Second Grade

The first week of school went pretty smoothly. Jud is with the teacher he had hoped for, and has many friends in his class. We are all excited to get back into a routine, except for the early mornings that is, lol. Jud is growing up and getting to be so big and mature, but he still likes Mama to take him into school each day and always has a hug for me when I pick him up.

August

Well we are mostly up to date here now. Jud is currently in Wyoming with Nona. Papaw, Unka, Aunt Carie and Cousin Lindsey. I will post pics when he get back, or at least by October, lol. He finished up a golf clinic last week and then we went to the Flow Rider at the mall. He really liked that my little daredevil. I don't know where he gets the idea he can do anything, but I hope he never looses it.
Only 2 more weeks until school starts and the summer has flown by. Jud did science camp, art camp, golf lessons and camp, hockey camp, and vacationed. He leads a pretty busy little life and we hope the fun never stops. Have a great end of summer and we will update soon,
maybe.

July

In July Cousin Lindsey came to visit. Jud really liked that, it was like having a big sister, except they didn't fight.
We went to Hawaiian Falls and had a blast, also headed down to Dublin for the real sugar Dr. Pepper, yum.
Lindsey got to see me play hockey, and Jud play. She would probably say Jud's game was way more exciting.
We can't wait for her to come back next summer!

Nona and Papaw

We popped up to Grafton for a few days to visit Nona and Papaw. Jud had a blast with them. He got to climb on te hillside and wonder around the woods a little. Papaw took him fishing and to the pool. They rode the 4-wheeler and fed the wildlife. It was a fun, busy trip.

Jud had never caught lightening bugs, so we got a jar and put about 30 in it before we freed them. Jud wanted to keep them and use it for a lamp, lol.

Can't go to Grafton without visiting the dam.

Oh yeah, Papaw let Jud shoot the pellet gun. Jud definitely likes guns, must be a boy thing.

Vacation

It was pretty hot,and this looked cool, but as soon as this squirrel heard Jud open his Cheez-Its he came running. Unka had a bad experience with a squirrel in DC once, but this guy was very nice and no injuries were reported.

Jud and Mama headed off a little vacation by ourselves. We flew into DC and spent a few days, then headed over to Unka's for a couple days.
Jud enjoyed the museums and monuments in Dc more than I expected. We walked for hours, in the humid city heat but it was so fun. Jud insisted on seeing both sides of Lincoln's face at that site. A clerk at a book store had told him to do that and that one side was happy and the other angry. I couldn't believe he remembered. He liked the War memorials. And shopped in every museum store he could find, lol.

The President will take your questions now. No wait, can someone get him a step stool? He thought this was very funny.

Summer fun

Summer has been rough in Texas, we did make it to a Rough Riders game before it became unbearably hot. Jud ate everything they had to offer.

Jud lost his first tooth!! That was super exciting for him, as he was starting to think he never would. It only took a week. At press time he has loose tooth number 2 wiggly and should loose it any day now.

All Star

We were very proud of Jud, he made the All-Star team this year. There were only a handful of 2004 kids on the teams. He had a pretty good season and really matured as a player. He was pretty proud of himself, too.

Hockey fans may recognize the coach standing behind Jud as Jere Lehtinen(former Dallas Star). Jud thought it was cool to play on the team with his son. He complimented Jud's skill to Marc and was impressed with his abilities at his age.

He got a nice certificate and a jersey and played in a fun game. His final game with Dr. Pepper Starcenters.

School's out for Summer

For a school project, Jud had to pick an inventor. He chose Frank Zamboni, of course. We know peeps at the rink, so were able to get up close and personal with Mr. Zamboni's invention. (Thanks Coach Jay).

Jud received a Citizenship award at school. We were super proud of him.

Birthday Cont.

I may be the world's worst Blogger, or maybe the only person still blogging at all. But since you don't get to see Jud very much I will keep trying. It has been a busy spring and summer so I will take you back to his birthday and catch up from there.

Jud's birthday celebration continued and for the 23rd, he and Marc were together at school all day. He had his favorite Donut Palace breakfast and then cake for snack with his class. 7th birthday is going to be pretty tough to top.