Hudson's half birthday

Hudson is 18 months old and what better way to celebrate than a day outside and a zoo trip. Hudson hadn't been to the zoo yet and it was pure excitement as soon as we walked in the gates. His favorite animals: the fish, the rhinos, the goats, and the elephants. When he saw the rhinos he started screaming and reaching his hands over the rails to get to them. Hadley loved the wonderful new elephant exhibit and the monkeys but was otherwise a little unimpressed by the animals. She would rather run around and play on the playground and play with other kids.


Here we are after about an hour into our zoo trip. Yes, we have a double stroller but I thought Hadley wouldn't sit in it and Hudson would. Instead, neither of them wanted in it or both wanted in it. Thankfully, Hadley was sweet enough to let Hudson sit in her lap.


Hadley wanted to sit on "Nala"

Hudson got into a staring contest with the baby lion and this is about as close as he would get:


And just a couple more pictures of our growing boy! His favorite snack right now is pistachios. We always have a bowl full on our counter and he will fuss until he gets up there to eat them. He has even learned how to crack some of the shells and get the nut out.

Here is his latest trick. Bathtime used to be a breeze and because he loves it so much we would often take a couple baths a day. Today, Hadley was in the bath with him and as I was putting stuff up on my counter and Matt was in the closet he decided to climb up into the windowsill. He thought it was the most hilarious thing and it took lots of "no's" to finally get him to quit getting up there. Unfortunately, we now have to go through this EVERY time we take a bath! Such a monkey!!!

Playing in the dirt...

Mowing the concrete...

Playing at the park...

...just a few of his favorite things!