Hello my friends, wishing you a very happy autumn weekend! So I haven’t shared much about Hudson here for a while now and I’ve got a few things on my mind. (Hudson’s our little boy. He’s 6, cute as a button, mostly non-verbal and has Down syndrome.) Our littlest soccer fan Hud – 2014 (Photo…
Jump in With Both Feet
Jump In With Both Feet: Hudson Taylor is an endearing little person. It’s not that I’m biased or anything. (I’m just his mother.) I love writing about the tiny details of Hudson’s quiet, unassuming life. His little triumphs and challenges. Maybe I love writing about him so much because he has precious few words of his…
They Didn’t Know
If you’re new around here, you might not know that our littlest boy Hudson was born with a surprise diagnosis of Down syndrome in 2010. (Catch up on his birth story here: Can’t Buy This) We were told a lot of information, machine-gun-style in the hospital following Hudson’s birth: mostly what he couldn’t or wouldn’t be…
Stalker
Hi friends and a very happy weekend to you! Just last Monday our family returned to the scene of the crime in Stalker: the lovely New Castle Beach in New Castle, NH. The following post recounts my little Hudson’s beach adventure last summer. (Hudson’s six now, has Down syndrome, the youngest of four boys.) We had such…
Hudson & the Little Yellow School Bus
Something sweet happened today. Very sweet. I know I told you I pressed the pause button on my weekend musings this summer, but I’ll just tell you. Real quick. So today (Thursday) is my Hudson’s last day of school. (Hudson is six years old, youngest of four boys, has Down syndrome.) The truth is, I didn’t…
Saturday Morning Snugglebug Alarm Clock
In the distance, footsteps. Faint, intentional tiny footfalls on stair treads. By the stairs, the hallway door creaks slowly open. I don’t see, only hear. More faltering little steps, coming down the hallway now, making their way towards me. A little someone fumbles clumsily with the knob, the knob to my bedroom door. With great…
Off Beat Musical Chairs
Today I want to tell you about a crazy new game Hudson devised: Off Beat Musical Chairs. But first, it’s been a little bit of a crazy time at our house recently with all the busyness of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Then one of the kids ordered basketball shoes on the web. The highly anticipated shoes…
Twinkle Twinkle
(Hudson’s my youngest, 5 years old now. Hudson has Down syndrome.) Hudson’s adored music ever since he was a baby. I didn’t catch it at first. He was maybe 8 months old and we’d get in the car. I nearly always play music in the car. But every once in a while for one reason…
Just Like Billy
I got the biggest charge the other day, went to download pictures from my phone for the site, got quite a surprise. Oh yeah, Hudson was involved. Let me back up. You remember Bil Keane’s Family Circus comic strip, right? I sure do. Sunday mornings were always exciting when I was little. Why? I’d like to…
Two Words
I witnessed something so incredibly sweet from my breakfast seat at the kitchen counter early this morning. So moving I knew I’d write about it someday. Well, someone beat me to punch line. Stole my thunder. Yeah, someone. My better half. Ha. He was also there in the kitchen this morning. Didn’t just witness it, he…
