Father's Day 2009

For about the last 30 years, the Meisters have been meeting up with the McPhersons in St. Michaels, MD for crabs, followed by a ferry ride to Oxford, MD for ice cream and a trip to the park. We are really creatures of habit!

Kerry and I tried to take Hunter when he was a week old, but haven't been back since. The meal is a long one and it is an almost 2 hour drive each way, difficult with little ones.

Well we tried it again yesterday. Kerry ate a crab cake sandwich so if the kids needed to get out and run he would be ready...it was a good call, they did. They really enjoyed the park after lunch, Hunter didn't want to leave, surprise. But the car ride home was tough. We hit the returning beach traffic on the way home and the ride was long. They both slept in the car on the way home, but it made for really late bedtimes. Will we try it again next year? The jury is still out.....Happy Father's Day Kerry and Dad!!

Hunter's Party at School

I was able to get out of work early to celebrate Hunter's birthday at school with him. We baked cupcakes the night before and he was so excited to celebrate with his friends!


When he came home from school he wanted to go for dinner at the "small" Mexican restaurant up the street, then in keeping with tradition went for ice cream and to play at the park.

When we got home he opened presents before bed. I think he had a great day!

I'm 4!

What a year it has been! Hunter is an active, talkative and fun kid who loves his friends, being outside and riding his bike. It hasn't always been the easiest year, he has a tough time dealing with being told no and has had many, many tantrums. Once he starts getting out of control it is hard to bring him back down again. We are working on getting him to express his feelings with words instead of screaming, but so far we haven't been successful.

He is such a good big brother and Luke adores him. He is extremely gentle with him and usually Luke ends up hurting Hunter if they are wrestling and not the other way around.

Hunter is obsessed with all things super hero, wants to be spiderman when he grows up, frequently asking what he as to do to get super powers and can often be seen walking around in full costume.

My hope for the next year is that he begins to learn to control his emotions more and not lose control so easily. He is so fun to be around when he is the "good Hunter!"

Another Reunion

My godmother (my mother's cousin) was in MD for a wedding a couple weeks ago and took a side trip to meet Hunter and Luke for the first time and spend some time with us. It was a great visit and I hope we don't have to wait so long for another!

Hunter and I took a couple days off to go visit my friend Amy in Yorktown VA. Amy has two boys, Drew who is 5, and Dean who is 4, so they all had so much fun together. We went to a state park to see turtles swimming in the canal and hike some trails. The next day we went to the beach, and they got to see 2 really large ships pass by (a major highlight!)

It was way too short a visit, we will have to plan another soon!