Family, a Farm, and a Big Game, OH MY!

We had another crazy busy, fun filled weekend this past weekend. There was family in town, a big football game to watch, and of course some pumpkins and farm animals to see! Nana, Hudson and I started the weekend early by visiting Owens Farm on Friday. Hudson LOVED the farm animals...I mean, he could NOT GET ENOUGH of the goats and sheep.

Seriously, does this kid look happy or what?!?
The child had NO FEAR when it came to petting the goats and the sheep...he would just reach right in and go for it. The funniest thing though is that he kept "talking to them" by saying "BAAAA" as loud as he could. I guess he was speaking animal to them!

Not too sure of the barrel ride or the pony though.

So, we went back to the goats and sheep.

We had to literally pry him away from the animals to venture to the pumpkin side of the farm. He thouroughly enjoyed the maze and moving pumpkins around once we got there.

Saturday morning we headed out to an OU/TX watch party. Kelly and I flipped a coin to see which shirt Hudson would wear first and I lost. Poor Hudson had to wear a TX shirt most of the day.

Game, what game? Griffin, Hudson, and Gannon played outside most of the day.

Me, Leslie, and Holly

Kelly and I

Shani and I

Before heading out on Sunday, I found this sitting on the couch:

Paw-Paw was drawing Hudson his famous "Gooney-bird" that he used to draw for us as kids. I need to take a picture of it. Hudson just sat in amazement while he drew.

How sweet is this? Kisses for Paw-Paw!

Pumpkins Pumpkins Everywhere!

This Monday we met our friends Aurora & Avery and Leslie & Griffin at a pumpkin patch in Flowermound. It was quite an adventure because it was chilly, drizzly, muddy...you get the idea. We didn't let that stop our plans though and the kids didn't seem to mind any of that one bit! Hudson was jut excited to be out of the house after being sick the previous week.

My little man cracks me up...he kept trying to "ride" the pumpkins...NUT!!!
They were off to see what kind of mischief they could get find...

First, Hudson tried to pick up a pumpkin. I'm pretty sure that pumpkin weighed about as much as he does!

Since he couldn't lift it by himself, he enlisted Avery for some help.

This picture CRACKS me up...they finally gave up on the idea of picking up the pumpkin and started hitting it. Look at the look of pure joy on their faces! Oh, I could eat them up!

Time for a group hug. L.O.V.E. these little ones!!

We couldn't end the day without a "Mommy & Hudson" pic. Here's to our first pumpkin patch of the season with several more to come!

Destin Pics...FINALLY!!!

OK, so WAY BACK in June when we went to Destin, we had professional pictures taken on the beach. After going through the (literally) hundreds of pictures that they took, narrowing it down, placing an order, and then waiting the ELEVEN weeks to receive them, we finally got the pictures. All of that was fine though because I think they were worth the wait!

Our family of 3!
Would you ever guess that this smiley boy had to go to the doctor that morning to find out that he had an ear infection? Let's just say there was an insane amount of jumping around and silliness going on behind the camera!!

The whole gang: Aunt Shani, Kelly, Dena, Nana, Hudson, Paw-Paw, and Uncle Geoff

Isn't this a fun picture of Hudson with Paw-Paw and Nana? I just love the way you can see their reflection in the sand!

Birthday cake AND Thomas...WOW, what a weekend!

Hudson was able to have a Two-Year-Old Dream weekend. Birthday cake on Saturday and Thomas the Train on Sunday! What more can a little boy ask for?

We headed up to Oklahoma this weekend to help celebrate Nana's birthday at a party that was a complete surprise to her. Hudson was the life of the party...dancing like a crazy man to the music from the DJ, eating cake, and making new friends. He loved every minute of it and I think he might have stolen a few hearts while he was at it!

Showing everyone his moves with Uncle Geoff
Eating with Aunt Shani...this face cracks me up!!

Helping Nana blow out her birthday candles.

Eating...you guessed it...cake!

What did many of the men do at the party? Watch the OU game of course!

We were able to snag some cute family pics:

A rare pic of Kelly and I.

The ladies: Shani, Nana, Mamaw, Aunt Fern, Dena

Love you sis!

After partying hard Saturday night, we headed to see Thomas on Sunday before we headed back to Texas. The weather wasn't exactly cooperating with us. It was 55 degrees and rainy, but it didn't stop us...we had our tickets and Hudson couldn't quit saying Thomas!

How cool is that?!? I was very impressed!

Getting ready to board the train.

Tickets in hand...

We were in Car A, which was the first car behind Thomas!

We were all ready to go!

Hudson's face when we started going...he was in heaven!

After the train ride, we headed to the Thomas store. There were other activities, but the weather didn't allow us to do any of them. Hudson didn't care because he got a new Edward to play with!

Before getting on the road we had lunch with everyone and Aunt Fern surprised Hudson with a Thomas blanket that she made. How cool!

Had to snap a few pics of my little guy eating chips and salsa. Is it bad that I LOVE that he loves Mexican food?? My favorite...yum!!

The minute we walked in the door, Hudson wanted to play with the Thomas train track that Aunt Fern bought him, so he and Daddy immediately sat down and put it together.

He literally played with this for almost an hour. Considering he normally plays with something for less than 5 minutes, that is MAJOR! What a fun filled weekend we all had!!

Hudson's "Friends"

I have been meaning to do this post for a while because I don't want to forget this stage with Hudson. Hudson has what we refer to as his "Friends" that go night night with him. He DOESN'T go night night without them. In fact, they travel anywhere we do if Hudson is expected to sleep. They even go with us if he is taking a nap in a Pack N Play at a friend's house. You see, Hudson's "Friends" are very important. Here is the lineup in order of how they came to be:

The infamous George, Ducky, Fred the Dog, Ernie, Big George, and Big Monkey

Yes, these are their names, yes they seem to be getting bigger, and yes, I know the last one looks like a brown sheep, but it is a monkey...it even says so on the tag! :)
This is Hudson posing with his "Friends."

Here he is being silly with his "Friends."

Cutie pie!

Now for the best part...each day before nap and before bed Hudson likes to crawl up in my lap in the rocker...with his "Friends" too. Yes, we all sit and rock and I even have learned to read a book while holding my big boy and his "Friends"...I am one talented Mommy! Tonight before bed I had Kelly take a picture of all of us so I could remember this. Notice that you can't even see Hudson's body because of all of his "Friends" are sitting on top of him!! :)

There you have it...Hudson and his "Friends!"