Sunday at Shoo-ga’s!

William has been in the confused habit of calling Sugie “Judah,” but in the last two weeks or so, he has started to call her “Shoo-ga!”  It is quite hilarious!  We spent our Sunday at Sugie and Bumpa’s house to visit with them, Aunt Katie, and our favorite cousin Charlie before they head out for San Fran!

More playtime fun with Charlie!

We love puzzles!

Can you hear William cheering for himself here?  YAAAY!

 

Love!

 

Sweet William

Hudson . . . wondering why the hippo is grabbing his puzzle!

Hippo Snuggle time!

Auntie Katie Snuggle Time!

Sweet Hudson!

The little escape artist . . . 

We had a surprise visit from Great Great A’ Monny and Great Great Uncle Fred!

We tried to get some pictures with the three boys, but Hudson did not want to be contained.  {As a sidenote, Hudson screams “GO GO GOOOOOO!” from his bed everyday in the morning and at naps . . . and he yells “STUCK!” from his car seat.  This rascal loves to be on the MOVE!}

{William, to Charlie:  Are you touching ME on the arm?  Note:  William has strict instructions to only touch baby Charlie’s toes!}

And A Monny and Uncle Fred came bearing gifts!  How sweet of them!  And, boy were these little cooks excited!!  {A Monny is the world’s best bargain hunter!  She picked up this adorable retro kitchen for $5.25!  I love it!}

 

   

Hudson loves to practice “mixing”  {ie:  using his spoon as a drum!}  {Please excuse the blueberry juice on his outfit, some bakers are messy!}

Thank you for thinking of us A Monny and Uncle Fred!  We are all very excited about our new kitchen!

Y’all come and eat {at your own risk!} anytime!

Week o’ Fun!

We had a great week this past week . . . we kicked it off with a Going Away Party for our neighbors (which was fun but quite sad) and then had a very Bumpa Birthday!

We love our Bumpa, so it was very fun to celebrate him! 

Hudson with Bumps, William, and Daddy

Happy Bumpa Birthday to YOU!

We thought it was so cute of Daddy {who we all call Daddy or else William will repeatedly call him “HATCH HATCH HATCH!”} and Uncle J to wear matching shirts and hats!

Bumps and his big boys!

Bumps and his three babies!  Yes, Baby Charlie flew in to be with Bumpa on his big day!  {Well, that, and so his mama could be in her sweet friend’s wedding!}  

On Thursday, Auntie Al and her mama came to town and we went to Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens on Friday morning . . . it was so fun, and beautiful!

Hud checking out the tree fort . . . 

William with his new best friend, Ms. Laurie!

 

This picture is blurry, but I thought it was too cute not to post!  He is sticking his head out to look at the turtles, fish, and birds!  So cute!

Curious boys!  {Look at Hudson’s head—all of the way out of the window!}

The two Hudsons . . . Allison and our boy!

A very Hudson rest-time in the Rocking Chairs!  {They were deep in conversation here . . . }

The boys discovered and loved the igloo thistle house!

Our tiny builder, William, who was quite sad to find out that he could not take his mini-stumps home with him.

Hard at work!

And, Saturday night, we kept Charlie while his mama was at the wedding.  It was so fun watching the boys begin to play together for the first time!  So cute!  Oh, what fun times are ahead! 

More weekend coming soon . . .  

El Museo

After a rainy Monday (during which we remained inside after a miserable attempt to the post office), Tuesday brought a must needed visit to the Children’s Museum with our buddies.  We are SO THANKFUL for our Museum membership—we LOVE it!  And, we are certain there is more fun ahead in their outside area this summer!

One of the really fun things about this visit was that the boys are able to play on their own a little more because they are familiar with the toys.  We had a blast!  {And, I think I only lost each of them once.  Awesome.}

William and Harper went on a trip in the big red truck {as you can see in this first picture, William was very excited!}  And, yes, we currently talk about all of the trucks we see on the road when in the car . . . Vroom, Vroom!

The boys are very into the farm and the play kitchen . . . they loved it!  {Yes, I am on a hunt for a gender neutral play kitchen for these cooks!}

 

Playing with the eggs in the Chicken Coop!  

William’s lady friend, Sylvie, sports her stylin’ shades in the blue market truck!

We snuck over to the water table for some fun in the “river” with the boats.  I have no pictures of the boys because I had to wrangle . . . This picture is of best friend Grayson, whose mom kindly sent it to me since I was wrangling!

The boys really enjoyed their time at “Ukrops”  {which is the only one left around here these days!}  William takes after his aunt Katie and has aspirations of working the cash register!  Hudson prefers to pick out food, give it a taste test, and then buy it.  Hmm . . . 

“Thank you, and have a nice day, M’aam!”

More Weekend Fun!

William and I decided it would be fun to make some ice cream on Saturday morning, and we did just that!  Having him “help me cook/bake/make ice cream” is one of the things that I have always dreamed of . . . having a babe sitting on the counter and helping mama!  So sweet!  We didn’t get any pictures of it, but Hudson helped me make a yummy banana cake for a going away party for friends of ours last night.  We are very into baking as a family right now! 

{Although, a warning:  “Pretend baking” is very fun, but Hudson DOES NOT, under any condition or circumstance, “Pretend Eat,” so when you are finished “Pretend Baking,” you best feed him something tasty!}

William practicing his mixing . . .

Another helper comes along . . .

On Sunday after church, {no nap}, and lunch with friends, we hit up the fountain again.  I didn’t get any pictures of William from the last go at the fountain {the fountain is a ton of fun, but I do LOTS of chasing, so no time for pictures!}, so Hatch monitored Hud while I snapped a few on Sunday!

The boy and his cup!

Observing from a distance . . .

 

By the end, William would just do a circle lap around the fountain.  He would stay close to the outer rings of the spray, but never get in . . . he would go about 1/4 of the way around, look for us, wave, and keep going.  So cute!

The gang:  Sylvie, {Hidden} Mae, Harper, William, Eve, and Hudson {Lucille was asleep in the stroller!  Gray went for some late lunch!}

And, after fun in the fountains, all you really need to do is fall asleep in the car with your hand in your snack cup . . . what a perfect day!