Typical Day

For Cannon a typical day is eating his toys, playing with his feet, staring at his brother, sittin' big in the bumbo and 'talking' up a storm.





For Hudson, a typical day involves being outside - with Canman and I following in the Bjorn. Taking pictures of us outside hasnt been happening. So here is what else we do when we can get Hudson indoors: painting, reading, trains, eating food and lots of general mischief.

Big Bear

Another trip to Big Bear this past weekend. The weather was great - sunny but chilly (and then a snow storm on Sunday) and nice and relaxing...

Introducing...

ROWEN PISTOL GALE

Born March 23 at 9pm weighing 7 pounds 14 ounces and 19.25 inches long. He is so cute and so strong and has such a loud cry, it was wonderful to hear. Everyone is doing great! Gia is going to be so excited. (Plus, Rowen and his cousin Cannon are exactly 4 months apart!)

4 Months!

My little baby is 4 months old today!! Cannon is smiling and laughing so much, as you can see from the pictures. My kids may not sleep but they sure are happy! JR thinks Cannon is trying to crawl already and swears he crawled a little earlier this evening. He says Cannon was on his stomach and put his knees up and moved about a foot across the floor. I brought my camera out but then Cannon got tired so I didnt see any of it. JR then said, "Oh no, not another one" since Hudson was active and early in the crawling and walking department too...

Baby Loves Disco

Hudson went to his first 'disco' on Saturday night. Baby Loves Disco was at the Orange County Shark Club. It was grandparents night so my parents took Gia and Hud to get their groove on. What a great idea!

Buzz

We did it. We buzzed Hudson's hair tonight. All of it. JR likes it... I am not such a fan (yet). I think it makes him look older. JR thinks it makes him look younger. Whatever - it is just hair - it grows back.

BEFORE

MOHAWK


AFTER

Cannon the Dinosaur

Cannon is now 'talking' up a storm over here. He is so loud and it is so cute and Hudson thinks it is hilarious!

Bath Time

Bath time around here is getting fun with two in at the same time! Hudson is really great about sharing the bath with Cannon and Cannon LOVES the bath.

Chillin' Outside

The Magic of Tic Tacs

Yes, the little orange candy, called "tic tics" by Hudson, allowed us to take some family photos yesterday without any meltdowns. Hudson said CHEESE so many times, he had us laughing out loud -- all for a little tic tac. Our photographer, was great and sent us a couple photos last night for us to look at.

Get Out of Your Sweats Already

We have been staying home more than usual this week since we are working on getting Cannon to sleep better so I am embarassed to say I havent been getting all dressed up. I would l-o-v-e to get dressed up every day, wear some heels, jewelry, do my makeup... but most of the time I have no business doing art projects and walking in the bushes with Hudson wearing such stuff. Well today I came downstairs in a dress and Hudson ran over and gave me a hug and said "Mommy's a princess!" Awe... I gotta get out of my sweats and uggs more often.

And yes, Hudson likes to hang in the bushes, mud, trees, etc. Another side story - he was in the yard in the bushes and came running out yesterday crying pretty badly. I thought he got hurt and kept asking him what happened and where he was hurt. He said "I just got scared." How cute is that. He got scared in the bushes and came out and said he needed a hug.

3 Months

My little Cannon is 3 months old! My boys are getting older!

We heart Cousins

Hudson has so much fun with all his cousins! Ana came over this past weekend and played with Hudson for awhile. They were so good together and had such a good time. They got cupcakes to celebrate Papa's (JR's dad) birthday, even though Papa wasnt there!



And then last week, all the cousins from my side of the family got together over here for the first time - everyone is finally healthy enough to hang out! We got some cute pics... (Not sure if you can tell, but Hudson has a major fat lip in these photos).

Cousins from left to right: Rowen (in Catt's belly, due March 30th), Cannon, Gia, Hudson, Liliana. Love the big smiles from the big kids in this one:




Cannon and Lila (just 6 weeks apart). She has caught up to him and they weigh the same amount!


The big kids poking at Cannon.



Hudson kissing "Baby Lila."

"I Need That" & "I Love Rectangles"

I think kids say such funny things. Here are a couple recent ones from Hudson...

Hudson was watching some show this morning and got really interested in the commercial for this toy dog that can swim when it is put in water. Hudson said "I need that!" I asked him what he needed it for and he replied "I need that for the bath!" I asked him where to get it from and he said "At the store! I need money. I dont have any in pockets.... I need bigger pockets!"
Where did he learn 'need' from??? And I guess these commercials work on kids...

I handed Hudson a graham cracker while he was in the jogger today. He put his hands together in an excited clasp and said "I love rectangles!" He is so funny.

Big Bear

We packed up the kids, the dogs and all the stuff they need and headed to Big Bear over Valentine's weekend for the snow storm. It is so beautiful right now and everyone loved it. Hudson loved playing in the snow and even the dogs played in the snow even though we tried to get them to go in by the heaters. Cannon stayed snuggled up inside, of course... maybe next time.

It snowed so much that we piled it all off the balcony to the point where we could slide off the back to the ground below (the dogs are standing on snow up to the second story).






Hudson and JR went sledding off the balcony until Hudson tipped over and landed in a pile of snow, minus one boot. It was pretty funny seeing him come in all covered in white snow.





Hudson all bundled up to go into town... He said "Hudson is very very hot." We all laughed because he was bundled in so many clothes... but I love that he can tell us stuff like this now!



Thanks to my parents for letting us crash their Valentine's weekend and share it with us!! I'm sure it was a lot different with Hudson and the rest of us there...