Thanksgiving with the Walter's

We had a houseful of Walter's here to celebrate Thanksgiving and it was so much fun. We did lots of eating and shopping and the cousins played and played from morning till night. 

Jack with cousins Whitney and Annika

Making butter with Grandma Della

We were all wanting a nap like this on Thanksgiving Day!

Jack loves Uncle Pete

At the plaza lighting

Playing games with the cousins

The girls doing some shopping

Uncle Freddie even showed up in his 44 foot RV. I think our neighbors loved it.  Hudson and Brandon clearly wanted their picture taken. 

Waiting to eat at Jack Stack

The kids exchanged Christmas gifts

And Hudson got his first nerd shooter!

Jack loved making hats out of the boxes

and he loved the girls' purses!

Walter family

Go Dog Go puppet show

We started off our Thanksgiving visit with the extended Walter family by going to see the "Go, Dog, Go" puppet show. It was so much fun and everyone loved it. Jack even stayed in his seat, or on Hudson's lap, the whole time. Hudson giggled out loud and Jack kept asking for more dogs each time they went across the stage.  

November randoms

My bag man

Hudson plays with his Cars constantly at home...even under the kitchen table.

His "Happy Birthday" plate he made with Aunt Sam

The boys went to the dentist together for the first time and they both did fantastic with x-rays and cleanings. I was a bit shocked! Here they are rewarded by the dentist with ice cream at about 10am. 

Jack hiding in the locker room at the gym.

Leaving dad some artwork in his office

More Cars

Hudson's sleeping buddy. 

Hudson's school Thanksgiving party

On the day before Thanksgiving, Hudson's Pre-K class invited families in to watch the kids sing a few fall songs and to eat some mini pies made by the kids. They were pretty darn cute. Here is a short clip from one of the songs. You can hear Hudson telling Jack in the middle of the performance that they are singing Shoo Fly, one of Jack's favorite songs. 

Jack enjoyed getting to play with the toys in the classroom 

They even made room for the siblings to eat with them. Hudson took such good care of him the whole time and even got him a baby wipe to help clean his face. Hudson was so excited for Jack to be in his class and Jack was so excited to get to participate. He always wants to stay and play when I drop Hudson off.

Hudson with Miss Amy Sue

Jack turns TWO!

Jack at his two year old checkup. Jack was a total ham with Dr Water's and told him all about his Mickey party. He did so great with his shots, not even reacting besides giving the nurse a bit of a dirty look. He did great until he had to get clothes on then he reminded us he was 2!

Jack weighed 28 lbs, 2 oz and was 34 in tall which put him in the 50th percentile for both. This is quite a drop from that chubby baby last year!

Jack also had his first trip to the Emergency Room this month. The morning after John and I returned from a getaway to New York, I was getting dressed in my closet. When I came out, I found him with a bottle of Tylenol he had opened and with three half capsules in his mouth and white running out of his mouth. This seriously happened in two minutes. I didn't think he had consumed the maximum of 4 but since I couldn't be sure, we had a little visit to the ER. He did great with his labs there and loved playing trains so after his labs came back ok we got the all clear.

The doctor asked him what happened and he told him "eat daddy's medicine". The doctor told him not to eat any more and he replied, "OH, FINE!". He is TROUBLE but we were thankful he was ok. 

Jack's Mickey party

Here are some pics from Jack's 2nd birthday party a few weeks ago. We are a bit behind between our computer crashing, a trip to NY and then Thanksgiving but catching up!

Jack ate three sandwiches before the party even started

Clubhouse sign made by Nana

Welcome sign by Nana (and Hudson)

Nana was a HUGE help with this party between house decorations, making Mickey ears and decorating the cake and cupcakes. We are so thankful for her help!

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Eating a second lunch off Nana's plate