The Russo's

Both the kids were sick about two weeks ago and they went to the doctor. Hudson had a cold and both ears infected and Gianna just had a cold. Hudson missed two days of school. After a week of taking care of them, I'm glad they are doing well again. Hudson - 4 years, 7 months Hudson really likes to do a fire and asks Josh all the time if they can build one. A few weeks ago the weather was cold and Josh set up the tent and built a fire. The plan was for them to sleep in the tent that night. Hudson was all excited and set up to sleep, but as bed time approached he kept making excuses to come inside. Finally, at 10:30 p.m. he decided to sleep inside and left Josh sleeping in the tent alone!  * He falls asleep in the car if he missed nap time. He is about to move to a booster seat too. * he is hesitant to try new foods and says, "that's yuck!" He usually likes it after he tries it. He just started liking green beans and eats more meat. His favorite sna...

We did some family activities a couple weekends ago. One was the rodeo that comes to Port Allen. Hudson has liked bull riding since he was little.  The kids dressed in their cowboy and cowgirl attire. They have the a fun thing for the kids to do during the rodeo. The kids chase a calf to get the ribbon off of it's tail. Hudson said he wanted to do it. He went down in the arena and chased the calf! Here is a video of all the little kids chasing the calf. Hudson never got close to it, but he had fun! Pumpkin Patch We went out to the pumpkin patch in Hammond, which we have been to before. The last time we went as a family, Hudson was 18 months old. We were definitely due for a trip.  Hudson got his face painted, but Gianna wouldn't get close to the lady.  They have a whole bunch of activities to do and we did almost everything. rolling down a hill  Hudson is doing better with taking pictures, but Gianna is not. I don't pu...

Hudson has been asking us for a playhouse for a while. They can be pricey, so we were thinking of getting them a swing set for Christmas on the black Friday deals. Hudson had started to pray and ask God for a playhouse. Last week, I came across a used play set on Facebook. I was second on the list that was interested and the first people passed, so we go it! It was a great deal!  It has swings, monkey bars, slide, rock wall and trapeze bar. Gianna loves to slide and swing. She will do the same thing for a long time. They have a small table underneath where you can sit and eat. Hudson likes doing tricks on the trapeze bar and is trying to conquer the monkey bars. They were so excited to get it and are having a blast. It was perfect timing with the weather getting cooler.    We were blessed to find such a great deal and it also taught the kids about prayer and patience. At night when we pray, Hudson thanks God for his playhouse...