Rock Star for a day

Thursday was rock star day at school.  Hunter had a lot of fun finding an outfit that was just right (we only tried on about three different options), trying different things out with the hair (debating if he should wear a hat or not and if so, what hat, spiky, a Mohawk or a slicked over look) and finally Thursday morning, dressing the part.

I must be honest, I totally loved this look on him!  He had a blast and found out that his favorite rock star of all time is Elvis.  Smart kid.  And also, he wants to grow up to be famous.

Rock on little buddy and as Aerosmith sings, "DREAM ON!".

Dukes of Hazzard

Hunter is obsessed with the Dukes of Hazzard right now.  We have a DVD with a couple of episodes on it and if you give him a choice of what to watch, chances are he'll pick the Dukes.  And he's thinking he should have a Dukes of Hazzard birthday party too.  Because you know, it is now less than 6 months away and we need to plan early. ;)  While we were in TN, we picked up some Dukes of Hazzard cars at Cooter's.  That was the one thing that Hunter had requested.  He loves them and plays with them almost daily.  I was going through the camera, because I have two little boys who like to take random pictures and came across these.  They are too funny not to share.  Just shows how Hunter's mind works.

The Sheriff captured the General Lee.

And my personal favorite, the Dukes jumping over the Sheriff in order to get away.  The best part is that he had to hold the car in place while holding the camera to get this money shot.  Talk about some skills and creativity!

Travel Sense

Hunter-"Mom, is the Great Wall of China real?"
Me-"Yes it is."
Hunter-"Why haven't I seen it then?  Are you sure it's real?"
Me-"Yes, it's real.  And it's really far away."
Hunter-"Well we can just get a hotel room when we go and see it."

Can you tell we have traveled a fair amount with this little guy?  He still doesn't understand that the Great Wall of China is really far away.

Dressing for the Occasion

Hunter loves to dress for the occasion lately.  If he knows he is going to be playing baseball outside, he wants to wear his Twins shirt and shorts and knee high socks.  Oh, and don't forget the hat!  And if he is going to play two days in a row, he will literally go in the dirty laundry and find his clothes.  Gross.  I usually try to persuade him to wear something different.  Sometimes it works, sometimes he wears his dirty clothes. 
The other day he went farming with a friend of ours.  He had a tough time debating about which John Deere shirt he really should wear.
Or how about the other day when he went with his dad to help Grandpa get all the shingles off of the roof and clean up from the storm.  He put on work jeans, a white t-shirt, and a flannel button-down.  Thankfully it was in the low 70's when they were out so he wasn't roasting, but he told me if he got too hot, he could just wear the white t-shirt because construction guys do that sometimes.  And to complete his construction look, he brought his hard hat with.
I love that he is in the land of make believe and believes he can be anything he wants to be.

Must Be 18 or Older

This is not what you think.  So don't worry!!

Today we had the TV on to escape the heat and humidity.  I like the heat...the humidity, not so much.  It feels like I'm about to suffocate.  And I think I'd tolerate it more if it was sunny vs. this gray cloudy looking stuff.  But, now I am getting sidetracked from my story.

As I was saying, we were watching TV...Disney or Nick, I can't remember, but it is amazing how they market things to kids.  I swear every other commercial is about the newest, coolest toy.  And then you have the great infomercials where they try to sell a product.  The newest is the Happy Napper.  In my opinion it is pretty much like a pillow pet, but called something completely different in order to convince kids that they need that too.  And of course, at the end of each of these commercials they say, "Must be 18 or older to order".

Let's just say my 5 year old is very upset about this.  He has no clue why they show kids these cute and fun new toys, but you have to be 18 or older to order.  He told me they are so mean and that the people who made them must hate (and we are not allowed to use that word in our house, so I know how strongly he must feel about this subject) kids because it is something a kid would like, but yet, you have to be 18 in order to have it.  He is downright disgusted with the makers of this product and can't wait until he is 18 to get a Happy Napper.

I tried explaining that it was because the mom's and dad's have the money to pay for it, so then he thought I should order one.  But, to save some money, I might just let him think that you really do have to be 18 or older to have those very special toys.  Mean?  Maybe a little.  But really, he already has more toys than a boy would ever need.

Out with the old...In with the new.

A little over a week ago, Hunter's gun broke. It was a sad day in the Zappe Household. Hunter and his cousin, Ashton were playing in Hunter's room. They had closed the door so Brody couldn't get in...little brothers tend to interfere, you know.

Well, they were playing, having fun when all of a sudden we hear Hunter calling, "Brody! Come in here and play!" Brody ran to the door, went in and slam! Hunter shut the door. Not even kidding, two minutes later, Hunter, Ashton and Brody came out of the bedroom with a broken toy gun. They said that Brody had broke it. Hunter told me, "Brody broke it with his strong muscles. He drinks more milk than me and has really strong muscles." Hahaha!! Craig and I are still pretty suspicious about how the gun really broke. The timing seems a little funny, don't you think? Or maybe we should start calling Brody "muscle man".

Well, we have looked around and found Hunter a new gun. He is back to hunting for deer, pheasants, ducks, skunks, not raccoons because they're too cute he informed me, and whatever else he imagines that day.

Valentine's Day Food

Yesterday I wanted to do something special for the boys. Something that they would think was kind of fun. Something that would show them how much I really do love them. I'm pretty sure Brody didn't notice, but Hunter definitely did.

With each meal, I tried to incorporate hearts of some sort. Let's just say my heart cookie cutters were my friend yesterday. :)

For breakfast, we pulled out our heart waffle maker (a lovely wedding gift) and made homemade buttermilk waffles. Yum!

For lunch we used our cookie cutters and cut the bread into hearts to make heart-shaped grilled cheese. I enjoyed some tomato soup too :)

For supper, we made red heart jello-jigglers. The boys thought this was a lot of fun!

Auntie Melissa brought out Papa Murphy's pizza for supper, but we decided to put our own personal touch on it and cut Hunter's piece into a heart!

I had a lot of fun doing this year for the boys and think it will be something I will keep up in the year. Hope you had a Happy Valentine's Day filled with lots of love!

Future Olympian?

Last Wednesday night we were at Craig's grandparent's for supper. Hunter thought it would be fun to stack up the pillows to see if he could jump over them. He started with three, but after he had no problem clearing those, he added a fourth.
Not going to lie, I was pretty amazed at the air he got! We may have a future Olympian on our hands. Maybe then Lindsey Vonn will notice him. He still wants to marry her.

Missed his landing.

Leaping over the pillows!

Lucky's New Home

In May, we adopted our cat, Lucky, from the Humane Society. She is pretty much the best cat ever and tolerates the boys. Brody will practically tackle her thinking he's giving her a hug. And petting her is usually patting her. Hunter on the other hand will find a string of any sort and try to lasso her or make her a leash. He tells me that she really wants to go for a walk. For some reason, I have a hunch that she doesn't really want to.

The other day, Hunter was in the bathroom playing with water. He loves the sink...I will make another post about that :). I went to check on him to make sure that the bathroom wasn't getting flooded (Hunter's dream-more on that in another post). Fortunately it wasn't, but I did hear a faint meow come from somewhere. Immediately I questioned Hunter where Lucky was. He had the look of guilt written all over his face. Oh no, I thought. He proceeded to tell me that he made Lucky a new home and she really liked it. This is not the first time he has made Lucky a home. He will put a rug over a stool in hopes that she'll like it. He has written her name on cardboard boxes in hopes that she'll like it. But this time, I think he found one that she actually will like!

He then opened the closet and to my surprise I found Lucky curled up on a blanket purring away. She actually did like it. She found a nice soft spot where the boys wouldn't get her. However, I had to tell Hunter that even though it is a nice and comfy spot, she couldn't stay there. Disappointment was written across his face. But, I then explained that she didn't have her food or water or litter box. He was ok with that.

Lucky is not a fan of pictures.

Proud of his new home for Lucky. But with a slight look of I probably shouldn't have done this without asking my mom.