Last Weekend

Saturday morning we went downtown and walked around the farmer's market.  It's one of our favorite things to do and the weather was absolutely perfect.  We walked around downtown a little bit and ended up at the fountains.  They're so pretty.  Of course, Hudson wanted out of his stroller and wanted in the water.  We had to seriously distract him to get his mind off the water.  Later in the afternoon we got Hudson's pool and water table out and let him play for a couple of hours.  Popsicles and pools- a great combo.  

After Hudson went to bed, we started a fire and smores and just sat outside and enjoyed God's beautiful creation.  

Sunday, Hudson was back in his pool and ended up really enjoying playing in this bucket.

Happy Father's Day

We've had a great weekend celebrating Brian.  Hopefully we spoiled him and let him know how much he is loved and appreciated.

The best picture we could get

Hudson wasn't interested in smiling, but he he did listen to me when I told him to give Brian a kiss.

Hudson says, "Daddy, I want You to have a great day!"

Also, Happy Father's Day to my Dad and Brian's Dad!  Wish we could have seen both of you.  I'm so thankful for the awesome men in my life.    Love you all!

Few Extra Pix From Our Weekend

We had a great weekend with both of our families.  Hudson loved being the center of attention. Our parent's stayed at the same hotel so it was easy to meet up with them and Hudson got to swim a few times.  I definitely need to get him to the pool as much as possible this summer - he loves it!!! 

Sweet kisses from Grandpa!

 

Hudson was introduced to pool and really enjoyed knocking the balls around.

 

Clapping for himself after a job well done!

 

We took Hudson to a park to play for a little bit before his baby dedication.  -Clearly, Hudson has zero personality.

 

Our families left about 3 pm on Sunday and about 4 pm a storm came in.  We were outside playing when it hit, and moved to the garage, but Hudson loved getting rained on and kept running outside and would lift his face up to the sky.  --I love this picture of him!!!

So...thankful that our families were able to spend the weekend with us and be there for Hudson's dedication. 

Dedication Day

Today was Hudson's Baby Dedication (well, formal dedication).  Our church only offers it once a year and I missed the sign up date last year.  We were so blessed that both sets of parents could come down for the weekend and witness.  We have been praying for our kid(s) for years and today was truly humbling to dedicate him back to God.   Hudson brings us so much joy.  We pray that God has big plans for our little guy. 

 

Attempt to get a picture of my boys

 

My turn was a little more successful

 

Family picture attempt - the best we could get

We let Hudson run a little bit since he wasn't interested in pictures at all

 

Still just not interested in pictures

 

Too busy to sit still for a couple of pictures!

 

Completely over pictures!!

 

Waiting for the service to begin

Sweetheart Michelle Frank led the dedication and had us pray over Hudson's feet, hands, head, and heart.

 

There were 44 babies dedicated to the Lord today.

 

Brian is pretty far behind me- there just wasn't room for all the families to stand together, sadly.

 

We promised to pray for and with Hudson that his knowledge of God would grow and that he would have a relationship with God.  We promised to take our own relationship with God seriously so that we can be spiritual examples to our kids.  And we promised to do all that we can so that in God's timing, Hudson will begin a relationship with Him through faith in Jesus Christ and to follow that faith with repentence and baptism. 

 

Our dear friends, Todd and Kristin had their new baby Kaden dedicated, also.

 

One final family picture --such a special day for our family. 

WHY GOD MADE LITTLE BOYS

God made a world of His dreams of magic mountains, oceans and streams, prairies and plains and wooded land, then paused and thought, "I need someone to stand on top of the mountains, to conquer the seas, explore the plains and climb trees.  Someone to start out small and grow sturdy and strong like a tree."  And so...He created boys, full of spirit and fun, to explore and conquer, to romp and run, with dirty faces and banged-chins, with courteous hearts and boyish grins.  When He had completed the task He'd begun, He surely said, "That's a job well done."  

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Happy 18 months

~Hudson~

Happy 18 months!  

25 lbs =40%;  32"=38%;  Head=89%

You love giving and getting hugs and kisses.  That might be my favorite thing about you and I hope you never outgrow it.

You love reading and would have us read to you until we are hoarse if you had your way.  

You really like puzzles. 

You love watching Curious George and Dinosaur Train.

You love anything water related - baths, your water table, playing in the pool, the hose, puddles,...

You want to be outside 24 hours a day. 

You love doing the hand motions for Itsy Bitsy Spider, Patty Cake, This Little Light of Mine, Wheels On The Bus.  

Words:  dada, momma, nana=banana, drg=dog, no, go, WOW!, WHOA!, wawa=water, mil=milk, door, ro-ro=round.  You love making animal sounds- dogs, birds, bears, monkeys, dinosaurs, lions bees, and tigers.

You were doing better with the church nursery, but had to get shots this past week, so you are terrified again.  I hope it's short lived.   

You have definitely learned how to throw temper tantrums and can be quite dramatic. 

You mainly wear size 12 month clothes.  

You love having your hair styled and think you're super cool.

You usually sleep from 7:45pm to 7:30 am (occas 8 am).  You usually nap an hour for me, but about once a week you will only nap for about 25 min.  

You have become a little bit of a picky eater and don't care for vegetables too much anymore.  

We're loving the age you're at, you're a lot of fun.   You really are a little sponge and are soaking up everything we're teaching you.  It's fun to see you mimic us. 

You are our sweet, precious gift from God.  

We love you!!

Last Weekend

We had so much fun last weekend.  My parent's came down Thursday night and spent the weekend with us.  It was so great seeing them.   As usual, Hudson loved all the attention.  I love this picture of my Dad and Hudson. 

 

I don't know why this picture is so distorted.  

 On Friday, my Dad took Hudson swimming.  He had a blast. 

 

His favorite part was going up and down the stairs and sitting and kicking.

 

Love this little stinker's face

My mom bought Hudson a water table and he LOVES it!!!  He spent 2 hours playing with it on Saturday and 1 hour on Sunday (it would have been longer, but we were gone all day and it was a little late by the time he got to play with it).

 

Anytime we're outside, Hudson wants to get in the front seat of the van and push all the buttons. 

 

On Sunday, we got to go see Curious George.   This was the drive to the location --Just Beautiful!

They had a lot of fun activities for the kids- petting zoo, balloons, face painting,...

Hudson LOVED meeting George!!!!   He didn't understand that he needed to wait in line, he kept trying to cut, but when it was finally his turn, he took off running and ran right into his arms. 

 

It was so cute!!

 

Sadly, Hudson was devastated when we had to drag him away.  He didn't understand why he couldn't stay with him all day. 

 

But...once we took him back over to see the animals, he forgot all about George.

 

Trying to be like Daddy and take his game apart

We loved having my parent's here!! 

Happy Mother's Day

Today has been such a sweet day.  Brian got up early and went out and got donuts for us.  Our church service was great-we wrapped up a series on the 23rd Psalm.  It's so refreshing and inspiring to know that goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life.  I feel abundantly blessed to be Hudson's Mommy.  He really is a sweet precious gift and I am so thankful for him.   I'm also so thankful for my sweet Mom and Mother-in-law.  They're two amazing women.

Happy Mother's Day!