He didn't want Bud to spike his hair, but he did wear a tshirt instead of a button-up shirt and tie. Zoe asked why he wasn't wearing the bandanna she gave him and Bud said Bomber's the type of rockstar that just blows his nose on his bandanna. 
Hads wanted a part of Rock Star Day too. Bud had the kids in 3D glasses for sunglasses. Whatever works I guess.
This was Zoe's favorite dress up day. Friday she said the band and pom squad came through the halls of their school. She liked that too.
Thursday Bud and I took Brewer, Cole, and Hads on a nature walk. They have some trails near the zoo. 
Cole was excited to "walk in the woods". He said, "We might see some snakes!" I said, "I'm scared of snakes", then he said, "Me three". (instead of "me too", he got that from Brewer). 
Bud tried to lead them along the trails, but they were so excited they ran ahead of us most of the time. Bud tried to convince Brewer that it was a bad idea for him to make decisions without him. I'm not sure Brew is the type of guy you want leading you through the woods.
We saw a mama deer and two baby deer. Cole loves to tell people about them. 
I pushed Hads in the stroller. It was a bumpy ride.
We fed some fish and turtles. They liked that too.
They even had some fun things to do inside.
As many of you know my dad is being inducted into the MO Coaches Hall of Fame this December. It's a big deal! Last night at Homecoming they surprised him and named the Seneca football field, "Tom Hodge Field"!!!! 
I could tell it meant a lot to dad. The crowd was cheering and I think all of the coaches' allergies were getting to them. They all seemed a bit emotional. 
Charity told Bud, "Sorry you didn't win the trophy". 
We all met at Mom's before the game. Cole did not want to put on the jersey. I made him anyway and he eventually got over it. He hates crowds of people he doesn't know so the game was pretty much a nightmare for him. He liked it better once we got back to Nana's after the game.
Grandpa Boots (who is 89), Aunt Sue, Aunt Patty, Uncle Charlie, Mom, Charity, Bud, Bomber, Hayden, Brewer, Brad, Zoe, Cole, and I all walked over to the game together. Blake was with Dad at the game and my cousin Felicia stayed with Hadley at Mom's. Michelle is in New York. We were bummed she wasn't with us. She would have LOVED it!
Zoe was excited to see all of her friends at the game. Mallorie was adorable. She ran and jumped on Zoe and wrapped her skinny little legs around Zoe's waist and gave her a huge hug. It was so good to see everyone. I forgot how much I missed knowing everyone when you go somewhere.
Zoe spent the majority of the game walking around looking for Mia. She wanted to call her ahead of time to see if she would be there, but we didn't want to ruin Dad's surprise. We didn't get to see Mia, but we'll make sure we do next time!
Don't be nervous, Michelle! The Hodge kids buddied up with the police officers. They were giving away suckers and stickers.
We LOVED seeing Steph, Matt, and Taya. I hated that we didn't get to visit with them though.
We were all really proud of Dad. He is an amazing man and deserves this honor. Thank you to all the people who put this together. It was a fun night!!
Hayden and Zoe gave Nana all of Judd's gifts that they made and collected and Nan LOVED it. We are really ready for him to get here!
We all hung out together. We all went for a walk and played in Mark and Michelle's backyard. 
It was a quick visit but a lot of fun. It made me realize we're not all that far away!
Bud and Michelle went to a concert and are camping out tonight with some friends. I went home to change clothes and when I came back Brad had them all in bed watching a movie.
They've played well together all day. I hope they're tired.
They kicked Brewer out about 20 minutes into the movie because he was talking too much.
He didn't mind. He just came in and talked to Brad. I was laughing because Brad's trying to watch football and Brewer just keeps chatting with him and is usually not satisfied unless Brad answers him.
They have spent about 4 hours putting together a whole gift bag for him. They made 13 "coasters", put in a Seneca t-shirt and made the cutest pictures. They wouldn't let me take a picture of them because they're a surprise and they don't want Nana to see them. Zoe's had a peace sign because most of the pictures we get from Tawaiin, Judd is doing the peace sign. Hayden's picture had airplanes and said "I love you Judd" from Hayden Hodge. They just left to go to Hayden's house because she said she wanted to give him one of her bouncy balls so he could play with it. Seriously. How cute is that!
Avoidance and denial may not work forever, but maybe just until I find another way to deal with it.