Birthday Parties and Church 1/30/11

This weekend was full of birthdays! You had lots of birthday cake and cupcakes, which you loved. Saturday, we had Henry Morgan's 7th birthday. There were a lot of big boys at the party. You were playing with the pool net at one point and a big boy grabbed it from you and you got very angry. I could see you saying, "NO!" from the house and I knew right when he grabbed that net, you were going to get really mad. Daddy went out there and you were hiding behind the bushes. Hudson, sometimes you get embarrassed. You don't like when someone takes something from you or pushes you around (I don't blame you. Don't you ever let anyone push you around). You get upset and sometimes embarrassed. If we reprimand you in front of people, you get so ashamed and embarrassed. You cry and it absolutely breaks my heart.... Remember, if someone is being mean to you or does something you don't like, walk away. There is always plan B.

That same day, we had Charles Brewer's 3rd birthday. You had not napped and you were not in a great mood. You would not get dressed for the party. I tried to get you dressed for one hour. You were so obstinate. You just kept saying, "No! I don't want to get dressed. I don't want to go the party." Mommy got so frustrated that I went down the stairs and let Daddy deal with it. We finally left, but we were an hour late to the party. I almost went to their house and dropped the present off, but I told you, that it was not ok. I told you that Charles was a special friend and we needed to go celebrate his birthday with him. I told you that you would want your friends to celebrate with you when your birthday came along and you that needed to do the same. You had fun once you got there (you almost always come around and have fun in the end). You ate a ton of pizza, in fact you were the last one eating! Everyone kept saying you were a big, growing boy.

We also had William and Ava Benbow's 3rd birthday party. It was at Pump it Up, a place with huge bounce houses. You had a blast. You sat down for the group picture, which I was so excited about because you wouldn't sit for it at Charles' birthday.

Sunday, we all went to church. Daddy takes you to church every Sunday. He takes you to the contemporary service, which has a band and loud music. You love the music. For a very long time, you would not leave Daddy's arms and he would dance with you. You have finally come out of your shell though and you stand up in the front row and dance and play your air drums and guitar. Ladies come up after church and tell daddy how precious you are. One lady said, "I watch Hudson now instead of the minister." I went to church with you all today so that I could see you in action. You were amazing! You are such a little ham. You get in a zone and you dance in front of the whole congregation. You don't care. It's like you are a pitcher and you have completely drowned out the noise and the people. You give high fives to the drummer. It's fantastic! You are beautiful baby. I love you my love, Mamma


This was a picture taken at William and Ava's 3rd birthday party. I do not know all the chldren's names, but I know some - William, Ava, Charles, Stella, Jackson, Charlie, Anna, Sosie, Hunter, and my baby, Hudson.