Small Bits

The days go by so fast, and the kids are doing and saying new things all the time, but I'm trying to remember to capture some of the fun things here.

Hudson Highlights
He calls everyone "Madame" or "My darling", as in, "Hello, my darling, how are you?" or "Madame, I tell you you are in a time out."

He knows he's not supposed to tell his mommies, "no" -- so instead he says, "Not today." As in, "Huddy, will you come and get in the shower?" "Not today."

He is very directive (another word for bossy) and tells everyone what to do by putting both hands up in the air, with his index fingers pointed to the sky, and barking commands very loudly. He has no idea why this is not effective.

He loves horses, the movie Cars, motorcycles, playing with his trains, and his Wellies.

He hates getting his nails trimmed, his hair cut, his teeth brushed, or his hair brushed. He hates it so much that he is constantly telling you that he *doesn't* want to get these things done to him, even if you weren't planning on doing them. Clearly, the boy is planning ahead.

His hands and feet are just about the most precious things in the world.

Mercer Highlights
She constantly astounds me by some of the things that come out of her mouth. Yesterday she told Maria, "Mommy, you really smell great today." The other day I couldn't hear what she said and I asked her, "Did you say 'did' or 'did not'" and she replied "Didn't", which is pretty amazing from a grammatical POV, right?

She likes to pretend to read magazines, most of the time upside down. A couple of nights ago she asked me, "What does this say?" and I told her that pretty soon she would start to read, when she knew her ABC's. So she immediately sang the entire ABC song, start to finish, no mistakes, with a big smile. I think the girl is ready!

She is still *very* focused on fashion, and is absolutely in charge of her outfits each day. This generally involves a dress over jeans. It's her go-to look.

She loves her bear, her blankie, dresses, anything pink or purple, dancing, gymnastics, pretending to drive the car, and dare devil maneuvers.

She hates... nothing, really. She's pretty low maintenance that way.

Her eyes and smile flow me, every single day. (Her mommy's do, too!)