Beautiful Canvas

We received the photos and the canvas prints that we ordered from the first two photo shoots of Hudson. Canvas doesn't photograph well, but they are beautiful. Now I want more, more!

Packages from Granny and Pops

Hudson received two packages today! One from his Granny and one from his Pops (both in Nova Scotia). He started to open the one from Granny, but we decided that he should wait until Christmas (especially since we are mostly skipping presents this year and there is nothing under the tree).

Instead of playing with the contents of the boxes, he climbed over them instead.

Lately I have seen a lot of Hudson in this position. 'Pick me up mommy!'

A Few Early Gifts

We're not doing much for Hudson's Christmas this year since he is too young to understand. Yesterday I picked him up a new toy, but gave it to him immediately.

I could not resist this shirt.

Photoshoot Take 3

Bianca from A Moment Like This Photography came by on Sunday for our third of four shoots to document Hudson's first year of life. As usual, she and Mike cooked up some crazy scenes.

Using a piece of white felt that Mike found in the attic they tried to rig up some 'snow' to put under the antique sled that Bianca had rented from an antique shop (H would later throw up on the sled, sorry!).

Since I very much doubted the snow would be believable, I am curious to see how these shots turn out.....

Here they are testing their concept.




We started inside with the sled and the tree.

Next H climbed the stairs. We didn't plan this scene, but he started to climb and Bianca started to shoot.

We tried the 'snow' and a hat.



He really hates hats.

We had some tears.

Melting, melting.....

Melted.

OK, I've had enough.

First Boo-Boo, First Christmas Tree

First things first:

Hudson got his first major boo-boo by smacking his noggin on a fireplace hearth. Note that we do not have a hearth around our fireplace so it must have happened *somewhere else*. I will not reveal the location where the incident occurred because as busy as this child is, it could have happened anywhere. We only have this one picture. The 'other party' took some good pictures right after the incident that shows a pretty impressive blue and swollen lump. Despite my asking, those pictures have not been forthcoming.

He's no worse for the wear.

Hudson's first Christmas tree went up this weekend.