Jeff & Emily get married!

The Happy Couple

Jeff & Emily were married on New Year's Eve, the purpose for everyone's trip to Colorado. It was a really pretty ceremony, Emily was straight out of a bridal magazine, and the reception was a party that lasted until midnight or so. There aren't really any photos of Eric and I because we snuck out very early - I was feeling pregnant and tired and Eric was feeling nasty & hungover from the previous evening's antics. I'm sure we were sawing logs back at Aunty Lolo's by ten o'clock, party poopers! I do believe I've attached 15 or so photos to this post, I just couldn't chop any more out!

Ooooooo... pretty!

Bitty at the wedding.

Just married!

Uncle Brian & Aunty Lolo: proud parents of the handsome groom.

Emily and Uncle Mike

Jaclyn & Brad... they are fun! Uncle Brian's sister's (Elaine) daughter and boyfriend from Cali.

Shake it don't break it! What is that face that Jeff is making?

Cousin Brandon & Emily... welcome to the family Em, I love that you are holding a beer. Keepin' it real, real simple!

Cheers! Russ & Boss

The family bustin' a move... Aunty Lolo, Mom, Russ, Boss, & Kara

Aunty Cheryl & Gigi

Staci, Gigi, Mom

Mother of the Groom and Groom... they look so happy! Aunty Lolo was STUNNING in this dress.

Night on the town...

Monica, Boss, Staci, Eric

Emily & Bitty

Eric... let me tell you, the next day was not pretty folks!

Aunty Lolo, Kara, Stace, Emily, & Gigi

Boss & Eric on the Lightrail into downtown Denver.

Red Rocks

Red Rocks is a natural amphitheatre that sticks out the side of the Rocky Mountain foothills, all these giant rocks just randomly protruding from what appears to be nowhere. This was one of our daytime outings...

Aunty Cheryl, Stace, Mom, Aunty Lori, Cousin Monica, me, and Emily (the bride to be)

Miss Monica and Adelaide

Eric, Bitty, & JERRY Bitty freezing her little nose

Eric and I rockin' out on the stage

The Hunter gals

Cousin Brandon, all smiles ya'll!

Bitty & Tyler

Tyler Aidan Overman is my cousin Russ and his wife's (Kara) first baby. He is soooo cute and really smiley. Adelaide LOVED him. Her interactions with him make think she'll make a decent big sister. She still runs around the house yelling "Tylah, Tylah, Tylaaaaahhhh," after every occasion where she sees his picture.

The infamous 'babes in the bath' photo! Every family's got 'em. In fact, in Jeff & Emily's photo slideshow at the reception - there were a couple photos of Jeff & I in the Grams' sink! (Jeff is exactly 3 months younger than I.)

Bitty is holding her nose and saying "stinky."

Kissing cousins? Looks like Tyler's going in for the big smooch.

Fun with Aunty Cheryl, Bitty, Tyler, and Kara at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre.

Aunty Lolo's

We spent a week in Colorado with the Boufford Clan (my mom's family) as Cousin Jeffrey was wedded on New Year's Eve to the lovely Emily. I am going to overshare and post entirely too many photos of the trip - it was too much fun to leave anything out!

Sweet 3-D glasses in preparation for AVATAR. Cousin Monica, me, Stace.

A good chunk of the family admiring the buffalo... Adelaide would not stop mooing at them. My good Lord, I look pregnant!

Aunty Lolo (mom's younger sister) and Tyler (cousin Russ & Kara's way cute kid).

Russ must have won this rousing round of Wii... a lot of which was played in the downtime. Cousin Russ & BOSS (aka Brian Faw)

Bitty is sliding down a steep set of stairs on a slippery sleeping bag. She LOVED doing this.

December 25

Maybe the best Christmas ever! We really, really enjoyed ourselves and our family. By far, it was the greatest holiday dinner in as long as I can remember... Thyme, Rosemary, Shallot, & Garlic rubbed Prime Rib with homemade Cabernet Au Jus, Garlic & Parmesan Smashed Potatoes, Brussell Sprouts in Feta, an Herb & Spring Mix Salad and Ukranian Christmas bread. It was a meal fit for a king and it was lovely!!! I haven't yet mentioned dessert -

Staci was in charge of dessert and her creations shone like the brightest of stars. This is her Mallow Cranberry Cheesecake topped with candied Cranberries... you might kill someone for a piece of this. It WAS that good.

Bitty ate entirely too many cookies, most of which were given to her by Grandad. Here she is eating one of Gramma Hunter's (Dad's Mom) famous Crescents. A pecan shortbread cookie rolled in powdered sugar. Grandad gave her the powder sugar mustache. Cute, huh?

Another of Aunty Staci's incredible and delectable after dinner treats, Spiced Triple Berry Pie. Another dessert that might cause you to consider committing a crime if that was what it took to get some of it! I'll toot my horn and let ya'll know that I made the crust. :)

ADELAIDE LOUISE in one of her fancy outfits. She really does enjoy getting all gussied up! Merry, merry Christmas. I can only hope that everyone's holiday was as great as our was.

Holidays Hunter Style

So here we are 2010 and I have some serious blog catch up to do! To quote Staci "ummm, what's with your lame blogging abilities as of late?" We'll start right where we left off... Christmas at the Hunter household!

Bitty & Eric posing by the tree!

Dad made brownies topped with raspberry cream cheese and drizzled with dark chocolate for dessert... as if there isn't enough gluttony around the holidays. They were tasty and Aunty Staci thought the berry part made for great face paint!

Bitty's blue, blue eyes. She is so precious. Makes me wonder what the next baby is going to look like. Will we be that family where all the children are obviously cut from the same mold or will it be like Staci and I - where people would never mistake us for siblings... we'll soon find out!