this week's kindergarten lesson: personal safety...

"if you see a ufo run in your house and lock the door!"

life's drama....

The Setting: Eleanor stands on her stool at the kitchen sink helping daddy wash dishes.

Scene: Daddy hands Eleanor Ben's water bottle and she begins washing it.

Eleanor: (talking loudly) "Ben, do you know that I'm washing your water bottle..."

Daddy:  "I don't think Ben really cares if you are washing his bottle...."

Eleanor: "Well he knows I pick my nose so he should care!..."

cyclocross!

ben xcross from Hudson Family on Vimeo.

my whole body is a weapon...

hot fun in the summertime...

singin' and pickin'...

driving has become so stressful...

1st day of school

ben's excellent adventure

the little guppy is coming along...

off to a week away camp!...

the life left behind...

the pre-caravan lunch gathering...

sloooowly leaving town...

are we there yet?...finally, YES!...

home for a week...

the last goodbye...

waiting to take the swim test as the parents slowly fade into the distance..........

the long ride home....

swim lessons...

sibling rivalry will never be the same...

first things first...

interesting....

simple pleasure of the humble dipped cone....

future jerry's kid....

she continues to be an active tv watcher...

a star is born...

the art of recital make-up...

a pre-K grad...

he gets his yellow belt...

his entire body is becoming a weapon...

still enjoys a nap now and then...

something's up...

thank you, Horace Mann...

the last and final private preschool tuition payment is in the books...

...and it's a brave new day for household finance

#7 plays !st game....

#7 plays 1st game from Hudson Family on Vimeo.

i'm dating now....