maria's snaggle tooth

i can't believe this tooth hasn't come out yet. it appears to be hangin' on for dear life.

squeaky voice

libby has been sick this week. luckily, it never got very bad. but she did end up with a cute little squeaky voice. here is a compilation of the videos we took in effort to record her voice. she's crying in the second video but it's not as bad as it looks. she's crying because she doesn't want to take a nap, not because she's sick. her squeaky voice is long gone already so i'm glad we got some of it on video.

funny things kids say and pictures from this week

usually hudson is the one to say funny things but this week it's been maria tickling my funny bone.

yesterday i called the kids to come for school.

maria: argh! i don't want to do school! (and so on)

hudson (with a smile): i would love to do school mom!

maria: hmph! why does he always make better choices than me? i'm older than he is!

i told her that was a pretty good question.


while whining that there wasn't anything good to eat she said, "i feel like in my dreams there is better food."

there was another one but i can't remember at the moment (typical). if i remember later i will put it right here.

yup, another fall-asleep-while-eating picture. i take these as proof that she really is tired but when i put her down to nap she won't sleep.

this is a little out of focus but we just love the face he's making.

what a cutie!

cowboy hudson's at it again.

a cowboy's life is hard.

link's new trick

more of the usual

hudson and maria play well together most of the time. they were having so much fun on this day that they had to take nap together.

little linkies. he's so cute.

always happy to visit with anyone.

libby. so libby. she'd gotten herself ready for the day. this picture was taken in the morning before i had a chance to change her diaper. notice the duct tape around her diaper? this is what we've had to resort to.

so cute in her little hat.

she was suppose to be napping. she's got maria's slip on.

we enter a new stage:

smart aleck.

we went to vote this evening. it's about five blocks from our house, directly down the street. we were in a hurry - ethan had to get back to work. about a block from our house maria finally buckled herself. to make less of her situation with her angry parents she said something like, "well, we're almost home anyway." ethan said, "ya, you were supposed to buckle a long time ago." maria's response?

"a long time ago - like when the dinosaurs were around? ha ha (laughing at herself)."

oh, how cute. her first smart alecky comment. a monumental milestone has been reached.