Hunter and His Friends

It has been a great summer with family and this week we enjoyed our friends as well! We were invited over to Sam and Troy's house to play, Ike and his family came over for dinner, and then we went also went to the pool with several friends as well. It was a great week and it is so much fun to see Hunter begin to interact more with his friends!


Sam and Troy and their mom, Rebecca, invited Hunter and I over for a playdate on their new swingset. It was very nice and Hunter had a great time with his friends! We also played inside and it's amazing how much fun other friend's toys are! haha. Thanks Millers for having us come play!

Sam was so cute when I asked him for a picture! He had a great smile! He did good on the swing and was able to stop and get off all by himself!

Tuesday night Ike and his mom and dad came over for dinner. They had been so nice to invite us over dinner that we wanted to do the same in return. We grilled hamburgers for dinner and had ice cream for dessert! Hunter and Ike really played good together.

The two boys looking out the window...cute!

Before Ike left, Hunter gave him a big hug. Hunter was a little overbearing and almost made Ike do a backflip!

A Couple of Cute Shots of "Hunner"

These are just a few shots of "Hunner" this past week. When we would ask Hunter his name, he has said "H" for quite a few months up until just a few days ago. Now when you ask him his name or he sees a picture of himself he says "Hunner." It sure is cute coming from a 15th month old!
This is "Hunner" after he woke up from a nap this week. I guess it is a good thing he has straight hair and we can calm this hair down after he wakes up! :)

What a great idea - a picnic at the lake!

Well that is what we thought...go to the park on the lake for a picnic and have loads of fun. Boy were we wrong. We have done this so many times but this day was different. Instead of packing a picnic, we just stopped by Chick-fil-A and grabbed us some lunch and took it out to South Cove Park on Lake Keowee. After we got there, we were invaded by flies!! YUCK!! So we thought maybe if we change tables then it would be better. Wrong again! After Hunter played a little and saw some boats, we headed to the house to eat our lunch! So much for a great idea. Here are a few pics of Hunter playing. The flies didn't seem to bother his fun...

There were so many sticks!

Mimi and Hunter pose for a cute pic before we pack up our picnic

An Evening of Fun

Last Thursday evening we had a good dinner with Mimi, Pops, and Grandma Donald and then spent the evening hanging out together. Hunter had fun showing everyone how good he is at climbing up the steps of his swingset!

Hunter and Pops had fun swinging together!

Then he walked around the yard with Mimi looking for rocks and sticks!

After an evening of playing hard outside, Hunter came in for a bath and to hang out with his Great-Grandma Donald!

"Think You"

Last Thursday Hunter fed himself with a spoon for the first time! We have put food on the spoon for him to put it up to his mouth before and he could do that, but he has never actually put the food on the spoon and put it into his mouth himself! I guess it just needed to be ice cream before he could do it! :) He is so funny because we each had a cup of homemade ice cream and were feeding him a little bit as we ate. Then he got the idea that if he said "Think (thank) you" then we would just give him the cup and spoon himself. So of course since Mimi and Pops were there, he ended up with his own cup and spoon and learned to feed himself for the first time! It was so cute!

4th of July

July 4th during the day was very low key for the Bowmans. Daddy got some work done around the yard and Hunter played on his swingset. Then that night we had some friends over for dinner, games, and just to hang out. We had such a good time and the butterfinger ice cream was great! I can't wait to have Amanda, April, and Scott over again. I forgot to take pictures that night, but here are a few from the day...
Daddy took Hunter on a jeep ride around the yard and down the street. Hunter loves any chance to ride with Daddy in his jeep, even if he can't go any further than our street!


These are just a couple of pictures Daddy took of Hunter playing on his swingset. I'm glad he enjoys being outside so much! What a great 4th we had!

Swimmin' with the Girls

Last Friday, Hunter and Mama went to Greenville to swim with Aunt Amy, Jenny, and Leigh at Jenny's apartment pool. We had so much fun and we'll have to do it again sometime!

Since swimming always makes you thirsty and hungry, Aunt Amy took Hunter over to the lounge chairs for a break from swimming and fed him and her a "nack". The picture above shows how excited he was about his snack!
Aunt Amy with a very tired boy after swimming. We were worried about him getting too much sun, so Mama put her shirt on him to keep him from burning.

Jenny and Hunter...Very soon, Jenny will have her own little guy to take to the pool! Hunter can't wait for his new buddy, Cai, to be born! Thanks Jenny for letting us come to swim at your pool with you!
This is what Hunter thought about Leigh! I guess he still remembers her from Christmas time trying to teach him that a Christmas tree says "moo!" He did however come around when she had some honey graham goldfish for him! Hunter can definitely be persuaded by food.

One Cool Dude!

Last week if you saw a little kiddie riding around in the back of a convertible mustang, it might have been HUNTER!! He was definitely one cool kid! He loved it! Daddy had a someone needing to borrow his truck, so we got to borrow his mustang. Knowing that we will never own one made it even more fun. Daddy took Hunter on several rides throughout the weekend and he had a blast....and so did Mama! :)

Boy does he think he's hot stuff! haha

Hunter's favorite part about having the mustang for a few days was getting to always be able to look for the moon. He has a fascination with the moon these days, so it was so neat that he could just point up to the sky and find the moon every evening. Later on that weekend, when we got the truck back, Hunter kept looking and pointing at the roof of the truck wanting Daddy to put down the top! haha What a fun-filled few days!

Happy Birthday "Sixie"!

While taking care of Pixie or "Sixie" as Hunter calls her, Hunter became very attached to "his new puppy!" The only problem was that Pixie is not such a young puppy ready to run from and be chased by Hunter. The week after Pixie went home, she had her 16th birthday! Hunter decorated her a birthday card and sent her a message about how much he missed her. This is a picture of "Sixie" reading her card from Hunter! haha

Wild Child!

Two weeks ago, Pops and Mimi came down to visit and Hunter wanted to take them to one of our favorite places to play - a playground in Clemson. We had a great time trying to get Hunter's gleaming smile as he flew down the big looping slide! We had to take his shoes off because they were slowing him down. What an adventurous kid we have when it comes to playground slides - the bigger and crazier, the better!

The Boys Hang Out in Seneca...

A couple of weeks ago, Hunter's cousins - Britt and Caleb came down with Aunt Amanda. We had a great visit and can't wait for them to come back again soon! Hunter really enjoyed hanging out with his cousins and aunt!

Britt and Caleb played "baketball" with Hunter. Hunter now thinks that all balls are "baketballs." It is so funny when he makes a basket, he wants you to clap. He puts the ball in the goal and turns to make sure you clap for him!

Britt and Caleb also built blocks with him. Hunter played just like he does with Daddy - let them build it and then him destroy it!

What a cute pic of the three cousins!

We met Daddy at Chick-fil-A for lunch that day. Although Hunter will not eat meat or any kind of potatoes (which is what you eat at Chick-fil-A), he never forgets how much he likes their milkshakes. If we are getting a milkshake, it has to be on the way out the door or after everyone has finished eating. As you can see from the pictures above, Britt and Caleb offered to share their milkshake with Hunter. What they didn't know was that they would not get it back and it would be in Hunter's possession until it was finished! What a great time Hunter had hanging out with his cousins!