Painting the driveway

I made some sidewalk paint the other day that I saw on my new favorite website (www.pinterest.com) and it was a huge hit. All you do is add equal parts of cornstarch to water then add some food coloring. 

Jack painted for a few minutes then was more interested in dumping the paint, then looking right at Hudson to see what kind of reaction he would get. Such a stinker!

the "in trouble" face

But then he heard the doggies across the street and it was all better

Cleaning up with the hose was just as much fun

Jack turned 20 months last week! It is so hard to believe he will be two in a few months! Although he is quite a handful these days, he cracks us up and is still a sweet, cuddly little guy. Every time he gets hurt, he will run over and tell you which body part he hurt and give you a big hug complete with pats. His new favorite phrases are "I do" (I do it) and "mine" complete with a scowl which he clearly expressed at a playgroup last week. If he can't find you he will run around repeating "mommy" or "daddy" till he finds you then scream your name in excitement when he finds you! Just like his brother, he can spot Buzz or Woody anywhere and is saying their names well too. He is talking up a storm these days and attempting to repeat everything you say. He loves to say "chugga chugga choo choo" over and over again. If he hears any one ask a question he will raise his hand and say "ME!". He also claps and says "yay" at the end of every song!

Hudson has also been growing and changing so much lately. We just completed two months of his first swim lessons and although he isn't swimming independently yet, he is making some progress. Some days, he thinks is quite a bit older than he actually is as he tries to do many things we do that he is not old enough for. He is such a planner and plans steps for everything with his "I got a good idea" phrase. He always wants to know what we are doing next or tomm (after the sun comes up). A few weeks ago, he drew a family picture then pretty much on his own took a picture with my phone, then texted it to daddy at work. He loves to send him messages throughout the day and luckily daddy has unlimited messaging! He is such a smartie with technology and teaches us new things all the time. After we read books and lay with him for a few minutes at bedtime he has turned into quite a chatterbox. He has been repeatedly asking for me to grow him a baby brother and sister in his belly Don't worry.....no more babies planned anytime real soon:). I told him two was too many and he told me it was fine, it is just a couple! He has it all planned out though and even has a plan to buy a baby girl a swimsuit because we don't have any girl swimsuits and how first we can even check the computer to see what is on sale (ha - he knows me well!). He keeps us laughing! He still loves all Toy Story and recently is into pirates as he loves the show, Jake and the Neverland Pirates. Most of the time, he is really sweet with Jack and they play pretty well together. He loves to teach him new things and always "misses" him when he is napping.

We are excited this week to head to St Louis to visit Pa and Aunt Dana while John is away on a business trip! More pics to come soon!