Not so Independent.
This 4th of July brought about one small glimmer of independence followed by a huge dose of reality. Earlier in the day, the kids, Ken and I were soaking up some sunshine in the morning out on our front deck (pronounce that in a New Zealander accent for fun. If you don't know what I mean, check out the hilarious YouTube video here .) Hunter was being his little terrorist self, running to the edge of the not completed deck and giving us heart attacks every minute or two. Alexa has a new game that she likes to play with Hunter. It's called "Kiss the baby!" Alexa has a worn out baby doll that she has recently taken a liking to, and has been schooling Hunter in the art of parenting. His first trick is to hold the baby nicely while stroking it's head and crooning "Nice baby" over and over again. His second trick, and the one Alexa is the most proud of, is that she will kiss the baby on the head, hand the baby to Hunter, who will also plant a sloppy