Today is Hunter's actual birthday! Four years ago today, I became an Aunt to my second nephew named Hunter. Yep, my only two nephews are both named Hunter! Only confusing some of the time. They are both special to me. Little Hunter as we call him around our house is now a big boy. Four years old and so mature. I see a little Amanda sometimes-he does love a party after all. He is very hospitable too, which cracks me up. He told me a few weeks ago, "Jesse, would you like some cantaloupe to take home?". He is just thoughtful like that and so cute in how he asks it.
I remember vividly four years ago like it was yesterday, driving to the hospital with my Dad. He fussed about my driving the whole way.....even though he taught me and he's kind of a.....we'll say "distracted" driver at times. Anyway, we saw Amanda for a while, then we waited. And waited. They told us to go get lunch while Amanda napped. Dad and I hit a Pizza Hut buffet, which was an experience in and of itself, and a story for another day. When we returned a short time later, Wayne came out and said "He's here." I swear, Wayne was almost stampeded at that point. He was the cutest little thing and we were all in love immediately! I remember going to see him almost every night, babysitting on every holiday I had from work, taking him to lunch every Saturday, just soaking him up! He's so big now and heading to pre-school in the fall and I am a bit sad at that. Where did the time go? That means my kids aren't far behind. But it's also a neat milestone, as I look forward to picking him up from pre-school when nobody else can, going to watch his little school programs, watching him in the Homecoming parade and May Day, and all the things that come with school. A new chapter, a new season of life. Amanda and I've been mothers to toddlers for a while now, and now that's changing and one of us has a pre-schooler. Weird. But okay....I'm starting to be okay with it.
So, Happy birthday to Hunter! I'm excited for all this new year will bring him, our little cowboy who loves his pet rabbits, his Aunts (especially Lys), Tom & Jerry, Thomas the Train, swimming, soccer, helping his Daddy in the yard, and all the stuff little boys love. It will be your best year yet!!!!
Love, Aunt Sissy (wait, he's big now so I'm no longer Aunt Sissy-sniff, sniff....I'm Jesse)
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