Monday, Hudson officially turned four and a half. Normally I wouldn't have thought much about this, however his class at school is really big into birthdays and since he has an August birthday and the kids won't be in school we got to celebrate his half birthday! Hudson got to choose his "theme" and surprisingly enough chose football and Dallas Cowboys. This was actually a hit with both the boys and girls in the class. We had football plates and napkins and cupcakes with Dallas Cowboy helmets on them. All the little girls kept telling me how they were going to put them on their barbie dolls! Very Funny! They also sang an original rendition of Happy Birthday and then Hudson got to pick a present from the teacher's gift box. He chose a cars puzzle without hesitation. It was very sweet and very fun and everyone made Hudson feel super important!
So in honor of his half birthday, I thought I would do a Hudson update. Here are some random facts about Hudson at four and a half!
*You are tall, crazy tall for a four year old...where does this come from?
*You are a skinny Minnie...where does this come from?
*You currently wear six slim jeans and probably a size 5 or boys small shirt and a size 10.5 or 11 shoe.
*You are weighing in at 47lbs and it must all be in your big toe! Not sure how tall, but you almost come up to my chest.
*You are ridiculously smart, almost to the point of being quirky.
*You are really good at all your letters, letter sounds, numbers, telling time and basic math.
*You still LOVE video games, however we don't seem to play them as often. Your favorites now are Mario Kart and Mario Brothers.
*Your teachers tell me one of your favorite things at school is a kit that you build and make marbles go through tunnels.
*You are getting so much better at coloring and within the last month or so have started actually coloring the item or character on the page rather than just scribbling on the whole page...you still are not an artsy guy though.
* You love to play outside and ride your scooter or bike. You also enjoy playing with your BFF Caden, but lately however, this seems to lead to lots of fist fights and arguments...that's what we get with two strong willed boys!
*You LOVE my cell phone and love to get on you tube and look up cheats for the video games. This may have to end however because lately I've been getting text messages from AT&T saying that I am exceeding my data plan. I'm sure the next phone bill will be a doosy.
*You love Lawson and are always so willing to play with him and are almost always very kind to him unless you are just having a bad day.
As for your health...You are wearing your glasses like you have had them all your life. We actually just had to get the prescription for them changed as your vision seems to have changed this year. We just recently went back to patching, much to the dismay of everyone, but Daddy and I are determined to make this work for you. We also do atropine drops in your good eye several days a week. Your opthamologist says your vision stands the chance of improving up till around age 9, so we aren't giving up! We hope you don't either even though I know you don't fully understand what's going on. Also, no changes in the retina, which is great.
As for your Asthma and eczema...well....we are working on that. You have a new holistic doctor that swears he can cure you of all this. I'm a skeptic, but willing to try. Your eczema is not better, but your asthma, when you have the attacks seem less severe. Let's hope this works! Other than that you are normal crazy wild boy!!!!
Getting our picture video made for the flip book...
This is typical Hudson and Caden.
Two goofballs in the limo.
