Donuts and Rocks!

Angela here!  Hope everyone had a great weekend!  Hudson got to embark on his first donut-making experience this weekend.  A local bakery, The Donut Haus, let a bunch of kiddos decorate and then eat donuts.  What more could a kid ask for?  Hudson was first perplexed with the glass case of sugary goodies.  He tried ever so hard to break that glass down.  And he made sure to fingerprint and slobber all over the it before we got things started.

We lined the kids up at the counter and the owner showed them how to dip the donut in icing then cover it with endless sprinkles.  Even Chris and Aunt Shannon got in on some fun.  Poor Chris couldn't make a donut for himself (as it was kids only, he missed that memo), so I had to force him to share with his son.

Sugary goodness...

The proper way to eat a donut...face first!!

Other exciting news, we got new landscaping!!  When we bought our house last year, the tree on the right was half destroyed from getting struck by lightening.  And all the bushes were on their last leg and somewhat disappointing.  And everything was green....I needed color!  Now we have a pink Magnolia tree, blue hydrangeas, orange lilies, rose bushes and a White Snow Crabapple tree!

BEFORE...

AFTER...

Hudson has become a great helper with the new lawn.  And by great, I mean our sidewalk and rocks and driveway have been watered very thoroughly.  We had to get new nozzles so he could hold and maneuver the water hose.  He would have a meltdown if you didn't let him help.  Now we just have to work on his aim.

Since we got new landscaping, Chris decided he needed a handy-man project to take on himself.  What did he choose - ROCKS!  Really?  The obsession started after we got a storage shed to hold all of Hudson's toys.  There was this patch of dirt and dead grass around it that just didn't look nice.  We are waiting to landscape the backyard for a year, so Chris said he could fix up this spot.  So for the past month, he and Hudson have been collecting rocks on their walks with Penny Lane.  And I hate to admit it, but my boys have made me proud.  We have a TON of rocks!

Chris' work of art...

Rock-picking is tough work people.  So afterwards, Hudson decided to take a dip in the water table.  I think he is hanging out with the dog too much.  I might need to separate the two of them....

Hope everyone has a great week!