Thursday, September 20, 2012
Apple picking
This past weekend we went apple picking at our favorite local farm. We were a few weeks early for the epic apple fritters and hot apple cider, but we loaded up on fresh apples and Hudson had a great time pulling apples off a tree for the first time while William nicely slept the whole time.
Papa B & Ama Byker's visit
My parents came down from Michigan to meet William and hang out with Hudson in the middle of August. They were very helpful and we enjoyed their visit.
Monday, September 17, 2012
August in pictures
Bryant and his boys
Hudson has been very sweet to William and likes to rock the bouncy chair, help change diapers and give lots of kisses.
William's first bath
"The Pout"
Hudson loves to do puzzles and his favorites are of the 'Thomas the Tank Engine' variety.
Official One-Month Picture
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!