Front Yard Football

 So, does anyone else see who Addie resembles in the picture above?  Maybe a little bit of Lucy from Charlie Brown...?  Anyone dare to let Addie hold the football for you?  She promises to hold it still this time.  :)

2012 Fall School Picture

Just Addie

Monkeying Around at John Ball Zoo

We spent a day at the John Ball Zoo recently while Ben played in a golf tournament.  I grew up with that zoo and I've been there a ton over the years and I still love it.  It was nice to share it with the kids.  They seemed to really enjoy it.  They really liked the centrally located active monkeys and the chimpanzees.

Addie's Tubby Time

Daddy, Will You Help Me?

So a while back we downloaded Sonic the Hedgehog on the ipod.  Wes is a big fan, but he has some trouble getting past the second level and often asks, "Daddy, will you help me?"  Like a good dad he doesn't mind helping him out.  Even though I know he secretly likes playing it himself.  It probably brings back the good ol' days of Sega Genesis.  Good times...

Here Fishy Fishy

The kids love to practice their casting in the little creek that runs along side of our lot.  They just have washers on the end of their line so they only catch mucky stuff.  It keeps them busy for a little while though.  I like that part.  :)

Big Kids

Break out the tissues again, because this mommy had a rough time with Wesley starting preschool.  If preschool is like this I don't want to know what kindergarten is going to be like.  Wesley goes to preschool all day Tuesday and Thursday and we decided to have Addie attend daycare on those same days.  We've had big changes going on at the Hudson house.

Wesley absolutely loves school and already talks about his two friends, Elliot and Quin.  As Wesley kept telling us, "But he isn't that Elliot," referring to his cousin.  :)  When we ask him what he did at school that day he tends to reply with, "I don't know."  However, when he actually feels like telling us he usually only mentions Spanish class and the playground.  He is so cute when he talks about his Spanish too.  After four days of preschool he told us that he learned, hola, amigo and uno, dos, tres.

On the other hand, Addie Cakes isn't liking this daycare thing much.  She goes to a different place than Wes.  When I drop her off her face gets red and silent tears stream down her face.  Then when we pick her up she solemnly walks over to us with her head down as if she's been absolutely miserable all day.  She's really hitting up our guilt factor.  I'm really hoping things pick up for her or it is going to be a long year.