butterflies, birthdays and spaghetti...

Last week we visited the Butterfly exhibit at Powell Gardens. The butterflies (aka "futterfies")were pretty facinating and would land on your shoulder.

It was a very hot day so after the butterflies and a picnic, the kids cooled off in the fountain.....BIG hit!

Making some cool butterfly wings and antenna. Hudson is obsessed with the color "orange" right now so he used orange markers, crayons, construction paper and pipe cleaners for his!

Eating spaghetti with daddy. Hudson often requests "hudson sit dada" for dinner. Notice which fork Hudson is using and which fork daddy is using. Dad's dinner always tastes better for some reason! You can't see under the table but Hudson snagged two of John's mismatched socks and wore them all night. Of course they looked a bit more like knee highs than socks on him. He loves his daddy.....

At Logan's 3rd birthday party eating pizza and cake with Ainsley! We also got to meet Logan's two week old brother, William. He was born at 6 lbs and looked so tiny!

Hard at work fixing up things in his playroom. He LOVES tools and uses them pretty appropriately.

Playing with play dough with Gage. I never thought a plastic knife and some play dough would provide an hour of entertainment!

This week we are getting ready for our big trip to Destin, Florida this weekend. Hudson is very excited about going to the beach and pool. He is getting better at swimming solo with his wings on and still loves jumping off the side. We are still in the process of potty training. The kid loves to pee and poo outside....not kidding. If we don't see him for a few minutes out there he is most likely stripped down working on his business. He always lets us know right after which bush he peed in or where the "ucky's" are so I guess that is helpful. Although it sure beats changing dirty diapers, I am pretty sure our neighbors think we are nuts! He does ok inside the house but we still have some accidents. Maybe after our Florida trip we will work on it some more!

summer trip to St Louis

We just got back from a fun family trip to St Louis. Hudson enjoyed being able to watch Toy Story a few times in Dada's new car while sitting with a Woody and Buzz doll in his car seat. We barely heard a peep out of him the while way!

Hudson spent the night alone at Nana's house while John and I headed downtown St Louis to celebrate my 30th birthday. We got very spoiled by the Four Seasons hotel and had a fabulous dinner at Sidney Street Cafe followed by dessert with John and Dana at Bailey's Chocolate Bar. We can't wait to go back!
We took Hudson to the Museum of Transportation where there were trains galore and even one to ride! Hudson is obsessed with the color orange was was happy to find a train in this color!

Eating at one of my favorite eating establishments in St Louis - Lion's Choice!

Hudson with two of his favorite furry friends and one of his favorite aunties. Last night Hudson grabbed my purse, Dada's car keys and headed out the door as he told us he was going to Nana's house to see "Rocky and Rogan and Tanner(our dog) and Chloe and Nana and Sam and Dana and Pa".

Hudson had a blast in the pool with all of his "swim teachers". He went from holding on to you pretty tightly in the deep water to jumping off the diving board in just a few short days. By the time we left he was doing it without his many "spotters". Hudson loves to watch people jump in the pool. It just cracks him so he was thrilled to be able to jump himself!

28 weeks pregnant.....does this baby really have to grow another 6 lbs in the next 2 1/2 to 3 months?

Then Nana and Sam came back to KC with us and started helping put together Hudson's Big Boy room and his little brother's nursery. Pics to follow soon! The painters accidentally swapped the room colors so it is taking a little longer than we expected but will be worth the wait!

to the zoo with Gage and Mason

We took advantage of a "cool" July day to go the zoo with Gage and Mason. The boys all had a blast together on the train and carousel.