Beaching it!

Back to the beach with friends and kids!  Henry enjoyed the beach much more this time around....for the most part.  He liked playing (sort of) with the kids, their toys and also finding all of the wagons, bikes, etc that people bring to the beach.  He actually ran in and out of the water a few times!  There were some good times in the water and some times he wanted out!  Other than Henry not preferring the pool or ocean, we had  a great time, thanks Sarah, Mandy and Laura for the entertainment!

We came home from the beach on Friday, and went back on Saturday night for Emily's sister, Alston's, wedding.  It was absolutely beautiful!

We came home to a happy baby as well!  This is Henry's FAVORITE blanket!  He can't sleep without it and wants to have it with him at all times (not possible).  Luckily my mom found 2 more, so we are good and supplied.  When he has the blanket, he likes to lie on top of it, along with lying on top of Sperry! 

We were worried at first having Henry around Sperry because Sperry was jealous of the lost attention.  Now that Henry gives Sperry some of his leftovers, they have become best buds....as you can see from the following pictures.

Lastly, I forgot to post pictures from my good friend, Carolyne's, wedding.  The whole crowd was there and it was like a high school reunion!  Including this wedding, we will have been to 3 outdoor weddings this summer....hot!!!  However beautiful!!!

June, thus far....

June has started off with a bang!!!  We have been busy since June 1st and it has not stopped.  I, however, am not complaining because I love to stay busy.  We started off by going to a wedding....me, Beau, Jan, Bill, and Jess and Brent (Beau's brother and his fiance).  It was lots of fun, but that was only the beginning!

After leaving the wedding, we went to the beach with Jan's family and had a great time!  Henry only liked the beach.  He was not a huge fan of the water or the sand.  Maybe next year!  I, however, did get a few pictures of him walking around with his little gut hanging out!  Pretty funny!

Here is Vera Grace, Henry's second cousin.  He LOVED her!!!

Spaghetti night....

While we were at the beach, my Grandfather, Patty and some of their friends were also there playing golf.  We went over and visited them for a little while and Henry got to feed the ducks (something he  had never done).  He loved it, but really wanted to jump into the gross pond!

The place they were staying had this awesome kids pool, so we went down to check it out.  Henry really loved going down the water slide....on my lap, lovely!

Then....this past weekend, Brent and Jess had a wedding party and we got to catch up with all of Brent's friends!  We had a great time!

Summer fun!

Henry loves his pools, but REALLY just loves playing with the hose.

The sprinkler is a little shocking, but Henry loved it when I turned it down so he could aim the water right at me!

Henry has learned how to go down the slide on his own.  Pretty scary!

And the gold goes to.....

Henry and I have been attending a class at The Little Gym since January.  The Little Gym is a children's gym that helps to "build motor skills in a fun and nurturing environment, while fostering enhanced emotional, intellectual and social skills" (Little Gym's website explanation).  We have thoroughly enjoyed our semester and plan on going back in the fall.  Henry is in the Birds class which is children 9 months to 18 months.  He started out a little early, but was doing just as well as the older kids, so we kept him in that class.  Over the semester, Henry and I have learned a ton of new skills for him and for me to work on with him. 

Yesterday was the last class and everyone was invited....sort of like his recital!  Well, since we have such supportive parents, Henry was the winner for the loudest cheering squad!  I am posting some pictures Beau took during class to show you how much he loved going!

The Wheelbarrow!

I thought this was good with the sign in the background!

Overhead flip over mommy....he loves this!!!

Parachute fun!  Henry is not overly excited about this activity.

Here Henry has a ton of fun climbing over and down safely...unlike the tables at our house.

Balance Beam!

Hanging from the high bars!

Rolling....

to a front roll.

Back handspring after doing a somersault.

Balancing on the ball.

And lastly, his metal!  He got the GOLD!!!

He did not love wearing his metal, but instead playing with it in a typical 14 month old fashion!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers who read my blog.  We took these pictures for our mom's in the outfits they bought Henry, and thought I would share them.  We hope you all have a wonderful day!

Fun times

For Henry's birthday he got 2, yes 2, awesome baby pools.  They are really wonderful because they are completely different.  One is more like a sprinkler/ankle pool, and the other is a double pool with a slide.  Well, we have tried both out and Henry loves them equally!  Henry's friend, Carlisle came over to play in the pool on Sunday and Lindsey took some great pictures of the boys! 
We put them in the big pool, but since the water was deeper, it was too cold, so we turned off the sprinkler pool and let them splash around.  They both loved, loved it!!!

Holding hands....how sweet!

Then we came inside for a little drying off, and playing.  Carlisle is trying to crawl and Henry has been lying on the ground (I think waiting for our Bichon to come curl up next to him....which she did once and he loved it....now she won't come within 3 feet of him) so I grabbed Lindsey's camera and got the two boys lying around. 

Lastly, my parents gave Henry a singing dog for his birthday that he absolutely loves.....and he has figured out how to push his foot to get him to start singing, lovely!  I HAVE to catch this on video, it is hilarious!!!