First day of Preschool

Wow! Our little William has finally started school. And although it is just 3-year-old preschool, and may not count, I'm taking this milestone seriously. His first day was Monday, and he did better than we expected. He never cried or showed fear, and seems to enjoy his teacher and classmates. We are so proud of how well he is doing. The funniest thing is the way he pronounces school. He refers to his latest series of adventures as "schoo - ell". Ha ha - I love it!

-Maartje

Heading off to school with a big smile and brand new backpack!

It's summertime!

After a long time of planning baby Jack's 1st birthday party, we were in desperate need of a great summer fun vacation. We all (Adam's family and us) enjoyed one week of fun without keeping up with the time. As they like to call it in St. George, we were on "island time." As we all know keeping up with posting pictures is not my thing, but here are a few that have been wanting to share.

-Maartje

Celebrating that I'm now 1 and walking!!

Jack looks apprehensive, but he loved it!

Aww, Jack loved the beach.

Will and his cousin Elijah having a blast in this basket.

Daddy taking Will into the water.

Famiy picture at the beach house

From July '08 to April '09

So, usually Adam would be on top of this blog thing but with school and work he has very little to no time to post. Here is a brief summary of what has been happening in the Hopper household these past 8 months. Oh yea, this means more pictures than summary.

-Maartje

Jack at 3 months

Nichols' family reunion

Jack first rolls over in his crib

Another milestone: Jack pulls himself to his feet

Will turns 3, with Christmas right around the corner

Decorating the tree

Visiting the Georgia Aquarium

A weekend stay in the north Georgia mountains

Jack learning to walk

Jack's first Easter

Will and Jack after their Easter egg hunt

Our little angels

Sleepy Jack

Hot Summer

It's been really hot this month (duh... July in Georgia), so we got Will one of those inflatable kiddie pools for the back yard. Here's some pics of him playing in the water, and giving Katie a much appreciated drink at the same time.

-Adam

Fireworks

Here is the picture that I told you I was going to post. On the 3rd of July, the city of Warner Robins had their big fireworks display, so we took the kids out for ice cream and to see the show. We figured that actually going into the stadium with a 2-year-old and 1-month-old might not be the best idea, so we picked a out a spot in the parking lot with a good view of the sky above the stadium. I backed into the spot and we opened up the tailgate on the 4Runner. This is a picture that Maartje took while we were waiting for the show to start.

-Adam

Picnic Lunch

I got a three-day break right around the fourth of July, and we decided to have a little mini vacation. On the third we went up to the Air Force base for a picnic. They have a small campground area with a playground and some picnic tables all overlooking a lake. After playing on the playground for a while, we ate our peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and then took a walk around the lake. This was really fun day. Later that night we went to the stadium in town to watch the fireworks display. I'll put up a picture of that next time.

-Adam

Spending Time With The Kids

Well if you wanted to see bad pictures of me, and some cute pictures of the kids, you've come to the right place. The first pic is Will and me and one of my favorite hobbies: playing Madden on the old Xbox. Secondly, we have me sleeping on the couch, with Jack sleeping on me. If you ever have the opportunity to nap on the couch with a baby sleeping on your chest, take advantage of it. It might not be the best sleep you've ever had, but there's no better feeling in the world.

-Adam