I did what????

Liam is finally crawling.  It's an Army crawl but he's working on getting the knees up.  I finally lowered his crib because hew can now sit up from a laying down position.  He also stood up today and wouldn't you know it, my camera battery is dead.  All of this and we're getting two more teeth.  He's having a very busy week.

JUDERS!

Is loving puzzles right now.  He did this one all by himself.  The whole thing!  Amazing.
We went to see Alex's gymnastics meet and Jude played with Uncle Stevie the whole time.  They had a race to see who could eat their Popcorn the fastest.  Steve won, so Jude dumped some of his into Steve's container and the contest continued.
Grandma came over on Friday afternoon/night to go to a party with us.  She and Jude made play-doh balls while Liam took a nap.  Again there was a contest...who could make the most balls and then, who could make the biggest!  What is it with three year olds and everything being a game/contest?  Gosh, life is so simple and yet such a predictor of the future.  I pray that Jude realizes what matters most in life is THE prize - eternity with Christ!

DIRT

While I was cleaning the house on Friday I thought it would be a good idea to put Liam in his walker and let him roam around while his brother watched TV.  BAD idea...  I walked in the room to find this!  Liam was eating dirt out of the plant and Jude was just watching TV like nothing was wrong.  I guess it didn't cross his 3 year old little mind to come and get Mommy and tell her that brother was eating dirt.  Or, I don't know, maybe jude could have given Liam a little of his wisdom and guidance and told Liam, "yuk, don't eat that! It's dirt...gross!  Just a thought.
This is what I saw upon entering the room.  The first photo is what happened when I tried to take the dirt away.  What do I know?  Maybe dirt does taste good; Liam seemed to like it.

At the Arbo

The boys and I went to the Dallas Arboretum last week to have a picnic.  We had so much fun running ini the grass, rolling down hills and checking out all of their "play houses" inspired by children's storybooks.  Obviously we had to take pictures by Dr. Suess' One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish.
We had so much fun, but it was everything I could do to get Jude to pose for a picture!  Right across from this playhouse was Alice in Wonderland.  Jude just wanted to go in there and see the bad Queen of Hearts forget the photo op!

Seriously...

What is behind this page?  I can't flip it over!
Sweet Liam.  So very, very curious.

I'm too sexy for my socks...

So the other day I was doing a lot of stuff in the kitchen and wanted to have Liam in there with me - hence the exer-saucer.  I went to put something in the recycle bin and looked back to see this...sexy Grandpa socks on an infant.  I laughed so hard I had to get the camera.  A big thanks to Liam for posing just right!  The stance really captured the moment.

Easter and Going Home

Easter dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's was wonderful.  Everyone was there and it was great fun getting to see everyone.  We had an amazing dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt for Jude.  The eggs were filled with money, as is tradition at the Fish house, and Jude said, "hey, these are suppose to have candy in 'em."  A boy after my own heart.  After dinner we bolted over to see Grandma Pat.  I was sure the boys would melt down, but once they saw Grandma Pat they got their next jolt of energy.  Grandma Pat had a big box that she had gotten some flowers in earlier that week; she showed the boys how her kitty played in it and Jude quickly copied the kitty.  Liam just cooed and rolled all over the place.
Julia got this sweet picture of Jude.  He was zonked!
One last photo before we departed.  It was so sad to say goodbye, but the memories are sweet and will carry us until next time.  We made it back in 10.5 hours.  Our average speed was 76 mph, lunch was on the road (thanks Julia!), Jude peed in an empty water bottle and dinner was super fast.  We were so looking forward to sleeping in our own bed!