phone pics

 With the way today's phones are made, it's common to take pictures and videos on your phone just as much as you talk on it. So here are some i've taken recently, and a video clip from a few months ago that melts my heart. :)

 We went to the Four Mile Historic Park by our house to look for a pumpkin, and they also had horses!! Here Andy and Hudson are enjoying the horses in their matching jackets. :) Yes, i bought both jackets - though not at the same time.

 We spend a lot of time out in the park these days, and hudson loves looking up at all the planes that fly over!

neighbors

We have the BEST neighbors - and last week a few of us were outside at the same time so we got to visit! Mayjen is about two months older than Hudson, and she and her mom Monica were out as well - and Mayjen and Hudson decided to sit down on the steps together, so of course we all ran and got our cameras! 

Our neighbor Becky took a quick family pick for us as well! (even though i had no makeup on, yikes!) We definitely love our neighbors!

snow day!!

 The weather in Colorado is typically all over the map this time of year, and today was no exception. Yesterday we were about 60 degrees, today we got almost ten inches of snow. The up side to this was that Hudson got to go out and experience it - last year he was pretty little, so it was fun to take him out and watch him absorb all the "white" outside. His thrift store snow suit is a little big, but it does the trick!

The last couple weeks we've noticed a few big changes in this little guy, causing him to seem more and more like a toddler every day. He has started saying "bye" - and uses it every time someone is leaving (including himself), saying goodbye on the phone, or if he wants to go outside. He will now go get his jacket (if he can find one), bring it over to me and hand it to me while saying "bye" - quite clear communication! He loves going outside, and if he hears an airplane in the distance he will stop and look up in the sky until he can find it. He is picking up speed with his walk, and we know the run is not far away. 

He's also been communicating more with sign language, and is trying to say more words as well. Right now he will sign please, more, all done, and he'll say ball (ba), bear (similar to ba, but he'll point at the bear), dada, more, occasionally he'll try saying please, and more and more he'll try repeating most words we say to him. It's been so fun to actually understand some of the things he's saying, since he has been a big talker since day one!

This kid loves to dance, and will stomp his feet, bend his knees and clap his hands when you say the word! He's also started climbing on everything…which can be tricky when tries dancing on the tables and chairs!

He loves to laugh, loves people, smiles at every one and everything, and is still so much fun to be with. We can't believe he's 14 months, yet he's grown up so much since his first birthday! He weighed himself the other day (yes, he loves the scale), and it said he was about 26 pounds!! That with a size 6 shoe, we're thinking he's grown in height a bit as well - we'll find out at the next doctor visit!

pumpkin fun

Last weekend we took Hudson out to visit grandma and grandpa Reeves, uncle Josh and aunt Jen, and Great Grandparents! We had a great time - and Hudson enjoyed the dogs, water, and company! This 14 month old loves to walk, play, eat, laugh, and experiment! 

Today we took a trip to the pumpkin patch with our friends Sarah, Chris and their kids, and we had a great time! Hudson walked through the corn maze, played with the pumpkins, and rode on a tractor pulled hay ride! He loves tractors right now, so that was a real treat!

The sun was also starting to head south, and it was perfect for picture taking!

The zoo!

Last weekend while Andy was in Chicago, Hudson and I got to go to the zoo with our friends Lindsay and Cannon. We went first thing in the morning and it was great - all the animals were out! Hudson really loved seeing the animals in motion - a couple times he almost fell out of his stroller. A kid after my own heart - an animal lover!

Late sleeper?

So, Andy is in Chicago this weekend, and Hudson and I have been having some mommy-son time. Of course it's been great for me - i love this little guy to pieces. But i know Andy is going to be disappointed when he learns that i am writing this post at 8:20am, and Hudson is STILL sleeping. Yup, this has NEVER happened. He woke up at 6:00, (woke me up), rolled around for about 20 minutes, found his pacifier, and fell back asleep. He has done that before, but never for this long!! Wow, too bad I'm not a late sleeper or i would be asleep right now (like Andy would).

hoola

When I picked Hudson up from daycare this week, he was outside - playing with a hoolahoop! He was having a great time with that thing! 

Hudson and the water hose

 Lately Hudson has been getting bad diaper rash - we think it has something do to with the food he's having a day care. So each night after bath, we're giving him some "free" time to air things out. :) You can see he is uninhibited, and still loves to read. 

 Even though it's October, the weather has still be in the 80's. This particular day, Hudson was "helping" me water the plants…and quickly discovered he would much rather just play with the hose. We were out there for at least 15 minutes doing this - and he was having a serious good time. There were no smiles, just Hudson and the hose.