Boys and their doughnuts

As a special treat, Ryan will bring home doughnuts on his way home from the paper route. When the boys wake up they get SO excited to have doughnuts and get a tad silly.

Swimming again!

We've been swimming on and off for about a month now, between lessons and our friend's house. The boys just had 6 lessons through Litchfield Park Rec and they did pretty good. Hunter is turning into a fish and can swim using big arms and legs and actually go somewhere! On the last day Jacob was finally able to get his legs out of the water to kick and move.


Lessons start up again next month through Surprise and I'm hoping they both make big strides this summer to be independent swimmers!!
During Jacob's lessons, Hunter loved jumping off the side and then swimming back to the side.

What's in an name?

What Hunter Means

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

What's in an name?

What Hunter Means

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out. Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia. Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person. You are a very lucky person. Things just always seem to go your way. And because you're so lucky, you don't really have a lot of worries. You just hope for the best in life. You're sometimes a little guilty of being greedy. Spread your luck around a little to people who need it. You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people. You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts. You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals. You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone. You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together. At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Question of the day

"Mommy, is it OK for Jacob to hammer a worm?"

Daddy who?

A peek into one of our conversations:
*Thursday around 1:00*

Mommy: I am going to go workout in my room.

Hunter: But what about Daddy?

Mommy: Huh??

Hunter: You can't go in there because Daddy is sleeping!

Mommy: Dude where is Daddy?

Hunter: Oh ya at work!

Even geniuses have lapses at times....

Yes my friends, he is a genius!

We had Hunter's first ever parent-teacher conference this past Tuesday, man did that make me feel old! We are SO proud of Hunter...he is doing so well at preschool. His teachers are very impressed at how much he knows being one of the younger ones there.

Here's just a smidgen of what Hunter knows:
*abc's and all the sounds of the letters (even the ones with multiple sounds...I know, aren't you impressed too?!)
*can count to 18, by 10's to 50, backwards from 1o
*can cut on a straight line
*can write his first and last name
*knows his colors and shapes, can draw a circle, oval, triangle, and rectangle

He is a very social little man and does tend to talk to his friends when he's supposed to be working (he must get that from Ryan).

We are so happy with the preschool that he's going to...Ms. Lou Lou and Ms. Addie adore him and he loves going. Next year will be even better as he'll start learning to read and once that happens, watch out!