Hand full of love...

I can count them on one hand now...5 fingers..5 grandchildren.

Owen, Clay, Will, Emma and now...

Introducing...

HUDSON WHITFIELD SNOW

Born on April 24, 2013 at 5:39 PM

Weighing in at 7 pounds and 6 ounces and 20 inches of sweetness.

 First hour of Hudson's life

 First hug from sister...have a feeling he will get lots of those in his life

 First family picture of this little family of four

 First outfit of his life...also have a feeling there will be lots of these by the looks of his closet

 Second day of life...another look at this new little guy who has stole my heart...just like all the rest!

 Taking brother home...big sister so excited!

 First week...many pictures of this precious sleeping one

 Yep, he too has me wrapped around his around his finger!

Love this picture...Emma is so in love with this "baby brudder".

Our initial reactions and thoughts.
The MOST laid back little fellow.
Sweetest little face.
A little snuggle bunny.
Great sleeper.
So chilled out and easy going.
And yes, we are already so in love...the heart just gets bigger and bigger with love for these precious little souls that God has so graciously allowed us to enjoy and love on! We are extremely blessed.

We are so very thankful that Ashley did great in labor and that it went fast for her. She did amazing! She is such a good little mommy.

Emma is loving being a big sister. She loves Hudson. She says probably at least 20 times a day....
"Ohhhhh...he is just soooo cute" and pats his head and says "Good boy". :)
And also says to her mommy, "He came out!". I don't think things could have gone much better...she loves him and has been super sweet about it all.

I got to stay the first week after they came home from the hospital. It was super busy but super fun.
I love getting to spoil on everyone. My heart came home full of good memories, sweet moments with Ashley, David, Emma and Hudson. I have to say being away from this little one who changes EVERY single day...or at least it appears so from pictures my sweet daughter sends me almost every day...you just forget how much they change at this stage of early life.

We are completely in love. As with the 4 grandkids before Hudson...life just continues to get sweeter and sweeter. We could not ask for me. We have 5 healthy, beautiful grand children who have amazing parents who look after them, nurture then in all sorts of ways...physically, emotionally and most important spiritually. We love watching our "kids" be parents. It is such a gift from God.

The end...and a sweet little ending it is!

Oh how I love these pictures...

Our dear friend, Gordon Trice, who is an AMAZING photographer, did it again. He took some pictures of Zach and his family this summer when they were in Colorado visiting. I won't share them all...since I have close to 100 but only some of my favorites.  I am always amazed and in awe of his ability to capture the moment and capture each little personality! 

Thank you Gordo!!!!!

We love you and can never thank you enough for all the photos 

we are so blessed to have on the walls of our home!

 Owen-7 1/2, Will-4 1/2,  Zach, Clay-6 and Meg

 "The brothers" as they so sweetly referred to one another

 Cute couple, huh!

And I love this picture!

Thanks Gordon! 

Now to get some ordered and in frames!

Easter...Part Two

The next evening Zach, Meg and the boys came for dinner and an Easter Egg hunt.

It was soooo good to see them! We were so anxious to celebrate with them and also hear all about their trip! We started with the Easter Egg hunt. The boys are always so sweet and excited about the hunt. I decided this year, to make things a little more challenging since they are getting so good at finding their eggs! So, each boy had to look for a particular color and to make things a bit more fun...when they found one they had to carry it with a spoon to their Easter basket. They boys are so much fun and love any kind of challenge or game so they got right into it! It at least made the hunt last more than 5 minutes! We had lots of fun watching them and enjoyed hearing their little giggles!

They had such fun and after they found all their eggs we headed inside for 

our Easter meal. We had such fun sitting, eating and hearing about Zach and Meg's trip. 

They boys opened their other Easter treats and had fun playing (and eating) some of their goodies!

It has been a tradition to take pictures in our backyard on Easter Sunday, so the following Sunday we were so excited that Zach, Meg and the boys joined us for church at Hillcrest and then we went back to the house and took pictures. Oh my...how fun...but these boys are growing so fast and getting so big! It is really hard for me to pick my favorites because there are so many but here are some...

Love this family!!! I also am in love with these little boys ties! This was a first (yep, noticed their father choose not to join them!:) ) No pressure Zach! 

They were so handsome and they were so excited to wear them! Feeling pretty big!

William Texas Knight-Age 5

 This might be a more realistic view of Will...he is such a little "ham"!

Clayton Grant Knight-Age 6 1/2 

 Our sweet little goofy boy! 

Owen Austin Knight- Age 8

 "Joe Cool"

 Getting a good picture of all three at the same time can be challenging...but I always crack up at the expressions...seems like every shot one of them is acting goofy or giving us "the look"! 

 Oh my word...I love this picture...for so many reasons but mostly because this is truly them!!!

And I love them to pieces!!!

Bud, Owen, Honey, Will and Clay...oh how blessed we are!!!!

Easter...part one

We are so blessed to normally be with all our kids under one roof on holidays. However, this time we were a bit scattered. Zach and Meg got to take a trip of a lifetime to Switzerland and France and were just arriving back home Easter weekend. Since Ashley was told that was her last official travel weekend...we just told them to stay at home and let us come to them! Also, they had a wedding they really needed and wanted to attend on Saturday before Easter so we got to do a little babysitting while we were there! We celebrated with Zach and Meg and the boys the day after Easter...but I will start with Easter weekend at David and Ashley's first...

We arrived on Friday afternoon...with a very special delivery. Not only were we coming to celebrate Easter but we also delivered the baby dresser to Hudson's room. Larry has so lovingly built a dresser for each grandchild. Parents were able to pick out what they wanted and he built it. It was exciting to be able to move it into Hudson's room...so Mommy could get things organized! As always, it turned out beautiful and hopefully will be a piece of furniture that will be well used and loved!

We wasted no time before we got busy doing fun Easter things with Emma...

First off we made some Easter cookies and let Emma help ice and shake on sprinkles

which of course she loved. 

 Emma-girl loves to help her mommy cook! And her mommy is so sweet to let her help! So patient!

They have the sweetest little bedtime ritual. 

Bath, brush teeth, read Bible story, say prayers and then Emma gets to watch one 10 minute Pocoyo cartoon (which is such a cute little character!) then the last thing is being tucked in and David and Ashley sing her the sweetest song...I can't remember the name but it's about God's love. 

Love it! That night she sang with them...hearing those three voices singing such sweet words together really warms my heart. 

The next morning, we enjoyed a lovely breakfast casserole that Ashley prepared and enjoyed just some sweet table talk. Then the boys ran to Lowe's to pick up some sand for the Easter Bunny. :)

After they returned Ashley told Emma that the Easter Bunny had come (we decided to hunt eggs on Saturday so Sunday wasn't so rushed!) and I would give anything if I had a video of Emma. This little girl has been asking ever since Valentine's when was the Easter Bunny coming! So, when Ashley announced he had come...the SHEER delight and giggles and jumping up and down that occurred was priceless! We headed out to the yard where she was so precious about each and every egg.

Then we headed to the backyard where that clever little Easter Bunny left some fresh sand for the sandbox and some new sandbox tools!

 A new camp chair

And some new bubbles...which brought her so much joy and laughter!

 Ashley and David left a little later for the wedding and so Bud, Honey and Emma made a Bunny cake and played a lot of fun games before bedtime. 

The next morning, Bud really scored when he went to the local donut store and found donut holes that were painted bunny faces! Oh she was so delighted once again! 

 All dressed and ready for church...giving her mommy a hug!

I love this little girl and she looked so cute in her pale pink Easter outfit!

Honey and Emma-girl 

We enjoyed attending church with them, which was followed with an Easter Egg Hunt for the little ones. Emma had such fun. Then we headed home for a lovely and very yummy Easter lunch that Ashley and I worked on together...fixing lots of our favorites. 

We hated for our time to come to an end but it was time to head back to Abilene.

This was our first time to be at one of our kids for a holiday and it was quite fun. Fun to be in their home and celebrate their little traditions and be a part of their family time.

Thank you Ashley and David for the invitation...we had a really lovely time!