I asked Max to let the dogs in… admittedly after I had asked him to clean the playroom. “Mom! I can’t do three things at once! I’m not Doc Ock“

Hudson has been quite energetic since the moment he woke up less than two hours ago. He’s given me a thousand kisses. He’s made me take off my sweatshirt (he prefers I don’t wear comfortable clothes — no robes, blankets or sweatshirts allowed). He’s asked for chocolate for breakfast. I’ve… Continue reading »

Hudson: Mom! Mom! I want Chocolate for dinner (means breakfast) Me: What? Hudson: I want chocolate for dinner! Me: You want Chocolate for dinner? Hudson spinning in a circle with his hands in the air: YES!! (I get up to get a piece of chocolate) he opens the pantry “I… Continue reading »

Max and Hudson are thrilled. We’ve been spending some time at Oma and Grandpa’s house. This means copious amounts of hugs and kisses, a wide screen high def tv and ipad games and a poor unsuspecting pug-beagle mix named Rocco to chase endlessly in circles around the house. Going to… Continue reading »

No, not Max… Hudson… the rarely speaking nearly 3 year old has been singing “na-na-na na-na-na” grabbing my face getting up to it and saying “I’M GOING INSANE!!” and making crazy faces all morning. I get Max, I always have ever since he was born we were just in sync…… Continue reading »

Max and I had a conversation for at least 10 minutes entirely in “Duck-Talk” (quacking).   There is absolutely no way these kids are going to turn out normal.

Well, it happened. I knew he’d been considering it and no he went and done it… Max has announced this morning that he is going  to be a vegetarian. He doesn’t want to eat chickens anymore or cows. In the same sentence he said he doesn’t like spinach (which he… Continue reading »

Me coaxing Max to finish his fish: Max, you know, fish has something called Omega-3s which can help your brains and make you smarter! Max: Woah!  Smarter without even reading!