The Russo's

Hudson had his second birthday yesterday. We celebrated on Saturday with a party at Chuck E Cheese. I was very happy to have it there because it was minimal work for me. We pretty much just had to show up. Hudson, on the other hand, didn't have such an easy time. He played some games, but he didn't want to ride on anything. Finally, he rode on the bulldozer, but still wasn't that happy about it. Then it was time for the birthday show where Chuck E comes out to greet the birthday stars. Hudson was doing fine until Chuck E came close and he screamed. The birthday kid gets to go in the ticket blaster to catch free tickets. He liked the safety glasses, but didn't know what was coming. They turned it on and wind blew tickets all around. He immediately started crying and we cut his time short because he was scared. Josh did manage to catch a lot of tickets anyway! Cake and presents were fun and not scary. He did great blowing out his candles. When he was opening his gifts, he...

There was a kite festival by our house and we went to check it out since we have never been. It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon and very windy which was perfect for kite flying. Hudson wasn't interested for very long and he kept wanting to go the inflatable slides. We weren't sure if he would be scared on the slide, so Josh went with him the first time and then he wanted to try it by himself. He climbed all the way up with no problem and came down just fine. Then he had his first snowball. I was so happy he was okay with a clear color :) He had dripped all over his clothes and was very sticky. I'm half way through my pregnancy!! It seems like it's going by fast, but at the same time it seems like I have been pregnant for a while :) I went to the doctor on Friday and had a good check up. Her heart sounded good at 153 bpm. She is moving around a good bit now. Josh felt her for the first time last week. Hudson doesn't realize it, but he has felt her too. His head has ...