Finally...a new post

It's almost February and I'm finally making my first post of the new year. January has been a really busy month at work so I haven't had much time to play with photos and videos, or post anything out here. It's been busy, but fun. I went to Boston on the 13th - 15th to help out a client. It was a fun trip, but I underestimated how much I would miss little P-Man. I'm also working on some new projects at work that I'm really enjoying. Erika's company moved out to Lee's Summit in January, so her drive to work is much shorter now which is awesome for her.

Parker started day care at Cerner this week, but had a pretty rough first week. He was only there a few hours Monday before Erika got a call that he bumped his face and had a bloody nose. I know it's the first of many, but it was kind of hard having him get his first "ouchy" away from us, and on his first day at a new place. Then we got a call Wednesday that he was sick and Erika had to go pick him up. He's doing better now, but he had to stay home Thursday and Friday. So his first week was really only 2 and 1/2 days.

Parker's ready to start crawling any day now and I can't wait. Here's a short clip from 1/26/09 of him laughing and then trying to crawl.


Parker Trying to Crawl from Bryan Hunt on Vimeo

Merry Christmas

We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! 2008 has been a great year for us, and hopefully for you as well. We're looking forward to 2009 and whatever it may bring.

Day 7 - Our Final Day

12/08/08 - This day came way too soon. It was a great vacation and none of us were looking forward to heading back to single digit temps in KC. We took one last snorkel trip in the morning before we had to check out. After that we held a short 6 month birthday party for Parker.

We had to check out at 10:30am, but our flight didn't leave until that evening so we had to find something to do all day that didn't involve getting really sweaty. We didn't want to smell like funk on our 10 hour trip home.

We decided to drive to the west side of the island and head up along the edge of Waimea Canyon, known as the Grand Canyon of the Pacific. It was a beautiful drive, and it brought us to the western end of the road on the south side of the island. That meant that we had driven all the way around the island as far as we could go over the course of the week. The canyon views were gorgeous and it was a great way to cap off the trip.
Canyon Photos
Snorkel Photos

Day 6 - Helicopter Ride

12/07/08 - Day 6 was truly memorable. We all took a helicopter ride around the island and it was absolutely amazing. I'm not exaggerating at all when I say it was some of the most breathtaking and beautiful scenery I have ever seen. Luckily Cait was feeling better, so she was able to go with us. Everything was just awesome - Waimea Canyon, the waterfall from Jurassic Park, the Na Pali coast, and Mt. Waialeale, the wettest place on earth. It was hard to get a good picture of the mountain because we couldn't go all the way to the top, and when we were inside the crater the walls were straight up.

Day 5 - North Shore

12/06/08 - Something bad had to happen on the trip. Caitlin got sick over night and decided she wanted to stay home today because she was feeling pretty bad. That meant it was just Erika, Parker and me for the day. We decided the night before to make this our sightseeing day, so we went ahead and stuck with that plan. Kauai has one main road that goes almost all the way around the island. We took that from the south shore where we were staying, up along the east shore, and all the way to the end of the road on the north shore. We saw a lot of beautiful sights. A couple waterfalls, postcard quality views of a light house on the coast, a secret beach, and much more. See for yourself: