Huler Hustle

January Weekends

2012-01-31T13:10:00.000-08:00

I was gone and Jarin's drinking 'root' beer in the front yard with no gloves. Gotta love Dad!

The neighborhood gang building a monster snowman with Dad one weekend!

One weekend we took a trip to the zoo and said hello to these turkeys.

Lucy posing on an elephant trunk!

Gotta love Jarin's stink face!

Me with my favorite zoo animal, the orangutan, having a staring contest!

All the animals were feasting on pine trees when we came. FYI, next Christmas, donate your tree to the zoo!

Four cute cats!

One weekend we went sledding. And by the looks on their faces...they had fun!

Jarin wasn't super excited for the long rides with Dad,

But Lucy, on the other hand, went to the top of the mountain every time!

Mug shot...Cutie shot.

Beauty shot.

I think Dustin was having more fun on this one!

Bro and Sis just chillin'!

Jarin's favorite ride was going half way up and riding the saucer down by himself!

Lucy loved every ride!

Jarin holding the reins with his eyes closed! What a dare devil!

Lucy caught some air a few times and had a few bad landings...

But even falling made her laugh!

Swirling and twirling Jarin...

And Lucy eating 'hopefully' clean snow!

2 Little Monkeys jumping on my bed!

2012-01-01T00:00:00.000-08:00

I found these on my camera from last month and thought I should post them. I am titling these last photos as,

'Jarin's many facial expressions'.

Merry Christmas

2011-12-28T15:51:00.000-08:00

Many, many pictures were taken Christmas morning thanks to Dustin! What others things did we do besides open gifts, you ask? We ate lots of yummy food, visited a gentleman at a nursing home, went to a special sacrament meeting Christmas morning, went to the Church History Museum and saw pioneer memorabilia, international creches, a children's play zone, a quilting exhibit, and lots of beautiful artwork! We also took the kids to Boondocks and played Xbox connect with Uncle Danner and Kelsi! It really is the most wonderful time of the year!

(P.S. Look down further for more new posts.)

The Reason for the Season

2011-12-23T08:16:00.000-08:00

Reflections of Christ Slideshow from Reflections of Christ on Vimeo.

The second week of December

2011-12-17T20:27:00.000-08:00

The week started with Lucy having what we thought was the stomach flu and then we thought she was better. Monday family home evening we went to an Alex Boye concert, long story short...By the end of the program Jarin was restless, ran down the aisles, Lucy was following to try and get him, but he made his way in front of the stage where the singer came down, and started chasing my kids in a spotlight! I was trying to get them without stepping into the spotlight, and Dustin was watching from our seats saying, oh, look he's playing with some kids, hey, wait a minute, those are my kids!

Jarin accidentally hit his head on the corner post of the staircase and had to get stitches. That night Lucy was throwing up again...

Then we all got terribly sick...Lucy had her in-class dance recital and we all managed to attend...still in and out of sickness all week for all of us. Lucy did a great job even though she wasn't feeling 100%...

And by the end of the week, Dustin and I managed to get away on a date night that he had planned in advance to a dinner theater...It was a good dose of the best medicine...laughter.

These are all happenings that could have made their way into our Christmas card, but alas, they've already been sent...

Jarin was such a good boy during the stitches...he cried lots, but he was also calm and kept saying, 'Are we almost done?'...

He left the doctor's office happy and smiling with his sucker and stickers; He even waved to the doctor and said 'Bye, bye!'...

Honestly, Jarin having stitches was very draining on me...I just couldn't bear listening to him cry. It was a long day and week...

Oh, and those two teeth, I mentioned in my Christmas card that Lucy was going to lose any day, are gone and she was a toothless wonder for the holiday season! I'm glad that week is over, and I know that many experience much harder trials so I am grateful for mine!

This n' That

2011-12-07T19:48:00.000-08:00

Wool felted fruit I made for my cornucopia.

Seat cushion my good friend's mom made for my front porch bench.

Christmas wreath I made for my front door.

Lucy and Jarin finger painting the...

biggest birthday card ever for their Daddy!

Pine cone elves I made with Lucy for her friends.

We kept a few...they were too cute!

'The wind storm of 2011'

2011-12-01T20:25:00.000-08:00

Dustin wanted this documented and took these pictures all within a half mile of our house. Winds gusts of up to 85mph in our area. Lots of roof and tree damage and power outages. We experienced winds like this when hurricane Katrina came through Mississippi. It will be talked about for years to come as 'the wind storm of 2011'!

Fun in the Sun

2011-11-29T16:54:00.000-08:00

I have to back track a little. Our computer was having issues. Here's pictures of our Thanksgiving in California!

As you can see, we love the beach! We met Evan the newest member of the family! We ate yummy food in wonderful company! And brought home some treasure's from Nana!

Fun in the Snow

2011-11-07T09:36:00.000-08:00

Halloween 'Cock' & Cat

2011-11-01T16:04:00.000-07:00

Great grandma and grandpa Johnson were so amazed with Jarin's costume! The kids each carved a pumpkin. Jarin's pumpkin looked like Mater from Cars movie... it wasn't intentional, the pumpkin had some soft spots so I salvaged it for carving, since it will be thrown away in a few days. Lucy's pumpkin was a cat to match her costume selection this year! Jarin doesn't say peacock yet, but if you asked him what he was going to be for Halloween he'd say, 'cock'. And Lucy's cat costume really came alive when I painted her face and she loved it! She said that I was a real artist, how sweet! Peacocks don't fly much and they don't walk fast either so Jarin road around in style. Lucy took a picture with all her neighborhood friends, and trick or treated with some of them.

And last, but certainly not least, a picture of the fruits of their labors. This is about one fourth of the candy because Dustin's work does a big trick or treat during the daytime. Jarin really loved saying 'trick or treat' and 'thank you' and 'bye, bye' and if someone wasn't home, he'd say, 'not home'. He's saying lots of words and trying to repeat everything. He calls Lucy sissy; it's very cute. Lucy, the superstar that she is, said she wanted to put all their candy together and share her large candy stash with Jarin! Lucy also participated in our church primary program and did a super job. She was asked to share a talk she gave during the year in primary about making raspberry jam and temples. She had is all memorized and looked out the whole time! She'll never cease to amaze me!

Octoberfest

2011-10-22T13:37:00.000-07:00

Rockport Fishing Trip

Watch this sequence as Jarin reels in his fish...

Lucy's art stick sculpture/tunnel!

Powerbait; one of life's little joys!

Lucy didn't let the big one get away!

Black Island Farms

Going out to pick a pumpkin.

Riding in the cow buggies attached to the tractor.

Corn box.

Lots and lots of slides! Over and over and over again!

Lucy's art: shrunken apple head witch that she made at school!

Would have taken more pictures at the farm, but most of the slide pictures were blurry of Lucy, it gets dark really early, and the camera battery died. We've had a great fall!

Baby Huler #3 is on the way!

2011-10-10T15:25:00.000-07:00


(Pssst....Three new posts below too.)

Lightning Bugs!

2011-10-10T15:19:00.000-07:00

Dustin and I are coaching Lucy's soccer team this year. It has been fun and we've got an amazing team! They're all fairly aggressive, a couple bruisers, a couple finesse players, and the rest are just consistent. One more game for the fall and they'll be undefeated. They're all talented...which makes it easy to coach! Lucy's had a great season: using both legs to kick goals, dribbling to the goal on a break away,and being able to run for 45 minutes straight! She's an animal! Love ya girl!

Jarin's 2nd Birthday

2011-09-28T13:52:00.000-07:00

Lots of drawing cards from Lucy!

Signature smile!

Unwrapping...

Trucks!

Power tools!

Cars!

Tool fashion show by Lucy!

Yeah! Cake!

Feel the heat of the flames!

Group effort to blow the candles out!

1st Day of 1st Grade!

2011-09-04T09:00:00.000-07:00

Good Times: Part 2

2011-08-29T15:13:00.000-07:00

Pike's Place Market.

Ballard Locks.

Jetty Island.

Good Times: Part 1

2011-08-29T14:26:00.000-07:00

Miller's & Huler's at the Surf n' Swim.

Antique shopping in Snohomish.

Reading with Grandma Banks.

The boys crab and fish.

Snuggle time.

Deception Pass.

Kayak Point.

Current Creek Reservoir

2011-08-26T18:51:00.000-07:00

Grabbing the fish!

Showing off the fish.

Modeling with fish.

Sleeping near fish.

Can you spot the rock in the air? Scaring the fish!

Wildflowers everywhere!

Jarin's bouquet.

Lucy's bouquet.

Tortured guppy in a pail.

A placastamus being forced to eat marshmallows.

I'm so glad we caught these little fish in the shallows using Lucy's butterfly net because the kids had so much fun with them all day!

Dino Park 2011

2011-08-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

Jarin's captivated by the lizards.

Time to do a little diggin'.

We are dinosaurs, hear us roar!

Peek-a-boo Jarin!

This & That

2011-07-28T13:18:00.000-07:00

My pitcher collection.

My picture collection.

Before...

2011-07-24T13:41:00.000-07:00

It's time, Albert Einstein...

And after...

Lucy also did a before....

And after...

And I have to add, I started with these from our own garden....

And ended up with 15 cups of raspberry freezer jam. Yum!

Banks Family Fun

2011-07-19T14:31:00.000-07:00

Can I get a woof, woof...

Yes, Laurie was here and a wee bit burnt might I add.

Jarin is explaining how wonderful bouncy slides really are!

Wesley is warning me of bouncy slide dangers, rug-burned elbows!

Landon is having a lesson on gravity by going head first down a slide.

The girls are always ready for a photo-op!

Colton's face says it all...what fun!

Jarin's face says it all...hmmm, lunch.

Brothers!

Scary...

More scary!

Big gulp.

Hot and thirsty.

Candy rockets!

HAFB museum.

Not a mini coop...a mini flyer.

Who's running this thing? Is it me?

Happy in his flight suit.

Ready for the runway!

Sydnie and Lucy go for a moon walk.

Watch out Maverick here comes Wesley! What a stud!

They were all smiles in the cockpit!

The gang.

All the world's a stage, so take a seat...

What did we do with the Banks family do you ask?!? Well, we did a bonfire, ate woof'ems, went to the wave pool, bounce house, Temple square, HAFB museum, ate Cafe Rio, watched a movie (Betsy, Shannon, & Laurie), Aaron & Dustin went fishing twice, and we went to Ross & Downeast (Betsy, Shannon, & Laurie). Fun was had by all!

July 4th!

2011-07-11T13:25:00.000-07:00

We started off our day by walking to the parade in town and catching 70 pieces of salt water taffy, sitting by neighbors, and seeing the parade through Jarin's eyes for the first time: firetrucks, cars, and horses!

Then we relaxed and made some goodies. In the evening we went to Henefer. It was awesome! Small town atmosphere, yummy dinner, bouncy toys, played at the park, listened to a live band, danced, and saw a fireworks show. It was a heaping dose of fun!

We have had some more fun, but didn't have the camera ~ swimming at the wave pool, splash pad, and saw Rio at the dollar theater; Dustin had the camera at scout camp. Also, at the bottom of the page, click on 'older posts' if you want to see more pictures I just added.

7.17.2011

2011-07-11T11:29:00.000-07:00

Temple square, surprise Kelsi, Tracy Aviary, Seven Canyons fountain.

Family Fun

2011-07-11T10:16:00.000-07:00

Reading with Grandma Huler,

Checking stocks with Grandpa Huler,

Jarin climbing,

Lucy posing,

Grandma Huler and Jarin bouncing,

and Jarin sliding.

We had a Johnson family gathering with all those who were in town!

Grandma & Grandpa Johnson and Grandma & Grandpa Huler.

Michael Jordan, wait, I mean, Josh Ewing.

A rousing game of badmitton.

Lucy strikes again, a pose, that is!

A Johnson family photo.

Grandma and Grandpa playing with Jarin.

Last, but not least, woof'ems over a campfire!

My favorite people

2011-06-29T15:27:00.000-07:00

Pictures taken by Brad Peterson.

Dance Recital

2011-06-29T15:03:00.000-07:00

She danced in a jazz/ballet class with her friend Courtney. She was told she was one of the best in the class! And it showed that night on stage because she shined! Love you girl!

Part II: Summer time and the livin' is easy

2011-06-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

Summer time and the livin' is easy...

2011-06-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

Just wanted to document that Jarin loves accessorizing and that Lucy has a tongue and teeth. Oh ya, and we're having a great summer!

Flam'in Gorge

2011-05-26T18:38:00.000-07:00

Sitting pretty in their new chairs.

Catch and Release.

Lucy in the sky with sunshine.

Jarin becomes the frog.

Lucy's first catch.

Fish on the fly.

Jarin isn't so sure about this fish.

Reeling in a big one.

The Lucy Method: Pulling in the pole to get the fish on land.

Guzzling a cold one: Juicy Juicy.

Watching daddy; a major pastime while fishing.

Lucy doing a...

Fire dance!

Just the boys.

Jarin always massages Dustin's head on shoulder rides, Daddy loves it!

Lucy dancing again...

but this time in a teepee.

Digging the day away.

Being dirty is so much fun!

Broken fly rod...still catching fish!

Pure bliss for me is when everyone is happy: Playing kiddos & Daddy with a fish!

Jarin taking the big wheel.

Lucy's bright pink rainbow trout!

Dustin, broken rod, and first born, I mean, rainbow trout.

Look at the girth on that beauty.

Jarin petting the fishy.

Large mouth trout.

This fish is almost as long as Jarin...most of the fish we caught were this size!

Dinner at home after our trip. Can't wait to go next year.

Memorial Day

2011-05-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Farm Country

2011-05-10T13:43:00.000-07:00

Make sure to scroll down...I've done several posts. My parents and my sister came to visit for five days. While my Dad and Dustin went fishing; we hung out at home and had some fun. The pictures are from our trip to Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country. There were lots of baby animals, pony ride, wagon ride, and some interactive play zones!

Iron Girl Sprint Triathlon

2011-05-10T12:50:00.000-07:00

So what can I say about my triathlon? I completed it. Unfortunately there were a few hiccups and I wasn't one hundred percent sure what to do. Hopefully someday I'll do another and be able to improve. It was colder than usual in Las Vegas and very windy. The event was well organized. I had no problem in the swim with the cold water, not being able to see the bottom, or swimming the half mile distance. I did have trouble with being clobbered at every side and kicked from the front and the back. It was so crowded that made it difficult to swim. The transition area was something I did not think about and I wish I had. It was cold so although I thought I was going fast, I probably wasn't. I decided to use the the porta potty even though I wasn't dying to go, another bad move. I had never pulled off a wet suit before. I put on a tank top and compression socks both of which were tight. Oh, well.

I rented a bike down there and rode it a few minutes before checking it into the transition area. During the ride I felt good till about half way and then I started having trouble getting the bike to switch gears. I was on a fairly level stretch and was turning my pedals over too rapidly and couldn't get to a harder gear. I did great going up hill; I just wish going level or down hill I would have been able to pedal better. Then I was happy to be running, something I was in control of, unlike the gobs of swimmers or my bike. I was passing people during the entire run and shouting at all the other runs saying, good job, you're almost done! That all being said, I do enjoy swimming and the bike is the most relaxing portion because it's not a full body workout. So I can chalk this all up to experience and do better next time!

Swimming Lessons

2011-05-10T11:44:00.000-07:00

Lucy grew leaps and bounds this year in swimming. Her teacher, Cassie, was great. She completed level 2 and is doing great in level 3. She is jumping off the diving board (sorry no picture...I am too slow at snapping photos), practicing front and back crawl, breast stroke, and side stroke, doing a pencil dive into the water, touching the bottom of the pool to get rings, practicing side breathing, and treading water in the deep end.

I took some shots of Jarin too. He watched Lucy everyday and really enjoyed being at the pool. Thankfully he isn't running to the water and trying to jump in yet. The side profile shot is to document his beautiful curly hair because it won't be this way forever. What a cutie in his Hawaiian romper!

Birthday Girl & Easter Bunny

2011-05-09T13:30:00.000-07:00

~Lucy's 6th Birthday~

Presents:

Blowing out the candles:

Boondocks:

~Easter~

Decorating Eggs:

Egg Hunt:

Z is for Zoo

2011-04-30T21:21:00.000-07:00

During Spring Break we went to the zoo with our good friends.

Jarin is always climbing...

Jarin in his turtle shell.

Jarin running around...ah, freedom.

Sizing up the gorillas vs. the kids...

Going down the slide and...

Smiling and holding his tongue to the side.

Beautiful head shot of Lucy.

Lucy and Halle paling around the entire day!

Jarin climbed up all these stairs and went down the slide by himself over and over and over again!

Cruis'in

2011-04-25T21:27:00.000-07:00

Leaving Miami for...

the Eastern Caribbean!

Parasailing...

at Half Moon Cay

What a great view from way up there!

Swam, snorkeled, parasailed, floated, and ate barbecue at Half Moon Cay.

St. Thomas was breathtakingly beautiful!

Ready to start our adventures for the day...

First, we went on a snorkeling excursion.

We saw lots of colorful fish, sting rays, and ten turtles!

Dustin, of course, had to take a picture of the barracuda!

Then we had a few hours to explore some of the shops.

We didn't want to get back on the boat...we wanted to stay longer in St.Thomas!

Next stop, San Juan, Puerto Rico

There was a beautiful cementery with so many statues!

The foliage was gorgeous in San Juan and reminded me of New Orleans.

Look at this tree! We did lots of walking and a little shopping.

No shortage of pigeons in San Juan!

Old San Juan had a couple forts and a large stone wall surrounding the city.

In Grand Turk we went on an excursion to Gibbs Cay.

Here is Princess, a fairly domesticated female sting ray.

We feed her fish, no teeth, just suction.

Dustin's one on one time with Princess.

When the guide said, Give him a kiss, Princess would pucker her lips up!

Then we got a sting ray massage.

By the look on his face, I think Dustin had a good time!

I was a little more apprehensive, but I did kiss Princess,

and get my sting ray massage. She was surprisingly soft.

The guides swam around looking for a Conch shell, opened it up, and showed us the inside, very interesting. He cut it down to the part you actually eat and we had Conch salad. It was very delicious!

There's our ship, Carnival Glory, on the right...it was huge!

Leaving Grand Turk...we didn't want to leave here either!

At night in the dining room, we had the best couple that was assigned to the same table with us. We had great conversations, and lots of laughs, and amazing food! Other highlights I don't want to forget: George our Cruise Director (twenty years working on this Carnival ship and that was his last week) and the comedians...all hilarious. The juggler who put on the best night show. Perfect weather. Saw dolphins and some crazy fish that look like lizards in Grand Turk. Timmy's great acoustic music. Darin's doppelganger. And, last is best, spending one on one time with my best friend, Dustin! A big thank you to Joy and Kal for making this possible by watching our kids! Ocean water runs in my veins so give me beach and watch pure bliss!

Jarin's Daily Grind

2011-03-11T14:23:00.000-08:00

Books, books, books, books, and more books! He loves pulling them off the shelf and looking at them over and over and over again!

Jarin still likes exploring by pulling everything out of the drawers!

While I'm getting ready, he loves to hang out in my shower and thinks it's his own special fort.

Jarin loves putting on everyone's shoes! Daddy's, Lucy's, and here he is in Mommy's moon boots!

Jarin bonked his cheek so it turned bright red which added to his whole clown motif!

The panties on the head make yet another appearance!

Lastly, in his outfit, he added some beads, got out a drum, and put on a show!

As you can see Jarin's been busy. It's hard work doing so many things each day, but he manages. He's blowing kisses, folding his arms and covering his eyes for prayers which is so cute! He's also doing somersaults and trying to talk more and more each day!

Lucy's 1st Field Trip

2011-03-09T18:00:00.000-08:00

Lucy's kindergarten class went to the Discovery Gateway Childrens Museum, and I was able to go with her! She got to ride on a school bus. They played in all the different areas and then the kids listened to a story teller read Dr. Seuss's, Hop on Pop. It was Dr. Seuss's birthday and they all received a hat like Cat in the Hat. They also had a huge room with the floor covered in bubble wrap and let the kids run around and...pop, pop, pop! Three of our local news channels covered this bubble wrap fun on Dr.Seuss's birthday so we saw Lucy on the local news that night!

Ssssllllleeeeedddddiiiiinnnngggg!!!!!

2011-03-06T14:39:00.000-08:00

Jarin wasn't too excited about sledding. Maybe we chose too big a hill. Lucy loved it! She tipped over, rode backwards, ate snow, and got some speed! Till next year....sledding hill.

'I Gotta Bee Me'

2011-02-28T14:21:00.000-08:00

Jarin's post bath look: Elton John.

Notice the hair...it's getting really long.

His signature move: big toothy grin with squint eyes.

Side profile...smooth.

Show me what you got?!?

Photo session all clothed.

Striking a pose.

One of our favorite shirts Kindergarten year says, 'I Gotta Bee Me!'