Special treats!!!

As you can see here, the only thing we have to put in the baby swing right now is Woody! Apparently this baby is already like his brother and wanting to stay in past his due date. We are enjoying the time we have with just Hudson though and we are so happy to have Nana here! She's been helping out a ton and Hudson is just thrilled she is here.

Halloween was a huge hit at our house this year. Woody Walter (as he calls himself) had a great time trick or treating. It didn't take him long before we was running up to the next house yelling "Special Treat" instead of "trick-or-treat", picking out some candy, and then offering a big THHAAANKKK YOU as he ran in his cowboy boots to the next house.
Testing out some new "special treats"

Hudson cheated a bit before we left our house

Helping Nana carve a kitty cat pumpkin

Helping daddy carve a bat, with a Yankees emblem to follow next :)

He loved the "Slimy" pumpkin goo

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!

Nana is keeping the grandkids warm

Nana is finally getting a grandbaby that will be needing some things to stay warm! Here are a few of her "projects" she has been working on. Bunting for the new baby
A flannel sleep sack

Hudson's halloween costume - WOODY!

And this adorable little sweater for Hudson. He is NOT allowed to eat in it!

the Pumpkin Patch!

This past weekend "Pa" came in town and spent Saturday night with Hudson while John and I went to a shower/dinner given by John's office. We made it to the Pumpkin Patch and Hudson had a blast picking out pumpkins, seeing all of the farm animals and riding a tractor! Hudson had such a good time with Pa, he was more sad to see Pa leave on Sunday than he was was John and I left on Saturday!

This pic is for Nana - look at all the mums!!!

Hudson was way more interested in picking out "baby" pumpkins!

36 weeks....hard to believe in about a month he will be here! He is due around Halloween but we are also expecting him to arrive a little late as Hudson did....but will welcome an earlier arrival:)

Taking Pa down the windy stairs in the straw barn into the tunnel!

Driving a firetruck

A momma pig and her little babies.....there were so many of them!

Feeding the goats
After the pumpkin patch, we stopped at a local cider mill and had some yummy donuts and cider!

Shatto Dairy Farm

Last week we also got to visit a local dairy farm that sells great tasting milk in glass bottles - Shatto Dairy Farm. It was fun the operations up close and amazing at how much milk comes out of a small family run farm.

Of course at the end we got to sample the different flavored milks - banana, chocolate, strawberry and root beer. Of course Hudson's favorite was ORANGE, his favorite color and kept asking for "more, please".

Very intently watching the milk come from the cows, with Woody of course......

This cow's name was Pat and the next one was named Samantha - Hudson got a big kick out of that having just had Aunt Sam and Pat in for a visit. Hudson was surprisingly a little hesitent to pet them but talked about them nonstop when we left and loved telling everyone that cows drink milk when they are "firsty" (thirsty).

Plaza Art Fair

Very proud of his block tower and he can "almost" correctly count that high!
Hudson had some special visitors last weekend when Aunt Sam and her boyfriend Pat came up to spend the night with us and babysit Hudson while John and I had a date night and went to a concert. Sam was very excited to have Hudson to herself although he quickly bonded with Pat showing him his favorite Toy Story movie. Hudson had so much fun with them and keeps asking when they will come back to play with him at his house.

We attended the Plaza Art Fair together and although we didn't spend much time looking at art, we did find a great tent that had many children's art activities.....I guess the times have changed for us! Sam and Pat did quite an arm workout as they swung him all of the way from the plaza to the parked car!

First MU football game

Hudson went to his first MU Tigers football game with Nana, Aunt Sam and mom and dad. He was so excited about his first football jersey that he wouldn't take it off. He loved listening to the band that we sat right next to. Although the highlight of his day might have been cracking open peanuts and eating them and feeding all of us! Well worth the $3.50 bag!

This is how Hudson got to the stadium with Nana and Aunt Sam swinging him the whole way. I imagine their arms got a good workout in!

I thought Hudson was in the bathroom washing his hands but apparently his feet had grass on them as he told me. He did use half a bottle of hand some and had some clean hands and feet when he was done!

We have been slow around here at taking pictures but have been a little busy. Hudson switched to his "big boy bed" and room. It has been 2 weeks and a bit more of a transition than what we expected, but he is doing better....we think. The first night we went up to check on him around midnight before bed and couldn't find him. It turns out he had somehow gotten off the bed without us hearing him on the monitor and climbed underneath his bed with only his calves and feet exposed! More pictures of his new room and the babies room soon!