Happy Father’s Day, Dad! I love everything about you from your crooked “gig ’em” thumb to your warm hugs. Thank you for always putting our family first and loving me unconditionally! You’re definitely the world’s most amazing dad, and I’m so blessed that you’re mine! Love you more!
On May 15th at 12:35 PM, Hudson Kirby made his entrance into the world at 20 inches long and 7 lbs 12 oz! As you can see, he’s completely perfect in every way with a head full of dark hair and a perfect little pout.
Louis and I got the call at 7:00 AM that Amy was in labor, so we packed up at headed to Houston as fast as we could! Amy was a total champ, and the delivery was so smooth and quick…I guess Hudson knew everyone was anxious to meet him. 🙂
While Amy was in labor, Louis and I got to babysit Henry until his baby brother’s arrival. As soon as Hudson made is entrance, we (miraculously) installed Hen’s carseat in the back of my Sunfire and headed to the hospital!
I instantly fell in love with nephew #2! I think his lips were (and are) my favorite little feature on him…or his tiny fingers and toes! It’s too hard to pick! It was so precious to see Henry meeting his baby brother for the first time and seeing their complete little family. It was like Hudson filled a perfect, tiny void that no one knew was there. Now that he’s here, I can’t imagine our family without him!
Louis decided that Hudson needed a birthday cake to celebrate, so we took a cake on our 2nd visit to the hospital! After all, you only turn zero, once! 😉
Our fam obviously couldn’t pass up an opportunity to wear matching shirts to celebrate our newest member! Another special fact about Hudson is that his middle name is Kirby, which is after my dad! It’s so special that Hudson will carry on his name.
Since Hudson was born on a Thursday, we got to stay in town until Sunday night, which meant lots of time watching Henry! He is at SUCH a fun age, and he’s learning something new and changing every day! I’m pretty sure I’ve said this every month, but this is my favorite age so far. Also, I absolutely LOVE watching Louis and Henry play because Louis is basically a big kid, so they always have a blast together. It’s precious.
Sunday came way too fast, and I didn’t want to leave either of my sweet nephews! Thankfully, I’m back in town this week, so I get to love on them some more! Hudson is two and a half weeks old and he’s already changed SO much. The only thing that hasn’t changed is that he’s still as sweet, handsome, and perfect as the day he was born. I can’t wait to watch him change and grow alongside his big brother!
I’m blessed to call you mom, today and everyday, Mom. Thank you for being exactly who you are; you’re an example to women and mothers everywhere. If the world was filled with people like you, it would be a pretty amazing place.
I love you more each day, bestie!
Happy Friday, friends! This week has gone by pretty quickly, and I’m excited for the weekend! There’s nothing I love more than having Louis home with me! Just wanted to stop in today to share 5 of my “highs” from the week!
1. This past weekend Louis and I went home for Easter to celebrate with our families. Last year, we stayed in San Antonio, so this year we wanted to head home. We got tons of quality family time and got to do tons of fun stuff, but the best part was just being together with everyone. Even though the weekend was packed with fun activities, one of my favorite times was late Sunday night. My dad popped homemade popcorn and got Sonic drinks for us, and my mom, sister, and I sat in the living room by the fire laughing and catching up. With Amy having Henry (and soon Hudson!) and me being in San Antonio, times like this are rare these days. It was great just to all be together!
2. Speaking of Easter, my parents had an Easter egg hunt for all the big kids, and Louis found the golden egg! Enclosed was a gift card to Chic-fil-a! Any night I don’t have to cook dinner is a win in my book, so I was psyched we got to use that for some delicious fri fri chicky chick this week.
3. This was actually last week, but I got a haircut! Woo! My hair has always been long, but it was getting a bit out of control. I decided to take a few inches off the length and add some face framing layers. Shout out to Nancy at Visible Changes in La Cantera. She was awesome, and I love my fresh, new look! I’m sure most people can’t even tell I got it cut, but to me, it’s a big improvement! Also, I’m sure you’re psyched I labeled the pictures below because you couldn’t tell that the picture with the shorter hair was after…
4. Another high this week was that my car passed inspection. You’re probably like, “Wow, Ali leads a super lame life if that was a highlight of her week.” Well, um, stop being so rude first of all. Secondly, I’m psyched because I was worried it wouldn’t pass! My Sunfire has been my buddy since my parents gifted it to me for my 16th birthday, so it’s been through a lot. Currently my windows, gas gauge, and speedometer don’t function…it is what it is. NOT funny story: last time I got my tires changed I asked the mechanics not to roll down my windows because they don’t roll back up. They chose to roll them down anyway, and I had to drive home with them down…in the rain. Because of that fun experience, I taped the note below over my power window buttons to ensure my windows would remain up. Thumbs up for Firestone though because they DIDN’T roll down my windows (not that I gave them much of a choice), and I only had to wait for 30 minutes for my inspection. Plus they had free wifi! Way to go Firestone. And way to go, Sunfire!!! We’re in it together for at least another year, baby!
5. I’ve been lusting after this GIGANTIC teal mason jar at Walmart for about a month, and I finally broke down and bought it this week. I think it was like $9, so it wasn’t a major investment, but I’m in love! It holds 32 oz like my Nalgene, and I find myself drinking even more water than usual, so yay for that! Also, the color is so fun! Perfect for summer.
Well, that’s my week in 5 quick moments! Hope you had an incredible week, and your weekend is off the charts! Apparently Fiesta is going on right now in San Antonio. It seems like it’s a big deal, but to me it just means to avoid the River Walk! Hah! Such a Debbie Downer. 😉
Happy Friday everyone! I’m so excited to enjoy a weekend of movie dates and relaxation with my hubby! I just wanted to drop in and share five of my favorite things about the past week!
1. Fogo de Chao on the River Walk: The week leading up to our anniversary, Louis kept saying we could just grab dinner somewhere after he got off work, so I figured we would just have a chill night and not really do anything special. Then, he surprised me by taking a half day off work! When he got home, he had a dozen roses and a beautiful card with our plans written inside! I was so surprised and excited. Our first stop was Fogo de Chao on the River Walk. If you’ve never been to Fogo de Chao, you need to go ASAP. It is SO delicious! It’s a Brazilian restaurant where the waiters walk around with skewers of meat and slice off as much of each kind as you want. They also have an amazing salad bar and delicious sides. Seriously though, the meat is the star of the show. We were in carnivore heaven! There are something like fifteen different meats, and each one I sampled was juicy and delectable. After we were stuffed, we strolled along the River Walk enjoying the beautiful weather and each other.
2. Bakery Lorraine for Macarons: Louis’s anniversary plans continued with heading to a local bakery to get some macarons. I found out about Bakery Lorraine a while ago and have been wanting to go for months! It’s an adorable bakery in a converted house run by two amazing pastry chefs from California. We got half a dozen macarons to try in some fun flavors: Lemon, Grapefruit, Raspberry, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, Buttermint, and Angel Food! I’m still on the fence about whether or not I like macarons though…the consistency was totally different than we were expecting! They were much denser and richer than I thought they’d be, but the flavors were so fun and inventive! Can’t wait to head back to Bakery Lorraine to try some of their other creations, soon! They make Poptarts in house that I have my eye on…(only I would go to a bakery and get a Poptart haha!)
3. Cards & Flowers: Our anniversary gift to each other was our February trip to Disneyland, but we always exchange cards for special occasions! We both picked out Papyrus cards because they’re the best, and we also received the sweetest anni cards from my family (thanks y’all! 🙂 ). Louis also surprised me with a beautiful bouquet of red roses because he’s sweet like that. I also have to give a shout out to my pink hydrangeas in the background that have been going strong for two weeks!
4. Charlie & Harry: I finally watched the Dancing with the Stars premiere, and the gold medal wining ice dancer, Charlie White is one of the “stars” (I feel like they use that term VERY loosely on that show). The entire episode I knew he reminded me of someone, and finally, it hit me! Charlie may be Harry from Dumb and Dumber. I mean…look at this comparison.
5. New High for Blog Views: This is probably a silly one, but I was really excited that I achieved a new “high” for views this week (on St. Paddy’s day!…guess it was my “lucky day?” Hardy har har…)! I know my stats are nowhere near as high as many other blogs, but it still makes me happy to know people are reading (and hopefully enjoying?) my posts!
I hope everyone’s week was wonderful and that the weekend is just as good!