a picture dump!

I realized the other day that we’ve gotten some fun pictures lately and I haven’t posted them. So this post is just a little picture dump and an update on what we’ve been up to.

Last Saturday, TC and his friends played golf out of town. So the wives hung out at our house for the afternoon. We had lunch and the babies got to play. My friend Emily’s little boy is just 7 weeks older than Hayes, so we’re pretty sure they’re going to grow up to be great friends! Before this picture was taken, they were looking at each other and smiling.

That same day, I took Hudson and Hayes to another little girl’s birthday party at The Little Gym. She’s the adorable one with the pigtails and the pink shirt. Her mommy is sitting right next to her and she’s pregnant with a little boy! We’re so excited for them and excited to have two kids around the same age.  Hudson had a great time at the party. We had to skip his nap before the party so he didn’t wake up cranky and he was pretty much running on fumes. He was absolutely slap-happy and just had a great time.

This sweet guy just smiles all the time. We love him so much! I know I sound crazy, but I’m determined for Hayes to wear all of the outfits in the closet for each size. I also want to take a picture of him in everything. I know someday I’ll be packing all of the itty bitty clothes away and I’ll hold the clothes and wish I could see how tiny they were in some of their little outfits. I love the little embroidered circus animals on this Magnolia Baby sleeper. And it’s so soft!

I attended a fun blogger meet up in Charlotte on Thursday night. It was so much fun! I had met two of the girls before and was excited about meeting everyone else whose blogs or tweets I read. We missed Ashley and Faith!

on the left: Melissa from The View From Five Two, me, Rachel from In No Simple Language, and HRo from Robud’s Musings

on the right: April from A.Liz Adventures, Lauren from Preppy Newlywed, Christina from Carolina Charm, and Katie from Snippets of Me… K.T. Louise

Hudson loves playing in his room. All of his toys are in there. Before we found out we were expecting Hayes, we turned that room into the playroom and moved all the toys in there and built shelves for his TV/DVD player, books, and toys. Then it had to become his bedroom. Sometimes we have a little bit of trouble getting him to settle down in his room, but for the most part, he recognizes that when lights are out, he’s supposed to be in bed and not playing with his toys.

I am so happy that he loves to play in there during the day. During Hayes’s morning nap, Hudson invites Boudreaux, Fiona, and me to come into his room to keep him company.

Hudson and Fiona totally have a love/hate relationship. They totally want to be around each other, but he screams when she licks him. She barks when he runs through the house. And he often chases her just to get her to run. But they also sit nicely together and she watches him play.

This guy is God’s gift to pet-lovers. He is so sweet with Hudson and Hayes. And for the most part, he and Fiona get along. Most of the time they just tolerate each other, but we know they miss each other when one is gone. Boudreaux loves to follow Hudson into his room and just lie down to watch him play.

We had another drama-free, successful morning of getting up, getting dressed, and getting out the door for church. We even had time to stop and take a couple of pictures. There are so few pictures of me with either of the kids, much less both of the kids, which is why I love having a professional photographer come to get pictures of us all together. Mommies are always behind the camera.

Hudson wasn’t really wanting to cooperate to have his picture taken and TC was teasing him and pouting about it, too. So of course, when I go to take the picture, Hudson puts on a happy face and I catch TC pouting.

We’re off to another birthday party this afternoon. I hope everyone has had a great weekend!