Christmas with the Boys cont.

Things have been busy around here and I had forgotten to post a few more pictures from Christmas. The boys have had so much fun playing with all their new toys, though they got so much I had to put some up for later. Their favorite things to play with are their new Wii games and their Nintendo DS, though Brooks doesn't really know what he is doing but he is trying.

On a different note Hudson is doing so good. This past week he drank an ounce of apple juice out of his bottle (I got a bit teary eyed). I gave him a bottle today and he drank 3 1/2 ounces, Clint and I were so excited!!! He has never drank that much by mouth EVER!!!! 2009 is going to be a great year for him!!!

Hudson - Christmas Eve at MeMe's and PaPa's in his Christmas Present

Brooks Opening his DS
Brooks with his DS, Clint looking at Costner and his DS

Costner Christmas morning examing his new big boy bike

Hudson just getting done with his bath

Brooks Playing

The Boys and their bikes

Christmas morning trying to get the boys downstairsBrooks opening presents Christmas Eve

Christmas with the Boys

So I felt like a litle kid on Christmas Eve this year for some reason, I was so excited for the boys and Christmas this year. I think because I knew that they were so excited and couldn't wait to open presents. They had such a great time, and got so much stuff, from Meme and Papa, Grandma and Grandpa's, Aunts and Uncles, Neighbors, Santa and US... Ugh I have to find a place for all of their stuff now. So the following are just pictures of Christmas and the days leading up... I hope that everyone had a great Christmas, and remembered the real reason we celebrate Christmas, Jesus.

Costner and Brooks made Reindeer food at school so they put it out Christmas Eve on the front lawn, though Brooks kept on eating it... aww Boys...

Hudson taking Christmas ornements off the tree
He is just too cute...

Costner making a Ginger Bread House

Santa left the boys some pretty cool gifts, new bikes for all of them, Clint, Costner and Brooks, and Hudson got a buggy for behind Clint's bike... Hmm... what am I going to do with my free time when the boys are on their bike rides???

Christmas Eve getting readyDinning Room Tree

Hudson working Hard

Hudson has been working so hard the past few weeks and doing some new things, which off-course makes us very proud of him. Hudson has learned to wave, say no, and yes, (shacking his head) and he almost has blowing a kiss down. The past few days he has been able to eat almost a whole thing of baby food at dinner time, by just using a spoon, not his pacifier!!! And lastly he is kind of saying mom mom, he is such a huge mommy's boy!!!

Snow Pictures

I am off-course late posting our snow pictures but below is that snow that showed up a couple weeks ago. Got to love Texas 75 degrees one day and snowing the next.

Kids playhouse
Front yard

My Truck

More adventures with Hudson

Brooks waiting for sugar cookies
Hudson chewing on a cup top

Playing with Costner

This past week has been very adventurous with Hudson... I took him to the Dr. on Wednesday because he was fighting with a bad cold for the past week, and it ended up that he had RSV. Of course I kind of freaked out because the entire time we were in the hospital with Hudson and all his issues there were signs all over about RSV, and our course our little guy got it. By Thursday night his breathing was pretty bad and he was working too hard to breathe, so my mom and I took him to the ER. (Clint was out of town, but just in Oklahoma not overseas!) We took him to St. Luke's, and they off course saw him right away because they could tell he was having some breathing difficulties. St. Luke's gave him some breathing treatments, and did some chest xrays and then decided it would be in Hudson's best interest to be transferred downtown due to his medical history. At 3 am Hudson and I ended up at TCH (Texas Children's Hospital) again. I off course was totally unprepared for a downtown trip and realized that I had only packed one diaper (plenty of clothes for Hudson but none for me). TCH monitored him till Saturday morning and then released him still saying that it was just RSV, we were all worried that there were some issues with his upper airway but that still seems to be doing great. Clint ended up flying in on Friday evening to help take care of the boys and then come and pick his stranded wife and Son up at TCH ( we had been transferred in the ambulance). I felt pretty trapped down there, no car, no clothes I had to get some diapers and buy a t-shirt at the gift shop, how pathetic. Needless to say I was looking pretty special when Clint came to pick us up (Hudson off course was looking supper cute since he had a variety of clothes in the diaper bag).

Hudson is doing much better now, after our scare this past week and today we made another trip downtown for an ENT appointment but all looked great, oh yes, big news He passed his hearing test in both ears!!! YAY!!! This afternoon he was doing a lot of playing with his brothers he loves them, though is a bit scared of Brooks.

Costner's Soccer Team Party

Random pictures

Costner and Uncle Micah at A&M
Costner likes to hang out the sunroof

Brooks and Hudson

Hudson waiting for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Feast at FBA

Big Boy Hudson - Nine Months OLD

Hudson Playing
The Blue Ring that has replaced the pacifier!

Clint and I can't believe that Hudson is Nine months old already (this past Friday), the time has gone by so fast! He is doing so much better and recovering very well from his cleft surgery, and this Friday he will be able to have his pacifier back!!! He is so used to it, that since he hasn't had it he wakes up all through the night. But since then he has grown attached to a little blue ring that he takes to bed with him and holds in his hand and close to his mouth, (I will take a picture of him doing it tonight, it is so cute). Better post the pictures and get back to cleaning before he wakes up and I have to get the other two kiddos from school.

Clint and Hudson

I have asked Clint to put up our Christmas lights this weekend, just in case he has to leave on a job, I wanted them up before he left. So he has been pretty busy around the house and the yard, He HATES putting up Christmas lights. After working so hard around the house and yard I found him and Hudson sleeping on the couch when I came downstairs from putting the other two guys to bed this evening. Poor Hudson has had a really bad cold so we are keeping him close to home especially now since it's gotten cold out. The lights are still not all the way on the house, I suppose I will have to nag a bit tomorrow for him to finish them...

Our Hike Last Weekend

Last Sunday we packed a lunch and took the boys hiking, well just to the YMCA and did a little hike. But the boys had so much fun! I know that they are going to have fun a going camping one day as well... but until then we will just hike at the Y.

Costner found a soccer ball and had to practice some soccer for a bit, after our hike.
Clint and Brooks

Costner looking for rocks

Hudson trying to stay in the shade