Steve and I started the summer off by taking an almost 2 week vacation to Las Vegas, LA, and Laguna Beach! It was amazing and much needed. It was the perfect amount of time together, away from the kids. Any shorter and we would have been wishing for a longer trip, but any longer and we would have really started missing out babies and out home. We also got to go to an Eagle's concert last weekend. It was awesome!
We discovered the water park at the YMCA and have been loving that along with our neighborhood pools. Both kids have really taken to the water and enjoy splashing around, chasing balls, and jumping off the edge.
The kids have also liked playing in our back yard this summer! In years past, the sprinkler just wasn't that much fun, but THIS YEAR Hudson especially, LOVES to run through it! We have been playing in a little baby pool, playing with water balloons, bubbles, finger paint…. It's nice when we don't have to leave the house to do something really fun!
A week ago today my sister gave birth to our nephew Charlie. He is sooooo adorable and I'm dying to meet him! I can't wait to get my hands on that baby and kiss all over him! Unfortunately, Jess, Her fiancé Avery, and baby Charlie live in LA and it just isn't possible to fly out for a visit right now. between childcare for my kids, Steve working, and the cost of flying across the country, not a chance. :( But we are all so excited that Charlie is finally here and are so thankful for modern technology. We have been able to FaceTime a few times, so it's almost like we are able to be there….
Alexis, is a walking (kinda) talking machine now! haha She is walking everywhere and gets around extremely well. She has the sweetest personality, unless you try to take something that she has…then watch out! :) She has almost all of her teeth in and LOVES to eat! This girl isn't super picky. She prefers homemade and healthy foods over prepackaged or processed foods, which is pretty amazing. We recently started giving her "treats" every once in a while and she is HAPPY about that. Alexis has also started talking some. A lot of things we still can't understand even though her tone and inflection changes. Other things like "daddy" "mama" "no" "yes" "peek-a-boo", "more" "bath" "me" "I want that" "night night"… are clear as day! She does something new and amazing every day it seems. Just today she sat in my lap for the first time and listened to be read her an entire book. It was a short book, but still, she has never done that before. She even helped me turn the pages!
Hudson has been amazing us as well! Just yesterday he had his very first completely accident free day! He used the potty all by himself. Steve showed him how to pee standing up a couple weeks ago, and now he thinks he is "the man" because he can pee standing up too! haha He is so proud of himself and we are proud of him too! Hudson is wearing his "man underwear" during the day and pull-ups at night. GO HUD! Hudson has also started memorizing all the songs on his quiet time CD's. It is so sweet to hear him sing about "Noah's Arc, Father Abraham, Being in the Lords Army…. Hudson is so funny and smart. Sometimes he says the funniest things, you don't even know how to respond! Where does he come up with this stuff?!?!? Hudson is so loving and kind hearted (most of the time).
I am so thankful to God, to have such healthy sweet babies. I am so thankful God chose Steve and I to be their parents. Every day with them, us as a family, is a blessing.
