New Fun

Today we did something new. It was also very fun. It entertained the boys for at least an hour. We made play dough. We've never gotten to play with the store bought kind before b/c it is made of wheat. So, today, we made our own. We had different recipes, one with flour (we used soy flour) and one with baking soda and cornstarch. We made the first with flour and when it didn't turn out like I wanted (it was really sticky and I could forsee the mess), we made the next recipe and it turned out great. It really felt just like store bought play dough. We colored it using Wilton's paste food coloring, which we had b/c that's what we used to color icing for our birthday cakes. The colors were very vibrant and even colored our hands. I think the more we play with them the less this will happen. The boys really had a blast. And, so did I...getting to watch them experience playdough for the first time. They were so excited!

New Stats

Today we went to the pediatrician for 2 well check ups. One for Hudson -4 year, and one for Finley-6 months. To say that taking 3 little ones to the doctor's office by myself is easy now, would be a lie! It's not easy, but do-able. Oh, and we were there from 10:20-12:10! That's ridiculous, but it didn't really seem like we'd been there that long. Hudson had a hearing and vision screening that all kids have to have to enter school, even though he can't go to school for 2 years b/c of when his birthday falls! He did so good during these, and I hadn't told him about it, b/c I didn't know that they did this at the 4 year well check. He had to look at pictures of things like a boat, star, circle, cross, hand, etc and tell the nurse what they were. He then had his hearing checked. They put a earphone on his ear and he had to say beep when he heard some birds chirping. He also had his blood pressure checked AND the biggie was his FOUR shots and finger prick. He was not happy about these! When he was crying after he and Finley had both had their shots and we were getting ready to go, I asked if he wanted to call Daddy and tell him what a big boy he'd been. Through his tears, he said, "I'm not a big boy. I was for the learning(that's what he called the hearing and vision screening :)), but not for the shots." I then cried. How totally sweet this boy is. He thought that crying for the shots meant that he wasn't a big boy. He was a trooper. That's a LOT of sticks! Now for their stats...

Hudson weighs 38 pounds 4 ounces and is 39 3/4 inches tall. He's in the 75th percentile for weight and 50th for height.

Finley weighs 21 pounds and 6 ounces and is 27 1/4 inches long. Finley is in the 95th percentile for both height and weight.

Hudson

My sweet Hudson is 4 years old today! I thought I'd tell about the things that Hudson likes at 4, and the things that we LOVE about Hudson at 4.

1. Hudson loves to pretend. He likes to dress up, he likes to put on anything he can find and pretend to be someone else.

2. Hudson really likes to work! He goes to work all the time, and he's always carrying around his "work-up stuff" (the treasures with which he works)

3. Hudson loves to take care of his brother and sister, and his mommy. He's always telling me that he takes care of us when Daddy is at work!

4. Hudson loves to watch Word World and it teaches a lot!

5. Hudson LOVES to sing. He can remember words to songs like nobody's business(that is if he knows the words...if not, or if the song goes too fast, he makes up his own words...too cute).

6. Hudson loves anything that has Spiderman on it!

7. Hudson likes to get ears...cold ones! It's like his sign of love! :)

8. Hudson adores his Daddy. He wants to be with him all the time when Daddy is home! I love that!

9. Hudson loves the colors yellow and red!

10. Hudson's favorite thing to eat at 4 is hamburgers and chips(he would literally eat this for every meal if I allowed it)!

1. We love that he is so thoughtful...always remembering to thank us and others when things are done for him!

2. We love that he is such a good big brother. He is always very helpful and gets Mommy lots of diapers and wipes and burp cloths!

3. We love that Hudson has a memory to rival any adult. The child will bring up things that we have long forgotten or never knew that he even knew!

4. We love that Hudson is super observant...he catches everything!

5. We love that Hudson says the absolute sweetest prayers! I love that I get to listen in to my sweet boy talk to our God!

6. We love that the boy gets up at the crack of dawn ready for the day...he's got his "stuff" and he wants his clothes immediately! I can usually convince him to go back to sleep though, and I love that too!

7. We love that he still loves to cuddle and snuggle and get our ears!

8. We love that he still likes to be held and hugged and kissed!

9. We love everything about that sweet boy, from his sweet curls down to his toes!

10. WE LOVE YOU UP, 4 year old Hudson!

It truly is a joy being Hudson's mommy and I am so blessed that God chose him to be my son 4 years ago!

Family Fun Night Game Day

In honor of College Football today, we had a last minute family fun night! I told Tony the thing I love about our family fun nights is that they don't have to be elaborate, just something a little out of the ordinary centered around a theme, and fun, fun, fun! So, to begin our family fun, we first had to get dressed.


It's funny when we put football jerseys on our boys, they go football crazy! While I started dinner, they pounded and tackled Daddy with their footballs! They got to run through the sign a few times as they were introduced to their fans.




We then tailgated with our "appetizers" (tortilla chips) b/c we thought it was too hot to actually tailgate for our meal! I had them yelling the (me) Go Dawgs! (them)Go Dawgs! (me)Go Dawgs! (them)Go Dawgs! cheer and then the Goooooooo Dawgs, sic 'em, woof, woof, woof! Daddy was a good sport, of course, dressed in his GA Tech gear!
Next, we came in and ate while we watched the GA Bulldogs! Of course, we had a yummy tailgating meal of mini burgers and potato chips (I threw in some carrots for nutrition) and a roarin water. For the inside tailgating, they got to sit in their lawn chairs and eat! Finally, we finished the night with a family favorite of popsicles in the bathtub...easy mess clean up! And, tomorrow, our sweet Hudson turns 4. I know I will be posting something for him!