The boys before worship this morning.....

Hudson told me this morning he wanted to read Hamilton a book, and he chose the book "Thank You God!"


Hudson is doing really good with Hamilton! I have been very proud of how he has handled the new addition. Hudson is a great help to me, and really seems to like Hamilton ( I know that will change in the years to come, but for now I love it!). He loves to kiss his head and bring me clean diapers when it is time to change a dirty one. Hudson even told me the other day- "Mommy, I am a good helper!" You can tell he is proud of himself! I am really thankful for my boys, and sure love being their mommy!

FYI... be sure and check out the post below about Juston's first triathlon if you haven't already! We are pretty proud of him!

Juston's 1st Triathlon...

Grand Rapids, MI

Reeds Lake Sprint Triathlon

September 6, 2008

This was Juston's first ever triathlon and he loved it! It consisted of a 1/2 mile swim, 18.1 mile bike ride, and a 5 mile run! Hudson, Hamilton, and I were so proud of him- his ending time was 2:02:46. The boys and I loaded up at 6 am (yes, call me crazy!) this morning, and with the help of our friend Joy, we ventured to the race site to cheer Juston on!

Family pic before the race- Hamilton was asleep in the stroller and I couldn't bare to wake him up!

Juston headed to start the swim! He was in the first heat.
Juston with all his gear before the race started.

Father and son! Hudson was so excited when I woke him up this morning! I said "Hudson, its time to get ready to go see daddy race!" (Mind you it is 5:45 am) and Hudson opened his eyes and yelled "LET'S DO IT!!!!!"

The countdown to the start of swimming- Juston is the one with his hands on his hips.
Coming out of the water- this would have been an awesome picture of him except for the sun, but I had to add it anyway!
Juston transitioning from the swim to the bike.

Family picture post race- this one included Hamilton! :)
Finish line- Juston is in the middle wearing all black.
Hamilton chilling in our new double stroller while daddy was biking!
Juston at the end of the bike section.
Our new double stroller! Thank you Babies-R-Us!

We had a great time this morning supporting Juston! We can't wait till he does another one!

Oh, and sorry the pictures are out of order!

Abbra came to Michigan!!!!

(This is for you Cameron- we missed you!)

Cameron and Abbra at our house in LR before we all moved! Cam- just didn't want you to feel too left out of the weekend and blog post- so I added this picture because we soooo wished you could've come too!

Abbra flew in from Denver late Friday night to spend the weekend with us! Cameron (in his first year of residency in Denver) couldn't come because he was working, and we missed getting to see him! But, we had a wonderful time and I sure didn't want the weekend to come to an end! We have missed Cameron and Abbra so much since we all moved from LR, so it was so refreshing to get to spend some quality time with her! Abbra and Cameron are those type of friends that no matter how many miles apart we are, as soon as we talk on the phone or see each- we pick up right where we left off! Juston and I are so glad that God brought these 2 in our lives over a year and a half ago!

We can't thank you enough Lord for Cameron and Abbra!

Hudson and Abbra at the zoo!

Cameron and Abbra bought Hudson and Hamilton Patagonia vests for the winter! They are so cute! Good pick Cameron!

Hudson getting to pet some of the animals at the zoo!

Just had to document that Hamilton was at the zoo too and slept the whole time. This is my only picture of him there, but Hudson and Juston are in the background trying to see the tigers!

Doesn't she look so natural?! Abbra will make a great mother one day! She is wonderful with kids, and my Hudson LOVES her and Cameron!

Family picture before worship- take number 2! Last week we tried to do it ourself, but the picture wasn't great, but this week we had an extra hand!

Dinner and great converstion on the deck!

And Hamilton snoozing on the deck while we ate and visited!

Some Friday Fun....

Too funny- Hudson put the yogart container on Hamilton's head because he was making everyone wear "hats!"
Hudson loving on his brother!
Is there anything better than holding your baby while he sleeps?!

Hudson asked to see daddy's drill and here he is making it go "round and round!"

Hamilton's hat again!

My big boy thinks sometimes he needs to be in the swing!

I caught one of Hamilton's first big smiles with my camera! I just snapped away and got this progression of 3 pictures!



Sweet Hamilton in his outfit that my mom (Nan) made him to come home from the hosptial in! I dressed him up today because I am trying to get a good picture for his birth announcements!

We have had a really good week! This is my first full week without any help/company and so far we have managed pretty well, plus- Juston has been out of town the past 2 nights (he is coming home today-Yea!), so I have REALLY been flying solo! We have had two outings to play while our daddy was gone and that has helped! Hope everyone else is having a good week!

More pictures.....

Mommy and Hamilton

Hamilton before his nap!

The family on our first day to all go to worship! Hamilton did great-sleep through the whole thing!

Uncle Jesse and Hamilton

Hudson at the drum store!

Hamilton's first time in the drum store!! Again, slept through the whole thing!

Uncle Jesse, Aunt Ali, and Hudson at Lake Michigan.

Uncle Jesse and Aunt Ali came to Michigan to see us over the last 3 days! We had a great visit with them and we were so glad they came to see us!

Our First Outing....

Our first outing was yesterday- we went to Hudson's Gymboree class. It actually went pretty good, but it was a pretty easy outing- nothing like tackling the grocery store with the 2 of them yet! I am saving my grocery store needs for when Juston can go with us! :) The picture above is right before we walked out the door to head to class.
Hamilton and Hudson before our outing. Hamilton is wearing Hudson's blue booties that Hudson wore home from the hospital! I tell you what- I love baby clothes! Hamilton looked like an angel in his little outfit and booties yesterday! Only- it was short lived- he peed through the outfit about 3 hours after I had dressed him! In fact, he has a tendency to go through 2-3 outfits a day! That sometimes drives me nuts! :)

Daddy and the boys

Hamilton had his first bath this morning. His cord fell off 2 days ago, and of course, he had peed through his outfit this morning when I got him up to feed him, so he had his first bath shortly thereafter. I was shocked because he didn't cry at all- I thought he would be cold or just uncomfortable, but he sat there and stared at me the whole time!

All dressed after bath time! I know I take a lot of pictures in this outfit, but it is one of my favorites at the moment!

Have I said yet how much I am in love with my boys!? I am having a wonderful time already being the mom to 2 boys!

Thank you Lord for Hudson and Hamilton!