My Mom has been wanting a picture of all 5 grandkids for her Yellow Pages add…here are some of the ones we took.

Here is a picture of Hudson with my Big Bird from when I was a baby.

I have a picture of Ryan and Jamas like this that I wanted to post, but I can’t seem to find it. Here are Hudson and Silas.

Ryan and Torie were shooting his animals into the tub…they were laughing and having So much fun. I say it all the time…but I just love to see and hear my kids playing together.

When I was taking Hudson’s 3 month pictures with the monkey Ryan just HAD to have his picture taken too!

Riding the firetruck @ Grandmom and Grandad’s…

Torie loves reading to her brother.

I think I have posted all of the October photos that I wanted to share. October has been a wonderful month full of wonderful memories, wonderful family times, and wonderful weather. We are looking forward to fun times in November!

We met Misty, Jade and Mya up at the Fall Festival and spent the evening with them. The kids had a blast. Ryan had a fireman outfit but decided he really wanted to wear the Curious George costume from Ian (even though it was too small…as you can tell in the pictures!)

Torie: bride, Ryan: Curious George, Hudson: Monkey

Jade and Mya decorating their bags.

Ryan and Torie decorating bags.

We always go to my Grandparents house for the kiddos to get some treats! Here is my Grandpa with Katie sitting next to his scarecrow.

After visiting with my Grandparents for a while we took the kiddos home to bed.  They had a blast dressing up and spending time with friends.  After they were in bed Hudson and I headed over Misty’s Mom’s house to hang out and read all the notes I found from middle school and high school.  We laughed and laughed and laughed…..what a great way to end the day!

Happy Birthday sweet Hudson boy! Our little Hudson is such a sweet baby. He brings us SO much joy and fun. He loves to be held, only cries when he’s hungry or sleepy, sleeps much better when being held, laughs out loud when you talk to him in a high voice (or tickle him on his chest), loves to play with and suck on his hands (I think we may have another thumb sucker), snuggles up on your neck when you hold him up on your shoulder, talks to us constantly, cooes and makes cute sounds all the time, has the cutest/chubbiest little legs, and did I mention makes my heart melt!!

I always call him Mommy’s Monkey…so, I decided to start taking his monthly pictures by Ryan’s monkey. Here are his 3 month pictures.

Here is Hudson playing on his mat…he loves it!

Happy 3 month birthday sweet boy…my cup runneth over.

Here is a picture of the kiddos getting ready for “movie night.” They enjoyed Hannah Montana and popcorn!

The older two are rockin’ out!!

Ryan was “cooking” at my parents house…you could smell cinammon all over the house!

Hudson was snoozin’ in his crib:

Torie pulled another tooth…I’m so glad I don’t have to pull them for her!

Hudson was sitting on the counter in his Bumbo..cookin’ with Mommy!

Matchy, Matchy! They melt my heart….

until next time….

Hudson went to work with me yesterday…later that afternoon Ryan, Lindsay, Jamas and Silas came up to the office. Here are some pics from their photo shoot!

Mommy and Hud are hard at work

Hudson was 2 months old on 9-30. He also had a Dr appt on his birthday…. he weighed 13lbs, 11 oz and was 23 inches long. He is healthy, happy and SUCH a sweet baby! Here are some pictures I took of him and his brother today before we left for our morning walk!

These next couple of pictures just sum up Ryan’s personality to a T!!

Quick Story to go with this picture. Caden came over to play one day after preschool. Becca and I are sitting at the table eating lunch and Ryan comes running from the backyard yelling, “Caden’s Mom, Caden’s Mom!! HELP! HELP!” I figured he was being dramatic…but come to find out…Caden did need help…

They had been playing on the teeter-totter (sp?) and when Caden went to get off his pocket caught on a screw and he was hanging upside down!! Ryan to the Rescue!! Too cute!

The last picture is not a great quality because I checked on the kids through the doors in the living room and saw them eating their popsicles, swinging and just talking away. I knew if I opened the door it would ruin the moment!! I just love this one!

I can’t believe the sweet girl who made us forever parents has turned nine. She really is the sweetest girl ever! We love you, Torie.

Torie’s birthday was celebrated over a week….can’t beat that. The Saturday before her birthday my Mom and Dad had a date with her….she chose to eat at Chili’s and then they took her to Justice to pick out some clothes. She knew about a week ahead of time that their date was scheduled and could not wait for Sat. to get here…she had a blast. Her actual birthday was on a Thursday so we went and had lunch with her at school and took her FasTaco. My grandparents picked her up from school on her birthday and took her shopping so that she could pick what she wanted (she also picked out her own card Then that evening she picked to have dinner @ Mexican Inn. Grandmom and Grandad kept the brothers and we got to go and enjoy time with just Torie. She opened a couple of of presents @ Mexican Inn but was eagerly awaiting her birthday party the next night. She also really enjoyed the cards she got in the mail and all the phone calls from grandparents and family on her actual birthday….thank you to everyone for making her feel SO special!

Here are some pics from her party! On the menu (her choice)….chilli dogs, frito pie, and a High School Musical cake.

Blowing out her candles.

Torie is the sweetest big sister…and with one of her brothers her patience is tested A LOT! Here she is chillin’ with HudBud!

She’s so awesome…she got him to sleep….although she doesn’t looked too thrilled about it!

Ryan is a really sweet kid (most of the time) but honery (sp?) as ever. He CANNOT be left alone for even a minute. Two days ago he was in the backyard and LITERALLY we didn’t check on him for 2 minute…. and when we peeked our head outside to check..this is what we saw!

Here is a picture of Hudson smiling…well sort of! It’s almost a smile… it’s so hard to get a picture of him smiling.

There are days when I wonder how I survive with all my kiddos and their drama….but I am blessed beyond words by my 3 little gifts. Thank you God for making my dreams come true with Torie, Ryan and Hudson!

Torie promises that today is “Horrible Hair Day” for the K/1st graders….. and since the 3rd graders are helping them read today they are also suppose to have “Horrible Hair.” So, I fixed her some horrible hair…but I also sent her with a brush in case she was mistaken.

We will have lots of birthday pics for Torie coming soon….

Bedtime has always been a chore when it comes to Ryan …. well most things have been a challenge with Ryan
I wouldn’t trade him for the world… he makes us laugh ALL the time and has enough personality for 10 kids, but with that being said he really is not the easiest child to deal with. There is my disclaimer and now on to the latest story. One of the many difficult things with him has always been bedtime. So, Sunday night Chris went to watch the Cowboy game with my Grandpa (he helped get the kids in bed before he left….or so he thought.) After he left I proceeded to put Ryan back in bed about 100 times. After 2 HOURS, I finally thought…VICTORY…he sleeps! 20 minutes after shouting “VICTORY” I hear this strange noise. I call for Ryan to come to me (I couldn’t get up because I was feeding Hudson) and he appears with Hudson’s nail scissors. Those nail scissors are in a diaper/”baby stuff” caddy that stays on my nightstand. I then decide it would be a good idea to go and check my room….well, Ryan had been in my room those 20 glorious minutes…and this is what I saw when I walked in.

Upon closer inspection…

If you look closely at the two above pictures you will see a half bottle of Tums (that was almost full to begin with)…he said, “those were YUMMY!” Poison Control said, “no worries…” You will also see my prenatal vitamins everywhere (he said they were yucky and he didn’t eat any.) 2 full bottles of baby lotion poured out, a bottle of Hudson’s saline drops squirted out, a bottle of hand sanitizer poured out, and I could go on and on. On a side note, I found a huge pink blob laying in the bassinet and discovered upon washing it that it was a pacifier COVERED in lotion. As you can imagine, I called Chris and said, “I think you’re gonna have to come home.” We got everything cleaned up and even had to wash the mattress pad because things were SOOOO soaked. At least we’ll have fun stories to tell his wife someday!