The Huber Family

We are back at the crazy schedules and fun goings on! We finally got all of our things unpacked and put away (below Jo is helping with that) and we are keeping busy with work, church, and weekly trips to the zoo and other outings!

The girls and I made a quick trip north to see Jon and Heather and sweet Nolan one weekend that Andy had a conference. This is the only picture I got before my battery died but it just so sweet.

And of course, we love the ZOO! There are 2 trips documented here but the same people are in them (Hadley's best little friends from church) so you may not even notice. The hippo (there was only 1, now there 2!) is ALWAYS hiding so you can never see him and this time it was right below us.

The giant turtles....who are also never visible and yet....here it is.

Posing in the props...

And finally.....THE BEARS! You know, the ones we have been to see 4 times but always seem to miss....we saw them, they do exist! Actually, they just got this baby polar bear and he was out and playing...so cute.

And they also have 3 grizzly bears (also have never seen) and they were awesome too. It was a good zoo day!

And last Friday was the annual Fall Festival the Seminary puts on every year as a welcome back to school party. This year's theme was Narnia (The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis and major motion pictures that have followed) and they went all out as usual. This sign says Kings Cross Railway Station (yes, also from Harry Potter as that was set in London as well).

Going through the wardrobe....

Through the coats....

To winter....

Mr. Tumnus!

So they had free Chick-fil-A (and fish and chips going with the London theme), 30 bouncy houses, as many sweets as you can think of (cotton candy, funnel cakes, Carmel apples, snow cones, you get the idea), and more.....this was Joni's first bouncy house experience.

The stone table....

And Turkish delight (which I have always wanted to try since I saw the movie and thought this version was "off" and now REALLY have a craving for the real thing).

Our little Queen of Narnia

And last but not least, Joni eating yogurt by herself. Not sure why I dressed her before I gave her the yogurt but she seemed to enjoy it!

Love to you all!

I have a few more pictures left from our last days in WY......then back to the zoo and swimming and loving life in the 'Ville! We had a little birthday party for Hadley and Grace because they both celebrate in September and it saved money not having to send presents. This is my first fondant masterpiece! As you can see, I cheated and didn't cover it fondant but I did make it from scratch, roll it into snakes, and made "hair" out of it.

If you didn't guess it already, it's a Tangled cake (Rapunzel). Tangled is the new Cars around here and Grace loves it too. The cake was a hit with the kiddos.

Blowing out the candles.

Eating dinner and cake.

Hadley's sweet kitty piano she got from the Finkles. She played that thing all the way back to KY in the car....it was a huge hit and she loves it! It has some songs built in too (about cats) and she has most of those memorized. Thanks so much again for the awesome present!

The fish hatchery up the road comes and stocks the stream by the camp. Andy and Hadley went fishing after we saw the forestry person leave and sure enough.....they got one. Hadley was a little scared of it but was excited all the same....no really, she was excited.

The Browns from our church in Laramie came to visit for a weekend and the boys had a blast (Andy included) doing fun things around camp. Here they are with their hand-made boats they raced down the stream....David's (the little guy in front) boat was the only one that made it the whole way.....(his dad helped him make it).

The crew...it is always encouraging and comforting to fellowship with other brothers and sisters in Christ. Thank you so much for coming to hang out guys!

One of the last weekends we were there, a friend of Andy's from high school got married in Steamboat Springs, CO (a ski resort). We convinced my parents (and by convinced I mean they asked us) to come with us to watch the girls while we went to the wedding. The wedding was at the top of the mountain so we all rode the gondola up together.

Sweet Jo watching the view.....

Hadley thought it was awesome that she was as high as the birds.....

Such an awesome view and the weather was perfect.

Our little family.

At the top.

So, literally (no sarcasm) seconds before the bride walked down the isle, this BEAR comes out of the trees, walks across the road, and back into the trees again. It was crazy and looks far away but isn't. I was glad it decided to make its debut then and not during the wedding.

Apparently Jo likes corn on the cob....she takes after her Oma.

And Hadley likes meat (she takes after her Opa)....this is DELICIOUS home-made sausage from Grandma and Granddad in Montana.

And...........the final installment of the HP restaurant and let me tell you, we went out with a BANG! Strudels my friends......STRUDELS. This is a recipe that only my dad and his mom and siblings know how to make we only get it when the Lutz family is all together. At the last family reunion Andy recorded my grandma making it so the recipe wouldn't be lost forever when none of the grandkids learned how to make it. Well Courtney and I decided it was go time.....and did we GO! I'm not going to give you specifics (because it IS a secret family recipe) but I'll show you just what goes into making the most amazing meal in the world :) First you make some dough.....

And you roll it into a ball and let it rise....

Then you peel some potatoes.....

And cut them up....

And try a little to make sure it tastes ok......

You add some water, onion, and potatoes to the pot.....

And get come cucumbers ready for cucumber salad (a must-have side with strudels)....

Then you stretch the dough and roll it up.....

And cut the rolls into pieces....

Then you put some delicious meat on top of the potatoes....

And the strudels go on top of the meat....

And then you put the lid on and wait.....and you NEVER EVER, no matter how much you want to, no matter what someone pays you, you NEVER EVER LIFT THE LID. Andy (when we was new to the family) tried it once.....and almost died.