Hudson and the Rolly Polly

No real reason for this post. Hudson was just playing in the backyard on Sunday and found a little rolly polly and seriously played with it for about 45 minutes. (dancing, singing and swinging with it!) He has had many rolly polly friends and loves them all so dearly! He even put one to bed in the garage at nap time one day and when he woke up from his own nap wanted to go see if his buddy was up from his nap too! It was so cute. Look at his crazy hair! I love little boys - especially this one!

Party on the Patio!

Last weekend was a great weekend but super busy! I LOVE this weather and I want to soak up every minute of it before it’s a million degrees and we are trapped inside unless we are swimming! The weatherman of course predicted rain for Friday and Saturday but luckily he was wrong! The weather perfect all weekend and I spent most of it on a patio with friends.
Since it was so nice out we decided to take the boys to Joe T’s for dinner on Friday. Mike & Nicole and David & Christi and all the kiddos went with us. Sometimes it can get hairy with everyone and all the kids but Friday was great. I am really excited to be out of the “baby stage” at our house. It’s like I am finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel. Both the boys are able to socialize on their own, feed themselves once I get their plates set up and just behave in general most of the time. Two years old was pretty rough for us with Hudson and I feel like we are past a little of it. Nolan was good at two years old and really hard at three years for us. I am hoping that it is the opposite with Hud! I think he has just finally tested enough of his boundaries to be calm for a while.  We took the kids on a fountain tour after dinner and it was sweet to watch them all make their wishes and throw their pennies into the fountain. Of course, Hudson wanted to dunk into the water and get them back out and Addyson didn’t throw hers in at all. She saved them in her pocket and put them in her piggy bank when she got home. Ha ha!
Saturday morning I had the Komen 5K and then at 4 I had linner (yes that would be lunch and dinner) plans for Amy and Kelli’s birthday and then late girls night plans with Becca cause Conner was out of town. That was three events that had nothing to do with kids or hubbys which is really, really odd for me! I can’t think of the last time I had a day like that on the agenda! Scott decided to take the boys the zoo since he knew I would be gone most of the day. He invited MiMi to join them and they had a great time! I got up super early and went to downtown Ft. Worth to meet up with my “work girls” for the 5K which we followed up with brunch on the patio at Esperanza’s – so YUMMY! Then I went home and cleaned my house from top to bottom. (Which was actually really nice to be home alone – that NEVER happens!) I then was able to have a second to just enjoy a quiet, clean house! I got ready and picked up Kimmie and we headed out to Primo’s in Dallas. I had not been there before but I had heard lots of good stuff about it on the radio. We met up with all my “high school girls” and had a great time. Just relaxed on the patio and a had a few margaritas, talked and laughed. It’s always good to be with my girls and catch up on things – funny how now we talk about husbands, jobs, church and kids. I love this stage in our friendship! We left there about 7 and I took Kimmie home and went to Becca’s. Krista, Nicole and Christi went with us to El Arroyo for drinks and late dinner. Again we sat out on the patio and again I ate MORE Mexican food and drank a few MORE margaritas. Like I said it was a patio weekend for sure!

Komen 5K

I have participated in the Komen 5K multiple times and even did the 60 mile 3-day walk the year before we had Nolan. For some reason the scary statistics of breast cancer have always been a big concern of mine. Maybe because my great aunt Jeanine had it and is more than a 10 year survivor, maybe because I have two sisters and knew that the chances of one of us battling this disease were at 65%, or maybe because I have such a large group of amazing girlfriends. Whatever the reason, I feel like I have a calling to be a part of the cure. I have had it for a very long time - long before my Mom was diagnosed. Anytime I see an article on the subject or hear a blip on the news, I stop and read or watch it. It is just mind boggling how many women are affected by breast cancer every hour! My mom was diagnosed 6 ½ years ago while I was pregnant with Nolan. She went through a lumpectomy and 5 years of Tamoxifen but really had the best case scenario as it was detected as early as possible and was treated without the need for chemo or radiation. We felt VERY blessed that my mom went in and had her very first mammogram and it was perfect timing. So many other women have not been so fortunate. All the time I hear stories of women who are diagnosed in their 20’s or 30’s – yet our insurance still will not cover mammograms for younger women unless there is a predetermining factor. I also know there are SO many women who do not have health insurance so a mammogram is just not something that they can afford much less treat should a problem arise. This is a tragedy and have no idea what the solution is for these issues but I know that the Susan G. Komen foundation does. They are working around the clock to fix these problems along with actually funding much of the research to find a cure. I tear up just thinking about all the amazing things this organization does and all in the name of a woman who lost her life to breast cancer. Last week, my mom was once again diagnosed with “suspicious” spots on her mammogram. She will have a biopsy in the next few weeks and we are praying for only good news! It was timely that the Komen 5K was on Saturday. Being at the event in the arms of friends was such a wonderful experience. There were so many people wearing shirts in honor of brave women who are battling this terrible disease and for many more who lost their battle. Seeing the thousands of people running and walking for something that has impacted all of us was inspirational. It truly filled me with hope and love for my mom and for all the other women out there who have or will have breast cancer. We will find a cure!

Hudson's Big Boy Bed

We finally got the boys bed assembled and got Hud's mattress for his new twin bed on Monday. I had ordered sheets about a month ago but it took as this long to get everything moved around and ready for the actual beds. I really worried that Hud was going to get up a 100 times that night but he didn't. He slept in it all night and never moved! It has been a great week and a really easy transition. It's true what they say about things being easier with the second kid. I still have a lot of decorating work left in the boys' rooms but at least he is sleeping in his new bed!

Becca's 28th Birthday

We met up at the Italian Market a few weeks ago for B's b-day and I just now pulled the pics of my little camera. Yummy food, Hudson takes after his Aunt B when it comes to ice cream - they LOVE it!

Grayson's 4th Birthday Party

Stevi and Jamey threw Grayson a "painting" party for his 4th b-day. They had planned to have it at their house in the backyard but since the weather turned yucky they moved it to the little rec center by our house. The boys painted piggy banks, pet rocks, had their faces painted and decorated cookies. They even had a big pig cut out of ply-wood for everyone to paint. Pigs are grayson's favorite right now because he LOVES Wilbur from Charolette's Webb. All the other kids were just painting the pig but Nolan decided to paint "Bakeon" (bacon) on the pig! Of course I would have the child that instead of viewing the pig as this sweet little animal - he just thinks food. It was hilarious and sad all at the same time, he also painted "oink" on his leg so maybe he was just thinking of things that kinda went with a pig? I don't know, but it was funny! The party was a big hit and I think all the kids had a lot of fun. Grayson is so sweet and such a big kid - it makes me sad to think he's already four!

Superhero Day and Garage Sale for the Mays'

This week has been super busy with cleaning, organizing and preparing for a garage sale! We have been trying to pull it all together for weeks and this weekend was finally the time to just get it done. Scott and I took off work on Friday to man the sale. I am so glad that we did because Saturday it started raining about 10am and rained us out! The reason for the big sale was to clear out the boys' rooms so that we could turn Hud's nursery into a playroom and move him into a "big boy" bed in Nolan's room. This took a lot of serious moving to clear out both rooms, closets and drawers. I just want the boys to share a room while they are little. I have so many good memories of sharing a room with Becca when we were little. I want them to know what that's like too! We sold Hudson's nursery furniture on Craiglist before the sale even started. We purchased new beds for the boys a few weeks ago but still haven't even assembled them. Now that their bedrooms are cleaned out and the sale is finished we will probably get their new beds set up tomorrow. It will be so sad not to have a baby in a crib anymore. We went from one baby to the next for the past 6 years - what a milestone to have passed! During the middle of all the craziness a note came home from school about Superhero day. I read the note but truly thought it was NEXT Friday. Wouldn't you know it at about 8:30 on Thursday night I realized that it was THIS FRIDAY. Ugh! I scrambled to figure out what to do since we have no superhero crap at our house yet. Christi stopped by to drop off a few things she wanted to sell and she said she would look when she got home to see if Brent still had anything. Luckily she called and found a Batman cape. So at like 11 o'clock or something crazy like that I headed out to Mansfield to get the cape and stop by Wal-Mart to see if they had anything for him to wear with the cape. I was not able to find anything that resembled a costume when it's springtime and not even close to Halloween. I was able to find a t-shirt with Lego people on it who happened to be Batman and Robin for the low low price of $10.88! Turns out there is a new video game with this and so they happen to have a few very classy items for sale in the boys department. Score! Nolan loves Lego's so when he woke up on Friday morning to a cape and the new shirt he was thrilled. He was so proud when we got the whole outfit on - instantly a powerful superhero! It was so cute watching Scott walk him to school with his little cape blowing in the wind.

Ear Infection, What?

I think that Hudson is the only kid that I know that have tubes and still get an ear infection. :( He had one in early February and the tube was obstructed but had been better for the past few months. The this week he had bad allergies and by Thursday we were at the Dr's with a double ear infection. The doctor said we might need to have his tubes removed and have new ones put in because it seems like these are not working properly. We are going to watch it and if he gets another one we will have to make an appointment with his ENT. Pray that Hudson doesn't get another one!

Who let the dogs out?!?!

We invited all of Daisy's friends to join us for a party at the park. It was a great birthday party complete with cake. The kids thought it was hilarious when we all sang Happy Birthday to Daisy. There was a lot of chasin tail, heavy panting and hot dogs...sounds like any other wild night out! Ha ha!