Winter has been keeping us busy with indoor sports and any and all activities that can expend the energy of little people. Hudson (and his buddy Caleb) completed basketball season. They did much better than I originally anticipated. By the end of the season, Hudson could dribble and pass like a big kid. He continues to practice basketball and football during any free moment at home, and has only broken one picture frame...so far.
And as soon as one sport ends, I sign him up for another one. Indoor soccer this time. The boys had their first game and Hudson scored two goals!
I will briefly
mention Super Bowl, as it was a sad sad day for both my boys. Adley made
it to half time and Hudson stayed up for the entire game. I think Chris
may have shed a tear, but I cannot confirm that. The week leading up to
the game, I asked Hudson if he wanted to wear his jersey to school to support
Tom Brady. He politely declined.
The back story: Hudson has been banned (per his teacher) of wearing football
jerseys to school. He will tackle, strong-arm and all but demolish his
classmates as he "plays football." Mrs. Ophelia has reassured
me that his actions are not spiteful; he just does not know his own strength
and he lovessssss football. She was going to give Hudson a pass this
time, since Tom Brady was in the Super Bowl again. But this was Hud's
response when I confronted him:
"Mama, I just can't do it. I can't NOT be
a football player when I'm wearing my jersey. I just love Tom Brady too
much."
We chuckled. And his love for his quarterback is still
slightly odd, but at least he can tell his future therapist that his father
brainwashed him. But I was so proud of his honesty and his ability to
acknowledge his shortcomings.
Last weekend, we had a mini getaway in downtown Cincinnati, which the kids loved. We stayed "way up in the sky," according to Hudson and we were in the "big city."
Adley loves to play the matching game,
currently the Minion edition. Her technique to winning
the game is amazing, and it was completely unprovoked by Chris or myself.
She will first flip all the cards face up, match them accordingly side-by-side,
then flip them back face down. She will tell you it's time to play, then
proceed to flip the cards and "match" them all. Ha! I
thought that was the most clever move yet.
That evening we went to Newport on the Levee and had dinner and played video games. Even Adley had fun with all the bright lights, loud games and chaos.
The next morning, everyone woke up early. I cannot mentally handle my children when they are confined to small spaces with loads of energy. I get anxiety they are going to break something or wake up other guests. Chris can sleep through a tornado. So 6am came and I took Hudson to the gym at the hotel. He walked on the treadmill, learned how to do crunches on the medicine ball and didn't injure himself or the equipment, thus is was a successful morning.
Then we headed to the Newport Aquarium. Fun for all!
There was a new stingray exhibit where you can crawl through a tunnel under the water, then pop up in the middle of the water. Clearly Adley thought that was amazing....
We had TWO days of warm weather last
week!! It was glorious. All the family met up after work at the
park. Adley is now big enough to climb up all the stairs and
obstacles. She is no longer my baby that needs a helping hand. She
is Miss Independent and she knows it. She has also been doing amazing
with her big girl bed and still hasn't learned that she can actually get out of
her bed. She also moved up classes at school and has already been
potty-trained by Ms. Carly. Granted, she chooses to be potty-trained from
8am-5pm, Monday through Friday only, but that's a start. When I ask her
to sit on the potty at home, her response is "no thank you."
At least she is polite about ignoring my requests, right?!
Until next time!
