The Russo's

Gianna lost a top tooth on April 9th  Grace invited us to the Knock Knock museum for her birthday. It was our first time going and they had a good time.    Josh and I went to our first gala with his company. Josh had to buy a a new suit because it was formal attire. It was fun getting dressed up for a fancy dinner.   Gianna received a trophy for completing her 3rd year of dance.   Church had a family fun day on April 29th at the soccer complex. We had BBQ chicken, played soccer, egg toss and water balloon toss.    My sisters and kids were able to come    Josh was going around pouring water on people and then Mom got him back.  It was a nice day and a fun time! 

This year he wanted to play laser tag and have pizza. We took him and all the cousins to play laser tag at Skate Galaxy.   They had so much fun!  Some of the adults got to play one game. The kids did fine on their own and had a lot of fun!  We went back to our house for pizza, cake and presents. He is into Dude Perfect right now, so we had that theme. He got several Dude Perfect items like shirts, a bag and games.      He got a bucket for catching minnows, rollerblades, skateboard, pogo stick and money.  It was a fun day! He said it was one of his favorite birthdays. 

Hudson turned 9 in April. His last year in single digits! He is looking older all the time and getting so tall. You can usually find him outside catching minnows and crawfish in the ditch or riding something. I wasn't prepared for how dirty little boys get and the mess they make!  taking the garbage to the road is one of his chores  Kaden is his best friend and he always wants to hang out with him.   He likes to fish a lot more now, making him a well rounded outdoors man  He is a good builder   He likes to get scraps of wood and make projects. In the process, he leaves tools out in the yard and is sometimes destructive with Daddy's things.   He traps possums and raccoons that are problematic at the house  A lot of goofiness in the boy! He is sarcastic, funny and doesn't really try to be. He has a lot of Josh's personality and sounds just like him.  Teases his sister and tries to...