Future Olympian

I guess the Olympics inspired us all, big and small. I joined the gym after weeks of watching the extremely in shape athletes perform, some of which were much older than me! So, no chalking it up to youth. :) It must have also inspired Hudson! The first clip is of Hudson watching the diving event. Everytime one of the divers completed a dive he would begin clapping. So cute! Then today, weeks after the Olympics have ended he decided he wanted his turn on the podium. :) He made himself a podium, and jumped up on it. Josh and I were not paying attention and all of a sudden we realized he was standing on the podium chanting U-S-A, U-S-A. We had done that during the Olympics when we would watch them on TV. I would get him to chant with me, but that was WEEKS ago. :) What a little sponge.

Hudson Funnies

Here are a few short stories of Hudson that are funny.  At least to us they are funny.  I hope you enjoy them.  It's so amazing to see the person he is becoming!  

This was just so funny to me.  The other night, I was trying to get Hudson to bed, and I asked him to close his eyes.  He squeezed them closed really tight.  Tapped his thumb in between his eyes and said, "Dark in thur."  ("dark in there" for those of you who don't speak southern)  It cracked me up.  He is so funny to us!  

We are beginning to potty train.  He is HIGHLY motivated by M&M's which are any sweet candy I have at the time; lately it's been jelly beans.  But he calls them M&M's.  So, he will tell me he has to go potty.  He will sit on the potty, and if ANY pee comes out he says, "GOOOOOOOD" in a high pitched voice.  I guess because I said it so much the first time he went on the potty.  The candy will sometimes make him "have" to go back to back to back times, but he expects M&M's if he is successful.  So funny.

I was checking my email one night and Josh was playing with Hudson on the bed.  Hudson started saying "Mommy" and I wasn't paying attention.  After repeatedly calling my name with no response from me he finally yelled "MOMMY KAI WALL"  Hahahahahaha  So funny.  I know it's cliche, but when he's in trouble I  pull a "HUDSON KAI WALL"  I guess he thought that was my name too.  :)

He's so funny.  He keeps us laughing, and on our toes.  We couldn't imagine life without him!  I've been slack about updating this recently, but I'm going to try to do better.

XOXO

Hudson's 2nd Birthday!!!!

We had a carnival for Hudson's 2nd Birthday this year. It was so fun, and I couldn't have done it without a lot of help from our sweet family and dear friends! Hudson had a blast, and we had a great time playing on the midway!

These are Hudson's 2 year pictures. We got them made at Portrait Innovations. They did a FABULOUS job with him! I am SOOOO in love! This kid rocks my world. I can't believe he is two! He is so fun, and he is so funny!

Weekend of Family and Fun!

Grandpa spent the night with us on Tuesday night. He was in town on business, and Hudson had a GREAT time with him. They played until almost midnight! Hudson has never laughed so hard!

Then we spent the end of the week in McRae visiting Josh's parents. Hudson rode their horse, "Red." He was scared at first, but he got on with Josh and LOVED it. We had such a good visit with 'Ma, 'Pa, & Kobe.

We left McRae and headed to Moultrie for Haley and Ret's wedding. It was so fun. Here are a few pictures from the wedding.

This next video is thanks to Cat. She taught Hudson these things. We think they are very funny!!!! The first video is really dark, but you can hear what they are saying. Hudson said this to 'Ma out of the blue on Thursday. Thankfully, 'Ma was good hearted about it and didn't get mad. :)

Wild Animal Safari

We went to Pine Mountain today to surprise my mom for her birthday. She had NO idea where we were going until we pulled up to the front of the park. We rented one of their vans, and we were SO glad we did as the animals got slobber and mud all over the side of the vehicle. It was really one of THE coolest things I have ever done. You could buy food, so we bought two bags to feed the animals. They know each car has food, so they come up to the window and stick their heads in as far as they can. Hudson LOVED it! We then came back to my house for lunch followed by cake and ice cream. It was really a day we will never forget. I hope my mom had a good birthday. I probably don't say it enough, but she was a WONDERFUL mother and if I am any good at mothering Hudson it is because of her. I love her!

Enjoy the video.

Fun Things

Here are a few pictures of the cake we made for Grandmama's birthday. Hudson helped me, and when we were finished he was SO very proud!!!! Also, as promised, here is the video I took of Hudson doing the "somersault" Grandmama taught him. He does it so very well...I'm not sure if you can tell from the video, but he's pretty straight with them. I'm so very proud. He is such a fun little boy! I LOVE HIM SO MUCH!

Purse Cake for Grandmama's Birthday

Hudson decorated this side. :)

He was so proud!!!

All finished...Sprinkles EVERYWHERE and one proud little boy!

Tah-Da!!!

Delicious!!!

Such a big word for a little boy...but he uses it often. The first time was when he was on an antibiotic, and I asked him if it was good. He looked up at me and said, "Delicious." So this video was after dinner one night when Mom and Cat were over. Hudson was eating his cookie, and I asked him "How is it?" He said, "Delicious" and Cat exploded with laughter. Mom and I were used to him saying it, but she had never heard it. We all shared a great laugh. Be on the lookout: Tomorrow I am going to try to upload a video of Hudson doing his forward roll that Grandmama taught him. He's pretty amazing at it! I'm quite stunned at how PERFECTLY straight it is!