Any Guesses?

Hunter's latest word that left us laughing? Pewkip If you can guess what he was trying to say I will be very surprised, but will reward you with a Coke! Happy guessing!

Chef Hunter

Hunter has a passion for terrorizing, um I mean helping me in the kitchen. So I thought I would give him a project that he would love and maybe nourish his interest. As you can see he is doing much better with his glasses these days, thanks for all your love and concern.

Of course we have to dress for the occasion.
I learned that cutting through pie dough isn't as easy as I thought it would be.

We went for apple and cherry fillings. A dispute of which is better will forever rage in our home.After Dad helped Hunter paint the egg wash with his finger, he thought he should help Daddy do it, too.He also tells me that when he grows bigger that he will be the Daddy and Scott will be the Bubba. I guess this is him trying to be in charge.

They came out mighty tasty and Hunter was very please with himself. I recommend if you attempt to make these, roll the dough as thin as you possibly can. Then your dough and filling ratio is much better. Happy Valentines!

Learning to Walk

Okay, I need to talk. Or some advice. Or encouragement. Or maybe just to vent.

My bubba now needs glasses. I always thought he would, he comes from two very blind families. I just never thought it would be this soon, I mean he's only four. Barely. Scott and I didn't enter the world of becoming legally blind until twelve and ten. The upside is he looks adorable in them. Glasses are much more flattering these days. No tortoise shell pop bottle glasses that are so large that they may chip a tooth if you're not careful. And he really seems excited about them. See?

Well, mostly. We worked really hard at getting him pumped up, and it worked...until he actually tried to function with them. I had no idea how bad his vision is. He is almost as blind as I am in one eye. It took me nearly twenty years to get that blind.

Sigh.

I know that I can't function without my lenses and what's worse is he only has that vision in one eye. The other is a minor correction. I can only imagine his lack of depth perception.

The new problem is he is relearning to do everything. It is breaking my heart to watch him attempt to walk. He is petrified. Holding my hand so tight I think I have bruises. He took them off in the office and said, "That's better." He begged me to carry him to the car. As I sit here, I am watching him get down on his hands and knees to crawl.

Tear.

I don't know how to help him. I keep telling myself that kids are resilient, he'll adjust. I have to encourage him to do things like normal. I remember when he learned to walk the first time, that it was a game for him. It's how he played. I guess we'll be applying the same things here. Maybe I'll learn to walk along with him.

Elusive

This guy is a little camera shy. Just try and get a pic of his grin. He's been smiling for a good six weeks now and this is the ONLY pic I have come up with. I guess he is just as stubborn as his mama. Hopefully I can get a bigger one soon. It's just so cute, I so badly want to share it. Wish me luck!

Thank You Anne