Cabin fever takes it’s toll…

Due to the snow and other factors, cabin fever did finally set in! We aren’t complaining about the snow but with a year and half old, pregnant mama and recovering daddy… We just couldn’t enjoy it quite like we would have liked to. So, we finally made it out as a family today and headed off to the zoo in the morning… pretty cool to see the penguins, jaguar and the sleeping/trying to stay warm gorillas. Then off to the zoomazium for some fun with other lil tikes.

After that, home for a nap,was the destination.

Afternap entailed a trip to world market and target. It was crazy out there, unlike the zoo, which was quiet but so worth it!

No pics were taken today but here are some shots from a couple of weekends ago when Hudson got his fourth haircut and we walked around Bothell village… Enjoy!

Something sweet…

and if you are one the very very very very few that look at our blog, you’ll enjoy what Hudson has to say to you! He’d love to hear/read what you have to say back!

(this was actually a vid he made for his mommy while she was gone for the night)

White stuff…

Called snow!

The sunset before the snowfall.

Nesta, he may get cold but he loves the snow… Neighbors, Connie & Roger in the background, were part of his funrunning!

Huddy lovin’ the snow!

More fun!

“I want more!”

Smiling for da snow!

Snowdog, millionaire!

Hudson and daddy.

Sweet, sweet Hudson! Such a great muse for photos!

Snow Buddies!

Enjoying the action!

Hudson and mom taking bro on his first sled ride, he may be hidden but we think or should I say, we know bro enjoyed it!

Hudson’s first snowman, too fun!

Daddy & Huddy tired after all the fun in that white stuff called snow… Off to the inside for cocoa, grub & dreams of more snow!

A very exciting new hangout…

Hudson loves the water and though it may not always be readily available for him to play in…. Mom and dad get inventive. Be it, having fun in the shower, taking a long bath, outdoor pools in the backyard or turning down the hot tub to splash around in.

Well, one of this weeks many missions was to find some water for fun! We called numerous pools in the area with drop in times, to find out it can be expensive… From $20-$37 and also we learned we will no longer be members at our very own gym, as they don’t allow anyone under the age of 17 in the pool, no exceptions!

Friday rolled around and we were willing but not happy about paying upwards of $20 or a pool session… Then, we were notified about the Lynnwood Rec. Center (about 10 minutes from our house)! The price was enough to entice us… $4.50 per adult and no charge for kids under 2! That means a whopping $4.50 for fun, as Cory is still nursing his knee! Game on!

Here are a few pics of the fun, definitely worth the cost and much more fun than just a drop-in swim…

Playing with one of the water fountains.

In awe of the whole place!

On the way up the stairs… for some fun and to ride the slides w/ Mommy!

View from afar!

Emptied out area, lots of people left as the snow began to pick up… Place also includes 2 tubes, a lazy river and a separate Olympic size pool. Too awesome!

Some Saturday fun for Hudson?

I think so…

HBD Unkle Gumbo/ Mr. Hudson being talkative

Proud…

Lil man really surprised us tonight!!!

First, we ate some yummy steak stir-fry made by mommy, which we all thoroughly enjoyed! Hudson even was eating more than just the steak and noodles… Quite a treat for us to see out of our lil carnivore. After dinner, we had some play time, which is the norm before the calming/quieting down for bed… Which was finished off with a diaper change, vitamins, and the putting on of jammies. This is normally followed up with teeth brushing.

Well, tonight something different happened. He started saying what we thought was “boppy”… Which we put off as him wanting a toy that has a name close to that sound. Boy were we wrong! He then proceeded to take us to the bathroom door and we finally figured it out… “boppy” was actually starting to sound more like what he was really meaning, “potty”. So, mommy opened the door and he went right to his toilet where he had to have his whole jammie set taken off before he pooped on his toilet. (granted he wore his diaper)

This was pretty monumental, as we have never pushed him to do this and this was a learned behavior by him completely on his own. We couldn’t have been prouder!

The following pics are the after shots, can you see his excitement?

Christmas week…

…:::…the rogers blend xmas week…:::…

Too many pics for captions… So, make up your own.

 

Anticipation…

Hudson a sleeps away from presents, joy and no power… But quite a memorable Christmas!

It’s growing…

that’s right, the rogers blend is growing! This May, Hudson will have a little brother and the rogers blend will be at 4 boys (including Nesta) and 1 beautiful saint of a woman! Baby bro has the same due date as Hudson of May 14th, however Hudson decided to hang around for a couple days and wasn’t born til May 16th… Plus baby bro will be born a week or so early due to our birth plan. We are so excited and can’t wait!

Here is our Christmas letter from our doctors office for all to enjoy, which we opened/found out on December 23rd…