Katia's Birthday Party

Before the Monster Jam, we squeezed in Katia's birthday party.  This was a day full of fun for Hudson!  Katia's party was at Pump It Up so Hudson got to have fun jumping and sliding with all of his friends.  Jason picked him up early so they could head downtown in time to hang out with the trucks before the race started so Hudson had to miss out on pizza and cake.  I don't think he minded too much since he got to eat lots of junk food at the Monster Jam.

Monster Jam!

I still have lots of Christmas pictures to go through and up load but until then...here are the pictures from Monster Jam!!

Jason and Hudson joined Dennis and Carson at the Monster Jam downtown.  They had pit passes so they got to go down to the trucks and take pictures.  Hudson's favorite was Grave Digger (since it was green) and Grave Digger won the race!  Jason's favorite was Superman.  They had a great time!  Hudson talked about it day in and day out.

Christmas Cookies

Papa & Gigi arrived on Dec. 22nd to celebrate Christmas with us!  I took the day off to get some last minute things done and hang out with my kids.  Hudson had the hardest time waiting for Papa & Gigi to arrive.  He kept asking why they have to live so far away. 

He was so happy when they pulled into our driveway!!  He couldn't wait to greet them with a big hug and show them his elves, Snowflake and Lego.  Snowflake & Lego were sent by Santa to watch Hudson and report back to Santa if he was naughty or nice.  Each night they would leave and go back to the north pole.  When they would return to our house, they would find a new place to perch and watch Hudson.  He loved looking for them every morning and I would often find him talking to them and telling them he loved them!

Papa & Gigi helped us bake Christmas cookies for Santa!!  It didn't take Hudson long to discover how yummy the dough is!

 

Tis the Season To Be Jolly

Jude came over and spent the morning with us one day.  He and Hudson had a great time playing together.  We painted some ceramic snowmen and played with toys.  After Jude went back home, we went to Old Town Spring to try and wrap up some of our Christmas shopping.  It was a beautiful day for being outside walking around. 

Our Little Walker!

London started taking steps back and forth between Jason and I back on Nov. 6th.  We kept practicing with her and she could do it very well but she really didn't have an interest in walking on her own (although she would 'cruise' like nobody's business).  Then, on Dec. 17th, our little Londie Lu finally decided she was ready to take off and start walking and boy has she!  She LOVES chasing Hudson around the house and so does he.  They are nothing but giggles! 

I always forget I can't rotate my video so you'll have to watch with your head tilted to the side.  I'll get some more video that is the correct direction soon!

Primrose Holiday Program

Primrose had their annual Christmas program at the school.  Hudson has been learning his songs all month and I have really enjoyed listening to him practice singing them.  Everyone has to cram into 2 different classrooms to watch the children perform so it is tough to get a good camera view.  I thought I had a good spot until one of the mom's stood up and blocked Hudson.  Bummer!  Oh well, I have some good videos of him singing his songs at home that I'll post too. 

Here he is walking in with his class for their turn to sing:

Getting all lined up and ready:

Their Christmas party after their performance:

Santa Pic 2010

We took Hudson and London to go see Santa.  Hudson was so incredibly excited!!  As soon as we walked in, Santa looked right at Hudson, waved and said Hello.  Then he let out some fantastic Ho, Ho, Ho's!  Hudson was beside himself!  It was torture to wait in line and wait for his turn to sit on Santa's lap.  With each step we would take forward, he would ask if it was his turn yet.   All of that energy turned into an outburst of Chrismas songs.  Finally, the long wait was over and Hudson got to run up to Santa, give him a big hug, and climb into his lap.  I could tell the experience was very sureal for him.  Then we put London on Santa's lap and the terrified crying began!!  There were some hilarious pictures of London in her full-blown cry.  They were so funny that Santa himself had to get up and look!  I kind of regret not spending the $$ to buy one of the really funny pictures of her but we opted to get one where Hudson looked the best.  I still think this one is funny because you have London screaming her head off and Hudson as happy as can be!

We quickly rescued London from Santa's lap so Hudson could have some quality time with him.  It was so cute because he was holding Santa's hand and he told Santa he wanted a 4x4 truck and a new dog because Eli is dead.  (He said it very blunt just like that!) Santa chuckled and asked Hudson if he would like an F150 or an F250.  I later had to tell Hudson that Daddy and I wrote Santa a letter to let him know we weren't quite ready for dog and that he already had a nice Jeep to drive around.  I didn't want him to be too disappointed on Christmas day when Santa didn't bring him a 4x4 truck or a new puppy.

After our visit with Santa, we walked across the road to Marble Slab and got some yummy ice cream.  We let Hudson mix up whatever he wanted and it was pretty delicious!