Just Being Kids

Check this out! We were fortunate enough to have a mother robin set up camp right outside our very own kitchen window. What a beautiful sight to behold!

They hatched yesterday! It's as if we have pets. This is the best kind though... The mother bird does all of the work and we just get the enjoyment aspect. NO SMELL. NO POOPS.
Hudson named them Quack, Duck and Chicken.

Little mover and shaker, Brielle, started wanting to walk this past month. She has been standing without holding onto anything since mid-April and has since tried to venture into moving those little legs like they're supposed to move. 

Since our sun-room tends to attract every bug from this humid land, we decided to start collecting. I'd say we have a pretty legit bug collection at this point. It didn't take long to get a beetle, ladybug, bumblebee, honey bee, mosquito, spider, moth, fly, gnat, an ant and some other bugs I don't know the names of...

Here's our lute. Hudson likes to go and just look at the bugs and seems to feel all sorts of manliness because he was part of the capture. 

AVOCADO BABY!!! This girl loves her avocados. It is by no means a clean endeavor though. She slathers herself in green deliciousness. She is definitely the best green goddess I've ever seen. 

Mother's Day picture: This is my favorite thing about Mother's Day...looking back and seeing how my little family is evolving as the years go on. I am a VERY proud mother of two of the cutest kids I know! This year Hudson pulled a Mr. Darcy and wished me a Happy Mama's Day and kissed my cheeks, nose, head, shoulders, elbows and knees (no encouragement from anywhere...just came up with it by himself:)) Melted my heart. 

April Showers, May Showers...Late Summer Flowers

Well...I already gave myself a good kick in the pants for being terrible about keeping up with what has been going on in our lives. I'm moving forward and going to be better:) Life has just been going in a million different directions I suppose!

This sassy picture of Bri baby was taken just before Easter. At this point, Bri was sitting up well, crawling and babbling up a storm. She is so full of life and happiness. It is contagious. She wants to be wherever big brother is and follows him around everywhere. Although Hudson is learning to share, and that can be pretty tough when you were once an only child...he is warming up to the idea and has learned to play "trade-sies" (I want that toy in your hands, so I'm going to give you this other toy and snatch your toy once you're distracted). How diplomatic.

Our cute little Hudson man. He has grown up sooo fast now that he is pro at wearing big-boy underwear, singing every song he's ever heard, and taking care of little B.

Hudson used to HATE when I would bring out the camera to catch a shot, but now that Bri is full of smiles whenever I bring out the camera, Hudson has changed his ways. He will lay right by her to be apart of the picture? Who is this new Hudson? Whenever we praise Bri for doing something, Hudson will immediately duplicate her action. Oh, Hudson:) Yes, we are validating his insecurities and praising him for cooing, sitting up, crawling, standing and smiles. I have two infants.

After bath/shower-time. Hudson looks adorable in his little towel. Just yesterday, when we were out running and the kids were in the stroller, I pointed out all the spring flowers including the DANDELION in the assortment. Later on in the day, when Daddy was fixing the car outside and we were playing on the lawn Hudson pointed to a dandelion and said, "Mom, look! A daddy-tiger!" I about busted a gut in laughter. Kids say the darnedest things.

After baths...nothing like a fresh smelling, lotioned-up baby! She seems to feel pretty good too. We have made our shower-only arrangement work. We put the whale infant tub in the shower and fill it up as the water runs on the two kids. They are such good sports! Yes, they are way too crunched in there...but it will make a good story down the road.

Bri has been doing this little crinkled nose look where she raises her eyebrows and tightens her lips. It cracks us up because it is usually accompanied by a funny little snorting/wheezing sound. She takes learning about expressions and facials to the next level and makes all sorts of combinations. A new face every day=}

Here is a picture of our two "pees in a whale". Bathtub water isn't the cleanest---even if one is potty trained. We scrub these two down REALLY well after they have their fun in this mini tub.