Below is a picture of Hunter with his certificate showing he completed "All About Spelling - Level 3",  Terry and I are very proud of him. We will begin level 4 next week.

 Hunter had two of his friends, Matthew and Kolton, spend the night Friday. They were up until well after 11 and woke up at 6am. The spent Saturday at NASA with Matthew's parents celebrating Matthew's birthday. Terry and I missed having Hunter around for the day, but we got to hang out with each other for the day which was very fun. When Hunter got back home I was telling him how much I missed him and he said, "I forgot I even had a mom while I was gone today." What?

Today we are hoping the rain holds off. Hunter recently started participating in a tennis camp at Cinco Ranch High School every Sunday from 6-8pm. The last two weeks the camp has been canceled due to rain. This week Hunter upgraded his racket and is excited to try it out. Not sure- the skies are looking pretty gray! Hunter and I went out on Monday over lunch to hit some balls. He is starting to work on his serve with Coach Justin. It is nice to have him at a level where we can go out and hit balls around.

This week is another busy week for us with school. Last week we started division. We also learned how to multiply a one digit number for multi-digit numbers  (5 x 3158). From now until the end of his 3rd grade math book, there is a ton a material to cover. In grammar we are working on proof-reading. This isn't as difficult for Hunter as he has been doing it since 1st grade. I know he is appreciating some easy material in grammar right now - so far the year has been one new topic after another. In science we are studying rocks. History the Constitution, and we are also continuing our geography. For writing we are finishing up learning how to write fiction stories and then we move on to how to write reports.

Hunter recently posted the below signs on his door. The first one prompts you to enter in the pass code in order to access his room. I told him I didn't have a pass code - he looked at me, raised his eyebrows and promptly closed the door on me. I told him I would put a pass code on the pantry door if he didn't let me in. He then opened the door.

The second sign says "Danger. poison and toxic gases that may cause severe or fatal injuries. Do not enter."

The other day Hunter was bemoaning that fact that adults could use the "s" word - in our house that is stupid - and kids could not. Terry and I explained that even adults should not use this word. We then made a deal with him that if he heard Terry or I use that word, we would have to pay him a quarter. He said, "This is so easy. I'll just hang out with Dad when he watches a Kentucky game. I'll be rich."

For the record, he has not collected any money from Terry. I got caught twice. Once I said stupid. The other time I was in the game room doing my Wii Active workout and said, "Oh God!" while I was doing my flutter kicks. Hunter heard me from across the house. I think I could have argued that I was legitimately calling out to God for help and therefore it was a prayer. But instead I just paid the quarter.