What we have been doing lately....

I can't seem to keep up with blogging and I don't like it....We are in our third week of school and life is BUSY!!! My facebook status read this the other day...."Dentist appt for Hudson, then speech (a 45 min drive), then a tux fitting, a quick lunch, on to an audiologist appt., where we waited 1 1/2 hours for the dr. to say all was fine and left me NO time to do grocery shopping before I had to get back home and watch EIGHT vb games.....we finished up the night with a quick dinner at 8:30 and homework until bedtime. Most of you with school age kids can SO relate. I have good intentions to have a fridge and pantry stocked with healthy snacks and the crock pot going all day so dinner isn't bowls of cereal but I can't quite seem to get to the grocery store to make that happen. BUT..life is good and I can't complain. I am NOT forgetting my promise to myself to keep my life less complicated after my quiet winter/spring in MN and will probably cut Hudson's speech down to once a week. He talks non-stop and his therapist just told me he has way surpassed all the goals that were set for him and she needs to write all new ones...she is very proud of him. I have heard probably close to 100 times since Monday how he wants "Big Mack" from the disney store for his birthday which is in 11 days..he has been asking for the last 25 "is today my birthday?"...last year I asked those coming to his party to bring gifts for his orphanage. He had no idea what a birthday was and was thrilled with just balloons...well, he is probably officially "Americanized" as he knows HE will be getting gifts this year and is always giving us ideas as to what he needs and doesn't have....oh boy...

I have been taking pictures but am disappointed with the sport shots. I really need a bigger lens..(good b'day gift honey!) but at least our families can get the idea...and get a look at Jordan's SHORT hair...LOVE it!....

ANYWAY....In the midst of busyness I decided to paint cabinets so of course Hudson helped me. We removed some upper cabinets to open up our kitchen so I painted the bottom cabinets black. He did a great job and was so proud of himself. I still have pictures to post from our last summer fling but for now....

This first picture is of what Hudson does during soccer games....he has decided to take up long distance running and runs the track during the game. One night he ran FOUR laps which is a mile..he can run about half way around without stopping, then will usually stop for a few seconds and take off again...he is just about to go behind the players bench.(the blue speck to the right of the bench).I have instructed him NOT to stop and talk with the boys like he did the first night....don't want him to break the concentration. I probably should buy him a pair of running shoes. You would think he would drop after these runs but honestly the boy rarely slows down.