Jack-Jack and Duck-Duck

My sweet little Jack-Jack has had a rough go of it since day one. Because of all his tummy issues, he spent the first 6 months of his life, a little "disgruntled." However, now, he is the most layed-back, go-with-the-flow kid, and laughs at EVERYTHING!! I would have never imagined that, after all the screaming that took place initially. Now, don't get me wrong, when he does get upset, you better believe that he is going to make some noise and let you know about it, but other than that, he is just SO SWEET!!!! During all his screaming times, I told Mark, "How am I ever going to know if he is teething, because he screams all the time?" Also, Hudson was such a SLOW teether, that I didn't even expect any teeth before 9 months. Well, guess what, Jack has now cut two teeth, and there are two more coming, and I never knew it. AND, he is only 7 months old. He has been a little fussy over the past week or so, and he has been constantly chewing on "Duck-Duck," as noted in the pics. So, the other day, he put my finger in his mouth, bit down, and sure enough, there were two teeth. CRAZY!!! I felt like such a bad mom for not even being aware that he was teething. Poor kid got no motrin or anything. He is going to be a TOUGH ONE!

Dallas World Aquarium

This past weekend, we had a "family day" and went to the Dallas World Aquarium. None of us had ever been, including Mark, who grew up in the metroplex. Let me just say it was AWESOME!! So awesome, that we are going to get a family membership for the whole year. It is set up by different levels. The first level is the rain forest, then you work your way down to the bottom of the ocean. Hudson was just beside himself. He has a favorite book that has all the tropical animals in it, and when we walked into the rain forest section, he said, "Oh look, a multi-colored toucan!" This was one of the creatures in his book. Jack was just totally enthralled by all the beautiful animals and fish. When we finished we went to the the busiest Chick-fil-a in the nation, which is in Downtown Dallas. It really is the busiest in the nation, but by far the best service EVER. It had a 4-lane drive thru, and a HUGE eating area. It was great!! Then we all came home and crashed. Such a great day making memories. Here are some pics from our great adventure...

Easter Pics

Our sweet friend Bee, who keeps the boys on Tuesday and Thursday, takes the BEST pics. Here are some of the Easter pics she took for us this year. Most of them are action shots, which will probably continue to be that way, until the boys are 20. Hope you enjoy!! I sure do love my BOYS!!!

Blogging Marathon

Well... Here I go again! I have the best intentions with keeping up with my blog, but then I don't, and I have to do major catch-up. SO, stay tuned for a marathon of posts, as I try to update you with what has been happening in our little world.

A Day Out With THOMAS!!

Thanks to our wonderful Nana and Big Daddy, Hudson was able to experience something amazing in his two-year-old world this past weekend. He was able to ride, "THE THOMAS THE TANK ENGINE!" Hudson LOVES Thomas!! He can name every single engine on the Island of Sodor, along with every number and color of each engine. He is OBSESSED! The day out with Thomas was just awesome. Even, sweet little Jack enjoyed it. He sucked down his bottle as we went for our ride. Hudson also got a chance to meet Sir Topham Hat, although he freaked out when he got up close. It was so great to see his excitement as Thomas pulled up to the station. Just one of the incredible things you get to experience as a parent, the JOY and EXCITEMENT through a child's eyes. Thank you Nana and Big Daddy for such an awesome time!

ABC...As Easy As 123...

Hudson and I did a really fun little project, so I thought I would share. He is absolutely crazy about letters and numbers, so... we decided to make an alphabet book. I used construction paper to cut out each letter of the alphabet. Then, I took all the white sheets of paper that he colors all over and glued one letter to each page. Hudson ran around the room laying all the pages next to each other exclaiming, "Wook at all dease wetters!!!!" (i.e., "Look at all these letters!!!") He was SO CUTE!! Then we went through all of my Parenting magazines, and looked for something that started with each letter. We cut out the things we found and glued them on the back of the page that corresponded with each letter. Then, I laminated the pages, punched holes, inserted binder rings, and "TA-DA!!" A very cool alphabet book, that he "reads" several times a day. I think we are going to do on with numbers (1-20) next. Here are some pics from our crafty day!! Enjoy!

Fertilizer? Humidifier? Same thing...

Sweet little Hudson had as rolling again a few weeks ago, with his non-stop narrating. Mark had put some fertilizer down in the backyard because we were about to get some rain. Well, Hudson, our outdoor boy, really wanted to go outside and play on his fort. I had to explain to him that we needed to wait until it rained because Daddy had just put fertilizer down on the grass, "and we never play in fertilizer." He actually seemed okay with this response and we found something else to do. Later that evening we were getting ready for bed, and Hudson was talking about his humidifier, "Pete, the Penguin." Oh yes... we have names for our humidifier. Hudson has Pete the penguin, and Jack has Fred the frog. (Hudson sometimes asks to pray for Pete. It is hysterical! My prayers go something like this, "Thank you God for Pete as he keeps our room so moist.") Anyway, the next morning, Hudson got up and came downstairs and immediately looked out the window and said, "We can't go on the grass, it has humidifier, and we never, ever play on humidifier. Those four syllable words are tough! What a silly boy!! Love him!