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Hudson's vocabulary has been exploding lately. It seems like he's saying a new word every day! "watch - more fishies please - birdies - purple cars - big belle blue - clean-up - yea - pool - zoo - hotdog - Mater - rocks - bugs - bees - socks - choo choo shirt - turtle - bear lie down - doggie poopoo" are just a few of the words we are hearing. He's still putting more words together as well - three and sometimes four words! If you say a word, he will try to repeat it - so fun!

Since his daycare is closing (next week is the last week), he has been in the 2-3 year old room due to so many kids leaving before the last day. It's been the best experience for him! He LOVES being with the big kids, in the bigger room, and with all the new activities. We think this is part of the reason his vocabulary is growing so quickly as well. He is soaking up all his time with these kids, and we will be sad when he goes to his new daycare as the oldest one. :( But we are thankful he will be in a home day care where we trust the teachers!!

what we do

 Since we live across from a park, and we have no yard, we spend a good amount of time across the street. It's not uncommon to be there once or twice a week, sometimes more. Park time can include playing with trucks (sometimes other people's trucks, such as this picture), taking a "break" on the bench - with bear of course, and we can't forget the leisurely walk back to the house when it's time to go home. Yes, he took the truck home. I think it was abandoned. We were the only ones at the park, and after much one-sided conversation with Hudson about not taking other people's toys, he carried it all the way home. Don't worry, we took it back. 

 Inside the house play time doesn't change much, despite the lack for room. Bear is still present, energy is up, and the house becomes a disaster quicker than i thought humanly possible. This kid is definitely a toddler.

 Speaking of toddlerhood, we have started the implementation of "time out." The picture below is a reenactment of the time out we had just today. I put Hudson on the chair (without bear), and walked away to let him sit in his time out. When i walked back in from the kitchen, maybe 20 seconds later, he had wrapped himself up in the blanket and sat there with a big smile on his face. Yea, time out is working real well so far. Sometimes it works more than others, and there are a handful of times he will stop crying, screaming, kicking or throwing if we threaten a time out, so i think that's saying something. Oh the joys of a two year old boy. Yes, i know it's only the beginning. Many laughs, joys, and grey hairs to come, right? 

summer time fun

 95 degrees on this warm Father's day, so we're celebrating with some pool time! 

Hudson has taken to running around the courtyard to burn off steam. This kid has a lot of steam, so it's actually nice to let him do this…and it's entertaining as well.