Giggles

Hadley was throwing a balloon in the air yesterday and Hudson thought it was so funny!

My kids laughing may be my favorite sound...

No sleep for this kid...

Yep, Hudson decided that he must be missing out if he takes a nap so apparently he decided he would not nap the entire day yesterday! He was absolutely NOT going to give in and by the end of the day I was one tired mommy. However, after tears and tears and tears in the crib this is the face I got when I finally got him out and brought him downstairs:

And some belly laughs:

I could not love this face anymore and I would like to say the entire day he was this happy. I think we hit full on meltdown mode about 4:00. Boys will be boys...trouble!

Sing-A-Long

Hadley goes to preschool at Church of the Servant's Warm World and we LOVE it! She begs to go to school everyday and has so much fun. She is such a social girl and could play with friends all day long. Peyton goes there too and is in the class above Hadley. We have had a few functions at the school but last night had to have been my favorite so far. The entire preschool had a Sing-A-Long last night where all the kids sing the songs they have been learning in music class to the parents. All the kids sing a couple songs together and then they break up into classes to sing some more. Hadley loved singing and did such a great job...well we couldn't hear her and could barely see her but at least she was having fun!

Here are some pictures from before we left for the program

Can she already be in preschool? And can she be any cuter?

Here are a couple pictures of the girls singing their songs:

Remember the books "Where's Waldo?" Well, good luck finding Hadley. She's the kid looking our direction with the big smile on her face:

Pictures from this past weekend

Hadley and Hudson watching TV together

My two favorite things on boys are basketball shorts and polo style shirts. So I wasted no time when I saw these. He is my baby, why does he look so big?!?!

We spent so much time outside because the weather was wonderful this weekend! Here are a few pictures I took while sitting out on the patio, watching the golfers go by:

Storytime with Ariel

Uptown Kids is a relatively new store that has a lot of really cute clothes and they also have lots of activities for kids almost every weekend. One weekend a month they have storytime with a different princess and this month was Ariel. Hadley's favorite princess changes every couple of months but right now it is Ariel so you can imagine her excitement when I told her we were going to storytime and she was going to meet Ariel. She waited patiently for about 10 min while the room got more and more crowded and finally Ariel arrived. But of course it was my kid that screamed as Ariel walked in, "That's not Ariel, her hair is not red!" Some of the parents laughed but the kids seemed a little confused. Oops! We still had a great time. Hadley got a new outfit, and we got to play with one of Hadley's best friends, Presley. She is a couple months younger than Hadley and lives a few streets over from us. As I type this Hadley is over at her house playing. It is still so strange to me that my little girl is at the age that I just drop her off to play with friends rather than staying there also. Slow down time....

Hadley and Presley

Why suck your thumb....

when you can suck your big toe instead?

Hadley was sucking her thumb at 4 months old and was very partial to only her left thumb. In fact, she got a sore on that thumb and cried because she couldn't make her right thumb feel the same as her left thumb. Neither of our kids would take a pacifier though. Thankfully, Hudson isn't quite as much of a thumb sucker...he just wants ANYTHING in his mouth! When we feed him he makes such a mess that we take off all his clothes. The other night he discovered his big toe was pretty tasty and he would not keep it out of his mouth.

...or why not the thumb AND big toe?

Sweet

Each night when Hadley goes to bed I tickle her back for a little bit and we talk about what she did that day and what she liked the best. We love this quiet time with our little girl and she says some of the sweetest things before going to sleep. Here is a conversation from the other night:

Me: Hadley, I am glad you had fun at the park today.

Hadley: I am glad you had fun at work.

Me: I am glad you had fun with Miss Julie.

Hadley: I am glad you came home from work.

Me: I am glad I saw you when I came home.

Hadley: I am glad Daddy's friend painted my lamp for me.

*Realizing this could go on forever:

Me: Ok, good night Hadley, I love you so much.

*About 2 minutes later she rolls over, gives me a big hug and says:

"I am glad you love me and I am glad daddy loves me"