This is Hudson writing now. I am taking over Moms blog.
We did a tournament at my house.
I had my friends over for a Wii tm Party

We played tennis on Wii sports. We had fun.

Then it was time to eat cake and ice cream.

And me and Alex got the candy because we won.

Then I blew out the candles and made a wish.

And then I opened presents. And I got twenty Q. and then I got a gun pack. and it had little guns. and then I got a 3 -D solar system. And then I got Wii sports resort. And I got 2 tennis rackets. And I got a new basketball. Then we played Wii sports resort. And then all of my friends went home with treat bags with their candy.

2nd Annual Tree Cutting Experience

Oh fun. Cutting the Christmas tree. Headed up to Furrow Farms to cut down the Christmas tree. This year Steve wanted to get a really small tree because we were going to be in AZ for Christmas and we were leaving on the 16th. I was shocked when he said this because he loves huge trees. I was excited to have a small tree. He said just a little waist high guy would be fine. Very easy.

He couldn't do it. He tried. I think he felt he would be less of a man to get just a tiny tree. He would walk right by the tiny trees and I would say, "Hon, this one is about the size you were talking about...waist high." He said, no that is just too small. He kept looking bigger and bigger. He forgot all about his small tree desires. I talked him down to this one. I was glad we didn't get any bigger since I ended up taking down the decorations and carrying it out to our curb because Steve had left with the kids and told me it was a fire hazard. Got to love him. Our protector.

The kids were exhausted by the end because of our indecisiveness

Sadie's Over the Top 5th Birthday Party

I admit. This party was a bit over the top. But it wasn't my fault. When my friend Kendra heard I was throwing a fairy party for Sadie she couldn't help but get involved...well...and I'm glad she did. We had a blast putting this together. Happy Birthday Sade!

Sign on the door. Just a little photoshop for some wings and a pink shirt (instead of orange halloween) and blow it up at Costco. $2. fun.

Front room decor. The tree is holding their fairy necklaces (which Kendra made) and flower clips (which Kendra showed me how to make). Oh and she made the tree too. I kid you not. She is crazy.

So the fairy's had to earn their wings, wands, and skirts by doing different fairy tasks...

They had to clear the "snow" from the fairy village...find all the fairy treasure (which was little jewels)...

and they played another fairy game not pictured which was carrying fairy dust on a spoon across the room and filling a cup.


Happy Fairies (from front left around the table) Edith Monson, Audrey, Sadie, Ishita, Kiera, (Lily my 9 year old neighbor who helped me is standing, wish I had a better pic of her), Laura Jenson in green shirt, Jenna McMurdie, and Eliza Behunin.

All the fairy's kept their fairy outfits and treasures and the birthday fairy was very happy.
Next year. Pizza with the family :)

ONE

Seriously. Dear Time, just stop for a day so I can freeze these moments in my heart. My baby is already one! Those cheeks just cannot be kissed enough!

Need I say more?

One more...

I had to add one more to the "funny kids" that Hudson said to me yesterday. We were out playing and our neighbors Clara and her little girl Halena came over to play. Clara and I were sitting on the porch bench talking. Hudson comes up and asks if I would play basketball with him. ..

Me: "Not right now Hudson." (Don't judge :) We play plenty )
H: "Mom, you've been sitting there forever." (it had been maybe 5 minutes)
Me: "Hudson just go play for a bit, okay?"
H: "C'mon Mom! Seriously you haven't done anything today! You need to come play with me!"
Me: "Hudson, what do you think I have done today?"
H: "Well, you went for a jog, then you have been on the couch for the rest of the day."

Awesome. So while Hudson is at school he thinks I sit on the couch all day. No wonder we have so many miscommunications.

Me: "Hudson, when you grow up and become a Daddy you will realize I do something all day."
Clara: "Maybe not."

That made me laugh.

Funny Kids

M&M's
For Abram's birthday I had M&M's scattered on the table as part of the decor. (I knew once the kids noticed, there would be no resisting). Sadie noticed first and asked if she could have one. I told her let's wait until Abram wakes up and the party starts. A few minutes later she tries again. "Just one mom and that's it." I told her if she had one then she would ask for more. "nope, I won't I'll have just one." Me, "just one. and you won't ask for more." "yep." "okay." She takes one and eats it. Not more that one minute later, "can I have one more M&M?" Oh, Sade I love you.

Hudson Needs a Furnace
Hudson came home from school.
"Mom I need a furnace."
m: "a furnace?"
h: "yes. I need a furnace to take to school."
m: "a furnace to take to school?"
h: "yes."
m: "why?"
h: "to keep things warm."
m: "like what?"
h: "like if I want to bring hot chocolate, or soup."
m: "Oh, you mean a thermos!"
h: "Oh, a thermos."

Train Table for Everett

I have a child OBSESSED with trains. Train shirts, train tracks, train books, trains...trains...trains. I am often tripping over trains or tracks or the like. Until now...

Grandpa Jim built the perfect thing for Everett...a train table!! Now instead of tracks all over my floor they can be up on his table or be put away in his nice large drawers! Grandpa crafted it after the Pottery Barn Table and it looks like an exact replica! We are so lucky to have such a talented Grandpa and this is something we can keep and pass down for generations! Thank you Dad!!! I wish I would have caught on camera when we brought it upstairs, but I was not fast enough! He loves it. That's an understatement!