it will be mine. oh yes, it will be mine

the little loves of my life.

i love you way too much dog

crazy awesome

saw these guys driving home from Livermore.. it was an incredible sight. mesmerizing.

we still believe...

ice skating . camp curry.

curry village

i live a truly blessed life

thankful.

soccer

off in his own little world...

I think he's doing the thriller dance. =) 

what have i been up to?

Obviously not doing laundry... 

Brandon is testing for PGA level 3 next week! wahooooo. super exciting! 

I , can be found here.. editing editing editing... and trying not to drink too much beer. 

trick or treat

tree

I've been avoiding the inevitable for about 5 years now. The tree must go. =( 

The roots are tearing up the house. Who plants a damn Mulberry tree this close to a house!?? 

I will miss this tree so much. 

warm fall night.

My mom picked up this furniture for me. She knew I would LOVE it. 

Daniel wants to refinish them, but I kinda like the rusty look. =) 

this is an old pic below. I cannot wait to carve some pumpkins!!

Holiday festivities are now in full swing!!! 

The house is all decked out. We have been brewing a lot of apple cider, along with pumpkin pie. oh my!

Headin to the pumpkin patch, in Half Moon Bay, with the whole fam this week. ..

 OMG I am so excited!! 

Ghost walk downtown on Friday night. Halloween parties.  

(Need to get a corn maze night in there somewhere) 

Going here tomorrow. Can't wait to eat good pizza with good friends, & scare the crap out of my kids.

Halloween is my favorite Holiday of all times!!! 

i want.

field trip!

I have to remind myself how lucky I am to be able to do awesome stuff like this with my kids!! sometimes working on the weekends ain't so bad =)

rock stars

Happy Birthday Maci! We had a blast at her red carpet party.  rock on! 

i love this woman.

The happiest place on earth.

Sure,  I could have a freshly repaired/remodeled bathroom.. (which sounded pretty awesome this morning, as we all hovered over one sink.)
And, yes, I could have bought my room & board to Costa Rica, (leaving my family behind), to see my brother get married.

There are a lot of things I could have done with the money I had saved up.

Instead, we surprised the kids, & took our first real family vacation!! (6 whole days!!!!)... and I wouldn't trade a single minute of it for anything else in the world.

Avery won't always look into the sky when we say,  "There's Tinker Bell!",  or be scared of the "man eating Piranas" on the Jungle Cruise.
Juni's eyes won't always light up, as big as they do now, at the sight of the Castle. She won't always want to hold my hand.

 I soaked in every beautiful moment. **sigh*** I am truly grateful for this life, and I will not let it pass me by!!

tomatoes & kitten

oh lucky boy

Even though you were such a little shit, and you tried to attack and bite my kids every time they walked by, and you peed on everything. i will still miss you. 

Senior year, I will never forget the day my boyfriend came home from work at Castelwood. He had found a baby kitten in the back of a golf cart. A little lone kitten with an umbilical cord still hanging off. 

Brandon made sure mama cat was not coming back for you, checked in hour after hour throughout the work day. Alas, you were still there at the end of  8 hours. all alone. He brought you home. we named you "Lucky"

You were one lucky cat. Even the vet said you might not make it. I brought you to Fenders. I brought you to Las Po. We couldnt leave you for more than a moment. . we bottle fed you every half  hour. we wiped your butt with a cotton ball to get you to poo. We stayed up all night long for weeks. Brandon slept with his hand hanging off the side of his bed into a cardboard box ... nestled in his warm, big, hand was the only way you would sleep without crying all night. 

My mom said "He is going to be the best dad someday" . she was right. 

rest in peace Lucky. You were our first baby together. 

am I really that old fashioned!? jeeeezzz

She tried the first one on, & wanted it reallllly bad.  um. no. idontthinkso.

Man, when I was her age,  I was begging my mom to make me a chicken costume (which she did. and it was awesome.) I would love to find a pic of that! Then I was a mouse, and then I was a peacock. I made that myself with feathers from my peacock. (NO, i did not pull his feathers out, they shed them every year! )  I dont know how to handle this whole girlie girl thing. It kinda freaks me out. 

She really loves the "Cheshire cat" one too (doesnt look like a cat to me), so .. thats the one. and its cute.. I guess. 

She got upset when I said "but it doesnt even look like a cat!? I can make you a furry cat costume!?? it would be soooo cute! " and she said "fine, why dont you and daddy just pick out my costume for me then!. "  =(
I really wanted to make her one =( poooooooo  . guess its time to start letting go.
 let her be who she wants to be. 

california tiger salamander

Very happy they are taking action around here to save these guys!

There is sooooooo much development going on down Tassajara. its crazy!

Here is a cool article.

Hey country club, can I have my husband back now please??

Video here  pics here 

Ya, I know this trip was a while ago, but im still relishing the moments of summer....

 and I literally just looked at this pics for the first time. 

 Brandon has been working crazy long days. & I had 6 weddings this month.  

Its that time of year where I feel sucked into the rat race. the weddings. the work. the parties. the HW, the emails. soccer. dance. the stuff. I start to question our way of life. I start researching "yerts"  and dream of living on the farm. I dream of simpler times. And then I have to remind myself its temporary. This time of year is crazy. Its temporary. 

My kids are right here in front of me, yet I miss them every day. Wishing and hoping for more minutes at the end of each night. more connections. more eye contact.  Im yearning for some cozy mellow nights at home. family dinners with daddy home. This is the time of year where I start to crack. I start to feel disconnected. the world starts spinning all around me. I can see my kids growing before my very eyes, and I just want to grab onto them, and freeze time. 

we need a family vacation & im gonna make it happen. 

 Juniper had one wish this summer, to go to the beach. I will keep my promise. I will take my kids to the beach. Yes, summer may be over,  & its definitely not Costa Rica (we are not going), the weather may not be perfect,it might just be a few days, the school may not be too happy, the little bathroom is still out of order, there are trees & wisdom teeth that need to be removed, but..we have a reliable car, a roof rack, & its off peak pricing! & my family comes before everything and anything. isnt that why we are working so hard for in the first place? for us? I think we deserve a beach/hotel vacay! 

san diego... here we come? =) 

ive been working a lot

sometimes i get to sit down and eat.... yummmmmmm

words cannot describe how much i love them

thunder&lightening last night

A warm summer night with rain & lightening...

It was beyond awesome!!

I tried to get some video...

http://gallery.me.com/lorihuneke#100917
and Adams awesome version
http://vimeo.com/28919774

nights like these make me miss being out on the farm sooooooo bad.

yay!! its soccer time!!

not quite sure whats going on here... 

beaver creek trip was fantastic

I have three weddings to edit & post online within the next week, so.. I guess my pics will have to wait. =(  

Uncle Ladybug!

YAY!!! Christian's band is playing again!

Buy your tickets HERE!

Hope to see you there  =)


june bugs first show...
http://spottedpufferfish.blogspot.com/2008/02/sf-baby.html

MUSIC
http://www.myspace.com/hereheremusic

ARTICLE
http://www.thebaybridged.com/2008/03/18/episode-106-here-here/

this year...

I am embracing that my child is different. 

I am choosing not to medicate him. 

I will fight for him & his rights at school.

I will surround him with the love he needs to thrive. 

I will enjoy & embrace the good moments, and continue to be persistent & patient with the bad ones, even when I think I'm going to break.

All the people who stuck by our side and helped us through the years..  when others turned away...your support means the world. 

Thank you to all who where there when I was balling on my couch..on the phone.. after a hard day... instead of judging me... you were there for me. 

Thank you to his teachers&therapists who gave me the tools & resources I needed when I was most lost.

Thank you to my husband, and his undying patience & support in stressful times. 

Thank you to my daughter for your compassion and understanding. I am amazed by how big you are inside, and am lucky for you, and will try hard not to expect too much from you, just because I can. 

Thank you to all our friends who teach their kids to be patient with our kid.  & thank you to your amazing children for being such big people! 

For the times he threw a pine cone at your daughter's head, or dumped water on your sons bed...  

Thanks for understanding, & loving us as we are. & know that he loves you like family. 

He is happy and healthy! & as long as we continue to surround ourselves with people like you (you know who you are) .. i think we'll be just fine. =)  

This year is gonna be a good one!!! & OMG... just look at that cute little face of his.. my silly little guy..

Summer Gallery

Ya, I think it was a pretty good summer.. 


Pics HERE & Here




=)

lots of special birthdays lately

Happy birthday to the love of my life. 

Cole turned 3!!!happy birthday my little friend! i love you!

Happy Birthday BaBa Lorinda!!! A Sparkler for a candle , and fireworks to top off the night. BaBa is the firework queen, so it was only fitting! 

Melissa had her big THREE-O!! She said she didnt want to do anything, I said.. um.. hell no, we are doing something! So, we had cocktails and had a dance party in my backyard in the middle of the afternoon. 

Had a blast at the waterslides for Isaiah's bday! Its always so awesome to be together with old friends. 

first grade . all day.

For years, most days went something like this.. 

Starting a business was hard. There were many days I felt like quitting. I just wanted to be a mom.
But I was always afraid to take my foot out of the door, because i knew this day would come, and it would all be worth it.

For the first time in over 8 years, I will have more than 5 hours a day to myself. Its very bittersweet.

I am looking forward to getting my work done during the day, & staying off this damn thing once the kids are home.

But, I know I will miss my alone time with my little guy terribly.

"I am sad for tomorrow. I wont get to see you all day" , said my little guy, with heavy eyelids, after butterfly & eskimo kisses. And then ten regular hugs & kisses, followed by one more kiss for luck. "no.. just one more.. one more mommy!" =(

oh my oh my. they are both all grown up.

And I am not sure how to feel.

I just HAD to have this

..umm.. for my kids that is. te he.  

two weeks flew by so fast!

one last hurrah tonight! =(  and then they're off!

Out of the millions of shots I took from this moment, I picked this one cause i think this totally depicts our kids personalities... and I didnt have one where everyone was looking. =)

hey hey!

the blizzard

Avery calls my mom's Blazer  "The Blizzard". because that's what he thinks we are saying.

There is this turtle at the East Bay Vivarium that costs $200.

So, he says
"Baba, you should sell your blizzard because you could get $200 and buy that tortoise."

=)

pinecrest is a magical place

Here are my millions of pics =)