October 26, 2019

Hunter turned SIX years old on October 26th. On one hand, it seems so old because he’s always been our baby. On the other hand, it seems so young because we also have an 11 year old. But, Hunter doesn’t stand for either of those thoughts! He is his own person and (mostly) does what he wants. We are encouraging him to think about others and he’s starting to do that occasionally. He plays hard and he loves hard. Hunter is incredibly loyal, persistent, curious, energetic, determined, and fun!

Hunter loves playing with (harassing!!) Tank, being read to, playing any kind of card game (uno, spot it, being Sandy’s partner for crib), and being outside. He doesn’t really play with toys - except the biggest “toy” we have which is Grady. That’d be his number one choice for an activity - whatever Grady is doing. Auntie Heather gave him some tech decks (mini skateboard)  for his birthday which he’s been having fun with.  He also likes swimming, scootering, biking, and hockey. His favourite foods are pancakes, pizza, hamburgers, and ribs. His favourite colours are blue, orange, and turquoise. When he grows up, he wants to be a “construction worker like Dad”.

Hunter is in grade 1 this year and was placed in a K/1 split. His teacher tells me that he’s a real leader for the Kindergarten students. He’s practicing letter sounds and adding numbers up to 20. He can also count to 100. I have been impressed with the math abilities he’s shared.

We hosted a friend birthday party this year and then a family party that evening!! We had one tired 6 year old by the end of the night. He wanted a skateboard theme for his party so we tried to do that. Grandma and Papa hosted us all for hamburgers that evening and Auntie Heather made him an awesome jersey cake. It was a fun day for our H-man.