Hudson's Third Birthday

Hudson turned three on January 24th, which was just a few days after we got home from our trip. It was a snowy, cold Sunday and we had a very chill, easy going day. Ben ran out the night before to get some balloons (which is a little tradition of ours). Hudson woke up in a terrible mood Sunday morning, which quickly turned happy when I told him it was his birthday! And then he was instantly mad again that I had made waffles, he wanted baked oatmeal (we rectified this by making it for lunch). And then was happy again when he saw the balloons and presents from the top of the stairs. (Yes, all these emotions happened in the first 3 minutes he was awake before he even made it to the kitchen!) 

 He sweetened up and decided that he did like waffles again. He FaceTimed with his Hugo grandparents and got to open his presents- finally! It was a long wait for him after watching Chase open presents a few weeks ago! He loved the gifts from us and Chase and played with them most of the day.

That night we had a birthday dinner for him up at my parents house. He was anxious to get done with dinner so that he could open the rest of his presents. I love these little faces Ben captured while he was unwrapping his gifts- he was so excited!

 Then we had cake and ice cream. I just made a funfetti cake for him and he thought it was the greatest thing in the world! It was a really simple birthday, but I think Hudson loved it. We sure love this little guy! The last three years have been kind of an emotional roller coaster (Hudson is full of INTENSE emotions) but all the tantrums and craziness are totally worth it. Hudson has been such a joy in our family and I'm thankful every single day that he's here!