waiting for baby......

Woody (minus the bandana and hat) and Jayhawk (Gage) eating a Halloween cupcake for dinner....literally
Hudson kept calling Gage "ducky" and no I did not correct him:)

Hudson had a great time playing at his friend Clayton's house. Instead of playing with the many toys in his room the boys' had more fun playing with a bunch of clothes and diapers they pulled out of Clayton's changing table. Clayton wore one like a hat and Hudson loved trying to put them on an elmo doll. Where do boys learn to wrestle? They were cracking each other up.

This was at Hudson's first movie experience - Toy Story in 3D. Despite us getting there for a 10am show that didn't start till noon, he did really well. He was so excited when the big Buzz Lightyear appeared he literally jumped up and down screaming "Buzz Lightyear". He also has many of the lines memorized so we occupied him with popcorn (which he had never had) to keep his mouth quiet....this worked for most of the movie.

A few weeks ago we were offered some tickets from John's previous law firm to see an NBA exhibition game at the Sprint Center. Hudson had a blast and we ended up staying nearly the whole time. Although if you ask him about the game, he will mention the Miami Heat mascot that looked more like an orange Sesame Street character and also the yummy cookies that were in the suite! There was another boy there that he had a great time playing Batman and Woody with - who knew that Batman and Woody could be such good friends!

Over the past month or so, Hudson has really started alot more pretend play and loves taking care of his baby doll (or Buzz, Woody or Fozzie bear dolls)....reading books, rocking him, covering him in blankets and changing diapers. He loves to play with it in the new baby's crib and somehow manages to get in and out of that crib by himself which should make things really interesting when the "real" baby is in there. Although sometimes this gentle, nurturing play turns into Hudson throwing the baby into the air or trying to get it to ride Tanner (the dog)....at least it starts out well!

We have been having lots of fun around here with Hudson before life changes for a bit when this new baby is born. Hudson is very excited about this baby that he has named "Mack Walter" from the movie Cars. We are happy he chose Mack instead of Mater but still have not decided on a name which seems to be bothering our family and friends way more than us:).

Hudson has been a lot of fun lately though and continues to amaze us. It seems like overnight he has learned to count into the teens, say most of the ABC's and write and spell his name. He still loves music and loves to sing and dance around to tunes like Hakuna Matata on the I-Pod (which he has pretty much stolen from his dad).

His little brother is due this weekend and we are anxiously awaiting his arrival. Although we aren't expecting him to be on time as Hudson was a week late but we certainly hope he will come sooner than later!