Friday, February 27, 2009

Brotherly love

The boys have been playing together so nicely lately I thought I would share some pictures....especially since I have not posted in a while. I really need to bring the camera in when they are in the tub and do a video of some of the stuff they do there, because those are some of my favorite moments. Last night Gunner was pretending to be a "baby dinosaur" and wanted me to be a "Mommy dinosaur", so I roared, and then I asked Hudson if he wanted to be a baby dinosaur too and he said "di-sow....rooooowww" and now whenever we tell him to roar like a dinosaur he goes "rooooowwww". Naturally we all tell him to do it 100 times a day because it is so darn cute...I love this age, they are so cute...but I wonder if they mind being treated like trained monkeys sometimes!
This is actually one blast-from-the-past photo...this is the 1st pic I got of them playing an actual game together. Gunner would "race" Hudson across the floor (Hudson was only doing the army crawl at that point, so I don't know how he didn't get rug burn, because he was pretty fast)
Now the rest of the pics are of the last two months, it seems like they both really want to play together now...at least initially. Most of these kodak moments end with someone getting frustrated and whining or crying, but we are making progress, and it is so sweet to watch!
"Gunner dinosaur" pushing Hudson around the house on his train...
Playing the piano together, in a rare moment when one isn't trying to push the other off the bench (sometimes successfully as they both have the bruises to show)
They really love playing with these Mega-blocks car ramps, Gunner has become far more patient with the fact that Hudson crawls up the ramps after his car. They both laugh when they zoom the cars down after each other.
This is a peek-a-boo game that makes finishing any meal a challenge. Hudson "hides" by covering his face and Gunner says "Where is my friend Hudson, I can't find him anywhere?", and when Hudson takes his hands away they both yell "THERE HE IS"...only Hudson sounds more like "eh eee isss".

Close up of Hudson "hiding", I love how he has to always be peeking out with one eye to see what Gunner is doing (probably a survival mechanism actually!).


This is my favorite, I just took it this morning when Gunner was getting ready to go to school. Gunner has started giving Hudson kisses when he falls down. He had just given him a kiss on the head when Hudson leaned in and hugged and kissed him back. Then Gunner says "awww, that is so nice Hudson". Maybe there is hope for the two of them yet!!


Well, I have to run and play the T-rex game w/ Gunner....he makes me hide in our bushes and then jump out and chase him around the yard until he is "safe" on the playground. He lives for some one-on-one outside time when I put Hudson down for his nap! Sometimes I really do love having boys...who needs hair bows and dance recitals when you get to be dirty and play dinosaurs!

Tuesday, February 3, 2009

Dad's little helpers

Quick little post...my husband was putting up wainscoting in the dining room the other day, and both the boys were enthralled. Gunner ran and got his toys so they could "help". It was really cute.



Hudson just stood next to Daddy and watched his every move...I could not distract either of them no matter what I tried! Not that I am surprised, if Hudson had to pick a favorite, Daddy would win over Mommy any day...Hudson seriously squeals in pure joy when he gets home at night! Luckily Gunner is Mommy's little boy....even after I am mean Mommy!