Happy 11th month Birthday, Hudson!

Hudson turned 11 months old on June 10, 2010. I can hardly believe that he is almost a year old. The year has just flown by! I know I keep saying that, but it really has been the fastest year of my life. My baby isn't a baby anymore. :(

Hudson is officially a walker now. He now prefers walking over crawling and it amazes me how fast he went from crawling to walking. He also recognizes words. If we say where is your block then he will go get the block. He also knows fan, ball, hammer, monkey, dada, mama. He loves to chase us around the couch and will do that with us until we get too tired to do it anymore.

In other news, Mimi came and visited us last week while I had some Dr. appointments. Hudson loved having his Mimi here and I was able to get a lot done while she was here. A big thank you to Mimi for all that you do.

Big Bend/Fort Davis vacation

We have been very busy these last couple of weeks. I spent about a week preparing for our trip to Fort Davis/Big Bend and we were gone for 9 days. It was so much fun and Hudson was such a trooper! We did a lot on our trip, so I will try and keep it short. We took Hudson to Balmorhea swimming for the day and had a picnic lunch. We did lots of hiking at Davis Mountains State Park where we saw mule deer, Montezuma quail and lots of javelina. Ross and I went to Big Bend for the day while my mom, sister, aunt, uncle and cousins watched Hudson for us. It was absolutely beautiful! We did a ton of hiking, had lunch in the Chisos Mountains and enjoyed our time outdoors. They also kept Hudson overnight for us, so we didn't have to rush back. It was Hudson's first overnight stay without both of us. He did great! We also went to the McDonald Observatory and the Fort Davis Historical Site.

In other news, Hudson took his first steps right before we left for our trip. While we were gone he took six steps at one time, so we definitely think he will be fully mobile before long. He can also go from sitting to standing without using anything to pull himself up. He cut two more teeth on the bottom while we were gone, so he now has eight teeth. He is growing up too fast!

I am now busy preparing for his first birthday party. Where did the year go?

Hiking in South Llano State Park



We had to bring his favorite toy with him - he absolutely loves this shopping cart



Hudson loved this John Deere tractor

Big Bend


The Window in Chisos Basin


Santa Elenas Canyon in Big Bend


Swimming at Balmorhea