Happy Valentines

This year we decided to change up Valentines a little and make it about our whole family. We started the evening off with everyone's favorite dinner! Denny and I enjoyed a wonderful steak, Hannah dished up her favorite pad thai, Ethan devoured his mozzarella and balsamic, as for Hudson he had a bottle!! The kids drank their lemonade out of wine glasses and they thought that was so cool!!! We finished up with a delicious dessert, chocolate fondue with strawberries, bananas, pretzels and marshmallows.

Then we exchanged our handmade valentines; so precious. Brought tears to my eyes to look around the table and think how totally and completely in love I am with these 4 amazing people.

Off to the scavenger hunt; the kids had to follow clues to find their Valentines' presents. This was their MOST favorite part of the night they LOVED the scavenger hunt!!! They finally got the pillow pets they have been asking for before Christmas. The scavenger hunt will have to stick around it was super fun!! This was by far the best Valentines EVER!!! It will definitely be our new tradition!!

The day before Hannah enjoyed her very own Valentines Party...

A crafting afternoon for all the little sweeties in the neighborhood! They made Valentines and decorated sugar cookies! All the girls seemed to enjoy themselves ~ we'll definitely add this to our new Valentines' traditions too!!
Crafting~

Decorating~

Treats~


The Whole Gang~


Happy Valentines!!!!

The BMX Rider

Ethan made his riding debut at the Chandler BMX park last week!!! We could not be more proud of our big "little" 3 year riding the track with all those big kids! He is awesome!!! He absolutely loved it and rode every chance he had in the 2 hour open ride time. I will add some video next time!!

Hudson is Crawling!

I can't believe that Hudson is 7 months and crawling! He actually started on the 29th 6 days crawling as a 6 month old!! If his balance and coordination are a reflection of this he may be riding his bike at 18 months :) He will have to, to keep up with his brother and sister!! He loves the mobility of crawling, especially that he can come and get me in the kitchen! He is doing great! Still not sleeping through the night but only waking up once, which I am very grateful for. He is eating lots of different foods and loves any vegetable as long as I add a little fruit to it, sweet tooth like his momma! He started clapping this week, super cute. He is an incredible little boy and we just love him to pieces!!

Our Rock Group

The kids were having a little dance party the other day! Such a great way to move your body and get all that energy out!! Hudsie joined in on the singing! How cute are they!!?



Hannah actually wrote her first song this week!!! Soooo adorable, she sang it for Denny and I the other night and we can't stop singing it. Once I figure out how to add audio files I'll load it up so you can enjoy it too!!

The Big Brother

Ethan and I were enjoying our cereal for breakfast this morning; in our discussion I said thank you angel. He replied, I am not an angel, I am the big brother!!" It was just to cute! Had to share a picture of the big brother!! Isn't he just adorable :)

Hudsie Pie is 6 months old

6 months has gone by really quickly. Especially not having 8 hours of straight sleep in those wonderful 6 months... It is totally my fault. I can't let my little sweet pea cry so I bring him in bed to snuggle each night and when he wakes up in his crib it's just his way of saying hey, I am ready to snuggle, come and get me!!

He is such a big boy. Sitting up on his own, army crawling all over the place. He loves playing with Ethan's cars - all boy!! He is eating cereal, sweet potatoes and pears. He loves to drink water from my straw, which is a funny thing. I have never seen a baby drink from a straw. Most often I have a cup of water with a straw in it so I guess he sees it enough to wonder what is up with it!! He loves watching his sister and brother play outside and looks as if he can not wait to join in. He thinks Hannah dancing around and being silly is pretty cool, she can always make him smile!!

He weighed 19 pounds today and is 27 inches long.

We love you Hudsie Pie!! Thanks for completing our family!!

XOXO,
Mommy

The Perfect Moment

I had this incredible ah ha moment the other day and I wanted to share...

I was standing in the kitchen making dinner. Hannah and Ethan were playing outside on the swing set. Hudson was playing in his high chair right across from where I was cooking. Denny was in and out, between the kitchen and outside. All the patio doors were open, and there was a soft breeze blowing in through the house. The radio was playing softly in the background. It was just so perfect. It felt like everything was exactly as it is supposed to be. Like complete total peace and happiness. I realized life is great, more than great it is awesome. I have more than I ever could have hoped for. I have these amazing, silly, funny, creative, adorable, beautiful little kids that I am just so totally head over heels in love with. Just hearing them laugh makes my heart overflow with happiness. My husband, who I don't tell nearly enough how much I appreciate him. He is wonderful, the best friend, Daddy, husband. Each year of our marriage it just gets better and better, wonder what it will be like for our 50th anniversary :)!!

I am lucky, I am blessed, I am truly happy, I am thankful.

LIFE IS GOOD, REALLY GOOD.