X-GAMES

Hudson decided on Saturday to try out his skates/roller blades that he got for Christmas.  Truthfully, I am so thankful he has just now remembered them....these things scare me to death!  He put on all his gear and was ready to go!!!  Me, on the other hand, was praying for no broken bones....for either of us. 

BEFORE:

AFTER:

This was one hot & sweaty little boy!

Recent Events...

Grandee was here for a whole week and we had SOOOO much fun!....that we barely took any pictures.  :(
Anywho, we went to Chucky Cheese one day for pizza and games.  I think Grandee and I had just as much fun as Hudson.  :)

Here is one the "prizes" he got with all his winnings.  It cost 300 whoppers! (Tickets, that is.)

THE EXCAVATORS!!

Greg, on the other hand, wasn't quite as certain about his expertise in the field....

The last piece is found!

And....the finished product.

Ft. Worth Zoo!

We went to the Ft. Worth Zoo in March. Such a FUN-FUN trip and an awesome zoo. Here's some of what we got to see....



























And here was the COOLEST part of the entire day:











The End.

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Morning Milestone!

So, as some of you may know, my little man is somewhat of a super-duper picky eater.  As much as I know it "won't last forever" and he WILL someday eat more than just pizza, chicken and fish sticks....it still weighs heavy on my heart and I truly long for him to find new things to eat.

Well....today was a GOOD day in that department.  The other day he mentioned something about eating eggs (which he NEVER eats) and as surprised as I was, I really didn't pay a whole lot of attention thinking he just saw something on TV or something about eggs and "thought" that he wanted them.  Then, this morning he said it again!!....So, as fast I could I asked him if he wanted to make "Eggs in the Nest" with me and he, very excitedly said "YES!".  

I made each of us an egg and nest hoping that if I was eating it as well, it would help keep him committed to the task at hand.  Guess what??....HE ATE IT!!!  And, he wanted another one when he finished the first!  So, of course, I made another and he ate about 1/3 of it. 

I know it may seem small and silly, but this was a GREAT way to start my day!  :)

The Battle at Bedtime

Ok, so Hudson doesn't really "fight" going to bed.....he just always prefers for Greg or I to lie down with him.  We have gotten to where we don't do it anymore, but he still ALWAYS asks (or begs) us to. 

Last night, we learned how 'crafty' he is becoming is his ways of trying to persuade us.  Let me preface this by saying that he had a very short nap at school and was pretty cranky all evening.  This combination typically makes bedtime pretty easy b/c he is so tired, but not this night.  Not this night at all....

So, at 8:30 lights out.  Ahhhh....peace and quiet for mom and dad.  WRONG.  Hudson starts yelling "DAD!" from his bed and I give Greg the "I will kill you if you go in there look".  He stays.
So, after a few minutes Hudson starts yelling "MOM!, MOMMY!!!"  From my comfy seat in the living room I finally respond, "WHAT?" to which he replies "I need you".  Sooo, I get up out of my comfy seat and go in and he says he needs his blankie - aka "lanky" and babydoll.  A perfectly legitimate request.  (Yes, he now sleeps with a babydoll.  Not just any babydoll....it was MY babydoll when I was little.  That's just too sweet and too sentimental, so I let him do it.  Knowing full-well that it is certain that there will be ramifications of doing so.)  Anywho, I get the lanky and babydoll, kiss him once again and tell him goodnight. 

A few minutes later, more "MOMMY, DADDY!!".....we try as long as we can to ignore it, but then finally my fuse had "met it's maker" and I stormed into the room and said "WHAT!" again.  His reply was this: "Mom, it is YOUR bedtime too.  You are very tired and your eyes are closing and you are yawning and you need to come to bed RIGHT NOW."  Then his voice softens and continues...."Mom, you are sooo sleepy and you are yawning.  You just need to come to bed with me.  Right now."  

Yikes.

If I wouldn't have known better, he might have actually convinced me he was right.  So, what Greg and I determined last night is that we are in trouble.  BIG trouble.  This kid is the master-of-all-masters of manipulation and while WE do our best not to give in and let him know that we are "the boss", I know we are in for the battle of our lives with this one.  And yet somehow, I'm looking forward to every bit of it. 

Well, better get ready for the day ahead....I"m shopping for a suit-of-armor today.  :)