Suddenly

 Hunter is getting very close to my absolute favorite age of little ones.  Right around 18 months, the little babies that have been so baby-ish become these tiny people full of their own personalities full of joy about everything life has to offer.

Hunter is seventeen months and it feels like suddenly he wants to be a part of everything his older siblings are doing.

He has always loved watching them and he has always giggled and been entertained by them... but suddenly he is big enough to want to be a part of the games.

This past weekend, he was determined to play restaurant with Tracey and Caroline (whether they were going to include him or not) and he had such fun ringing the bell they had set out for costumers and then trying to get ahold of their spatulas to help with the cooking.  If they are running around, he wants to run with them.  If they are doing yoga, he wants to do yoga with them.  He officially wants to be a part of every game that's going and, and thankfully, his older siblings think it is adorable and are really good about including him.

Frankly, this is perfect timing because our new baby is about a month from making his or her arrival, and it will be wonderful to have Hunter taking an interest in some activities with the big kids.