Hunter and friends!

This week was action packed! Hunter went in his big boy stroller for the first time without his carseat. Look at him, looking like such a self-assured little man!
Ryan was nice enough to hold Hunter for me so I could go get a lemonade...then she realized what it would be like to have twins! AHHHH!
Mindi, is that a baby boy you're holding? Mindi was Alex-sitting so that Ashley could eat.
Tessa, my beautiful niece, recently started eating the teething cookies. In the next picture you can see it all over her face....what you don't see is that it's also on her feet, hands AND in her hair. Oh the joys of solids!

Hunter now reaches for me when he wants to be picked up - pretty cute!
Vicki is feeding Tessa some oatmeal...she's obviously very interested.
I think he's wondering why I have him in long sleeves when it's SO hot outside!

The 4 of us...Tessa is very interested in her little tiny cousin. Her 1 year birthday is coming up soon!! We're SUPER excited!

Hunter is sitting in his Bumbo - and clearly he's thrilled. He's recently really taken to the jumperoo too and now he wants to jump ALL day long. It's really cute.
A Mommy's love.
Hunter is watching me get ready from the co-sleeper. Isn't his little face just precious? I could BITE him!
And the fist - I think he loves that fist more than he loves me! He especially loves the thumb and pointer finger. It's amazing how they wiggle in his mouth! I wish I could get such joy from sucking on my fingers....


Here is my beautiful boy posing on the bed.

And the serious face...
And my favorite picture! Isn't he just PERFECT?! I adore this little guy and his cute little tushy.
In case you can't see, his shirt says "My mom is my idol" - i don't know who got us this shirt, but I think it's so cute. Hunter is opening his mouth because he wants me to put something in it...probably my face.
Daddy and Hunter at lunch.



The HUGE volleyball competition, AVP, was in MB this weekend. Misti May and Kelli Walsh played! It was a HUGE event.

And in the other direction, volleyball nets as far as the eye can see.
We went to a signing and singing class on Friday. Here Ryan and Nora are playing the drums.

Hunter doesn't really get it....




At all.....

Alexander is playing though!
Ashley even got her hands in there.

And Jasmine and Mindi are playing too!


After class, Nora wants to play with her favorite little guy.

Then we went for lunch and to walk around the mall. Gymboree has WAY too many cute little hats. Here he is wearing a little monkey hat....
And here he is as a cowboy
I think he has some chew in his cheek!
And the serious face...
Nora wanted a shot at being a little cowgirl...

Then we found her a pink hat!! WOW!!!
And then she turned into a pumpkin
As did Hunter
And Alexander.

And then she became a witch!! A nice witch though...
Hunter asked me to order this onesie for him. He's proud to be Republican and wants to represent - Babies for McCain!
How precious is that little face?!
We had a mini-pool party on Saturday. Bridget, Kelli and I hung out with our hubbies and babies. This is Chris and Logan, Morgan and Keegan, and of course, Brian and Hunter.


Bridget and I are hanging out in the pool with the babies.

Thor has to get in on the action.
Hunter is SO into his jumperoo that he decided that the pool was his jumper and he couldn't keep himself contained.
Mommy making funny faces at Hunter.
That night Brian and I went out for dinner. I actually did my hair (applause, please). Hunter is wearing a Halloween onesie that says "I want my Mummy. Hehe. Guess who bought him that one? Any ideas....?
And Daddy with the pumpkin.

Here we are at dinner. The pumpkin is out (finally, after bouncing for 10 minutes).
And he sits!!! He can now sit on his own, so long as he can balance on his fists like a monkey. I'm so proud of him - and he looks proud of himself.
Daddy giving him some love.
This is what he does when I am working on my blog. He keeps rolling and rolling and when he hits my laptop he laughs....at me? I don't know. All I know is that I can't resist that little face.
These last 3 days have been a little rough for me though. I think he's starting to teeth because when I give him Tylenol he is quiet and goes to sleep, but other than that he complains ALL day long! It's so very, very sad. He has been sleeping from 7-11 hours at night, so I'm happy about that although I still find myself exhausted somehow.

Brian was sick on Sunday and Monday but I think he's starting to feel better. It's difficult to take care of 2 dogs, a baby and a husband all at the same time! Brian is starting to feel better though, so I'm glad to hear it!

As for my healthy, the doctor says I have an inner ear infection, which is viral and will go away on its own. Luckily I'm starting to feel a little bit better, although I'm still pretty dizzy most of the time. No more fainting/vomiting though!

This week is already halfway over (tomorrow is Wednesday). We don't have a ton planned for this week, so I don't know how much I'll have to say next week, but I hope you have a wonderful next few days!

Lots of love to all of you...I'm always pleasantly surprised to find out the number of people who read my blog. I don't know who reads it because the site doesn't track it, but I like hearing that you do....there's always comments you know.