Hudson's First Haircut!

Well, it was finally time. Hudson's hair was getting out of control! He's always had a bit of a "fuzz head" - but it was getting a little long for our little guy. George became the barber over Thanksgiving and gave our little man the cutest haircut! The pictures below show the before, during and after! Now we think Hudson looks totally different and is more like a little boy. It came out a little shorter than I anticipated...but I love it!! For those of you w/ boys out there... George used a "4".

Cruise!!

George & I just got back from our first cruise. We went with two other couples from church on a Carnival cruise that stopped in Cozumel. It was the perfect length (4 nights) for a break from the kids and work (George's job & mine!!). We had a great time. On our excursion in Cozumel we rode Segways (see picture below) to a beach for snorkeling. I have this weird phobia of looking under the water - so I skipped that part and lounged on the beach while the rest of the group saw all sorts of water creatures. The rest of the time we spent on the ship and just had a great time doing nothing and only taking care of ourselves -- and having a lot of the daily activities done for us like cooking, cleaning, making the beds, etc. Now...back to reality!

Yes, it is dorky...but it was really fun!




Ahhh...the Warm Chocolate Melting Cake...YUM

The Jacobus, Heifrin & Jouett families

The girls - Lindsay, Amanda & Misty

I played Sudoku for the first time... it can be very addicting.

Cancun

Our ship was the Ecstasy

Dress up night

Sunset

Our Silly Girls

These past few days have been funny with the girls. Hallie has become quite the explorer - which translates to I have to keep my eye on her A LOT!! Brooke is just a goofy kid and makes me laugh every day. Below I've included some of her latest "Brooke-isms".

Yesterday she wouldn't take a nap and I had some really sweet people come over to watch the kids while I went grocery shopping. They wore the kids out (THANK YOU!!). As you can tell, Brooke was wiped out. She fell asleep while I was feeding Hudson & Hallie. It was only 6:30... two hours before her normal bedtime.

She found this hat at my parents house in the garage. I didn't realize she had it on until she came around corner acting as if everything was normal. It was hilarious to see her just walking around the house with it on - not acting like she was trying to be goofy or anything!

BROOKE-isms

"Your driving me crazy" - I think she must hear me w/ Hudson (and it's also in a book we read)

"Hey little one" - again, something I say to Hallie

"I don't care"

"No, no, no...I do it by myself!" - if I had a penny for every time this was heard....

"I need to type my name"

"I'm a silly girl"

"Where's my brother?"

"Whoa-melly" (it's supposed to be Whoa-nelly)

"I need to go outside by myself" -if I ever tell her not right now b/c I'm busy w/ the babies

No explaination necessary!

My parents house... I found her under here playing with the frames. See what I mean, I've got to keep my eye on this girl... she is in stealth mode, quiet as can be, but into EVERYTHING!

New UT gear

Hallie -- Cheering on the Horns!

Hudson, the future QB

I just thought this was cute

Say it Ain't so!

The time has come... after 9 months we are finally on our last two boxes of diapers that were given to us when Hudson & Hallie were born. It's amazing to know that they lasted that long. We were really blessed by our Northlake family who gave us a diaper/wipes shower. We haven't had to buy any diapers for the twins since they were born. That has been such a huge help to us! So, to all our Northlake readers.... THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts. We were reminded of your love each and every time we opened a new box/pack of diapers or wipes.

Uganda

George left yesterday for a 10-day mission trip to Uganda. He'll be working with an orphanage over there. He also is the designated "preacher" for the trip so he'll be doing several sermons at night. He's only been gone less than 24 hours and I already miss him! The thing that makes this trip harder than most is the lack of communication. He heard that there may or may not be access to the internet at the place they are staying so hopefully there is and I'll be able to get updates from him that way. If not, he'll have a lot of detail sharing to do when he gets back next Saturday. I decided while he was gone would be a great time to visit my parents. It's amazing how much it helps to have relief at the end of the day. I am also going to get to see my cousin and her little boy who was born two months after Hudson & Hallie. I haven't seen them since August - so I'm really excited about that. I also have to say a HUGE thank you to everyone from College Station who has graciously offered to help me out while George is gone. You have no idea how much that means to me! It's so great to be in a church with such awesome people who have such servant's hearts.

Fall Festival

Last Sunday our church had a fall festival. Brooke had a good time at the petting zoo, she rode a horse and a little train. She played a few carnival type games to get a little candy. Unfortunately, she didn't get much chocolate (so I am really counting on good houses on Halloween!). It was also so hot that night so we only put the kids in their monkey costumes for the family picture below. Hopefully, Friday night will be better. We're going to be visiting George's family so we hope Dallas will be cooler.