3rd Grade

 

1st Day of 3rd Grade

 

I can not believe how excited Hunter was for school this year.  I think he started counting down about 2 weeks before he started.  I loved listening to him ask questions and wonder about everything there is to wonder about.  He wanted so badly to be in a portable and I about fell over when he in fact was in a portable.  He was so excited.  The only down side, they don't have lockers in the portables.  Other than that, He was trilled with everything from his class room to the teacher.  Another year of learning and we are ready!

 

1st day of school breakfast choice:  Waffles and Watermelon

Out the door, and ready to go... so handsome, and so grown up!

Shhhh....  Don't tell Hunter but, I broke the first very specific rule.  DO NOT TAKE PICTURES AT SCHOOL!!!  AT ALL MOM! I had to be sneaky so it's blurry, but there's my boy right in the front row.

I was a mean Mom, I made Hunter were some other shoes on the first day because, Hey, they looked better with the outfit.  Here is the next big change in my boy...  He actually had an opinion about his shoes.  These are the COOLEST shoes ever! So Hunter says. (They look a little gangsta, but oh well)
They make him run faster and jump higher, (of course) and he loves them.

Isn't he cool?

Getting ready for 3rd grade

We got GEAR!

 

It's that time again and it's a little more bitter sweet this year than any other year in the past.  My little boy is growing in every way imaginable.  His physical changes, his enormous vocabulary and the struggle between being a little boy and becoming a young man...  It breaks my heart to watch this change and not be accepting of the inevitable. 

 

Any who, every school year I get a list of Do's and Don'ts.  This year I don't think there were any do's.  (Here we go with the heartbreak).

 

Hunter:  Mom, I don't want a Pottery Barn backpack this year.

Me:  Why not?  Didn't you like your Batman and Darth Vader backpacks?

Hunter:  Yes, but I don't want any characters on my backpack, and I don't want my name on it either. 

Me: Really?  Okay.  So what kind of backpack do you want?

Hunter: Plain...

Hunter: and Black

Mom:  okay, we'll go and you can pick one out.

Hunter: Thanks Mom...

 

 

Well after shopping with Hunter and him trying to pick out backpacks that college kids use, I went out on a limb and grabbed one that I thought would be perfect.  I had filled it with all of the school gear he needed including a "PLAIN" black and white lunch box,, and let him rip into it a few days before the first day of school. 

 

 

Look how long my baby's legs are...

 

There is the "Plain" lunch box

 

 

The little light; Hunter did pick out one Lego folder and an Avengers pencil bag.

 

I guess I did okay... Look at that sweet smile :)  I love my boy.

Don't you have anything sweet?

"Don't you have anything sweet in the house"?

 

So I was asked this a few times last week by Steve when he was looking for some goodies.  Cookies are what he was after.  And with our little munchkin around you have to be quick to grab a treat or they will be gone.  Hunter loves cookies and for that reason I don't have them in the house very often.

 

I love baking and cooking!  And after being gone from my boys for a whole week, and them eating like bachelor's all week, I got down to business on Sunday.

 

I made these Amaz-za-zing Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies.  I had both boys come and sample a cookie warm and gooey right out of the oven.  My little's reaction was just as I thought it would be. "Mom these are the best cookies ever".  And my Steve... Well he ate his while going through his mail so I got "Good"! and that's it.  I didn't think he had cared for them so I went about my business preparing a fab summer Sunday dinner.  Grilled Chicken Drum Sticks, Potato Salad, Homemade Rolls, Corn on the Cob, and Watermelon (which we didn't get to, because we were stuffed) for dessert.

Now usually Drum Sticks are devoured at my house and I noticed that the little only at one and a half, and the strapping man of the family, 3.  3 That's it?  I asked what was wrong, and if it didn't taste good, but he assured me it did, and he was just so full.  I call B.S. on that, he can nearly clear the whole lot!  So as women do, I kept pressing him and finally...  "I ate like 5 or 6 of those cookies right before dinner, they were so good". 

 

Success!

 

I love coming home to my boys!

 

 

Hunter is such a good helper.  He picked out the corn at the market and then helped me shuck it for dinner that night!

 

So there was this girl...

Last week I had to go to Texas on business.  there wasn't much excitement to post about the trip except I was able to visit with one of my most favorite families while I was there.

 

Now don't be jealous,

 

 but I got to hang out with this beauty for a whole evening.  I love Miss Kamri.  We have been BFF's since she was born.  Her parents thought that it would be a good idea to move her to Texas with them instead of leaving her with me? I don't know...Something about how they would miss their baby girls so much, and she needs to stay with her parents?  blah, blah, blah... Whatever :)  Anyway, we shared pointers on accessorizing and tried on each others jewelry.  I have to admit...  This one and a half year old has WaAaAaY more necklaces than I do.  And they are FAB! (her mom's just so cute that way)!

 

Thank you so much Matt and Marci for a wonderful evening.  I miss you all so much.  And can't wait for you to visit me when you come back to Utah.... 

 

 Kamri trying on my Jewelry at dinner.

You look fabulous Daahling!

A boy and his Dad...and fire!

 

What is it about boy's and fire? 

 

Hunter sure misses his dad when he is away on business, so when Steve gets home it is boy time.  Steve missed our 24th of July firework frenzy, but Hunter saved a few things to light off with just dad.

 

SMOKE BOMBS!

 

I had to capture this moment because it was well, hilarious watching these two play in the smoke.  It was real Smokey so these pictures are super grainy... Sorry.