Hunter's First Christmas

OK, so I've been really bad about updating our blog. It is amazing how time flies by so quickly. Christmas started out not so hot. Hunter woke up at 6:00AM as usually, but was super grumpy. We video conference in Justin's parents, and it seemed he was not all that interested in anything. After breakfast, he had a nap and everything was back to normal. He played with his new toys all day. Hunter got to see his first rainbow. It was beautiful, bright and full. Legend has it that rainbows signify a great year and that if a rainbow is present Christ will not come that year. It was very cool!

Friday after Christmas Justin begged us to go to the Dunes with him. We agreed hesitantly, but it ended up being a great trip. Hunter had so many firsts at the Dunes. He saw his first campfire...Sorry Lindsy, I know you wanted it to be you to show him. :-) The first morning we were there Hunter got to see his first sunrise. It was beautiful. He got to sit in a sand car and Daddy's Rhino (no rides this trip unless you count his push quad). He did love sitting on his new quad he got for Christmas, he felt like such a big boy. He wore his first skull cap, and his first pair of sand goggles. He used his sippy cup for the first time and had his first french fry. On top of all that, he had a great car ride. Sat in his chair the majority of the time (except for diaper changes and burping) without fussing. He is such a good boy!

When we returned home from the Dunes, Monday night Hunter held his bottle for the first time. He kept taking it out and putting it back in like he had been doing it for years. It was very cute. That night, he slept from 8:00PM to 5:00AM, took a bottle and slept again until 7:45AM. Since then he has been sleeping through the night. I am so glad he did it on his own.

I enjoyed every bit of my time off with him and Justin and hope we have many more trips together in the future.