At the end, we took a hayride around the whole thing. Very appropirate in length for the babies, but older kids would have been bored. Here's a picture of all the kiddies: Reese, Kennedy, Hudson, Jackson, and Brooklyn. As usual, Hudson has no sense of personal space, Jackson wants down, and they're all looking in different directions! All in all, it was a fun day.
All the babies born last year are starting to turn one. It seems like yesterday we were all pregnant! Here's Hudson at Kennedy's party.
I didn't want Hudson to have a balloon, but his daddy had already given him one and he fell in love with it. He made horrible screechy noises chewing on it and I had to watch him like a hawk.
We weren't sure he if he would wear his party hat, but he left it on the whole time. Here he is chilling with mommy.
This is his surprised look. Somehow we didn't get a picture with him and the birthday girl. Kennedy and her sister Brooklyn are two of the prettiest girls I've ever seen, and they are both sooooooo smart.
Here's Hudson getting ready to leave church with his warm doggy hat to cover his ears. We had a bit of a battle over this one, but eventually he left it alone.
By coincidence, Reese also had a furry creature on her head, so we tried to get a good picture of them together. Hudson was more interested in looking at her than the camera!
Reese is a sweet girl, and very well behaved. She even tolerated Hudson when he reached over and put his hand in her mouth! She will have the next party out, then it's Hudson's turn!
Tonight we were hanging pictures, (of Hudson,) when he found the measuring tape. He thought it was the coolest thing, so we gave him the hammer and decided to take a few pictures. It definitely takes longer to get a task done when he "helps," but its much more entertaining!
Do What?
He is intent on his new toys.
Everything goes in the mouth these days.
How far can I pull this thing out, anyway?
Hudson has reached the height now that he can turn the doorknobs in our house. We have the horizontal type that are flat, so he can be quite efficient if he gets the right grip. In this picture you can see that he still has to stretch a little bit to reach. We are keeping the deadbolts locked on all the doors leading outside, and praying our privacy lasts a little longer with the interior doors! It's always something with this little monkey!
I have coined a phrase for for Hudson's love of all things Brady: Dog Envy, With all the baby toys in the house, there is nothing that Hudson likes better than to play with something of Brady's. I don't know if it's that he sees the toys being demonstrated in front of him, or if it's a dominance thing between the two of them, but they constantly share the same toys. Jimmy is really grossed out by it, but I take a more live- and - let- live approach. Kind of a "God made dirt" kind of thing. This morning Hudson actually crawled up in Brady's bed and pulled his toys one by one out of his basket while I was piddling around doing chores. Of course he put each one in his mouth to sample. Oh, well, look at that big smile- at least he's having fun!
On days like today, you just have to make your own fun. Hudson isn't letting his sniffles get him down. It was pitiful when his nose was too stuffy for him to drink his bottle this morning, but I have been spraying saline mist in his nose- huge fight every time- and he seems to be doing much better. He climbed up into the dishwasher to explore while I was loading it. I thought it was cute until yucky stuff started dripping down on his head, so I made him get out. On to bigger and better things! Who knows what this afternoon holds?
Paying in the morning dew
Jimmy with my Great- Aunt Bernice. She is one of my favorite people in the world! She is one of the sweetest people alive and just loves Hudson.
Pop Pop and Pooh Bear
All the ladies- Isn't it funny how at family gatherings the men and women immediately separate into two separate groups? Pictured are Amberly, Aunt Edna, Jennifer, Aunt Caroline, and Brenda.
Open mouth, insert leaf. Ummm, crunchy! I figure it's not poisonous, so don't sweat it too much.
The light wasn't right for this picture, but I still think it turned out cute.
Talk to the hand, Pooh Bear! He loves babies, but Hudson wasn't in the mood for sloppy kisses.
Papa Bob gives Hudson his first taste of Cherry Coke. I thought they were sharing a water!
More, please!
Flying
Hudson loves to play rough with his Papa Bob!
He's had all the fun he can take for one day!
One of those rare pictures of Hudson and Mommy
Diane will take him wherever he wants to go!
Oh, no! Here he comes again!
