Friday, December 26, 2014

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Cousin Time

Happy to see Caroline (14), Truman (12), and Claire (11).  Let the holiday fun begin. 


Sunday, December 21, 2014

Monday, December 8, 2014

Closing out the back 9

Fun afternoon with Papa trying out the new miniature golf course near our house. 


Friday, December 5, 2014

Zilker Trail of Lights

Hudson and his best buddy, Mathew, got to ride the Ferris wheel while going to see the Zilker Park Christmas Tree and the Trail of Lights. Beautiful night to be out for a walk, and great view of downtown. 



Saturday, November 22, 2014

Wright, Hudson Wright

We visited the aviation museum in Uvalde, Texas, yesterday. Hudson got to be James Bond by sitting in the Bede 5 Acrostar jet as seen in the opening scene of Octopussy. 


Here's the scene:


Saturday, November 15, 2014

Walking with Dinosaurs!

Pretty amazing "live-action" dinosaur show and educational too. Not quite life size, but pretty close. Hudson quickly figured out there were people controlling them which made it way less scary, although we both jumped two or three times. :) 


Roar!!!

Got our dinosaur face paint on and ready to see Walking with Dinosaurs - An Arena Adventure. 


Roar!!!

Got our dinosaur face paint on and ready to see Walking with Dinosaurs - An Arena Adventure. 


Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Bee Cave Allstar Award

Hudson was presented with a Character Counts Award today for being an excellent role model. 

Bee Cave Elementary includes character in their curriculum- Trustworthiness, Respect, Responsibility, Fairness, Caring and Citizenship. 

Of course when we asked Hudson why his teacher gave it to him, he responded, "I don't know. I'm not really sure how it even got in my backpack." We'll be following up with the teacher for details, but he has been getting great marks lately on his daily character color ratings. :)


Saturday, November 1, 2014

Monday, September 29, 2014

Riding the school bus

This afternoon was Hudson's first time riding the bus home from school. As you can see from his expression, he loved it.

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Tying shoes

Tying shoes by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Tying shoes, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Making the most of a sick day today, Hudson sat down and tied his first shoe by himself.

Proud boy.

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Hudson's first assignment grade

His first A+

His first A+ by Kendra & Kirk Wright
His first A+, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Hudson got his first A+ on his alphabet assignment at school today. He had to write in the missing letter in each series and got all of them correct. :)

Monday, August 25, 2014

First day!

First day! by Kendra & Kirk Wright
First day!, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

First day of kindergarten! Hudson woke up and said, "Wow, I'm so excited about kindergarten!" Followed by, "Wait, is it the middle of the night??"

Friday, August 22, 2014

Isn't she adorable?

Ms. Williams is new to our district but an experienced kindergarten teacher. Hudson was jumping out of his skin with excitement tonight when he met her! I predict great things!

Love this woman

Love this woman by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Love this woman, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

This is Hudson's new teacher, Ms. Williams! She agreed to take a silly picture before their real pic.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

Rainy Saguaros

Rainy Saguaros by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Rainy Saguaros, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Hudson and cousin Luis pretending to be Saguaro Cactus on a rainy and cool day. (It barely hit 80. )

What big ears...

What big ears... by Kendra & Kirk Wright
What big ears..., a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Trying on Bat ears at the Sonoran Desert Museum in Tucson.

Who is watching whom?

The blue heron at the Desert Museum

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Let's Fly

Let's Fly by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Let's Fly, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.
Fun flying at iFly Austin Indoor Skydiving!

Up, Up and Away!

Up, Up and Away! by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Up, Up and Away!, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.
Truman taking flight!

I can fly!

I can fly! by Kendra & Kirk Wright
I can fly!, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.
Flying like Superman at iFly Austin Indoor Skydiving.

The final flight

Here's Hudson's final 2 minute flight with the special high fly with the instructor during the last minute. Hudson would have gone as many times as they would have let him. It was really fun!!




Happy Boys

Happy Boys by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Happy Boys, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Happily awaiting pancakes with cousin Truman.

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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Mastering the Selfie

Hudson decided he needed to take a selfie with the waterfall in the background. He spent several minutes making sure he had just the right angle to get the falls in the photo. :)

The Maple Glade Trail

Beautiful hike in the Quinault Rainforest in Olympic National Park. Big Leaf Maples (leaves 8-12" across) covered in moss, surrounded by Red Cedars and Sitka Spruce.

Fun at Ruby Beach

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Thursday, July 10, 2014

Heavy hat

Heavy hat by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Heavy hat, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Learning about Spanish Conquistadors with Buela and Papa at the Texas History Museum. That's one heavy hat.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Time to Fly

Time to Fly by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Time to Fly, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Catching some air at the pool.

Hot tub with a view

Fun in the hot tub with Mommy.

Cutest thing ever

We got Hudson a coqui frog, the national frog of Puerto Rico, to go with his red eyed tree frog, the national frog of Costa Rica. He came right in to the condo and introduced them - hi, I'm coqui frog! What's your name?

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

1st Snorkeling Adventure

Our little adventurer did a fantastic job on his first try at snorkeling.

We kayaked out to the little island in the background of the top photo, tied up to a buoy, and hopped in. (Lower right pic is looking back at the beach where we started. )

Hudson breathed through the snorkel as if he had been doing it forever.

Only issue was that Kendra had told him not to try to talk or water would get in, which was quickly followed by "Fishies!!!" underwater from Hudson every 30 seconds. The water didn't seem to bother him though. :)

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Chocobar

Chocobar by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Chocobar, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Hudson was in heaven at the chocobar. They serve everything chocolate from cocktails to waffles.

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Hudson & Fatty

Hudson & Fatty by Kendra & Kirk Wright
Hudson & Fatty, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

We stopped for lunch in old San Juan at a place called Fatty's. We loved the delicious food, and Fatty loved Hudson.

Thursday, June 12, 2014

First Rangers Game

Truman, Aunt Tracy, and Uncle Scott took Hudson to his first big league baseball game. (Texas Rangers v. Miami Marlins)

When the stadium manager (that Uncle Scott introduced us to) learned it was Hudson's first game, he ran back in the office and brought out two baseballs used at batting practice for Hudson and Truman.

$1 hot dog night, a pretzel, chocolate ice cream, a real ball, dancing to the walk-up songs, Yu Darvish pitching and a 6-0 win - now that's a pretty great 1st game. Thanks Uncle Scott, Aunt Tracy and Truman!

Friday, May 23, 2014

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

Pre-School Graduation

Hard to believe, but Hudson is now officially a kindergartener. They had a
very nice little ceremony at his preschool. Hudson was so excited and had
huge hugs for Mrs. Amy and Mrs. Anjun, his two teachers.

The Family

The Family by Kendra & Kirk Wright
The Family, a photo by Kendra & Kirk Wright on Flickr.

Thursday, May 22, 2014

Fwd: Providing a service

It's always funny what you will hear on the ride to school...

Marie just got back from a Band trip to the beach so Hudson had asked her
to ride in the back next to him this morning since he hadn't seen her in 4
days.

Hudson takes off his shoe and is holding it in his hand for a few minutes.

I then hear Hudson say, "Marie, if you ever need to smell a shoe just let
me know. I've got one right here." As he extends the shoe toward Marie's
face.

Marie - "No, thank you. I'm good."

Hudson - "You sure? It's right here."

Marie - "Thank you, no."

Hudson - "Ok." And proceeds to put his shoe back on.

Marie and I couldn't stop laughing which then prompted Hudson to have a
devilish grin and say "what's so funny guy? what's funny?"

Always looking for the laugh. :)

(Obviously not the picture from the moment, but Hudson was happy to give me
a shoe shot)