Hudson's 1st Texas Summer

He loves his Daddy. 

I'd say he has come pretty darn close to perfecting that smile of his. 

Getting STRONG!! Don't mind the spit up splotches on his clothes...

This go-round of swimming was a complete success! Hudson had a positive, HAPPY experience at Gigi and George's pool. (If you haven't checked out the blog in a while, take a trip down memory lane to a few weeks ago when I posted Hudson's first pool exposure. No bueno.)

I don't care who you are- that is just plain C U T E. 

Aaand this is how he felt after a day full of excitement. What can I say? He wears his emotions on his sleeves! We started the day by going to our church's wonderful nursery for the first time. I was so proud of him, and we received an outstanding report. Apparently he "played nice" with all the other 4-monthers.  

 Hudson has acquired quite the obsession/fascination with his hands and feet. His discovered that he can actually (kind of) CONTROL what those crazy things do, because they are somehow attached to his body! Here he is, proudly controlling his hand eye coordination enough to reach out and touch sweet patient Lily. 

He played with these "rattle socks" for a solid half hour, squealing in delight the whole time. His expression shows compelling interest these days whenever he glances at his feet. Sometimes I'll catch him staring at them for 10 minutes straight- and he's even been known to carry on a conversation with those giant feet of his! I wish my feet talked to me...

Look at that big boy grab onto his toy! 

Again, the hands. Just can't get enough of 'em. You'd think they were coated in sugar or cheeto residue judging by how often they are twirling around the inside of his mouth!

Here is Hudson's Heaven: fist in mouth and the non-stop entertainment of two feet! 

 We went to Joe T. Garcias to meet some dear friends in Fort Worth. Man, I've missed those margaritas- but not as much as those girls in the picture!

These two could easily pass as Mama and Daddy. Just look how at ease they are!!  

Great Grandmother Mamaw came to visit from Mobile. Hudson is absolutely in LOVE with Mamaw. He is so giddy around her!

Ben and I celebrated our 2 year anniversary by taking each other to the George Strait concert at the new Cowboys Stadium. I have no words to describe how enormous that stadium is. Unreal. 

We had great seats which allowed us to appreciate the "too-big-to-not-watch" HD screen. 

Side note: We also had some die hard Reba fans in front of us that just might have been the founders of her fan club. I have no doubt that they travel around to EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. of her concerts.