Update of our first week of school

We survived the first week of school!! Hunter is doing a great job and is able to work much more independently this year. He is an amazing student! We did not have school on Friday because Terry took the day off from work - so we played this weekend. It was a fun time and I think we all needed some extra time together. Hunter especially liked going to the local pool on Saturday. Last Thursday Hunter got his new reading glasses!!! Since we will be doing A LOT of reading this year, we were happy to have them.

Hunter working with his new reading glasses

Hunter's school room

Dining room

We are getting settled into our corporate apartment. We told Hunter he will get to experience what it is like living in Manhattan or Japan. I've included some photos for you to get an idea of our living situation. As you can see, we've had to multipurpose many rooms.

Kitchen

Living Room/Hunter's bedroom.

Food Network has nothing on me! Anyone can cook up a great meal with a full kitchen and all the utensils at your fingertips - try doing a full meal with three pans, one baking dish and a spatula. Well, actually we have more than that, but you get my point. Dishes are done every night since there are only four of them!

Master Bedroom/Game Room

Hey - who is that handsome guy? It's Terry hanging out in our living room. I forgot our wireless router from home - BIG MISTAKE! No Wifi here - we are plugged in! Thankfully Terry can use his data plan on his iPad or I would be at Best Buy right now!

We brought a cot for Hunter to sleep in, but he prefers to take all the back cushions off the couch and uses it for his bed. We tell him he has the biggest bedroom in the complex!



Finally the master bedroom which also serves as the game room. Hunter has his Wii hooked up in here. He looks comfortable doesn't he? He did a lot of swimming today with Terry so he is exhausted.

After several months of vacation, today was the first time we were able to go to church as a family since MAY!!!  We had a wonderful time - Hunter enjoyed his class. He reported back that there is another boy named Hunter in his class.

Tomorrow Hunter starts a week-long class called Criminal Investigation Chemistry. It is for 9-12 year old kids. They are going to learn how to use science to solve crimes. Now if you steel his cookie, he'll be able to figure out who did it. This week our friends from CA who moved here this summer are also back in town. We look forward to catching up with them!!