From Balin & Athena 3.1

The Hunt clan has survived our first full year as a family of four and it has been full of excitement and adventure.

We recently celebrated Athena’s first birthday with a party that included some of our friends from the neighborhood. While Athena was a bit overwhelmed, Balin and the other kids had a great time playing with the balloons.

From Balin & Athena 3.1

From Balin & Athena 3.1

As expected, Athena is on track to be long and lean like the Hunt boys. At her recent check-up she was 30.25 inches long (90th percentile) and 19 pounds, 9 ounces (25th percentile). Our little girl must have some crazy metabolism, as she eats all the time. It is not unusual for her to spend over an hour eating dinner. Anyway, this means we’ll continue to keep her car seat facing backwards for a while and Athena will continue to walk her way out of some of her less snug jeans.

Athena is sleeping most nights and she makes us smile with her waves and chatter. She always wants to be around Balin, and he is happy to play with his little sister–except when he is trying to park his cars.

Here is a rare photo of both kids looking in approximately the same direction. Check the album for a few more.

From Balin & Athena 3.1