Hudson's Birthday Party

Yesterday we celebrated Hudson's third birthday with a party at Pump It Up!

Hud had the most fun I have ever seen him have, and I am pretty sure his daddy had an equally fun time. The party was (of course) "Thomas the Train" themed and his cake was seriously, a work of art. He had one bite. One bite! He doesn't like cake. How can we be related?

It's so hard to believe that three years have already flown by. It's happening way, way too fast.

Daddy and the Hud on the inflatables

Hudson and his friends checking out the cake

Hudson and all of his friends at his party

Thomas the Train cake, a work of art.

Here he is explaining that he is now THREE!

Hudson and his friend Jessica

In other news....Maddie is now sitting on her own.
She's also teething, which explains her lack of a smile.

THREE!!

Happy Birthday to our sweet, sweet little boy, Hudson!

It's hard to imagine life before you were born, my love. You have changed our lives in ways we never thought possible. You have given us more joy than any other experience in our lives. You have filled our hearts with love and taught us to love like we had never done before. You have made us laugh, you have made us cry. You have made us proud. You have taught us patience and given us the opportunity to learn more about ourselves. You have changed the way we see the world. You've given us a new perspective on everything. You have taught us what's most important in this world. You have given us the greatest gift we've known. We are so lucky to be your mommy and daddy. Today we celebrate you, the gift of your life and the joy you bring into this world. We love you so, so much!

BREAKING NEWS!

You might be wondering where I've been all week....well, we have some VERY EXCITING news and it's just about taken over every aspect of our lives. In January we are going to be calling this city home:

Yesterday while Madeline was napping Hudson and I played outside. He told me that he wanted to wave to all the cars as they drove by. So he sat on the step and waved to every single one. Only two people didn't wave back. Bah-humbugs! We also managed to squeeze in a game of peek-a-boo at the Hud's request. He changes every single week. So much. So, so much. He is such a tremendous joy to be around and he makes me laugh every day. Love this kid!

6 months

Our little angel is 6 months old this week and today she had her 6 month check-up. Not surprisingly she is greater than 95% in both height and weight, weighing in at 19 pounds and 7 ounces and measuring 27.5 inches long. She is a big girl and she's growing waaaaaayyyyy too fast for my liking. In comparison, the Hud was also in the greater than 95% in both height and weight at his 6 month check-up, he weighed 22 pounds and measured in at 27.5 inches as well. Tall daddy's make tall babies. Today I made Hudson's 3 year check-up appointment. I can't believe it.

Christmas Lights

Yesterday we (okay, Scott) took on the outdoor Christmas lights installation. Having only done this once since we moved into this house, we grossly underestimated the number of lights we would need for this project. Therefore, our halfway decorated yard will have to suffice until next weekend when we can pick up where we left off. We had fun watching though!

Decorating the Tree

This weekend we decorated our Christmas tree.

Maddie was in awe of the lights, and of course she smiled the entire time.

 

This was the first year the Hud really got involved

 with decorating the tree.

 

Since he was excited about it, we decided it was time for 

Hudson to choose some new ornaments for the tree.

His choices will not surprise you.

Happy Holidays!