Halloween and my invisible son Kenny

Okay, since today is Halloween I thought I would blog about Connor! Today is the highlight of his year, a day to actually celebrate his giant imagination!
When I was pregnant with Connor, I felt like I endlessly researched, studied and thought about what it might be like to be a mom. I knew there would be a lot of learning as we went, but I truly thought I had an idea of what was coming when our little man arrived.
I was wrong.
I can lovingly say that my son is "different". I always thought it was cute and funny when kids had a big imagination, I just never imagined living with one. It has been a huge learning experience for Matt and I. We are not really the artsy, imaginative types. As I mentioned earlier, I like research. I like black and white, not shades of grey. Connor is one hilarious, creative shade of grey. We honestly did not know at first, he just seemed like a regular baby.
My child has the ability to find joy in absolutely everything in this world. Everything. I will admit here that I am jealous of this, he sees the world in a way that I never have. For those of you that follow my status updates on Facebook, you can agree that the things that come out of his mouth on a daily basis are hilarious and always surprising.
I do not think I will ever forget the day my invisible son Kenny arrived at our house. Connor was supposed to be getting his pj's on but was instead illegally jumping on our bed. I rounded the corner and heard him say,"quick, Kenny, here comes my Mom!" Kenny is a quiet fellow and we sometimes go weeks without a word from him. It should be a testament to how far outside the box I have come that I find myself checking in on him sometimes just to make sure he is okay. You know, just asking Connor how he is and if his part time job at the donut shop is going well. Matt likes to act like I am crazy, but I have heard him do it too.
Kenny is a part of our lives now, I will be sad if he goes away for good. But in the meantime he is a source of entertainment for our family! Last Saturday we went to our church carnival. As Matt pulled into the parking lot, I heard Connor say, "Okay Kenny, we're here. I am going to get out and play and you are going to stay in the car and read the Bible." I turned around and sure enough Connor was buckling a seat belt around his friend and handing him his Bible that he had snuck out of our house."
Kenny doesn't always get to have a good time :)

Check back soon for news about Halloween and Hudson't first professional modeling shoot!

My first blog post

Okay, so several people have been after me for a while now to start a blog. Apparently some people are interested in the goings on of my little family. I have put it off because we seem endlessly busy and why would I ever want to add one more thing to my plate, right? It took a trip to our neighborhood Super Target to finally convince me to actually start blogging. Connor and I got out of the car and started walking in, usually he has to be reminded 20 times to hold my hand in a parking lot. But this time as soon as I opened my mouth to say the words, I felt his little hand slip into mine. That moment really struck me, the way his hand fit so perfectly into my own and I thought, I hope I always remember these tiny moments forever. I know I won't so I am going to start recording them here, the good, the bad and the funny.
I was so overwhelmed with love for my child in the parking lot of Super Target that tears filled my eyes and I had to tell him how much I loved him right then and there. He told me that he loved me more than anything and I melted. We continued through the parking lot and as we entered the automatic doors, he announced at the top of his lungs, "Mommy, can we buy you new underwear here at Target? I think they will have your size!"
And that about sums it up.