Quick update

Connor's x-rays were normal. We are going to keep the brace on for 4 more days to make sure all is OK. Dr. C is going to aggressively treat the sinus infection for 20 days with a strong antibiotic plus Zyrtec and singular. Hopefully this should be it! I really hope Connor starts to feel better soon. No school today. Plus soccer was supposed to start on Thursday and he will have to skip that this week too. At least we have a plan of action now.

OUCH!

On Friday Connor started complaining that his neck hurt. By Friday night he was in obvious pain. So, Saturday it was off to see Dr. C. He decided to be cautious and send Connor for some x-rays. We will have the results on Monday. He seems to be feeling a little better today, but we just want to be careful so Dr. C. has him in a neck brace until we know anything. He looks so cute.

The video isn't the best quality, but i wanted you all to see that he is in good spirits and already has Christmas on the brain!

Fay Fay go away!

The view outside our office window on Monday night

The view outside of the garage on Saturday. The last of Fay. It only took 4 days!

Party Time!

The people who looked at the house loved it. They may want to come back (she said with her fingers crossed).

The party I cooked for went great as well. I am usually all uptight (no, not me) when I am cooking for a big crowd but this time I was relaxed. It may have been the bottle of wine I brought with me to the clubhouse. The party was for the staff of our church and they were all so appreciative. I wish I had taken some pictures of all of the food. I made beef loin, green bean casserole and baked potato bar (always a hit). Erin supplied us with her super yummy cheesecake for dessert and we made it into a cheesecake bar. That was so yummy and fun too. I have eaten 4 pieces of cheesecake in 24 hours. Let's just say that Erin makes a darn good cheesecake.

School!

Connor on his first day of school. He is going 3 days a week now. There are a few kids from his class last year and he is having fun. He calls all of the new kids "strangers". Hudson shows off his lunch pack. He had a great first day and even used the potty for the teachers! He ate everything in his lunch except for the special treat. That was a surprise!
Connor told Hudson how proud he was of him for being a good boy on his first day. Some days they just warm your heart, some days.
I didn't cry when I dropped off Hudson at school. He was just so happy I was happy for him and I wasn't sad. Katina & Erin both called to check on me. But I really was fine. I went shopping for a church staff party that I am doing the cooking for. So there I was walking around the store and I kept getting that panicked feeling like I lost them in the store for a minute. Then I would remember that they were just in school. I had to call Erin & tell her and I said "see, I have a heart". And she said "I knew you had a heart, I just thought it was made of stone". That's why were friends!

Getting ready for school

On Sunday night we got ready for school by having Brandon give the boys their hair cuts. He is way better at this than I am. Hudson watched Connor and just kept saying, "I don't want a haircut!"
Hudson's turn
Hudson started out just fine. Then he started to cry. That made him sweat and it made his nose run. This made all of the hair stick to him. It was so gross!

Connor loves his Mom

Hudson working out

not much going on

Quick post tonight. All 4 of us have been sick this week so not much has gone on. We did have to say goodbye to Damon, Kim, Tucker and Rebekah. I cried so hard knowing it would be a whole year before we got to see them again. I grew up with family around all the time and it just kills me that the kids only cousins are 1000 miles away! Connor is missing Tucker especially. So, between that and being sick it hasn't been the best week here.

Today we took the kids to meet their teachers. Connor has one of his teachers from last year and Hudson has the other one! I am so excited. The other 2 teachers seem very nice too. I think it will be a good year. Plus I will have a whole 8 hours a week to myself. Wow!

I am sure I will have plenty to blog about next week after school starts.

Fun day

On Sunday afternoon we took Connor & Tucker ice skating again. How funny, the kid comes all the way to Florida on vacation in August and we take him ice skating!No way we could love him more!
I told them to "act tough", this is what I got
Tucker sneaking some sour patch kids
After skating it was back to Brandon's parents for some pizza and swimming. Hudson swam across the pool (the short way) all by himself!!! He did it 4 times. Looks like he is going to take after his big brother!

Oh, and on the potty training note... I am pretty sure we are all done. Hudson has been in underwear now for over a week and only had a couple of accidents and it was always when something weird was going on. So, now I have no more babies. Kinda makes me sad, but also excited that we can start doing things now and not worry about bringing a diaper bag. Now I know I am going to get that itch to hold another baby..... Justin & Erin better hurry up!!!

Connor chases Mommy

Kung Fu Fighting

I just wanted to see if I could get a video on the blog without using you tube. So, I figured I'd try with a video I got yesterday when we took Tucker & Connor ice skating.

Family Fun

Today the whole Woods clan came over for a get together. Since Rebekah's birthday is next week we had a little party for her. Brandon and I made our "famous" ribs and of course we had some water slide action! Tucker spent the night again last night so Hudson went and woke him up before 7am by telling him that he thought there were spiders and bats in his room. 30 seconds later they were both in our bed. Ribs were in the oven before 8am and at 9am Brandon was off to a coaches meeting for Connor's soccer team. Yes, he is going to play soccer again. Well talk about that later. While Brandon was gone I had to get a shower so I let Tucker watch Connor & Hudson. Isn't that what all good Mom's do, leave the 8 year old in charge? I took the fastest shower in history and no one got hurt, including me. The kids had a blast playing on the slide and as you are about to see, some of the adults did too, right Damon!

Our house guest...welcome anytime!
The biggest kid we know

Water slide Fun

Mom, Is this a Dora hat?
Cousins! And yes, Hudson is licking his finger because he just stuck it in the cake!

And now, I give you the best water slide dismount in history. Notice how graceful Damon starts his dissent....

Wait, the rides not over yet...

Somehow he managed to land on his feet!

The pretty princess

Ice Skating

Yesterday, Erin, Brandon & I took Tucker & Connor ice skating. We all had a blast. I'll let the pictures do the talking...

Happy Birthday To Me

Tucker asked if he could sleep over on Wednesday and we said yes! We have waited years to have Tucker be old enough to sleep over. So, I got to have a birthday with my adorable nephew added on and that sounded great to me. We went ice skating during the day and then had pizza for dinner. Then the boys went shopping for the famous gifts. I have already had requests of what they got me this year. So, here is this years list of gifts...

Red jelly belly's (my favorite!), 2 shower poofs, a baby Ruth bar, a nail brush, ped egg refills, a vegetable steamer, party girl bracelets and of course a whoopee cushion! I think this year takes the cake... and oh yeah, Connor picked out a cake!

Maybe, I could have 3...... If the third was as sweet as Tucker!
Funny faces

After cake we played in the bounce house and then it was off to showers & bed. Connor & Tucker stayed up past 10pm giggling and talking.

Family!

Last night Brandon's older brother Damon and his wife Kim came into town with their kids, Tucker (8) and Rebekah (3 next week). They come to visit from Texas once a year and we try to soak up as much time with them as we can while they are here. We all wish we could just convince them to move to Florida, but we don't see that happening any time soon. So, for now we will spend every spare second we can with them while they are here! So, for my side of the family this weeks blogs will probably be mostly about our adorable niece and nephew and we will get back to Connor & Hudson's world when they leave town. But you can't argue, they sure are cute!

Those eyes!!

Last year it took Rebekah a few days to warm up and this time it took just minutes!

Last year Tucker wore a life jacket most of the time in the pool and this year the kids is doing flips!

I think Tucker is going to be good for Connor's confidence in the pool. Last night he swam unassisted the entire time.

We will probably see a lot of monkey-see, monkey-do this week

I sometimes forget how large Hudson is, then I realized that Rebekah is 7 months older...

Rebekah shared her grapes with Hudson. Hudson did not return the favor. When she asked him for one of his grapes he growled at her and said "I'm not sharing!". Which is what Brandon tells me anytime I ask for a bite of his food.

Hudson & Uncle Damon

Tucker being a goof ball!

If you want to meet the nicest kid in the world look no further! Tucker just has sweetness pouring out of him. I have never seen the kid do anything mean or malicious. He is so loving and just plain nice. Even though he is 4 years older than Connor he plays with him the whole time and never makes him feel like a baby. He is such an awesome kid!!!