Ping Pong and Shooting

The Hudson family LOVES ping pong!!! We had a double elimination tournament with every single family member, from the smallest all the way up to Grandma and Grandpa. Everyone was surprisingly good, so it was a very exciting tournament! The table was in the garage so everyone would bring their chairs and set them up to watch the game. After a while the chairs just stayed there for the spectators.

Grandpa Mark has been playing ping pong his whole life and is AMAZING at ping pong!!! Adam had never beaten his dad before, and I know that it is something that he has always wanted to do. So He did his best and in the end was the only one who remained undefeated and took title! I don't know why I didn't take better pictures of the whole tournament. I completely missed Adam's games. :( But our sweet niece, Hannah made Adam a trophy for his victory so he could always remember the first (maybe the only time) he will ever beat the Amazing Grandpa Mark!






The boys took their guns out shooting one morning. We had been meaning to buy a gun for a while, but with the reunion coming up,it was the perfect motivation to finally purchase one. So this was the first time that he was able to shoot it. The guys saved water bottles for days to shoot, and Adam had some targets that he got with his gun, so they had plenty to shoot at. He had a blast!!!

Movie Night

Aunt Lynn and Uncle Lance brought a movie projector to our family reunion. So every night the kids would bundle up, get doused in bug spray, grab their blankets and snuggle in to watch their nightly flick outside in the back yard at Grandma and Grandpa's house. It was so much fun for them!!! It was so much fun for us too as it gave all the grown-ups time to visit and play games and get to know each other. Thanks Lance and Lynn, what a great idea that was!!!!

Horseshoes

AJ watched his uncles -Andy and Lance- playing horseshoes one evening at our reunion. After a few minutes he joined in. I don't think he realized that he's only 3 and not quite in the same league as the big boys. But his uncles were so gracious and allowed him to throw every time they did. AJ really enjoyed himself!!! Thanks guys for letting him play. It means a lot to his mommy. ;-)

Boats and the Beach

We just got back from our vacation in Montana. We have so many pictures, (thanks mostly to Ryan), that I couldn't get them all into one blog post. So I have decided to divide them up. Today is fun on/at the lake. Whitefish is so unbelieveably beautiful. We loved being on the boats the first day,(thanks Mom and Dad), and then the next day at City Beach. The kids had the time of their lives!




Grandma Jo and Gabby. Love ya Mom!

Lydia and her cousin Allie Jo

Grandpa Mark drove us around in the boats all day. Thanks for the best water day ever Dad!




Amy and Me


Tate is his Daddy's biggest fan.


The kids dug a mote from the edge of the lake up to the sidewalk. It was quite an effort. The dam they built at the bottom was very good; quite an engineering masterpiece, but finally the water broke through right as we were leaving. So sad.

Father's Day, I love you Babe!!!

Here are our Father's Day pics. (I didn't get them posted earlier because we left for our vacation the day after.) I could never imagine a better father and daddy for my kids than Adam. I am so grateful the Lord blessed me with such a good man, who is so full of love and of the Spirit. He ALWAYS knows what is best for us and makes it so easy and enjoyable to follow his guidance and direction. I know that we are safe and secure as He leads our family. His desire is to do the Lord's will, and in that there is always safety. Thank you Adam, for your righteous desires and constant love that you give to me and our children. I love you!

We played "hot and cold" with Adam while he looked for his presents. He was so funny, pretending not to see the "in plain sight gifts" that were hiding around the room. He had the kids (especially Lydia) in hysterics because he "couldn't find them anywhere". He had us all laughing pretty hard! :-)





Adam loves to keep track of the kids heights and weights. So I made him a board to record the numbers on. I figured with me at 5'3" and him at 5'8" were probably safe at keeping the board 6 feet high. Of course we would love a surprise of growth from our boys.

Water Fun

So we love playing in the water at our house. We have a big hole in the back yard and the kids love to fill it up and play in the mud hole. This is especially Tate's favorite spot. We usually have the slip n slide out, but today they just wanted mud. Thought I would share some pictures of our afternoons in the sun!