Officially a soccer mom…

Hud started his second sport last week – soccer!!! His daddy could not be more thrilled. :)  So far, it is definitely a better fit than tball – more running, less waiting.  That definitely fits our very active boy!

I wasn’t able to go because there was a meeting scheduled at our house that evening.  And that meant I wasn’t able to get the “after” shot either (and I am really sad about that – he was one sweaty little 4 year old – we could use a break from this relentless heat!).  He had so much fun and has asked to go every day. :)  Can’t wait for our first game! (Which will actually be the 3rd game…but more on that later).

Getting so brave...

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Big Kid Trip 2012

My friend Melissa called a few weeks ago and wanted to plan a “big kid” trip like our friend Meg takes every year. It sounded like a great plan to me!  We decided to do it in Waco this year.  We left Harper with my parents (Trent was also out of town) and headed south.

We met Saturday morning at Hawaiian Falls in Waco.  Hud couldn’t wait to hit the water!

Liz and her kiddos were able to meet us as well!  Here are the four of them after a couple of fun hours in the water!

After about 5 hours, we were all toast.  We decided to head back to the hotel to rest and clean up before dinner.

We tried to get these two to rest and watch a movie…which they sort of did. :)

There was a fish tank in the lobby that the kids were obsessed with (Hud even wanted to go tell the fish good night before bed!).

Exploring the hotel:

We made a stop at Academy on the way to dinner to get some BU gear and soccer gear before Hud’s first practice:

Since Baylor was starting back (and in the interest of tricking things up), we decided to try a new place. We headed to a hibachi grill for dinner. I was really hoping that Hud would be enthralled by it and therefore be persuaded to try the food.  When will I ever learn?

After dinner, we headed to a custard place for dessert and so the kids could burn off their remaining energy (Christine and Macy had joined us by this point but for some reason, I have zero pictures!)

 

Super Batman Hudson made an appearance:

We headed back to the hotel and the kids went down without much of a fuss. They slept relatively well!  It was such a fun inaugural trip!

More to come…

I don’t want to ever forget…

how much these two love each other…

 

Park Pals

The kids and I like to try out different parks.  We went to a park that we had been to a few times when Hud was a baby, but haven’t been to since then.  There is a great nature trail that winds around the pond. We walked around it a few times, but then quit after a pack of ducks chased us (why do animals always chase us??)

 

It was a little hotter than I expected (despite the fact that it is August!), so we didn’t last more than an hour, but we still had a great time!

Fossil Rim

My parents and I took the kids to Fossil Rim a few weeks ago.  The animals weren’t quite as active as the time before, but we still had a good time.

Harper is very into throwing the food lately.

I love this picture:

It says in the Fossil Rim pamphlet that if you see turkeys during the tour you are very lucky. We spotted a pack of them, so we must be pretty, pretty lucky:

 

Crashed out kids = a good time had by all!

More zoo time!

We have been to the zoo a LOT in August!! Crazy!

After a nice rest/nap at home, I had to take Hud to get his blood drawn (more on that later).  Luckily, my parents were able to meet me and walk Harper a couple of doors down to get ice cream (which she refused to eat until her brother got there).  Hudson was SO brave!!! I was so proud of him. He asked the nurse what she was doing step by step. He didn’t cry at all, just let out a little gasp when she put the needle in.  I took him down to get an ice cream reward as soon as we were done!

He kept telling me he wanted red ice cream, but apparently changed his mind and chose a very interesting color instead.

 

The word you are looking for is…Ew.  But, he loved it (and kept trying to force me to take a bite which I politely refused. Repeatedly.).

Big smiles for my brave boy and his sweet sissy!