Baby News :-)

This Christmas we had some exciting news to share with family & friends......that we are having another baby!! Part of the fun for Josh & I is deciding how to tell our families. The weekend before Christmas we had Christmas with my side of the family. Poor Hudson was sick but he was still able to participate. Our Christmas morning with my side started with breakfast, playing, and then presents. I was so anxious that whole morning. I bought Hudson a big brother shirt and put it in a gift bag for him to open at Mom & Dad's. He started opening a bunch of presents from Mom & Dad, Carrie & Josh and the boys. Then, I thought it was time to give him the gift bag. Hudson opened it up and then threw the shirt to the floor. I think he was wanting a toy :-) I said, "Hudson what did you get?" I held the shirt up and Carrie was the first to notice it. She said, "What, what, are you kidding??" Then my Mom (who was picking up wrapping paper off the floor) noticed and got so excited. She went over to my Dad and asked, "Pa-Pa have you seen it?" Dad looked and said, "Uh-Oh"!! Everybody was excited for us. We told them that the baby is due Aug. 13th and that I was 7 weeks along. They were shocked that I had kept it a secret for weeks!!

We were at Josh's side over Christmas weekend. His Mom on Christmas Eve asked me if I was pregnant. She said that she thought we might have some news to tell. I assured her that NO we were waiting for Hudson to get a little bit older. I fooled her :-) Josh's Dad said that we didn't fool him. He thought we probably were anyway but he didn't say anything. We made Josh's Mom, aka Nana, a 2011 calendar for her stocking stuffer. In the month of August, I put several photos of Hudson in his Big Brother shirt. My heart was pounding as she flipped through the calendar. When she got to August, she said, "I knew it!!" Everyone was so excited. We asked Hudson if he was excited to be a Big Brother and he said, "No Way!!" We were so happy to get to share this news with our families at Christmas. I can't help but think that there will be a new little one at Christmas next year!!

Family Photos

A few weeks ago we had family pictures done. My parents, sis & her family, and us all got together for some family picture time. It was wild trying to get 3 boys ready for the camera but they did so good under the circumstances. It was freezing outside and Hudson was getting a double ear infection (we didn't know about that just yet). I LOVE having pictures of our families. They are precious and timeless. Thanks to Katie Cole for taking such great pictures.

Love this little guy!!

These two are so handsome....love you guys!!

I just love everyone in this photo.


Love Me-Ma and Pa-Pa joining us!!

Silly boys

Love this candid shot. We were trying to get the boys to smile for a picture. So, we started tickling Dad.

What a happy group

Hudson loves to give kisses.

Me and my sis (the best friend I've had the longest). Love you sissy!!

Gotta Love that Boy

I wanted to share a few photos of Hudson taken over the last few days. I just love his little face. I am so blessed God gave him to Josh & myself. He is sweet and stubborn all at the same time. He is all boy but likes to help Mommy in the kitchen and while I clean (whenever I get to that)!! Thank you Hudson for being You!! You give my life so much meaning.

Playing with his Noah's Ark & animals. Today he said, "Noah".

Sorting his forks & spoons

Yabba Dabba Doo Halloween

This year was a Yabba Dabba Doo Halloween. Our friends Brett & Nikki asked us if we wanted to dress up as a group this year. I didn't hesitate in saying, "YES". I had to pressure Josh into doing it and we had so much fun. Nikki really wanted to dress baby Faith as Pebbles and they thought we would be the perfect Rubbles!! Thanks goes out to Brett's Mom for making all the costumes. We went to our church's trunk or treat that night. I don't know if the small kids knew who we were trying to be but the adults loved it. Thanks to Hudson's grandparents who came to share in this fun time with him. I can't wait to see what he'll want to dress up as next year!!

Fred (Brett), Pebbles (Faith), Wilma (Nikki), Betty (me), Bam-Bam (Hudson), & Barney (Josh)

The Rubbles

The Flinstones

Pa-Pa & Pa checking out the stash of candy :-)

He LOVED the bouncy house. He refused to let anyone hold his candy bag.

What a cute face!!

What a funny face...ha!!

Sucker, my new Love

Fall Pics

Hudson had his Fall pictures taken yesterday (btw-thanks Amy for such cute pics). He loves being outside so he was in his element. I can't believe how big he has gotten within the last few weeks. He is talking and saying new words all the time. I love you buddy :-)

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch at Pleasant Valley Farms in Sand Springs, Oklahoma. Josh's brother, Austin (aka Bub) and his wife, Rebecca, hosted a pumpkin patch party there. Fun times were had by all, as you can see in the following pictures. My parents were invited, so they rode with us to Oklahoma. I feel so blessed to have been able to spend Saturday with so many wonderful people!! Hudson had so much fun, too. Hudson just loves being outside. He loved all the pumpkins, attention, and cheetos :-)

Hudson getting some more cheetos. He was so cute, because he

would only get 1 at a time.

What a goofy group!!

I love my boys :-)

Great Me-Ma, Nana, & Hudson

(look how happy Hudson is)

Daddy's boy

Here he is running to Daddy

Pa-Pa having fun

Our wonderful hosts (Bub, Rebecca & little Logan)

Nana, Hudson, Uncle Kolton & Logan (missed Pa not being there but he had a busy work schedule this week)

Cute little Cousins

Josh's best friend, Matt, lives in Oklahoma and came out to visit.

This is the perfect picture of Matt and captures him in truest form!!

Hudson, Pa-Pa, & Me-Ma on the hay ride heading to the corn maze.

Lost????

We all got separated but we did make it out of the corn maze :-)