Birthday Weekend

It has been a full and blessed weekend at the Dean house.  Hudson had his first birthday party on Saturday, and it was great!  We had a small party with some family and some close friends (all we could fit in our little rent home), and celebrated with a farm animal theme, my mom's amazing chocolate sheet cake, homemade icecream, lots of presents....and even a little dancing!  Hudson had his own "hay bale" cake, but he wasn't very interested in it.  We were hoping he would dive in, but he didn't....so....we are saving it for his real birthday day on Tuesday, the 31st.

Our living room looked like Christmas Morning by the time is was all over, but Hudson had a blast.  Thank you all for loving our sweet boy....and for making our home the new Toys 'R' Us headquarters.
We definitely missed Grandmommie and Grandaddy and Pop and Patsy and Dat....and hoping Grandaddy and Pop both get to feeling better. We love you very much and can't wait to see you soon!!

Hudson started his birthday party morning with some Handy Manny cartoons in our room in his new favorite spot....the end of our bed, in between the matresses and the footboard.

Birthday boy and his farm animal cake.

"I know you and Dad worked really hard on my hay bale cake, but I just don't think I am gonna try any right now....ok?"

Presents

He got just a few riding toys....Car from Honey and Pokey, Horse from MimiGigi and PapaT, Giraffe from Ash and Brian...and we didn't get a picture of the 4-wheeler from Uncle Dave and Aunt Karen.

Hudson doing his birthday dance to the Madagascar Move It song.

And....Pokey doing a little dancing of his own....

On Sunday, Honey gave Hudson his first haircut.  It was sad to see those sweet baby curls get cut, but this boy's hair was wild and needed a little taming. 

Before

During

After...so handsome!

We cannot believe we are about to have a one-year-old.  Weird.  I remember this time last year, I was walking my buns off  in the August Pleasanton heat and counting the minutes between contractions that had been going on for days.  I had no idea how much our life was about to change....to a whole new amazing world of joy and fun.  Dustin and I are so very thankful.