Out of SPACE?!?

WHAT?????  Blogger is telling me I'm out of space.  Seriously......How can this be?  I mean I know I take a few pictures here and there and post them on the blog but have I really used up all my space?  According to my calculations of how much 1G of memory is, it takes about 2500 pictures to use it all up....And I have no more space?  So what blogger is telling me is that I have posted over 2000 pictures on Hunters World blog in the past 3 years?  Hmmmmm.... yah, okay, I guess that's possible.

What does this mean for Hunter's (and Zander's) World blog?  While I will no longer be posting updates on this blog, I will be still posting updates on the website Jason and I put together.  The website is http://www.tooparents.com/ and has everything from stories and pictures about us to book reviews, parenting topics, ideas and suggestions, crafts and activities, other product reviews that we have come to find cool, and many other exciting things that I am sure will be added here and there.  And the good news.....There is NO space limit (atleast that I know of).  So we really hope that you will continue to be curious about our family and join us over at http://www.tooparents.com/. 

For those of you that actually read and like this blog, I will still be keeping it up since this is my little journal of what my boys have done throughout the years.  I have to try and print or save all these posts because I want them for when the boys are older so they can also see what they were busy doing while growing up.  Usually I would post a picture with this post, a good-bye picture, however, since I am out of space there will be no picture to be posted, sorry:(

Christmas 2010

Every year as it nears closer to Christmas we get that worried feeling wondering  if Santa will be able to provide our boys with the presents they have asked for.  Will they have a Christmas that they’re happy with?  Money is always tight and each year a new set of challenges present themselves.  However, every year our kids have experienced great Christmas’s and when we walk downstairs Christmas morning and see all the wrapped gifts under the tree we think, “did Santa actually go a little overboard?”  This year was no different and the results the same.

Hunter got  a ton of great gifts including all the spy equipment that he could ever wish for; he says he has an actual military spy watch, more transformers bringing is total to too many, puzzles, games, racing matchbox cars; the ones like on Fast and Furious because these are the only ones he will play with, he is very peculiar when it comes to his racing cars, and a Tony Hawk bike, helmet and ramps to do cool tricks on from Mommy and Daddy.  Zander’s Christmas was a little lighter this year because frankly he could really care less about all the gifts that he got and already has.  The kid only likes going through the bathroom drawer in search of his toothpaste and tooth brush or going through the cupboards in search of the syrup, everything else might as well not even be in the house.  He did make out pretty well with the gifts that he did get, his monster truck that sings and makes cool noises, a cool racecar track, Little People Airport, a scooter, and some other little toys.  But Zander’s favorite gift by far is his vacuum he scored from Grandma and Grandpa Folgmann.  The kid is a freak when it comes to vacuuming.  He tries to confiscate my vacuum all the time.  I just wish the darn thing actually worked because Zander has vacuumed here, there and everywhere.  My house could be the cleanest house on the block, but sadly Zander’s vacuum just makes the noise so my house still remains a little on the messy side.

Me, I scored pretty well on Christmas too.  Jason got me my cool new boots that make me feel like I am 20 again and I strut around with my jeans tucked in them feeling like I have a little fashion sense even though I am a Mom in my 30′s.  Hunter picked me out a sparkly, gorgeous bracelet that was $8 (Jason told me), Hunter actually asked the store clerk if they had the bracelet in purple because that is his mommy’s favorite color but they didn’t (brought tears to my eyes when I heard this, he’s so sweet!), so my bracelet is pink, blue and light green and it sparkles like crazy, this is why Hunter picked it out for me.  He also picked me out a brand new Fossil watch that has sparkly’s on it too.  Does my boy know me or what?  I have always like glitter and stuff that sparkles!

Jason got a gift certificate for Cabela’s from me, which again was all wrong when I should have just gotten him one to Gander Mountain, but what is Christmas without me screwing up his gift.  You see there is no way I would even try to guess what to get Jason. I really wanted to buy him some new shoes that he has forever been in search for, but how in the world would I be able to find him shoes without him with me when he can’t find shoes that he likes how they look and feel with trying on 100′s of pairs  in 100 different stores?  Impossible.  And if you think I could just pick something out for him for hunting, HA, not a chance.  So I feel that a gift certificate is a safe gift because then he can choose what he wants, but then I get the store wrong, oh well!  Hunter got Jason a portable ping pong net set because we don’t have a ping pong table and we know Jason loves to play ping pong.  I don’t know if Hunter got this gift more for him or for Jason.  The net is set up on our kitchen table so when anybody gets the urge to play a little ping pong it’s already set up.  Pretty cool huh?!?

Adorable!

Milk and cookies for Santa and a few snacks for the reindeer

Our stockings are hung by the chimney with care…
Santa will have to use his magic key to get in our house though,
there ain’t no coming down the chimney here!

Zander loving his Monster Truck

Hunter’s new super fast sled from Santa

Spy glasses that can see in the dark!

Zander and his favorite gift, his very own vacuum

All that vacuuming makes you thirsty!

Hunter with his new Tony Hawk bike – he also got ramps to do tricks on

Even the dogs get tired playing hard on Christmas morning!

Hunter with his letter that Santa wrote him
and Santa used Hunter’s candy cane pen, oh he was sooooo excited!!

Playing ping pong on the kitchen table

Zander getting in on the action!

Can’t keep Zander off of the table wanting to play ping pong
even in his diaper!

And for Christmas dinner, this gorgeous bird~
I had to take a picture of it because I could not believe how pretty it turned out!

We hope all our friends, family and those we don’t know enjoyed a joyfully fun holiday season.

May your blessings be abundant during 2011!

1st Tooth

Looks like Hunter will be visited from the Tooth Fairy tonight.  Just last night he was trying to eat an apple when he mentioned to us that his tooth hurt, sure enough it was loose.  Grandma Lori actually put a piece of yarn around it and yanked a little bit but Hunter wasn't havin' any of that for too long, with just a little push with his tongue, out it popped.

In the past week Hunter has had a birthday, Christmas and now lost his tooth, what an exciting week!

I wonder what the going rate is now-a-day's for a tooth?

Happy 6th Birthday Hunter

You have grown into a smart, funny, sweet, athletic, zuberant, imaginative, loving 6 year old.  You have always been good-natured and a safe-conscience little guy.  You are the one who is the first to tell us if somebody is doing something that isn't safe (which usually lately involves Zander) but you like to have fun no matter where you go.  This year your interests include hockey, ice-skating, roller-blading, t-ball, Xbox, Wii and Nintendo DS, Florida (you discovered you love Florida after our trip there), Fast and Furious or anything to do with cars and bikes racing, you are learning to read more and more each and every day, you are doing great in kindergarten and excelling in gym class (per your report card that came home), you love to wrestle with anybody bigger or smaller doesn't matter and you love being around your family; cousins, grandma/grandpas, aunts/uncles, and of course mom, dad and Zander.

We love you too much to put into words and you have made us very, very proud that you are our son.  Can't wait to see what accomplishments and fun are in store for you during your 6th year.

Highglights from your birthday party:

"Happy Birthday to Hunter" his class singing to him.

Cool Star Wars cake

Looks like he enjoyed the frosting

The birthday gang



Ninja Game

 

Air Hockey from Grandma & Grandpa Folgmann

Lovin his air hockey

Once again....if you leave your food Zander will get it!

Rockin out!!

Music to my ears

"Dashing through the snow, in a one horse open sleigh........"  The sounds of 60+ Kindergartners actually all singing together makes me speechless and brings tears to my eyes.  I was glad to hear of other mothers who had tears in their eyes at seeing their children up there performing for us.

Hunter was so excited to see me, Grandma Lori and Zander all there to watch him.  He was front and center and I was glad to see him having such a good time while performing.  I will NEVER be able to get through any of these school musicals without watching them through tear streaked eyes.

Hunter's right smack dab in the middle of 'em all!!!

Have a Groovy Holiday Season!!!

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Dear Santa

During a raging blizzard outside Jason had the idea of venturing out to see Santa Claus.  Off we went in the snow, through the woods and over the bridge to see Santa.  We were anxious to see how Zander reacted to Santa; some thought he would pull Santa's beard but instead he was timid and his little lip pouting as he sat on Santa's lap with his big brother.  Hunter got to tell Santa the top 3 gifts on his list; a new Tony Hawk bike, Call of Duty XBox 360 game and spy stuff, Santa heard him and took note of these 3 things.  Although at first Santa thought Hunter said a Call of Duty bike, Hunter chuckled at telling us this afterwards.  Hunter's been a very good boy this year so I believe his chance of receiving the gifts on his list are pretty good.  Zander on the other hand......hmmmmm........we'll just have to wait and see come Christmas morning.

"Come on and sit on my lap little guy"

Zander not to sure about this stranger

"I want a bike and an XBox 360 game and spy stuff so I can be a 'real' spy"

Awe, there's the pouty lip, he's about to lose it!

Good picture with just Hunter and Santa