What a Saturday

 

On a Friday afternoon in mid-January, my mom called with a fun proposition.  She and my dad had decided to take a Saturday trip down to Dallas to go to Cabela's and do some shopping.  Thinking that Hudson would really enjoy seeing all of the animals there, they invited us to go. Unfortunately, Kyle wasn't able to come, but I cancelled my weekend plans and Hudson and I headed south!

 

It was such a fun day.  We went to the Rainforest Cafe for lunch and Hudson was completely taken by all of the tropical fish and big animals.  The elephants were definitely his favorite and he was a little frightened by the tigers, but he left with a frog hat, a balloon animal dinosaur and a big smile on his face. 

 

We continued the day at Cabela's.  It was mine and Hudson's first Cabela's experience and I have to say it's 10x better than Bass Pro.  We spent an hour and a half looking at all of the taxidermied animals and could've spent even longer there.  From moose to zebra, from polar beer to grizzly bear...they have it ALL! Hudson left Cabela's with a "pop" gun, new Cabela's baseball cap and wonderful memories.

 

Carolina on My Mind

This Christmas we decided to drift from the norm and take a Christmas vacation. The thought of missing My nephew Wake's second Christmas was sad for our family and my parents, so we decided to spend the week in South Carolina. It was a great week filled with fun adventures. Kyle got to see (and dive into...brrrr) the ocean for the first time, Hudson got to see dolphins and we all enjoyed the sunshine and family time. The road trip was over 17 hrs but split between two days it was a great way to travel and see the country. Hudson, much to our surprise, did very well in the car. 

G G's Christmas

This year, we decided to celebrate Christmas with my Grandma Ohnna and Grandpa Wayne and family, early. With our family going out of town for Christmas and every one so busy, it seemed to be the best thing to do and I'm so glad we did! 

We had so much fun playing with all the little ones. I'm so thankful to be a part of such a fun, silly and loving family. 

Charlie Brown Came to Town

I long debated whether or not our family would adopt an elf and start the tradition of the Elf on the Shelf, but eventually I decided we couldn't pass up such a fun Christmas tradition!

The second week of December, there was a knock at the door, Hudson answered and there he was, our elf, sitting outside on the doormat. Hudson was quick to ask if the elf could come inside and we let him in.  We read the story of the elf and Hudson decided his name should be Charlie Brown.  Hudson and Charlie Brown hit it off immediately and became instant pals.

We've been having so much fun with Charlie Brown and will be sad to see him go back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve, but look forward to seeing him next year.



Making a rope from some yarn he found, Charlie Brown climbed all the way up into Hudson's stocking.



Charlie Brown found his way into the candy bowl.



He read a story to all of Hudson's toys.



He took the Tonka truck for a spin.



Colored with crayons and put stickers everywhere!



He got into Hudson's shark bank.