Hudson - 9/6/2017

Hudson ate most of his whole wheat toast and ate mangoes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef with marinara sauce on whole wheat spaghetti noodles, ate squash, and ate fruit salad.  Avi and Hudson were pretty impressed (actually Hudson was quite concerned) with the spaghetti mess on Nora's face.  He kept saying, "Look at Nora's face, look at Nora's face!"  Ha!  It was a mess!

I got out the car ramps for the kids to use with the cars in this toy exchange.  Playing with the same toy is not the easiest thing for this age group to do.  There are 2 of these ramps for 4 kids, but they always want to play in the "same" spot!!  But everyone survived!!  In the 2nd picture Avi had moved on and started playing with the little people and Hudson went right over to join her!  They like playing in close proximity and it works so much better when there are LOTS of the same toys.  :)

I love watching the kids experiment with all the different ways they can play with the toys.  Hudson was stacking these cups in the next picture and getting them to balance quite well.  We also read books and talked about letters, colors, and numbers.  The book about colors was quite interesting.  If Hudson doesn't know the color then his "default" answer is usually "green."  So we get to the page that is actually green I'm thinking, "ok, he's gonna nail this one!!"  Ha!  What color is this?  Total silence!  Haha!  After story time we played outside and the kids watched the workers get set up to put a new roof on a neighbor's house.

Hudson - 9/5/2017

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 red raspberries.  I frequently ask the kids, "What did you do last night?"  (Or this weekend.)  Hudson had a long list of things.   "I went to the dentist last night; went to doctor, went to Grandpa John's...."  So then I asked Atley and immediately Hudson had to  answer for her too!  Like a typical older sibling! Ha!  He said, "Atley played with Sula."   (Sophie's Dog!  Haha!)

Hudson tells me; "Someone poopy Gary!  I smell it!!"  Thank you Hudson!!  It actually helps a lot when the kids keep me informed and that has been Sophie's job!!  So I'm glad he's moving into that position!  Ha!  Then we were singing songs and doing some sign language.  I asked Hudson about his favorite song.  He said, "Peter Pike." Haha!  The Nursery Rhyme!  We have it in one of our Special Books!  That cracked me up!  "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers......"  That one?  He said, "Yes!"  Ha!

This first picture cracked me up too!!  Hudson took off his socks and put them on the changing table.  Avi took off her socks and put them on the changing table.  Hudson started checking out his feet and Avi started checking out her feet!  Haha!!  What are you doing?  Hudson said, "Examine my toes!"  Of course you are Bubba and all 2 year olds use the word "examine."  NOT!!  :)  More pictures from this morning;  Hudson and Atley were "hiding" (according to Bubba) in the igloo.  Next picture Hudson was piling toys in front of the couch.  What are you doing now?  He said, "I'm moving things!?  Ha!  We did a toy, book, and puzzle exchange this weekend and in the last picture Hudson played with these little trucks that have 4 different "shapes" on the side and 1 on the top.  (He's pushing the circle shape into the correct hole.)

Hudson - 9/1/2017

Hudson ate malt-o-meal cereal and some bites of plums for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of everything; meat from baked beef "kabobs," brown rice, zucchini, red peppers, broccoli, and pineapple.

I had to send Lauralea a text this morning and Hudson was watching what I was doing.  He said, "Push blue arrow to send it." LOL!!  That hit my funny bone!  Dang.  He probably knows more about it than I do!!  :)

This first picture is from yesterday afternoon when Riley and Kenzie were combing all the Daycare Kid's hair!  Riley was doing Hudson's hair and he was holding very still for her!  Nice job Hudson and thank you Riley.

Hudson was wanting to show Atley the animal he was looking at in the toy.  I'm not certain if she ever saw it, but at first she resisted and just tried to take it from him, but she eventually realized what he was trying to do.  When she quit resisting him Hudson said, "I think she likes it!"  Haha!!  So maybe she did see the animal.

In this last picture Avi and Hudson were putting the doll blankets over their heads and jumping on the mattress.  Avi fell on Atley 2 or 3 times and Atley just laughed uproariously like it was the funniest thing ever!!  They had fun outside pushing dump trucks, ice cream carts, and lawn mowers up and down the sidewalk.  The kids also watched a garbage truck at work.

Hudson - 8/31/2017

Hudson ate waffle and some fruit salad for breakfast.  For lunch he ate ground beef, whole wheat elbow noodles, carrots and green beans, and ate applesauce.

Although just about everyone knows this, I still want to mention that today is Reid's last day.  So going forward I'll have 4 kids plus the 2 after school kids until the middle of November and then a new baby will start.  We've had a long relationship with Reid's family - 3 boys and the oldest is now in the 7th grade.  We're thankful they live just around the corner so we see them frequently!!  I'm still gonna miss having Reid here and his awesome sense of humor.

I took these first two pictures yesterday afternoon.  Like Daddy Ryan said this morning, this is where it all starts!!  Right here at Daycare!!  Haha!  How cute is this?  Hudson was just having "love surges" and couldn't get enough of Nora.  Then he was trying to hug her while she was up and walking and that wasn't working well at all!!

Hudson was looking at the pictures in this toy and he was wanting to show Avi as well.  He said, "See butterfly Avi, see butterfly."  Of course he holding it upside down, but she was trying to cooperate.  So I told him to turn it over and he swapped ends, but got it right-side-up!  Haha!  In the last picture Hudson was playing with the old flip phone and he likes opening and closing them.  We also played outside.  Avi was asking for bubbles so we did bubbles.

Hudson - 8/30/2017

Hudson ate french toast and strawberries for breakfast.  For lunch he ate most of salmon loaf, ate dinner roll, two servings of squash, and ate tropical fruit.

It has been a busy place around here this morning with the "Reid & Cooper" show!  Tomorrow is Reid's last day at Little Treasures before going to Pre-School and Cooper is back for one day to visit because his Pre-school is closed until Monday.  In the picture below Reid is building a place for Cooper to hide and it's working - you can't see Cooper inside!  At 10:00 Cooper said (from inside his hiding place), "Can you tell me when Riley and Kenzie come?!?"  Haha!!  (They come at 3:15.)  At 10:05 Reid told Cooper, "They are literally not here yet!"  LOL!  At 10:06 Cooper busted out!  :)  (I know you've spotted Hudson, but he's at the bottom of the picture watching the show.)  They were keeping the little ones well entertained!!

Hudson was asking me to "read books, read books."  I love how much he loves books! (So do I and I hope it will be a lifelong love of his!!)  He was actually waiting quite patiently for me to get done with some other diapering duties and I took this picture while he was waiting.  :)

Hudson did some of his own block building and then I helped him make a cozy place to sit and continue watching the Reid & Cooper show!  He went and got some pillows for his seat!  I took this last picture after he got all settled in his spot.

Hudson - 8/29/2017

Hudson ate most of toasted whole wheat english muffin and ate grapes for breakfast.  For lunch he ate  bites of pork chop, ate whole wheat bread, bites of beets, two servings of sweet potatoes, and two servings of applesauce.  He's heard me talking about a new Baby coming in November; "Who's coming to your Daycare?"  Linnea -  (And I'm just guessing at how they pronounce her name.)  "La-nay."  Hudson said, "Ba-nay?"  No, La-nay.  He said, "Ba-nay?"  No, La-nay.  He said, "La-ba-nay?"  Haha!!  Oh man I roared!  So cute.

All the kids were very happy to see the Cline Sisters - Kenzie and Riley - after school yesterday.  When I took the picture below Hudson was showing them one of the massive bruises on his knee.  :) They all jumped on the mattress together and Hudson wanted to be right beside Kenzie the rest of the afternoon.

Hudson kept saying, "Hey Gary! Nora standing up!  Hey Gary!  Nora standing up!"  Yes, she's walking a lot now and standing up most of the time.  (So I'm hoping the novelty of her walking will soon wear off!!  Haha!!)  When I took the picture below Nora had been handing Hudson legos pieces and Hudson was building his legos toy and then showing Nora what he was doing.

I like this picture of Hudson and Avilene mowing the lawn.  Earlier, during Story Time we were reading Dr Seuss' "What would you rather be when you grow up......?"  So I asked Hudson that question and he immediately said, "A Mower."  Mower?  "When I grow up I'm gonna mow the lawn!"  So here is Hudson and Avilene practicing mowing the lawn and helping Hudson work toward a life goal!  Also, just as we got outside this morning Hudson said, "bacon, bacon."  Haha! That originated with Reid after the smoke settled in the valley!

Hudson - 8/28/2017

Hudson ate whole grain chex cereal and two servings of peaches for breakfast.  For lunch he ate hamburger, hamburger bun, half of tomato, no lettuce, ate mushrooms, and avocado, and bites of oranges.  I don't think I've mentioned this for a long time, but Hudson is consistently one of my best eaters.  He never complains and at least gives it a try!

When Ryan (Nora's Dad) drove by the window this morning Hudson studied the car and said, "That Ryan's car?"  Yup, that's Ryan's car.  He said, "Not Emily's."  Ha!  Here's the context of that comment: Several days ago Hudson saw Ryan driving Emily's car and said, "That's Emily's car!"  He sees Emily come get Nora every afternoon.

Hudson was a HUGE helper this morning when he yelled;  "There's poop all over here!!"  Thank you Hudson!!  Thank goodness Lauralea hadn't left either!  (She was wishing she was gone!)  We were scrambling around getting it cleaned up and keeping kids from stepping in it!!  Hey, it's just a Monday morning and that's how we roll!!  Pretty big mess, but not close to the Little Treasures record for epic poop messes!!  :)  I am certainly glad Hudson alerted me to what he saw!

Here are some pictures from this morning's activities; Hudson, Avilene, and Nora were bouncing on the mattress hanging on to the blue balance beam.  This was Nora's first time to do it as a group activity.  In the 2nd picture Reid is in the little house serving ice cream - for a fee of course.  He said, "That will be nine dollars for chocolate ice cream.!"  Ha!  And in the last picture Reid was rolling his car back and forth on the concrete floor with Hudson.