Class Christmas Party

Hudson's class Christmas party was Friday, December 20th and being Room Mom, I was in charge of the party.  It went QUICK because it was an early release day, so we only had 30 minutes to do the party.  We started by making a snowman ornament, then their favorite...snack time.

 After their snack, they did a book exchange.  They sat in a circle and had to pass their wrapped books around while I read a Christmas book.  Each time I said the word Christmas, they had to pass.

 Hudson with his sweet class.  :)

The best part was the fact that it was an early release day and we were allowed to take our kids early if we wanted.  His class was going to recess, so he asked if he could stay for that.  His sweet teacher said I could come out with her because she had recess duty, so we got to chat and I got to see my sweet boy playing with his friends.  Then, we got to leave and go have lunch together and start our Christmas break early!!

Santa!

Yesterday after church, we finally made it to see the big guy in person!  We had quite a wait, but it was worth it!  Hudson was so sweet to Santa and hopped right up on his lap.  He told him he wanted Melt and Mold Crayons and Skylanders and then wished him a Merry Christmas as he climbed off his lap.  So sweet!!

Tummy pics - Week 23

Before heading out to celebrate Kelly's birthday on Saturday night, I had him snap a few pics of my growing tummy.  Here are Holden (YES, we decided on a name!) and I at 23 weeks!!  :)

Christmas Express!

This past Friday night, we surprised Hudson by putting our golden Christmas Express tickets under his covers.  As he pulled down his comforter and saw them, he immediately knew what they meant and was so excited!

 He gathered his tickets and was ready to GO!  We grabbed blankets, went to get hot chocolate, and went and looked at Christmas lights.  This is one of our favorite Christmas traditions!!  :)

Kindergarten Christmas Musical

Hudson had his first Kindergarten program on December 10th.  It was a Christmas themed musical and he was one of ten kids in all of Kindergarten chosen to have a speaking part.  He practiced his lines leading up to the big night and woke up the morning of the 10th to find that Haddy had left him a note next to his elf costume.  :)

 Here he is before leaving for the program.

 Speaking his line, "My favorite part about Christmas is when my Mommy and Daddy take me to get hot chocolate and look at Christmas lights.  I would like it if Santa brought me Melt and Mold Crayons and Skylanders."  We were blown away...he spoke loud and clear and didn't seem nervous at all!!

It was such a cute program and I loved getting to see him on stage. :)

It's a...

After Aunt Shani and Uncle Todd had their gender reveal party, Hudson asked when we were having our party.  Of course in his mind, everyone has a party since that is all he has seen!  We explained that we weren't going to have a party and he was kind of bummed, so we asked him if he would like for us to tell him in a fun way.  He was all in!  First, he thought he wanted a cake like Aunt Shani had, but then when he heard the balloon idea, he was sold.  On Monday, November 18th, Kelly and I headed to the doctor with Noni, and Paw-Paw, and Nana so we could all find out together.  It was almost immediate when the sonographer told us BOY!  We were all so excited!! Hudson had gone home with his friend Cooper after school, so after picking up our blue balloons, we headed to get Hudson.  I was so excited to tell him, but a little nervous because he had been adamant about wanting a baby sister.  We walked through some of the trails in our neighborhood until we reached an open area and Hudson could hardly wait to open the box.  He patiently let us take some pictures though...

 ...and then we did a countdown from 10 before he opened the box.

His immediate reaction had us all rolling.  He yelled, "No!" as the blue balloons were coming out.  We were laughing so hard that he began to laugh too.  :)

After the balloons were gone, I bent down and told him some good things about having a brother instead of a sister.  He felt pretty good after he discovered that our house won't ever be full of dolls, Barbies, or My Little Ponies!  He was relieved to hear that we will always have a house full of boy things and that he will have someone to teach the game of soccer to.  :)  I absolutely can't wait to see how their relationship is one day...they will be super far apart, but hopefully will build a special bond.  

We took one quick family picture before taking the box home to play in.  :)

So, it's official...I am about to be REALLY outnumbered and I can't wait!!  I have absolutely loved being a boy mom and can't wait to add one more crazy boy to this family!

Bump!

I realized the other day that we hadn't taken any pictures of my "bump" yet.  I'm going to try to take pictures the same weeks that I have pictures from my pregnancy with Hudson to be able to compare them.  So, here I am at 18 weeks.  :)