July pictures

A very mild July has allowed us to go on lots of walks, paint outside, and play outside without sweating our tails off. Hadley and Hudson still LOVE getting pulled on walks in the wagon. I, however, and struggling a little more as that wagon continues to get heavier and heavier. 

Taking a rest and using Bentley as a foot-rest:

I told Hudson to go get dressed and he came down in this. Ha! And he sure did wear it the rest of the day! Thankfully, the next pictures show that sometimes he really can pick out the cutest outfits.

While Hadley was at camp Hudson and I went on a coffee date. He got orange juice which apparently doesn't do the trick quite like my coffee. He hardly looks awake in the first picture and was quite grumpy when I took another one of him.

Holland was finally ready to try again for another sleepover. We tried about a year ago and she missed her mommy before she was even in the car so we decided to give it a little while and try again. Other than a sad face at bedtime, she did great! No tears and she was happy as can be to go get donuts in the morning. My kids are starting to love for friends to spend the night because they know they always get donuts the next morning!

Kristin Fares posted this on her instagram account and I thought it was such a cute pic of the girls.

I'm not sure if Hadley is a saver or if she is just really good at using our money instead but either way, her piggy bank if filling up! She got money twice from the tooth fairy this week and finally decided to spend some of her money. So we pulled out a little bit and went to the mall to see what she could find. Of all things she chose this hat! I actually think its so cute on her and it would have been perfect for our recent beach trip had she had it earlier.

We do a lot of this these days. It never fails that when we get on the golf cart Hudson starts talking about needing to go potty 5 minutes later. I am pretty sure its just because he wants to potty outside!

And here are just some random, cute pictures. Hudson making Papa laugh at Revolve pizza and then getting his calcium for the day with chocolate milk and ice cream. Hadley and her friend, Reese. A few typical family walks. And Hudson watching all the kids come down the slide at Chick-fil-A. He would yell "boo!" and try to scare them as they came out the slide.

Hudson wanted a mohawk in his hair and he sure had quite the mohawk! I think its about time to cut a little of this mop off the top of his head! We didn't actually wear it anywhere but he thought it was pretty fun to walk around the house and look in mirrors at himself...

Hadley is OBSESSED with buns right now and wears one most days of the week. Thankfully, I have gotten a lot faster at getting one to look decent.  She also got a great birthday present that occupied a couple hours of her time and let her spend some time in her room away from all the chaos downstairs. It is a fun pillow that you pop little fabric pieces into slots to make a fluffy pillow. She loved making it and wouldn't quit until she finished.

Hudson wanted to take a nap while watching tv but looked over and saw Bauer laying on the ground with no pillow so he gave him his pillow. They both slept like this for over an hour.

Celebrating the end of summer

It has been a great summer! In fact, it has been my favorite yet. We have gotten to do so many fun things with the kids and they are at just the greatest ages. Hadley is always on the move though. She wanted to be doing something every single day of the week so after camps, playdates, days at the pool, etc., I felt like I wanted a little one-on-one time with her before heading back to school. I gave her a pick of anything she wanted to do and she chose White Water. We had never been before and I was a little excited to see if it was anything like it was when we were kids! After dropping Hudson off at school we went straight there and got in line just before it opened. We rented a locker, put our stuff away, and headed straight for the slides. It was a perfect day because it was a little cool and overcast and I think a lot of people weren't out because it looked like it was going to rain. Thankfully, it never even sprinkled and we had a perfect afternoon of very short lines. 

I was so proud of Hadley and how brave she was to jump off the cliffs and go on a slide that literally threw her off the end. She even got a face full of water the second time she did it. We rode every single ride (except the three she wasn't tall enough for) and even rode many of them multiple times. We ate lunch, had dippin dots dessert, and had such a great time. So much of White Water was the same as when I was a kid and I was flooded with memories. It was definitely a special day for Hadley and I and we can't wait to go back again!

Family weekend at the lake

With summer coming to an end we decided to meet the entire family at the lake for a fun weekend. We spent lots of time on the boat and the kids played for hours and hours. I got some cute pictures that speak for themselves but some favorite things to note are....

Hudson swam in the middle of the lake all by himself. Typically, he has to be holding on to either Matt or me so this was a big step! Hadley is getting much more daring with the tube and loves to be on the boat, and especially if she can get a dance party going! And the kids got most excited for packing our lunches and eating out on the boat. Sometimes it's the little things that make kids the happiest!

We had a great weekend with some wonderful weather. As the kids get older they are definitely enjoying the lake even more. It makes me sad to think of summer almost being over and the weather cooling off!