket ride and had a blast! Our camera battery ended up going dead but here are some shots from our fun day. Love you all and Go Chargers!

Caught red handed

After eating funeral potatoes for
Christmas eve, Jared, Marla and Cristian decided to make a quick stop at 7-11 for a bite to eat before round 2 of potatoes and ham.


There has got to be some new dinner recipe we can use for Christmas 2009. Ricky (marty stewart) please start thinking now and use your cooking ability to prepare a new menu for our next Christmas together. I mean, I like funeral potatoes, and Mom you did a great job making them, but we're a creative family, there has to be something more!

MY COUSINS

I had so much fun playing with my cousins at Christmas time!

Alena is a big girl on her bike.

Dean is a good climber.
Hayden is much bigger than I remembered him and smiles a lot.
I loved swinging on the swings

and watching "Chars" at Jamma and Papa's house

and eating at the big kid table

I'll miss you guys and look forward to the time when we can all play together again.