Matthew's 2nd Birthday

Matthew just had his 2nd Birthday party. Hunter had so much fun eating cake and playing in the yard with Matthew's toys.

Matthew didn't even get to play with his toys before Hunter got his hands on them. He loves anything that has wheels on it. I bet he can't wait until his 1st birthday so he gets to rip paper and eat cake.

Some more play time pictures

Jeffery brought Matthew over one night and the boys played all night long. They loved it and entertained themselves. Scott got down to play horsie and the boys attacked. They had lots of fun together.
This is one of our end tables in our living room. Hunter can crawl in but for some reason cannot get himself back out. He will get himself in there and start crying for someone to come and get him out. As soon as we pull him out, he turns around and gets right back in.

Maggie and Ole Dad got this wagon for the boys last Christmas. They love playing with it. Matthew likes to pull Hunter around in it.

Here is Moose's kennel. He loves to open and close the gate.

This is the basket that we keep Moose's toys in. He crawls in and out of this basket all of the time.

Hunter is not scared of anything and will try everything. We really have to watch him like a hawk. I am sure there will be more pictures of him getting into new things soon.

First Halloween

Hunter had his first Halloween. We did not dress up or go trick-or-treating. We went to his Maggie's birthday party. We had a wonderful night. We will probably have to dress up next year though.
Maggie and Ole Dad bought him his first pumpkin. I carved his favorite cartoon character, Moose A. Moose, from Nick Jr. He seemed to really like his pumpkin.

Chuck E Cheese

Hunter had his first Chuck E Cheese experience. He loved every minute of it, especially the pizza. He had a blast on the rides. He did not want them to stop and could not understand why they would stop moving.


As you can tell his buddy, Kira, did not like this ride but he loved it.

West Virginia

Scott and I took Hunter on his first Out-Of-State trip. We went to West Virginia to visit Scott's family. Scott's parents went and really helped out with Hunter. It was his first plane ride and wasn't really feeling 100%. We ended up having to take him to a doctor up there so he didn't get to go site seeing.

We stayed at Scott's aunt's house the whole week which was perfect. We were able to borrow a baby bed and stroller from his cousin which really helped out with not having to travel with all of that.

He did absolutely wonderful on the plane and did not make too much of a fuss on the 3 hour drive from Columbus, OH to Winfield, WV. He had his own seat on the plane which really helped us out since no one could come and share a row with us. He slept the majority of the way.

He did get to go out one day to the Capitol. It was a gorgeous day. We had beautiful weather the whole trip except for the last day.

He got to meet lots of new family members and play with all of his cousins. He even got to swing for the first time ever. He had a lot of firsts on this trip.

I will definitely travel with him again but I will probably wait until he can walk so that we don't have to carry him and the luggage. All in all, it was a wonderful experience.

First Hair Cut

Hunter got his first haircut over this past weekend. He is 9 1/2 months and already needs one. He did pretty good. It definitely could have been a lot worse. He did not cry but he did wiggle quite a bit. It was very hard for the poor girl to cut his really fine hair but she did a good job.

Here is the before...

During...

He wanted to eat his cover up the whole time though.

And here is the after...

Playing with Moose

Moose is probably Hunter's second favorite thing to play with. Swimming in a pool is his first favorite. Moose doesn't much care for it but Hunter sure does get a kick out of chasing Moose and waving his toys in front of his face. I have a very funny video that I will try to post later.

Moose isn't quite sure what to think of Hunter yet but he is starting to warm up to him. I'm sure when it is all said and done, the two will be best buds.

First Astros Game

We took Hunter to his first Astros game to celebrate Scott's first Father's Day.

Look how excited he looks.

Thank goodness my work gave us suite tickets becuase he fell asleep half way through the game and we were able to put him inside where it was quiet and he slept in his stroller.

Hunter's Favorite Past Time - Swimming

Hunter loves to be in the water. He is a little fish and gets upset when he has to get out. Here are a couple of pictures from his pool days.

He is going to kill me for this one later on in life.

And here is the grumpy Hunter who was upset he had to get out.

First Baby Pool

Hunter got his first Baby Pool yesterday. It was so hot that I had to make a special trip to Walmart to go get him a pool so we could chill out. He got his first bathing suit, hat and sunglasses on. We got lots of toys and jumped in. He lvoes and the water and loves splashing in it. You definitely better be ready to get wet if he is in the pool or the bathtub.

First Cereal Feeding

Hunter had his first bites of cereal. We had so much fun watching him make faces. He didn't know what to think of everything at first but he definitely figured it out when he realized he was getting food. He really wanted to try to feed himself a couple of times. He caught on real quick that if he opened his mouth then a spoon full of yumminess would appear.

Hunter's Baby Dedication

We dedicated Hunter to the Lord on May 3rd in front of all his family and First Baptist Church of Katy.

It was a great service and then we went to eat lunch at his Great Grandmother's house. He had three Great Grandparents, all four Grandparents, two honorary Grandparents, all four Aunts and Uncles, one cousin and one on the way and some friends all there to support him.

Easter 2009

We started off Hunter's first Easter with a wonderful Church service. We then went home to take a nap before we went out to Maggie's for dinner. We got some much needed rain and then it cleared up for a bright and sunny Easter day.

Hunter in his Easter outfit.

We had a wonderful meal that Maggie prepared and had all the immediate family there to watch Matthew, 17 months, find some hidden Easter eggs. He was very good at finding the eggs but the eggs kept falling out of his basket. The good news is that he got to turn around and find those eggs all over again. Hunter just chilled out in Maggie's red wagon during the egg hunt.

Maggie bought the boys matching shirts so we tried to get a picture of them together and this is the best that we could get. Matthew doesn't like to sit and take pictures.

We spent Easter Eve over at Scott's parent's house and had a delicious meal with his family. I think that I have a new second favorite dessert, Strawberry Pie. Hopefully Hunter will like sweets like his Mommy. Scott and I decided to take the Wii over so they bowled, boxed and played tennis all night. It was a good time had by all. Hunter was all smiles and talked all night. Soon he will be playing Wii with all of us.

Hunter's First Day of School

I went back to work yesterday for the first time in 12 weeks. It was actually a good day. I figured I would cry all day until I got to go pick up Hunter from daycare but I didn't. I only cried a little on the way to drop him off and when I was actually in his room but as soon as I left I put my mind on something else. He cried the whole way to the school but stopped as soon as we got there. I took these pictures right when we got there so he was a little on the grumpy side.

His teacher said he did great and so I guess we will go back again today. Hopefully he won't be as grumpy.

Scott and I took Hunter on his first ranch trip this past weekend. He loved being outside. He started laughing every time the wind blew in his face. We had a good time but had to stick close to the house since Hunter couldn't get out and ride around and we were the only ones there. We went out because it was the only weekend we could before I have to go back to work. We were also celebrating our two year anniversary. We had great weather except in the morning which it was cool and misty.

He did really good on the trip out even though it is a five hour drive. The trip home was not as good because he was extremely tired and cranky by the time we drove back into Katy. I think we will drive at night from now on though. That is what my parent's always did with my brother and me. We would sleep the whole way. I can't wait to have many more trips out to the ranch with all of the family. It is so much fun sharing my favorite place with my husband and child.

Even Moose had a lot of fun on the trip...