scooter flashback

As I was going through pictures I came across this one of Hunter and it reminded me of when we first got the scooter.  We are obviously more relaxed parents because Kye was covered head to toe in protective gear and Hunter has nothing.  Kye was almost 3 in that picture and Hunter is almost 2.  The scooter has been through a lot.

stubborn

As a last minute idea today I decided to take Sam and Hunter to the Springs Preserve.  We ran into a couple school field trips and Sam just jumped right in with the groups.  She is soooo ready to start school.  Unfortunately she has another year before kindergarten.  In this picture they were sitting on this spinning rock and Sam kept turning her back to me so I couldn’t get a picture.  But I am more stubborn than her and when she thought I had given up she turned around and SNAP, I got a picture of her face.  Silly Sam!

smashed face

Hunter is definitely my most independent child.  If he wants something he figures out how to get it.  As a result of this I find him quite often carrying stools and chairs around the house so he can reach stuff.  Today he was carrying this chair and it was smashed up against his face but he was determined to carry move it.  I can’t remember what he was trying to reach, but it must have been important to him because he walked from the living room to the kitchen like that.  I couldn’t help but laugh.

owies

Tonight at soccer Hunter kept trying to climb the big hill and falling.  His knees were scraped up, but he never cried.  I would ask him to show me his owies and he would lift his shorts and point to his knees.  He is a tough baby!

playing with bugs

Max and Hunter were outside finding rollie pollies today.  It was so cute.  Max would find one and let it crawl around on his hand and Hunter would wait for his turn.  Max would then put it on Hunter and they would both just laugh.  Max is a good big brother.

stuck

I am not quite sure what Hunter was trying to do, but he ended up wedging himself in this shopping cart.  He was stuck and started to call for help.  When I found him instead of being the good mom and rescuing him, I went to grab the camera.  He was not happy about that.

my little monkey

Hunter loves to climb and explore.  He has now figured out how to climb on my bathroom counter.  He was in the bathtub and I left him to go grab his towel.  When I came back he was sitting in my sink.  I pulled him out and put him back in the tub, but he immediately climbed back into the sink.  He was so proud of himself!

jumping fun

We took the kids to a place that was full of bouncy houses.  This was actually the second time we took them this week.  When we asked the kids what they wanted to do today they said they wanted to go back.  Hunter didn’t like jumping he just wanted to run all over the place.  I forgot to bring my camera inside, so this was the best picture I could get.

That night at dinner Hunter just wanted to hold my arm and lean on me.  He was exhausted from playing all day with his cousins.

decoration obsession

The older three were always off playing with the cousins, but Hunter loved to play with all the Easter decorations Elise had out.  Especially the table display in the living room.  He wanted the large eggs and the chicks.  I had to keep a constant eye on him.  Here I caught him in the act of trying to get to those eggs.  It wouldn’t have been that big of deal except they are glass.  There is another one behind him that sits on the floor and comes up to his chest.  He tried to pick that one up, but just ended up tipping it over.  I am just glad we made it the week with no broken eggs.

into everything

Hunter makes messes everywhere he goes.  He discovered the pots and pans have lids, he was pretty proud of himself.

using a spoon

Hunter started using his spoon this morning!  He has tried in the past, but just couldn’t figure out to get it to work correctly.  He was on a roll but by the end decided his hands were still the better option.  He is growing up too fast.

these two...

Sam and Hunter have a love/hate relationship.  They can be the best of friends and then in the next moment they are driving each other crazy. It starts so young!  I usually get Hunter in the tub first and then Sam will join him.  He doesn’t speak words, but he lets out a scream/grunt that lets me know he doesn’t agree with Sam invading his tub time.  But once she is in they play together and neither wants to get out.

treat?!?

Our FHE treat tonight was root beer floats.  We made one for Hunter and put it in his sippie.  He didn’t really like it.  He kept taking sips and would give us a look of disgust.

driving memory

When I was going through pictures and saw this picture of Hunter it brought back the memory of Max doing the same thing.  Hunter reminds me so much of Max when he was little.  It took some digging, but I found the picture I was thinking of.  Silly boys!

This is Max in April 2004.  They are almost exactly the same age in these pictures.

his two loves

Hunter has two loves, his woobie and his sippie (some days more than one sippie).  He carries these things all over the house, outside and even in the car when we go places. I won’t let him bring them in stores, which makes him mad.   I just don’t like trying to keep track of them; I hope one day he will understand! 

picnic in the car

Today when Sam got home from school she wanted to have a picnic at the park.  It was cool outside, but I thought it was a good idea to get out.  So I packed us a lunch and drove to the park.  We unloaded and found us a table, but I only lasted 5 minutes.  I was freezing!!!  The wind was like ice.  I told Sam I was going to the car.  So we sat in the car and ate our lunch.  Sam and Hunter crawled all over and had a great time. 

helping

Tonight while I was washing dishes, Hunter came walking in with a chair.  He climbed up to the sink and started “helping”.  He thought the bubbles were so cool.  Thanks for all your help!

feeding the baby

Hunter found this baby bottle and ran to find a baby.  I have never seen him play with dolls before, but he knew exactly what to do.

again and again and again

Hunter is driving me crazy with the bath thing!  It was cute the first time, funny the second time maybe even the third, but now it is just getting annoying!  He is always jumping in the tub with all his clothes on.  I will get him out of the tub, get him dressed and before I can get his towel hung up and the tub drained he is back in the tub.  He thinks it is a funny game.  One night I only got his pajama bottoms on before he ran off.  He ran into the bathroom and then ran right back to me.  I didn’t even notice he was soaked until I tried to put his pajama top on and realized he was standing in a puddle.  He is getting faster at this little game.  Oh Hunter, what am I going to do with you!

no nap

Hunter had a rough time at the game today. He didn't get a nap and was exhausted! It is the last game of the regular season, so we made him go because neither of us wanted to miss it. It is tough being the fourth kid in a family.