The Big Sandbox

We spent fall break playing at the Sand dunes. Lexi and Dax were in heaven. Actually, all of us were in heaven. We loved being outside, with no distractions but family!

Dax took his first ride on the 4-wheeler and loved it!

He had so much fun he fell asleep. 

Lexi loved the 4-wheelers too. 

We drove over to the actual sand dunes where the kids played in the sand with their aunts and uncle. I can't tell who had more fun. 

Oh... And our kids turned into little lizards. 

This post may be picture packed but we sure had fun playing in the big sandbox. :) 

Old MacDonald Had a Farm

A few weeks ago I took our kids to the sweetest little farm. Having moved from Fielding, I thought my kids were used to farm life and that it would be no big deal, but I was WRONG! My kids absolutely LOVED the farm (more than I thought they would) and I had to drag them away kicking and screaming because they didn't want to leave. 

Dax didn't really want to look at the camera because he was too busy looking at the chickens. 

I'm pretty sure this little chicken coop made me really want chickens. Plus my kids could chase them all day long. Seriously. I didn't get many pictures of them because they chased chickens around for the first hour of our visit. I know they stink and poop all over, but if I had a coop like this we'd have chickens!

 We found some really cool barn wood on the back of the little store.

Dax was obsessed with this rabbit. I was pretty sure it was going to bite his fingers off, but luckily it didn't. This rabbit was the size of little Dax and I secretly kept looking for a rabbit hole that would take us all to Wonderland.

Lexi really loves horses. She always has. For a while it was her goal in life to ride a real horse (and then she did). She found this bouncy rocking horse in one of the gardens and spent the rest of her time riding this.

 Dax really loved the goats too. I was almost positive that he was going to get his fingers bit off this time. Despite my efforts to keep him away, he kept trying to put his fingers in the goats' mouths. Gross! But he giggled and giggled and the goats didn't eat him.

This was the darling little store on the farm. It was self-serve and run on the honor system. They sold milk, eggs, and veggies from the farm plus a bunch of other stuff. It reminded me of simpler times and how I wish that things weren't so complicated all the time.

Someday I think it would be really cool to have a cute little garden like this. I know it is a whole bunch of work, but I think it is darling!

Once Upon A Time...

Once upon a time I started this blog to help our family stay updated with the happenings of the Hudson home. Then life got busy. REALLY busy! And this poor little blog became neglected. I often thought about getting back on here and updating, but as time passed the task of catching everyone up became too overwhelming. NOT ANYMORE!!! I may not talk about EVERYTHING that has happened the last 3 years, but we want our family and friends to be able to see the fun things we are doing in our lives. So for a little catch up...

In the last three years....

We bought, fixed up, and sold our first home. (We also cut down that ugly pine tree in the front, but I can't find the picture from when we re-planted our yard that shows the cuteness of the house :( )

We welcomed a new addition to our home. Daxton James was born August 4, 2013 and we adore him!

We have taken a few family trips to Disneyland. Hopefully we have some more in our future!

Chris and I both FINALLY graduated from Utah State University

We moved to Southern Utah so Chris could pursue his passion of Aquatics as the Aquatics manager for Cedar City. Even though I never thought it would happen, I am falling in love with the red rocks of Southern Utah. 

Now, for the new blog. We're starting fresh. Not over, but fresh. We want to share with you our lives. The silly things we do on a daily basis. I have a passion for cooking in the kitchen with my kids, so we'll also share some ideas for cooking in the kitchen with your kids. This blog will be a little bit of everything, but it will once again exist in the universe!

Hugs and Kisses!!!

October

In October we took Lexi to the Sand Dunes (Little Sahara Desert) to play in the world's biggest sandbox. It was my first time going there in almost 6 years, and it was just as fun as I remembered it.

We spent a lot of time riding on 4-wheelers. Lexi even got her own helmet. Isn't it cute?

If you know me well, you know that I LOVE Mater. My mom found these super cute Mater teeth and we just had to take a family picture. (Wouldn't this have made a good Christmas card?)

Don't they make her look so cute?

Lexi found a big hole whole while we were out exploring. It looked like a giant dinosaur foot print so we took a picture to show cousin Ryan.

In the middle of October, Lexi's Friend Nicholas had a birthday. Here are a few pictures of her from their celebration:

Alexis also found out that she REALLY REALLY REALLY likes to eat Spaghetti-Ohs. They are super messy and make her look like an Oompa Loompa afterwards, but we don't mind.

For Halloween, Alexis was the most darling little lady bug.

Chris dressed up as Gru from Despicable Me to take her Trick-Or-Treating

September

It's been a little while since we've blogged. Explanations will come later, but for now I'm going to try to catch up our life from the past little while.

On September 1st (2 days after Lexi's first birthday) she started walking and has been running ever since.

We celebrated Lexi's first birthday with my family. She got her own smash cake and loved it! (I tried to post a video, but blogger isn't really liking me right now. If I can figure it out, I'll try posting it later).

Sadly, we only have pictures of the cake because Chris took video instead of pictures... boring, I know.

I also learned how to make this super cute owl hat for her. Here she is modeling:

That's it for September!