Cool, Brisk "Summer" Day

Rylee and Hudson are lucky to have so many good friends. Really it's just Rylee because Hudson's interaction with others is more like... let me eat your hair or let me drool and slobber all over you. Most people wouldn't call that friendship. It's cute to call it that though so we will.

There are just a few lovely family that we tend to get together with a little more. Mostly because they are stay at home moms, or live closer to us, and well, convenience is a big thing.  Today we just happen to have two really cute girls over for a while. These two are active and rambunctious just like Rylee so we love having them over.  Rylee and Hudson get worn out (literally as you see in a photo below) and I in return get a long nap time.

We had so much fun taking in the cool, brisk, "summer" day.  (I'm still holding on to summer unlike many.)   It was perfect for picking flowers, playing wiffle ball, legos, cars, babies, wrestling and even "ring-around-the-rosie.

Seriously just passed out while the girls played around him.

I find many amusing things in this video but two stand out the most.  One - How Rylee tries so hard to keep up with these two older friends and Two - How they can just jump and land straight on their butts!!  

Thanks you two sweeties for being such a light in my two children's world.

And to their wonderful mommy and daddy.

Hudson - Nine Months

Happy nine months to this guy.

In just this last month, Hudson has developed tremendously.  

He is so close to crawling which I posted about yesterday. 

He stands very sturdy next to objects but I obviously still help. 

He is off baby food and eating all table food. 

Pancakes, toast, and carrots are his favorite. 

He now is a big boy and sits on his own in the shopping cart. 

And he self labels himself.

Seriously... I know

... what a ham.

Happy nine months Hudson buns.  

Hudson Starting to Scoot

Slowly but surely he's getting it. 

Out For A Cruise

Some days you just want to go cruisin'.  

And today was one of those days.  

It was a top down and let your hair blow in the wind type of day.

If Only...

If I could only make myself laugh like he can...

Hudson - 8 Months

This big guy is 8 months today!

Thanking the Lord for this smiley, drooley, ball loving, paci obsessed, swing enthusiast, water bug, chews everything.... I mean everything... face every single day.

Hudson - 7 Months

Happy 7 months Hudson!

This post is all about you... 

No one else.

I know it's rarely just about you.

Don't give me that look... I try my best.

I will admit, we get wrapped up with the "other one" and forget about you. 

She's needy... we can't help it.

But you are so easy!  

And smiley!

If there were a best baby ever award... you'd win.

I mean, most of the time you are more than okay just hanging out.

Sometimes I think you prefer it.

And you fend for yourself and grab anything in sight and use it as a toy.

You're low maintenance... and I like it.

But most of all, I love how you make yourself laugh.

And you make the most hilarious faces...

Especially this one.

 And pretty soon you'll be crawling! 

Please don't crawl yet.

That just means you're one step closer to growing up.

And I kind of like you just the way you are right now.

Happy 7 months sweet Hudson.  

Thanks for making all three of us smile and laugh every single day.

Note:

Yes he really does make this face often.  

He scrunches his face and mouth and breaths in and out really fast.

It's way too funny.