Baseball Season

I love baseball season and always look forward to spending our evening/days on the ball field.

Tomorrow is the big day

Well, baby has been very good and has listened very well. He is still nice and warm in my belly and as many contractions as I have been having doesn't seem to want to come anytime soon.

Yesterday went smooth. We made it to Carter's appointment and he did well. It was a very long 3 hour appointment but thankful it's over. He will have an MRI done in a few weeks.

We then had lunch and picked up Mimi from the airport. I did bring my suitcase along just in case but baby was good and stayed put.

Today was a great day. The boys had a wonderful first t-ball game and the opening ceremonies were nice. Once again the contractions have been off and on again all day long and I am getting a bit nervous about tomorrow.

Here I am nice and pregnant coaching t-ball!!

I am devastated that Joe will not be here. The next time I post I should be the mother of three. Wish me luck!!

The first day of FALL

I have been waiting for this day for awhile. I thought it was coming early this past Saturday. My friends and I had a garage sale and as we were setting things up at 6:30 that morning there was a chill in the air. We left the garage sale at 8:30 to head to Bryson's soccer game and I do have to say it hadn't warmed up much. Thank goodness the kids were running back and forth and I was doing a lot of yelling. We all stayed pretty warm.

Our team did very well and Bryson scored a goal so he is a dollar richer. There were a few funny moments in the game but from the other team and both from the same kid. The first was he was kicking the ball towards our goal and couldn't seem to get the ball past our goalie so he picked up the ball and threw it in. The second funny thing he did was he scored a point for us. Bryson did very well and played the whole game. He actually ran the field all four quarters. Afterwards he did say his breath hurt. All the kids on our team did very well and I think we are going to have a great season.

Bryson was one of the captains for our team.

Sorry this is a little blurry. I was not ready for him to score a goal. I didn't have enough time to focus the picture so I went ahead and took it. I figure a blurry shot is better than no shot when it comes to your son scoring a point.

He was so excited!!!

Million dollar smile.


After Bryson's game was Carter's, it was a bit more entertaining as Carter would put his head in between his legs and he would push the other kids to try and get the ball. He almost scored a goal twice but kicked the ball just to the side of the goal each time. So close!!

Here is a great series of shots of Carter. You can see how he takes control of the ball and moves it through the other players. Though like I said before he came so close to scoring a point, it just missed the goal.

Here is Carter taking the ball away from the girls.

Then he did this and we knew he was done for the day. Great Job Carter!!!

I am so happy that soon all the changes that fall brings will be happening. My large stinky tree will turn a bright orange and I can't wait. I can't wait for the pumpkin patches and all the fall festivals that will be happening soon. Though as fast as I want the changes to begin I am not ready for the biggest change of all....when my lover, my children's father will begin his long departure from us. We have less than 2 weeks.

First soccer practice

This past Thursday was a big day in sports here at the Hudson household. Carter is finally old enough to join his big brother in sports. Yeah for organizations that let three year old's play.


Carter had so much fun and really listened to his coaches. Afterwards we were walking towards Bryson's soccer practice and he said "That was really good soccer!" I do have to say he looked awfully cute in his soccer outfit.



Bryson's practice on the other hand didn't go so well. We are going to see about having him switched to another team or coach ourselves. The coach that was out there coaching them really wasn't doing that. She would tell the kids to turn around and close their eyes and then she would throw the balls out and then tell the kids to go get them. If the five and six year old's weren't listening to her as she was lining them up she would make them run. She then told the kids to dribble the ball to each other while running to the goal but she yelled at them "Don't be a ball hog!". Some of these kids have never even played and don't know what dribbling is. She wasn't teaching them anything. I hate to be the parent that calls and complains about the coaching, but Joe and I have taught this age group and realize how crucial it is to teach the kids the basics and fundamentals. I would hate to have to pull him out, but I am not going to stand by and watch him gofer balls.

I was pretty upset and didn't take any pictures of his team, though I am hoping it won't be his team much longer.

Who's bleeding Red, White and Blue???

My DVR is going crazy. I think it has been recording all day and all night since the opening ceremonies Friday night. Is anybody else glued to the t.v.?

The swimming has been awesome even the boys have been watching the Olympics. They really liked watching the fencing and were excited that the girls swept the competition. We watched the men gymnastics yesterday and boy are they strong. Right now I am watching China and Romania women gymnastics. Wait....the Americans are coming right now!!! Now I will be watching USA! Go girls!

I am looking forward to watching more gold metals being won tonight in swimming.

Is anyone else glued to the Olympics?

Last Day of Swimming Lessons

Today was the last day of swimming lessons. The boys had a lot of fun jumping off the diving board and going down the slide. The slide is about two stories and windes down. The slide is the highlight of the whole day for Carter's age group. During normal pools hours you can only go down the slide if you can swim. You can't wear a life jacket and nobody can be at the bottom to catch you, so during swim lessons the kids have so much fun going down it and being caught at the bottom.






Bryson's diving board pictures aren't the best. I was standing on the other side of the pool, even though they aren't the best my other camera would never have been able to take these.

Bryson learned last year how to swim so he has been able to use the slide for some time now, but the only time carter is allowed to use it besides swimming lessons is when we rent the pool out. Speaking of....I rented out the pool twice this year and our first up date is coming in July. Yeah we can't wait!

Tee-Ball is over..

Today was the last game of the season. I am actually sad that it's over. We had a lot of fun this year and Bryson has improved so much. We have our end of the year party at Chuck E Cheese next Saturday were the kids will receive their trophies. For the kids sake I just hope they are here on time.

Here is Bryson learning to pitch the right way last weekend.

Learning from the best...the Armes Forces Women's Soccer Team

The best women's military soccer players in the world came to train here at Pope. They held a special practice/coach session with the kids this past Wednesday. They wanted kids aged 5 and up and we knew Bryson would love to go. Carter got really excited as well and had to put on his soccer clothes. I couldn't find Bryson's shin guards but other than that they were set. I took our neighbor kids Brett and Reagan with us also. Once we got there Carter ran up with the other kids so I didn't say anything right away. The kids went from station to station and I let some of the girls know that Carter had just turned three and they were fine with that. Here are some of the pictures I took.

Reagan, Carter, Bryson, Brett, A.J., and Matthew. Brett lives right across the street from us. Reagan lives 4 houses down from us. A.J. and Matthew are in Bryson's class with him and live down the street from us.





My favorite picture of the afternoon. I think Carter has a great kick. Look at that range of motion.

T-ball Update...

I haven't mentioned Bryson's t-ball team in awhile so, I thought I would give you an update. Our team the Padres are doing great and getting better with each game. The kids are amazing and learning so much from Joseph and me. We also have a great group of parents this year and we have at least 9 kids come to every game which is awesome. The league only allows 10 to be on the field and hit so every child gets to play. We started out with 14 kids so I guess its a blessing that only once so far this season we have had to sit kids out.

Our last game Bryson had three outs. One was while he was playing second base, he caught the ball and tagged the runner as he was running to second. The other two outs were while Bryson was playing third base. Two batters hit a line drive up the third base line, Bryson caught the ball and tagged the base. He did a fantastic job. He has also perfected his batting and usually hits it in the grass. He is very proud of this and practices at home all the time.

We have two more games and then the season is over.

Another T-Ball game and surgery date set.

Yesterday we had Carter's pre-operation appointment. Carter did very well and behaved for the most part. The appointment was three hours long, that is why I said he did a good job. His surgery date is set for next Monday the 21st. They say he may or may not have to stay the night. It just depends on how well he does and how he comes off the anesthesia. We do not have a time yet, but they say mostly we will have to be there in the 6 o'clock hour.

On another note...Bryson had his second game of the season tonight. The team did very well and I did better with my video camera. Though I did not get any pictures. I have come to the conclusion its either one or the other. In between coaching and recording, my ever so active toddler hurt his gums and was bleeding. Poor little Carter hurt himself and I don't even know how he did it. He says he hurt it at the baseball player. Which means the baseball field. I think he might have fallen off the bleachers. Luckily our friends were there to scoop him up and give him squeezes till I could come off the field. At the time I was helping the kids batting off the tee. I help set up the tee to their height, get the kids feet situated, collect the bats and move the tee when the kids come in to score. Bryson played pitcher the first inning and he got all three outs for that inning. He would get the ball and tag the hitter as they were running to first. He did a great job, as did all the other kids on our team.

Our next game is this Saturday.

Opening Season for T-Ball

Yesterday was the opening season for T-ball, actually for the whole league of Spring Lake. It's their annual Spring Fling. We had opening ceremonies, along with music, hot dogs and hamburgers, rides, and more baseball games playing then on T.V. The newspaper article that came out in today's paper put it best. If you would have taken a box of crayons and dumped it out that is how it looked on the main field yesterday at 9am. Their were shades of every color out on that field. Bryson and Joe were also interviewed so this morning Joe bought a paper and guess what.....they made the cut.

They were the only "none important" people mentioned in the opening season baseball section. Their were two other baseball opening season days going on in Fayetteville. We are Spring Lake, then there is Hope Mills, and finally West Fayetteville. The other people listed in the article were mayors from the other areas. This is the first time we have made the Fayetteville paper.

I also wanted to share with you how Joe will look if he ever goes bald.

Some of our good friends thinks he looks like the guy off the movie Sling Blade. I think he looks pretty funny and thought you all would get a kick out of it also.

Here is a picture of Joe's old bosses kids, Garrett and Bailey. We talked them into joining Spring Lake's baseball league instead of Fort Bragg's.


This gives you an idea of all the teams.
This is our sponsor this year. U 1st Financial

The start of our very first game of the season.
Since I am helping Joe coach I really didn't get to take very many pictures during the game. I also didn't get to record much either. I am very sad to say that I missed recording Bryson hit a triple. I barely witnessed it at all, I saw him running to second and third. I will have to do better at helping coach, recording and taking pictures, and keeping an eye on Carter. Because we all know how Carter likes to keep you on your toes at all times.


Here are the boys after the game playing on some of the festivities. Carter is wearing Bryson's old uniform from last year. He loves it and must wear his baseball clothes when ever Bryson is wearing his. I need to get him his own shirt with his name on the back.