Hudson is turning 7 in one week!!
Mommy/Daddy will be in New England on his actual birthday so we celebrated it early. Hudson really wanted to go up in the Space Needle so we had a "day in the city" birthday weekend. We stayed @ Inge's condo in Ballard and had adventures through Seattle Center (Space Needle ride to the top), downtown Ballard, and the Ballard Locks. It was a packed weekend w great weather!
Hudson is on the home stretch of 1st grade and is now doing double digit addition/subtraction. He has recently taken huge strides in ENJOYING reading. He is obsessed with the Geronimo Stilton books and reads them constantly. He prefers reading over playing his Kindle which mommy/daddy particularly appreciate. His reading speed and comprehension has taken off which is great to see.
Hudson spent Jan/Feb taking swim lessons and is getting much more confident with his strokes in the water. We took the train to Portland for Spring Break and Hudson swam around in the Crystal Hotel soaking pool w/o issue. It's so nice to see the practiced skills paying off.
Hudson just wrapped up his Spring soccer season. He really improved this year. He was much more aggressive and confident getting into the middle of play. He was probably in the top 3 goal scorers!
Hudson's appearance is starting to change as he has lost two more teeth. His top middle teeth. Yes, he is now that kid with two front teeth missing. However, we practiced saying his "S's" yesterday and he doesn't sound funny. This last tooth was knocked out while playing @ Emly's dinner club yesterday. Fortunately Christy found the lost tooth in the grass! Needless to say, the tooth fairy made another visit to our house last night.
Hudson has a field trip to Point Defiance Zoo in two weeks. He's always jealous that Beckett gets to do little field trips/party's in his class so I'm sure this will be fun for him.
Spring Break was spent taking the train to Portland. The boys had a lot of fun experiencing a real train and what it's like to be inside one. We toured the viewing car, dining car, etc. They played their Kindles most of the time but it will be a good memory I'm sure.
Hudson has been learning about Australia and Marine Life. He is still required to do about 4 pages of homework a week in addition to a weekly spelling test (which he almost always gets 100% +3 for bonus words). I think we find out who his 2nd grade teacher is sometime in August.
Hudson continues to migrate toward that stage where he thinks he knows more than his parents. In general he asks a lot of questions and has an observatory nature. He is calculated and cautious. He is tender and gentle. He is stubborn and particular. He is a great boy and we love him to the moon!