Merry Christmas...a little late:)

We had a great Christmas this year! On Christms Eve, we had dinner and a party at Mandy and Jared's house with everyone. The kids got new pajamas from grandma and grandpa...and they were all so excited to get them. We also played the gift exchange game. Hudson played this year and he had a hard time because the gift he ended up with was not one that was meant for a kid. Thanks to uncle Dusty for trading with him:)

The boys in their new jamas.All the grandkids: Treyson, Traxton, Bladen, Oaklee, Hudson, Boston, and Ashten.
Christmas morning was a blast. Hudson was so excited about everything he got...even the clothes! His most favorite gift from santa was his big truck.

Boston did better than I thought he would. He did okay opening the presents(we helped a lot). But he didn't just play with the wrapping paper and boxes...he actually liked the stuff in the boxes!The boys playing with their new stuff!

I didn't get around to posting about Christmas until now because the weekend after Christmas was very busy for us. On Friday, we had a family reunion with Talen's grandma's family. On Saturday, Talen's cousin Braidy got married so we were busy all day with that. And Sunday was the end of the family reunion. The last two days have been recovery time for me...I finally got all my Christmas stuff down and put away and my house semi-cleaned. Hudson had a major regression in the potty area over the last week...so we've been working hard on fixing that problem before we head up north to visit my family. Other than that, we really had a fun Christmas. We were able to talk to Talen's brother, Trumbull, who is on a mission in Argentina. It was great to be able to do that. He's doing really well and will be home before Christmas next year. Well, I hope everyone else had a very Merry Christmas and willl have a great new year!

Snowy Days

This week was an unusual one for us down here in southern Utah...it snowed...for a couple of days! Now, I was not very excited to see it (the fact that we don't see much snow is one of the reasons I love it here) but Hudson was so excited! And I decided that my dislike of the snow shouldn't be a reason for my kids not to be able to play in it, so when Boston was down for a nap Hudson and I went out and built this:
Hudson really wasn't much help building the snowman...he just trudged around and kept eating the snow. He really liked the finished snowman and he called him Frosty.

I think that Hudson saw someone making a snow angel on a cartoon or something because he wanted to make one though I'm sure we never told him about them. Pretty soon after he made one he decided that his hands and toes were too cold to play outside anymore and asked to go in...he never does that so I knew he was really cold!

A Day With Dad and Grandpa

On Saturday, Hudson was able to go to the ranch with his dad and grandpa. When Talen woke him up just before 6 that morning, I thought Hudson would be very unhappy, but when Talen asked him if he wanted to go to the ranch he was up and out of bed in two seconds saying he needed to get dressed. They were gone all day and didn't get home until just before bedtime that night. Talen said he had so much fun and that he froze, but didn't complain one bit! I think that Talen has a permanent buddy to take to the ranch with him from now on!!

2 and a Half

Hudson is two and a half today! He is growing up so fast I just can't believe it. One of Talen's aunts told us to measure our kids at two and a half and then double it to see how tall they will be when they grow up. Well, we did it with Hudson...he is 38 1/2" tall right now which, doubled, means he will be 6' 5" tall!! I couldn't believe it! He's always been a tall boy but I never imagined he would end up that tall. I guess when I think about it, he gets tall genes from both sides of the family, but he will definitely tower over both me and Talen!! Right now, Hudson is talking like crazy and he is such a smart boy. He knows his abc's and can count to ten and already recognizes a lot of the letters and numbers by looking at them. He loves to sing songs...right now especially Christmas songs. I love it when he thinks no one is paying attention and he'll just be singing his heart out!! He loves to be with his dad more than anyone...surprise, surprise:) He is so good going to nursery. He loves playing with the kids there and he can always tell me something about what they learned that day. He is a really good eater (at home)...and that makes me nervous for the future when I have to feed a 6' 5" teenager:)!! Overall, he is a good kid...but he is a two year old and he acts like one. I wouldn't change him a bit though...he keep things interesting:) We love him so much and I am so excited to watch him grow and see what life has in store for him!!