Then in May we tried to enjoy the beach one day (it was way too chilly and windy the day we picked - kind of miserable). The boys' birthdays are May 27 and June 2. We had an early combined party for them at Sonic. The Sonic here has a playground, moon jump, and sand volleyball court that you can rent out. Camden loves going to Sonic and he helped choose the location for his "Pirate Birthday Party." There was even a real pirate there! Mike told Camden that there would be and guess who the real pirate was? Mike bought a pirate costume and showed up all decked out. Camden thought it was great. He was so cute when he saw Mike. My mom brought him over and said "Say hi to the pirate!" Camden very shyly said hi. Then Mike asked for a high-five and Camden did it then looked at his face and said, "That's not a real pirate...that's my Daddy!" It was hilarious. Camden and his friends had a great time running around the playground and bouncing all afternoon. Hudson didn't really understand what was going on but he sure did enjoy his cupcake! For a while he just played in the frosting before he realized he could eat it. And he got very messy when he did eat it. A perfect first birthday! :)
The boys have grown so much! Camden is 33 lbs and 38 inches tall. Hudson is almost 24 lbs and 32 inches tall (I think - I can't remember the exact number). He's heavy! He's wearing mostly 18 month and some 24 month clothes. Hudson is starting to walk. His first steps were a week before his birthday. He can take several steps now but still prefers to crawl. I think he knows its faster to get what he wants by crawling. He is a bull-in-a-china-shop. He tackled Camden to the ground the other day. Watch out when he does start walking! I can't believe my baby Camden is three already. He is so talkative and imaginative. He creates games and scenarios in his head. It's also led to some fears that weren't there before. Nothing too extreme though so I'm happy about that. He amazes me with how smart he is. He is learning his colors in Spanish from school and knows a lot of them. Yesterday he shocked my by "reading" a book pretty much word for word that he had apparently memorized last week. He's also doing much better with Hudson and his behavior (tempter tantrums). I think his reasoning skills are improving and he is thinking past the moment to longer term situations. It makes it a little less challenging for me.
Hudson decided to take a nap halfway through the zoo.
Camden helped us plant flowers this year. He loved it so much that we got him his own garden cart for his birthday.
One of the three Easter egg hunts the kids participated in.
Hudson's first beach trip. He didn't like the water that day but the next time we went he loved it!
Another Easter egg hunt. This one was at a friends' house on Easter Sunday.
Camden singing "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes" at his school's end of year program. Hudson was in it too but he just sat there, of course. :)
