hunter and jeffy

you've heard of jeff before, right? he is hunter's most favorite person in the whole wide world, outside of brady, mommy, and daddy.

jeff is the perfect friend for hunter. he's cute. he has good manners. we like his mom and dad. he likes the same things hunter likes. he takes orders well. he says funny words that make hunter laugh. he's not at all concerned that almost everything hrj has in our home is named jeffy.

here is what hunter wants to say about jeffy:
hhfitj,nklhjltj6khk6jkkkhhhkfh gheikhutihjh

that about sums it up, doesn't it?

hunter spring 2008

another RARE photo: hunter with dolls

this is more like it: hunter ryan with a football

an appropriate Easter photo

morning hair

brady soccer 2008

brady in action

brady contemplating his strategy

RARE photo: brady on the sidelines

this soccer season brady played in a soccer academy type program. the practice focused on skills and the games were 3 v 3 with a coach on the field. he really liked it and learned a great deal. to say that brady was the enire offense for his team would be an understatement--i think out of all of the goals scored by his team only one other person scored one and that was a fluke. everyone would cheer for him and brady would run by and acknowledge the crowd with a wave and a smile. sometimes we overheard him tell his teammates "don't worry. i'm going to score now". mike and i sat on the sidelines wondering if people thought we were "those" parents-the kind who drill their kid into performing spectacularly or something bc we are not. brady's just good. we did have to remind him to check on people after he knocked them down (using a slide tackle appropriately i might add).

6 is the new 14

here is brady on his 6th birthday. he was most excited bc his birthday fell on a school day so his name would be announced on WSES (the school "tv" station/morning announcements broadcast).



funny brady story: as i was taking brady to a friend's house over spring break he asked me if i would drop him off down the street so he could walk the rest of the way to austin's by himself. mind you he was not even 6 at this point.



brady asked for a doughnut birthday cake again this year.

another funny brady story: as we were all driving one day, doing errands and whatnot, brady rattles off a phone number and asks mike or i to call it. mike inquired as to
who(m) (?) he might be calling. brady said it was for an apartment. he said he thought he was ready for his own place.













brady lost his first tooth on the morning of his birthday party--april 5, 2008. he was anxiously awaiting this day as he was the 2nd to last in his class (of 23 he'd remind you!) to lose a tooth.

yet another funny brady story: we discussed going to a school event in which dinner would be served. brady suggested that "you and daddy and hunter can sit at one table and i'll sit at another table. with my friends, you know.








this kid, he is a riot.