Backyard Fun

I took some pictures of the boys playing outside yesterday. Will rode his four wheeler, and Jack cruised in his firetruck. We had so much fun, especially since the mosquitos are out of the picture, and the boys are able to enjoy their outdoor play to the fullest without being attacked! Only one of our smaller trees is shedding its leaves. Even though there are only a few leaves on the ground, it was enough to amuse the boys all afternoon. We'll just have to postpone raking the leaves for a while! So, I guess there is a touch of fall to these wonderful pictures.

-Maartje

Catch me if you can daddy!

We love fall

Jack just cracks me up:)

Jack showing mommy dirt he picked up.

Will holding a crunchy leaf.

Happy Birthday Adam!

We celebrated Adam's 30th birthday at our house on Thursday. Adam wanted finger foods and a Dairy Queen Ice cream birthday cake... which by the way it was "delicious". We all made a dish and ended with so much food similar to a buffet. We had sandwiches, bite size pizza's, nachos & rice, pigs and blanket, and so on. By the way, thank you Mom, Dad, Angie and Amy everything was yummy!! Will and Jack thank you for running laps around the house...you are always the highlight of a party!!:)LOL. Adam had so much fun. To this I want to add how thankful I'm to share moments like these together. I love you Adam, Happy Birthday!
-Maartje

Bulldogs, or Trick or Treat?

We decided to have a party at Nana's and Papa's instead of dressing up and trick or treating. Recently I have been behind on blogging so I'm posting pictures of the boys carving pumpkins and having a party at Nana's. So much for the big party bulldogs! Oh well, there's always next year :) Go DAWGS! So far Jack has been expanding his vocabulary and of course I'm so very proud of him. He seems to be adding a new word each day and he expresses himself very firmly (if you know what I mean). Adam and I are having the time of our lives with Will and Jack. The things they come up with are, well, let me just say funny and silly!! They seem to be becoming best of friends!!
-Maartje

Will getting messy!

Scooping was his favorite

Does the pumpkin look like Jack?

We love cheering for the DAWGS:)

Will loves Aunt Angie!

Family Picture(before the game). Matthew, Cacey & Elijah we miss you!

Will: 3 1/2 going on 10 (huh)?

So what a great way to update our blog today. Can you believe this? As we were eating lunch today, William decided that he is all grown up and wants to skip ahead nearly 6 years of his life. All because he wants a brand new convertible mustang that he'd like to drive with his new best friends. These friends are from school and he has yet to talk to. Aubrey, Anna and Riley are repeated names that come up every chance Will gets the chance to speak! I would like to share a couple of videos of never seen before footage of Will when we he used to be a tot:) Oh yea, and I dont want to leave out my sweet Jack, he turned 16 months today and so far has 7 words in his vocabulary: pees(please),tan-koo(thankyou), bah(ball), cah(car), bach(book) and the classics mama and dada. Needless to say he's not a talker but he seems to understands everything we say.


-Maartje

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