Baseball

This past Friday, we had a family date night!! Tim has been working so hard with work and school, so we take advantage of any time that we get to spend together!!

Our date night started by eating at Baja Fresh, one of our favorites! It was dark when we left.....welcome fall!! It starts getting dark sooner out here too because of the mountains. With it being dark and not being able to go to the park, we went to Wal-Mart. I needed to get some groceries and I wanted to start looking for ideas for Hudsen's Birthday and Christmas! Tim decided to take Hudsen down the baseball aisle and this is how we ended up! Hudsen picked out everything, starting with the batting helmet. He then picked a bat and ball. Tim put the glove in the basket but he wanted it out........."You don't need a glove when you are batting Dad, come on really!" I think that is what he was saying to us anyway! He then wore the helmet through Wal-Mart. He did not want to take it off and he looked so cute! We finally got it off without any crying but we decided to go ahead and buy it and put it up for his birthday! What a fun surprise for him!! Baseball in his DNA........what do you think?

In other fun news..........Hudsen is going to be a BIG BROTHER!!! We are expecting Watts baby #2! I am 16 weeks and due March 5th! We get to find out what we are having in about 2 1/2 weeks! We are very excited and I will keep you posted once we know if Hudsen is having a Little Sister or Brother!!! Pictures of the new baby, named Widget by my big sister Amy, to come!

THE ZOO

I LOVE Family Vacation!!! This year we decided to take Hudsen to The San Diego Zoo! We normally do a baseball game weekend but I didn't know if Hudsen would sit through a 3 hour game. Tim and I love this Zoo, it is very special to us and we wanted to share it with Hudsen. We also wanted to escape the heat of Las Vegas for a couple of days! Escape we did, we went from 106 degrees in Vegas to 68 degrees in San Diego! It was wonderful. We stayed on Mission Bay and had a beautiful view of the bay from our room. One regret is that we didn't go swimming in the pool but it was a little too cool! We saw so many cool animals and had so much fun! We just love being together!

Our room the night we got there. Hudsen was so excited and had to check everything out. He did not go to bed until 1:30am but slept the whole night. He woke up and was so excited to be in the same place with all the cool things he found the night before.



Our view from the balcony. For once we actually got a room with a good view! We also overlooked the pool. They had 3 waterslides at the pool, so it was fun to see all the kids going down!



Here are some of the animals we saw!

Reading the Zoo map, helping us find our way!

Nap Time!

The Zoo was definitely a hit. Hudsen had so much fun, as did Tim and I!!

We can't go to San Diego without going to Coronado Island. This is another special place for Tim and me and again we wanted to share it with Hudsen!

My favorite picture of the day!

Hudsen loved the beach and we had so much fun playing with him!! We had a wonderful Family Vacation this year and can't wait for next year!!!

Father's Day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!!!

Today is the day that we celebrate all the wonderful men that are also called Father, Dad or Daddy!! I am blessed to be surrounded by wonderful Dads!! Hudsen and I are so lucky to have Tim! We are so thankful for all that he does for our family and he is such a wonderful example for Hudsen!

This one just melts my heart!! Hudsen loves his dad so much!!






They always have so much fun playing!!






18 Months!
Hudsen is now 18 months!!! He went to the dr. last week and weighed 27 lbs. and was 35 inches!
He continues to grow and learn each day!! He truly is our pride and joy!!

He loves his kitties, Chandler and Emma!!!

He has started to really enjoy his rocking horse!!!

He loves to put on his Dad's caps!!

SUMMER......

Is here and in FULL force!! It has been really hot here the last week. So what do you do when it gets hot......you get in the pool. Hudsen loves the pool! He got in a big pool for the first time a few weeks ago and likes it-as long as I can hold him!! He loves to kick and splash. We got him a new pool this summer fully equipped with a whale slide and dolphin sprayer. He really enjoys playing in the water....which is a good thing because he will have 3 months of it!!

He loves his ball and bat!

Getting ready for the big pool at Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle G's house!

Memorial Day!

On Memorial Day, Tim played golf and Hudsen and I went to see "How to Train Your Dragon" The movie was so good!! Then we came home and Hudsen played outside in the water. We cooked hamburgers and hot dogs and watched some baseball!!

Hudsen loves to get on his toys that he can ride and say "bye!" It really is the cutest thing!





At the Park:

Hudsen loves the park.....he really just loves being outside.

Update:

Favorite foods: mac-n-cheese, waffles, pancakes, bread, cheese, yogurt, pudding

Favorite toys: all toys but especially his t-ball set, ball and bat, push/ride toys

Favorite place to be: Outside-he loves to go for walks and just look around and he really enjoys watching his daddy play softball!!

Best bud: His Blanket-it still goes everywhere

He loves his kitties and playing with other kids!!

Words: mom, dad, kitty, ball, on, off, bye, please, tank (thanks), eye, no, no way, hey

He loves the movies. I took him to see Shrek 4 and How to Train Your Dragon! Shrek 4 was his first time in the theater and he loved it.

We go to the doctor next week, so I will update weight and height then but I can report that we have TWO more teeth. This brings our total to THREE!!!!!! He has his upper incisors (front teeth) and one lower incisor!! I can't believe that he will be 18 months next week!!!