Busy...Busy

We've been so busy this week...what's best...I can actually point to things that have kept us busy!

Monday, Caroline came over while her mommy took Herschel {the pug} to the vet by our house...she and Hudson actually played together! They blew bubbles, pushed each other on "Tow Mater," climbed the ladder and swung {?} on the swings.

Tuesday was school as usual {but} mommy got to spend some quality time with my friend, Target!! I walked leisurely through the store for an hour & a half!! Woo Hoo! Probably not the best use of time, but I sure did enjoy it!

Wednesday we enjoyed an an hour & a half at the Y followed by our first of 4 private swim lessons. {Let me take you back - Hudson was moved up from 'Shrimps' to 'Barnacles' b/c he can now swim on his own & put his face in the water. However, 'Barnacles' is usually reserved for those 2 1/2-3 yrs old...which meant, when we showed up, he was a good year younger than the others...not to mention he totally freaked since Mommy was not in the water.} Hence, private lessons! So what happened? He still freaked...Mommy was sent out of the pool room...he calmed down & did what the teacher said...mommy came back...and it was overall a SUCCESS!

After swim, we went to hang out with Miss Ashley, Emma & Charlie! Emma is 3 1/2 & didn't quite understand that she couldn't "boss" Hudson around! Charlie is 5 months old & absolutely precious! The best part was watching Hudson pat his arm & hold his hand then give a huge smile! If the sweet Lord decides to bless us with another little one, I know Hudson will be a great Big Brother!

Today...Hudson had school & Mommy spent her day a little wiser than Tuesday. Our dining room table has become an open 'junk drawer' of sorts & I'm done with it! So, oddly enough, I cleaned out one of our closets then bought a great 'cubby-shelf-cabinet' to organize the stuff...keeping it out of the way but easy to get to! Now...if I could only organize the stuff & put it out of the way but easy to get to!

Now...we're watching our Auburn Tigers...of course, leading at the half...then giving up a TD to a wide-open receiver! I'm going to put the computer away in hopes it was the cause of our "bad luck!" War Eagle!!!

Pics of Hudson before half-time...we're considering waking him up to see if we start playing better!

Sprucing Up

I thought I give the ol' blog a new look for Fall! I just love this weather and am ready for the Holidays!!

Catching Up...

So I feel like I haven't blogged in a while...we've been so busy with the start of Fall! This weekend finally feels like Fall & I LOVE it!

Well {back to the Arkansas game}, other than the score, we had a great time. Mimi {aka my mom} kept Hudson for most of the morning then brought him & cousin Mallory to the tailgate around 1:30 - just in time for Tiger Walk! We actually stood in line as the players got off the buses & {to my surprise} Hudson thought it was cool to put his hand out for "High Fives!" He looked so little next to those BIG players! Kevin's Dad and his wife came up for the game too! {Although, I'm pretty sure they came up mainly to see the Little Man!} Hudson and Mallory wore their jerseys & really enjoyed the game...completely oblivious to the outcome {I'm trying to see the games through those eyes...after all, I've always been & will always be an Auburn Tiger...and there's always next year}!

"What Happened?!"

Last week was pretty un-eventful until Friday morning. Hudson started his "new" swim lessons...the lessons where Mommy doesn't have to get in the water anymore {YAY}! Unfortunately, it was a disaster that led Mommy to schedule private lessons for the next 4 weeks! Maybe after then he'll be okay with just "Tez" being in the water with him! Please pray for us!!

Since Daddy was already in Auburn Thursday & Friday holding on-campus interviews for his company, we drove down to pick him up & headed to the lake. Daddy hoped to get one last ski in for the year, but it was just too cold & oftly windy! Not to mention we were awakened at 3 AM to "Daddy...Mommy...Paci" over and over! Well, yes, Hudson was awake and awake until 4:30! At that time he decided to take cat naps until 7:00! Needlesstosay, we only had enough energy to eat breakfast, winterize the boat to put it away until next March and drive back to Atlanta!

We're pretty excited about this week though...it will be our first WHOLE week at home in quite a while! Hudson and I have plans for a playdate with friends we haven't seen in months, & we're headed up to the Pumpkin Patch this Saturday! A little late {I know} but the weather should be just right & this place even has a Petting Zoo!!!

Learning...

So after reading about all these little ones learning new things (like Little Mary Evans and Miss Ella)...Just thought I'd share this one (I only wish I had a sound bite to share too)!

Mommy: What does a Horse say?
Hudson: Neigh
Mommy: What does a Bird say?
Hudson: Wheat (i.e. Tweat)
Mommy: What do we say to Elephants?
Hudson: BOOOOOOO!!!!

Mommy is so very proud (sorry bama friends)!!

(BTW...Little man has been working on counting & getting very good!)

Happy Birthday Kevin!!!

Happy 36th Bday to the best Husband and Daddy ever! Nothing makes me happier than just being with him and watching him with Hudson! He puts up with quite a bit {most of it from me} and still loves being Husband, Best Friend and Daddy to me & Hudson!
We hope you have a terrific day today!!!

Craziness!

Well, if you haven't heard, Atlanta is in a gas shortage! It is CRAZY! Everytime I pass a gas station, there is a line a cars with at least one lane of traffic blocked! I've never seen anything like this for such an extended period of time (that being 3 days)! Gov Perdue (props - love him) is allowing "dirtier gas" (b/c the ATL is so smoggy) and tankers to drive over the current 11 hour restriction...hopefully all will be better soon! But instead of laying low and avoiding all this mess (with my over 1/2 tank full), I only add to this drama & stop into the QT! Most gas stations are charging $4.29 and the QT was only $3.97...these days every penny counts! So 40 minutes and at least 35 cars later, we have a full tank so we are guaranteed to make it down to the Loveliest Village Friday!

This was about half-way through the line!

To add to this craziness, what is up with Hudson-man's hair after his nap today?!?!?!

Savannah

Well, we've returned home from our first trip to Sister's new house! They moved to Savannah (actually Richmond Hill) in April and finally moved into their brand new house just last weekend!! I am now so jealous of the brand new & can't wait to use some of her ideas. Although, as I am writing, I look over at Husband and Hudson reading a book & finding "BeeBos" (belly buttons) on the couch together, I really couldn't ask for anything more!!
Anyway, on to the trip. We drove into Savannah Friday for lunch, to walk the river and see what City Market had to offer. Best part for me, Savannah's Candy Kitchen where I indulged on Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge!!! Yummmmmy! We drove back to Richmond Hill and toured Ford Plantation! What an almost surreal southern community. Apparently Henry Ford visited, fell in love and decided to pump mucho $$$ into Richmond Hill...hence, the Ford Plantation. His vacation home still sits as "Main House" on the property. So very beautiful, quiet and quaint. But I'm pretty sure we won't be buying into the neighborhood, starting lot w/ house, $1.2 mil!
Saturday was pretty much filled with food, relaxing and Auburn Football (that seemed to go on forever)! But as long as I have Buffalo Chicken Dip and an Auburn Win, life is good! I mean, at least our defense stood out!
Enjoy the pics!