The Daily HUD & Maddie, too!: Playing Catch Up

My absence from the blog this week has been because our little pumpkin, also known as our "little tornado" (due to her incredibly destructive and dangerous nature) decided that chewing on our laptop charger would be fun. It was instantly destroyed. $79 later we're back in business and we've got lots to catch up on.

First, our little girl, who suddenly, it seems overnight actually is no longer little. For one, she's really tall (>95% in height, 85% in weight). Two, she's taking steps (walking is coming soon) and three, she just seems bigger, more like a toddler and less like a baby. I think both Scott and I sort-of just imagined she would just stay a baby forever and we're both a little sad to see her growing up right in front of us. The next few photos were taken on her first birthday. It is so hard to believe she's one already.

Generally a really good eater, Maddie wasn't super into the cake.

No surprise here, but neither was Hud.

Last weekend, we stayed busy. On Saturday we made a quick trip to the zoo. It was beautiful outside, and a great opportunity to get out and have some fun. I only managed to a get a few pics from our visit, but I suspect there will be many more zoo visits in our future.

We finished off our day at the park, once we all had a little afternoon snooze.

On Sunday we took the ferry over to Seabeck where we visited my family. I can easily say, although we all had a great time, Hudson had the most fun. You'll see why in the photos below. Even though the trip to Seabeck is a bit of a lengthy one, especially with two young kiddos, it was well worth it. It is so great to be near family.