Happy Birthday Daddy

Mack celebrated his 33rd birthday on the 19th and we celebrated by taking daddy out to dinner and then having cake and ice cream at home :)

We love you Daddy!!

Mack and Hudson on Mack's Birthday
Blowing out the birthday candles with Daddy

Computer Mishaps

Sorry for the delay in posting but we have been having internet and computer problems so I am using Mack's old computer from grad school.

Since Christmas we have been very busy! Mack worked his butt off one weekend and put in a french drain in our side yard to help with the drainage problem we seem to be having.

Hudson and I then flew back up to Richmond for the week in preparation for Hudson's Baptism, Mack joined us that weekend. We had a wonderful time and as soon as I get the pictures from Helen I will post them!

The next weekend Mack was back in the yard ripping up our dead grass in order to lay new sod! I have the most hardworking husband.......he worked so hard and we are starting to see some improvement already!

We will slow down one of these days but it doesn't look like it will be anytime soon!

Uncle Todd and HudsonDixie and Hudson

Mom and Hudson out in the surprise snow!
asleep on Papa
so cute in my overalls eating puffs
watching daddy put in the french drain
getting his bath ready
hudson jumping around

CHRISTMAS!!

Merry Christmas everyone! We had a wonderful but busy time in Richmond for Hudson's first Christmas :) Hudson and I went and saw the legendary Santa at the Children's Museum with Grandma Lee......Hudson could have stayed with Santa all day! We ran around town all week trying to squeeze in everyone of our friends so that they could see Hudson. Hudson came down with a horrible cold on Christmas Eve so thus began the constant wiping of the nose!

We had a wonderful dinner at my mom and dad's Christmas Eve and then spent the night with Mack's parents that night. Hudson loved opening presents with his cousin Emma in the morning....well Emma enjoyed opening presents, Hudson fell asleep about 10 minutes in! After presents with the Lindsey's we went up to Richmond and opened presents with all the Bedell's and Kaufman's. My cousins loved playing with Hudson....it was as if life was coming full circle since I was 12 when Colby was born and now they are 15, 13, and 11......they make me feel old!

We then went to my godparent's open house and Hudson was the hit of the party! Mom, Dad, and Todd left to go to dinner for Aunt Betsy's birthday and Mack and I headed back to Chester.

All in all we had a wonderful week with our family and friends!

We will be headed back up to Virginia on the 5th for Hudson's Baptism on the 10th.....we just can't get enough of the airports!

Playing in the airportHudson is looking for our delayed plane
Hudson and Grandma Lee
Hudson and Santa in deep conversation

Mommy and Hudson after seeing Santa
Hudson loved playing with Dixie and Dixie loved eating Hudson's puffs!
Daddy and Hudson opening presentsBrothers and cousins opening presents
The Bedell family Christmas morning 2009

Hudson's first Christmas picture with mom and dad....many more to come!Family pic Christmas night at the Lindsey's

Walking around Lewis Ginter for Garden Fest of Lights
Us in front of the Christmas tree at Lewis Ginter

ICE ICE BABY

This weekend was jammed pack with activities! On Saturday night we went to the Christmas Parade in Baldwin Park, it was really fun and Hudson loved it! Sunday we had a long day....starting with church, then over to John, Kristy, and baby Jack's house to play, we all then went to brunch and then drove down the the Gaylord Palms for the ICE experience. ICE is what is sounds like, an exhibit of ice sculptures in the middle of Florida! You have to bundle up in these ugly blue parka's and make your way slowly through the exhibit in 9 degree weather! It was neat but I don't think we would go back anytime soon.

Next Monday Hudson and I head up to Richmond for Christmas, with Mack not far behind!

Family picture at the Christmas Parade
cute bean
Hudson sat on Santa's lap

Mack sitting on the ice
Eskimo kissMe braving the cold!

9 months

Hudson turned 9 months last week, he weighed in at 18 pounds 9 ounces! Here are some pics of the little bean on a family picnic!

eating grass....normal

daddy and hudson

Thanksgiving

Well we had our first thanksgiving in our new home with our new little man! Mack's parents came down to celebrate with us. Mack was amazing in the kitchen as usual, making the turkey, gravy, and mashed potatoes! I made broccoli casserole and cheesecake pecan pie that was to die for! Helen made her famous corn pudding. Hudson tried some turkey and mashed potatoes but did not like it so he stuck with his pureed turkey and veggies! We were stuffed after dinner, all in all we had an amazing Thanksgiving with our family! We missed the Bedell's and Kaufman's though!

Hudson is ready for his turkey....not really, he hated it!
Mommy, Hudson, and Daddy
Hudson's First Thanksgiving

More Pictures

Hudson back in the Northern Neck for the Oyster Festival8 months

My little frog!
7 months6 months old on a dinner cruise out of the Tide's Inn
First time in the pool

so cute at 5 months4 months old

3 months old
2 months old
1 month old
On the way home to Papa and Grandmother Bedell's house....18 days old
Being held by mommy during his stay in Henrico Doctors PCN