Spring Break 2010!

Wow, the idea of spring break has changed dramatically for me this year! Not that I ever did anything wild and crazy for spring break, but this year was the beginning of my new version of "spring break." 

I was so excited when Sarah mentioned going to the beach for a night with the kiddos.  We had a very eventful stay, but had a great time.  Thanks Sarah for the invitation!
Henry had definitely changed since the last time we were at the beach....

June 2009

April 2010

Henry is really into the sand.  I have never given him a shovel before and he loved it!!! 

Here is Annah and Liam....sweet kiddos who also loved digging in the sand.

On Wednesday, we took the kids to Waterfront Park.  Henry loved all of the rocks, berries and flowers much more than he enjoyed the water.

What is up with the tounge???                       This is Henry's new trick....mom, I am putting

                                                                something in my mouth!

Last but not least, my favorite picture.....

Birthday parties!

Last week is comletely a blur!!!  I am still trying to catch up on everything around my house and my also find some, maybe a little relaxation!!!  Don't get me wrong, I love to entertain, and the 3 birthday parties we had for our sweet boy were wonderful, I am just exhausted!  On Saturday, we had a good group of about 35 families over to celebrate with lunch, an Easter egg hunt and lots of running and playing.  Sunday we hosted about 40 people....mostly family, but we had some others join us which was wonderful.  We celebrated Easter and Hen's birthday.  Needless to say Henry had a great time at both parties.  I am pretty sure my mom and mother in law were exhausted at the end because Henry prefers they watch and hold him to me....which was good so I could run around getting things together. 

We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends and can't thank you all enough for the generous gifts for our little guy.  Henry was given some awesome toys, an outside play gym, books, baby pool, a sprinkler, money for his college fund, lots of cars, some new clothes and so much more!  I am pretty sure he has not touched any of his old toys since the parties! 

Here are some of the pictures from the parties.  I got more from the Saturday party because friends shared the pictures.  I did not get to take many on Sunday, sorry fam!

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Time to find some Easter Eggs!

Ty can't wait to eat the candy!

Carlisle is more interested in the grass than the eggs and candy...precious!

Little Carlisle and Henry (dressed alike on accident).

Here is Henry getting ready for his first birthday cake....

.....very interesting......

.....a little squishy.....

.....oh, my eyes itch.....

....and I am done with this.....

The family picture, thank Sarah!

Grammie and Henry

On to Sunday's party....

Here is JT, Caroline and Henry...these are Henry's 2nd cousins.

Hampton, Brandon and Artem...more of Henry's second cousins.

Vera Grace, another second cousin....looking so excited to be at Hen's first birthday!

I accidentally cut H's first (third) birthday cake before I got a picture.  Pretty cute!

As with his other party, he was not a fan of the cake.

Here are some extra shots of him playing on his new slide and swing set.

Lastly, I took this picture forever ago and wanted to add it.  This is a daily occurence in my house, the emptying of the cabinets.  I have rearranged my pantry every day since he started doing this.

ONE YEAR OLD!!!

Dear Henry,
As everyone always says, time flies when you are having fun!  Last year at this time we welcomed you into the world at 1:57 pm.  You have changed our lives and we could not be happier!  Children are such blessings and you has definitely filled our lives with lots of love and laughs!    I have so much to tell you about your first year of life, and so here goes:
1.  You moved from the time you were born and have not stopped moving....even at night you toss and turn all night.
2. Your favorite book is Pat the Bunny.
3. Your favorite tv show is.....Yo Gabba Gabba.
4.  Your favorite food is cheese in any form.....sandwich, alone, macaroni, on veggies, any way it comes.
5.  You love to play outside and when you were younger you loved sitting outside, hence our outside addition.
6.  You are starting to make babbling sounds, but no identified words at this point except for a grunt representing a dog's bark.
7.  Unfortunately you have had constant health issues since November and have had about 12 ear infections, wheezing in your lungs, tubes put in your ears, the stomach bug (which you passed to lots of people), and somehow I could manage a laugh every once in a while.
8.  You did not sleep through the night until you were 8 months old, but since then you have started walking and you wear yourself out on a daily basis. 
9.  You are extremely smart and advanced in your walking, fine motor skills.  I am so impressed with your pinchers!
10.  At this point you seem to not favor either hand, but instead go back and forth when throwing a ball, eating, holding the golf club....etc.
11.  You are definitely the dancer in the family....you love to dance to: Miley Cyrus, Owl City, Peter Tosh and The Saltines.
12.  You love to play in water, especially the dog bowl and the toilet....so we keep all of the bathroom doors closed to keep you out.
13.  You love to face forward in your carseat and I love it too!
14.  Since you were born you have had breat milk, Neocate, Nutramigen AA, regular Nutramigen, Prosobee Lipil (Soy), and Gentle Ease formulas.  We tried you on regular milk last week and it was a disaster!
15.  You love your grandparents sooooo much and we are so thankful to have them, as I know you are!
16.  In your first year of life you have traveled to North Carolina, Virginia, Colorado (inutero), and here.
17.  You love to throw your food off your tray when you are finshed for the dogs to eat and you LOVE when Sperry licks your hands clean!
18.  Out of our 2 dogs, Sperry is your favorite!  Lately you have been trying to ride on him when he is lying down, its hilarious!
19.  You love driving the car and have figured out where to put the keys.
20.  You love grabbing fan cords and loves watching the fan.
21.  You LOVE sitting in daddy's lap listening to itunes while looking at pictures of yourself.
22.  You have started using the dining room table as your fort and like to take your toys under it.
23.  YOU LOVE TAKING A BATH!!!!
24.  You have recently loved to climb up on anything your little legs will get you on.
25.  You love to climb up and down the stairs, and also love to close the gate at the top of the stairs.
26.  You just figured out how to turn on the loud fan in your room so you use both hands and flip the switch over and over again.
27.  You are doing breathing treatments right now, which you usually are not too excited about, but tonight I finished your treatment, put the mask down and you hopped down from my lap, picked up the mask, put it on and wanted to sit back in my lap.  Your dad and I laughed and laughed....you needed your Albuterol fix!
28.  You are still taking 2 naps a day....for about 2 hours each, you wear yourself out!
29.  You love to dance not only on the ground, but also in people's arms while they dance. 
30.  You have made a wonderful addition to our family and we thank the Lord everyday for bringing you to us!
We love you Henry!
Love,
Mom and Dad

Here are some pictures from his first birthday celebration today:
Breakfast: Doughnuts

Henry chair.....

Outside time, the only thing he wanted to do today!

Casa Linda with all of his Grandparents

The story of my life, full speed ahead!

PRESENTS!

We wanted to sing and give him a small cupcake.....

 A little weary of the singing.....

Not interested!

We had a great day and are looking forward to many other birthdays!