Easter Sunday

Rather than doing baskets, or candy, grandma and grandpa Koethke bought Hudson and Livia their Easter outfits (yay!). I must say our kids clean up pretty well... ;)

Cheesy smile #1 in stellar suit

Cheesy smile #2...but you get the idea

Livia doing her best "I'm totally ambivalent about
having my picture taken" face.
In her defense, we made the mistake of taking photos after church which is usually a rough morning for her since she doesn't get her regular nap.

Woodland Park Zoo

The first Saturday in April our family took Debbie and met up with my parents, sister Helen and younger brothers in Seattle for a visit to Woodland Park Zoo. It was pretty overcast and a little chilly...but we only got rained on for about 5 minutes or so...we were very thankful for that!

Daddy pointing out the gorillas to Hudson

The gorillas were pretty stoic while we were there...

Hudson hanging with a gorilla

Kenzy

Livia's first trip to the zoo...she was a trooper!

Jeffley, Helen & Hudson

Debbie & Pierre

Kiddo Updates...

These kiddos sure seem to love each others' company!

Bath time - Livia loves it just as much as Hudson does, even though he has a tendency to splash her in the face.

My budding pianist


A duet...it's 20th Century music - short on melodies and heavy on strange sounds

Sleepy smile - Livia usually wakes up with a smile and I love that! (except when it's in the middle of the night or early in the morning, of course.)

At the age of 7.5 months Livia finally mastered the art of sitting up. I have been impatiently waiting for this as Hudson started sitting up a little before he was 6 months.