Hudson's First Birthday!

When trying to decide on a theme, there was really no question that "Little Turkey" would be it! In fact, this little turkey woke me up last Thanksgiving morning with labor pains. I wasn't scheduled for my C-section until the following Monday, but Hudson had other plans! ;) I was able to hold off for one more day, but after having contractions the entire night we decided that we would just head to the hospital that next morning. Mr. Hudson Mack was born just a few hours later. :)

From day one, he has been our mover and shaker! He is always on-the-go, yet go-with-the-flow at the same time. His smile lights up the entire room, and there is quite possibly nothing cuter than watching his "excited face" complete with him waving his hands up and down while bouncing. :) When he wasn't playing with toys this past year, you could find him trying to eat cat food, play in the trash, and trying to get into the cabinet with all the cleaners in it. ;) He loves his big brother more than anything, and I cannot wait to see them grow up together!

Hudson pretty much loves all food, took to Vitamin D milk like a champ, and is taking lots of steps. Although, this kid can crawl at a super lightening fast speed so that is still his preferred method of transportation. ;) Cars and Trucks are his fave right now, along with Sesame Street. We couldn't imagine our life without this little turkey and are so beyond thankful to have him in our lives. Happy FIRST Birthday, Hudson Mack! We love you!!

We decided on just a family party this year, and I'm so glad we did. 

We are so lucky to have such a wonderful "village" who love and support us! 

Soups, garlic toast with cheese dip, fruit and veggies!

|Cake Smash|

|Gifts|

I just love his little face and chubby cheeks in this picture. :)

You just can't go wrong with balloons. Ever. 

November Picture Faves.

November Hodge Podge...

Trying out all the elephants at Modoc's coffee shop in my hometown. ;)

Puzzles with Daddy.

Museum with best buddies.

Mommy winning the Mother-of-the-year award in the car.

Just another day in climber's paradise.

Our first snow! Note the screen in the picture because I wasn't as excited about going outside to eat snow. ;)

It's Hulk mania in our house right now. All superheroes, all the time.

My little helper crawled in the cabinet to "help" me pack. ;)

Trying out bubby's old Christmas jams!

Seven.

This poor little blog has been neglected over the past month, so here's my attempt to try and get back in the game! Garry and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary on October 28th. And by celebrate, I mean he went to chorus and got home at midnight while I laid in bed, watched tv, and ate chips. ;) Hopefully, we will be able to squeeze in some sort of date night soon...but with a move and first birthday party planning going on,it's pretty much taking a back burner for the moment. 

This man is the only one who can drive me absolute insane yet be my everything all at the same time. We've been through a lot this past year, and have come out stronger because of it. I love the memories we are making, the gazillion of inside jokes we have, and even the hard times we have gone through because it has made us appreciate each other that much more. 

Side note: What I wouldn't give to be that skinny again.

And, this may just be my favorite picture we've ever taken. 

After all, life is way too short to take things too seriously all the time. :)

Five.

        H A P P Y    F R I D A Y !!!

{ONE}

Trick-or-Treating got postponed yesterday due to the weather, but we headed to a near-by antique mall where they were having indoor trick-or-treating. 

Tonight we will go actual trick-or-treating with friends! 

Happy Halloween from my little lion and scary vampire! ;)

{TWO}

Crockpot Potato Soup

I've made this soup twice now and it is delicious and super EASY! If you don't want to make in in your crockpot, you can just throw it all in a pot and cook it for about an hour and it tastes just as good. Perfect for all the upcoming chilly nights!

Find the recipe HERE

{THREE}

First Steps!

This week my baby took his first steps! And, the best part...it was on our anniversary (which I STILL need to blog about. ;) Garry was actually able to see it too, which makes it that much better. :) He never comes home after work on Mondays because he goes straight to chorus after work. But this Monday he came home real quick and he literally walked in the door 2 minutes after Hudson took his first steps...then Hudson took a few steps to Daddy! We were so excited!! Of course, I was a crying disaster. ;) I love watching this sweet little baby grow and learn, but he seriously needs to slow down! 

{FOUR}

Well, moving on to the next holiday. I'm in love with this tree. :)

{FIVE}

The FIRST birthday countdown is on! This little turkey will be ONE on the 23rd--how is that even possible?! Here is the invitation that I made...