Wrestling and Eating

Here are a few videos I took a week or two back... Hudson LOVES wrestling with his daddy - every time Colin lays on the floor, Hudson attacks him and wants to wrestle. Actually, he does that with everyone that lays on the floor!

And, he is learning how to feed himself with a spoon pretty well. I have to talk myself into letting him do it by himself because he gets so messy!

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Can you say "National Championship"?

Last weekend, Colin and I were able to attend a UGA home game with Corey and Kim. I have not been to a home game since I went to UGA 6 years ago!! We had a blast. And, I have to say, we're pretty proud of our Dawgs this year. It was hard to admit that of all teams to push through to the SEC championship instead of Georgia, it was UT. Boo. ( I guess being around all this orange all the time has gotten me a little bitter) Well, my sweet UT friends, congrats :)


You know, there IS a CHANCE, ever so slight, that we could make it to the National Championship....and THAT was on UT talk radio :)

Trip to Anderson

My friend Kim and I (and Hudson and Caroline)took a trip to see our friend, Katie, and her new baby Claire a couple of weeks ago.



It was a lot fun to see Katie and catch up. I know I sound old saying this, but "they grow up so fast". It seems like yesterday when he was born, and now he is almost 4 in about 3 months and is SO big - he's inquisitive and curious, and SMART!! And Claire is such a sweet, calm little girl :) Katie, I wish we could be around more to see the kids grow up and to spend time with you , but we enjoyed the time we had!

Fall/ Hiking in the Smokeys

Fall is certainly my favorite time of year. The leaves are GORGEOUS up here in the hills of Tennessee, they are full of colors that I never saw growing up in South Georgia. The deep reds, maroons, yellows, oranges... wow. The weather is pleasant - not too cold, not too hot. The smells - pumpkin, cinnamon... I just love the serenity and peace that comes over me during this time of year. It is a small gift from God - to see His beauty in nature. And, on that note...
We went hiking a couple of weeks ago near Gatlinburg. It was very pretty, and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. The leaves are still changing colors now, so they weren't in full color on our trip, but it was still beautiful. Hudson loves being out in the "wilderness" of the woods - and he did pretty well for most of the hike! We got a few pictures by the waterfall that we stopped and turned around at - unfortunately , we didn't get half as many pictures as we would have liked, because our camera died on us as we were getting someone to take a family picture of us :( Boo hoo! Oh well... just another excuse to get up there again soon!

Reading Frenzy

I know that I have written about how much Hudson loves to read before, and have even shown you a video for proof, but it has become an obsession in the last week! Everywhere you turn, Hudson is wanting you to read him a book. I am just amazed at the neat toy corner of our living room as compared to the books sprawling across the other side of the room right now! Of course, the teacher in me is overjoyed at his love for books, although, he doesn't really let us finish a book - he goes from one book to the other, and if you do get through one, it is only because he is saying "dat? dat? dat?" and pointing to every object in the book that he sees :) We don't really get to the words. It's quite cute, if you ask me! :)
Hudson's favorites right now include:
I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti-Shustak

Corduroy Goes to the Doctor by Don Freeman and Lisa McCue

ABC Look at Me by Roberta Grobel Intrater

Good Morning, GOod Night Illustrated by Melanie Mitchell

Halloween

A few pic's from Halloween - our neighborhood has a parade with all the kids meeting at the culdesac -

Puppy Hudson and Daddy

Puppy Hudson and Elephant Olivia

Puppy Hudson and Colonel Cooper

Puppy Hudson and Giraffe Bryce taking a stroll during the parade

Sandbox

Hudson really loves his sandbox that I made for him out of a rubbermaid container and sand... I really didn't think it would be quite so big of a hit! So, when we saw a REAL sandbox sitting out by our neighbor's mailbox to be thrown out with the trash, I couldn't resist going and getting it! We also got a little house and a see saw to play with outside!!! I am always looking for things for Hudson to play with outside since he loves it so much, so we definitely hit the jackpot!!


Homemade Sandbox
(sorry the video is so long! ... and then it cut off when he started playing peekaboo! We will have to have another video with peekaboo and all his latest "tricks" soon :)


New Turtle Sandbox

Visit to Aunt Shannon

A couple of weeks ago we visited Shannon and had a blast! We went to a fall festival, watched the UGA/FL game, and walked around Downtown Rome. Ahh... I just love the feeling you get when you are with someone that you can say anything to and be completely yourself around and you will still have a friend afterwards :) I love you Shan!




Hudson loves to get in our dog's crate and play - here he is TRYING to get in Shannon's cat's crate... It was a little small for him :)