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.

hunter ryan the TOUGH little lion

here are the pictures of hunter after our first trip to the ER for stitches.

did she fall out of a tree, you ask? no way.

did she try to flip off the rings again? nope

did she have a fight with a friend? no, no, no

hunter cut a corner too close and smacked her head against a metal handrail edge. OUCH.

she was so brave and tolerant of the ER visit. never cried in there or while they were doing the stitches (2). as i type this, she's bouncing on top of a basketball on the couch.

what?? i should keep her still and quiet?! yeah, YOU come try that. : )

KNOXVILLE 1/2 MARATHON

not the most flattering picture of myself but i HAD just run 13.1 miles in 2:48:08--a PR (personal record for you non-runner folk). i bettered my time by over 12 minutes!! yay me! i felt great about my time and my run. country music 1/2 marathon in april 28th and then on to CHICAGO. yep, i'm going for the full 26.2 miles in october. [insert deep breaths here!]

Jack Friend

hunter has a new friend. i tried to get a picture of him but he doesn't show up very well on camera. i tried to get her to illustrate what Jack Friend looks like but she was reluctant to put his image to paper and thus, on the interweb (i borrowed that great term from a friend). i think she fears for his privacy.

here's the scoop on Jack Friend:
*he's 3.5 years old
*he has red hair
*he likes to play football with his mommy
*but his mommy doesn't like to play football
*he lives in a grey house
*his bathroom has a red door
*he lives in Oxville, TN
*Jack Friend goes by "Jack Friend", not just Jack
*Jack Friend's mommy sings "loco-motion" (the song)
*Jack Friend sings "accidentilly in love" (from shrek2).
*today Jack Friend had on green pants and a green shirt
*Jack Friend goes to preschool but "a different st. mark preschool"

Jack Friend has brought other new friends to our house. we have mudgie who is a dog handled (no really, the handles are dogs) jump rope. we drag it places, all kinds of places, talking to it. we have 2 baby dolls (finally! age and gender appropriate toys. she put down the light sabers and stoppped declaring "i a bad guy!") named lilly and william (see previous posts for obsession with lilly. now we brought her younger brother william into it too) that follow us around the house. they don't seem interested in leaving the house though. thank goodness.

stay tuned for more Jack Friend developments. everyday we learn something new about Jack Friend.

now, for really exciting news that i know you'll want to check back for updates often:
brady's pizza eating record: 11. yes, that's 11 slices of pizza. in one sitting. for a kid who is in the 25% for height and 50% for weight i don't know where it goes.