And Then There Were Two....

For my 30th birthday I got lots of really great gifts, but nothing can beat the gift that Hudson gave me.....his first 2 teeth. Not just one, but his two bottom front teeth came in. We have been waiting and waiting, and knowing that the teeth were somewhere in the distant future. We have had signs for awhile now, but no physical sign of teeth until my birthday. Jeremy did a good job at capturing them with the camera.

Hudson is also about to crawl. He gets on all fours and rocks back and forth. He scoots forward but still has not mastered putting his arms and legs together and actually crawling.

Hudson's attempt at crawling

It is truly amazing how fast Hudson is growing and changing. He will be walking and talking before we know it. At this point he definitely says "Da Da," and knows who his "Da Da" is. Nothing seems to light up Hudson's face more than his father. I am so blessed to have Jeremy as such an active part in Hudson's life. I couldn't do it without him that is for sure!!!

Happy Birthday Nana!!!!!!!

We wanted to wish Nana a Happy 60th Birthday!!!!! We are so blessed to have you so close and so much a part of Hudson's life. We thank you for all that you do for us and hope that you have an amazing birthday. We had a great weekend with you and Papa and can't wait until we see you again.

We love You!!!!

Love, Emily, Jeremy, and Hudson

The Pumpkin Patch

I have been VERY slack with the blog lately, but life has been crazy around the Stansell household. This past month has been filled with so many things that is seems nearly impossible to find sometime to sit down at the computer and blog.

My brother Jamie got married on October 11, 2008, and I will have to wait to post pictures since I took all of the pictures with my moms camera, and she is in St. Simons. Hopefully sometime this weekend I can get those and show off how amazing their wedding was, and what a great week we had.

When we got back, I turned 30, and Jeremy, Hudson, and I spent the morning of my birthday at the pumpkin patch. Hudson wasn't so interested at smiling for the camera as he was with playing in the grass or with the straw. We still managed to get a few good shots and have a great time.

Hudson playing with the scarecrows feet

Hudson and I trying to find a good pumpkin

Our last attempt to get Hudson to smile for the camera

When we got home, Jeremy decided to show Hudson how to carve a pumpkin. Hudson was more interested in playing with the tools to carve the pumpkin than carving the pumpkin itself.

Daddy hard at work

The finished product

We even put lights in the pumpkin that are battery powered that we turn on every night. It looks pretty spooky from the street and Hudson loves to look at the pumpkin at night. Our first trip to the pumpkin patch turned out to be a big success except for the fact that Hudson was not interested in smiling for any of the pictures. Maybe we'll do better on Halloween.....