our day together

I've been home with the boys all week. Paxton was a little under the weather, and then daycare was too. But today, we were healthy so we spent the entire day having fun, and it was one of the BEST days I've had with my boys! It started with Hudson having Early Childhood Screening, and I couldn't have been more proud of him! He did such a good job and I sat behind him with tears in my eyes. Afterwards, we picked up Paxton and headed to Burger King for breakfast.

Then to our first park of the day.

Paxton is so brave and can do everything the park has to offer, without fear or help from Mom.

This was Hudson's favorite thing to do, walk across the bouncy, wave-like thingy (no idea what its called or really what its for!).

And he was very excited when the school across the street came out for gym class and brought balls and toys, and shared with him.Our last stop of the afternoon was Dairy Queen. Perfect ending to a perfect day!

Happy Birthday Ditty!

We celebrated Ditty's birthday on Tuesday night and she was lucky enough to wear the sombrero, and even luckier to get a shot of tequila........

That Daddy was nice enough to take for her. Hudson was proud of the card he made her. Showing her each picture he drew, his name he wrote all by himself, and carefully picked out stickers! And not to leave out Paxton. He worked hard on his card too! Happy Birthday Ditty! We love you SOOOOOOO much!

Farm Show 2012

We headed to the Farm Show this afternoon. The boys played amongst tractors, lawn mowers, and baby chicks.

Holding the baby chick. Paxton said they were "icky".
Enjoying the kettle corn outside on this beautiful day. Hudson is excited to do everything the outdoors has to offer now that its warming up. He even said pretty soon he can go swimming in Ryan and Liz's pool.....are you ready for us guys?

And they were finally able to swing outside again. Poor Pax had to go in the baby swing yet. When Daddy gets home, he'll put up the other big boy swing for our big boy Pax.

At the Nordby's

We spent Friday at Brody, Brenley, and Bayler's house. 8 kids total, and they had a blast playing together! Paxton LOVED the bouncy house! Everytime he heard it come on, he ran to dive in.

The baby lover in Hudson just HAD to hold Bayler.
He adored him, so gentle and loving.

Paxton held baby Adalyn...but only for a second.

The big boys watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.

Thanks for a fun night Nordbys and Jensens!

Bath Hugs

Bath time is usually Daddy's duty, but while Daddy is away, Mom is in charge of everything. And after each of them had a time out for hitting the other, for some reason, they decided to show their love in the bathtub.

Bye Daddy!

Daddy left today for a fishing trip and he won't be home for "lots of days" (until Sunday). So Hudson had some extra cuddle time with him this morning.......

but this little boy was too busy playing with his big brother's cookie game. This is usually off limits to him, per Hudson's orders, so he took full advantage of this!
And he's just a goofball!

ECFE

This cool dude had school tonight. And even though we go at 6:30pm, when the sun is setting, he still likes to wear his sunglasses.

Eventually he hangs them from his shirt, just like Grandma does. He's showing me how messy he and the floor got. They had made a mixture of flour and baby oil....lots of messy fun!

sunday happenings.....

We started the day early with work in the living room. Daddy is replacing the tile (and soon the carpet!) and Hudson wanted to help. Of course, the destruction of the old tile was the funnest part. Daddy showed him how to do it.....

But then he handled it all by himself, with Daddy's encouragement.
After the hard work, the boys played the fishing game.
And Paxton was SO excited when he caught a fish!

During lunch, they put black olives on their fingers....and "smiled" for a picture.

And at supper, Hudson asked why I gave him a fork because he could eat noodles and vegetables with his fingers. He also had his jammies on a little early. He wants to put his clothes on by himself, so he's changing during the day several times. In and out of clothes and jammies.

Visiting Baby Reese

We went to visit Baby Reese on Saturday and Hudson was in love! He just had to constantly touch her, rub her head, hold her hands. He was in awe. I was surprised because usually its Paxton who likes babies, but he was a little shy around Reese's daddy and stuck closer to Mom and Dad.

He's going to love his baby sister....maybe too much.

29 weeks & Hud

This 29 week + 2 day picture comes to you courtesy of Jamie. He just had to take a picture this morning because he loved how my belly looked. And that sweet husband told me over and over again today how beautiful I am. Thanks Jamie! I love you.

After waking Hudson up, I still had my camera upstairs and he said he wanted a picture with me. He assured me he was smiling, and thought it was just hilarious when I turned the camera around to find THIS face!

Sheri's Bday- Take 2

It was Sheri's second birthday party tonight and at this one the boys got to open presents. They were more excited to help Sheri than they are for their own gifts!

She got a new suitcase to take to Las Vegas. The boys were testing it out, seeing if they can sneak along with her.

Happy Birthday Sheri! We love you.

Sheri's Birthday

It was Sheri's real birthday today, and although we're celebrating her again tomorrow, we still went out to eat at Happy Joe's tonight. Out of the big prize cabinet, Hudson picked these eyeball glasses!

And Paxton devoured Sheri's birthday sundae! Right down to the last melted drop.

Girl in 3D

With every baby, we've taken the opportunity to have a 3D/4D ultrasound done. It's so fun to picture what our baby-to-be is going to look like. And this baby girl, just like our boys, is beautiful. One difference, the technician told us she already has hair! Seeing both of the boys were pretty much bald at birth, I'll be surprised to see if this is true. And if it is, it'll make me a believer of the old wive's tale that baby having hair causes Mommy heartburn, because I have it everyday all day!

She was all curled up, with hands AND feet up by her face.
Here, if you can see, her mouth is open a little bit.

And this was Baby Girl's entourage! We packed 10 guests into that room. Thank you all for coming. It means so much that you are all just as excited as we are.

And this is our lucky girl's closet full of clothes already! Grandma sure is good as spoiling her grandkids!

The Wii

At the ripe old age of 3, Hudson has become addicted to the Wii. We've had to put some restrictions on how many nights a week he can play, and for how long. He starts to get a stiff neck and we literally have to pick him up and put him on a chair. He thinks MarioKart is the greatest thing ever! He coaxed Hunter into playing with him tonight.

He really concentrates with that tongue hanging out!