10 months old

At the end of June, Nola turned 10 months old. She is still as busy as ever and loves to find mischief wherever she can.
She is always on the move and hates to stay still. She is creeping along furniture and standing for a short amount of time on her own. She loves pointing at everything and clapping but is still not easily amused. Nola is very vocal and is always babbling, squeling, and yelling. She is very attached to me and cries when anyone else tries to hold her or when she sees me. She still loves music and Jack at the piano and is always his audience during his daily practice. She likes the water and splashing around in it.


This month marked Nola's first bike ride as well as our first family bike ride. I had been collecting bikes and trailers for awhile so we could all ride together and a few weeks ago we went on our first bike trip. Nola did great and fell asleep in the bike trailer during the ride. We were a little too ambitious for our first ride. We went all the way to the kids school which is just under two miles away and back. Callie was tired of pedeling on the way back but we all made it and had a fun time.

June 19th, 2011

June 19th was a busy day for us this year. Not only was it Hudson's third birthday, it was also Father's day and a special church meeting to realign the ward boundaries of 4 wards. The day started out with the church meeting in which only a handful of families in our current ward were moved to a different ward that was a hybrid of 2 other wards as well and we were one of them. We really miss our old ward which was large and full of young families and children. Our new ward is very different. It is a small, older ward with a very small number of children and youth. Right now, there are really no callings in place because all of the leadership of that ward were moved to a different ward so our new ward is completely starting from scratch. I am trying to stay optimistic but it still has not really sunk in yet. It is really weird how much the ward you are in affects your life. It almost feels like we have moved cities since we will not regularly see a lot of our friends anymore.
After our big morning news, we were able to celebrate Father's day and Hudson's birthday. My mother convinced me to indulge Rob's Father's day request of having "Thanksgiving dinner". Rob loves Thanksgiving and it is his favorite meal so he requests it every year at his birthday and Father's day but it is a lot of work so I can not always do it but since my mom was in town to help it was easier to take on the task. So we had turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, rolls, corn on the cob, and blueberry crisp.
Rob is a great dad. He is fun and playful and a great leader and role model for our family. We are so lucky to have him. I was also grateful that my dad was in town for Father's day too so I was also able to spend time with him. He is a great father and grandpa and will do anything for his children and grandchildren.

Huddy turns 3

Hudson turned 3 on June 19th.
He requested a Mario party because he loves everything Mario and all the characters.
We had the family over for a party to play and have fun on our new water slide.
My mom made Hudson a Bowser cake because Bowser is his favorite
and also made everyone Mario character shirts and Hudson loved seeing everyone wearing his favorite characters.
My sister also blogged about the party here.


Hudson is such a funny, cute little guy. He has a HUGE imagination and is always playing and thinking up creative storylines. He is also very smart. He knows all his letters by sight and can count to 18 and has for almost a year. He also loves electronics and is always asking for my Ipod or computer and knows how to navigate around to the games he likes to play. He plays Mario Brothers on Jack's DSi better than me and can beat almost every level.
He is always the last one to fall asleep at night and the first one up in the morning and has cut out daytime naps so I do not know how he is so full of energy because he hardly sleeps. He loves the pool and will flout around in his swim ring for hours. Hudson is also very sweet and loves to cuddle and hug. He is a very agreeable and cheerful little boy who brings our family lots of joy.