What a night

Joe and i went to our first concert since becoming parents. Wow, that just sounds like we don't get out much. Now that i think of it, we actually don't. It's hard to find good babysitters when you move around so much. We are not fortunate enough to have family here to watch the boys whenever we would like to go out. Therefor our outings have to be well planed in advance.


For some of you old folks out there (wink wink) you will probably not know the bands but maybe my younger readers will. We went to see 12 Stones, Papa Roach, and Hinder. They play Rock music for some of you that are stumpted. Papa Roach was by far the best and sang one heck of a show. The others were great also just Papa Roach was in a world of their own. Our wonderful neighbors Carson and Derek went with us. We will surely miss them when they move to Texas after the first of the year.

Concert Tickets: $50.00
Babysitter: $30.00
A night out with my hubby: Priceless

I know cheesy but i had to do it!

Videos are working

The other videos that I had posted up here before are working. There is one with Bryson riding a motorcycle, and Carter spanking his butt. I have fixed them and they now work. You should go back and find them and let me know if you were able to see them or not. I believe they are both in the September file on the left. Let me know if you can find them and if they worked.

Nemo has a mom??

A brief recap for those who have never seen the movie Nemo....Nemo's mother dies in the first 10 minutes of the movie. She is eaten by a barracuda protecting her eggs.

Now to the story:


I was sitting here in the living room yesterday when Bryson comes running in telling me that Nemo has a mom and how he has never seen her before. He went on about how Nemo's mom dies in the movie. He then says "mom did you know that Nemo had a mom?" The first thing that popped into my head was oh shoot, or another choice word. Then i told him that i don't like when Nemo's mom dies so i had always skipped ahead and that i forgot this one time.

I have never really understood why in some Disney movies the mother dies. Why is that? The two that jump to mind are Nemo and Bambi. So i have never liked the first part of Nemo and have always skipped to the safe part. Bryson fell in love with Nemo when he was about 15 months old. That was his favorite movie and he would watch it over and over, and I really didn't want him seeing Nemo's mother die over and over. I think that is why its so funny for me, Bryson is 5 years old and after having watched this movie for almost 4 years, he finally saw Nemo's mother and her brief appearance in the movie.

Guess who is 2 1/2 today?

Before i get started i want to let you know that i have a video of Carter below. You might want to go to the very bottom of this page and pause the music so you can hear him saying his numbers. If you can't see the video or hear it, let me know and i will send it to you.

Carter is learning new things everyday. We can't believe he is two and a half already.

Some of the things he has mastered:
1. He knows his colors. Well, all but pink, but what little boy needs to know pink?
2. He knows how to count to 10 minus 6 and 7.
3. He can identify the numbers 1 through 10. He has trouble with 6 and 9.
4. He knows all the names of the cars from the movie Cars.
5. He can spell Purple (with help).

Things we are working on:
1. Potty training
2. Loosing the Mimi (pacifier)
3. How to take off and put on his shirt.

Carter is 38 7/8 inches and he weighs 34 pounds.

Here is a video of Carter identifying numbers.

We are broke!

Not really but remember me saying how we had failed our North Carolina inspection due to our middle brake light being out. Well, yesterday i went to the dealership to buy it. All the other auto stores didn't have it because its an LED light and not just a bulb. I asked them if they had it and how much it was. I was thinking at the most 60 dollars and i thought 60 was a little on the high side. I about nearly fell over when he told me. With a military discount it came out to be 187 plus change. For a split second i thought how bad do i really need the inspection sticker? If i got pulled over i could talk my way out of it right?? Then reality set in and of course i needed it. So, i unwillingly handed my debit card to the man. We tugged it back and forth for a few and then i finally loosened my grip and he vanished. When he returned he gave me my receipt to sign and i reluctantly signed and was handed my box.

When Joe got home last night we put the light in and it worked. Yeah Joe!!! This morning he took it back to the inspection place at get our sticker. With not a day to spare we PASSED!

One tired little boy

Last night before i went to bed i always check on the boys one last time. I get Bryson up to go pee and make sure Carter still has his covers on. I guess from all that trick or treating we had one very tired little boy. When i walked in Carter's room he was asleep sitting up on the floor against his bed. I am not sure how he got there without waking up but he looked so cute. Here are some pictures. Click on the pictures to make them larger.

Power Rangers to the Rescue!!

The kids had a great Halloween this year. Bryson was the red power ranger and Carter was the blue power ranger. I think it's funny that they chose to be power rangers for up until they decided, they had never seen a single episode. Once they decided they wanted to be power rangers i picked up a few DVDs to see what the big fuss was about and i can honestly say i am not a big fan. I think the whole reason why Carter wanted to be a power ranger is because thats what his big brother wanted to be.

We trick or treated around our house and the kids made a killing on candy. After three streets they had filled their bags. They had so much fun and already can't wait until next year.

The boys with their friends.

Carter and his friend Kate

Greasy Grimy Pumpkin Guts

We had a lot of fun carving pumpkins this year. The kids were not afraid to get their hands in pumpkin guts. Bryson cleaned his pumpkin and then i carved a spider on it. Carter cleaned a little bit of his pumpkin and then the rest of the night he kept trying to cut his own pumpkin. Every time i turned around he had a pumpkin knife to the pumpkin or he was headed in that direction. Can you guess what he wanted carved on his pumpkin? If you have read any of my previous posts i am sure you can but i will give you a hint....he is red, fast and says Kachow. That's right Lightning McQueen. That was a tough one to carve as i had no pattern to go by. I also tried a new technique which is called pilling or shaving and i need to work on that. The third pumpkin i did was a pirate ship and Joe and Bryson really liked it. The last was the Air Force pumpkin. Last year was the first year i did that and it probably will be a Halloween tradition. Here are a few pics. Click on them to make the pictures larger. HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Ouch....Carter does that hurt?

Carter took a spill yesterday. Joe had just taught Carter that morning how to put his hands in his pocket to keep them warm. Who would have known that this one little lesson would have a bad out come. Carter and I had just gone to Starbucks and picked up a coffee for Joe. We were walking to his office I holding the coffee and Carter with his hands warmly in his jacket, when the disaster happened. Carter tripped on his own shoe and fell flat on his face. We were on the side walk and i saw it happen. His hands were not free to brace the fall and his face hit the concrete hard. I feel bad for the little guy because when his face made contact his little feet even flew up in the air. It looks worse today because his skin that was scrapped off is now starting to scab over so it's a lot darker. Here is a picture of him shortly afterwards. You can click on it to make it larger.

Vincent Van Gogh vs Carter Hudson

We have all seen Vincent Van Goughs Starry Night well Carter made a masterpiece of his own yesterday. It looked a lot like Starry Night, you see he mastered the swirls. He colored on my dishwasher the kitchen floor and his arm with a permanent marker. I have been able to remove the marker from the floor, i thought this would be the hardest but it was by far the easiest. I also know that with time his new tattoos on his arm will fade. The problem i am having is with the masterpiece on the dishwasher. I have tried a few things and i can't get it off, it too has faded some but still very visible. If you have any suggestions please send them my way. I will leave you with a few pictures. You can click on the pictures to make them larger.

We have a dead dead bird

Yesterday was a sad day in the Hudson house. Bryson's bird landed in the belly of the cat. I did not receive a call home but it was very close. I know what you are thinking what could he have possibly done for his bird to be eaten. Well, it's what we knew all along. Ladies and Gentlemen we have a talker. He just would not shut his mouth yesterday. I have even had a hard time with this at home. From the time his little eyes open in the morning until he goes to sleep that boy is always talking. We will even catch him talking in his sleep some nights.

I asked the teacher if she had any suggestions and she said that he could sit at a desk right next to hers. Right now they have group tables. He sits with a group of four or five other students, so sitting at a desk all by himself with the teacher would be a big thing. I told her to let me try and talk to him and we would go from there. When Joe got home from work last night we talked to him about his talking and that if he couldn't stop he would have to sit with the teacher. He didn't like the thought of that at all. I am not sure how he did yet today, i can only hope for the best.

The luck we have had

Let me start off by saying its not good luck. We have a bit of bad luck with our vehicles. We took the Tahoe to have the tires rotated and get our North Carolina inspection sticker. They told us that having the tires rotated wouldn't be good that we needed two new front tires and the alignment fixed. They went ahead and changed the oil and did the inspection. I came back to pick up the car and they told me that the Tahoe had failed the inspection because our middle brake light is out. Can you believe that 30 dollars for them to tell me that we failed because of a brake light.

Once i got home i started calling around asking for prices for two new tires. I found a place and the following Monday Joe took the car in. He was the first one there that morning and it still took four hours to get done. Thank goodness he was off work for labor day. Later that afternoon he decided he wanted to get us Starbucks so off he went. He came back home with a bolt in the tire, and it was a big one.

The next day he went and took the car back to the tire place and it took another four hours for them to fix the tire. The tire ended up having to be replaced it couldn't be patched. Thank goodness i paid the extra 20 dollars for tire insurance. It covered having the tire replaced.

This brings us to the Rodeo.....which is now not working. Joe thought that the engine blew but we had our friend across the street Mike look at it and he thinks it might be something else. So, now we are back to the one vehicle again!!!

OUR BOYS ARE HOME SAFE

We are a military family living on a military base with military neighbors. Everything in our lives is military. Reveille plays at 6 in the morning followed by retreat at 5 and then taps at 9 at night. This plays on the speakers so that all of the military housing can hear. You really don't hear it inside your home unless you turn down the tv promptly at the times it plays and really listen for it, but if you are lucky enough to be outside when it plays the sound is loud and clear. At 5 in the afternoon when the national anthem plays you are to stop, place your hand over your heart and pay your respects. You do this in honor of everything the military stands for, for those that have fought for us and those that still are.


Today we were lucky to be invited to welcome home our neighbors. Carson and Terra's husbands arrived today from a four month deployment. We went out to Green Ramp to welcome them in. I took a few pics that i would like to share with you.

Once again, if the picture is to small you can click on it to make it larger.
Mike and his kids are on the right, and Carson and Derek are below.

My Favorite Time of Year

I love fall!!! The cool crisp breeze, the sound the leaves make as they are blown down the street, and the smell of smoke after the first chimney is lit. When October comes it brings fall festivals, pumpkin patches, and Oktoberfest. I don't remember going to these as a child but i love them now. We visited a pumpkin patch yesterday the name of it is West Produce. It is a small mom and pop type of farm. I found out about it through some other moms at Bryson's school.

Come to find out it is a family farm of one of our teachers. Their big fall festival was yesterday so we made our way down there. We all had a great time. They had a band, a petting farm, booths set up for food, face painting, a fire truck and a hay ride. Here are a few pictures of the day. You can click the pictures to make them bigger. We are planing on going to another pumpkin patch next weekend that has a few other things like a corn maze. We will try hard not to lose the boys. (wink)

October 6th and 7th Air Show

I want to start off by saying that if you click on the photo it makes it bigger.

This past weekend was the last air show for Pope Air Force base. Pope may have others but it will be known as Pope Army Air Field. Being that it was the last show they really went all out. I would list the names of the planes but some of you might not know what these planes looked like so i added the website to the air show if you would like to check it out. Here are a few pictures that i took that day. http://popebraggopenhouse.com/performers.html

The boys standing in front of an A-10

Bryson inside a C-130

This is a C-5

Carter inside the cockpit of a T-1

The wing walker

The Russian Jet

The Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds upside down

All 6 Thunderbirds

This was the closest shot i had both days. Saturday is the day we actually went down to the airfield and watched the show. On Sunday we would come outside when we heard the big jets. They were the F-18s the F-15s and the the F-16 Thunderbirds. This picture was taken outside our house and they flew by so fast that i almost didn't get the shot.
I didn't realize how many pictures i had added but i hope you have enjoyed them.

We officially have a FIVE year old!

All i have to say is Bryson had one heck of a birthday. It started out with his party in August and then followed up with a party weekend.
Bryson's grandma (MiMi) came into town we all had a great time. Saturday we went out to eat at Olive Garden and they sang happy birthday to him there with a slice of cake.
Then Sunday night our next door neighbor Carson made Bryson a dessert and we sang happy birthday to him again. He had a few presents to open that night.
Then yesterday (Monday) his actual birthday he wanted to go to the peanut place. Which is well know as the Texas Road House and they sang happy birthday to him there and yet again he had a dessert. He said it was really good.
I hope you have enjoyed all the pictures of him and his desserts. You can click on the picturs to make them larger.

A ride on the wild side

Bryson went on his first motorcycle ride. Our neighbors have motorcycles and Bryson got his first ride the other day. He had so much fun and i made sure that Carson was careful with him. They went around the block not once but twice. Bryson held on real tight. He looked so cute with a motorcycle helmet on. We weren't sure if he would have to wear his bicycle helmet, but luckily the motorcycle helmet fit well. Here is a pic and a video of them.

Video of Carter

I tried to get him to sing but he told me no, he was more than willing to spank his butt though.

The life of two year old Carter

So, Carter is really becoming his own person. I mean he always has been but lately his little personality has just taken over. He is so funny. He loves to walk around and show you his butt and then spank it. He also has no fear to pull down your pants and spank your butt.

He has this thing for Lightning McQueen. For those of you who do not know who Lightning McQueen is, he is the main character off the movie Cars. I bought him a pair of Cars boxers and he always wants to wear them. He will bring them to me and want me to put them on. If i say no then he will put them on himself and that usally means that they are on his waist with both of his legs coming out one side. If you can't picture this i am sorry for it is one of the funnest things. Whats even more funny is when he puts these boxers on over his other clothes. He is so determined to get them on that he will not stop until they are. We are working on potty training him, not real hard but slowly. Guess what kind of underwear he has........yep Lightning McQueen!! He also has Lightning McQueen pull ups and the box came with a crown that he had to wear. He also loves the superman shirt that he is wearing in the picture. Well, that shirt paired with his Cars boxers. The days that he has decided to wear this outfit i dare not go in public.

I will try and get him to sing for me so that i can post a video on here. He is so funny when he sings. He has three favorite songs. They are; take me out to the ball game, the wheels on the bus, and his ABC's i will try and get a video. You can click on the pictures to make them larger.

Bryson turns 5...well kind of....

So, we had Bryson's birthday party the 14th of August. His actual birthday isn't until the 24th of September so we are a little early. When we started planning for Bryson's party he said that he really wanted to have a swimming party since he learned how to swim this summer.
I went to the pool to schedule it up and they close the pools after labor day here, so they had three openings to rent out the pool. The best date for us was the 14th. So, we had the whole pool to ourselves for a few hours. We had a blast. They have a big winding slide and the kids that do not know how to swim are even allowed to go down it during private parties.

Carter loved it. He had so much fun being able to go down the slide which usually he is not allowed to be on.






Here he is with one of his best friends Maxwell.

Bryson had a cars party and recieived lots of toys. He had so much fun.


You can click on the pictures to make them larger.