The Russo's

The circus came to the River Center again, so we went on the Friday night. We went early for the pre-show and got to go behind the curtain.  The elephants came out and we could see them up close in the center ring  Some of the acts were different than last year. The dirt bikes were back, but this time they had 3 bikes in the cage. It was impressive and Hudson loved it!   It was fun to see the kid's faces and how excited they were. Gianna didn't think it was loud this year, so she enjoyed it.  Kaden had a cute cowboy party at a horse stable. They had several activities for them to do.  The boys practicing roping   They got up close to a horse and learned some safety tips.  All the kids working together on a scavenger hunt.   Then they painted on the horses. I had never seem that before, but they liked it.  The best part was getting to ride a horse. It was a first fo...

Well, the summer is ending for us. Hudson starts school tomorrow. We did a few more things before summer was over. we got snowballs many times  Hudson and Gianna went to VBS at Christian Life. It was Gianna's first time and she loved it. Hudson was a little reluctant at first and cried some.   She made friends with an older girl and hung out with her the whole week  They love the samples at Whole Foods and Sam's  Hudson had his first sleepover with Nash at his house and went to VBS the next day  They have been asking to go to Chuck E Cheese for a while, so we finally went   It was a fun night! Gianna jumped up and down the entire time because she was so excited.  They like to write in shaving cream and I left the room for a few minutes and came back to a mess! It was on the bar, Gianna's legs and the floor.   Right when I'm fussing at them- Hudson slips in the wet shaving cream and ...

Someone gave us two more chickens at the end of May. They are Barred Rock chickens, but the kids call them zebra chickens because it looks like they have black and white stripes. Gianna named one Zoe and Hudson named the other Ellie.  They lay brown colored eggs. We haven't been getting many eggs lately though. I guess the heat is affecting them.   Gianna took to the chickens fast and loves to hold them and "play" with them. She is a little country girl. She will get in the coop and change out their food and water.  She wants them to be like her pets so bad.  When Nash was over one day he caught a brown chicken-they are the easiest to catch.  Jen wanted to catch one when she came too. Now it's like a joke for people to come and hold a chicken Aunt Donna even held one when she came to get eggs Hudson finally got brave and held one a couple weeks ago! He has been so scared to try.  We watched my sister's dog fo...