Saturday, October 31, 2009

Trick or Treat

The doorbell rang.................and this is what greeted me!! At first I was scared but then I realized it was Halloween and these two cute little guys were Corban, The Vampire who wants to suck your blood and Jayce, Frankenstein who just really wanted to eat his candy right away! I love these two little boys so much!! They have been to 3 parties and now they are Trick or Treating. You can bet that I loaded them up with lots and lots of candy and pop, you know, just in case they don't have enought treats!!
I just love Halloween!!!!

Monday, October 12, 2009

Goodbye Trapper

Today was a very sad day for the Hyita household. Our family pet member Trapper who has been with us for 15 years was unexpectedly taken from us. :( We got Trapper as a puppy while we lived in Casper Wyoming and he has been our lovable, loyal pet since then. He was the best dog ever and held a special place in each of our hearts!
We have so many fun memories with our Trapper, like our trips to Lake Powell. If the kids were in the water playing and screaming Trapper thought they might be drowning so he would jump in and save them. It seems like he would always find the one dead fish on shore and be sure to roll around on it just so we could smell how pretty he was, or when we would all get in the boat and Trapper would be the last one in and then he would shake and get us all wet!! He loved going places with us and was always such a good traveler!! He loved jumping in the camper and traveling from Washington state to Utah. While Bart would be loading the camper Trapper would lay inside the doorway to make sure we wouldn't leave him behind! He even flew across country to Pennsylvania and when we got him off the plane everyone in the airport wanted to pet him
He loved playing football and baseball with the boys . The boys would hit the ball and Trapper would go fetch it and bring it back to them. He loved running and chasing the kids all over the yard playing tag, hide and go seek or even jumping on the trampoline.
He was our protector! He once cornered a possum and a few years back he even got the best of a raccoon. One day while we lived in Washington, we woke up and Trapper was at the back french doors looking in with a face full of porcupine quills.
He loved to sit, shake & speak. The little kids loved it when he would "speak" and when our nephew Dakota was little he would make his Mom call so Trapper could speak to him on the phone. I don't think there was anyone who didn't love Trapper!!
He became Corban's "boy" and you could always find the two of them in a hug or playing fetch and there were lots of times when Trapper was Peter Pan or Captain Hook, a bear or a horse. They became good buddies!!
I know that he loved each one of the kids and Bart as much as we all love him!!! He will be deeply missed and thought of often!
When we had his funeral today Matt said it best in his prayer, "we are so grateful and lucky to have had Trapper as a member of our family". We love you Trapper and miss you already!!
Heather, Jonas, Trapper & Matthew
Corban & his "boy" Trapper as Peter Pan

Trapper, our faithful and loving family member of 15 years

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Happy Birthday Jonas

Happy Birthday Jonas!!
Today is Jonas' 24th birthday!! I can't believe my little boy has grown so fast into a incrediable young man! It just seems like yesterday that he was my sweet little baby that I held in my arms. I remember just holding him and watching him breathe, of course he had bronchinal pneumonia twice before he was 4 weeks old. That was such a scary time but little did I know there would be other scary times ahead. Like when he ran away and I couldn't find him (yes he was hiding in the linen closet--little stink bug!) or when he would fall and scrape his elbows and knees. When he was trying to be a dare devil and jumped from the trampoline to the tricky bars at his Grandma and Grandpa Branch's house and broke his arm. Then there was the time he broke his collar bone during a football game. When he started school. When he got his drivers license. I can't count the many times he called me and told me he was in a car accident and then say "just kidding"---again little stink bug!! I could probably go on and on........
With as many scary times we have had there have been many more times of laughter and fun. Times when we have shared secrets, proud moments of success and accomplishements and watching him grow into a awesome person.
The very best though is when I get hugs.........big hugs! Hugs that say I am still your little boy and will always be. Hugs that say I'm ok Mom don't worry or ones for no reason what so ever!!!
We are so blessed to have Jonas in our family!! He has so many qualities about him that make him stand out where ever or whoever he is with. He has the ability to make people laugh, he is a generous person, he has a very big kind heart. He LOVES his nephews Corban and Jayce. I could go on and on but I will say this..........................
Happy Bithday Jonas!! "I love you forever, I love you for always as long as I'm living my baby you'll be!" ~Mom