Christmas and Such

Here are a few random shots from all the different Christmas Parties we went to. I think we are missing the party from my parent's house b/c we took pics on my dad's camera there. We got Hudson a large bookshelf to put all of his books he already has and his TON of new books that we gave him for christmas this year on. I know it seems kind of lame, but he LOVES books. Sometimes when he gets really quiet in his room, we'll go peek in on him and he's sitting on the ground "reading" his books. This generally means he is flipping the pages, pointing and sometimes jabbering as he points. He's growing up so fast, I cannot even believe it!

Grandma Got Ran Over by a Reindeer

He's Got Skills, and he knows how to use them...

So Hudson has been clapping for a while, but he recently in the last month or so has started waving bye-bye, and he started stacking blocks about 2 weeks ago when he was playing with his Uncle Brian.

Birthday Cake FUN!

Sorry it has taken me so long to get these clips and photos up. Life's just been real busy! Here is a clip from Hudson's 1st birthday party. We stripped him down to his diaper so he could get as messy as he wanted while eating his cake! He had a great time!

Just some Random cuteness

Here are some fun moments from the last month or so.

4th Annual Pumpkin Carving Party

These are a little after the fact, but here are some fun shots from The Villemain's 4th annual Pumpkin Carving Party! We hope you all can be there next year!!

...and the TROGDOR comes in THE NIIIIIIGHT.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN everyone! Here is Hudson BEFORE he barfed all over his cute costume and didn't get to go trick-or-treating.

Look Who's WALKING!!!

We were playing with Hudson tonight, and he decided to start taking 3-4 steps at a time. I'm sure he'll be running by the end of next week! You'll have to excuse the messy house and appearance. I am so excited that Scott was home for this, because he gets sad sometimes that he doesn't get to see as many "firsts" as I do. Good job Huddy Buddy for saving this one up for daddy!

Hudson's Mess

Daddy left Hudson's cereal bowl on the edge of the kitchen table. Little did I know...Hudson can reach things on the top of the kitchen table now. He was so messy, and so proud of himself, I couldn't even be a little mad.

WE LOVE the FALL!!

Here are some shots of Hudson I took today. He was so fascinated with the ducks in the pond an the pumpkin in his lap, that I could hardly get him to look at me. I can't believe he'll be one on Friday!!

Shave and Haircut....

So, this is actually Hudson's 3rd haircut. But, it was his first in the actual hair salon where his Aunt Erica works. I wore the cape thingy and held him in my lap. We gave him a sucker to distract him while Erica cut his hair. He dropped it, but don't worry we didn't give it back afterwards!

Go Cubs Go

Here are a few shots from Hudson's first Cubs game. Papi got him his first Cubs shirt and hat to wear to the game. He did great, and made lots of friends. Hudson kept bumming french fries off the guys sitting behind us, and getting high fives from the other fans.

What's Up Doc?

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've had a few requests. There will be some rolling in soon. We have been out of town in the Chicago area for the last week or so. Hudson got to meet his Great Grandma on my side. He also met his Great Great Aunt Lois who is 87, as well as his 2nd cousin, Claire. She is 3.5 months old. Scott and I got to see the city, go to a Cubs game, a few museums, the Lincoln Park Zoo, the Navy Pier fireworks, and much more. We will be posting more videos and pics soon. But here are a few that came before our trip.

In the Summertime, When the Weather is Right...

Some snapshots of our summer fun:

These are shots from Hilton Head, Fripp Island, 4th of July, and the guest bathroom sink.
Enjoy!

CRAWLING....sort of :)

crawl: a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

Hudson began working on this at the beach last week when he was trying to keep up with his buddy Owen. (You'll see pics of them later in a post about the beach). We are so proud of him. He is exactly 8.5 months old today, and he is on the move for the first time as you'll see below in the video:



As you can imagine this is SO fun for us, but at the same time it amazes me that he is already 8.5 months old and learning to move around by himself. This is just one of the million moments I know I will have where I am proud of his developing independence, but bittersweet about not being needed as much as I was before. They DO grow up SO fast. I know he's still a baby, but honestly it's so crazy how fast time has gone by so far.

Dad's Day Came Early

Me and Mommy surprised Daddy with an early Father's Day surprise. I got daddy some sweet supplies for our trip to the beach, and Mommy got him his favorite breakfast and dessert. She also helped me make that cool sign you see behind us. As another early Father's day gift, I have been saying the words "dadadadadadada" lately. He really really likes it, so I humor him every now and then. Mommy must really love daddy because she put in a lot of hard work to help me get this together for him. Thanks Mommy.

Fish heads Fish heads, roly poly Fish heads!

Mom and Dad bought a bike seat for me, and Aunt April let us borrow Brice's infant bike helmet. It has 3 different covers. On my first bike ride, I was a fish!!! (You'll have to stay tuned to see what other creatures I can turn into!) Check me out:

Moving a Little Fast

This is Hudson and Zoe. They switched between pushing each other and squeezing eachother's faces to kissing :) It was so funny. Hudson was a pretty aggressive little guy when it came to the kissing! Watch OUT ladies!!