My Favorite Little Dude

The Adventure Begins

The other day, I babysat one of the best kids I know. Nichole Chetti-Bush, my mother, and Marsha Hook, our family friend, love to go on runs after school on Wednesdays and Fridays. On that particular Friday, Marsh's son, Hunter, had come to the high school early by bus and had no one to watch him while they were on their run. I have always loved playing and being with Hunter, so my mom came up with the great idea to have me babysit while they were exercising. I, of course, agreed and couldn't wait to see him.

Dancin' and Singin' 

After school, I hurried up to Marsha's classroom to see Hunter. He gave me a big hug and we rushed over to my mom's room. My mom and Marsha went on their run and left us to it. Hunter really wanted to play music, so I got on YouTube and played some Imagine Dragons. We danced to the songs for a while, not caring about anything else. Hunter would sing at the top of his lungs and spin around the room as I laughed and thought about how nice it must be to be so carefree and happy.

Our Masterpiece 

Then, we went to my mom's board and drew pictures of ourselves. I drew him while he drew me, but then he didn't want to do that anymore and told me to draw myself while he drew a clock. For some unknown reason, we then drew a very detailed and large clock on the board and periodically changed the time on our masterpiece.

Desk Ninjas

We played tag for a while and ran around the room and in between the desks. I learned that Hunter is very fast and an aggressive tagger, and can say with complete certainty that he won every round. After tag, we became expert desk ninjas and climbed around the room doing our best not to fall into the "lava." We jumped from desk to desk trying to escape the maze that had us trapped.

My Little Friend

Eventually my mom and Marsha finished their run and Marsha claimed her wild one again. I said goodbye to the lovable, fun, sweet, and amazing little Hunter about ten times before we parted. Once they were gone, I missed being around Hunter's infectious smile and youth. He made me want to appreciate all the little things and reminded me to keep on being imaginative. I hope I can continue to help out and babysit my little friend again soon.