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Ballet Picture from Bella's first dance recital
Bella at the Miss Peach Pageant
Thomas at his 2nd Birthday Party
Beach Trip...June 2010
B and T :)

Ok...I do love to blog but I am terrible at it!!! :) I LOVE to go on and check other people's blogs and then have intentions of working on mine until something else happens and I just don't update. SO, I am updating now. :)
Summer, oh sweet summer! How I have enjoyed my summer break with my babies. We have had the best time swimming, having playdates, going to camps, and just having FUN. I am probably going to cry my eyes out when August 11 comes around but that's okay because the countdown to next summer will begin! :) I can't believe how much my babies are growing and changing. Everything they do/say amazes me a little more each day. I love hearing Isabella's thoughts and seeing her grow and change. She is really growing up fast and she amazes me with her memory and how she really soaks up life! Thomas is my little SWEET man! I fall more and more in love with him everyday. He is full of life and reminds me so much of his daddy. I looked back at when I started this blog and the first several posts that were made. Some of those posts include one of if not the scariest time of our life. I can't believe the little guy that we typed about is a BURST of two year old energy now. I thank God everyday for giving us our little man. :)
Ahh...as I write we are preparing to go to the beach with the Hudson clan. I look forward to our time at the beach every year. I can't wait to share pictures from the trip. Maybe I will be better at blogging....we'll see.... :)

Easter Pictures

Well..we had an amazing Easter and Spring Break at the Hudson house. We dyed eggs with my precious grandmother and sweet family, we attended Easter service at my home church, ate a wonderful lunch and had a fun Easter egg hunt with all of the Metts family cousins. After Easter, I was fortunate to spend a week at home with my babies. We had play dates, went to the zoo (with the rest of the world), played, played and played and planted our first garden full of veggies for this summer. We had a wonderful week and this mommy is counting down the days until I get to spend the summer with my babies!

Bella and her new cousin.
Family Christmas Picture
Our Sweet Babies
Sweet Girl!
Our Handsome Little Man

So...I am terrible at blogging! I look at everyone's updated, cute blogs and think wow, I should really update ours and then I never do! :)
So...I am updating! :)
Here is what is going on with us:
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with family. It was amazing to have a few days off to spend with my two precious ones! We had fun decorating for Christmas, wrapping presents, and enjoyed a good Carolina football win (which made Daddy sad)! Bella is so full of energy and amazes me with her ability to soak up EVERYTHING like a little sponge. The things she says and does now crack me up! You never know what silly thing she is going to do or say. She loves her dance class and is often walking around the house in her dance shoes. :) She is going to be in the Stepping Out Nutcracker Fantasy next weekend and is ultra excited about being a mouse! :)
Thomas is changing so much by the minute. He is talking like crazy, walking everywhere, and has turned into my little monkey man. He LOVES climbing and his new thing is to dance (by marching his feet) when he hears music. He is too sweet and such a precious joy to us!
We are happy to announce that we have a new addition to our family. Our nephew, Samuel Turbeville was born today. We are so thankful to have a new healthy addition to our family. :)
We are eagerly awaiting the Christmas holidays. Bella has written her list to Santa (she wants a guitar and 2 cats...we shall see if Santa can find these things) and we can't wait to see her and Thomas' faces on Christmas morning! Happy Holidays to everyone! :)

Sweet, Sweet Summer Time!

Wow...I can't believe how fast the summer is going. We have had so much fun going to the pool, visiting the zoo, going to the movies, playing at Chick-Fil-A and McDonalds, and going to story time at the Library. We almost always have some adventure to go on. We also enjoy sleeping in and having lazy mornings and afternoons together! Bella is so much fun to play with now and often makes up stories, sings, and plays with her animal toys. Thomas is getting to be such a big boy! He is beginning to take a few steps, and is starting to talk like crazy. He is saying Ma Ma, Da Da, Bella, Papa, Nana, bye-bye, and hey. He is such a sweet boy and is a happy boy all of the time! :) We also have had playdates with friends, and visited Garden City beach with our friends Micheal and Madelyn and their little boy, Harrison (Thomas' buddy). The summer has been so much fun and we are packing up to go to the beach with all of the Hudson family. We will share pictures from that soon....

It's SUMMER time...

It's hard to believe that we brought our little man home one year ago yesterday. Boy, what a difference a year makes! Thomas has grown up to be a strong, sweet, and very loving little boy. He is so sweet and is just growing too fast. We went for his one year check up last week. Here are the stats: he is 19.8 lbs., eating anything and everything :), pulling up/standing and beginning to take a few steps, he has 4 teeth, and is saying: Mama, Dada, Bye-Bye (and waving his cute little hand towards himself), Bellwuh, Papa, and mocking various other words/sounds. Bella is very sweet to him and very protective of her brother. She loves playing with him and making him laugh. They are a hoot together and make me laugh and smile everyday. Bella is quite the tomboy right now. She is into bugs and will pick up any bug that she can find. We have various bug jars laying around our house. Anyone who knows me, knows that this is a adjustment for me! :) I am not a bug person AT ALL! She loves lizards, roly polys, ladybugs, and has even picked up a slug to add to her bug jar! We are having a WONDERFUL summer together. I am loving every minute that I have with the two of them.

Thomas Turns 1!!!
We celebrated Thomas's 1st birthday with a pool party at my parent's house this weekend. We had such a wonderful time celebrating with friends and family. His "real" birthday is on Wednesday, so look for more pictures to come....

New Pictures....