Thanksgiving and Family Pictures

We spent Thanksgiving day with my family in Austin and then traveled to the ranch on Friday to spend the weekend with Ross' family. We had such a great Thanksgiving holiday! Hudson absolutely loves the ranch and had so much fun playing outside with his cousins.






If you look close enough you can see that Hudson is holding a salamander that his cousins brought him









Hudson is trying out his new roller coaster that Mimi and Pops bought him

Vacation!!

Ross and I took a much needed vacation to San Diego and we left Hudson at home with Mimi. We missed him like crazy, but had a wonderful time. We slept in, had nice long dinners in the evenings, took walks on the beach, watched the gorgeous beach sunsets every evening and just enjoyed one another's company. Thank you so much Mimi for taking care of our sweet baby boy while we were gone.

View from our hotel



La Jolla

Halloween and Mickey Mouse!

Hudson had a very big Halloween this year. We started celebrating with the Goblin Glow. It was so much fun! They had 5 hot air balloons on Lake Travis and the kids would trick or treat at the balloons. There was a live band, food, face painting and lots of other booths set up for the kids. Hudson is going to love this next year. We also had our Halloween party with our weekly play group. All the kids dressed up and got lots of treats. Great times! Ross and I were gone on a much needed vacation over Halloween, but Aunt KK, Mimi and Pops dressed Hudson up and took him to a few houses.

Ranch trip with The Christophers

We took our good friends, The Christophers, to the ranch for the weekend. Hudson and Ava are in the same play group and will be attending Kindergarten together. They are just so cute! We had a great time riding around, playing with the babies outside and having smores by the campfire at night.



I can just picture Hudson saying, "Where to next, Ava"?



Hudson and Daddy time

Ranch Trip

We headed to the ranch for the weekend to spend time with Mimi, Pops, Auntie Paula, Uncle Jeff, Claire and Weston. The last time we took Hudson to the ranch was when he was 6 months old. He had a great time and loved being outside so much. We feel so lucky to have a place like this to enjoy and look forward to spending lots of weekends at the ranch in the upcoming months.




Hudson playing football with his cousins.



These boots are made for walking.. Hudson got these new "ranch" boots from Mimi and Pops and he loved walking around in them.







Hudson loved riding and playing on the four wheeler.



Hudson and Auntie Paula playing in the dirt.

Sweet Berry Farm Pumpkin Patch

The first weekend in October was such beautiful weather so we decided to head to Marble Falls to visit Sweet Berry Farms and the pumpkin patch. It was so much fun! Hudson was able to pet some goats, take a hay ride, play with lots of pumpkins and eat homemade pumpkin ice cream for the first time. Yummy!! What a fun day for our family.

I think Hudson is tired of posing for the camera..



He was fascinated by the goats.





This little girl was so cute and I think she was trying to give Hudson a kiss.



Love this sweet face!

Mimi and Pops come to town!

Mimi and Pops came to Austin a few weekends ago and we had such a fun time. We did some shopping at the outlet mall, took Hudson to the Children's Museum and my sweet baby boy got his very first haircut. I had a hard time with it, but it was starting to get way too long in the back. Hudson did great and didn't cry at all. The cut really makes him look like a little boy now rather than a baby. :( He is growing way too fast.

Hudson and Pops playing outside



Hudson after getting his hair cut



Hudson getting his hair cut



Mimi and Hudson right before church

Hudson is 14 months old!

Hudson turned 14 months old on September 10th. I can hardly believe it has been two months since his birthday. I think the time just goes faster and faster the older he gets. This is going to be a long post since I am wanting to keep track of his typical day at different points.

A day in the life of Hudson:
-He wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00(lately it has been around 7:00 more often than not).
-He has a sippy cup of whole milk(6 oz) as soon as he wakes up and we go for a run. He has breakfast after our run around 8am. He always has fruit and then we alternate between oatmeal, waffles and pancakes. He just isn't a big fan of eggs right now.
-He goes down around 9am and for the most part will sleep between 1 to 1 1/2 hours. But, there are some mornings that he will not nap and I think he may be trying to give up his AM nap.
-After the nap, we play and run errands, have play dates or meet friends for lunch. He has lunch around 12pm which consists of yogurt with pureed fruit and veggies and usually some type of sandwich with a sippy cup of whole milk(6 oz).
-If he didn't take a morning nap, then I put him down between 12PM and 1PM. He will sleep anywhere from 2-3 hours. But, if he took a morning nap, then I don't put him down until around 2:30 and his nap is usually 1-2 hours.
-When he wakes up, we go to the park and play or play at home until it is time for Daddy to get home.
-Hudson has dinner at 6PM and he eats his veggies first(broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and asparagus are his favorite) and then will normally eat whatever we are having for dinner. He also gets another sippy cup of whole milk(6 oz).
-After dinner, he plays with Daddy and then Daddy gives him his bath and gets him ready for bed.
-Ross reads to Hudson and then puts him down around 7:30.

Some of the things that Hudson is doing at 14 months:
-He normally runs now instead of walking.
-He has conversations with himself that we can't understand yet, but he is talking up a storm.
-He will repeat everything you say and is also trying to communicate with us. I was getting water one day and he came up to me and pointed to the refrigerator and said water indicating that he wanted some.
-We look at a lot of picture books and we can ask him where something is in the book and is able to point to the object.
-He can climb on and off the couch by himself and loves to do that.

As soon as we open the refrigerator door Hudson can't wait to get inside



Hudson loves beans!!


Hudson playing in our "splash pad" in the back yard

Labor Day weekend

Hudson, Aunt KK and I set out on what I felt like was a trip around the world for Labor Day weekend. We left Austin Thursday morning and drove to Beaumont to see my grandmother, dad, lots of aunts and uncles and some of my closest friends. We had a wonderful time and Hudson loved being there. My dad spent every waking moment with him outside and he had the most fun dragging a broom around. I am not sure he played with a single toy while we were there. The broom was his favorite thing. Go figure!! I loved spending time with my grandmother and always leave there wishing I lived closer. I miss her so much and always enjoy our time together. She is one of the most amazing women I know. I have learned and continue to learn so much from her.

We left on Saturday afternoon to go to Houston to see Mimi and some of our other friends. We loved our visit with her and always hate to leave there as well. Goodbyes are always so hard for me! Mimi watched Hudson one evening while my sister and I met some of our friends. We were at the restaurant for 3 1/2 hours. We had so much to catch up on. I miss my girls and just love our time together.

Ross enjoyed his weekend hunting with his dad and friends, but I think we were both glad to be home.

Hudson and my sweet Grandma

Popo

Ross lost his grandfather on Friday morning, August 27th. Popo was a remarkable man, husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Ross was very close to him and will miss him so very much. Popo always put his family first and I know that is part of the reason why Ross is such a family man. We love you very much Popo and know that we will all be reunited one day. We are so grateful that God gave you a little extra time so that you could meet our sweet baby.

In remembrance of Popo

Sweet picture



Popo would just stare at Hudson - it was so sweet to see them together



Popo meets Hudson