School Halloween Party

Hudson's school celebrated Halloween all day today!  It was so cute to see all of Hudson's friends in their costumes in class today.  Hudson wore his spiderman costume as well as his friend, Preston, who is also spiderman for this year.  The Halloween party was at the end of the day when we played games, made a craft and enjoyed lots of yummy goodies!  Since I am room mom, I will be able to join in these celebrations for every holiday.  We (Luke and I) showed up about 15 minutes before the party started to help set up with the other two room moms and teacher.  This was while the class was in recess (ball time).  Instead of having Luke wear his Halloween costume, I decided to dress him up as a cowboy.  He loves wearing his cowboy hat, so I thought he'd enjoy this!  He also thought his boots were pretty cool too!  It seems like not too long ago when Hudson was dressed up in this cowboy hat and boots!  Luke will debut his Halloween costume in a few days!

The witch hat cookies I made for today's party

 Hudson wasn't quite sure what to think about all of the different costumes when he got to class...

 Two spidermen!

 Luke is a cowboy today!

Showing off his cowboy boots

Party tables

 This is when the kids came back from recess and are about to enter the Halloween party!

The class was split up into four centers for the games, and I was in charge of the "Pin the Nose on the Pumpkin" center.  Here is when Hudson took his turn...

 Hudson bowling at Ms. Maureen's center

 Snack Time

 Luke took a seat right next to brother.

 Mommy with her cowboy and spiderman

 Balloons are always so much fun!



Wordless Wednesday

Quote of the Day

Today's quote of the day is actually not from one of my boys, but rather about one of them...

While Jill and her kids were driving in Arlington today, she passed the chapel where her and Bryan got married:

Jill:  "Kelsey, that chapel right there is where Daddy and I got married."
Kelsey:  "Really!"
A few miles down the road they passed a Methodist Church...
Kelsey blurted out, "Mom, That's where Hudson and I are going to get married!"

How precious is that!!

A Heart for Mommy

This is always a fun weekend every year because it's when the Blue Angels air show comes to town.  We are fortunate to be able to watch most of the show from our backyard since we are so close to Alliance Airport.  Today is the preshow, so just after napped the boys and I stepped out back to watch the jets at their best!  Once they even came directly over our heads and came straight down toward us turning just at the last second, very cool!

During the show this afternoon, the planes made a complete circle leaving a smoke trail behind them.  This circle of smoke changed shape after a few seconds into what looked like a heart, resulting in Hudson's comment:

"Mommy look! A heart!"
"It sure it!  How cool!"
"It's for you, Mommy!" (as he gives me a hug on my leg)

My heart leaped at that comment!  I love my little boy!!

Chef Hudson

A fun birthday gift arrived yesterday from our friends in California, Leah and Lane!  As soon as Hudson opened the package, he began cooking us dinner.  He has always enjoyed helping Mommy cook, and one of his favorite things to do lately is pretend cooking full meals for our family.  He will often make up a picnic on our living room floor where we all enjoy his delicious food, which almost always consists of fruit salad (thanks to The Wiggles).  Now he is official with his new apron and chef hat!  He also loves playing with Kelsey's kitchen, so we'll see if he asks Santa for a new kitchen this year!

For our "first" dinner last night, Hudson made us eggs and fruit salad.  Hudson, Luke and I sat at the table where Hudson insisted we say our prayers first, and then we enjoyed our [pretend] eggs and fruit salad.

Getting prepared to begin cooking his meal (with Luke's help)

Go Frogs!

We are having so much fun this soccer season!  Hudson's last game is in two weeks, which is when we will have his team party!  He is getting better; in fact, I noticed today that he's getting bolder with trying to get the ball.  Most importantly, Hudson is having fun out on the field.  He basically just runs around in the general direction of the ball with all of the other kids but doesn't necessarily go after the ball.  When the ball is close, he gets gun shy and waits for the next closest kid to kick it.  We are just happy that he runs around happily acting like he's playing instead of just standing there.  At this age, that's all we can hope for!  We have to remind ourselves that he is the youngest child on the field and is playing with kids up to two years older than him.  The cutoff to play is age 3 (by the first game).  Well, Hudson actually missed that cutoff by 2 weeks, but they still allowed him to sign up.  So he is definitely the youngest.  We're glad we signed him up to start playing now though, it keeps us busy and the kids active!  We enjoy having a game each Saturday and a practice each Tuesday.  We can't wait for next season, which will be in the spring!

Warming Up

 Saying the pledge

 In the mix trying to get the ball!

 Daddy tuckin in his shirt during water break

 Thumbs up for the second quarter!

 Getting in the mix again!

 Go Frogs!

Hudson and Daddy watching on the sidelines

 Little Brother is always there to cheer him on!

 ...or just drink his drinks!

Wordless Wednesday