Giggling brothers

Kansas City...Kansas City here Nana comes

Guess who found a house in Kansas City....NANA! We are so excited. She found a DARLING little house complete with a white picket fence in our old neighborhood in Brookside. If we still lived at our old house we could have walked to her house! But we are so excited to visit her there! One more month....

Hudson enjoyed looking at houses for Nana and every time we pull into a new neighborhood he will ask if we are looking for houses for Nana and if that house is open? Guess he takes after Pa....or maybe he just likes the candy he can sometimes find!

20 weeks old!

Frosty the "No-man"

Literally, the following day after the last post with the "spring" pictures were taken, we got hit with more then 7 inches of snow! It didn't last long though and Hudson had a great time helping Nana build a Frosty the Snowman which Hudson pronounces more like "No-man".

A sneak peak of SPRING!

We have had a few nice days here this week with weather in the upper 60s. This has been very welcomed after a very long and cold winter here in KC. We are ignoring the forecast which is predicting a snowstorm tomm! Only in the midwest would this weather pattern happen.

Jack's first time in the swing - giggled the whole time!

Our first wagon ride with two!

In his KU attire for the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Hudson playing with his Mickey Mouse and Toy Story playsets. Apparently they all know each other and are good friends.

Jack is 19 weeks old!

The new face he makes!

Happy THIRD Birthday, Hudson!

Today is Hudson's real birthday! Boy has it been fun to celebrate for a week (thanks to the March Madness schedule!) and we still have tickets to Disney on Ice coming up next weekend. It is hard to believe he is three already but he certainly is a delight. He loves music and most often bounces around the house singing a tune. He has turned into a very sensitive little boy and is often heard saying "I sorry" along with a gentle little pat a few minutes after a tantrum or if is told no to something. He also loves to say (or should I say yell) "I WUV you" to baby Jack or when he ends a phone conversation. He is a great big brother and so sweet to baby Jack. He loves to come up to him and say "Hi, Lil' buddy" and is the first to comfort him if he makes a little peep. He is also very protective when other children try to touch him. It is already beginning!

He also has picked up a phrase "Mommy, don't eat it all, OK?". Really? Do I ever eat his food that has been sneezed on, touched by his often messy hands???? You would think so (ok maybe leftover ice cream)! I think he got such a reaction after he first said it when John and I cracked up though that now it is a common phrase. Awesome. I also make him come out of the same door as I get Jack out of in the car and he likes to say "I am coming mommy. Don't close the door, ok??" as if I am going to slam the door on him. He sure makes us laugh every day. We are now to the point though that just sometimes we get a little nervous about what random statement he will tell random people in public.

This week we had our first urgent care visit for Hudson (not bad for three years, right?). After his Buzz and Woody birthday bash, we had dinner at our new favorite Mexican place. When Hudson was getting down off the booth, he fell back and hit his head pretty hard in the corner of a wall. We thought he was fine till he woke up at midnight telling us he needed his "buzz and woody" ice pack and that his head hurt. He would only fall back asleep for short periods of time before waking up crying again. Finally at 3am, I leave John and Jack at home and we take him to the ER. We were fortunate to get in right away and also to see one of my favorite doctors I used to work with downtown. While I am telling her the story, she has already peaked in his ear and found an ear infection! Needless to say, that was the most excited we had been for him to have an ear infection! Hudson thought he was great fun to visit the doctor and when we left at 4am he wanted to go to the store and get a Fozzie and Kermit shirt like the RN had. Geesh......

This week we also had the boys' in for their checkups. Hudson had a shot and I was a little unsure how he would react since it had been so long. He was so preoccupied seeing what kind of bandaid the RN had that he didn't even react. Poor Jack got a few shots too but did just great. Here are their stats (for the grandparents:)).

Hudson - 3 years

height - 38 3/4 inches (80th percentile)

weight - 35 lbs (80th percentile)

Jack - 4 months

height - 26 inches (80th percentile)

weight - 17 lbs 15 oz (90th percentile....oh my gosh)

Celebrating Hudson's birthday with a special trip to the new Frozen Yogurt bar. Hudson was in hog heaven with the orange bowls, orange chairs, and the million different kind of candy toppings. He even had to go back in line to get a second bowl of more "vitamins" (aka gummy bears) to finish off his ice cream.

Hudson got completely spoiled again on his birthday. Here he is with a Buzz and Woody chair that came all of the way from Florida from Aunt Sis. Among the favorites are a new play kitchen (blue of course), many new Toy Story books that he loves from Aunt Sam and Emily, a Mickey Mouse pillowcase that he uses as a blanket from Nana, Toy Story stickers for his room and a Mickey Mouse figurine set.

Jack has found his toes! I know at this age Hudson was eating them but I think there is a little too much fluff in between to get them there! Jack is so big we have to put diaper cream in his neck because he gets a rash there.

He is still the happiest guy around though and giggles and smiles all of the time.

Hudson is turning THREE!!!!

This past weekend we had an early celebration for Hudson birthday along with about 20 friends (under the age of four!) and their families. We went to one of his favorite play places called Little Monkey Bizness and we all had a great time! Sporting his new "3" shirt made by Nana
Sliding with his favorite play mate, Aunt Sam

Family picture including Sam at Hudson's request

Darling "Buzz and Woody" birthday cupcakes made by Nana

Climbing with buddies Luke and Henry

Blowing out three candles! The last one was a bit of a challenge for Hudson and screamed "I did it" really loudly when he finally got it out. He was very proud!

The infamous Buzz and Woody cake made by Nana. Hudson has been getting up every monring for the past three weeks asking if it was time for his Buzz and Woody cake. He was SOOOO excited when he walked in the room and saw it. His face was priceless as he started counting his characters to see if all eight were there! We did have to laugh that Buzz had a little arm injury on the transport over from St Louis and Hudson was very worried about his missing arm. We somehow misplaced it at the party and he kept talking about it. Well finally Hudson spotted Buzz on one of his balloons and was so happy that it was "fixed" when he saw that Buzz had two arms. Oh, the mind of a three year old!

Jack's three month photo shoot

Here are some pictures of Jack taken at about 3 months old. We found a photographer that we just love and this is she wrote on her blog post about his session.

Rolls. Cheeks. Toes. Bellies.

That adorable stage where they cling to you like little monkeys and bury their heads into your shoulder. That look-at-me-grab-my-toes-and-roll-from-my-back-to-my-tummy-excitement. He's got all those things topped big big blue saucers.

I'd say mom stands half a chance of ever saying no to this face. Ever. But who am I kidding?

Meet Jack. Sweet little baby fix of all those things we love.

16 weeks old!

I am finally catching up on some blog posts after our computer came back after being sent to CA for some repair. I added a few posts tonight so be sure to scroll down through a few. It has been really chilly here in KC so we put this snowsuit on Jack before going to dinner one night. After about five minutes in the car, Jack was fussing which is really unusual for him. So once we get there and get him out of his carseat the poor kiddo is just drenched in sweat. Apparently fat babies don't need snowsuits.....

6-12 clothes. Hudson wore these when he six and seven months old and we thought he was big. He is a tank.