It's our 7 yr. Wedding Anniversary!

Yep, we've been married 7 years today. I think it's been a great 7 years, and it's hard to believe how much has happened since our wedding day: lots of fun trips, two kids, two dogs, a house, a minivan...and I'm turning 30 this year! I'm proud of our little family and blessed to be married to Tony. I scanned in a wedding photo...you can tell that we got married just ahead of the digital photo craze.

We spent a relaxing weekend at the lake with Tony's parents. We went out to a new restaurant on the lake called Christopher, and Tony's parents watched Hudson and Raegan. It was really nice to have a quiet dinner together!

The weather was perfect and the water levels are up, but it was too cold for swimming. Tony and I took the boat out alone b/c Raegan was scared to ride in it! We are really hoping that she will warm up to it by our next visit. She went for several rides last year, but I think she has gained some fear along with everything else she has learned in year 2 of her life.

Granny was at the lake, too and she just celebrated her 87th birthday! Happy Birthday Granny!

You can tell spring is really here - a duck laid her eggs in one of Shirley's planters. She's been sitting on them for over a month now, so they should hatch any day. We had to put up a barrier to keep the dogs away from the eggs. It was neat to see the nest and all the down up close. I'm thinking...new pillow?



On Friday before we left for the lake, my Dad came over to hang out with us on his day off. We tried to get Raegan to go for a ride in his convertible, but again, the fear kicked in. I think if I could have gone with her she would have liked it, so we'll have to try that next time. She had fun watching the new Elmo video that Granddad brought for her, though.

I'll end this post with a funny-looking picture of Raegan and Hudson taken earlier this week at home.

Hudson - 1 month old

Yesterday Hudson turned 1 month old. I can't believe a month has already gone by! He was really calm the first couple weeks and the past two he has been a little more fussy. We think we have it figured out and we're looking forward to learning him better.

Raegan is still liking him and she seems to be adjusting well. She has become a lot more independent if anything.

Hannah & I are doing well too!

These are the beginning of our monthly pictures of Hudson. Over this year, we can see how much he grows next to his little bear.





This is just a couple shots of Raegan & Hudson lying on our bed. They seemed sweet together.




Another big thing that happened this past week is that we bought a van! I've always liked vans. Hannah has always not liked them. She admitted by the end of the weekend that she likes our van. And I love it! See below (Hannah is so happy behind the wheel!).

We decided we needed a van since 2 kids and 2 dogs and all that come along with that make for a crowded vehicle. And I needed a justification to get a van. Isn't my ride sweet?!



Raegan likes all the room and likes watching Elmo on the way home from school (on the DVD system)...




This is a cute picture of Raegan standing in front of my Mazda after school. (I was clearing some pictures from my Blackberry)



On Saturday morning, we went to a party in the park celebrating Ashlyn and Hannah Leary's B'days. Raegan enjoyed pizza & playing on the playground. We enjoyed visiting with friends.

Then on Saturday afternoon, we went to a 30yr B'day party for Chris Waddell. There were so many kids, it almost seemed like a kid's party. Raegan had more pizza...



On Sunday Hannah spent most of the day with Raegan and I spent most with Hudson. Hannah took Raegan to church and in the afternoon they went to a dinner with Mimi, Aunt Jennifer and some other girls. Hudson and I just hung out at home all day. I think all had fun.

That's it for now. Have a good week!

Happy Easter!! & Happy B'Day Raegan!!

Happy Easter! This weekend was Easter and Raegan also turned 2 years old!

For Raegan's B'day, we had a little family gathering at our house. Raegan enjoyed it! She (& we) appreciate all of the love from our family!

Later in the afternoon, after the family left, Drew brought Raegan a B'day gift too. So Raegan got to see a lot of her favorite people all on her B'day!

This is a slideshow of Raegan's Birthday Day.


Hudson was really not a happy camper Saturday night. I'm glad he was good for Raegan's Birthday. Mostly after Raegan went to bed, Hudson just didn't seem himself. We decided he had a stomach ache.

Anyway, today (Sunday) he seemed much better. We didn't make it to church this morning. We still appreciate today as Jesus' resurrection. But we just couldn't get it together for church. We still had a fun day. We dyed Easter eggs and played outside some.

Here are some shots from today.


During the week, we went over and met Tyler. He is Drew's brother and was born less than 3 weeks after Hudson. Here are some shots of them together... (can you tell which on is Hudson?... new borns look pretty similar!) You can tell how much a newborn grows in 3 weeks time. It's pretty crazy!

Raegan & Drew coloring while their brothers meet each other...

Have a good week!

3 Weeks In...

Hi all,

Hudson was born 3 weeks ago. And we're all still surviving! He is becoming more alert and though I would say he is still easier than Raegan was, he is not always content. He has moments of being frustrated even though all the basic needs are met. But we're still figuring each other out.

Hannah is doing well. She says the hardest thing right now is the nursing. Hudson still isn't great at that. But he takes a bottle well. Hannah has taken him out for a walk or to the a store a couple of times now.

Lately I've been too lazy to really sort through our pictures so I just narrow them down a little and throw them into a slideshow. So... here is my first slideshow. Just a few random pictures of Hudson (& Raegan).



This past weekend, our neighborhood had its annual Spring Fling. Here are some shots of that. They had little games, sack race, food & of course a little Easter Egg hunt for the kids.



After the Spring Fling, Hannah took Raegan to a party at one of our friend's house. I stayed home with Hudson (since we figured we shouldn't over-do having Hudson in crowds yet). At the party, Raegan got to do another Easter Egg hunt, ate good cake and loved their swing...

Last night, we hosted our small group to our house for a social night. It was good to see everyone and some brought their kids too. Hudson slept the whole time and I think Raegan enjoyed herself. Here are just a few candid shots I took.

In previous posts we mentioned 3 girls in our neighborhood who had children around the same time we had Raegan and they were all due around the same time we were due with Hudson... well all of them have had their 2nd babies now. So welcome Tyler, Alley & Larson! All within 3 weeks of Hudson!!

This Saturday Raegan turns 2 years old!! We're having a family B'day party for her. Raegan is really excited... at every party (or crowd of people) she has been around lately, she asks us "Raegan's Birthday??". Well her Birthday will finally be here on Saturday!

Lastly, this is just a random picture of what Raegan had on her head one day when I picked her up from daycare. Silly girl! We didn't send her in with that head piece... but all of a sudden I was craving Maple Syrup and pancakes.

Have a good week!

The dust is settling...

Hi all,

Well the dust is settling and we're getting more used to having 2 kids! Hudson is doing well. He still sleeps a lot and doesn't nurse real well. But he's a pretty content baby. In his first week, he was only waking once during the night. But now he is waking more & since I've started back to work, Hannah is pulling the night duty. She is doing really well handling everything! She said she doesn't even feel like she is lacking sleep... though at the end of the day she is tired. Hannah has already pushed Hudson around the neighborhood in the stroller & gone grocery shopping (with Raegan, Hannah's recovery was much slower).

Hannah took Hudson to the doctor this morning because his left eye kept having some goop in it. Also, his breathing still sounds kind of weezy. And he threw-up a good bit the other night.

The Pediatrician said he has a blocked tear duct that is causing the goop. It should go away and we can help by massaging the tear duct. (it seems to have already resolved itself). Also... his breathing sound is a little acid reflux. Raegan had that too. If it gets worse, they'll prescribe something for it.

Otherwise, his health is good and Hudson seems to be a little more alert than he was a week ago. He weighed in at 9lb 4oz. So he is gaining weight really well!

Here is a picture of Hannah with Hudson.


OK... just kidding that is actually not Hudson. That is our friend Barbara's son, Luke, who came over to meet Hudson. Luke is about 7 months old (I think).

Here is a slideshow of some pictures of Hudson and some of the many friends who have come by to see Hudson. We have had so many people bring us food and they're still coming! We are surrounded by awesome people! And I'm getting fat!



Many have asked how Raegan is handling being a big sister. We think she is doing great. She loves him and doesn't seem to mind sharing him with us. She has her 2 year old moments but we don't think it has anything to do with Hudson. This slideshow will show you just how cool Raegan is right now (at least the 1st few pictures show that).




Some people have asked how Hudson's room turned out. We didn't do anything fancy... but here are some pictures of his room.




One last picture to share and truthfully Hannah probably wishes I wouldn't post this. But Raegan had school pictures done a couple weeks ago. I knew Raegan wasn't really happy with having her picture taken that day but I was still hopeful we had a good shot. When they were giving out the pictures at the daycare, I was standing with a couple of my friends who also have kids there. Their pictures looked perfect. Then I opened-up Raegan's picture and it broke my heart - she is on the verge of crying in the picture. But it's the kind of picture you still like to look at because it moves your heart. (Raegan really is a happy kid despite the picture below).

Below is her classroom picture. You can see she still wasn't thrilled - she's sucking her thumb!

Hopefully we can share some more pictures of Hudson soon!