love you

Dear Hudson,
I'm sitting here watching your peanut butter smeared face eating grape after grape and I can't help but think that I'm the luckiest mama in the whole world.
Love,
Mommy

what you've been up to

Dear Hudson,

I haven't been very good at taking pictures this summer.  Here's just a little bit of what we've been up to this last month or so.

visiting the new giraffe at the zoo

first time riding the cho-cho at the zoo

playing with corbin

helping mommy try on maternity clothes

first taste of chocolate milk

helping put towels away

feeding puppy

cooking for mommy and daddy

snuggles

yucky stomach bug

playing cars with brother

bath time

sleeping in a big boy bed

rain rain go away

Dear Hudson,
You've been asking to go to the zoo for a few weeks now and today was the day.  Until we woke up to rain.  So we learned the word disappointed and then we made other plans.  We went up to the Focus on the Family play area for the first time.  You had lots of fun climbing around.  Then we ran a few quick errands to mommy stores, which included a brief dance party in one store.  And then we got to have a special lunch date with Mommy for being such a trooper.  I guess you had a good morning since you fell asleep on the way home.  Hopefully we'll make it to the zoo next week.
Love,
Mommy

oh no, rain

smile

dance party

lunch date with mommy

fun morning

Grandpa & Grammy come to visit

Dear Hudson,
Over labor day weekend, Grandpa and Grammy came to visit us.  We went up to Breckenridge to have some fun.  There was a rubber ducky race, that was fun to watch.  We went out to dinner and found some fun parks to play at.  You read lots of books with Grandpa and also got to watch Toy Story with him.  One not so good thing is that you learned how to climb out of the pack n play.  Guess it's time for a big boy bed.
Love,
Mommy

a picnic at daddy's work

Dear Hudson,
Every summer, Daddy's work has a picnic.  This was your 3rd year attending.  It's always lots of fun because the zoo brings some animals to see and there are games to play.  This year you got to enjoy some yummy homemade chocolate ice cream.
Love,
Mommy

helping daddy get some work done

baby porcupine

so brave. touching the snake.

ring toss.

yummy.

the grandmas visit

Dear Hudson,
This summer Grandma Vicki, Grandma Teri and Aryana came back out to visit.  We had lots of fun playing in the backyard and visiting them at the campground.  We got to swim a few times at the pool at the campground.  I didn't do a very good job of taking pictures so we only have a few of all our fun.
Love,
Mommy

Family Vacation {Day 8}

Dear Hudson,
What a fun week we have had.  It was time to pack up and head home.  We drove through Grand Tetons National Park on the way home and got out a few times to look at the mountains.  We also stopped by an old fashioned town in the park.  We stopped at a brewery in Jackson so Daddy could sample their beers.  Then it was a long drive home.  We arrived home at midnight, with a little boy who had only slept for an hour in the car.  It was sure great to be back in our own beds.
Love,
Mommy

our beautiful yellowstone campsite

last breakfast

grand tetons

a quick game of chase before getting back in the car

beer for daddy

ready to go home