Hunter’s House

Today we got out and enjoyed the weather a bit (70 degrees in November–LOVE.IT.), then went over to my brother’s place to hang out and have dinner. My dad leaves bright and early tomorrow morning, so we needed to have one last weekend hoorah.

We all relaxed, talked, and watched football (even though there wasn’t a Bills game–bye week), and Kara made us all a baked ziti meal.

I’ve noticed that Hunter is doing this new thing now… When I go in for kisses on his little cheeks or lips, he opens his mouth wide and slobbers on me. Sometimes, he even grabs my face with both of his hands and pulls/holds my face to him. It’s hilarious, and I love it. It’s almost like he’s kissing back. In this pic, you can’t see, but he’s got his mouth open and is returning my affection by coating my cheek in his drool. :)
Dad and the kids
Hunter was holding himself up, in a standing position, using the coffee table. Maybe my “baby development” memory is failing me, but he seems young to be doing this. Strong little fella.
My dad brought Hunter this little toy, which is essentially an alligator car thingy. You push the button down on the top and it rolls itself across the floor. Dad was repeatedly pushing it so it’d scoot back and forth, and Hunter was LOVING it. He was completely fascinated by it, and then he started giggling at it. My dad had never heard him laugh like that in person (he’s seen video), so it was great. Plus it never gets old for any of us to see, either. We were all cracking up at this little guy and his belly laughs!
Just goes to show that it is the little things… he loves it!
Dad and the boys…

It’s hard to believe that my dad’s visit is over already. How come the good weekends always go by so fast? I’m hoping he’ll be back up to visit in early spring, but if not, I’d imagine he’ll be back for Hunter’s first birthday. But gahhhh I don’t even want to think about that yet. It’s hard enough to come to terms with the fact that he’s almost six months old already!