Interview with a 5 year old!

Hudson, Age 5

How old are you?  5

What is your favorite color?  Green and Blue

What is your favorite animal?  Cows and Chickens

What is your favorite book?  Farm Book

What is your favorite TV show?  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

What is your favorite movie?  Despicable Me

What is your favorite song?  Happy by Pharrell

What is your favorite food?  Pizza

What is your favorite drink?  Smoothies and Lemonade

What is your favorite breakfast food?  Yogurt and chocolate chips

What is your favorite snack?  Fruit Snacks

What is your favorite outfit?  Run Fast shirt

What is your favorite game?  Playing construction and tractors

What is your favorite toy?  Bobcat, Tractor

Who is your best friend?  Gavin

What is your favorite thing to do outside?  Construction, playing in the dirt or sand

What do you like to take to bed with you at night?  Blankets, lovey, penguin, turtle

Where is your favorite place to go?  Florida to see Papa

What did you do on your birthday? Had a train party with our friends.  A pizza party with the family.  Went to MOA w/ Nana & Papa on my birthday.

Kiwi Crate

This year for Christmas my sister ordered Hudson a 3 month subscription to Kiwi Crate, such a great gift idea!

Our first month's box focused on winter activities and last month's box was all about baking.

We received our final box last night and it was a sports theme, Hudson had to get started right away on his project.

Project complete!  A soccer field :)

The other project was a basketball hoop that we played with our morning today!

19 months

I can't believe that Mila is already 19 months!  She will be two in just 5 months, time is going way too fast.......

It is amazing to see everything she is learning each day and how much her vocabulary is expanding.  So far she is saying....

Doggy

Mama

Daddy

Papa

Nana

Hat

Up

More

Please

Water

Snack

No

Hot

Cold

Book

Bubbles

Stop

Potty

Cheese

It seems like everyday she is trying to say a new word!

She is also very interested in the potty right now.  Before and after bath every night she likes to sit on the potty.  I am not ready to start potty training her yet but I think this summer she will definitely be ready to start!

Here are some more pictures of my sweet baby girl!

Her hair!  Out of control!

Love her and her cheesy smile!

Florida Vacation!

I have gotten a little bit behind on the blogging lately.  Lot's going on in life between family, work, getting ready to sell our house, and a new venture that I will share soon.

Monday January 19th we boarded a plane bright and early to head out to the sunshine state Florida!  I was a little nervous about the flight with Mila since she is now older and a bit more mobile, but both kids did great.  Hudson was ready to go as soon as we got on board, seat beat buckled, ready to depart.

We landed in Florida at 11AM to sunny and warm weather!

Excited to be in Florida to see Papa!

We lucked out while we were there with some great weather!  On average the temp's were in the high 60's low 70's, which is perfect for us Minnesotans :)

So happy to be outside in shorts and a tee shirt!

No trip is complete without a walk to the local Starbucks!

We spent 5 days at Clearwater Beach and both kids absolutely loved it!  Mila was a little hesitant at first but once she warmed up she was loving the sand and ocean.  Both kids had a great time running back and forth between the water and the sand area!

Somehow my mom got Mila to take a nap while we were at the beach......

One of our favorite places to eat is called Clearsky.  We usually like to grab brunch there and then walk over to the beach.  Love these pics of brother & sister walking back to the beach.

No trip is complete without watching the sunset over the ocean!

We also made a new friend in Papa's neighborhood.  Can you see him???

Such a fun trip once again!  Can't wait for our next trip back :)

Waiting to board our flight!

Best buds!

Love these two!  

It has been so fun watching them interact, especially these last few weeks as they are really starting to play together.  Hudson loves to sit on our stairs and read to Mila or they chase each other up and down the hall.  The new thing is she will "push" him on the train.  He is such a good big brother to her and she totally adores him!

Reading some books while mom gets ready

Snack time

Hudson's "stinkface"

Mila's cheesy smile

Watching the iPad at the Doctor's office

<3 This picture!

Christmas cookies!

Sunday was the perfect day for a little Christmas baking!

In the morning we made the trip over to the Northfield Cub to pick up some gluten free sugar cookie mix as well as frosting and sprinkles to decorate.  Hudson also needed to pick up some carrots for the reindeer :)

Before nap we mixed up the cookie dough and went to work with our cookie cutters!  While the kids were napping we let the cookies cool so they would be ready to decorate.  As soon as they woke up we got busy decorating.

Very focused little man :)

Mila wasn't too sure at first.....

So Hudson decided to help her out

Then she decided she would prefer to just eat the cookie :)

Our finished products!

And one giant cookie!

Perfect Sunday Funday with my two little faves <3

The North Pole

Sunday we took a train ride to the North Pole to see Santa Claus on the North Pole Express!

Our excursion started at the St Paul Union Depot.  

Hudson was so excited about going on a train ride!  It also happened to be my older brother's birthday so we had the whole gang together to take the trip. 

Patiently waiting for our train to depart

Love his excitement!

Arriving at the North Pole!

Working on Santa's Sleigh

Who do we see up ahead.......

Santa Claus!!!

Here he comes!  Mila was so cute, she saw him coming, points and says "ho ho ho"

Giving Santa his letter

Mila preferred to observe from afar :)

Such a great experience!  When we arrived back at the train station they had goodie bags for the kids as well as hot chocolate and cookies.  Unfortunately Justin was unable to go as he was in class all weekend but we will for sure do this again next year :)