Beach Fun for Memorial Day

Henry and I got away for a couple nights over Memorial Day weekend and went to the beach with Lindsey and Carlisle.  We had a fantastic time and were amazed at how our children are growing up and able to do things in public, finally!  The boys loved being together and we really appreciate Lindsey having us down!  Here is our photo shoot from the beach.

There were jellyfish everywhere and the boys were obsessed!!!!

This is by far one of the best pictures.....it just makes me smile because I hear these boy noises all day, everyday.  I can't make a single boy noise, but it just comes to them....I mean, how do you make a gun, plane, car....noise?  Beau can do it, but not me!

It's that time of year again

 

It is finally time to pull out the baby pool.  Henry has always loved being in the water and really enjoys splashing and jumping around in our "backyard" pool.  Well, when I pulled out the one we have had for the past 2 years it had a hole, so I saw this pool for $7.00 and thought it was perfect.....until I pulled it out of the box and blew it up myself....yes, myself.  That is how small it is.  It is perfect for Finley, but  way too small for Henry.  Needless to say it was our only option and Finley did not like the cold water (or being splashed by his big brother) so it would be fine for just Henry.  He had a blast and Finley chilled in the grass for a little while and then I transferred him to the swing.  He was much happier here staying warm and dry.

Since this pool was a little too small I decided to purchase a bigger pool but did not want all the extra "stuff" that comes with a baby pool....ie a plastic slide, a sprayer....I found an awesome pool at Target (for she same price as the smaller over crowded pools) and put it under the slide of our swing set and it was THE. BEST. IDEA. EVER!!!!!  Henry and his bud Carlisle had a blast.  Before Carlisle came over it was they boys in the pool.  Fun stuff!

Touch a Truck...AKA Henry's Heaven

 The Junior League has this awesome fundraiser every year called Touch a Truck.  This year it was at the farmers market and they had every kind of truck you could think of on display and also for the children to get into.  It might have been one of Henry's top favorite days.  He constantly asks me when we are going back to that "truck thing."  I tried to get him to smile in all of these pictures and he was mainly too busy playing to even glance at me.  Above he is in an army jeep.  Below he is in a cement mixer (one of his personal favorites).

 Finley was a little small to get in the trucks but he enjoyed watching his brother get in and out, in and out, in and out!

Then there was the ambulance....

 The backhoe loader (or excavator or something like that).

The "fire" four wheeler....can't you see he is spraying me with water because I am on fire.  Looking at this picture I can just hear the sound he is making.

The police car with his bud Liam.

Lastly the bomb truck.  I love this picture because I tried and tried to get the boys to look at me and in every picture this is what I got.  Annah smiling and looking cute, Liam's half smile looking at a truck and this random cheesy smile from Henry.  This is his new look for when I am taking his picture.  Classic.

8 months old (April)

Finley was 8 months old on April 17, 2012.  He is quickly growing and changing into a "mover." He is all over the place now.  Pulling up on his crib, crawling all over the place, and really gets mad because he can't walk like his brother.  He does not want to be put in the jumparoo, walker or excersaucer at all because he just wants to move.  As of this week (April 19)  he got one of his top front teeth and the other one is close behind.

 I could not get many good pictures of him during this photo shoot because he thought he was being put to bed AND when he found out he wasn't, he wanted to play instead of look at me and smile.

I mean, seriously...... this is not good.....he was so chill for so long.  Not so much anymore.

Ahhhh, there is my smile.  Other news on him....he is sleeping a little better.  We are on the 2 nap a day schedule.  One in the morning from 9:30-11 and then again around 1:30-3:30.  Then off to bed at 8.  He is always completely exhausted at night and still seems to cry the whole time Beau is home.  Sort of frustrating.  He is eating relatively well and is loving playing with his big brother.   

I wanted to take these pictures while Henry was behind me making him laugh and I gave up....Henry wanted to "play" with his brother.  Meaning roughhouse.  Not safe!  I figured if they were in the crib it was a little safer!

OOPS

For some reason I never thought I would be that mom who neglected taking pictures of the second child.  Well, unfortunately I am.  I completely forgot to take Finley's 7 month photos and I am horrified.  However, I did find some pictures I took of him 5 days later hanging out in Henry's Lightning McQueen car.  SO....this is what he looked like at 7 months.  At this age, he is rapidly changing.  He has his 2 bottom teeth, is starting to sit up really well and is also figuring out how to crawl correctly.  He is eating my baby food pretty well, sleeping through the night occasionally and is overall pretty happy.  He loves to be outside and especially loves to sit in Henry's car.  These pictures were actually taken a couple days before he decided he could stand up and fall out of the car on his nose.  Which took all of the skin off his nose and forehead.  It was completely pitiful. 

You can see in the following pictures, which were taken about 2 weeks later, that he is still healing from his fall.  This was another random morning (or afternoon) that I started shooting pictures.

I did photo thank you notes for Henry's birthday and wanted to go along with the construction theme, so I took this cute picture of Henry on an "EXCABATOR!!!"  Really Excavator, but that is how Henry says it.

I decided to throw these pictures in as well.  We went over to see our friends and play in the sprinkler.  It was just starting to get hot here so playing in water was really cold.  Henry just likes to point the water at people and Finley is not interested in being near Henry when he is in control of the water.  I thought this summed up how Henry feels about the summertime!

This is how Finley feels about being tossed in the air!

Belated Easter

 Happy Belated Easter!  We are still computerless, so my posts have been few and far between!  We had a fantastic Easter with the Easter Bunny coming, spending time with our family and friends and celebrating the risen Lord. We went to an Easter egg hunt and Henry found a ton of eggs and had a fantastic time.  Finley enjoyed sitting on the grass eating leaves. 
We also went to see our newly engaged cousin, Meredith, and her fiance on Easter evening to help them celebrate.  I got a few cute pictures of the boys in their Easter attire in their front yard.  They are both growing and changing daily! 

Henry 3rd birthday

  We have been on the go for the past month and without a computer my blog has been put on the back burner!  This post is going to be just about Henry....HE TURNED 3!  I can't believe we have a 3 year old.  In the past years there were some days that I thought he would never be 3, then there were others that I could not believe how fast life was passing by.  Henry is an amazing little boy.  He has filled our hearts with lots of love, laughter and happiness. He is full of energy and has a personality of an adult.  We really should be writing a book of all he says....it would definitely get a laugh!  Right now he is in school 5 days a week  from 9-12 and loves it.  His teachers, Mrs. Emily and Mrs. Barbara, are amazing keeping Henry in order.  He has only 4 other boys in his class and 10 girls.  Needless to say he LOVES the boys and considers them his best friends.  He prays for them daily and talks about them nonstop.  He has learned a ton since going to school and surprises us daily with his knowledge.  Henry has tons of energy and runs the whole time he is awake.  This leads him to sleep really well.  He is still taking a nap everyday for about an hour to an hour and a half and sleeps in his big boy bed very well at night.  His actual birthday was the Saturday before his spring break and we managed to potty train, take away the paci AND he is finally drinking regular milk without any problems.  We are still having a couple bathroom incidents, but he has done amazing and it shows me I could have started earlier because he was ready!  I feel like he has grown up in just a month.  I read on Pinterest (my new favorite website) to interview your child every year on their birthday starting on their 3rd.  I will post his answers for my record and also because it was cute.  Now on to the party!

We pondered over different ideas for his birthday and also we tried to think of new venues to have it....instead of our house.  After days of questioning Henry on where he wanted his party, his answer was still them same...."Mommy's house."  SO, we reluctantly excitedly fixed up our yard and our house.  We also decided on a theme: bulldozers and diggers.  We had a friend bring us some sand, pulled out every construction themed toy we (and everyone else) owned, ordered some cute stuff off of etsy and had a party!  It was very successful and Henry had a fantastic time.....I mean, who wouldn't, every person he loved was there (minus a few).  Here are some of the pictures from the party.....

I bought the boys matching construction shirts for the party....precious!

 Funny story about this cookie cake.  I had my mom order it from the Tollhouse store because Henry does not like cupcakes (who knows why) and she told the woman she wanted a digger cake, meaning a cookie cake with some type of construction equipment on it.  When she went to pick it up, another employer was there and explained they were so excited about this cake and so my mom could not wait to see it.....then she opened the box and this is what it was....a person digging.  Hilarious.....not what I wanted at all, but it is a funny story, the cake was delicious and Henry did not even notice!

It was a great day!