Saturday, September 1, 2012
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Hudson turns 2
Hudson turned 2 last weekend and we filled the entire day with his favorite things. Some of those things are Chipotle's rice & beans (dinner), watching Thomas the Tank Engine (we let him do this much more than normal), splashing in water, and hanging out with his friend Adeline.
The last two things on that list were accomplished by meeting up with our friends at the Baltimore inner harbor.
Hudson also really likes watermelon, so we put two candles in one.
Hudson loved all of his presents! Here he's enjoying his new tent and tricycle.
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
William Jay Loomis - 07.28.2012
It is of course impossible to put words to such an experience as the birth of a new child. Our hearts our so filled with joy and gratitude to God for the gift of such a beautiful and healthy baby boy. Pictures I think do a much better job of capturing the indescribable beauty of this new life, so here are a few of the first ones.
For any who might be reading this and don't know, the first name, as with Hudson, is simply a name that we really like (we will be doing our best to stick with the full name). We think the old English names of Hudson and William sound quite studly together, and go nicely with the old English last name we all share. Hudson Philip's middle name honors the names of two great men - my grandfather and dad (first names), and William Jay's middle name honors another great man - Becky's dad (middle name). We are aware that the blessing that Hudson and William have in being raised in a loving, Christ-centered home is in large part due to the faith of the previous generations. We believe that passing these names along is a great way to honor those who have loved and sacrificed so much for us...and who happen to love their grandson's quite a bit as well.
We have gotten so many wonderful and heart-felt messages from our friends and family in response to the announcement of our new arrival. One of them in particular I found to be both hilarious, and poetic and figured it was worth sharing here. This came from a friend of mine who also is a dad to two boys who are a couple of years older than ours. He wrote:
"Congrats, having two boys is a total blast, a total bulldozing blitz on the house, yard, car, furniture, pets, etc...but a total blast none the less"
Sounds awesome!
For any who might be reading this and don't know, the first name, as with Hudson, is simply a name that we really like (we will be doing our best to stick with the full name). We think the old English names of Hudson and William sound quite studly together, and go nicely with the old English last name we all share. Hudson Philip's middle name honors the names of two great men - my grandfather and dad (first names), and William Jay's middle name honors another great man - Becky's dad (middle name). We are aware that the blessing that Hudson and William have in being raised in a loving, Christ-centered home is in large part due to the faith of the previous generations. We believe that passing these names along is a great way to honor those who have loved and sacrificed so much for us...and who happen to love their grandson's quite a bit as well.
We have gotten so many wonderful and heart-felt messages from our friends and family in response to the announcement of our new arrival. One of them in particular I found to be both hilarious, and poetic and figured it was worth sharing here. This came from a friend of mine who also is a dad to two boys who are a couple of years older than ours. He wrote:
"Congrats, having two boys is a total blast, a total bulldozing blitz on the house, yard, car, furniture, pets, etc...but a total blast none the less"
Sounds awesome!
Friday, July 20, 2012
Monkeys
Way back before Becky and I started dating, she spent a summer as a counselor for middle school girls at Spring Hill camp in Michigan. Upon returning to college in the fall she was very excited to share her enthusiasm for her time at camp with all of us. One of the highlights apparently had been singing the Monkey Song with the campers. This song is very silly like most camp songs, but I became a bit frightened when she got to the chorus...."I want to be a monkey, a MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY!" (caps means you sing in the deepest scariest voice you possibly can). Despite how scarring this interaction was for me, we started dating, got married, and have a son who likes silly songs. So naturally we have been singing him the Monkey Song, with the scary voice and everything. It apparently has made quite the impression. This video was taken a few weeks ago during our usual bedtime routine...
Happy.....Birthday
I love the fact that Becky's birthday (yesterday) was the first family birthday where we got Hudson to wish someone a "happy birthday!" He was quite proud of himself as you'll see in the video...this is very difficult to compete with.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Papa and Grandma's house
I (Bryant) recently took Hudson to his Papa and Grandma's house for the first time ever, and we had an awesome weekend. I was a bit nervous as it was Hudson's first road trip since he was about 4 months old, but he did great. Incredibly it was also the first time I had ever been in my parent's swimming pool, even though they've had it for eight years (It's been a very long time since I've been there not for Thanksgiving or Christmas). On weekends like this I am very thankful that we decided to not move to California as it is really nice being within driving distance of both of our parents.
We went to Midway which is an amusement park near my parent's house. Both my
dad and I loved riding this exact same boat ride when we were Hudson's age.
Hudson's favorite thing in the world right now is buses...and it just so happens
that his Papa drives one! He is still talking about "Papa's yellyow bus."
Ferry ride across Chautauqua Lake.
