Holiday World Fun

I took Hudson to Holiday World for the first time on Fri. I was pretty sure he'd like it, but I've been wrong on things like this before. The first two rides we tried were in the kiddie area of the park, and he wasn't impressed. As soon as the ride started, he yelled for me and wanted off. So we tried the Lewis and Clark trail where you drive cars around a track that guides you through. So Hudson could drive the cars, which he loved. We went on that ride so many times, the guy working it was Hudson's buddy when we finally left. After that we rode on the train that goes around a section of the park and talks about some fairy tales. He thought that was pretty cool because he loves trains. After the train we went to the Holidog section, which is a play area for kids, and Hudson absolutely loved it here. They had little fountains that sprang up from the ground, and he played in those for almost an hour! he was kicking the water, trying to drink the water, running through, over and around the fountains. And then an older boy showed him how to stick your foot at the base of the fountain and it sprays everywhere. He tried that a few times, but decided kicking the water once it came up was much more fun! There are some pictures below from our adventures.

Saturday we went to Jesse's nephew's 8th birthday party at Incredible Dave's in Louisville. We had never heard of it before, so we weren't really sure what to expect. It ended up being a cross between a Dave and Buster's and Chuck E Cheese's. They had inflatable play areas for kids Hudson's age and younger, and just about everything you could imagine for kids a little older than Hudson all the way up to adults. Hudson spent about a half hour, maybe , in the area that was for his age group, then he moved on to the more exciting areas! They had a huge inflatable slide that Jesse took him on at first, and then he wanted to go by himself. It was for kids 3 and up, but that didn't phase him one bit. He climbed up the steps and came flying down multiple times with a huge grin on his face. They also had a giant maze/obstacle course thing where you climbed up in it and could swing, slide, walk across rope bridges, etc. I had to go up into that with Hudson, but he was bound and determined to try every different activity they had in there, so we were in there for a while. All in all, he had a blast and we were all 3 worn out by the time we left! There are some pics below of the little kid area, and then the big slide.

Gone Fishing

I am happy to report that Hudson is finally acting like his old self again. We had to take him back in to the doctor earlier in the week, and he ended up getting an antibiotic for a sinus infection, and I think that helped everything because he is back to his usual busy self. Now I am keeping my fingers crossed that he stays healthy for at least the summer. We're all tired of sleepless nights and doctor's visits.

Last night, Jesse went fishing with one of his friends, and Hudson and I met up with them after they were done so Jesse could show Hudson his catch. Hudson was amazed by the fish, and was a little hesitant to touch them until Jesse picked one up and held it with him. After that he was all about them and would walk anyone who would come with him over to the fish and point them out. He was standing there looking at them when one of the fish started flopping around, and Hudson was taken aback at first, but then he started kicking at that fish! I guess he thought the fish wanted to play!

Happy Easter

This has been a long week around our house. Monday evening Hudson was acting strange so we took his temp and it was 102. We took him to the doctor and he had a viral version of strep throat, so he had all of the same symptoms of strep throat, but since it was cause by a virus, and not a bacteria, they couldn't give him any medicine for it. The fever lasted until Thursday and when that finally broke, his mouth broke out in fever blisters, inside and out. He hasn't eaten in almost a week, but the doctors said as long as he'll drink something, he should be ok. So we got up this morning and went outside to see if the Easter Bunny had come. Sure enough, there were eggs out in the yard, and Hudson had a blast picking them up and tossing them into his Easter basket. He thought they were balls, so he threw them in his basket full force, but oh well. He was having a good time, so we just let him do it. He would run from one egg to the next and turn and throw them into his basket and laugh.

18 Months Old

Hudson had his 18 month checkup last week and he is 35.75 in tall which is above the 95th percentile in height and he weighs 28lbs 8 oz which is in the 85th percentile. So we have an over-achiever! Which is fine by me because I bought myself a pass to Holiday World this summer, and it looks like the cutoff for a lot of the rides is 36" if accompanied by an adult. So he'll be free this summer, and next summer, and will be tall enough to actually do something there. I can't wait! The weather has been milder lately, and we've been taking every opportunity we get to go outside and let Hudson burn off some energy. He is such an outdoors kid, as long as he's outside he's happy. It doesn't matter what we're doing. There are some pictures below of him riding on the 4 wheeler Jesse's uncle brought over for him. He thought he was pretty hot stuff! There are also some pictures below of him meeting my cousin Kate's little boy Quinn, as well as him having a staring contest with a dead ladybug at mom and dad's. He loves bugs, and will get down on the ground and blow them around the floor!

When Life Gives You Lemons...

Jesse, Hudson and I went to Evansville over the weekend to look for summer necessities for Hudson. While we were there, we stopped at the Olive Garden to eat, and Hudson grabbed the lemon out of my drink almost before the waitress had let it go after setting it on the table. Since Hudson's attention span usually only lasts about 5 to 10 mins after we sit down, we let him keep the lemon because it was entertaining him (and us). I got my camera out and snapped a few pictures of him enjoying the lemon. He was making some strange faces, but kept going back for more!

Let it Snow

We took Hudson out in the snow for the first time last night. We've had snow off and an all winter, but last night it was sunny and warm enough that we weren't as worried about him getting sick from being out in the cold. He loved it right away. Jesse pulled him around in a sled and I followed and tried to take some pictures. Hudson was determined to eat as much of it as he could, so he was constatnly dragging his hands beside the sled inthe snow to get some to put in his mouth. That's why in some of the pictures below he's laying down, or has fallen out of the sled altogether. All in all, we were only outside for 15 or 20 minutes, but it was enough for his face to turn bright red, and for him to throw a fit when it was time to go back in the house.