Hutch 1 Year

ONE YEAR!!

Its amazing how much Hutch has grown in a year! He's gone from the 6 lb baby to barely gaining any weight and hanging out in the 1st percentile to now the chunky guy that he is at 20lbs and hitting the 40th percentile! I'm pretty sure he is the chunkiest out of all the boys at this age. 

He has 6 teeth now, 2 on the bottom and 4 on the top. And it looks like several more are coming in soon. 

He loves to stand on his own and loves when people notice and clap for him. He hasn't started taking steps yet, but I'm sure that won't be long. 

He still smiles and smiles and smiles every day! He is happy, and calm, and so sweet! He can say "mama" and "dada" and sometimes says "baba" or "Uh oh"

He loves the water! On Memorial Day we had a pool set up for the kids. It got a little cold and overcast and all the kids were too cold for the pool, so Hutch got in and splashed and laughed and loved it!

He loved crawling around on the water blob too. 

The cutest Cookie Monster cake made by Matt's sister Brianne. It was the perfect addition to Hutch's milk and cookie party!

Hutch was a little unsure of the cake at first, I think because there were so many people watching him.  Matt helped him dig in. 

He got plenty messy when it was all over with. His smile shows how much he loved it. 

I took a few birthday pictures of Hutch at home. He was a good sport and smiled for the camera. 

He really got into this cake and loved throwing it around. 

And a fun little video with pictures of Hutch through the year. We sure do love that little guy!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0QtULB29LE

   

Twin's Preschool Graduation

How is that the boys have already graduated from their first year of preschool?! I am so incredibly proud of both of them and all that they have accomplished this year!

Jameson continued to be sweet and kind to everyone. He loved going to preschool each day and loved his teachers! He was always surprising me with the things he learned at preschool. 

Carter really grew a ton this year! He generally has a lot of anxiety and fear about new things and leaving me. The first day of school he cried, and kicked, and screamed (literally all 3 at the same time), and I was so worried how he would do this school year. It only took a few days for Carter to warm up to preschool and begin to love it! He loved his teachers, especially Ms. Helen. He loved painting and playing with cars. I was amazed at how brave he was each day, even when he was scared to leave me. 

Jameson 1st day vs last day of preschool. He grew so much! On the last day of preschool they came home with a little book about their favorite things at school. Here are Jameson's

Favorite Activity- Snack time 

Favorite toy- Cars

Favorite Song- The Ants Go Marching 

My friends- Carter, Jimmer, and Reagan

I am really good at- Playing cars, painting, and fixing stuff

This year I learned- My letters, and about zoo animals

When I grow up I want to- Be a fireman

Carter on the 1st day vs the last day of preschool. He had a big growth spurt this year!

My favorite activity- Painting

My favorite toy- Cars

My favorite song- Freeze dance 

My friends- Rachel, Jameson, Jimmer

I am really good at- Basketball, playing cars, and helping my mommy

This year I learned- opposites and letters

When I grow up I want to- Be a fireman!

They boys weren't together when they answered their questionnaires, so its funny to see how many similar answers they have. 

1st day vs. last day of preschool. They are both growing up so much!

They had a really fun graduation ceremony at the park. They wore graduation caps, sang lots of funny songs, and showed off all the things they learned this preschool year. It was so adorable and I couldn't stop smiling the whole program. 

Although, Carter did NOT want to be up in front of the crowd and it took everything to get him to even sit up there. So he didn't really participate in the actions to the songs. He mostly just sat with a mad face the entire program. haha. Jameson loved it and sang along the best he could. 

The boys were lucky enough to have lots of family come and support them. 

Carter loved the end of the program when he got to play with Grandma and Grandpa and eat all the cookies. 

Not pictured- Grandma and Grandpa J and Hutch. They were all cheering the boys on, but I just forgot to get pictures of them!

I am so proud of my boys and the wonderful young men they are becoming! We have another year of preschool then off to kindergarten! 

Goga

Goga= Goat Yoga. The most fun we've had in a long time, it was seriously the best! 

The goats were so friendly and put up with all the kids chasing them around touching them. 

Hutch liked to pull the goats hair. He crawled around just like one of the goats. 

Carter was a master at yoga and at letting the goats jump on his back. 

Matt mastered the standing goat pose. Its a very tricky pose that only the best gogaers achieve. 

Carter getting a bath from the goats. 

Hutch became one with the goats. 

The true goat man himself. Just look at the grin on his face, he is in goat heaven!

Selfie of me and Carter. 

Jameson did not like it when the goat tried to give him a kiss. It was hilarious. 

Peter with one of his kids. 

Wendi was the true goat whisperer and at one point had 3 goats on her back. She also got a goat facial, which can help boost cells and reduce stress. 

Grandma with one of her grandkids. 

Abe with his goat buddies. 

It was such a fun family activity, everyone had a blast!! Until next time goats. 

Hutch 11 Months

11 months. How can we only be 1 month away from a year? Que all the tears. I know I say it every month, but times just keeps getting faster and faster with each child. 

Hutch has been growing and changing like crazy. He isn't a baby anymore and likes to try and keep up with his brothers. He is pulling himself up on to everything, he will probably be our fastest walker. Jameson walked at 13 months and Carter walked at 15 months. My bet is Hutch will be just over a year when he starts taking his first steps. 

He is still loved by all, especially his brothers. Jameson is very sweet with him and can always get him to laugh. Carter likes to push Hutch's boundaries. Both are very typical of the twins personalities. But often times Hutch just wants to be left alone and doesn't want to be mauled by his brothers, so we enforce the "Don't touch Hutch" rule for 10-15 minutes. 

We've also had to start the "no bounce" rule when Hutch is on the trampoline with the boys. They always start with little bounces and then the bounces gradually get bigger and bigger until Hutch is being whip lashed around the trampoline. Poor Hutch. But being the typical 3rd child, he just sits there and puts up with it, hardly ever making a fuss that his brains are being jiggled around. 

Carter gets really mad if he doesn't get to be the first one in Hutch's room each time he wakes up. If he can't be the first one in Hutch's room, then we must report back to Carter on what Hutch was doing when we went in there. Most of the time Hutch is just sitting in his crib, sometimes he is standing. Even though its almost the same thing every single time, Carter must know and always asks "What was Hutch doing??". Its cute, he really loves his brother even though he's the one that often makes him cry. ha ha. 

Hutch is also teething (again). He is such a trooper when it comes to teething, he usually gets ornery right before bed and needs some extra love. Then he's good and will sleep through the night. He is such a better sleeper than the twins were. The twins were always waking up for one thing or another (and still do!), when Hutch goes to bed he rarely wakes up till morning. 

All the teething paid off and his top 2 teeth popped through. The next 2 top teeth are going to be right behind, they are very swollen and will pop any day now. By his birthday he'll probably have 6 or more teeth!

We've had a fun busy month! We have really enjoyed the warm weather and try and be outside as much as possible. Hutch likes to crawl all over the grass and put everything in his mouth. His favorite spot is going to the flower bed and throwing dirt everywhere and eating it. He has a well balanced diet of milk and dirt, keeps him strong and healthy. haha. 

One of the warm days we decided to go to lunch with Grandpa J at the park. The boys LOVE going to lunch with Grandpa.  They get all of Grandpa's attention and can always get him to push them on the swings and watch them go down the slide. 

They brought their frisbees to the park and Jameson kept trying to get his frisbee stuck in the tree on purpose. He would laugh and laugh every time he got close to getting it stuck... until it actually got stuck! haha. Grandpa had to lift him up high into the tree to rescue the frisbee. 

This month we were able to help with yard clean up at Great Grandpa J's house. All the kids were a ton of "help". They followed each other around in a gang of sorts "cleaning up". Both Grandma and Grandpa J were good sports at helping them help with the clean up. 

Hutch getting a month older means we are a month closer to welcoming baby #4! So exciting and terrifying at the same time! I am not sure how I will handle 4 kids all on my own, let alone 4 wild and crazy boys! But we will manage and figure it out as we go!

I can't imagine a sweeter, happier baby. He is simply the best and such a light to our family! We love and adore Hutch!! Next up- HIS BIRTHDAY!!!