Happy Birthday Karys!

We celebrated Karys's 5th Birthday on August 27th. After having her favorite dinner from Mama Fu's we had pink & purple cupcakes and lots of girly presents. Garrett got the Star Wars Clone light saber as his gift. I'm not sure who liked it more, Jon or Garrett.

Since Karys's b/day fell on a school day, I took cookies to her class and they sang to her. How cool is it to be the 1sts kid in the class to get to celebrate your b/day and have cookies!?

Hudson is starting to move!

I am so excited (& scared) to report that Hudson tried crawling for the 1st time today! I have been working with him for months and he has been very opposed to being on his tummy & knees. Nonetheless, I still try and today when I tried, he moved his little arms and knees. Though he was wobbly and slow, he did it. So, we promptly went baby gate shopping. Buying gates is a bit different this go around. I need some that G & K can open easily and that our aging cats can jump over or squeeze through. I am keeping the camera close so that I can get a little video of him doing it. When I get it, I'll post it.

1st Day of Kindergarten & 2nd Grade

Karys started Kindergarten and Garrett started 2nd Grade this morning!!! We have a brand new school to attend this year - Patsy Sommers Elementary. For the most part, it went smoothly. None of us cried and the kids went happily to their classes. Our teachers & staff are fantastic so I know they will both have a great day.

Karys's 5th Birthday Party

We had Karys's 5th B/day party at Pump It Up last week (though her actual b/day isn't till 8/27). The kids spent an hour or so jumping and sliding. She had a great time with her friends.

Hudson is 11 months old!!

Hudson hit the 11 month mark this weekend! He still can't crawl, but scoots a little on his butt. He LOVES to stand and play. We are thinking he might skip crawling and got straight to walking (though I know it will be many months down the road.) I went to the bathroom the other day and left him playing by the coffee table. When I walked back in the room a few minutes later, he was standing up & leaning on the coffee table. Totally shocked me.

Hudson can now wave 'Hi' and 'Bye' and saying something that resembles the words. If you ask him what a lion says, he growls. He can also make a good monkey sound.

Here are a couple recent photos of the little dude.

Garrett & Robo Monkey

Jon took Garrett to see Star Wars: The Clone War this past weekend. Ever since he got home from the movie, he has been combining his robot world with Star Wars. Here is a picture of The Incredible Garrett & his favorite monkey - aka Robo Monkey. Gotta love his imagination.

Galveston 2008

We took a little vacation to Galveston at the end of July. We spent 3 days there with my sorority sister and very good friend, Missy. She has 2 daughters - Mia is the same age as Karys and Payton is the same age as Hudson. We had a great time visiting and watching our kids play together.

Here is a picture of Karys, Hudson, Garrett & Mia in the beach house.