Here comes the bus!!!

Well, I didn't get any awesome shots of Hunter getting on/off the bus, but these are a couple of what I did capture. I must say that he LOVES the bus! Every day he is thrilled to see it coming and practically runs down the driveway (which can be very dangerous - if you've been to our house you understand this!).
I hope he keeps his enthusiasm for as long as possible! He's such a sweetie!

Hunter's 1st Day of School!

Hunter started school today!!! His preschool is part of Henrico county's PEDD program (Preschool Education for the Developmentally Delayed). He was THRILLED to be going to BIG SCHOOL just like Alex. They don't attend the same schools, though. Alex's elementary school doesn't have a PEDD program, so Hunter gets to go to his very own school!! He will normally be riding the bus (pictures to come soon!) but today we brought him so we could see his class and he could get a glimpse at the bus before actually having to ride it. His teacher, Mrs. Erin, was absent today and there was a substitute, so Hunter will have his first normal day of bus riding and regular teacher starting tomorrow.

When asked what he was going to do at school today, his response was "Play games."
When I picked him up at noon, he sadly reported "I didn't play game all day" (sorry, rude awakening that school isn't all about games!) but he did say that they colored, danced, and "count snowmans". He met some new friends, had snack, and overall had a great first day!

I can't believe my baby is going to school (and soon riding the bus!).
He's not a baby anymore!

He looks so sad because after hopping out of bed for his first day of school he was concerned that I wasn't going to get him dressed and he would have to wear his jammies to school!

Of course we had to take some of these shots!

Hamming it up!

Backpack on and ready to go!

Doesn't he look so tiny walking into that huge school???

He started in on his coloring right away. I really think this preschool program is going to be amazing for Hunter!

Hunter's New Stocking

Grammy finished Hunter's stocking this year! Now the boys have matching cross-stitched stockings. Aren't they great!!! They are beautiful! And...more importantly for the boys, they are big (they can fit lots of goodies!).
Thanks Grammy! We love them!!

Christmas Morning 2009

Santa's been here!!! He ate the cookies....and look at the presents!!!!

What did I get??

Oooh, fun!

Mario for Wii!!!! This is what I wanted!!

The doll house I wanted!

We had an AWESOME Christmas this year! Both boys got some great gifts!! We had a very relaxing day filled with good food and lots of Mario playing!

The boys are already counting down the days until next Christmas!

'Twas the Night Before Christmas...

Putting cookies and milk out for Santa (and of course carrots for the reindeer).

Putting the "Santa Key" outside for Santa (we don't have a real fireplace or chimney, so he uses this special key to get into our house).

Jerry was going to be leaving with Santa, so we wanted to get one last picture!

We can't wait for Christmas morning!!

Our stockings are hung by the Chimney with care!

Reading 'Twas the Night Before Christmas right before we jump into bed!!

This is going to be a great Christmas!!!

Home SWEET Home

Gingerbread home, that is!! We had a blast making our first ever gingerbread house this year. It came pre-assembled, so that part was easy. I made the frosting a little too runny so our candies kept running off the house, but the end result still came out really cute. The boys couldn't resist the beaters from the frosting, and I could barely keep Hunter from eating all of the candy. They were bummed that I told them we wouldn't be eating the house...who wants to eat old, stale gingerbread and rock hard candy? Apparently my kids do!

Let it snow!

The boys were THRILLED (especially Alex) to wake up to over a foot of snow this morning! Of course they had to get right out there and play, so we bundled up the best we could (you know we don't own any actual snow clothes...if I bought th

em I know it would never snow!).
Fun, Fun, Fun!!!

Hunter had his first sled ride down our GREAT sledding hill, and Alex was a pro since he got to try it out last year! We really should invest in some sleds!! Luckily we have some great neighbors who let us borrow theirs!
The roads are horrible, but luckily we have no where to go, so we are just keeping warm in the house with some snow-play thrown in for good measure!
Maybe we'll even have snow for Christmas this year!!

Snow in Virginia!

Oh, the weather outside is frightful...

But the fire is so delightful!

All I Want For Christmas...

The boys were psyched to see Santa this year to tell him their Christmas lists.

Alex: "Bakugan and Star Wars people"
Hunter: "Three presents" (nothing really in particular, but the number is always the same....3)

We'll see if Santa comes through... I have a feeling he will!

Richmond Marathon

Frank ran the Richmond Marathon this year and did a great job - especially for someone who isn't a very practiced runner. 3 hours and 34 minutes!

Can you imagine running 26.2 miles??


Mile 7 - Still so happy!!

About mile 20 - Not so happy anymore!