Hugh is Two!!

Many thanks for everyone who came by to visit and/or shared kind gifts with Hugh for his second birthday. He is a very lucky boy!! His basketball party was a hit!!

Walgreens Photos - Too many to post

In the link below you will find an array of photos from the past few months including:

• Avery's birthday party
• Hugh's birthday party
• The zoo
• Children's museum
• Trip to Chicago
• Visit with Aidan and Ethan
  

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Thanksgiving Weekend!!

We have so much to be thankful for. God has blessed us with two handsome healthy boys that make life so much fun!! This past weekend, Hugh surprised the family with a little getaway to Chicago for the holiday weekend. We stayed in a little city called Roscoe which was only a simple subway commute to downtown. Thursday, we saw the tail end of the McD's Thanksgiving parade. Little Hugh loved watching Santa dance. We visited a little Christmas village and dined at Bennigan's on Michigan Avenue. Friday, we visited the Nature Museum and then went back downtown for some Chicago pizza and a little shopping. Above everything, Hugh's favorite part was seeing the trumpets displayed outside Macy's. "Frumpets" as he calls them. During the trip, he kept asking, "Can we go see the Frumpets?". He also enjoyed riding the subway/'Train'. We hope everyone had a great holiday too.

Catching Up!

Sorry it has been so long, but I've been enjoying every last second with little Hugh before returning to work.  Being off for four months was wonderful, but man it flew by so incredibly quick.  It seems just like yesterday that he was being born.  These past few weeks have been a blast.  Our little man is talking more than ever, smiling non-stop, loves his tummy time and has even rolled over from tummy to back.  Each day, he gets cuter and cuter.  Every morning, he wakes up soooo happy.  You can tell that he is learning many new emotions because his expressions have multiplied - he'll frown, smile, look inquisitive and more.  If someone new holds him, he will study them for a long time, then look back to Hugh and I for reassurance while he tries to figure the new person out.  He continues to be an extremely happy boy and VERY active.  It's hard to believe that this lil' man may be walking in a few months - oh no!!!

Little Hugh did have his first cold, but he was a champ the whole way through.  He had a runny nose and a mild cough, but continued to be happy as every minus Aidan's birthday party where all he wanted to do was sleeeeep!!  

His momma and daddy miss him like crazy now that they are both at work, but he is in great hands with his Grandma's.  Every day, we race home to make sure that we get to soak up all the time we can possibly have with him in the evenings.  I would say that he was doing SO good sleeping through the night (8-10 hours at a time), however, he seems to sense when his momma has to go to work and decides NOT to sleep those evenings.  I keep saying that since he doesn't get to spend all day with me, he chooses the nights instead.  Kinda cute, as long as I have some coffee:-)

Only a few more days until our little buster boo is officially 4 months old:-)

Hangin' with my cuz!!

Last Thursday, little Hugh, Granny Diva and I went to Lexington to hang out with Ethan.  The boys were able to spend the whole day together.  They made a special note for Kelly's 30th birthday, enjoyed gym time together and even managed to synch their schedules eating, burping, sleeping and messing their diapers all at the same time.  The afternoon was a cousin symphony.

Big Boy Pics!!

Little Hugh's 1st BB game

On Saturday, the 23rd of January, little Hugh attended his first BB game.  Coach Drew Cooper's Bellarmine team took on the NKU Norse at NKU.  It was a great game and Bellarmine finished with a WIN!!  Little Hugh was very alert for most of the game -- possibly because of the lights, loud announcers, blowing horns, bands, cheering fans and more:-)  Mommy and Daddy were teaching him how to play the game.  During the 4th quarter, he became a bit fussy and crashed in Mommy's arms -- he was exhausted and didn't flinch at any of the sounds.  Our boy had a great time:-)