Sunday, June 5, 2011

Then and Now

The school is over. I love school days and get so much done. It is nice not to have to get up and be somewhere but I haven't gotten a thing done in the past two weeks. Our first full week back was spent at VBS so we really haven't officially started "summer vacation." I have posted pictures of both kids at the start of the school year and now on the last day. It is amazing how much each of them has grown. Hannah has lost her baby face and her baby face all together. She is no longer a toddler. She is a little girl! An almost 3 1/2 year old with a 13 year old attitude sometimes and smarter than some 5 year olds. Her speech, comprehension, and memory have taken off this year. She is so smart and remembers everything. She is so inquisitive and ask pointed direct questions, especially when over hearing a conversation. She can spell her name, knows her phone number and address, knows her and Hudson's birthdays, can count past 20, and backwards from 10. She can almost write her name (those N's give us trouble), can draw a smiley face, circle, square, triangle, and sometimes a heart. She dresses and undresses herself, puts on and buckles her shoes (on the right feet), brushes her teeth, can make her bed, and most days know what day it is and what day is next. She has a very hard time going to bed at night and get outs of bed about 18 times. She loves Popsicles, snow cones, she can swing all by herself, and famously bosses her baby brother around!


September

A sleepy girl in May


Huddy! In August he had just turned one, didn't walk, didn't talk... oooh, such a baby! You are now a toddler, walking, climbing, talking, laughing. Hudson is saying tons of words. His favorites are Hannah, I'm done, Popsicle, Where's Mimi, Hot, Cold, Baby, car and ball. He loves to waves at people and is very affectionate. He loves his car, loves balls, loves his dogs, gives the best kisses and tries to do anything his sister does. He is a great eater and sleeper. He naps 1 to 2 times a day and goes to sleep around 8 and will sleep until 10:30 or 11:00. He is such a laid back happy kid. He marches to the beat of his own drum, loves to open and shut doors and follows good directions. Today I opened the oven to get the biscuits out and he pointed to it and said hot. He LOVES the water, bath or pool, he loves to splash and play in it. His main exit is the doggy door and sneaks outside whenever he can. He likes bubbles, the swings and the slides. The only time he is ever upset is when Hannah takes something from him. He has grown so much and such a sweet boy. He holds my hand when we walk and likes baby dolls (we call them his girlfriends). He likes to play with the big kids and laughs all the time.


September


May


Sunday, May 22, 2011

Cuddly Duck



Quack Quack Quack (3rd from the end)




Our ducky is third from the end



Finale, sucking her thumb


At the finale, she walked up to the edge of the stage to see Ms. Lindsey


Miss Paizly




A proud Momma!


A ducky and her Daddy


What a precious little ducky!



What is round and fuzzy and warm... What can swim the day that its born... What goes quack quack all day long... Duhhh Duhh Duhhh Duh Duh! A baby duck, A baby duck! A baby duck so cud cud cuddly.


Hannah had her very first dance recital this weekend. She did terrific! She knew the dance and danced her sweet little heart out! It was a special day for us. All year she has taken tap and ballet and this was the first time we were able to actually see her dance. Hannah loved the attention of the recital but has really enjoyed going to dance every week. We are really looking forward to next year.

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Dance Recital Preview! More to come!


Post dance recital ice cream
So excited about her dance recital
Cuddly duck before her first recital
Hannah's Professional Dance Picture

More Phone Pictures

Hud wanted to wear Hannah's bow. Bow is one of his words.

The kids were pretending to be on a Disneyland ride. Hannah is so imaginative!
Lillian and Hannah playing beauty shop

Purple Kitty face pain from a birthday party. We have since found that Hannah may be allergic to face paint (see below picture)

Pirate Hudson

Hannah having an allergic reaction to the face paint? We are not sure if it was the sunscreen, sun, or face paint but she broke out again this week after having her face painted.

Kids at Mimi's house eating corn on the cob while Mommy rested after having her wisdom teeth out!

Huddy LOVES shoes!

Tooth Fairy

One week post removal (which actually looks worse today!)

Immediately after

Last Friday I had my wisdom teeth removed. My 30 year old self took it pretty well. I have needed them out for some time now. My top two came in sometime during my mid 20's but haven't caused a lot of problems until I started getting cavities way back there. I have a cavity between my wisdom tooth and its neighbor and my dentist told me he wouldn't fill it until I had them removed. I was nursing Hudson and was scared because I didn't know how I would be able to take care of my children and who would take care of me. I finally bit (no pun intended) the dust and did it. It was that bad but the bruising and swelling has been awful. A week later I still look like I took a fist to the jaw!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Fun Day

Today was Fun Day at school. It is our last week of school this week and the kids got to enjoy the train ride, bouncers, face painting, and watermelon! I got to ride the train with Huddy!



Sunday, May 8, 2011

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! I am so incredibly blessed to be Hannah and Hudson's Mommy. I do not take this for granted and remember less than five years ago longing to be celebrated on Mother's Day. My dreams have come true and I thank God each and everyday not just on Mother's Day for the gift of being a Mommy.



I was able to celebrate to Mothers Day with Muffins with Mom in Huddy's class.


and with a Mother's Day Tea with Hannah's Class

We celebrated with Mimi whom I am thankful and blessed to have in my life and our children's lives.


I also remember this Mother's Day in 2008. This was my first Mother's Day and the last Mother's Day I spent with my mom who was taken from us about 6 weeks later. I don't miss my mom any more on Mother's Day but it just is a day that "rubs it in" I do not have my mom here to celebrate.



I do celebrate my Grandmother today who is 87 1/2 and such an important person in my life.


Happy Mother's Day to all of you who love us and love our kids!