Halloween

This Halloween has been so fun; we have really been able to enjoy both kids dressing up. Avery Reese has squeezed everything out of Halloween this year. She has been to a Fall festival, a trunk-or-treat, a parade at school and trick-or-treating at three different locations. OMG! We have so much candy! Our little princess was Cinderella this year and Hudson had two costumes; a baseball player as well as a Razorback (he was just as cute in both).

a sliding Cinderella

unhappy Razorback

Yummy!

Sibling photo

bowling for pumpkins

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Ahhh! Fall

Fall is our favorite time of year!!! And for so many reasons: there's football, pumpkins, falling leaves, cooler weather, Halloween and Thanksgiving, and all of our birthdays (just to name a few). We have been busy.....

We usually attend most if not all of the Razorback home football games, but that just has not been in the  cards for us this year, but we have enjoyed being homebodies and watching our favorite team in the comfort of our home. Avery Reese's class took a trip to the pumpkin patch, we have plans to go as a family, but the weather has not been cooperating.

Last night was the perfect night to carve our own pumpkin and Avery Reese got to paint her smaller pumpkin.

Helping daddy clean out the pumpkin

Carving 2012

Avery Reese painting her pumpkin

I have been training for a half marathon the past 8 weeks. This was my way to get back into shape and to prove to myself that I could train and complete another half by myself......Mission Accomplished!!

Avery Reese cheering me on at mile 10

Family photo post race......couldn't have done this without them!

Hudson's 1st Birthday Party

Well, we made it through the first year! It was a roller coaster of a year with so many ups and downs for Hudson (and us). So we decided to celebrate big......sock monkey style.

Hudson was blessed to have all of his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins attend. They showered him with some much needed and deserved boy toys. We served a wonderful cake, chocolate dipped pretzels, a popcorn bar, mini cheese pizzas, barbecue weenies, tortilla roll-ups, and cheese dip. The food was good, but the company was great! Hudson was not real sure about his smash cake, in fact he fed most of it to Brad. I made monkey munchies cookies as party favors, I can't wait to try them myself. It was a wonderful day! Happy 1st birthday Hudson Parker!!

                                                                       birthday cake

                                                                       popcorn bar

                                                             veggie tray and lollipops

                                                                  drink station
                                                   

                                                       Monkey Munchies party favors

                                                                      smash cake

                    
                                                                      Photo banner

                                                                       new toys

                                       
                                                                 Finally a car, mom!

                                                      one of three, new walking toys
                                                           (and he can go......fast)

                                                   He's so excited, but not really sure why

                                                            first handfuls of cake

                                                            sharing with mommy
                               

 
                                                                 can't forget daddy

                                                            Happy birthday Little Man!