BAHAMAS

We just got back from the Bahamas with two out of three Chunkies in tow and had THE TIME OF OUR LIVES! With the kids 3 & 4 - this was our first real family vacation where we weren't schelping baby gear - no strollers, diapers or bottles! We stayed at The Cove at Atlantis and upon our arrival got upgraded to an enormous corner room with beautiful views of Cove Beach and Dolphin Cay where we could see the dolphins jumping! After a good nights sleep we had a date with the dolphins at the crack of dawn! We got to pet and hug our dolphin Meg - watch her jump and feed her sardines. Both kids loved it but Madi could not take her hands off the dolphin and cried when we left.

Cowgirl Madi is 3 - Yippee!

Madi turned 3 on May 21st - her last year as a tot - and her first official birthday party! For the little who loves ponies and princesses - we celebrated with a Cowgirl Party - and she received lots of princesses as her birthday gifts! Awhile back when we were planning this, Daddy mentioned MAYBE getting a pony - well little ears heard this and did not forget this and told everybody PONIES were coming to her birthday party! Notice PONIES - not just a pony! So luckily Mommy found some on their way to the glue factor and Madi got ponies for her birthday! Her and the posse of 18 tots partied down to country music, pony rides and the chuck wagon served up piggies in blankets, cowboy chips and watermelon for lunch. It was a giddy-upping good time for all! Happy 3rd Birthday to our Princess of the Ponies - Madison Taylor.

4 MONTHS OLD

Hudson is 4 months old today - I just don't know where the time is going with this one! I think he is going for the award of World's Most Perfect Baby! He sleeps well through the night - wakes up with a smile, smiles all day long and rarely cries! He is such a content happy baby - he is a joy to be around and I just don't want him to grown up :( He is rolling over, laughing and getting ready to cut his first tooth. He is growing up - like it or not - Madi and William are very excited and can't wait til he can run and play with the pack!!!!

JUMPING INTO SUMMERTIME

It's a whole new world for the kids this summer - both are swimming GREAT! We did swim lessons twice a week January - April. It was lots of time, lots of money - but the results - priceless!!!! Two swimmers and a step closer to safer in the pool!

My little Hudson Hornet is 3 months old today - the newborn baby is gone :( What a perfect little boy he is. He sleeps 12-14 hours a night, always a smile and is such as sweet, happy little boy. I don't' know what we did to deserve such a perfect baby, but we thank God for him everyday. He is so loved and has brought so much joy to our lives and so many people around us. I can't imagine my life without him. There are days when three little ones can be difficult - juggling all of the activities and trying to be in two places at once is the hardest. Going to the grocery with all three is Mission Impossible and I have come close to handing someone some money in a parking lot to go in and get the one or two items I need for dinner! But when you look at that little face and that flock of blond hair and see how sweet and perfect he really is - it just makes it all worth it. We wanted a big family with kids running around and lots going on - I'm so happy my prayers were answered. It's a crazy, fun, busy life and I wouldn't change a thing!!!

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Happy Easter

Trying to teach a 3 & 4 year old about the real meaning of Easter has been more challenging than Christmas by far! They love the Easter Bunnies and the real bunnies and the egg hunts - but we've been weaving Jesus into the holiday as well. We started simple and told William we celebrate Easter because Jesus saved the world. And we go to church to thank him for what he has done for us. After getting dressed for church and taking pictures and seeing his Easter Basket - I asked William if knew the real meaning of Easter. He said I need to tell Jesus "thank you" for saving the world. Mission Accomplished!

E I E I OHHHHH

We spent a day at Tanglewood Farm and had a blast. William would barely go near the animals - as far as Madi - I'm starting to agree with Brian's cousin!!!! We'll just call her Ellie Mae and her Critters!

Some Day My Prince Will Come....

Today I had a date with Will and Madi and took them to Disney on Ice! They both really enjoyed it - but I have to say Madi - REALLY enjoyed it! With her giant box of popcorn (she was sharing with bro and mommy) she was glued to her seat. She wanted to wear her one of her princess dresses to the occasion and was torn between Belle and Snow White and finally settled on Belle.

I wish I could have captured the look on her face when Tinkerbell (one of her favorites) flew across the ice - she looked at me in complete awe and said - there's Tinker Bell Mommy - there she is! She really believed with all of her little heart that the Tinker Bell she loved from Peter Pan was really real!

We saw Pirates and The Lion King and all kinds of creatures and critters from Disney Adventures.... but the very end was Madi's favorite. All of the princesses with their prince charmings came out and danced on the ice. As each princess appeared - Madi cheered louder and louder and just could not contain herself. When Belle skated by - she waved at Madi and blew her a kiss and Madi was so excited - Belle waved at me Mommy!

Watching my little girl all dressed up in her princess dress with awe and enchantment in her eyes. She loves princesses so much - I truly believe she believes they really exist. I know some day her prince will come and she won't be my little girl anymore. I hope she has the whole fairy tale - I love that little girl with all of my heart and then some and I will never forgot today - just watching her - my little princess - the world is hers - and dreams really do come true when you're two - going on three!

The many faces of Madi

My usually camera shy Madi decided to ham it up for the camera and let Mommy practice her manual camera settings! We love these gorgeous spring temperatures - the evenings are in the mid-70's - no bugs - and we have lots of extra time to hang out - outside!

And then there were three...

Spring has sprung early this year in Georgia! It's the end of March and everything is in full bloom and the temps are soaring towards 80 degrees! On a beautiful spring day - the Chunkies had a blast running around the yard and hanging up with their new baby brother!

Night Night

The other night - I was getting everybody ready for bed and William told me he wanted to read Hudson a bed time story. William was SUCH a good big brother. We put Hudson in his bed and William covered him up and cozies up to him - and started reading him his Dinosaur Book. William is getting close to reading!!! He can sound out his letters and is start to read words! He just started reading the book and Lil Sis popped in! He said, Madison - you can come too - ! So William read his dinosaur book to Lil Sis and Lil Bro - what a great Big Big Brother O Saurus!

MVP!

SO PROUD of my buddy tonight! At his first night game - under the lights - announcer - music blasting - he was awarded the game ball and was named team MVP! He has been working super hard! He had two power hits to the outfield from the pitcher - not off the tee! In his league - they get three pitches - then if they don't hit it - they get to hit it off the tee! He really loves baseball and has been sleeping in his hat and jersey. Everywhere we go - he wants to wear his jersey and hat - he tells everyone - I'M A BASEBALL PLAYER - and I HAVE A BABY BROTHER! Love this boy - he's my best buddy in the world - I'm so proud of him and I'm so in awe at how this little baby who was addicted to his pacifier and loves his blue bear is becoming a little boy!

PLAY BALL

My little #4 slugger has his first game tonight! RedSox versus Rangers - with Coach Daddy on the field!

Hudson 1 month old

First Photo Shoot!

Brian thought I had lost my mind but we trekked on down to Portrait Innovations to attempt a snap of all three Chunkies! My goal was just one shot but we also ended up getting some good pix of William and Madi! Mission Impossible accomplished!

THE GRADUATE!

What happened to my lil baby? Here he is - about to graduate Pre-K and go into the big, bad world of TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN! It sounds weird - but it's basically more advanced than Pre-K - and less advanced than kindergarten for students that fall in to the gap of September to December birthdays! So TK here we come in August and Mommy gets one more year - before she really cries for real! Plus - it's darn good snap of William - I don't know what they did to get him to pose so perfectly - but we'll keep this one since next year will probably be a wash-out :)

Mommy - he's NAKED!!!!

At just 12 days old - Hudson got to be a model for a famous local newborn photographer! At 12 days old - he was on the OLD side as far as newborns go. Laura Brett feels strongly that the lil newbies loose their magic after the 12th day! For posing for her class we got some free snaps! When William saw them - he busted our laughing - Mommy - he's NAAAAKED!