Sitting Up

Finley was so proud of herself the other day. She figured out how to sit up by herself. She sat up on Christmas Eve and now thats all she wants to do. She is so happy to see everything going on around her now.

New Stroller

The girl toys begin!!! Grandma Sharon and Grandpa Rob got Finley a stroller for Christmas. Of course she loves sitting in front of it playing with it. Soon enough she will be using it as a walker. Scary thought!

Christmas Morning

Of course this morning was the one morning that Hudson decided to sleep in. We had to wake him up at 7:30. He was very excited to see everything that Santa left. My parents and brother came down for the weekend. Irene and Nana came over to open presents and have breakfast. We had a fun time. Finley had a great time sitting in the basket playing with her new toys!

Christmas Morning Part 2

Finley's First Christmas

Finley had a great first Christmas. She was happy with playing in the box. We had a very nice relaxing day. Hudson did not want to get dressed in his Christmas outfit but Finley did!! She looked so cute in her little dress. Thankfully it was warm so she didn't have to wear any tights.

Finley's First Food

Today was the day that Finley started solids. She is growing up too quickly. She wasn't so sure about the solids. I remember Hudson being the same way. Their tongue doesn't know what to do with it. She will get it though.

Finleys New Chew Toy

Finley realized tonight in the bath that she can get her feet in her mouth. She was so proud of herself and eventually tried getting both of them in her mouth at once. I guess she can't lose them!!

Tree Decorating

After we finished outside we headed inside to decorate our tree. Hudson wanted to help with the lights and put the ornaments on the tree. For some reason Hudson does not like crabs. We put a crab ornament on the tree and he didn't go anywhere near it. Now he says the crab is his friend and he kisses the crab. He also decided that he wanted to play with all the ornaments as they were going onto the tree. We had a great time decorating with the fire going and drinking our hot apple cider.

Christmas Lights

This afternoon we decided to hang the Chrismtas lights on the house. Hudson was so excited and wanted to help. All he wanted to do was play on the ladder. Finley sat in her chair and watched everything. Thanks Daddy for making our house look pretty!!!

Christmas Tree

This afternoon we decided to go get our Christmas tree. This year Irene and Nana came with us. It actually turned out to be a quick trip because we found the tree right away. Hudson had fun running through all the trees once he got over his shyness. Story on this tree to follow :)

Making Tamales

Today was a big day. We started around 9:30 am making tamales. This year it was just us and Nana. We made chicken, pork and bean ones for Hudson. It was a lot of fun learning how to make them. They do take forever though. I think the last batch came out at around 9pm. The kids sat at the dining table watching while we spread the massa onto the corn husks. Hudson got a little bored watching :)

Back to Being a Baby

This morning I found Hudson watching his show sitting in Finley's seat. He was so proud of himself. Too bad he got stuck!!

Hudson's New Horse

For Thanksgiving, the stables where my parents live had bouncy horse races for the kids. We went down to go watch but Hudson did not want to participate. They ended up giving Hudson the bouncy horse anyways. Now we can't keep him off it. He thinks it is so much fun bouncing around the house. He has races!

Finley's New Seats

This morning we brought out the Bumbo and the activity center for Finley to play in. She loved them both. When I put her in the Bumbo, Hudson asked if he could sit next to her so I could take pictures of them. He is so cute with her. He always wants to be near her.

Happy Birthday Nana!!

Today is Nana's birthday. We were still up in Carmel so we weren't able to spend the day with her. Hudson was excited to call her and sing her Happy Birthday though. We hoped that she had a great day and looked forward to seeing her when we got back!!! Hudson gave a sad look to the camera when he found out he wasn't going to be able to give Nana a hug and kiss for her birthday ;)

Fire Truck

While we were having dinner the fireman came into the restaurant to eat. Of course Grandpa Matt knows them all so he asked if Hudson could go sit in the fire truck. He was so excited but nervous at the same time. Once he got in the truck he would not let go of Grandpa Matt. It is funny to see how shy and cautious he is in some circumstances.

Dinner

We all went to dinner with all of my Aunts, Uncles, Cousins and Grandparents from my Dads side tonight. It was great to see everyone. It was the first time that everyone got to meet Finley. We wish we live closer to see everyone more often!!!