A crazy week!

First of all...is it already another month for Hudson? Yes, he is 11 months old!! He is starting to get another tooth, on the top this time. We're trying to encourage him to use a sippy cup more often, but he still loves his bottles. He will push anything that moves around the house, but has no interest in walking with anyone's help (or by himself)! I can tell he's going to be very independent. He also prefers food that he can eat himself, although he doesn't like to do much chewing. He loves his swing in the backyard, and playing with his dogs (see slideshow for a tribute to Hudson and Bristo). His hair is starting to form a little curl in the back, but still not much on top. He talks a lot, but the only thing we can pick out is the occasional "dada."

We are so glad to be home again and starting a "normal" week. Chick-fil-A hosted their annual Operator Seminar (the corporate office hosts the owner/operators for a week of info, inspiration, and fun). This year, it was in Washington, D.C. Tony went several days early (as usual)to setup all the technology related logistics for the conference. While he was gone, Raegan got sick with fever of 105, which is very high for anyone, but especially her. I took her to the doctor and it was a "severe ear infection," but thankfully no flu or strep throat. She recovered very quickly and was running around the house later that evening. Nana (Tony's mom) came on Saturday and I flew out to meet Tony. We were there from Sat - Friday, which was a LONG time to be away from our kids! We missed them so much, but our parents did an awesome job of taking care of them at house while we were gone. Mimi and Granddad (my parents) took over on Tuesday, with Lesley coming for part of the day. So Raegan and Hudson had lots of wonderful caregivers in a week and seemed to handle it all just fine! They even visited with Drew and Tyler (next door) while my Granddad went to pick up Mimi from work. We thank God over and over for all of our family and friends!

After Tony being gone for 10 days and me for 7, we are certainly glad to be home with our kids. Tony has a lot of catching up to do at work, and I start tennis lessons. We hope you all have a great week!