Fun things about Isaac and Hudson

 

Hudson is currently 23 months:
1. He knows the difference between recycling and trash
2. Has finally decided that he likes PB&J
3. Loves putting stamps and stickers on his hands. If we don't have either of these in the house, he is happy if you use a pen and draw a smiley face or something else on his hand.
4. Tells me when he has gone poo poo
5. Is constantly heard saying, "mommy, look!" He loves pointing out everything to me!

Isaac is 3 yrs and 8 months:
1. Tells me nearly every day that he loves me and that I am pretty.
2. Calls us, "mommy and daddy scuddles"
3. Loves giving me hugs. If I try to hug him he will say, "no mommy, I want to hug you!"
4. Announces any time that he needs to go tinkle or poo poo, even though he doesn't need any help.
5. He loves sweets. I think he picked this up from Bapa and his love for cookies and ice cream. :)

Staff Conferece- Jan 22-26th

Our Staff Conference this year was at the Willow Park Conference Center about an hour outside of Auckland. Thankfully we had some pretty sunny and enjoyable days during our 5 day stay, starting on January 22nd and ending on January 26th. Highlights: connecting with staff friends and moms, watching the boys run themselves ragged each day (so many fun things for them to do!), running in the mornings along the beach, learning from staff during their talks, and my favorite time was the active afternoon. The Wellington Team competed against the other campuses during an afternoon session of games and competitions. Our team dominated on the blow-up obstacle course. :) Josh and I got moving so fast climbing and moving through the blow-up obstacle course that all we can remember is throwing ourselves over the top of the mountain and hoping that we wouldn't kill ourselves on the way down. It was hilarious! It felt amazing to run and play with the rest of the staff. Our team won a few of the relay races, which was sweet, and we got ohhh sooo close to beating a very strong team in the tug of war. We thought that the tug of war was the best 1 of 1, so we gave it our all in the first round only to find out that it was really best of 3. We were so tired that our team collapsed after our final defeat. For a few days following my arms were incredibly sore! All in all we had an enjoyable time and we came back worn out from all of the activity.

 

 

 

 

Sweet Hudson

 

November 1st-Sweet Hudson was playing outside today and picked up one of the rocks that we have been using to keep the sand pit lid from flying off in all of this crazy Wellington wind. Well, just as I was about to grab it from him he...dropped it...right on top of his big left toe! Ouch! Here is a picture of Hudson passed out on the coach next to Josh after he cried himself to sleep in pain. Poor thing.

Isaac and the Potty

Isaac is fascinated by his poop. :) He called Uncle Bryan today to tell him that his poop looked like a snake in the potty.

Hudsy's best friend Bah

 

Hudson loves his lamb. He lovingly calls his lamb, "lamby" or "bah". He likes to take his lamb on almost every car ride, he sleeps with him at night, and he really enjoys giving lamby piggy back rides around the house. I love watching Hudson play with his lamb.