Hudson’s News

If anyone has bee wondering why we haven’t had many blog posts lately this is why!

This momma is feeling tired and often nauseous which leaves little room for blogging!

More to come soon (hopefully)!

Easter

We had a blast on Easter weekend! It was filled with lots of to do’s, but my absolute favorite part were the church services we attended where we celebrated our Savior!

Hudson LOVED coloring the eggs. He thought that was really fun! He was a pro too!

These were colored with Kool-aid, we only had time for 2 before we headed off to hunt eggs!

He had fun finding the eggs, but he had gotten eggs earlier from his Grandma so he knew what this was about-candy. Once he got his first one open it was all over. Get them in my mouth!

After the egg hunt we put dinner in the crockpot (it definitely worth trying, thanks Pinterest!) and had nap time. Then we headed to Lifechurch.tv for their Easter celebration! The church service was incredible and they had this cute little photo booth set up! Hudson had gotten a sucker so he didn’t really care to smile, he just wanted it open!

Hudson was so excited for Sunday because that was the day that “daddy play mumet” aka his daddy would play trumpet at church. He really doesn’t know about his daddy playing trumpet, because he never sees him (Ryan doesn’t play much anymore) and can’t remember a time when he did.

He sat like this and didn’t move for the longest time. He also got to see Uncle Hat play trumpet and he normally plays guitar so he was just completely in awe. He has been so into music over his lifetime (he comes by it naturally), but has really been obsessed with instruments the past several months. He hardly moved the whole music service because he was watching so intently. Every Sunday he makes sure that we are going to see hat and Nick play guitar. We also pray for their guitars EVERY night and we have now added daddy’s trumpet to the list.

I am so thankful that our sins are washed away and we can live free because of God’s great plan to send his son to earth! We are blessed!

We tried to keep Hudson’s Easter basket simple and not make a big deal out of it, it’s really not what this whole thing is about anyway. We picked up a few things at the Disney outlet in Branson last month so he received that and a few train things since that is his most recent favorite. We took him to Barnes and Noble to pick out a book for his basket. We walked around for a while and I would show him book and he would look at them and put them back. He finally came across a train book that made noises and he was set, we weren’t leaving the store without it (and without hearing it toot five million times!).

Thanks to a few Target trains and a Eric Carle book/plush from Mae Mae he was set! He really enjoyed his basket and didn’t ever figure out that all of the candy he found at the hunt was hidden under the grass! More for his daddy and I (Kidding)!

"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."

John 16:33

Aren’t you thankful that Jesus overcame the world just for us?!

Branson

 

Over Spring Break we had a little mini vacay to Branson.

We had to stop to eat at Lambert’s on the way so it was the perfect opportunity to see Gigi. She brought my cousin Colin along too! We wish we could have seen Pops, but he isn’t walking or feeling well. We’ve been praying for him a lot and would appreciate your prayers too.

It was yummy! Hudson loved the rolls, but who doesn’t?!

Thanks to Groupon we got a really great deal on a condo that sat on the lake. Above is the view from our balcony!

The sunset on our first night there was gorgeous too!

And I will admit that the first thing we did when we got there was hit the outlet malls! Hudson of course loved the Disney store!

This cute little boat is at the Landing and Hudson got a little break from shopping to play on the playground.

The boys got some fishing time in and we hung around the condo a lot, but it was nice to be able to just hang around! On our last day we headed to Silver Dollar City! I haven’t been there in 10 or more years?! I really don’t remember the last time and it was a first for Hudson and Ryan. It sprinkled on us off and on, but we have a great time! Hudson absolutely thought the whole place was centered around trains. He called the trams (that take you to the parking lots) trains and of course he could not stop listening for the real train toot! We of course rode the train and I think he loved it. When we left he kept saying “bye choo choo train.” He fell asleep in the car afterward and woke up asking for the train again. I think we have a new obsession

Anyway, it was a great mini getaway! It was chili and wet, but having time away and getting to relax was so worth it!

A Day for Hudson

Today was my first day of Spring Break so we decided to plan a special day to take Hudson out. We don't get a lot of time as a family because of work schedules (it mostly includes dinner and evening activities) so we wanted to do something special.

We wanted to take him to see the Lorax and I was worried how he would do. He literally sat on my lap the entire movie, ate lots of snack food and didn't say a word. I'm not sure he's ever had popcorn before (I'm finding that hard to believe because it's Papa's favorite food, but I don't remember him ever eating it), but he absolutely LOVED it. We almost finished off a large tub and I give most of the credit to H. He also had a few fruit snacks and M&M's. Boy did he love the treat! As we left the theater he was saying "bye movie, bye popcorn, bye mms." 

We also did a little shoe shopping. Have I ever mentioned that the boy LOVES shoes. He picks them out himself-lately he's been wanting to wear his snow shoes when it's been almost 80 degrees. So silly! Anyway, we were in desperate need of sandals for this beautiful weather so we took him to pick some out. He really wanted the Spiderman ones that were 12 sizes too big, but we convinced him otherwise. 

And last, we could go no longer without a haircut so we took our leftover M&M'S from the movie and the boy sat so still! He was perfect for his haircut until the clippers came out-he despises those things! We ended the day reading the Bible to "Nonald" eating dinner at Papa and Mae's house. I think H would say that it was a pretty fun day! At least his mommy enjoyed the special time with him and daddy :)!

Play Outside

There is no time for blogging y'all.




I've got a busy 2 year old that just wants to play outside ALL the time. But I can't really blame him, the weather has been so nice!




The boy can hardly eat a bite between asking if he can go back outside. I'm praying for a cooler summer than last year or it will be a long few months of begging to play outside!




We are building our confidence on the CFA slide too! Park slides are ok; this one we aren't super sure about but we're getting there.




And he's loving his play dates we've had the past few weeks. He loves his cousins and buddies! They have so much fun together!
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New Adventures

We are taking on some new adventures around here!

Hudson’s toddler bed rail came off and he’s sleeping great without it! I was really worried about how long we’d go without naps or how early he’d be playing in his room each morning. So far he sits in his bed and waits for us to come get him ;) Precious boy!

Mom’s new cupcake adventure is going well! They are picking up a lot of business and making really cute and yummy things!

Oreo goodness and the Lorax!

And my sister and I are making a blog about all things Kindergarten! The blogging world is booming right now and we thought it would be fun to share some of the things we have been doing and making in the world of teaching! Click on the picture to check it out!

Lots of new things going on in our world! What about yours? Have you done something adventurous lately?!

Blog Hiatus

 I’ve really had no motivation to blog so I’ve been taking a little hiatus. I will do my best to return to regularly scheduled programming now. ha!

Here are a few things we’ve been up to!

Playing Tickle Monster-this is a favorite right now!

Watching American Idol-he uses the Wii mote as his microphone.

Seeing some snow-it was short lived. I think it may have lasted 12 hours at most?! But H wanted everyone to enjoy it so the plush friends got to look out the window!

Celebrating Valentine’s Day!

We are super exciting and stayed home to cook steak and shrimp. Aunt Erin took H for a while and we went on a little ice cream date. Thankfully we don’t have to make a big production of the day, we love each other no matter what!

I think my favorite part of the day was taking H to deliver his Valentine cards-we went to see a few important people to take them their cards! And I really like the way they turned out!

We’ve also made a trip to west Texas! We shopped at World Market (I’m in love), I got to spend time with my best friend and H got to play with his buddy!

H had his first sleepover in Texas (I was down the hall of course)! We let the boys sleep in the same room together-it was a fun experience!

And my mom’s new portion of her business is officially open this week! Go like her Facebook page! Hudson loves the “ball cakes!”