Huddy had a great time at Great-Grandma's house. It was a little tough because their place is (understandably) not exactly baby-proofed. I found myself having to say "no" a lot more than usual, which I hate, but it was tough to balance between letting him explore and keeping him (and Grandma's knick-knacks) safe! Still, he was so sweet and happy and did great with all the people he's only met once. We were confined indoors for the most part because every day we were there it was over 100 degrees. But he found plenty to keep him entertained.
Mom tied a tea-towel around him like a cape and then he decided he wanted to wear it at all times!
Showing Great-Grandma Anita his little car.
My mom with my grandma and grandpa
Huddy really took a liking to my Uncle Phil. So cute!
He got this little car from some of the family. He loves riding it but mostly pushing it around.
Uncle Bob and Aunt Sandy got him his very own Harley Davidson gear.
Hanging out on Great-Grandma's front porch.
My cute grandparents!
Truth be told, there's not much in Wellington, Kansas. But there is a Braums. What's that, you ask? Oh, just some of the world's finest icecream. Which, tragically for the rest of us, is pretty much only available in Oklahoma and Kansas. We made a daily trip for our icecream fix. On our last day, I decided Huddy had been such a wonderful boy on our trip that it was high time he saw what all the icecream fuss was about. Baby's first icecream cone was, needless to say, a HUGE hit.
"What do I do with this?"
Lightbulb moment.
Once the top part was gone, he tried to drink it out of the cone.
Took the icecream away for a second to get this messy-face photo...
I WAS NOT DONE GIVE IT BACK WHYYYYY
"Never do that again."
Huddy approves of the final product.
Me and Hudster with Mary, Uncle Joe, and his mom Jenny
Finally, we made our way to Kansas City to see my cousin Mitchell (Joe's son, if you're trying to fill in your own personal copy of my Family Tree). I hadn't seen him in practically two years, during which he had gotten engaged and had a baby of his own! Knox is only about 2.5 months younger than Hudson, so they were fast friends. It was pretty awesome for my boy to be playing with his second cousin.
New friends with fun toys!
Me, Hudson, Courtney, Knox, and Mitchell
Such a cutie and so many teeth!
In fact, we had so much fun with Knox and Co. that we decided to come BACK to Kansas City the following weekend for his 1st birthday party! We were also excited that we would get to see my cousin Katie (Mitchell's sister; I'll wait while you jot that down). Again, we hadn't seen her in ages and it was wonderful to introduce her to Hudson in person. He had lots of fun being the only other baby at the party and getting to "borrow" some presents while Knox was otherwise occupied.
Love this shot of Hudson holding on to my dad. :)
Hudson "helping" Knox with one of his presents.
Katie finally gets to meet Huddy!
Thus ended our adventures visiting everyone to whom we are related within a 500 mile radius. It was exhausting but wonderful. There's nothing quite like family, is there? We are pretty blessed with ours.
2 comments:
He is so stinking cute, Amy! Who do you guys think he looks like? The blonde hair makes me think Ben - but then I see you in his sweet little face.
Thanks Jackie! Yeah, I think the coloring with the blonde hair and blue eyes definitely makes me think Ben, but I don't think his face looks much like either of us right now. I pulled out some of my baby photos from around this age and we have a pretty strong resemblance in them. I can't wait to see what he turns out like as he grows!
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