Deep thoughts

Hudson's deep thoughts within the last week:

After being in bed for about 30 minutes one night (with no conversation about this subject for about 2 weeks), Hudson came out of his bedroom and asked:

Is the summer solstice the longest day of sunshine and the winter solstice the shortest day of sunshine for the whole Earth?*

While picking up toys before bed, Hudson asked Rick:

Daddy, does everything have weight?**

And after getting the answer prefaced by "This is a little complicated," he said:

OK, that wasn't that complicated.

And out of the blue, Hudson asked Kathryn:

Mommy, I know it takes a mommy and a daddy to have a baby, and I know that the mommy has to carry the baby in her tummy, but what does the daddy have to do?***

After a brief, age-appropriate answer, he said:

Hmmm...the next time you and daddy have a baby, I'd like to see that.

Landon's deep thought (about his age) this past week

Mommy, why does it take sooooo long to become four???

*No - that is true for the Northern Hemisphere, for the Southern Hemisphere it is reversed

**No - everything has mass, but only has weight if it is in the presence of something with gravitational force, like planet earth.

***Come on now, this is a family blog...

Independance Day

We had a fun Independence Day. We joined some friends for fireworks after letting Keaton and Landon have LONG afternoon naps. The fireworks started about 9 p.m. (we start getting ready for bed most nights at 7:30 and lights are out by 8:30) but the adrenaline was definitely keeping the children going.

We had no idea if the fireworks would be a great experience or a disaster of fearful children. Hudson is not a fan of loud noises, Landon is pretty fearless but hates thunder, and Keaton was a total black box. But they loved it. It actually got a bit embarrassing with our friends and their acquaintances because Hudson yelled "Whoa" with every single firework. Landon and Keaton were mesmerized. It ended up being quite a fun night. An interesting side point: one of the acqaintances of our friends that went to the fireworks with us was Joe Smith of the Cleveland Cavaliers.




All is well otherwise. Everyone is healthy; still own two homes.

Rick went to an event with Mayo Clinic "legacy" donors at a retreat in Colorado. It was a beautiful setting and the owners of Bootjack Ranch, where it occured, are a wonderful Christian couple. They happen to have the ranch for sale (they are moving to Paradise Valley, AZ) so you can see how beautiful it is by clicking the link to their video presentation.

Hudson recently set up a car dealership in our family room:



Landon likes to "hold" Keaton:



Hudson became interested in volcanos recently, so of course he and Daddy had to make a home model for he and Landon to watch erupt: