The Russo's

Wanted to share some various videos. I'm trying to video more on my video camera, but the phone is so convenient most of the time. Papa taught Gianna how to say "hey" and she says it a lot Hudson and Gianna dance together when the Fresh Beat Band songs come on This boy loves his 4 wheeler and rides almost everyday You probably can't listen to this for long because it is a lot of screaming. Sometimes, the kids just scream back and forth with each other. We have some loud kids!

We brought the kids to see Mike the tiger at LSU on a Sunday afternoon. I have wanted to take Hudson for a while and he was looking forward to it.  Mike was up close for them to see him swimming and walking back and forth  I'm glad he was out and Hudson was so excited!  Josh bought this brick for me when I was going to LSU and it's right out in front of Mike's exhibit. Hudson wondered why his name wasn't on there.  "feeding" Gianna to Mike  Hudson said he liked LSU and maybe one day he will go to a game with his Daddy We had snowballs after and it was an end to a good afternoon together

Only one more month until she turns 1! It is so crazy to me. I just realized last week I have to start planning her party- it sorta snuck up on me. Where did the time go? None the less, she is growing and this is the latest on her. She is still the same on her schedule and clothes, etc. - she is our little princess, but she plays rough - blows kisses - puts her hand to her ear for "hello" - got her first boo boo when she fell outside on the driveway - getting involved in Hudson's messes. She thinks she is in heaven when food falls on the ground - climbing up on things - likes taking everything out of a basket or bin - exploring all of the house and likes playing in the toilet - really likes playing in Hudson's room - starting to look at books - scrolls her finger on the iphone - took her first steps on July 3 and keeps taking more - stands up on her own from sitting This is a video of her walking this...

We are having a good summer so far. Here are some of the things we have been doing. It's really hot outside so we have to find some things to do indoors. We were inspired to make our own fresh squeezed lemonade after Leilynn did Lemonade Stand Day.  He likes helping make things with me in the kitchen  playing music together  Josh went fishing last Saturday and Hudson helped clean the fish and played in the boat Josh took him to see a movie and he loves popcorn now! We have waited a long time to give him popcorn because he use to choke on things a lot. He is doing good with it.  So, we made some on the stove and he was very excited  Hudson had his first ice cream cone from McDonalds- that look says it all :)  Riding in the Jeep with Daddy, Gianna hasn't rode in it yet  It has been raining almost everyday which is a nice break from the heat. We ate breakfast on the patio one morning. ...

We had some people over on Wednesday and Josh cooked a jambalaya. Our days of going to the levee for the big fireworks show may be over. We brought Hudson last year and it was so crowded and didn't feel as safe as when we were growing up.  Josh bought fireworks to do at the house and they had fun with those. The kids were going to swim, but it rained. The big kids got in for a little bit.  I bought a slip n slide for the day, but we didn't get to use it. We took it out the next day and Hudson really likes it.  Gianna even likes it because she can crawl back and forth without touching the grass.

We took a 4 day trip (plus 2 traveling days) to Alabama to see my sister and her family. This was our first road trip with both kids. We borrowed my in laws camper to stay in while we were there. The original plan was to go the whole way in one day, which is about 8-9 hours of driving. As it got closer, I thought it would be better to split it into two days because I wasn't sure about how Gianna would do. We were happy with the decision to split it up because Gianna didn't do as well as we thought she would. They did sleep some, but I had to sit with Gianna and entertain her a good bit. The half way point was Meridian, Mississippi. We stayed there for one night both ways. We all liked staying in the camper and having the family time together. Josh did most of the cooking, which was fine with me :)  Hudson was so excited to go camping. It was an adjustment for them sleeping in the same room, but it got better. In Huntsville, we stayed next to t...