LOOOVE these boys!

Callie at 10 months

This month, Callie is 10 months old... oh my!

She's finally getting enough hair for a bow (sweet!)

She is a tongue twister!!

She's getting her two upper teeth :) (teeth #4 & #5)

Her new favorite word is "uh-oh!" (too cute!)

She's using sign language for EAT, MORE, and has signed PLEASE once... for icing!

She jibber-jabbers all the time! (what a talker!)... but her first language is "growl"... HA! (I guess when you have two older brothers who growl at you a lot, that's what you do back :)

She can open the cabinets, and loves to get into mischief!

She will put ANYTHING in her mouth! (She's even pulled a tag off a burp cloth & swallowed it!...scary!)

July 4, 2010

We had a nice, relaxing 4th of July weekend.

We had planned a last-minute trip out-of-town, but Hudson has still been recovering from 3 weeks of off & on sick, so we decided to stay home. (Plus Callie has not been 100% either.)

We cooked out & enjoyed the company of our neighbors on Sunday the 4th. The evening was capped off with fireworks, of course :) On Monday the 5th, we spent the day in Bells. We always enjoy visiting with our family! We swam, ate out on Cacki's new patio, and watched more fireworks! Hooray!

Howie, Hudson, Andi Cate, Cade

Papa & Callie

Ru-Ru & Jesse

Brooks

Dinosaurs in Brighton

That's right! There is now official evidence of dinosaurs in Brighton, TN! Our neighbors have been putting a pool in their backyard. While digging one day, the pool guys made an important discovery... dinosaurs bones! An expert from the Pink Palace Museum was called out to evaluate the discovery. Turns out it's a jaw bone & teeth from a dinosaur relative to the mastadon, called a trilophodon. There's never been a discovery like this anywhere in this area... how cool! He was very impressed with how well preserved the bones & teeth are. We were able to go check it out before all the news coverage began. Here are our pictures...

This is the best one, I think... You can see the teeth so clearly! It's almost like they still have an enamel-like surface on them!

This is the jaw bone. It broke a little when it was found. They say the wish-bone shape is indicative of the trilophodon.

Here's Callie Jewel in the jaw bone :) This picture was really an afterthought... how many times in your child's life will they get to be so up close to real dinosaur bones?! and get to touch it?! found across the street from where you live?! When Cade went over to see, he kept looking around asking, "Where's the dinosaur?" ha! Hudson thought they were really neat :)

We figured it was pretty cool news for the local area, but had no idea what national attention the discovery would receive! Channels 3 & 5 covered it locally - 3 even showed all the neighborhood kids out digging for their own discovery! It was very cute. (We have it recorded because the boys are on it, and at the end, Hudson says, "I found a big rock!") NBC's nightly news covered the story & FOX news channel morning show did, too. Very cool!

So... there you have it... that's it... Proof that real dinosaurs once roamed this Earth right where we live!

Swim fun!

The kids are enjoying swimming this summer, as usual. I don't have many pictures of them swimming simply because when all three of them are in the water, they require full attention!

Hudson took swimming lessons again this year, and has continued to improve. In fact, he swims fully without swimmies! Yeah, Hudson! He jumps off the board and swims to the side all by himself! We are so proud of him, and he is very proud of himself, too... As proven when he climbs on the board and announces, "Watch me, everybody!"

Cade took swim lessons for the first time this year. I think he REgressed every day! ha! He TOTALLY did not like being in the water with someone else. He trusts mommy & daddy, but isn't sure about anyone else. So, I'm not sure how much that week helped him, but he does still love going to the swimming pool :) Slowly but surely, he gains a little more confidence every time.

Callie is completely laid back in the water :) In fact, I don't think she knows she's IN the water most of the time! She just hangs out in her floatie and happily watches everything that goes on around her.

Below are pictures of Callie in her baby pool we got her for the backyard. She likes it, but is too much of a busy-body to stay content for too long without trying to get out. She face-planted in the grass a couple of times because she just HAD to stand up on the side! Silly girl!

Happy Father's Day 2010

Didn't get a lot of pictures ON Father's Day, but here are a few of mainly Howie & Callie (the newest to the bunch this Father's Day)!

The weekend after Father's Day, Howie cleared out the wagon so Callie could have a ride :) We've had this wagon since Hudson's first birthday, and all the little ones have enjoyed taking a spin in it.

The kids ALWAYS enjoy playing outside with Daddy! He is THE most fun!

Happy Father's Day to all the special DADS in our lives - PawPaw, G-Daddy, Papa Ross, and our Daddy!

Baseball ends for Cade

Here's our little man finishing up his first season of baseball :) He's had a great time playing this season, and has improved his skills, too. When Daddy pitches to him, he hits pretty consistently. He's learning to get his glove down quick for "grounders", and catches pretty well in the backyard, too!

Way to go, Cade!

We're looking forward to next season when our two boys can play on the same team together! :)