Cheese!

Obviously, I didn't hit my Thursday blogging deadline, but I promise to get back on schedule this week. Henry's been a busy little boy lately. He's always enjoyed posing for the camera, but now he knows how to pose and say cheese at the same time. He tilts his chin up, squints his eyes and smiles. He's quite fond of the camera.

Posing with Gavin. Poor Gavin...his life changed drastically yesterday. For the last 17 months, Gavin's safe haven from an adoring Henry has been our bed. Yesterday morning, Henry figured out how to climb onto our bed. Gav's pretty sweet to Henry, though, and I think he secretly enjoys the extra attention.

Henry is OBSESSED with balloons. He calls them "ba-lalas". It's difficult to pry them from his hands.

We had a surprise visitor this week - Uncle Jonathan came to see us! We had so much fun together. Notice the balloon and Henry's "cheese" pose.

Uncle Jonathan taught Henry how to open and close his tent.

Kyle's birthday is tomorrow. We made cupcakes for him on Friday afternoon. They were "yummy" but Henry preferred the icing.


See you next time! Love, Henry

Mommy's Lunch Date

What a fun day we've had! I've been working more than usual lately and missing our little man. So, when it was time for lunch today, I decided to have a little lunch date with Henry. We enjoyed grilled cheese and sweet potato fries at Henry's little table. We had such a good time. I loved ever minute of our time together. You may see that Henry has a little bit of a black eye....he got into a fight with a slide and the slide won! He's okay though!




Henry was invited to a neighborhood Valentine's Day party. He played in a jumpy/bounce house for the first time and absolutely loved it. He was jumping and shrieking with enjoyment. He drew a considerable amount of attention.

My sweet Valentine....Before we went to church on Sunday morning, Henry brought me pink tulips and a super sweet card. My boys are so thoughtful. I'm a lucky girl!


Hooray! Mommy won her tennis match!

Henry has one direction: backwards. He hasn't mastered the forward move yet.

Grandpa Walker's Birthday

Thursday has become my blog update day, and it just happens that today is my Dad's birthday. Happy birthday, Dad aka Grandpa Walker. Below is picture of me, my Dad and Henry at the park in July. We love you, Dad, and look forward to celebrating many more wonderful birthdays with you. It was on your birthday two years ago that Kyle and I told you that Henry would be joining our family. I don't think we can top that birthday gift but please know that we all love you very much. Happy Day!

Valentine's Day is right around the corner. I'm fairly certain that I am Henry's Valentine. He made a Valentine Cupcake at preschool on Tuesday. It didn't take him long to devour it, and he refused to share it with his mommy!

Henry is giving you "the eyes"! We think this is his way of telling us he loves us.

Henry's discovered his silverware. It took a long time to get the scrambled egg into his mouth, but he did it. He's such a big boy!

Lots of Chatter

Happy Thursday!

Henry has found his voice. He has several words right now. Lots of Daddy and he calls me, "Ma". Occasionally, he'll say Mommy. His other favorites are kak-ker (cracker), cooh (school), bah (ball), dah (dog), chee (cheese), twee (tree), tee (teeth), lo (hello) and mammo (Elmo). He says everything is very soft, sweet voice. When he speaks "Henry-ese" gibberish, it's a lot louder.

Henry's Favorite Snack: Chocolate Chip Cookies

He's started to knock on the windows, doors this week. This is outside, looking into our dining room window.

The view of him knocking on the window from our dining room.

It was beautiful over the weekend. Nearly 70 degrees on Saturday and Sunday. Henry likes to throw the ball with Kyle.

Gavin joined Henry and Kyle while they were playing ball.

Bedtime!

Have a great week! Love, Henry :)