Today was our first Thanksgiving as a family of four and I just have to say...

we couldn't be more thankful. We've always been blessed, but this year is just different...in the most special way. Thank you Preston and Hudson for making each and every day true reasons to be thankful.

And here are just a few shots of our busy Thanksgiving Day...

The cute little Blake family...Bobby, Noah and Jill.

How often do you have this many cute kids in one place?!

Maggie, Gracie, Noah, Preston, Hudson and Maddie

Hudson and PaPa

Preston and Noah

Our little butterball.

The four of us...

Aunt Donna and Hudson

How many goofballs does it take to get a football off of the roof?

Preston, Hudson, Dad and GranDon

Hudson with Aunt Janet

And, thank you to our wonderful families for celebrating this holiday with us. We so enjoyed the wonderful food, fellowship and laughs!

My Birthday

When I saw the blog this morning, I immediately said, "How did you know how to do that"!? Preston immediately said, "I just knew how". Of course he did. He knows lots more about anything computer related than I do! Silly me to even ask the question.

Also, I woke up to this on our white board this morning. I do believe I have the sweetest 10 year old boy, EVER.


Until I saw the birthday card he and Hudson got me....

I suddenly felt really old and said, "well, that's nice", before I even opened it to see what the inside said. I opened it up and it expanded to 4 times the size of the card and had hundreds of candles on the cake. It read like this:

Since I'm putting one on

for each thing

I love

about YOU!

Happy Birthday

Love, Preston and Hudson

(You okay, Mom?

Looked a little worried there.)

Silly me, again. I KNOW I have the sweetest 10 year old boy (and 3 month old boy!), EVER.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Michele is another year older today and Preston and Hudson want to make sure she has a special day! Dad too! We love you!

Posted By: Preston and Hudson

It's unusual for us to have an entire weekend without having to go anywhere, unless we just want to. So, since the weather was cool and it was a big football weekend, we decided to stay in.

That doesn't mean we weren't busy though! With a cuddly 3 month old and a bibliography due for a certain 5th grade boy's Social Science Fair project, we had plenty to keep us busy. Here are a few pictures from a weekend that went by way too fast!

We gave Mimi an early Christmas present...a new computer.

Do you think she was surprised?

Look how sweet Preston is looking at her. He was beside himself with excitment as he waited on the Fed Ex truck to arrive.

These are a couple of Preston's book covers.

Not exactly what we bought them for, but this was pretty funny.

Hudson's new favorite thing to do.

Dad and Preston were much more excited that the Bulldogs beat Auburn.

Just cute. Check out the thigh.

Preston eats, sleeps and breathes baseball.

Hudson only does one of these at the moment.

Look how he's checking this frog out. He just couldn't bring himself to touch it.

And, our sweet boys. They make EVERY weekend special.

Hudson is 3 months old!

We can't believe 3 months have passed since we brought our sweet baby boy home! You are becoming such a big boy right in front of our eyes! Your sweet personality is so precious and you are doing the cutest things. Your smiles are turning into little chuckles and your eyes light up when you get excited about something. You are too cute for words!

You also started sleeping in your own room this month! And, you're sleeping through the night! Dad and I are so glad you like the room we worked so hard on for you.

Mom went back to work this week. You have no idea how much I've missed you. You're days are spent with Mimi now, so that is the only way I was able to go back and not be worried sick about you. You don't realize it now, but you are so lucky to spend your days with her. Your big brother did it and look how sweet he turned out! I know she's loving on you like crazy.

Thank you for bringing so much joy and love to our little family in 3 short months. You're a blessing we thought we'd never have and I hope you realize one day how thankful we are that God gave you to us. You're such a sweet boy and we can't wait to see what sweet, cute and funny things you will do over the next 3 months.

We love you so much, little buddy....

Mom, Dad and Preston

Pig Fest

Me and the boys joined Mimi and Papa for the short ride to Richland, Georgia to spend some time with Maddie at the Annual Pig Fest today. Her dad, Jason, and several others were participating in the BBQ grilling contest. The weather was great as we enjoyed ribs, vinegar fries, funnel cakes, rides and and each others company. We even brought some "chicken on a stick" home for Dad since he stayed home to watch the Georgia game and cut the grass.

Thanks Mimi and Papa for such a fun day!

Little Man's Nursery

Kim, this is just for you. =) (And anyone else who has wondered what Hudson's room looks like.) I've added a few things since these pictures were taken and I'm STILL searching for the perfect rug!

(please ignore the camera bag sitting in the middle of the floor!)

Time for a break...

Preston officially ended his season with the Bat Breakers on Sunday night. The team enjoyed an end of the season party that included dinner, a very entertaining game against the Dads, and a bobble head trophy! The season was fun, but we are looking forward to some time away from the ball field before Spring ball starts. And, we are off to the gym for Upward Basketball!

It never stops.













It ended up getting pretty cool outside. Look at this sweet boy.
All bundled up and hanging in there like a champ!