Sweet, Sweet Caroline

July 31, 2013 

The sweetest, most precious girl lives across the street from us.  Her name is Caroline McShea.  She is 6.  She always wears a big bow in her hair.  Hudson,  you like her so much.  You all play well together too.  She is a tom boy though she doesn't look like it.  She is really good at sports, especially golf.  She's also super laid back and easy to get along with.  We just love her!

She is holding abey blade.  You all always have bey blade battles.  She introduced them to you.

Henry the Pilot!

July 27, 2013 

We were on the way home from Colorado to NY.  We were on the second leg of the trip.  Daddy carried you up front because you wouldn't stop moving and the pilots said hello and let you sit with them and take a pic- so fun!  Pilot Henry!

I love you sweet boy.  Ps you do not stop moving on a plane.  Not easy to contain you in a seat!

Created Butte, CO - A Look Back...

 

Hudson (2)

Hudson (1)

Our precious baby boy!  I see JH's face in yours.  

We love you!

Dino Safari at The Bronx Zoo

July 30, 2013

We went to the Bronx zoo today and there was a special dinosaur exhibit. It was fun!  The lines were long,  but we made it. Hudson, you were super cute with your friends.  You still love dinosaurs!  Still!!  how many years is it now?   are you going to be a paleontologist?

Hudson you are very into animals and want to look in every glass window at the zoo.  We went to the Tiger exhibit and found out there were only 5000 wild tigers left in the world.  I explained to you what a poacher was and you got a very mad, and said "If I see one kill a tiger,  I'm going to kick their butt!"  You do not like to hear or see animals getting hurt.  You told us in Colorado that if you saw a bear you wanted a tranquilizer gun so that you could shoot him and he would be ok-  he would just sleep while you got away.  You have a beautiful and intelligent heart my love.

Nick (5) & Hudson (5) - both went to preschool together at First Church in OG

John Henry is Walking !!!

July 10, 2013

Henry, you are such a big boy!  You have been taking steps for weeks, but you finally took off in the Dallas airport on the way to Colorado. Its very apropos for you to walk in the city where you were made.

 You were so proud of yourself!  It was the cutest!  We were so proud of you too!  We all were clapping.  The people around us were getting such a kick out of it because you were so proud and so were we. 

Happy First Birthday John Henry!

July 25, 2013

It's a Colorado birthday for our baby! Oh sweet, precious John Henry, I can't believe you are already 1.  It's bittersweet.  It seems like the year flew by.  I remember bringing  you home from the hospital.  So tiny.  I use to sit you in your swinging chair in the TV room . You couldn't move and you would sit next to Hudson while he watched TV.  He wanted you as close as he could get you.  I remember when you first started crawling.  You did the one legged shuffle for the entirety of your crawling days.  It was the most precious move. I remember taking you to the beach when you couldn't move and you just slept the whole time.  Hudson has said "I don't want JH to get older.  He's so cute Mamma!  I want him to stay little.  And such is life.  The first year such a sweet but short period.  I can relate to what Hudson said.  You want your babies to grow but you want them to stay your babies and you all will always be my babies...

You are a funny little guy John Henry.  

Queens Zoo

July 12, 2013

One of Mamma's adventures.  Just searching online and decided we were going to the zoo in Queens.  There are rides at the beginning and one of the attendees told us JH would be fine for one ride.  We got on and it was so fast-  we were on this cart and we were flying around and around.  Hudson and I were laughing so hard, and tough JH,  He didn't cry or anything, but he wanted out by the end !!  I kept saying "That lady was crazy!  This isn't for an 11 month old!"

Fun day with my boys!  xxoo Mamma

4th of July with Great Friends!

July 4th 2013

Went to Greenwich Country Club with Nick, Whit, Wrigs and Bashie.  Had such a great time with great friends!!   Fireworks were awesome.  You loved them, Hudson.  JH, was scared at first- like really scared - he jumped in my arms crying,  poor baby- and then he was ok after awhile

Happy birthday America!!!

Hudson and Wrigs (Both 5)

JH (11 mos) and Hudson (5)

Dada, Hudson, JH, Wrigs, Nick, Bashie, Mamma