Apparently it's becoming a thing for us to stretch our kid's birthdays into a several day celebration! I guess we just think their little lives are so amazing that just one day isn't enough? Hudson's actual birthday fell on a Saturday- a Saturday that my dad had to work a booth at the farm expo in Ogden. There were tractors there. Enough said. We drove my dad up (he can't drive yet since his knee surgery) and spent an hour admiring the tractors. Hudson cried when we left. One hour with tractors just isn't enough apparently.
But we had other plans! We met Nana at the Treehouse museum in Ogden and had a blast! My mom loves doing stuff like this with the grandkids and is so sweet to treat them so often. Hudson loved the firetruck, train tables, little farm and especially loved the little houses from Mongolia and China (we fed panda bears with chopsticks for quite awhile). My favorite moment may have been when Hudson was playing with the chalkboards in the little school house and insisted that they were "iPads". Chase had a great time too- he loved the diner and got to be a horse in the "partici-play" which was so cute and funny. The boys had a great time. It was the perfect way to spend a birthday.
A month ago when we went to pick up the plates and cups for Chase's planes party I let Hudson pick what he wanted for his birthday. He easily chose Elmo- so that's what we did. I kept his little party very simple. We just had family over (Chase was a little upset Hudson didn't get to invite friends, but I explained to him that really the most important people to Hudson were family.) He was so happy to have Will, Katie and Nora there, and I'm sure he was super touched that Unky Nate made the long (3.5 hour) drive to be with us as well! We had lasagna (which Hudson usually likes, but wouldn't touch that night) and salad and fruit. Hudson quickly reminded us that he wanted to open presents (Hudson presents! Hudson presents!) He was all over it. He loved all his new toys, although I think he was a little overwhelmed and got super upset everytime Nora tried to pick one up, and kept flitting from one toy to the next.
Then it was cake time. I was so proud of these Elmo cupcakes and how cute they turned out...until I tasted them. I used so much red food coloring to get the frosting to be red instead of pink that the frosting definitely tasted like, well, food coloring. The boys didn't mind in the slightest (Hudson actually helped himself to two cupcakes- and only ate the frosting) and Hudson was just generally excited about the Elmo faces.
Hudson's birthday was so fun. We just love this little boy so much! I can't believe how fast the last two years have gone by, but I think it's safe to say that they have been maybe the best two years of my life- life with my two little boys has been a dream.
But we had other plans! We met Nana at the Treehouse museum in Ogden and had a blast! My mom loves doing stuff like this with the grandkids and is so sweet to treat them so often. Hudson loved the firetruck, train tables, little farm and especially loved the little houses from Mongolia and China (we fed panda bears with chopsticks for quite awhile). My favorite moment may have been when Hudson was playing with the chalkboards in the little school house and insisted that they were "iPads". Chase had a great time too- he loved the diner and got to be a horse in the "partici-play" which was so cute and funny. The boys had a great time. It was the perfect way to spend a birthday.
A month ago when we went to pick up the plates and cups for Chase's planes party I let Hudson pick what he wanted for his birthday. He easily chose Elmo- so that's what we did. I kept his little party very simple. We just had family over (Chase was a little upset Hudson didn't get to invite friends, but I explained to him that really the most important people to Hudson were family.) He was so happy to have Will, Katie and Nora there, and I'm sure he was super touched that Unky Nate made the long (3.5 hour) drive to be with us as well! We had lasagna (which Hudson usually likes, but wouldn't touch that night) and salad and fruit. Hudson quickly reminded us that he wanted to open presents (Hudson presents! Hudson presents!) He was all over it. He loved all his new toys, although I think he was a little overwhelmed and got super upset everytime Nora tried to pick one up, and kept flitting from one toy to the next.
Then it was cake time. I was so proud of these Elmo cupcakes and how cute they turned out...until I tasted them. I used so much red food coloring to get the frosting to be red instead of pink that the frosting definitely tasted like, well, food coloring. The boys didn't mind in the slightest (Hudson actually helped himself to two cupcakes- and only ate the frosting) and Hudson was just generally excited about the Elmo faces.
Okay, that is an excellent picture of you. Seriously.
ReplyDeleteHapppppy birthday and birthday party to Hudson! I'm 88% sure I would have loved the cupcakes despite the food coloring taste. I have a not-at-all-discerning palate, or however that phrase goes.