Hudson's First Grade Bible Presentation

With my favorite boys!
Hudson and his Bible.

Our church has a tradition that all first graders at get a new Bible. They have a presentation in front of the congregation.

Our church is blessed with lots of awesome kids!

Plano Balloon Festival

This past weekend we took the boys to the Plano Balloon Festival.
Watching them "air" them up

Hudson found some cords and electrical things to admire along the way.

We were pretty disappointed that they cancelled the balloon launch due to the weather.

Our family.

They did a Glow Show once it got dark and that was pretty to see.

Who Are These Kids......And Why Are They Calling Me Mom?

Cooper is so funny these days! Not only does he say things that keep me laughing but this boy has some funny ways. For example, he still sleeps sideways in his bed. I wonder how much longer he'll be able to curl himself up and fit?
He doesn't have any favorite blankies or stuffed animals but he does roll his sheets up and hold them when he sleeps.

Do your kids ever do things that make you go "hmmmm?" My Hudson is constantly doing things that have me scratching my head and wondering if we even share the same DNA.

One of his latest creations.

One day they got real goofy and put soccer balls under their shirts. I started snapping away and figured I'd have a good file of blackmail pictures for the future.

Could we make a crazier face? No dull moments around here my friends!

There you have it......a day in the life of our family!

Cooper's First Day at Preschool and Grandparents Day for Hudson

Hudson and Mimi
Hudson is the luckiest kid in the world to have 2 grandmas that love him dearly!!

Hudson and Grammy

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Cooper's first day at preschool.

With his teacher. He's not really sure about this school thing....notice the expression on his face. He kept asking me when I'd be back to pick him up. I think being home all summer has made going back to school a bit hard for him. He still cries some when I leave him. I know he'll have a great year though!

This and That

Jen invited me to the Bass Hall to see Grease. It was really good!

One day after school, Hudson and I made homemade cookies. He is patiently waiting for them to bake.

Almost done?

This is what happens when I'm on the phone for a few minutes and my children find a pen laying around. Seriously?

It's a Small World After All

Several months ago, Jason's sister (aka Aunt Pearl) asked us if she could take Hudson to Disney World this fall. She's been several times and loves to go.......she wanted a fun trip so that Hudson could look back and one day remember his aunt taking him somewhere fun. At first, we were a little unsure. This would be the first time for him to fly, the first time for him to experience Disney, etc.....but we quickly came to the conclusion that he needed to go on this trip. We know that none of us are guaranteed tomorrow and we didn't want to hold him back. We are still a few years away from going as a family (my rule is that all my kids must be potty trained and able to function without a nap before I'll personally go!) So, in two short days.....they are Disney bound!!

Aunt Pearl planned a neat little scavenger hunt to tell him. We waited until the weekend before school started so that he wouldn't be bugging us all summer about it. (you know kids and their sense of time?)

He had to find the clues.......

Still not sure.......

All the clues finally led him to the mailbox.........where he had a huge stack of shirts and a note telling him that Mickey would see him soon.

He's got a shirt for every day he's there.

Another bonus: Mimi is going too! Hudson gets undivided time from Mimi and Aunt Pearl, he gets to fly on a plane, miss 4 days of school, and have a blast!! I'm so excited for him!

Of course, Disney shaped muffins to celebrate! Thank you Mimi and Aunt Pearl for making wonderful memories with Hudson!

Grapevine Annual Grape Stomp

While Hudson was spending some time at his Mimi's house.......Jason and I decided to take Cooper to the Grape Stomp at a local vineyard. I wish we would have gotten there earlier because they had a huge vat of grapes and you could actually "stomp" on them (remember the I Love Lucy episode?) The line was crazy long so we opted out of that this year. We still had fun though walking the vineyard and cutting off the grapes.

Looking forward to next year!