Ella's Acting Debut

Ella made her first acting debut as baby Jesus this past weekend at church. She did such a great job. She slept through both services. She looked like an angel....and I am not just saying that as her mother. I was so proud of her.

Hudson and Papaw over Thanksgiving break!!

Like grandpa like grandson!!

They had a lot of fun together playing with their cowboy hats and rolling Elmo and Bobby around on Papaw's chair/walker. Hudson and Kate snuggling after their nap. I just think they are so precious!!
This week I am so excited!! My brother Ryan is graduating from DBU this Friday. I am so proud of him. He has worked so hard on his degree. Jennifer has given up a ton of her time with Ryan and has given him such great support. Ryan has given it 110% I just can't tell you how proud I am of him. We are also celebrating Hudson's 2nd birthday. I can't believe he is 2 years old. It will be a fun weekend with family and friends!! We will definitely post pics of all of our activities!!

Big Boy Bed

My last night in my crib!!
This is my new big boy bed!! I just love it so much!!



I just wanted to give you a quick up date from the Hosni family. Hudson went to a big boy bed this week. He has made the transition so well. He still won't get out of bed without calling out to "Mommy" or "Daddy". It is just about the cutest thing ever. Thursday night he laid down and patted the pillow next to him and said, "Mommy, night, night?" He wanted me to lay down with him and go to bed. He is just so cute!! I had to lay down with him the first night, but after that he has been a pro. So far, so good!!

Already December

Ella is such a show off- isn't she strong!! Steps for making Rice Krispy Treats:

Step 1: Stir in the marshmallows

Step 2: Apply the sprinkles
Step 3: Cut out fun Christmas shapes
Step 4: Eat, Eat, Eat!!!
As you can see, Hudson and his friend Kate enjoyed making Rice Krispy Treats with "Mrs. Mamy" as Hudson calls her. I love this last picture, Hudson is just looking at Kate like he loves her so much!! They are such good friends and are so precious together.

The past few weeks have been so busy!! For Thanksgiving we went to visit my grandpa in Newby. He is doing well. Mom took him back to the doctor this week. He is going to have to undergo a minor surgery to help him go to the bathroom....I won't go into details, but it will probably be before Christmas. So be praying for him and the family. The kids were great while we were there. We had a big spread with my whole family. It was such a good time!! Hudson slept in a big boy bed for the first time and loved it!! Then we drove to Houston for Thanksgiving night. We ate pizza and arabic food, well, Hudson and I ate pizza and everyone else ate arabic food for Thanksgiving dinner. It was a good visit with Paul's parents. They kept Hudson and Ella while Paul and I got to do a little shopping. We also went to Toys R Us and let Hudson play and look at Christmas and birthday presents. He is so cute and loves Elmo so much!!
This week has been busy as well. We had the women's dinner Monday night at church. It was amazing. Scott Cameron sang and John Meador (our pastor) spoke. It was a great time to fellowship with friends. Paul and I are involved in children's choir at church, so we had a late practice Wednesday night. By Thursday I was so tired, my teammate at school said it looked like I needed some rest. Luckily I was able to take off Friday- Paul went hunting and my mom was out of town, so I got to stay home with Ella and Hudson!! We had the best day just hanging out at the house. We relaxed and played and napped. It was so much fun to just be home with my kids. Paul is coming home tonight from hunting with Uncle Matty- Paul got a buck and a doe. He was excited about it!!

I know December will go by so quickly. Tuesday is Ella's 2 month birthday....Dec. 14th is Hudson's 2nd birthday, my brother is graduating from DBU on Dec. 14th (we are so proud of you Ryan!!) and that doesn't even include all the other Christmas activities. I know we will have tons of fun!!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!!

Our family with Santa (Hudson wasn't too excited) Ella doing what she does best...sleeping.
Are all these presents for me? I promise I have been a good boy all year long!!
The Hosni Family
The Dean Family

While we had everyone in town for the weekend, we decided to go to The Gaylord Texan to take pics for Christmas cards. We had such a good time with our whole family together....which doesn't get to happen very often. Hudson was some what grumpy and didn't want to sit with Santa on his own, so we decided that we would take a family pic with Santa. The Gaylord was decorated so beautifully. It got me into the Christmas mood. Hopefully we will put up our Christmas tree soon...we will let you know how that goes with a 2 year old!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

Happy b-day daddy!!

Paul joined The 30's Club this week!! November 20th to be exact. We had a big party at The Rockin' H Ranch in Kennedale. We have some wonderful friends with a great ranch with plenty of room to play, cook, and have a amazing party. It fit Paul perfectly. He cooked his famous BBQ with the help of Ryan and Matt. We had a great time with family and friends. The kids had a blast at the party barn with the candy bar. Paul's parents came in from Houston to celebrate with us. It was such a fun night to just hang out with everyone. I just loved it and the kids were all so cute together!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL...you are the love of my life and such an amazing father to our children....I hope you had as good a time as I did at your party!!

Sweet Caroline

Ella Grace and Caroline Scout hanging out on the couch.

I think these girls are going to be good friends. This weekend I helped with the Sip-n-See for Caroline Scout Hatton. She was born exactly one month before Ella- September 4th. Caroline was born 2 weeks early and weighed 6 lbs. 6 oz. She is 10 1/2 weeks old and now weighs 8 lbs. 8 lbs. Ella was born 2 days early and weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. She is now 5 1/2 weeks old and weighs 10 lbs. 2 oz. It is crazy how different babies can be. I know Caroline and Ella will be good friends.

We had Ella's one month check up this week. Dr. Arca told us she was as close to perfect as you can get. Dr. Arca also told us that Ella seems older than she is. She is very alert for a one month old- we just said she is gifted and advanced. Only time will tell!!

Just a few more....

Future Baylor Bears!! Future Baylor Beauty
Future Baylor Football Player
These pictures were just way too cute....I just had to share them with you!!