A few trips and early celebrations

We have had a busy August with lots of traveling. We took a couple day trips to the beach, some with friends and some with family. We made a long trek to North Carolina to visit my Mom. Then we headed to Ft. Lauderdale for my High School Reunion (I will post pictures of this later). We have also had a few pre-birthday celebrations for Hudson since our family can not make it up for his party. Below is a slideshow of some of these trips.

All about Madison

Madison has been growing and learning with leaps and bounds lately. What a fun, smart and sweet girl she is. I just wanted to take a minute to share some cute pictures of her and give you a little update about her. She has really been trying to write and read and is getting close everyday. She can now count 100 all by herself! When we get the chance, she enjoys playing with all of my old Kindergarten games....and let me tell you, she does an excellent job...even better then some of the kids I used to teach...and she is not even in kindergarten yet! She loves to draw, play with her dolls, dance and perform, and play card games like UNO, slap jack and go fish. She takes things a little more seriously at times and is enjoying some alone time in her room...probably so that Hudson can't mess up her toys...but she's usually still up for giving us all a good laugh...just check out her faces in the pictures below. Thankfully she remains a sweet girl who is loving, generous and fun to be with. Can't believe she will be 5 in November!

It's Party Time

We decided to do an e-invitation for Hudson's 1st Birthday Party invitation. We will be having a small gathering of our closests friends and family at home on Hudson's big day. Although many of you can not make it, I wanted to share the invitation with you all!

Make a Smilebox greeting

Hudson is 11 Months

Hudson turned 11 months last week. Its been a crazy couple of weeks, so I am just now getting to his entry.

Look at how big he is... I can't believe how old he is looking....handsome too!! It has been yet another fun month full of learning new things. Some highlights of the month are that he had his first visit to Disney World, he has developed an appreciation for real food (and even eats more then Madison at some meals), and has tried to say a few new words. He still says Dada, Mama, bye-bye and go-go. He has begun to say hello (or something close to it), but usually only if he is holding a cell phone! He calls Madison "Das" and Angela seems to be "A la la". He loves to wave to people and will blow kisses when asked. He also covers his eyes to play peek-a-boo, makes an Indian noise with his mouth and hand, and makes a fish face when he feels like it. He can identify his head, mouth and ears and will brush his own or someone else's hair with a brush (that is when he is not eating it)! He walks around the house with his walker and can transfer from one piece of furniture to the next. He will let go and stand briefly, but then gets frustrated. He took one step this weekend when he transferred from his walker to the couch. He didn't even know what he did, but I saw it and started cheering for him! He hasn't done it again, but I am sure it won't be long. Only a few more weeks until the big 1st Birthday!!

Hudson's Wish List

As you all know, Hudson has a very special day coming up in about a month. In preparation for this cute kid's first birthday he has helped us put together this birthday wish list. Feel free to browse the slide show below to see some of the items we thought he'd enjoy. He seems to love balls, cars, and toys with lights and sounds. He, thankfully, has plenty of clothes, along with stuffed animals. He is definitely ready for some new big boy toys!!

Below are are a few more things that we found!A photo book, a Little Tykes workbench, and books about boy stuff!