Thirty-Five Years Ago

Wedding Bells are Ringing!!!!

There was a Boy......................

There was a Girl...........................
My sisters, Sue and Chris

Gar Nelson, Mary Heinrich, Tom Hall, Karen Hoppe, Todd Tetzlaff, Sue ,

Chris Dolphin, Bob Tetzlaff

Sue and Todd

Our Grand Parents

My God Parents - Marge and Loren LaPorte

George's Family

My Family

The Cake

Thirty-Five Years Ago!!!

Another wonderful chapter in our life.....

Hunt Reunions

Cousin Lori found these photos at her Mom and Dad's House...oh sure we have better photos around somewhere but I just could not help but snatch them for my blog. See if you can remember what the year was and better yet who's who!!!

Now here are a few hints..... The gal in the middle.....she used to tease her hair a mile high, and wear bright colored finger nail polish!! She had a neighbor boy named Eddie who was sweet on her! Can you guess now who she is!!!!! Come on, take a guess.

Check this crown out....And who is that swinging the golf club?!?!


Hmm who's in the striped shorts?!? You gotta love those....Is that Harv paired with Rene?
Beach Ball Volley Ball sure was fun! The Hunt reunion was always celebrated close to Grandma and Grandpa's wedding anniversary. Each year a family was in charge of the games and arrangements. Most often the event was held at a park in Weston.

Gosh who are the little ones in the front?

Stu nice legs...and I love your socks!! Was that the fad back----way back then?!?!

Yep, there was always time for relaxation and good conversation...isn't that right Peggy Aggy!!!

Wonder what Uncle Lornie and Frank are talking about?

Saved the best for last, MOM, I'm checking out her golf stroke!!

Who are the kids on the side line? I need help here. I look forward to your answers!!!!!

It has been awhile since we cousins have gotten together. We must think about doing this real soon.

Lauren's Baptism

June 26th, 2010

The God Parents

Tami and Brett

The Dress

There once was a dress worn by Elaine Johanna Hunt on her wedding day - October 21st, 1950

Little did she know that almost 60 years latter, her dress would be fashioned into a Baptismal Gown for her Great Granddaughter - Lauren Kathryn Tetzlaff.

Lauren was born January 12th, 2010 and is my first grand daughter. I wanted so much to make her a Baptismal gown.

Her dress - the front and back of her dress, was Mom's front and back, her collar, Mom's collar, her sleeves, Mom's sleeves. I made her a bracelet from a pearl necklace of Mom's. Tiny slippers and a flower head band too.

What a beautiful precious girl she is. Here is a picture of Lauren with her Mom - Allison.

Special Holiday- July 2010

4TH of JULY 2010

How Blessed are we to have such a wonderful weekend!

Boat rides-Smores-Pepperoni Rolls-Parade-Nice Weather....

Papa and Jack get the Boat ready.

Fun in the Sun...Master of the Ride.....a little R N R

A little Soccer for Eli and Jack

Jackson patiently waiting for the next Float...or was he waiting for the next piece of candy !!!

It was unanimous-This car was the best in the Parade!!

And we ended today with....singing in the RAIN

Special weekends come and go too fast. How lucky we are to have Family and Friends to celebrate them with.

Hunt Christmas Gathering

It was so good to get together with some of my Cousins during the Holidays.
We don't get together as much as we used to. To make the evening even more special, Aunt Joanie came too! She is a very special Lady.

Back row: Stuart Kulpinski, Scott LaPorte

Middle Row: Kim Krueger, Bruce LaPorte, Rick Hunt, Eugene Hunt

Front: Bill Schmelzer

Back Row: Brenda Hunt, Lori LaPorte-Schmelzer, Lynn LaPorte, Judy Hunt-Lofurno

Middle: Lori Kulpinski, Lou Hunt, Peg Oliva, Chris Dolphin, Me, Shelly LaPorte, Connie Hunt

Front: Aunt Joanie Oliva

We looked at old photos.

And NO Hunt Gathering would be held

without "Ginny Dip"

There is talk that we might have a Family Reuon this summer.

That would be nice, and well over due.

Sweet Memories and Friendship

It's that time of year again when I get all sappy. Course, I had some help this year. I was going through some old photo albums at Dad's. Wow what sweet memories..... I even took a few pictures to make copies. And my sister Chris gave me a book to read on Thanksgiving "Sweet Memories". I started reading on the drive up north and could not put it down....stayed up until I read it all. So I was not surprised when I woke up in the early morning with tears in my eyes and my mind over flowing with memories.

I knew for sure, I would be putting up Christmas decorations. I always get sappy!

But this year was different. My early morning wake led me to memories and thoughts of Friendship. I have a friend who is very ill. And I could not help but think about how he has touched my life. He always has a smile, treats everyone he meets as if they are special. I had watched him put a smile on grumpy co-workers many times. I woke up thinking of him and how he must have his memories - sweet memories going round and round in his mind. He's not a close friend, more a friend of the family. But he has touched me and I will miss his visits to the office.

Gosh, there are so many types of friends we have.

I learned lot about friendship from my Mother's Family.

That's my Grandma Anna(with the jacket over her arm, Aunt Catherine on her right, behind her Aunt Virginia, Aunt Joanie, behind her Mom, Aunt Margie and Aunt Mary Rose.

This picture brought back a lot of memories. Everything I needed to know about Friendship - I learned from these precious ladies. I am going to try and make a Christmas card for my cousins from this picture. This is a "Shopping Picture" to Green Bay or Sheboygan. I remember the anticipation of the "Big Return", we cousins would be at Grandma and Grandpa's house waiting for them to come home from such a shopping trip. Could not wait to see what Easter or Christmas dress my Mom had purchased for me! And the Christmas ornaments they would purchase......totally awesome. And the chocolate candy treats were divine too!!! Those Hunt girls sure liked their CHOCOLATE. Thank you for that trait!!

The "Hunt Girls" were the best of friends. They canned, cried, shopped, played, picnicked, laughed, even owned a dress shop together. And as we girl cousins got older, they graciously included us on their many trips. What sweet memories I have. Mom always said "I don't know what I would have done if it weren't for my Mom and sisters"

Huge memory ~ my cousins. Every, and I mean every Sunday was spent at Grandma and Grandpa Hunts. I was lucky, I lived across the street from them. Grandma and Grandpa lived on an older farm and had plenty of room for us cousins to roam and play. And play we did!! Green Light - Red Light, Kick the Can, roll in the barrel, hide and seek, wagon train, parades, we even would produce some pretty good plays for our parents.

And this isn't even all the cousins!! A few came latter - including a brother and sister of mine!

We had some good times...... The curly blonde in the front..... is one of my best Girl-Friends!!



I could go on and on. I guess it's the holidays that make us melancholy. It certainly does make you think about how very blessed we all are. And just how precious each and every day is. I know I am so very thankful for all my memories....sweet memories......