A few of my favorite things!

Who knew pulling Hunter in a box would be a hit! The down side, Ellis and I have been pulling that box around the kitchen all weekend long. Hunter will go and sit in the box look at you and wave you on over and if your not paying attention he will drag the box to you and insist you pull him by yelling.

Hunter loves being a big boy and feeling independent by feeding himself. I don't mind the mess and it is fun to help him develop this skill. What I find most amazing is how much he enjoys us eating at the table as a family.

Although this hiding spot is in plane sight, Hunter thinks he is hiding. He loves to sit here and play as well as take his daily poop.

Since the discovery of the kitchen which occurred several months ago, I have designated three cupboard for Hunter's enjoyment and discovery. Usually at dinner time while I'm cooking all items are inventoried and played with, I guess he is modeling what he sees.

Christmas 2009

Never was there a Christmas met with such anticipation in the Day house! We had a lot of fun trimming our tree with the aid of a two-foot person who redecorated it throughout the Christmas season. Last year my mom gave Hunter a cute globe that plays Christmas music and by the end of December we were praying the batteries would die but wouldn’t you know it, that thing was like the energizer bunny… it kept going and going and it still going.

It was fun to shop for our little guy and although opening gifts were not his biggest priority this year (it was more about the paper and boxes) we loved watching him discover his gifts and how they worked.

We set a Christmas record, NO presents were opened before December 24^th!! You know your bad when both your moms send gifts with big black letters printed on the front of all your presents, “DO NOT OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 25^th.” They stopped writing the word Christmas because Ellis interpreted it to mean anywhere between November 26^th and December 25^th.

Once again Ellis found his stashed present and despite all my attempts to make Christmas a surprise he is just a good snoop. However, when it came to peaking at the wrapped presents I fixed his curiosity by duck taping around the seams of his gifts. I enjoyed a great Christmas and received some wonderful gifts from my loving husband and very adorable son!

Decorating for Christmas is hard work!

Check out the decoration...





















Work up a sweat and need a break...

Finish checking out the decoration!

Family Fun on the Ice

After a lot of persuasion, Ellis finally convinced me getting out on the ice would be both safe and fun. I still don't know about the safe part for I could hear the ice popping and it made a sound much like the one you hear after kicking a empty 50 gal drum followed by a vibration, but we did have lots of fun. With the sun shining we gathered up our cold weather attire and headed out to the Mendenhall Glacier. However, there was one condition that was nonnegotiable and it was that Hunter must wear a safety helmet that also applies to skiing, sledding, biking, horseback riding etc...I have worked with to many elementary age children that suffer from traumatic brain injury. The aftermath of such trauma causes a lifetime of learning disabilities that could have been prevented if only the child was wearing a safety helmet.Thankfully Ellis now wears a helmet skiing and like I told him bones break and heal but you only have one brain. So there you have it, call me a paranoid overprotective mother but it still won’t change my philosophy on wearing a helmets.

Merry Christsmas from the Day Family

This year I could not find the perfect Christmas card nor did we have a recent family photo so I decided why not make a slideshow highlighting all the great things we experienced this year. For a picture speaks a thousand words, attach a great Christmas song and what's not to like... so we hope you enjoy!

Series of Unfortunate Events

Much like Lemony Snicket's, Hunter has found himself in a series of unfortunate events. First it was an allergic reaction to the dog which left him with hives and itchy eyes but nothing a little antihistamine couldn't fix. We let Bella in the house for only a few hours. Both were having such a great time and Hunter even walked to the dog on several occasions...I guess she is just more interesting than us.

Next it was getting stuck in the chair. Now that one we still cannot figure out but it took unscrewing the brace on the recliner in order to get him unstuck. It was truly a Kodak moment!

Balloon Heaven

Hunter loved his birthday balloons, the video speaks for it's self.