Hudson's first snow in TEXAS!!!!!!

That is right you read the title correctly!  We got about an inch of snow tonight!  For those of you from the north that might not seem like a lot to you, but for us Texans this is a huge deal!!  Nate and I took Hudson outside early in the evening and there was only a light dusting--it was not even sticking to the ground.  Around 9:00 we went outside again and the snow was really starting to come down and it was sticking to the ground!  We had a lot of fun!  

Here are the pictures of Hudson's first TEXAS snow!!!  

Not quite sure what it on his slide!

Hudson was a little unsure about it!

Here is our house--all the roofs on our street were covered in snow.  All the neighbors woke their kids up to see the snow!

A pathetic attempt at a snowman.  We are not really prepared for snowman weather here in Texas!

The Holtvluwer's

Hudson wanted to get down and run around in the snow!

Hudson running around--I could not take a good picture because he would not be still!

Halloween Night

Well, we had a great Halloween.  My parents came over first and helped Hudson carve his first pumpkin, then we had some friends and their kids come over to hangout and go trick-or-treating in our neighborhood.  We had a great time!

The pumpkin that Hudson, Nana and Pappy carved

Hudson in his camo ghost shirt that GG gave him.

Pappy and Hudson

My little pumpkin!

Halloween(part 2)

Here are more pictures from Halloween night.

Jenny and me

Nate and Hudson trick-or-treating.  Hudson would walk up to a house and the run away.  He had more fun playing in the street.

We were going to take a family photo, but cute little Marlie Martin  (Jenny's daughter) wanted to join in!

Coming back with all the goodies!

The groovy Burkhalters

Sandra dressed like preppy Yale student at the end of the night!

Halloween in the Park

We took Hudson to a local park in Friendswood on Thursday.  There are booths from local businesses set up for the kids to trick-or-treat.  We met our friends Jason and Sandra and their little girl Isabella at the park to let the kids hangout.  I decided to save Hudson's pumpkin costume for Halloween night and I dressed Hudson up as a 50's boy!  He looked cute.  

Sidenote: If you notice Hudson has sucker in one or both hands in almost every picture--these are Hudson's new favorite things!

Isabella was a dancing machine.  Hudson is checking out her moves!

What a cute couple!

Nana was at the park working at one of the booths, so we went to say hi!

Check out the cool hair!

Ready to get some candy!

Blue Jean Baby

Just not our month!

Well, this has not been a great month for the Holtvluwer's!   All of us have been sick, University of Michigan is having a horrible season, Hudson has decided to get about 7 teeth at one time and he has also decided to start the terrible twos a little early!  It has just been downright crazy at our house!  Now to top it all off our computer has decided to crash on us thus making it impossible to update our blog!  We hope that it is fixable, but if not we might be without a computer for a couple of months.  Right now I am updating the blog on my work computer.  We will have to find other ways post pictures of our cute little one.  Terrible twos and all he is still a cute kid!! 

Here are some good highlights that have gone on with our family this past month!

~Nick and Jenni came to visit for the weekend!  Very fun!

~Hudson is talking like crazy.   Nate went to go wake him up one morning and these were the first words that came out of his mouth "Daddy, momma, puppy" too cute!  He also loves to repeat everything we say and I mean everything!!  This means Nate and I really have to watch what comes out of our mouths--the other day I stubbed my toes and quietly said s@#! (not realizing Hudson was close) and Hudson repeated it--not good!

~Nate got to see the Detroit Lions play football against the Houston Texans (we won't mention that they lost)!

~The weather is finally getting colder in Texas!! Yeah!  Hudson loves to play outside, and now he can--coming back inside is another issue though!

Well, that is all for now--Hopefully we will be able to post some pictures of Hudson soon.  He is getting so cute!

Safe and Sound!!!

Hurricane Ike has passed and we are safe! We just had minor damage to our house, but nothing that Nate has not been able to fix himself. We are very lucky! Hudson and I evacuated with my mom on Thursday to my aunts house in Crockett(which is 3 hours northeast of us). Nate joined us early Friday. Hurricane Ike made landfall early Saturday and actually did some damage in Crockett where we were staying. We lost power in Crockett and at our house in League City. Nate went back home on Sunday and he got power back on in our house on Sunday night! We are the lucky ones, most people are still waiting for power. Hurricane Ike did leave its mark though, we have friends that have had extensive damage to their home and the city of Galveston is completely devastated. I know that the national media has not had a lot of coverage on it, so if you would like to see pictures and know more you can go to http://www.abc13.com/ this is our local T.V. station. Thanks to all that called and thought of us! We will try to post pictures of our fun weekend in Crockett soon!

Working Hard

I was working on somethings for my kindergarten class today and Hudson decided to crawl up in the chair next to me and color just like I was. He sat and colored for a good five minutes. After that he was ready to play with his mommy!

Hudson coloring his page.

Now he wants to play!

I love this kid!!!

Summer's Over--School's In!

Well, summer is officially over for Nate and I. We went back to school with students on the 25th of August. We have been busy and have been trying to get back into some kind of routine. This school year is a little different for Nate and I. We are actually working at the same school. Nate got a new job as a P.E. teacher. He loves it and the kids love him(especially the boys)! Needless to say it has been a little weird to see him in the hallways at school. The other day I had to ask him a question in front of students so I had to address him as Mr. Holtvluwer--that was kind of strange. We have had a good summer and it was hard to start school again. We have both enjoyed being home and getting to spend time with Hudson. He is getting so big so fast. He has started to talk more and now has a big vocabulary. He can say Daddy, kitty, puppy, pappy(what he calls my dad), pawpaw, bird, shoe, juice, sit, ouch, T.J.(our sitters son), book, please(sometimes), hippo, baby, bird, goldfish, bee, stop, out(for outside) and his all time favorite...ball. Anything that is round is a ball. The moon...ball, the sun...ball, ritz crackers...ball. It is so much fun to hear him talk. We are still working on mommy--right now he points to me and says "daddy"! I will have a special post for the first time he says mommy! Well, here are some pictures from the end of summer--sorry it has been so long!

Enjoy!

My boy loves his yogurt!

Hudson loves to have his daddy read to him.

Loves his mommy!

Enjoying a sucker before bed!

Is he cute or what!?!

Mommy's Little Helper

Hudson is helping his mommy clean!

What a sweet boy!

Staycation

Nate and I went on a little "staycation" this past weekend. On Friday we went to the Galleria to do some shopping and then went out to eat at Cyclone Anaya's (the best Mexican food and margarita's that we have ever had). After dinner we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert and we spent Friday night at Hotel Derek. On Saturday we ate more wonderful food and spent the day in Galveston. My parents kept Hudson on Friday and Saturday night while Nate and I got to enjoy some time together. We missed Hudson a lot, but it was fun for us to hang out. When we picked up Hudson on Sunday my parents looked worn out! I think Hudson was too, because he took a very long nap Sunday afternoon!

Nate after a great meal (and margarita) at Cyclone Anaya's!

Our hotel room's view--in the distance was Downtown Houston.

Us in Galveston! We ate at Willie G's that night!

Fun, Fun, Fun!!!!

Summer has been so much fun for Nate and I. We have just been hanging out with Hudson and having some fun! Here are some pictures to update everyone.

Spokesbaby?

I might have to talk to my State Farm Agent about having Hudson as a spokesbaby for the company!

The sunset from our driveway one night! It was so beautiful!

Fun With Friends

We had a BBQ with some friends from our old small group. It was crazy the amount of kids that we had there. We use to call our group the "D.I.N.K.s" Dual Income No Kids--well not so much anymore. In about two years we have had a baby boom!

All the kids!
Hudson playing with Tatum.

Skinny Dipping

Nate and my sister took Hudson outside one day while I was cooking dinner and this is what I came outside to. Hudson was running around the backyard and playing in his pool naked. He was having fun and that was all that mattered. Because of all the fun he had that day he was worn out that night and slept so hard.

Cheap Entertainment

Nate found a great way to entertain Hudson. He loves to be pushed around the house in our laundry basket, but it can start to hurt your back after a while. So, my super smart husband decided to tie a rope to it and run Hudson up and down the hallway. Hudson loved it! The only problem was when we stopped he had a breakdown! Getting ready to go!

There he goes!

Family Fun

My little brother Michael is working this summer at a Camp Ozark in Arkansas. He came in for the night to drop off campers and pick new ones up, so we met him for dinner. We went to El Tiempo downtown and had a great time with the family! We left Hudson with my friend from work Kay and he had a great time. All the kids: Michael, Ashley, Me and Nate

My sister and I love our mom!

My sister, Ashley and me