4-Wheelin

Erika picked up a 4-wheeler for Parker at a sale this weekend. After he figured out that he didn't need his feet to make it go, he was cruising. Still need to work on the steering a bit, but that's a minor detail :)

4-Wheelin from Bryan Hunt on Vimeo.

Summer Update

Where has the summer gone? I can't believe it's August already. I had to leave Parker and Bryan overnight a few weeks ago for the first time since Parker was born. Boy was that hard. I think it was good for all of us though. I had a girls weekend to celebrate a bachelorette party so Bryan and Parker had some quality father/son time. But after two nights away from them, I was definitely ready to come home!

We have been spending a lot of quality time by the pool and getting all the projects completed on the outside of the house so that hopefully come September/October the renovations on the inside can begin....keep your fingers crossed. Bryan has the retaining wall left to complete and then our duties outside should be done. It has been a long summer of improvements; I can only imagine what this winter will bring!

Last weekend we took off to Omaha to visit the Ream family. It was a blast. Parker and their daughter, Brylie, are only 2 weeks apart so it was a very exciting weekend for all. We went to Coco Keys, an indoor water park, on Saturday and then the Zoo on Sunday. The kids had a lot of fun playing together, but I think Bryan and Josh had more fun reuniting in their ridiculous PS3 games of football. I swear, will these boys ever grow up? I told Bryan that I wouldn't put it past him that these two will still be playing video games at the age of 80...I can see it now!

From 8-2009 Trip to Omaha

From 8-2009 Trip to Omaha

From 8-2009 Trip to Omaha

From 8-2009 Trip to Omaha

We would also like to introduce everyone to the newest member of the Hunt family. We went out and bought Parker a beta fish. We have named decided to name him Bob. The reason for that is that Parker is in this phase right now of "Baa-ing" at every moving creature and calling it/he/she "Bob". So we figured Bob would be easy for him to remember. The dog is Bob, the fish is Bob, heck Bryan and I are Bob sometimes to Parker :) We just thought a fish would be a lot easier to take care of then getting a new puppy or something else. Maybe next summer we will get Parker a puppy. One thing's for sure, he has taken a liking to Shyla. These two are inseperable right now. We had to board Shyla this past weekend and I really think Parker missed her because as soon as he saw her on Monday night, he was giving her kisses. He just couldn't get enough of her.

Bryan is running his first sprint triathalon this weekend. Parker and I will be there supporting him, so wish him luck! We are so proud of him, just kinda worried of the swimming event. Parker may need to let Bryan borrow his floaties :) It should be very entertaining!

Vacation Week

Erika and I both took all of last week off. We decided to have a stay at home vacation this summer to spend time with P-Man and get some things done around the house. Turned out to be a great decision. We had a lot of fun hanging out with Parker all week, got a lot done (Erika worked me like a dog), and it didn't fly by like it would have if we were traveling.

Vacation officially started last weekend when we went up to Steven & Tonya's for the 4th. Most of the Hunt Fam was there, and Erika's parents also came by to watch the fireworks. Parker liked the fireworks until he got too tired and cranky, but I think he liked the dirt a little more.

From 7-4-09 4th of July

Most of the week was spent working at home. Parker was a lot of help.

From 7-2009 Parker

Erika also had a small pool party with some other moms and their kiddos on Monday. Parker had his first dentist visit on Wednesday, and we made a trip to the zoo on Thursday. This was his second visit to the zoo, but the first time he really enjoyed it and got excited about the animals. He loved the monkeys, but I'm not so sure this one felt the same way.

From 7-2009 Parker

Parker's First Steps

Last night was very exciting. Parker took his first steps! We got him on video walking between Erika and I a few times, but later in the evening he even tried to walk by himself from the coffee table to his toys. He made it a good 4 or 5 steps before going down.

Parker Takes His First Steps from Bryan Hunt on Vimeo.

Parker takes his first steps by himself on 6/25/09

Happy Birthday Parker!

I know everyone always says this, but it really doesn't seem like a year ago that Parker was born. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I miss little baby Parker, but I couldn't be more excited about the future. As Parker turns one today, I know we're in for more exciting changes over the next few months. He's getting very close to taking his first steps, and his little personality continues to grow every day. Erika and I couldn't be happier parents.

The slideshow above is from Parker's Birthday party on Sunday, the 7th. It was a beautiful day, and we're very thankful to all of our friends and family that came out to celebrate with Parker. Erika's homemade dinosaur cake was a hit, and P-Man made quite a mess with his chocolate cake. Afterwards we ended up having an impromptu pool party that was our first official pool gathering. It was a blast!

Parker's very lucky to have so many great cousins, aunts & uncles, grandparents, and friends. I hope everyone had as much fun as we did at the birthday party, and I can't wait until next year!

P.S. A few samples from the photo session Saturday are up on our photographer's blog.
http://capturesintime.com/blog/