Hudson's 3rd birthday party

Way back when, at the end of September, we celebrated Hudson's THIRD birthday party! His party was the week before his actual birth-day, but he didn't know the difference. Of course, we had to do construction themed party. The boy loves trucks...dump trucks, crane trucks, excavator, skid-something, bulldozer. I could go on and on. He loves them! We had the party at the jumpy place in Madison, and everyone had a blast! Plus, I didn't have to clean up my house. Win, win! 

 

I swore I wasn't going to go all pintrest on this party, but I did at the last minute. And it turned out great! Thank the Lord for pintrest...I am just not creative enough to come up with this stuff myself!

 

Love how his cake turned out!

The candles were construction cones

 

The favors: Hard hats and Home Depot tool belts. They ended up being a hit!

 

 

 

Birthday boy and his cake!

Poppy loves his Lillian

 

But Lillian did not love the slide

 

It took Hudson a while to warm up to the big rides, but he finally did!

 

Family picture

 

The week before Hudson's party, Sissy started walking. So this was one of the first times for her to wear shoes...and she finally got the hang of them.

 

Sweet boy, we love you so much! You keep us on our toes daily, and we love you for it!

You keep me humble and laughing all the time.

Happy birthday to our brother bear!

 



Halloween 2014

Halloween was so much fun this year! Hudson understood it so much more, and they were able to wear matching costumes. Even though he understood (to an extent), he's still too young to tell me what he wanted to be. So we had a Mickey Mouse and Minnie at our house! With just Hudson, I would have never done the Disney character thing but Sissy loves minnie so much, I couldn't resist.

Hudson's class party was the Wednesday before Halloween. They have a parade at school followed by the party. So cute!
I made these favors for his class. I am by no means crafty, but Pinterest did help out with this project. And it was easy!


Love that Mickey!


This is the smirk I got when he spotted his daddy!!


Inside for the party, it was all about cupcakes for my boy. He can't get enough.


And Sis joined the action!


It's hard getting a sibling shot these days!


On actual Halloween, the Shives invited us over (or did I invite us over, jess?) to trick or treat with Carson and Sydney. Both babies had a blast.
Lillian and Sydney are future bffs.


My babies.


Couldn't even get a picture of the boys bc they were literally running from house to house. Definitely Hudson's favorite part!


Sweet sibling love!





Me and jess! I'm looking rough after a long mommy day!


My boyfriend :)


And the week before Halloween, our church hosted their fall carnival! Last year, the boys dressed in costume, but we did regular clothes this year.... Smocked pumpkins :) We decided to make it a double date with our big boys!

Loves those little hams.


Hudson Lindley is not afraid of dogs at all... Kind of to a fault.


These boys absolutely love eachother.





Big difference from last year to this year!


Happy Halloween!


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Sissy turns one!

Lillian Tate turned ONE year old on October 16th, 2014 at 9:17 am. What a year this has been!

Since I knew we'd only be in the new house for about 2 weeks when her birthday came, we planned her party for a few weeks after her birthday (this Sunday). But on her actual birth day, we had a fun day and cupcakes with family.

Last night as a infant.


Woke up as a ONE year old! And, of course, smiling!
Hudson loves blueberry muffins, so we always make them for his birthday... And Sissy got in on the transition.


And we had to sing happy birthday and wear her hat.





For lunch, Lillian ate her first chickfila nuggets and fries! And loved them! We met our BFFs Kate and Owen.





That night, my family came over. (Let's be honest, they walked the 50 yards from their house) Lillian had her first sweets... A pink cupcake! And she was excited!





That's a happy, sugary girl!





Lillian Lindley, you are 1/2 the love of our lives (other half is brother)! You're sweet demeanor and smiling nature always puts us in the best mood. You love all things pink and smocked, and this makes your mommy happy. You are the perfect combination of sassy and sweet. We couldn't love you more! Happy first birthday, my angel baby!

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Lillian at ELEVEN and TWELVE months

So seriously, I have a ONE year old. Lillian turned one on October 16th, 2014. And she is the sweetest thing.

I have kind of been slacking on the month thing. I think I missed eleven months, so I'm going to make up for it now. Lillian's birthday party is this weekend (two weeks after her actual birthday). We just needed time to get the house set up...and it's still not fully done, but it is done enough to host a party. A pink party, at that!

 



Things about Lillian at ELEVEN and TWELVE months:

- Fully on whole milk. And loving her life because of it. In the last few weeks, we started making the sippy cup transition and that is going great, too! She still gets a bottle before bedtime but that's it. Milk with all three meals.

- Eating like a hawse. She eats mostly what I fix for dinner....mostly. But sometimes I have to hide the veggies in cheese. But still much easier than chicken-nuggets-Hudson. Sissy LOVES a carb. That apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Doesn't love green beans.

- Wearing 12 months mostly. The fall 12 month dresses are so long and she trips over them, but she is wearing them! Because they match her brother.

- Sleeping about 12 hours at night 7:00 pm-7:00 am. She takes some milk and goes back down for a bit. Napping two times a day. Short nap in the am and longer one with brother in the afternoon.

- WALKING everywhere. She started walking on September 3rd and has been full speed ahead ever since. She is in that full on toddler stage now: get into every.single.thing. And I have to re-direct her about 20 times per day. If its too quiet in the house, things are about to go horribly wrong. Last week, she straight up ate dog food.

- Loves board books, Mickey/Minnie mouse, messing with Hudson, running around and causing total destruction. For her birthday, she got a baby doll. Showing some interest in it, but still not that interested. Sissy loves her pap-pap, but she only gets it at night and naps. But sometimes, she sneaks in her room and grabs them. And thinks its the funniest thing!

- She is a hilarious child. Always smiling and has the cutest little laugh! And when she gets tickled, I about melt!

- Sometimes around 5 pm, she gets fussy, but you feed her and she's fine.

- Love her so much! People ask me if I'm sad she's turning one. And I am, but this stage she's in is so much fun! And each stage keeps getting better and better! And she is so smart! She can follow some simple commands like "give this to your brother" or "go put your pap in your bed" Love that Sissy with all my heart!

 

And pictures of Lillian at ELEVEN and TWELVE months

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Girls weekend

The first weekend I October, my favorite phi mu ladies headed down to the coast for a relaxing weekend at the Beau Rivage. This was my first time at the Beau and it was a great time!
With the big move just a few days before the weekend, this mommy needed a getaway! And it was wonderful to be with my besties. Like I literally felt refreshed after the weekend.
Me and Linds were the first to arrive. So we checked out the scenes. Lots of people watching...even at a "nice" casino!


Friday night, most of the girls at at one of the Italian restaurants at the place, but me and Lindsey hit up the buffet. That thing was HUGE and just what I wanted! This weekend was about food, friends and relaxation.


Champagne brunch at Brittany's house watching the State game game. We won!


Love these ladies so so much! And we love an opportunity for a photo session.


We've been doing this laugh picture since bid day 2002. And yes, we are old.


That afternoon, we headed to the spa for massages. The Beau spa is so nice and we spent almost an hour after just relaxing in the hot tub area.





My roommates for the weekend!


Love my Crisp so much!!


Saturday night, we headed to Ocean Springs for dinner at this really nice Greek restaurant that started with a P. Can't remember the name but it was amazing!! We spent hours just sitting around and talking.


Love these ladies.


We've all known eachother for 12 years now and time is even sweeter with these friends. We can go months without seeing eachother and just pick right back up. This weekend was wonderful for my soul!
Love my DL besties!

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