I Can Do It!

We have been having some issues lately with Hunter's attitude/behavior. Alot of it I feel is him trying to test what his limits are at home and alot of it too is mimmicked behavior from friends at school. I had him moved from the big 2's room before his planned move up date because there were some children I had witnessed showing some aggressive behavior and I felt like that was part of the problem. Little did I know there were 2 other children in the little 3's that had some aggressive behavior issues as well. We had really been working on this at home but I felt like we needed some visual reinforcement. Today I went to Michael's, came home and created Hunter's I Can Do It Reward Chart. I did some research online and found a pretty good model so that really helped.

I will report back in a few weeks to let you know if it worked :)

Teasing Mr. Alligator

April = Cleaning & Organizing

We have decided that this month is going to be our month of cleaning and organizing our house! Each Monday when I am off work I am going to try to tackle one room in our house - this week it was the Master bathroom. I threw stuff away, cleaned the cabinets & drawers, organized and deep cleaned (even scrubbed the baseboards). It was a job but boy was it worth it! It feels so good to go in there and see what I accomplished :)

Today I was able to get off work a little bit early so I decided to pick up Hunter at school and spend the afternoon with him. Since he was home and loves to help me sweep etc., I decided to tackle his little spot in our kitchen. I found a little table and chairs on Craigslist this week so we put together his craft spot! He is so excited.

Haven't decided what the next project is - but stay tuned for the results!

Little Red...

Tricycle!!! This Easter David and I gave Hunter a RadioFlyer tricycle. We got it put together and he was able to enjoy it since the weather is so wonderful! He got the hang of the pedaling but still hasn't mastered steering... it will only be a matter of time I know :) Now he is ready for the Trike-A-Thon at his preschool on Friday in support of St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Pictures as promised

Here are the pics of Hunter at the dentist :) Thankfully David was able to fix our computer so that I could get these uploaded!

Dr. Appointments

Last week we took Hunter to the dentist for the first time. He did REALLY well! I was hoping to have some pictures but our computer has decided it's not going to read our disk so I will have to post them later. He got a great report and even had a message from the dentist and his staff waiting for him when we got home to tell him how proud they were of him!

Today we went to the peds doctor and also came home with a great report. Hunter has been in the 5-10 percentile all of his life but he is finally starting to move up on the charts! He is now at 25 percentile and is as healthy as ever!

Hopefully I can soon get my computer fixed so that I can post some pics.

Walt Disney World 2010

At the end of February my parents, David, Hunter & I drove down to Disney. Hunter did wonderful in the car on the trip (I was a little worried having him pinned down for that long)! Our hotel was wonderful, the weather was wonderful, everything really turned out great :)

On Saturday we spent the day in the car - we set out around 8am and arrived around 5p - got checked in and grabbed some dinner then hit the sack to prepare ourselves for the rest of the week!

Sunday we spent the day at Magic Kingdom. We had breakfast with Pooh, Piglet, Tigger & Eyore. Monday we went to SeaWorld, Tuesday we spent at Animal Kingdom, and Wednesday we went to Epcot.

It was a busy week but we REALLY had lots of fun. I was very suprised at how much Hunter took in and enjoyed it. I was a little worried he was too young, but I really think he LOVED it. He has already asked when we are going back. (We are going to have to start saving now to go back - it's expensive!)

Here are a few pics from our trip!

Hunter's 3rd Birthday!

Well, I guess it's never too late to start one of these - I really enjoy reading those of friends and seeing how their children are growing and really... what a great way to keep a record of all the precious milestones they go through - sure do wish I had done this earlier, but oh well!

This last week Hunter turned 3! It was a great week with lots of parties, lots of cake, lots of hugs & kisses, and LOTS of gifts! WOW - what else does this kid really need??? He really had a great birthday week. He is growing so fast - I think this has been the hardest birthday for me yet - 1 was fine, 2 ok, but for some reason 3 has really hit me hard. My baby is turning into such a big boy all of a sudden.

We had a party for him and his friends at a local bounce house (Kids Clubhouse). Let me just say - SO FUN! Everyone had a blast, yes even mommy and daddy :)