Hudson - 4/30/2018

Hudson ate a large serving of cheerios and ate banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef and whole grain pita bread, ate olives, bite of tomatoes, two bites of avocados, and a large serving of watermelon.  Nora has been a great example for her many many "thank you's!!"  She says "thank you" after everything!!  It's so cute!  All of the kids were saying "thank you" at breakfast and lunch!  Thank you Nora!  :)

At breakfast I asked Hudson about going to the lake this past weekend.  He said, "We cleaned up the beach."  Nice job.  Then he added, "Sophie and Nor  a were there."  Oh, that's awesome.  He continued; "Number 3; I went to sleep."  "And Number 4 I took a nap."  Haha.  That was so cute how he started listing things numerically.

Hudson STILL mentions Linnea sitting upright like it's the first time he's noticed!  Today he said, "She's sitting up!!"  Yes Bubba, she is.  For weeks now.  Everyday.  Several times a day!  :)  Then when I was feeding Linnea her morning bottle Hudson said, "I have to go potty."  I asked, "Ok, can you hold it?"  He started walking around saying, "hold it, hold it, hold it, hold it."  :)  Then randomly he started chanting, "What's wrong Baby Gar, what's wrong Baby Gar, What's wrong Baby Gar!?!"

Here are a couple pictures from the morning activities.  Avi said, "Hey!  You wanna do some snow-plowing!?!"  (That's what I call it when they plow around on the floor with their foreheads down.)  The funny part - Hudson and Atley immediately knew what she meant!  And down to the floor they went plowing their way around!!  :)  We did some coloring on coffee filters in the last picture and then sprayed them with water!

Hudson - 4/27/2018

Hudson ate bites of oatmeal and bites of sliced apples for breakfast.  For lunch he ate salmon, most of dinner roll, ate a large serving of green beans, and a large serving of mangoes.  As Hudson was coming out for breakfast he asked, "Are we having oatmeal?"  Yes we are.  Avilene added; "And avocado?"  Haha!  Uhh, no.  We've never had that combo!

I was flossing my teeth this morning and Atley said, "floss teeth."  Except she said it like one word and here's what it actually sounded like: "frosty"  Haha!  Hudson heard her say that and started singing, "the snowman was a jolly happy soul."  Which was funny, but then Atley started singing it too and that was hilarious!  So now they're all singing "Frosty the Snowman!"

Today while I was feeding Baby Svea -  Nora, Avi, and Hudson were also on the couch.  Nora wanted to sit directly beside me and yelled "MOVE" to Hudson and he said, "Honey, I'm not moving.  I'm sitting here!"  Isn't that hilarious!?!  Oh man that was so cute!!  Nora looked at him like "whatever" and started sucking her thumb!  :)  I asked Hudson, "Did you just call her Honey?"  He said, "Yes."  (With a big grin.)  "MOVE" has become one of Nora's favorite words so Hudson was not surprised by her saying that!

Well I have a couple of pictures from yesterday afternoon outside and the kids have been loving it and so have I!!  Kenzie and Riley were doing bubbles for the kids again and in the first picture Kenzie is in the yellow shirt.  If you look close you can see a bubble in front of Atley and three bubbles in front of Avi.  Nora is on the left of the picture.  I took a lot of pictures before I got a couple that had ALL 4 kids in one picture!!

The last picture: Well I just have to show you over and over what a mellow baby Linnea is!!  Nora is trying to use her for a pillow and Hudson is coming in from the bottom side and Linnea is just trying to crawl!  :)

Hudson - 4/26/2018

Hudson ate toasted whole wheat english muffin and bites of oranges for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, a large serving of whole wheat elbow noodles, ate peas, and a large serving of applesauce.  At lunch Svea was laying by us in an infant seat and Avi was talking to her.  Avi said, "I'm asking Svea a question."  About what?  She said, "Trampoline play."  Hudson said, "Flying Squirrel."  Then Hudson told Avi, "I watch a movie every night called Inspicable Me."  I said, '"Oh, is that a sequel to Despicable me?"  He said, "Yes."  :)

I was changing Nora's diaper and Hudson was on the floor playing with Linnea.  He suddenly yelled; "Linnea spit up!  Linnea spit up!"  So I tossed him her burp cloth (which landed on his head) and asked if he'd wipe it up!  He said, "I don't need that!"  (using an annoyed tone)  Why not?  Are you gonna use your shirt!?  So he repeated what he said, "Linnea sit up!  Linnea sit up!"  LOL!  That totally hit my funny bone!  It's amazing how one sound or one letter changes a word!!  :)

I took this first picture yesterday afternoon and the kids were having fun searching for and chasing bugs on the garage walls.  Lots of flies and a few box elder bugs.  (It must be spring!) Then they were trying to "get" the bugs with the balls they have.  Let's just say that the bugs were pretty safe!!  This game kept their attention for 20 - 30 minutes.

Yesterday I posted a picture of the kids huddled around Svea.  Here's another picture of everyone looking at Svea and this better depicts what it normally looks like!  This is like a "viewing pen" for the young public to see a baby!!  :)  The last picture is from yesterday and I like the sign that Riley made.  It says; "Come see the Baby!"  Svea is the sweetest baby.  She just smiles ALL the time!  What a doll.

Hudson - 4/25/2018

Hudson ate french toast and two servings of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he had a large serving of paleo stew with chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, sweet potatoes, green beans, and carrots!  He ate two servings of crackers and a large serving of tropical fruit.  Hudson had a great morning with a good attitude and he was a good listener!  I'm impressed.  This little vacation obviously worked for him!

So I have to post a picture of the new arrival at Little Treasures!!  Svea is starting full-time today and I put her on the floor just for the picture moment!!  (Atley is looking, but not touching!  Wow!  She obviously knew the camera was on!  Ha!)  Avi said, "We put her on the floor at home!"  Haha!  Well that's not gonna happen here for a few weeks and the picture tells the story!!  :)  Group loves in a Daycare setting can be overwhelming when you're just starting out in life!!  Especially when you're surrounded by 2 year olds!  So again, I want to remind everyone that I have a full house and I will do my best to get the Blogs out in a timely manner (12:30 - 3:00), but the two babies dictate much of the schedule!

Here are some Avi and Hudson conversations from this morning!  Lots of our Special Books we read during Story Time are songs as well!  And several have the notes on the back page.  So a few months ago I made the comment three or four times that "I can play that on the piano" because it only has 5 or 6 notes!  Now, every song and every story, Avi and Hudson ask the same question; "Can you play that on the piano?"  Haha!  Yup!  With one hand!  Before Story Time Avilene started singing "Old King Cole was a merry old soul."  Then Bubba continued with "He called for his pipe and he called for his bowl and he called for his fiddlers three!"  Good job you two!!  I tried to join in and Avi said, "Hey, I'm singing that!"  LOL!  There was a truck parked in front of the house and Hudson asked about the writing on the side of the door.  I told him it said, "Missoula Water Company."  He said, "I live in Missoula."  I said, "Me too."  Avilene said, "I don't."  Haha!

Hudson was so happy to see Linnea and it was adorable!  Look at that smile in the next picture.  He tried piling stuffed animals in front of her, but Linnea is ON THE MOVE and wasn't about to be slowed up by that!  Hudson said, "Hey! Where ya going!!??"  Ha!  So he resorted to piling stuff on Nora again.  (See last picture.)  I still can't believe that Nora will let everyone bury her with pillows, doll blankets, and stuffed animals!!  You can see the side of Nora's head and one ponytail.

Hudson - 4/19/2018

Hope you guys have a wonderful time getting away and enjoying some days together.  I know Hudson is SO ready for that.  He's been talking about it for days and now he's down to "one more sleep."  He will love the Museum of the Rockies!!  Tread softly in Bobcat country and watch your back!  Haha!  Go Griz!

Hudson ate french toast and dried plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pulled pork, whole wheat toast, peas, and two servings of watermelon.  At breakfast Avi was talking about a "black horse."  I asked Avi, "What'd you say?"  Hudson felt the need to answer for her, of course!!  Ha!  "She wants to know if you want to ride the black horse."  I said, "No she doesn't.  That's not what she said."  Avi said, "Yes it is." Haha!  They got me again.  Personally, I think it's some sort of collusion!  :)  My hearing aids are "top drawer" (from Costco of course) and that's not what she said!  :)

First picture:  They were playing the same game as yesterday and burying Nora in the chair with stuffed animals, pillows, and doll blankets.  Hudson LOVES this game.  Nora was enjoying it as much as everyone else, even though that's not what she said!  When I took this picture Hudson was asking Nora; "Are you ok Nora?"  She said, "no."  Hudson said, "Yes you are."  Haha!  (Nothing like affirmations from your friends!!)  Nora said, "oh."  In the last picture Hudson was playing with some of the animals in this toy set.

Hudson - 4/18/2018

Hudson ate whole wheat toast and two servings of mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate squash, and a large serving of fruit salad.  I got everyone their food at breakfast and then informed them, "I'm gonna put Baby Linnea in bed for her nap."  Hudson said, "Ok, that's fine with me."  Haha!!  (Ok, thank you Chairman Boyle: "All in favor of the motion say YES!!")

I took this first picture yesterday afternoon to show everyone that we have been getting outside - not a lot yet - but in the afternoon every chance we get!!  (Still using hoods and mittens in the middle of April.  It's been a chilly Spring so far.)  Hudson has been "hiding" (usually with the Cline kids) this week when Momma comes to pick him up!  Silly kids.

Here are some pictures from this morning and the first picture depicts about 20 - 30 minutes of play for everyone!  Nora was sitting in the chair and Atley, Avi, and Hudson were piling stuffed animals and pillows around and on top of her.  Eventually Hudson wanted to have a turn they covered him up. He kept telling Avi what he wanted her to do and she started ignoring him.  He finally said, "Avi! Are you awake!?!"  She said, "yes."  He said, "Come bury me Avi!!"  Haha!  She shrugged it off and kept doing her own thing.

Check out this picture!!  Another achievement at Little Treasures; jumping off the top of the igloo.  He did it first and then as soon as Avi realized what he'd done she was right there immediately doing the same thing and not about to get left behind!!    Well done Hudson and Avilene.!!  In the last picture we were just being silly.  This is a onesie from the doll clothes and I stretched it over Bubba's head and then of course Avi and Atley had to give it a go as well.  :)

Hudson - 4/17/2018

Hudson ate whole wheat bagel and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate shrimp, bites of brown rice, ate stir fry vegetables, and ate his raspberries.  Hudson started a meal-time conversation with Avi at breakfast.  "Hey Avi, what'd you do today?"  (That alone makes me laugh because he acted like it was the end of the day instead of the beginning!)  Avi said, "I play soccer."  Hudson said, "You play soccer again!?!  (Emphasizing the word again!!)  Avi said, "Yes."  Haha!  Hudson said, "What else did you do?"  Avi jabbered something and I couldn't figure it out so I asked Hudson what she said;  "She said she chased hula hoops!"  So I had to verify that with Avi!!  Is that what you said Avi!?!  "Yes."  Ha!  Nothing cuter than 2 & 3 year old's having a conversation!!  Sure glad I don't have to deal with adults all day!!  This is way more fun and entertaining!  :)

Lauralea was listening to Hudson and Avilene play after breakfast and Avi finally said, "Bubba!!  Listen to Me!!"  Ha!  That was pretty cute.  I heard Lauralea snicker so she may have been thinking something similar to me: Avi's starting to get more assertive Bubba and she has you figured out!  :)

Hudson asked, "Why are you with the baby?!?"  "Because I'm her caregiver!!"  I said.  So moments later I asked him the same thing!  "Why are you with the baby!?!"  He answered; "Because I'm her caregiver!"  :)

Here are some pictures from this morning's activities: Hudson hit another milestone!  Jumping off the first level of the igloo.  Well done Bubba!!  I guess he just decided he was ready and wanted to jump because that's what he did.  I wasn't trying to coax or encourage him to jump off of there.  In the last picture Hudson and Avi were spinning and spinning with their eyes shut!  And getting very dizzy I might add!  Right after this picture Nora and Atley joined them and just started falling down!  They skipped the spinning step!  Hey, it saves time!!

Hudson - 4/16/2018

Hudson ate bran cereal and a couple bites of raisins.  For lunch he ate chicken from the chicken salad, but no lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and peppers.  He ate whole wheat pita bread, avocado, and pears.  At lunch time I said to Nora, "Use your spoon for your avocado."  (As it was oozing between her fingers.)  Hudson immediately came to her defense;  "But she's a baby Gary."  "But she's learning to use her spoon."  (Over-ruled and denied Counsel!)   Ha!

We were helping Nora do her puzzles and one of the pieces was a rattlesnake.  I asked, "Where does the rattlesnake go?"  Hudson said, "I used to live up the rattlesnake when I was a baby."  :)

These three pictures were taken first thing this morning and every one was doing the "monkey see, monkey do" thing!  Someone took off their socks, so everyone had to take off their socks, and then put the socks in their cubbies!  In the 2nd picture Hudson started scooting across the floor on his hands and knees with his head down like a snow plow!  So everyone had to do it then!!

This next picture; Avilene and Hudson had turned the yellow bench upside-down and this was their "train."  Avi was saying, "chug chug choo choo, chug chug choo choo!!"  They had filled their train full of stuffed animals and books.  And I guess they wanted to go in opposite directions!  Ha!  The last picture is Hudson with some of his legos creation.  I love it when he gets engaged in doing the legos.

Hudson - 4/13/2018

Hudson ate most of cream of wheat cereal and a nibble of dried plums ("I tried one," he said.) for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of baked beef kabobs with meat, peppers, zucchini, and mushrooms.  He ate bites of brown rice and a large serving of pineapple.  For some reason the cream of wheat stayed very liquid so it was breakfast in a cup and sucked through a straw.  They actually thought that was pretty cool.  Hudson said, "This is really good!"  Ha!  Which means it's worth a picture!!  Another food story: Hudson just randomly said this morning: "That other time we had appetizers...uhh...do you like shrimpies!?!"  Haha!  Well I like shrimp!

You can tell by looking at this picture of Linnea that Hudson has arrived.  He loves piling the stuffed animals around her.  He also noticed that Linnea was sitting upright and did so on her own.  "Linnea's sitting up!!"  Ten minutes later; "Linnea's sitting up again!!"  She tipped over and bonked her head on the climber steps.  Hudson said, "She's gotta be tough!"  :)  Speaking of Linnea, Hudson yelled, "Nora's on the baby!  Nora's on the baby!"  I looked around the changing table and she was no longer on the baby.  And of course, in typical Linnea fashion, she's grinning hugely at me. I have a comment about this:  It always cracks me up when they squeal on each other like that!  And it happens very frequently with this age group.  They may be playing side-by-side, but exposing your friend's sketchy behavior is totally the thing to do!!

Here are some more pictures from this morning.  Does this first one look familiar?!?  Ha!  I like that I caught Atley in mid-air!  Next picture; the kids LOVE this special field trip (haha) every morning!!  Down the hall squealing with excitement to say hi to Linnea after her morning nap.  They love pounding on the door to announce their arrival!!  The last picture is another group favorite.  Waving at our neighbor "Big Willy" (or as Riley called him "old Billy" -  he and I had a great laugh over that) as he retrieves the mail.  Willy LOVES having the kids pound on the window and wave at him!

Hudson - 4/12/2018

Hudson ate two servings of waffle and ate fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate a large serving of shepherd's pie with meat, carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, and green beans.  He also ate whole grain tortillas, and no cherries.  My breakfast is the same thing every day and Hudson always asks about it.  There are 7 components and he knows them all, but has never listed all 7 (that's a lot) at the same time!  The one he was missing today was sausage.  Tomorrow he'll remember sausage, but miss something else.  I told him there was one more.  "What is it?" he asked.  I said, "it's a meat."  He said, "What kind?"  "You can try guessing."  First guess; "Chicken broth."  Haha!  "Good guess.  It comes from pork, or a pig."  Next answer, "Milk!"  Haha!!  Yup, we get our milk from pigs.  That boy needs to visit a dairy farm!!  :)  He's a lot of fun and I enjoy these hilarious conversations with Hudson.

He also told me today that, "On Sunday Mom's gonna bring me to your house!"  I said, "Oh really, well tell your Mom to call me or text me!"  Haha!  Nice try Maddy!!  :)

So here's a picture of the kids going off head-first again!  I guess landing on their heads yesterday while doing this same thing in the same location is a long forgotten memory!!  :)  We also read lots of books today, played in the tunnels, and Lauralea fixed the girl's hair.

Avi and Hudson were playing in the igloo and I like how Linnea is peeking around the corner in the next picture.  "Hey, what are you guys doing in there!?!"  Here's what they are doing Linnea:  They had all the stuffed animals, pillows, doll blankets, and some dress-up clothes in the igloo!  Hudson was wanting Avi to "cover me up!"  It went like this;  "Avi, can you cover me up?"  She said, "Sure I can. I'll get blankets."  (cute answer)  Well that lasted a very short time as Hudson wiggled and squirmed.  "Avi, can you cover me?"  She said, "I did!!"  He said, "Can you re-cover me?"  (wow - nice use of words)  Avi does a big sigh, then "ok."  You are very patient and a sweet friend Avi.  Then she eventually grows tired of that and is off to engage in something else.  "Hey Avi!  Come back!?  :)

Hudson - 4/11/2018

Hudson ate two servings of french toast and a large serving of strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate "Whole 30" chili with meat, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, peppers, and spices.  He had no whole wheat dinner roll, and ate tropical fruit.  This first picture is from breakfast when Avilene was shutting her eyes to eat and Hudson had to follow suit!!  Silly kids.

Here's a picture of Hudson and Nora waving to Daddy Ryan at the window this morning!  Hudson said, "I wanna wear a mask to wave at him!!"  Ha!  The following picture was taken pretty early this morning as well.  Atley and Nora were at their old bouncing spot (it's been a few weeks since they've bounced) and when Hudson squeezed in to bounce too Nora was not thrilled about that!!  :)  Right before I took the picture Nora was relaxing, laying back on the mattress, and then Bubba showed up!!  Ha!  She sprang into action!!

Hudson closed the door when he went into the potty this morning.  So I told him I didn't want him closing the bathroom door at Gary's.  He asked, "Can I do it at home?"  I said, "I have no idea!  That's completely outside of my jurisdiction!!"  :)  I don't want the kids to lock themselves in (although I have the opening tool very close by) or pull some shenanigans behind a closed door!!  Ha!  Speaking of shenanigans, here's Hudson and Avilene practicing standing on their heads on the hard floor!  (There's a nice soft mattress on the opposite side!!)  Getting into this position was a bit tricky and two or three times Avi landed a bit too hard - on her head!  She said, "No more!"  And walked away!  Good choice Avilene!!  In the last picture we did some dot painting at Art Time.

Hudson - 4/10/2018

Hudson ate two servings of toasted whole wheat english muffin and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork chops, whole wheat toast, bites of roasted vegetables (potatoes, carrots, mushrooms, sweet potatoes), and ate a large serving of applesauce.  (I'm posting the following in everyone's journal.) Hudson was eating fine, but chattering non-stop through breakfast!  (Which he'd already been doing - jabbering from arrival to breakfast!)  If volume is any indication (which it is) then Hudson was happy to be back and everyone else was happy as well.  Atley is the queen of volume and even she had her ears plugged at breakfast.  WOW!  Haha!  I never cease to be amazed how ONE child can make the energy level and volume increase exponentially at an amazing rate!!  But that's what happens.  Welcome back Bubba!  :)  Everyone was excited and talking and yelling at the same time!  That's not too unusual, but Hudson expects me to hear and give feedback on everything he says!  hahaha!!  "Hey Gary!  Hey Gary!  Hey Gary!"

One of the highlights for all the kids every morning - besides Art, Story Time, puzzles, sign language, singing, jumping, or whatever - is everyone running down the hall to greet Baby Linnea after her nap.  They all go ahead of me and pound on her door loudly while laughing and squealing until I get there!  It's so cute and Linnea always has a huge grin when we enter!!

So here are some pictures from this morning.  1. I always have to post some goofy mask pictures. In this case Hudson has his mask on backward and upside-down.  Ha!  So you have the faceless person!
2. So he was experimenting with growling and seeing if that caused Linnea any concern.  Nope.  She looks quite scared right!?  Nope.  3. Another picture hanging out with Linnea and another faceless picture as well!  Ha!  Except using a doll blanket this time!!  4.  In the last picture Hudson had said, "Avi, you wanna play hide-n-seek?  You go count."  Then he laid on the floor, covered his head with stuffed animals and said, "Ok, come find me!"  :)

Hudson - 4/6/2018

Hudson ate half of oatmeal and half of dried cranberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate tilapia, whole wheat elbow noodles, green beans, and two servings of applesauce.  (A large serving of everything!)  While I was putting the food on the lunch trays Baby Linnea was watching Hudson, Avi, Atley, and Nora all going "head first" off the blue balance beam onto the mattress.  At lunch Hudson was telling me all about it:  "We were standing on our heads and Linnea started laughing.  We did it over and over!"  My favorite sound; all the kids laughing, giggling, and having fun!

Hudson was looking out the window and yelled, "Gary!!  We found an eaglet! We found an eaglet!!"  Where?  "Right there!"  (Pointing)  Uhhh.. that's a crow Bubba.  :)  

Hudson and Avi were sitting together in the chair and they were driving to "The Saint Patrick's Day" according to Avi!  Ha!   And they each had a phone and were talking to people - usually their "Mommies."  I could hear bits and pieces of what they were saying.  Avi said, "Mommy talking to me about vitamins to eat."  HAHA!!  Then she said, "Oh hi Sissy!  My friends are gone."  Hudson said, "I can't hear you Mom!!  Ok.  I'm happy again!"  Avi said to Hudson, "What are we gonna do?"  Hudson said, "Where's your iPad!?  You gotta plug in your phone!  I gotta have it to get on the airplane!"  Haha!  What a riot!  And on and on and on!

We were doing selfies with all the kids and here's my favorite one of Bubba.   This next part isn't about Hudson, but I think you'll like it;  I asked Avi to put my phone (camera) on the changing table and she took the phone and when I turned around she was scrolling through the pictures!  Haha!  (It only took me a week to master that!)  In the last picture: Avilene was asking for the tunnels again so we played with those for several minutes and the kids had lots of fun.  They crawled through over and over again.  Nora is going along the outside following Atley and touching Atley's head.  You should have heard how loud Nora was laughing!  It was so cute and funny!

Hudson - 4/4/2018

Hudson ate two servings of whole wheat toast and two servings of grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate pork roast, bites of whole grain tortillas, vegetables (ate carrots, bite of potatoes, ate sweet potatoes), and ate a large serving of fruit salad.

How many pictures have I posted with Hudson and Linnea!?!  He loves his Linnea so much!!  I'll bet you couldn't guess what he's saying in the picture!?!  You give up!?!  He was reciting a portion of a Nursery Rhyme to her:  "Some like it hot, some like it cold, some like it in the pot 9 days old!"  :)

I smacked my elbow (HARD) on the corner of a shelf and I yelped!  Hudson immediately asked, "Is it gonna bleed!?"  No!  He seemed somewhat disappointed!  Haha!!

Hudson and Avilene were at the window having a conversation about the snow - arguing if it was snowing or not!!  Haha!  Then Avi said the "snow melt."  Hudson asked, "Who told you that!?!"  Avi said, "My mother."  Hudson asked, "Who's your mother?"  Avi said, "Molly."  Hudson (expanding his inquiry) asked, "Who's Atley's mother?"  Avi said, "Megan."  Hudson asked, "Who's Gary's mother?"  Ha!  Avi (grinning) said, "I don't know."  :)

The kids did lots of puzzles, read stories, played on the mattress, and built with the legos.  Here's a picture of my 2 year olds!!  Just before I took this last picture Nora was kind of laying on the balance beam and it was cute with all four of them doing the same thing.

Hudson - 4/3/2018

Hudson ate whole wheat english muffin and a bite of dried plums for breakfast.  He ate stir fry vegetables with chicken, bites of brown rice, and two servings of oranges.

Avi and Hudson were chanting; "We found something in the sky Gary, we found something in the sky!!"   What!?!  I'm thinking maybe UFO!!  Nope, all the children were lined up at the window looking at a jet trail across the sky.  :)

Here is a picture of the "coupons" (as I call them) or "prizes" (as Kenzie and Riley call them) or "surprises" (as Hudson calls them) that the girls made for Hudson during one of the "tests" they did for him yesterday!  So cute.  It's obviously a privilege to spend time with them!  The coupon on the right is good for one snuggle time with Kenzie.  :)

Linnea found her way into the igloo this morning and Hudson was waiting for her.  So cute!!  Here is some of Hudson's jabbering (mostly) about Linnea this morning:  "Hey Gary!  How about we get Linnea some of her baby toys?"  (They're on the top shelf.)  "Hey Gary!  Linnea spit up!!"  "Hey Gary!  I think the zipper (on her jacket) is bugging her."  "Hey Gary!  She hasn't spit up yet!!"  (After I'd fed her.)   About that time the song "Pop goes the weasel" starts playing.  "Hey Gary!  That's in our sing-a-long book!"  "Hey Gary!"......"Hey Gary!"......"Hey Gary!"  :)

This next picture comes out of one of our special books that we occasionally read at Story Time.  Every time we read it the kids say, "That's you Gary.  That looks like you Gary."  Haha!  Ok, I'm fine with that; I can see the resemblance.  Ha!  Anyhow, today Avi said, "What are you holding Gary?"  That is a pitchfork!  Hudson asked, "What do you use it for?"  To throw hay to my animals.  Isn't that the cutest.  I loved the dialogue!!

Hudson - 4/2/2018

Hudson ate cheerios and banana for breakfast.  For lunch he ate bites of Chicken salad with lettuce, tomato, peppers, olives, mushrooms, and avocado.  He had two servings of whole grain pita bread and two servings of watermelon.  At breakfast I said, "You guys are awesome kids!"  Hudson said, "Awesome sauce!"  Yup!  That's right!!  :)

At Story Time we were reading Dr. Seuss; "What would you rather be when you grow up?"  One line says, "Or a fat flapjack flapper in a flat flapped-jack cap?"  Hudson said, "I'm gonna be a flap flat jacker!"  Haha!  So Avi said the same; "I'm gonna be a flap flat jacker!!"  Haha!  And of course you know where this in going!!  Now they are arguing and saying the same thing; "NO!! I'm gonna be.....!!"  It was hilarious!!

Here are some pictures from this morning.  They've (especially Avi) been asking for the tunnels and this morning was a perfect time.  (I can tell you why in person, I just don't want it on record! Haha!)  In the next picture the kids were playing with the magnetic boards moving the buttons around.  Then we did some art and we were using lots of different kinds of duct tape to stick to our papers.  In the last picture Hudson had most of the dinosaurs all lined up and then he started to count them.  He was doing 1 to 1 correlation for a few numbers, but then he just started jumping all around counting one here and one over there.  Anyhow, when he was done he decided there were 14.  Which ended up being pretty close.  There are actually 13.  Ha!