The Space Needle and other stuff

So, it's been a very hectic and busy couple of months, relocating our family and our lives to another state and all...and quite honestly, the Hud has really been a trooper. Often times we rely on his "big-boy-edness" to get him through the day...Madeline is a little more needy and challenging in many ways, though very, very happy most of the time, she just needs us more and sometimes I feel like Hudson gets overlooked, not intentionally of course, it's just often the way it is. Since we had Scott's parents with us for a week, we took advantage of our semi-freedom and had a special "Hudson" morning. He LOVES the space needle and was anxious to see it, so we started off with breakfast at 5 Spot (this has quickly become a favorite spot) and then headed out to see the Space Needle. He's such a great kid and we really enjoy him these days.

Breakfast at 5 Spot

From the observation deck of the Space Needle

checking out the view  (that's Lake Union he's looking at)

despite my fear of heights I held up well on the ol' Space Needle

I'm pretty sure this view never gets old...

The view from underneath the needle

Hudson's checking out the view from below as well

We also took the monorail for a ride.
This might have been Hudson's favorite part of the day

I just love these two.

Yep, love 'em a lot...

On the monorail

Here's another thing we're loving about our new neighborhood- literally a 2 minute walk, just around the corner from our house (excuse me, rental house) is this great little park, with spectacular views. I can't say it enough, and perhaps it's just because it's all new to us, but this is a stunningly beautiful city. I mean beautiful. Really, really beautiful. People who have lived here their entire lives must go places like Dallas (sorry Dallas friends) and be so completely stunned. AND disappointed. I mean, unless you're traveling to say...Santa Barbara or Hawaii, everything must just pale in comparison to this great city we now get to call home.

Recall the many times I've said how beautiful this city is...here's what I'm talking about.

In other news, this little pumpkin has taken her first few crawls forward. Motivation in the form of iPads and iPhones gets this sweet girl moving. My world is about to change. Dramatically.