FSU Golden Girls Reunion

Many of you know that when I was in college I danced on the FSU dance team..."The Golden Girls". It was an amazing experience to have made this team my Freshman year, and provided me the opportunity to continue dancing, be involved with a unique aspect of Florida State, and build some lifelong friendships. After over 25 years of different Golden Girl Teams we gathered for the first reunion weekend to celebrate our traditions. About 22 Alumni came from across the country to gather for a fun weekend of reminiscing, dancing, dining and basketball. We actually performed at the FSU/Duke basketball game during half-time with the current dance team. Although we did not do an actual dance routine, we did performed the FSU Fight Song (a pom routine to one of the band songs). It was an easy routine to put together for our first reunion. Since it was a success, I hear that there is talk of us actually learning a dance or two for next year's reunion...we'll see! It was such a wonderful weekend. Being with my girls again, going to "practice", and performing on the court, took us all back to the good old days of college. It sure was fun!!

Hudson is 16 Months Old

I didn't post an update last month on Hudson with all the holiday stuff going on, but boy has he grown in the last month. Here are some of his favorites and accomplishments:

• His language is getting ready to explode. He currently says, "Ma Ma, Da Da, Amama (Madison), Gapa, Gama (Grandpa, Grandma), Mumum (MomMom), ball, all done, again, bye-bye, hi, yes, no, Ba-nee (Barney), Mumuman (Muffin Man), lelow (yellow)"...and other gibberish. He also siad his first sentence this week, "Mama again".
• He loves music! His favorite songs are The Itsy Bitsy Spider, 3 Blind Mice, Muffin Man, the I Love You song from Barney. He also loves his veggie tales CD where the songs say his name in them...from Mi'ma. He actually sings three songs that we recognize...very cute...I will try to get some videos up soon of it.
• Physically, he is all boy!! He is constantly moving, climbing, trying to jump, run, and wrestle. We have lowered his crib to the lowest level because he is trying to climb out! I don't know how much longer he will be in it. He loves to be outside playing. His favorite toy is by far balls!! Whenever we are out and about whether in the car or stroller, anything he sees that is round he immediately starts yelling and pointing, "ball, ball, ball". He loves to go to Target to see the big red balls outside.
• He still gets excited when his big sister gets home from school. They are playing together real well, and we think Hudson might even like being in Madison's room better then in his...at least when she is home.
• He still has his dairy allergy. Recently, he has begun reacting to some soy products as well. We will be taking him to an allergist in the next month to determine what is going on. It is getting a little more challenging to feed him a variety of foods. Keep praying that he will outgrow whatever it is.

He is still such a joy to have in our family. He is a sweet, fun, smart, loving, and entertaining boy. We love him to pieces!