Merry Christmas!

 I tried to get a good picture of Abigail in her sweet Christmas dress, however, she refused to put the football down. Brought tears to my eyes...haha.

Trunk or Treat 2010

We had a wonderful time at our church's Trunk or Treat this year.  The kids had a lot of fun on the rides and visiting with their friends, they also ended up with way too much candy! Abigail really enjoyed collecting all the candy and politely told each person thank you after receiving it.  Olivia and Maxwell ran around and played with their friends.  It was a great time!

Another Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Our Beach Vacation

We spent a great week at Orange Beach this year.  It was wonderful to spend time with the family and catch up.  The kids had a great time playing with their cousins and wore themselves out every day.

Poor Abigail, she did not love the sand and was very unhappy. Maxwell tried to make her happy with a seashell. :)  She did warm up to it though, by Thursday she was shoveling sand into a bucket!

Daddy to the Rescue

Poor little baby, she didn't want to sit still and pose for a picture.  So sad.

Then with perfect timing, my pocket starts to quack.  I reached into my pocket and pulled my phone out so that Abigail could talk to her daddy.  She has just now started to talk on the phone like a big girl.  Before, she was always too timid..she would only talk on the phone if there was no one on the other end!

Our Lego Maniac

Maxwell is a bit addicted to Legos.  He loves them!  I'm sure he even dreams about them.  He has built most of the Lego Star Wars ships so he's moved on to Lego Atlantis.  He bought this one today with his birthday money.  This is the Atlantis Typhoon Turbo Sub.

Here's a brief (if you consider 8 minutes brief) video of him explaining his largest Star Wars ship.  He built this ship last month.

Excuse the quality please, this was taken with my iPhone.

Future Olympian?

Abigail loves the pool, she would float in it all day long if she had her way.  She also has a new found love of jumping into the water.  We think we may have a future Olympian on our hands, she has great form for a 2 year old and is very dramatic about the whole thing.  I think she's a perfect 10!

Preparing for her jump.

Check out that perfect form....and those sweet toes. :)

Eyes closed while she holds her breath hoping Daddy is there to catch her!

A Day on Lake Lanier

Hudson's parents were in town this weekend so we decided to head to Lake Lanier for a day of fun.  The weather was perfect and we had a great time!

Pure joy. He couldn't keep the smile off of his face!

 Abigail (with her Papoo) would have floated in the lake all day if she had her way; she loved it!

Olivia had a lot of fun swimming and tubing!

Maxwell got up on the skis the first time, I told him next year we were dumping the training skis for some big boy ones!

Sweet baby, pretending to be asleep.

Me and my waterbugs!

Daddy enjoying some much needed relaxation.

Maxwell and Nana at lunch.

Not pretending here, Abigail passed out on Nana's lap..notice the Twix bar she had a deathgrip on!

Heading to the Movies

The kids have been wanting to see "How to Train Your Dragon", it hit the dollar theater a few days ago, so they sweet-talked Papoo and Nana into taking them.  Fun!

disclaimer: The little one with the pigtails did NOT go to the movies, she's way too busy for that.

Abigail's 2nd Birthday

Our littlest one turned 2 years old on Sunday.  It's hard to believe it's already been two years since she was born.  It's been so fun to experience toddlerhood again...she keeps us busy and is never quiet but she has been a joy to us every day!

 Abigail could not take her eyes off of her cake....

and who could blame her?

She blew out both of her candles all by herself.

Abigail loved the set of play food Olivia gave her.

She also enjoyed the pool Maxwell gave her.

The kids were happy to have Ganmamma here.  Abigail calls her "mamma", she's working on the "Gan" part.

Love this.

Happy Birthday America and Our Sweet Abigail!

Happy 4th of July!

Our sweet daughter Abigail is celebrating her second birthday today!

 July, 2008

July 4th, 2009

July 4th, 2010

Happy 2nd Birthday Abigail!

We love you!

Welcome Home Daddy!

It was a long week last week.  Hudson flew 14 hrs to South Korea and then flew to Japan for work.  He had quite the adventure and really enjoyed learning about another culture.  He was very impressed with their way of life and their work ethic.  The kids behaved themselves very well while he was gone and we were all happy when he made it home safely Saturday afternoon.  The kids spent the day getting ready for his arrival home!

 Daddy brought Olivia a fan and a pretty headband from Japan.

 Maxwell got a karate suit!

 Looking at the banner the kids made.

My favorite part of the banner.

We're so happy to have you home daddy!!

Happy Birthday Maxwell!

Our sweet baby boy at one day old.

I came across this sweet video of Maxwell at the age of 3. He was preparing to take his favorite toy to school the next day for show and tell. He loved this space shuttle (complete with boosters and fuel tank).

Maxwell you have been such a joy to us, it's hard to believe you are now 7 years old.  Your sweet, kind spirit is clearly a gift from God.  I've always prayed that you would bring joy to those around you and you seem to do this effortlessly.  We are proud of you for always being a wonderful brother to your sisters (you are going to be an amazing husband and father one day!) and a sweet, compliant son to me and your father.

We love you very much!

Mommy and Daddy