Adventure Science Center

Today Hunter went in for his polio shot and a blood test. He was AMAZINGLY braze with both. Terry was able to go to the Dr. with us to witness the bravery. We followed up our Dr. visit with a trip to the Adventure Science Center.

Hunter on the Moon Walk

 The Science Center had so many great exhibits. We especially enjoyed the Moon Walk. It allowed us to experience what it was like to walk on the moon. The harnesses were a little uncomfortable, but it was a unique experience.

 The Body Works display also had a lot of great activities. We played a laser game where we were able to shoot at germs. There was also a Grossology quiz that was interesting.

Hunter also went on a roller coaster simulator which took him upside down. He was going to go on it a second time, but his leg started getting extremely sore from his shot. He requested a wheelchair to get him to the car, but the museum did not have any accessible. It was a great day!!!

The most handsome Cub Scout!

Hunter had his first Cub Scout meeting tonight. He was SO excited! We have been having fun getting through school work and learning the area. Wednesday Hunter goes into the Dr. for a blood test and polio shot. Thursday we are off to the Adventure Science Center!!

Ready to report!

Awesome Chicago by Hunter Atwood

I had an amazing trip to Chicago and enjoyed several things. My favorite things were going on the Ferris wheel at Navy Pier going on the subway and the Atwood café. The Ferris wheel at Navy Pier was totally cool. I enjoyed going up into the city and seeing the city lights. I relished the time we spent on the subway. It was cool to think we were traveling under the streets. Finally I enjoyed a great meal at Atwood café. I enjoyed eating at a restaurant that was named after my last name. I think everyone should go to Chicago.

Hunter at Buckingham Fountain after the Field Museum

Ferris Wheel at Navy Pier

Hunter at the Shedd Aquarium

We made it to Chicago this afternoon and spent the afternoon playing on Michigan Avenue. I finally got my fix of Garrett's popcorn - cheese mixed with carmel of course. Very yummy! Hunter enjoyed the cheese the best. We had dinner tonight at Atwood Cafe - a place Terry and I would eat when we lived here. We also drove Hunter past the flat where we lived when I was pregnant.

After we checked into the hotel, we had a special visitor delivered to our room  - a fish we named "Guppy". Hunter was so excited to have him with us; although he is very concerned for the fish's well being. Tomorrow we are heading to The Field Museum for some fun.

Also wanted to post a photo of Hunter - we went to the park last week before his Mandarin lessons at the Brentwood Library. It was such a nice day out; we had to fit in some time outdoors. He found a small creek toward the back of the park.

Forgot my camera connector in TN while we were in TX so I was not able to post. Attached is a video of Hunter and his friend Matthew playing a new game he received for his birthday called Wii Active Life Explorer.We had a great time in TX seeing friends. We spent the weekend before Hunter's birthday at the Hyatt Lost Pines with his friend Matthew.

Today we are off to Indy (after Hunter's Mandarin classes)for the night and then on to MN to see my mom. All my brothers and sisters will be at home this weekend. Hunter is excited to see his uncle Jack. This week we had our first Ambassador and Debate club meeting - it was very fun. I think we will enjoy this!

Hunter and Matthew at Lost Pines.

Such a long time since I've posted. We've had some issues with our internet provider. Today Oakwood switched our service provider and now we seem to be up and running. We've been very busy. Last week we went to the Williamson County Fair.  Hunter was able to go on all the rides since he is now over 52" tall. Terry and I said he could do anything but the upside down rides. You can see a video of him on the ride here.
We had a great time.

Hunter at the county fair.

At the Buffalo Bill show 

Alison and Hunter on the Banana

On Thursday we went to Nashville Shores with Alison, Thomas and Stacy Korn. Hunter went to kindergarten/first grade with Alison in CA. Their family moved to Franklin this summer - we are happy to have old friends here. Alison and Hunter really enjoyed going on all the water rides; including the Banana which we were AMAZED they went on - it was a pretty intense ride.

Saturday we had a get together with the Pack 14 Cub Scouts. They will begin meeting in September. Today Hunter moved into his 4th grade Sunday School class at church. Lots of fun stuff happening.

Hunter and I will be heading back to Texas on either Wed/Thursday. Hunter asked if he could celebrate his birthday with his friends there. Terry will fly in on 24th and we will all drive back to TN on the 29th so we can be ready to start back to our school activities on the 30th.

Tuesday was a fun day for Hunter! He had his first Mandarin lesson with Zhu Yang (Susan). She is a student at Vanderbuilt University who does Mandarin lessons on the side. What a GREAT teacher for Hunter. She is very kind and covers a lot of things during his lessons. She was impressed Hunter was so ambitious with taking on Mandarin for his foreign language and wanted to know why. He replied, "I like Chinese food."

Tuesday night we went to an informational meeting on the Ambassador Club for homeschoolers. This club does debate, impromptu speeches and a student senate. It is a great club that is held every Tuesday night. The kids do about 1 - 1 1/2 hours of learning and spend time with a mime instructor who works with them on non-verbal communication. Then we break for a potluck dinner, followed by another hour of apologetics. I think Hunter will get a lot out of it.

This club came at a great time. We have been reading about William Wilberforce - he spent a lot of time "foyning" with his friends. Foyning is a game of sorts where you and a group of other people compete to see who can make the group laugh the most by telling a good joke or making a witty comment. This is now all Hunter wants to do. He still has a hard time coming up with material.

Wednesday we got together with our friends from CA who moved to the Nashville area over the summer. It was so much fun for Hunter to get together with their daughter Allison who he went to school with in 1st grade. She also has a little brother, Thomas, who is full of energy. They spent the day swimming - it was 103 degrees. After a full day of swimming, Hunter laid on the couch from about 6pm until he went to bed - he had a little bit of a sunburn.

Today Hunter finished his poster on the Owl Monkey. He had to do a poster for an animal from South America and part of our study of South America. He did a great job finding information on the computer about the monkey and making a poster. I failed to bring scissors with me to TN, so we had to borrow some.

Hunter with his poster on the Owl Monkey