Father's Day 2013

Time to Celebrate World's Best Dad! (Well, in our eyes anyway) 

Father's Day...so special! The boys and I wanted to make sure we let Bryan know just how special he was to us.

Since nobody in our house can wait until the day of a holiday to give presents, we gave Bryan his on Saturday, right as we got it in the mail! He loves to take Hudson out to the shop to ride in the diggers - Hudson is pretty much a pro at running big machinery now. And soon, Carson will be right there with them, so I thought it was only appropriate to get them diggin' shirts! Digging buddies, that is!

We had a great time on Sunday...went to breakfast at the Club, napped, went to the pool, napped again, then topped off the night at my parents lounging on the deck. Bryan and Hudson went down the pool slide at least 25 times and Carson and I sat in the baby pool watching all 25 of them, cheering them on. Summing up the day...lots of giggles, hugs, kisses, running around, splashing, reminiscing and "I love you's!"

Thank you, Bryan, for being such a strong, generous, loving and hardworking Dad and Husband. We couldn't do it without you (which is why I like to squeeze you so much). Love you, love you, love you!

And let's not forget to mention my Dad - another "World's Best Dad!" I wouldn't be where I am without him being there for my brother and I, pushing us to do what we wanted to do and be who we wanted to be (sometimes pushing us harder than we wanted), but all for good reason. Such an amazing role model for us and our babies. Hudson and Carson adore their Grandpa and for good reason...he is the coolest Grandpa a kid could ask for. I think Hudson asks me at least once a day if he can go play with Grandpa! Love ya, Dad.

Bulldozer coming through!

Carson is officially on the move!

He started crawling last Friday and by Sunday, he had made his way around the entire house. Bulldozing through everything...the dog, his brother, Bryan, me and grinning every inch of the way. He has confidence, that baby. Go baby go!

Oh and let's not forget to mention how much fun he and his big bro are having. The energy level in the Haas House is at an all time high...we are having so much fun.

Movin, laughin, smilin, lovin every second.

Mother's Day 2013

I am so blessed with the most amazing boys and hubby!

Mother's Day...in my opinion, one of the coolest days ever. I mean you get to celebrate being a mom, you get to celebrate with these miracles you created, you get to celebrate with your own mom - its cool, right!? 

This was my 3rd Mother's Day - Bryan has always done an amazing job of making me feel like the BEST Mommy in the world and this Mother's Day, this one, he and the boys made it unforgettable. I went to bed with a smile on my face and couldn't help but think about the day over and over again, wishing it wouldn't end.

How did it all go down? Well, I woke up to the sound of little feet walking down the hallway - I lean over the side of the bed to look down and there was Mr. Hudson himself with a
grin on his face and a twinkle in his eye. He walked up to me and gave me a box - a box that was silver with a maroon ribbon. That only meant one thing - Bryan outdid himself. I had told him I absolutely DID NOT want a gift, all I wanted was to sleep in and enjoy the day with them. That man - he's a keeper. Hudson opened the box for me and revealed the most gorgeous gold watch. I love watches - we both love watches. He did good!

Brunch was next! Bryan got both boys ready for me so I could stay in bed and relax - the best. We got all dressed up in our Sunday best and went to the country club for an amazing brunch. Both boys were so well behaved and wolfed down a huge breakfast. Carson even had some waffles! Fun fun.

After being stuffed, we went home and ALL napped! Then Bryan had some errands to run, so the boys and I had a little 1:1 time, nothing better. We went over to my mom and dad's house after he got home and enjoyed the rest of the day on their deck drinking wine, watching the boys play, catching up and just relaxing. ahhhh yes.

To end this oh so wonderful day, Bryan had my parents watch the boys so he and I could grab dinner. We went and had sushi and martinis and reminisced about our special day.

Boys went to bed early and so did we. Thank you, Lord for this amazing family I have. Words don't describe how good it feels to be a mommy and have a husband that makes you feel so special in so many ways.

Bros, Pals, Best Buds

In his own words: "Here's a puff baby Carson"

Lots and lots of giggles in the Haas house lately!

"Brothers"....such a special bond. I'm not sure when this happened, but suddenly the boys are best buddies. There is nothing better than seeing your kiddos play and interact together...nothing! We weren't really sure when it would happen, since they are 2 1/2 years apart, but over the last week, all we hear is constant giggling, chatting (babbling from Carson) and singing. Hudson is such an awesome big brother! He loves singing to Carson - his favorite is "you are my sunshine" and his very own made up song, "Carsonnnnn, I wuvvvv you, I wuvvvv you!." He also feeds him his puffs and Carson thinks its the BEST thing in the world. Hudson went to the grocery store yesterday with Bryan and all he was concerned about was making sure they got Carson his food.

Giggles, smiles, singing and more! Bry and I just sit back and watch these two boys of ours and laugh right along with them - LOVE them so much!

7 months old – you have to be kidding me!

Carson,

What are you up to at 7 months?

Well, you are the “coolest” baby. You have the ability to light up a room. You make EVERYONE you cross, smile. When you get excited, you shake and then bury your head in my shoulder, giggling. You flirt with all the ladies. You are smiling even when I come to check on you in the middle of the night, when you wake. You are saying “Da da da da da,” you don’t know what it means, but it’s awesome. I try to get you to say “Ma ma,” but you reply with “Da da,” I’m accepting it – your big bro did the same thing. You are so loved; friends and family ask about you daily and we always hear “awwwwe, I miss him!”

We love seeing you grow, but we have a hard time with it at the same time. We love you, little man…we love you to the moon and back.

Happy 7 months, dude!

Tool man

When there are no tool belts left...make your own! (Or put them in your pants)

I got to school yesterday to pick up the boys and found Mr. Hudson like this. Could he be anymore creative?...No way!

Love him and his inventive little mind.

We are Godparents!!!

Honor and her lovely momma, Ashley (my sis-in-law)

This past Sunday (4/21/13), our beautiful niece, Honor was baptized and guess what!? 

Bryan and I are the Godparents! We feel so blessed and honored! It was such a special day and Honor was the most beautiful baby there (okay, I'm a little biased), but she was darling and did so good! She was baptized by Father Pat, which was very special for the entire family, as he is retiring in June. He baptized Hudson and Carson as well and also married Bryan and I and my brother and Ashley.

To sum it up...it was a perfect day!

Congratulations Honor Elle!

On a side note, check out those chubby cheeks - yep they are precious and I got to give them lots of kisses. I might have squeezed her a lot too ;-)

Baby Mum-Mums

Carson tried his first "finger food" today - woohoo for Baby Mum-Mums!

Look at how happy he is - and how could he not be? He's eating it like a rockstar, go Carson!

Breakfast with Hudson!

What a fun morning with our boy!!!

It was "bring your parents to breakfast" day today at school...it was fabulous. Bryan and I sat in itty bitty chairs at an itty bitty table and carried on conversations with Hudson and all of his friends. So. Much. Fun! Perfect start to this Friday.

After he slammed 3 muffins, Hudson showed us all around the classroom and pointed out his artwork and introduced us to all his friends...his sweet, sweet friends. Then we each got 3 hugs and 3 kisses on our cheeks (BIG hugs that is), and we were off to work.

Happy Friday!

Here we are! Us and our boys!

From left: Hudson, Bryan, me and Carson

"Hey big bro, whatcha got there?...ohh a car!....can I taste it?"

Ace man!

My hunk of a hubby

3D movie night

Bros!

Lovins from Ace