The past year

Well, after over a year Joey and I have decided to retart our blog. We have had a big year. Joey and I celebrated our one year anniversary, a little early in February, on the island of Maui. We have discovered that we LOVE Hawaii, I'm not sure who wouldn't, but we are definitely addicted! We had a wonderful trip. We stayed in an awesome bed and breakfast called the Ho'Oilo House which is up in the hills of Maui overlooking the ocean, it was amazing! It was peak Whale season while we were there and we were blessed to see multiple whales every time we looked at the ocean. Other activities included snorkeling, turtle sightings, a Whale Watch trip, and just exploring the island. 

March was a sad month for the Hunter family, because my Grandmama Hunter passed away. 

She is so missed and loved, but we know that she is in a happier place.

In May Uncle Larry decided it was time for a family trip and back to Hawaii we all went!!!  In June, Marilynn, Uncle Larry, Arlene, Barry, Mike, Becky, Joey, and I hit the Big Island of Hawaii and had a blast. We snorkeled, hung out on the beaches, played golf, ate great food, visited an active volcano, and just had a great time hanging out with family and watching the Larry and Barry show. Thank you, Uncle Larry for the wonderful memories!!!

Other trips of the year included the O'Shields family beach week, my Grandmama O'Shields 80th birthday party at Isle of Palms, and several other weekend trips to the beach (it sure is nice to have parents that live at the beach!!) and mountain house.  

Joey also had a work trip to Seattle Washington which I tagged along on. It was the first time in Seattle for both of us and we had a great trip. After Seattle we headed to Portland to visit Mike and Becky for the weekend, which is always a blast!

We also decided to take one last pre baby trip (see below) to Denver, Co. We had a lot of fun exploring the area including: Colorado Springs, Pike's Peak, Estes Park, Boulder, Red Rocks, Coors brewery, and the city of Denver.

The biggest news of the year came in June when Joey and I found out we were pregnant!  And now, 9 months later we are expecting a little one any day now! I have had a great pregnancy with only one bump in the road when my arthritis flared up and I needed a short Prednisone course and to restart my Remicade at around 32 weeks. Fortunately, after restarting my medicine I was a different person and have felt great since. Joey and I decided to let the gender of the baby be a surprise- much to the grandparents chagrin. But, we will find out soon enough and can't wait! 

Our family was also blessed to find out that my sister is pregnant with a little boy, she is due just 3 weeks after us. My cousin is also pregnant with a little girl and she is due at the end of June!  We are all so excited that we our babies will be so close in age, it will be a blast!