Ashley and Johnny

I had the opportunity to go to the Broadway production of My Fair Lady. It was simply splendid, and we all had a wonderful time. It is always fun to get together with the girls and have a night out—especially when it involves a classic.



Hudson somehow managed to get stuck in our window blinds. I heard him calling for help in my room, and when I found him, this is what I found. I laughed out loud, and then I decided it was definitely picture worthy.



Elle’s long awaited break from school came to a close, and she—and I—had to get back in the routine of waking up early and getting ready for school. I miss the lazy days of break already.

Hudson, the very picky, I-don’t-like-texture eater, FINALLY ate broccoli. Broccoli is one of the favorite vegetables around our house, and he has up until now refused to eat it. (Elle has always loved broccoli—it is one of her favorites.) But my broccoli-hating boy has at last become a broccoli-loving boy. And it only took one trick to get him to eat his broccoli: ketchup. I know it sounds just awful, but he loves it. He happily downed six pieces of raw broccoli smothered in ketchup. Who knew? All I know is that I’m happy Hudson is now eating vegetables.

Elle and I were working on one of her many art projects, and she somehow managed to cut my finger with the scissors. Luckily it did not hurt too much, and it only bled for a short time. Elle and I laugh about it now, but at the time it was a little traumatic for her.

Poor Hudson has learned the not so fun thing known as: time-out. For the most part, Hudson is a very easy-going boy, and he hardly needs any discipline. But everyone once in a while, his red-headed stubbornness comes out, and he refuses to apologize for his behavior. So today, Johnny stuck him in the corner until he was ready to say sorry; and he was not at all happy about it. He stood in that corner and cried, and then he immediately apologized. Lessons sure are hard to learn—even for parents. I did not like seeing my sweet little boy sit in the corner. But learn he must.



It has been a fun week.