a little bit of a re-cap...

I'll start with our Lion.. Hudson is going through a phase of "pretending".. role playing as animals, telling us what he is, where he (the animal) lives, what he (the animal) likes to eat, etc.. it's quite entertaining and we enjoy playing along. ;) Here he is a Lion (obviously) enjoying some carrots...this particular Lion enjoys vegetables (like the lion cub on Lion King!;)

Such a proud moment.. I realize this is a terrible picture (Hudson is not always willing to take pictures!;) but Hudson earned his vest at AWANA tonight by resighting the verse 1 John 4:10...

God loved us and sent His Son

We were parent helpers (it rotates each week to help the AWANA workers/volunteers) on Wednesday night...Brad (I didn't go this week since Brad was able to be there) said he almost cried watching Hudson proudly resight his memory verse.  Such a precious and proud moment.. Hudson was thrilled to tell me all about earning his vest and Cubbies booklet when he got home! :)

We are really loving AWANA.. it's such a parent-involved thing..weekly memory verses, bible stories, etc.. to read with your child.  It's great accountability! :)

**For any C'ville friends interested in AWANA.. I know First Baptist church (on Park Street) has a fantastic AWANA!!** ;)

Look who turned 6 MONTHS!!!!

Can you believe it??

Mary Bradford is half way to her 1st birthday...WOW!?!?

She's sitting up so well... she absolutely adores watching every move her brother makes (I've got to post some videos of her laughing at Hudson..they're on Brad's iphone!;).

Such a precious age... lots of personality coming out of this adorable baby girl! ;)

On Saturday we attended the annual Boat Race festival in Peachtree City.. notice all the golf carts!

I adore Hudson's new "real-deal" cowboy boots! Nana (Brad's mom) bought them for him on her girl's trip to Nashville, TN.  We love them every bit as much as Hudson does! ;)

I definitely had a week of missing all my amazing friends in Charlottesville, VA!! I've been missing you since we left but for some reason this past week was especially hard!  Love you ALL and think about you often!!

xoxoxoxo ;)