Defend Michael

Hey all,

If you get time, go to this site. This young man is 25 years old and went to school with Brandon. He was sentenced to 25 years in prison with no chance for parole. He will be 50 years old when he get's out. Irven helped financially with his defense and said they sentenced him to one of the worst prisons in the system, Leavenworth. He has a wonderful mom and dad and two younger brothers. Please keep them in your prayers.

http://defendmichael.wordpress.com/

Spring Break 2009

Well it's been a fun, and busy week. This week is spring break and we've had the kids - and sometimes Hudson. Yesterday we spent the day at Sam Noble Museum and Tiger Safari with my mom (Nanaw Margaret). I had never been to either, so it was fun for all of us. My mom is an animal lover, so she loved the Tiger Safari. The kids were really good and Pierce took Will with him. When we got home, Pierce had Jack over to spend the night. They are so cute together and are having a really good time. I'm going to attach pictures from both places and also one I took last night of Pierce and Jack. We didn't know they had gone in our bedroom and climbed into our bed and fell asleep.




Photos: Jack & Pierce sleeping, Kids in canoe at Sam Noble Museum, Snow Tiger, Kids holding a ferret, Pierce holding a baby alligator)

Hope everyone is enjoying this great weather!
K

Little Hambone!

I kept Hudson yesterday and never stopped laughing. He is such a funny, and loving little boy! I'll attach a few photos of him eating lunch. He is at a stage where he wants to do everything himself. He won't let you help him put his clothes on, he wants to do it himself. As he was trying to put his shirt on, I told him I wanted to take a picture...hence the "cheesy" smile!


Another funny "Hudson" story. Today was his first day at his new daycare. He is now going to my dad's daycare here in Edmond. Megan is so excited because now she and Heath will be able to attend all special events, and not have to rush after work to get him. He is literally 2 miles from Megan now. When she dropped him off this morning...for the first time, he cried and didn't want her to leave. She called me crying and was SO sad that she had to leave him. A couple of hours later, my dad went by the daycare to do some paperwork and asked his director to go check on him to make sure he was okay. She came back laughing and said he was fine. Apparently he got into Mattie's cubby and got her underwear. He was walking around with it on his head!! That's the Hudson we know and LOVE!!!! Hope they were clean :)

Life of leisure

This is how Pierce spends his mornings before school. Camped out on the couch - blanket and tv tray (with Ramen noodles of all things). I have finally gotten him to the point that if he wants/needs something, that he get up and come and get me. He used to just yell, "MOM" until I came in to see what he needed. I changed that pretty quickly. :)

On another note...we kept Hudson Monday and Tuesday this week. I am so amazed how good he is. He minds...seriously he does. If he gets something out, he will put it back. He cleans up his toys when he is finished playing. And, if he does something (like hit) you tell him to go to time-out and he actually walks over and sits in his time-out place. Now, he will give you a "mad face" until he gets out of time-out, but he will sit there. Oh, and did I mention he is only 21 months old?? He and Pierce are really close. They play non-stop when he is here. This past week Pierce taught him to say - Baby and Pierce. He would walk around the house yelling PIERCE! Megan called the house last night and handed the phone to Hudson and he kept yelling PIERCE into the answering machine. Cutest thing I've ever heard! Pierce keeps begging us if he can come back over and spend the night so he can teach him new words. One thing I forgot to mention...he is already starting to be potty-trained. I know, you're saying I sound like a bragging grandma. I'm just amazed at how quickly he is learning and how well he minds. Not to mention he is the cutest kid alive. Okay, now I'm bragging :)