A Rolling We Will GO

Hudson wants to just GO. He sits up if he has his boppy behind him which he LOVES. He loves to be sitting up because he can see all the action around him which is constant, of course! He wants to push and crawl so bad, but he's been rolling for 2 weeks now and discovered that he can ROLL to get where he wants to go which just cracks me up. He's so efficient at it, that he probably won't crawl LOL Why crawl when you can roll everywhere? Hudson is the earliest of my babies to roll at barely three months! He loves to be on his belly and prop his arms up trying to lift his chest to play with toys and see things.

I will eventually take a picture of Hudson smiling! He smiles constantly, but the minute he sees my flashy flash, he stares off into the light and stops smiling! I need to get to a spot where there's enough light coming in so I don't need to use my flash! Since it's winter, we'll have to wait until March for that to happen :)

The First Snow and Mental Health Day of the School Year

We officially have entered the 20 degree days and snowland. The kids have had 2-hr delays with school, but not a day off. We took a mental health day last Wednesday. I allow my children to have 3 a year. I don't know if it's more for me or for them :) It's just a day where you're maybe tired but not really sick, and you're allowed to stay home from school and play and hang out. You don't have to lay around and pretend you're sick because it's just a mental health day. Usually it's spent in pjs the entire day relishing the fact we don't have to run around all day. They love their allotted days and use them with fervor!

They plan them too. This year they said, "The first snow, we are using our free day." They aren't allowed to use their mental health day to escape tests or other unpleasantries at school. :) So they bundled up in their ski coats, pants, boots and played in our backyard and property. Our property beyond the fence was extra deep due to the wind and drifts, and they really loved tromping along in that snow. You can tell I'm warm in my pjs with Hudson taking this picture from the deck :) as we quickly went back inside to make hot chocolate!!

Julia's Favorite Coat

Julia got this dress coat from Laura Ashley. She wears it to church, dressup affairs, etc. Oh, and did I mention she won't take it off around the house either? If you come to the breakfast table, there Julia will be in her dresscoat. "I like it. It's warm and pretty." If you go upstairs to tuck the kids in bed, there Julia will be with pjs on, and the dress coat.

"You have to take it off to sleep now."
"But in the morning I am putting it back on."
"All right."

I think it's been the best investment we've ever made in anything.
Here Julia is ready for her Christmas singing program at her preschool, of course, in her dress coat :)