Certified Big Brother

We did Texas Women’s “Sibling Tour” today.  It’s more appropriate for older kids, I think, but Hunter did pretty well considering he’s only 2.  He kept repeating everything the teacher was saying – baby (a zillion times), Daddy, blanket, milk, etc.  And he is now officially certified to be a Big Brother!  So exciting!!

Hunter’s “Cat in the Hat” Birthday Party

On May twenty-ninth, two thousand and seven
We checked into the hospital, praying to heaven.

We rushed there so quickly, We rushed there, we two.
In our suitcase we carried little clothes all in blue. 

For we knew that we soon would at last get to meet
Our beautiful boy, oh so precious and sweet.

Later that night, we greeted with joy,
The love of our lives, our new little boy.

We soon took him home. Now the days quickly pass,
As sweet little Hunter is growing so fast. 

As we look back with joy at this year filled with fun,
It's again time to celebrate our wonderful son. 

CAKE!!!!

FOOD and FAMILY!!!

PRESENTS!!!!

PLAY TIME!!!

No no, Grannie.  My car!

HATS!!!!  (Hunter’s cousins: Chase, Colin, Kaiya and Marissa)

Look at me! Look at me now and you'll see!
I'm the luckiest boy there ever could be!

Hunter’s Big Boy Bedroom

I’ve finally downloaded the pictures and videos from this weekend.  Thought I would hit the Big Boy Bedroom first and maybe tomorrow I’ll get to post the pictures from Hunter’s birthday party (so much fun).  I keep forgetting to take pictures of baby girl’s room – sometime this week, I promise.

 

Don’t worry – the bedspread and pillows were just there for 24 hours so that family could see the room in full force.  He isn’t sleeping with all that stuff that could suffocate him, I promise.

Those that attended Hunter’s party may recognize the car in his hands in the pictures above – one of the 10 or so Tonka trucks Hunter got from Grandmommy and the Fowlers.  To say the least, he has had one of them within 3 feet of him ever since they left on Saturday, and I mean that because one is under his bed right now while he sleeps and every morning he asks me if I can “reach it.”  “Tank you!!”  (yes, the H is missing on purpose because that is how Hunter says it)

We stuck with the antique toy theme we used in his nursery, so some items may look familiar if you ever saw his baby room.  We tried to focus in more on the airplanes, but still had to get some of the wooden vehicles from Hobby Lobby that you see on the bookcase.  It’s like they were made especially for Hunter’s room…

How old is Hunter? … TWO!!!

Two years…where have they gone?? 

I took the video camera into Hunter’s bedroom this morning when I went to wake him up.  To say the least, the few seconds recorded above took a long time to get – he was determined to see what I was looking at in the camera, so I had to turn the screen around so that he could watch himself.  That’s why he’s looking to the left of the lens.

Anyway, he had a great day at school today.  He kept telling everyone it was his birthday.  We practiced blowing out a candle after dinner – he finally succeeded, so we’ll see how he does tomorrow at his party.  He was much more interested in eating the cupcake than he was in the candle.

I will post many more pictures, thoughts, and videos later in the weekend, once I get all the material together.  For now, I am off to bed (finally).

Happy Birthday, Hunter, my love!