Wait, I'm sorry, what I meant to say is that Rich has "A" cotton mouth- snake that is!! (Also known in these parts as a water moccasin- very poisonous!) I went out to clean the skimmer of the pool and this bad boy was lurking inside. Thank goodness Rich was home for this latest snake adventure 'cause I wasn't about to touch it! We didn't want any baby cotton mouths so excuse this gruesome pic but Rich killed it with a rock.
It's been good times for Hunter lately. His club soccer team took 1st in state for the second year in a row last weekend!! It was a very exciting game with a fight breaking out amongst a few of the players (not my son, of course :) ) and even some parents trying to mix it up. It all turned out for the best, however with a 4-1 victory for The Storm!
Hunter was voted "Mr. Movie Maker" amongst his Gifted and Talented Senior peers for good reason- below is Hunter's 1st place prize money for a contest he entered making a 30 second Public Service Announcement about the dangers of underage drinking. He also won 3rd place with another entry that won $500. His 1st place PSA will be shown in local movie theatres before feature presentations. We are so proud of our Steven Spielberg Jr. !!
So I'm pretty far behind in my blogging, but life has been CRAZY!! I'm going to try to catch up and I'll start with Easter in St. Thomas. This is one of our favorite spots on the island. I guess it's because our name is here on this bench (sort of). Hunter is down below it where the waves crash against the rocks. We spent 5 days relaxing at my mom's house and on several beaches and kayaking, hiking and snorkeling. I feel like we never went now that we've been back for a couple weeks! But it was AWESOME!! 
Hunter's high school soccer team made it all the way to the state final championship game and it was held in Shreveport, LA last Saturday night. Hunter and the team left on Friday morning after a big send off from the school with everyone cheering and the band playing. They had practice once they got there and saw the Division 3 final game that night in the HUGE stadium that they would play in the next night. They hung out together as a team the next day and watched motivational movies. They played the #1 ranked team in the state which is also #3 ranked in the nation- Hunter's team was ranked #6 and not expected to make it this far. They played a GREAT, hard-fought game and were tied 1-1 up until the last 2 minutes of the game. A controversial call made by the ref gave the other team a free kick and they scored and won- BOO! It was a memory that I'm sure Hunter will never forget and made for an exciting Senior year in soccer!
Warming up before the game
Hunter stepping out when his name is called before the start of the game
The sad, sad boys at the end holding their still VERY impressive Runner-up trophy!
You are looking at the face of BYU's newest freshman cougar!! We just found out that Hunter got accepted into BYU for the Fall and we are all pretty excited about it! We are super proud of him and can't wait for him to have that experience like his mom and dad did :)
Savannah is actually smiling about her new braces! She got them on last Thursday and she's taking it all pretty well. I think she looks cute in them :)
