Long Past Due

So, I am a bit of a blog stalker, I'll admit it. I love to check and recheck the blogs of people I love, and admire, and I get stinkin' irritated when they don't update... Then I look at my blogs and feel woefully ashamed.

To remedy this I am updating, and will update more often. (How many times have I promised you this?)

October-

21st- 31st: Hudson turned 4! I can hardly believe that I have such a big boy! Grandpa and Grandma Griffin came to visit and we had a great time. That Saturday, Hudson had his birthday party at the bowling alley with his friends. For Halloween Hudson was a giraffe. I figured it was the last year I could pick something out that is cute before he'll want monsters or something. But he also got a skelton Hoodie from Walmart, and took great delight in running through the store terrorizing the shoppers, while I tried to chase him, laughing so hard I had to stop every few feet so I wouldn't lose bladder control. He got tons of candy and had a lot of fun

November- Hudson is doing really well in Head Start. He got terrific scores on his LAP tests, and gets along well with his friends. He loves his Teachers. I get to go almost every friday to volunteer in his classroom and I enjoy myself alot.

For Thanksgiving we got to travel to see my grandma in Idaho. We stayed at my cousin's house and had a fantastic time there. Hudson did really well on the long drive. His favorite part was seeing the "ghost on the mountain" which is really "Our lady of the Mountain," a huge statue on the mountain in Butte, MT. At night it is all lit up. On the way home, Hudson looked out of his window and shouted, "She waved at me!!!" It was cute

December: So far. Hudson is really excited to be a big brother in April. We have finally made the announcement to all our friends and family, and Hudson couldn't be more eager to help when his brother is born. I am nervous, but I know things will work out... They always do. We will have to come up with a way to have the two boys share a room, and that will be interesting. We'll have to see how it goes.

Pictures are to come, as soon as I can manage. :)

Is this not the cutest kid in the world? I mean... really.

"I'm Scott!"
Hudson comes leaping out of his bedroom, swashbuckling and waving his sword around poking bad guys and monsters, proclaiming, "I'm Scott!"
"Who is scott?" I asked, frankly baffled.
"I am!" He said, like, duh mom!
"Oh... ok."
He's not scitzo- apparently it's just imaginative play... :) cute huh?

Hudson has started at head start, and he loves it! He gets to ride a big (big compared to him) yellow bus to and from and he has really enjoyed his teachers. He's super smart and enjoys being with his new friends.

I am glad he's in the program. It is fantastic! It is well organized and consistent for him, and since I don't work on Fridays I can go and volunteer in his classroom. It's fun to watch him interact with his teachers and the other students, and it makes me feel like I am contributing by being there.

I will post bus pictures soon. And I will try to be better at updating... can you believe that my baby is almost 4? Wow!

Fort Benton Days-

Just about an hour away is a cute little town called Fort Benton. It's right on the river and it's very scenic! We went there for a parade because well, what else is there to do? Hudson had a blast.

June Tractor Show

It rained.... Hudson didn't seem to like it, but it made me homesick for my native land. . . no one else dared go out in it, but as a true Seattlite, I went... You know most people here have only had one umbrella as a child. I got one every year with my back to school wardrobe... hmmm.

Ah summer, wonderful warm days spent outside in the sun, lazy sleep in mornings and stay up late nights... it's little wonder that I haven't been inclined to post. :) I do have some wonderful photos and videos of my little wonderful guy. He's been a real treat to be with this summer, and I am sad to see the summer end in just a few short weeks and I'll be back to my long days without him... :( But, if my Mary KAy business takes off like I am hoping it will, I will someday be able to stay at home with him... :) at least until he's off to school and by then, who knows, maybe I'll collect another one...
Here are a few from June. I will upload more tomorrow... but don't take my word for it. I've got summer brain.