These boys are so silly! One night Jude's blanket was kind of in a nest shape and he kept wanting me to "come sit in this hole with me." So I made it into a better "nest" and we sat in it together. Then Carter had to have one. Then they had to have nests on their beds to sleep in. Then in the morning they had to bring their nests out to the living room and drink some milk in them. Then they wanted them on the couch to watch cartoons. And so it continued until we moved (new house pictures to come, once it's a little more presentable). I think their new beds have made them forget about their nests.
Carter turned on a movie and they got nice and comfy together.
Playing with his new car track. Who's the bearded man behind him??
New fishy puzzle
It took him forever to open his presents. It was literally driving Carter crazy.
He refused to look at me so I could take his picture.
His dirt and worm cupcakes
Our little Jude is two years old today! Where do I even start to tell you about Jude....
He's SO MUCH FUN! Totally crazy and full of life and energy. He seriously never stops talking. He's got a great vocabulary and can hold conversations with anyone. He especially loves talking to Carter. And by talking, I mean arguing because it makes Carter so mad and Jude thinks it's the best game he's ever thought of. He will argue with him about anything just to get a reaction from Carter. When he's bored, he doesn't look for toys to play with, he looks for emotions to play with. He tries to sing the ABC's but skips about half of the letters. He can count to ten, but usually skips 1 and 2 and just starts off with 3. He wants to do everything himself now. He loves to sing. He and Carter will often sing songs to each other as they're going to sleep. He has the sweetest personality but he can also be a real stinker. Just ask anyone in nursery. I think they've all seen/felt the "crazy" of Jude. He's got a "do it my way" type of personality and no one can change his mind. He doesn't like being told what to do (who does?!) but he's usually very willing to help if you ask in the right way. He gives really great hugs. He sometimes tells Carter to go to time-out "right NOW!". I have to remind him that I'm the boss. He definitely acts like a two-year-old :) He loves having books read to him and he always chooses the biggest one he can find. His new favorite thing to say is, "you can't catch me!" And then he runs away. If you don't chase him, he will keep saying it until you do. He LOVES cars. Most kids take stuffed animals to bed, he takes cars to bed. He also loves animals and he makes animal noises all day long. He is a serious climber. He will climb on anything and everything, just like his big brother. We don't call him "monkey boy" for nothin. He is always making us laugh. He is so fun and crazy and sweet. He is just so dang cute and gets away with a lot because of it :)
I really don't know why, but every time we said "Happy Birthday" to him today, he got all grumpy and informed us that it was NOT his birthday. He is so silly. He ran away and hid when we tried to sing happy birthday to him.
We were all so excited to see Gma and Gpa last week! It was a quick visit but fun-filled and action-packed. I didn't tell the boys they were coming. You should've seen Carter's face (Jude was napping) when he saw them through the window by the front door. Total shock and excitement. I really should've got it on film. Then when Jude woke up, he got really excited and wouldn't stop running around in circles.
The first day, we went to the zoo. The boys were very excited to see all the animals. The fish were one of the favorites. I know, fish - really? We can see fish at Wal-mart! Whatever.
Carter picked out his animal shirt to wear for the occasion.
We tried to get a picture of Jude with his brothers but he wasn't in the mood. He doesn't like being told what to do....
Here's my belly at 32 weeks. This pregnancy is flying by! And Carter is climbing on the fence, of course. They climb on EVERYTHING! I'm serious, everything.
In the eagle's nest
More fishies. I think Jude was excited about them, but who can be sure.
I don't know what we were looking at but I think we were both a little scared of it.
Did I mention that they climb on everything?
I know, he's totally cute
Carter with the orange frogs
Victory!! We wore them out!!!! This doesn't happen easily. And it came with a price. I was feeling the same way... took me a couple days to recover from all that walking. I'm 32 weeks pregnant folks, not a wimp. There's a difference :)
Playing hide and seek with gma.
We rode the horses at Costco. Although Jude was convinced that his was a cow. Nothing I said could change his mind.
I got out the ol' chicken suit for my parents to take to my nephew Ike. Carter had to take it for one more spin. I went to take a nap while Jude napped and Carter and Grandma turned on a movie. It started like this...
And ended like this:
Carter and Gpa bonded over the fish and airplane games on his Iphone. "Pwease Grandpa can I pway da fishie game on yours phone?" Who could say no to that?!
Grandma asked Jude to smile so she could take his picture. This is what she got. I crouch in the corner and a long whiny "noooooo". And that's cookie dough all over his face.
We did a mini, early celebration of Jude's birthday. This is the gift from the grandparents. It took him forever to open it. I think it's because he liked the wrapping paper so much.
My mom made him a fabric picture book with family pictures. Carter got one like it for his 2nd birthday. So when he saw Jude's, he got his out and they looked at their books together. Jude still calls it his "present".
He took it around so everyone could look at it with him.
It was so fun having Grandma and Grandpa here for a few days. We can't wait to see them again soon!
I told Jude it was time for him to take a nap and he ran and grabbed his paci and then made himself comfortable under his table. "I take a nap under the table, mommy" that's what he told me. Nice try, buddy.
They are crazy little things! Carter loves going to watch Dennison play softball and so he's loved to get to have his own little glove and ball to play with.
Jude is a great lounger. It doesn't happen often, he's usually running around, making messes and causing trouble. But when he gets tired, he is so cute as he lounges around.
They like to "share" this little baby chair.
Jude loves to sit on pillows when he's on the couch. It looks like a little throne.
Whenever I get the camera out, Carter has me take his picture.
Ready for church, with his doggies, of course.
Whenever he sleeps in the car he puts his blanket over his head like this.
He's been loving wearing this hat around lately. It's Jude's from when he was really little. He can barely squeeze the top of his head in there.
Van came to play with us! Carter loves looking at these picture of his baby sister. He spread them all out and laid down to get a closer look and Van wanted in the action also. How cute is that?! When Van first got to our house, Jude was literally running in circles around him. Then Carter joined in. I think it freaked Van out. Hopefully the quesadillas made up for any emotional trauma caused.
These boys are so silly! One night Jude's blanket was kind of in a nest shape and he kept wanting me to "come sit in this hole with me." So I made it into a better "nest" and we sat in it together. Then Carter had to have one. Then they had to have nests on their beds to sleep in. Then in the morning they had to bring their nests out to the living room and drink some milk in them. Then they wanted them on the couch to watch cartoons. And so it continued until we moved (new house pictures to come, once it's a little more presentable). I think their new beds have made them forget about their nests.
