Happy Birthday Hudson!

Wow! Can't believe a year has past already. Where does the time go?

He is starting to say some words. He knows Daddy, Mom and Hi so far. He thinks he knows a lot more than just those, he chatters on like you can really understand him. He is hilarious.

He got his first official birthday card from Marla Kay today. He carried it around for quite awhile this afternoon. He loved it! Thanks Marla Kay, you are amazing!

Hudson got to ride in his big boy car seat for the first time today. (Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Russell) He loved looking forward and being able to see where he was going instead of where he had been. We took him to The Living Planet Aquarium to celebrate. I think James had more fun than Hudson did. (So many picture opportunities.) Occasionally I took Hudson out of the stroller so he could get a better look. All he wanted to do though was try to touch the animals behind the glass. We had an excellent time. We took Hudson through the gift shop and I would hand him the different stuffed animals to examine, then quickly grab them back before he had the chance to put them in his mouth. He tried to put one of the sharks in the stroller next to him. So cute! I wanted to get it for him but it is such a rip off to buy those things.

Well, one year down, many many many more to go. I better get off the computer and finish up Hudson's present. He won't care if it is a couple of days late. Right?

Nothing much to say right now, just thought I'd post another picture of Hudson. Took this one while I was pushing him round in the stroller out by the dog park. Got a bunch of nasty thorns in the stroller's tires, made 'em go flat. Darlene was none too pleased.

He's walking!

Wow! My baby is all grown up and walking! Okay so he's not going extreme distances at this point but he is pretty good at crossing the room. It's hard to believe that he will be a year old in less than two weeks.
Some things I love about Hudson at this stage:
-He LOVES to laugh. Nobody can get him laughing harder than his Uncle Charles. I don't know how he does it but he gets him laughing so hard sometimes I worry that he isn't getting enough oxygen. It is hilarious.
-He's always talking. When he talks to you he likes to get right in your face and look you straight in the eye.
-He's a very good eater. He is a master at finger foods. He's working on his skills with the spoon. When he does manage to get his spoon from me he makes quite a mess.
-He loves the camera (and the camera loves him). If he sees the camera come out he usually gets a really big grin on his face.
-When he's tired enough he will still snuggle with me.

I don't know how I got so lucky. But he is mine and I am grateful for that!

My Big Helper

Weeding the flower gardens is a treat. Especially if you have a cute helper like mine. (see above) However it seems to take twice as long. Several times I had to get up and chase him across the lawn and stop him from going up the stairs to the front door. But all in all we had a good time. It was fun to watch him play in the dirt and try to eat rocks. He is a funny boy, he has no problem wandering around in the dirt on his knees but when it comes to being on the grass he does the elephant crawl so his knees aren't touching. My favorite part of the night was surveying the damage. He had big dirt boogies coming out of his nose and the rest of him seemed to be covered in dirt too. Good thing it was bath night!

Blast From the Past

Hudson Uncut.

Got a bigger vid in the works for all our summer exploits. For now, enjoy this brief snippet with a different approach: just two reels of uncut footage (sans audio) sandwiched between two title cards, and a nice soundtrack (natch).

Hudson Summer Reel

For your viewing pleasure.

First purse project: Complete

After many long hours of sewing and trying to figure out the directions, my first purse is finished. I'm so excited to fill it up with all the junk that I know I shouldn't be carrying around but do because I'm a "just in case" sorta girl. Hopefully it can double as a diaper bag so I don't have to carry that around too! (It's definitely big enough)

9 MONTHS OLD!

Wow! It is hard to believe that Hudson is 9 months old today! Where does the time go? Hudson is growing up so fast. He is crawling all over the place. He loves his new found freedom. He likes to pull himself up on anything that is stable enough to let him and sometimes on things that aren't very stable. He went swimming for the first time today and LOVED it. He wasn't very happy with me when I pulled him out of the pool. I love to listen to him laugh, it is so contagious. His smile lights up my life. I love him!

Lazy Sunday

It's Sunday evening and I'm feeling lazy. Here's a picture I took of my two favorite people in the universe.