Papa’s Cabin

We went away for a night at “Papa’s cabin” aka family camp.

He begged and begged to go to the Splash Pad and we finally got settled in and dressed to go. He was SO excited!

He slept with mommy and Donald. I think we slept from 11pm-6:30am.

We played in the fire pit because camp is all about getting dirty right?!

And he had to wait ALL morning for the train. It was a long time until 10:30. He sat so patiently on the bench once we got our tickets.

The train ride is ever so long at one whole lap around the camp, but it made this little guy HAPPY!

We had lunch and sherbet at the local restaurant in town.

We did some more swimming while the boys fished, then Papa taught Hud (or tried to) to play golf.

Notice that swing.

Now notice that he is carrying the ball down. And then taking it out of the hole. There is a hit in there somewhere but it didn’t get photographed!

And needless to say by the time we hit the highway this little guy was OUT!

Lufkin

A couple of weeks ago we headed to Texas for a wedding. My dad and Meghan’s stepdad are “adopted” brothers. We have always said that his kids are our cousins although there is absolutely no relation whatsoever.

They have the cutest little downtown area. This movie theater was under construction, but it was really neat!

We also visited the local coffee shop with this neat wall! They had the best berry smoothie EVER and Hud carried it around saying “I drink coffee.”

He picked out this guitar while we were working on a wedding project at Hobby Lobby. He did LOTS of singing and playing for us!

We happened upon a Five Guys for lunch! It is one of our very favorite burger places. Hud loves the peanuts the most!

Dad performed the ceremony. He also performed the ceremony when Meghan’s mom and stepdad got married so it was kind of cool that he could do it! Notice the ceilings in the picture. It’s a really neat place they have remodeled for events.

Abby and I with that handsome man!

This is the wedding project we worked on at Hobby Lobby! Erin did the writing! If you need tips on writing on chalkboards you have to read THIS!

I absolutely LOVED this wedding detail-a bouquet with all different brooches in the center of the flowers.

These ladies are our “cousins.” And this is a really terribly lit picture!

My sisters!

Hud loved the cake!

And he was completely worn out after the wedding! He slept in bed with mommy. This never happens because he tosses, turns and talks so much that 5 minutes later he is in his own bed. But he slept great and played guitar for us on the way home!

26 Weeks

How Far Along: 26 Weeks

Size of baby: the length of an English cucumber

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +15lbs

Maternity Clothes: wearing a good combination of regular and maternity.

Gender: It’s a Boy! {Hayden Greer}

Movement: Yes! You can even see my belly move now!

Sleep: Just having wild dreams and staying up too late at night. Hoping I can get back into the school routine soon!

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: FOOD and water! I feel like a hungry hungry hippo! Some of my favorites right now are plain Lay’s chips and cereal!

Symptoms: crazy dreams, headaches and a big belly ;) I’m also having a very weird nauseous feeling when I go to bed at night, but it’s only been the last couple of days.

Best Moment this week: Still watching my belly move and grow! I think he’s gone through a growth spurt because I feel like my belly had doubled almost overnight! And getting his bedding designed finalized. I’m so excited about how it’s all coming together!

Last Week

Sitting here with my late night bowl of cereal and thought I should update about what we’ve been doing. {Don’t act surprised, I know you’ve noticed my belly is growing :)}

Anyway, here is a little of what we’ve been up to:

Hud got a haircut!

We met up with our buddies at the cutest little water park and Hudson had a blast! He even ventured out and swam with floaties and tried a fast slide into the big pool!

Hud is exploring the idea of wearing Thomas undies, but he’s still not interested in the potty. He hasn’t figured out that you can’t have one without the other. Tonight he wet his undies and said “Thomas is sad.” ha!

I’ve had a few get togethers with my favorite teachers {yes already!} and we are getting prepared for the August Rush!

And I’m quickly realizing that all of my summer goals need to be complete, like yesterday! So we’ve been doing lots of projects around here-painting, sewing, mod podging {not a real word}, etc. But Hayden’s room is coming together nicely and we’ve taken care of several other house projects too! All of that to come in another post, can’t wait to share that!

Okay it’s another busy week of school to do’s and a trip out of town. Better get to it! Have a great week ya’ll!

24 Weeks

How Far Along: 24 Weeks

Size of baby: the length of an ear of corn

Total Weight Gain/Loss: +11lbs {haven’t checked lately}

Maternity Clothes: wearing a good combination of regular and maternity.

Gender: It’s a Boy! {Hayden Greer}

Movement: Yes! You can even see my belly move now!

Sleep: Just having wild dreams and staying up too late at night. Hoping I can get back into the school routine soon!

What I miss: Sleeping on my stomach.

Cravings: FOOD and water! I feel like a hungry hungry hippo!

Symptoms: crazy dreams and a big belly ;)

Best Moment this week: Watching my belly move around while Hayden plays inside of me! Also making lots of progress in his room!

Weekend Recap

Just a few pictures of some things we’ve been up to this weekend.

We went swimming with daddy and Hud did some cuddling and watched Thomas. I also made peach cobbler from our Porter peaches and it was SO yummy!

We spent today with family celebrating Aunt Cassie’s birthday! We sure do love her!

Hud also took his cousins to his favorite splash pad!

And they enjoyed it just as much as he did!

We’ve also been working on some projects for Hayden’s room! We are now beginning our last real week of freedom (and trying to get SO much done) before we have to get back into school mode. I’m trying to get my brain into all things Kindergarten. It’s a hard transition, I’m SO enjoying summer! I guess I better get ready, August is coming on fast! Where did summer go?

Porter Peaches

I’ve always heard about the peach capital of Oklahoma and they’re festival so this year we decided to check it out ourselves. It was definitely much more small and quaint than I expected, but we also went on a weeknight and most of the activities are this weekend.

Before heading to the festival we stopped at the orchard. Livesay is one of my favorites, we take our Kinders each year and it’s nothing short of AMAZING for them! In the fall we visit the pumpkin playland, pick our own pumpkins, and have a hayride. I can’t wait to take H this fall since I know he’s old enough to enjoy these events!

Because it’s not the right season we just visited the market for some fresh peaches and other produce. We ended up with green beans, potatoes, peach BBQ sauce(yum), and enough peaches to share with all of the 918 I’m sure!

We turned back to see Hudson eating a peach before we even left the parking lot.

It was definitely hot, but we kept cool in the misters. This is Hud’s reaction!

They have lots of carnival food and crafts to enjoy! We enjoyed a big lemonade and burgers!

And Hud and daddy enjoyed some Jupiter jumps and slides!

And right when we were ready to leave we spotted the…

train! And there was no escaping without a ride.

So we dug to the bottom of mommy’s purse for enough change for a ride. (did I mention we made it there and I had forgotten cash? Oops!)And somebody was excited!

He just couldn’t take his eyes off “Thomas” and didn’t stop talking about it either. I don’t think he could say "train” or “Thomas” one more time while we were there.

He was in train heaven and waited so patiently for our turn to ride.

He chose to ride the caboose! We had a nice “small town” time and Hud would definitely tell you that he had fun! And I’m most excited about our bucket full of Porter peaches! Better get to that cobbler!