Tales of Hudson and Jack: July randoms

We have had a fun, but HOT July as temps were in the 100's most days. We have spent lots of time at the pool where Hudson has become a great swimmer. He dives for toys over and over, jumps, does somersaults and swims all around. It is hard to believe six weeks ago he didn't like getting his face wet! Jack is catching up and going under water a bit in his floaties as well. Here are a few updates on the boys:

Hudson loves the game Temple Run on the iPad and had his dad and uncle beat for about a week till they got determined to find new ways to beat him! He is starting to do some basic math, telling time and counting money. He still asks a million questions a day, most of which we don't know the answer to! He loves to teach and talk to Jack about everything. Yesterday he told him not to be afraid of monsters because they don't live in Kansas City. He seems excited to start kindergarten although he told me yesterday he didn't need to go to Kindergarten to learn to read because he could just watch WordWorld on PBS. It is hard to believe he starts real school next week but we are all excited for him!

Jack spends most of his time being a lion or Buzz Lightyear. He won't go up stairs without his arms up like he is an airplane. He is starting to show an interest in potty training but not completely there yet. He is counting great, can sing ABC's but hasn't shown much interest in letters yet. He has at least 10 bedtime books memorized like "Goodnight Moon", "Go Dog Go", "Moo, Baa, La La La", "Very Hungry Caterpillar", and "Brown Bear" and wants to read to you at night ("I do it!"). He is very independent and likes to dress himself, get his seatbelt on in the car and put his own shoes it. If you ask him how old he is he will say "I am 5 and I am going to Kindergarten". He is pretty happy each morning when he wakes up and it is usually with a giggle. Last week he ran into our room when he woke up and shouted "Guess who is awake!" He sure keeps us laughing!