11 Months

This little cutie was 11 months old yesterday. I can hardly believe that he is so old. I feel like I blinked and a whole year flew by. Poor little guy had a 103 degree fever and an ear infection in this picture but that didn't keep him from smiling. Since we made a visit to the doctor, I have some 11 month stats - 22.5 lbs and 29 3/4 inches.

 

 

Reading his book. He LOVES books. He will crawl as fast as his little legs will go when I pull out a book. He loves songs too. His favorite these days are "If You are Happy and You Know it" and "Wheels on the Bus."

 

 

I love this picture because it shows those chunky legs and it also shows how he stands on his tippy toes. Very rarely does Henry stand flat footed.

 

Brothers after church on Palm Sunday.

 

 

BooBoo was in town for her spring break last week. We loved having her home and she also got to spend a few nights with us - an extra special treat!

 

She came to watch Thomas play soccer.

 

 

Thomas's biggest soccer fan. Henry loves watching them play soccer and its great for me because he actually sits still because he hates how the grass feels. He won't venture off the blanket or lap to save his soul!

 

Mr. Blue Eyes.

 

 

These two are extra special buds. Henry LOVES Tino and reaches for him as soon as he sees him.

 

Two weeks ago, Rebecca and I took the boys to the Shriner Circus. We have been the last 3 years and this was Harris's first trip. It was so cute! Harris loved the clowns and kept yelling for them to come over to us.

 

 

Later that night, I had a cute date to Missy's wedding. It was such a fun wedding - the band, Jimmy Church, was the best I've ever heard. We danced until my feet hurt!

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Has Sprung....FINALLY!!!!

The weather around here the last few days has been absolutely glorious. The sun is like a happy pill...everybody just smiles more when we get to be outside soaking up the sun!

 

I don't even know where to begin recounting the last week. I was supposed to take the boys to see Nana and Papa for spring break with some stops along the way to see BooBoo and some fun in Atlanta. I had the car packed and we were headed out of town after school on Thursday. Thomas's teacher called just before school let out to tell me he had just thrown up....WHAT? So we came home and I unpacked the car. He wasn't sick any more that night and slept well so we decided to try again. I packed the car Friday morning and we headed out. 10 minutes down the road, Thomas threw up all over the car...SERIOUSLY? I was done. I turned around and we decided to stay home. We were all so bummed.

 

It turned out to be okay...Thomas was all better by Saturday morning and we decided to have fun at home. Patrick was already planning on being on the Osiris float in the St. Patrick's Day parade downtown. Patrick is going to be Chairman of Osiris next year, so this was one of his first "official" duties.

 

I decided to take the boys to watch Daddy. I got both boys downtown and we were all set up on Beale Street (thank goodness the rain stopped) to watch the parade.

 

 

 Patrick called and said only one page showed up, so they had room for Thomas to ride in the "convertible" and be in the parade. I wish I had a picture of his face when I told him. He was so excited.

 

Here is the Osiris float. Thomas is in the passenger seat and you can barely see his little head peaking out as they passed by. "Big C" the driver kept telling Thomas, "T, wave your flag!"

 

 

Excited about his visit with those silly Boll Weevils.

 

Osirians...

 

After church on Sunday, we ate lunch outside, went for a walk and played in the backyard. Everyone was full of smiles.

 

Thomas and Patrick have been practicing their golf game. I love that he is playing golf in his cowboy boots and blue jeans.

 

On Monday, we met the Biddles at the zoo and had one of the best days I can remember. We saw the new Take Flight bird show, had a picnic, rode the train and played on the playground all the while soaking up the sun.

 

Can you stand all of this coolness in one big boy?

 

The Cannons joined us for a little while. To give Lauren's back a rest, Huddy caught a ride in the stroller with Henry. She's 4 months younger and almost as big!

 

Graham and Thomas playing a game on an Iphone.

 

A happy crew on the train.

 

Sweet brothers.

 

 

This afternoon, we had our first practice for spring soccer at 2PC. This is a boys only league. Thomas has made lots of progress since last Fall. Henry enjoyed playing on the field too.

 

Silly boys.

 

 

10 Months and REAL Snow!!

Henry is 10 months now, and it is really hard to believe. It seems like just yesterday he was born! He is learning more every day...yesterday he said his first words, "bye, bye, DaDa." as Patrick and Thomas were walking out the door to go to work and school. I have been trying to get him to say words forever and then he finally copied what I said.

 

He loves food...can you tell? His favorites are crackers, cheese, carrots, green beans, broccoli, bread, puffs, rice, and his most favorite is soup...any kind, this kid LOVES it! The only thing he has absolutely refused to eat so far is peas...I don't blame him!

 

 

He can pull up to stand and is starting to balance by himself. He can walk around holding on to something but still needs to flatten out those feet before he will be "cruising." He has no fear and I can already tell he will be my daredevil.

 

Last night we got the most amazing snow fall I have ever seen in Memphis. There was about an inch of ice and over 5 inches of powdery snow. Thomas was in complete awe when he woke up! We played in the snow with our neighbor Sam in the morning. The snow was so powdery that you couldn't even make a snowman because it wouldn't stick together.

 

By the afternoon, the sun had come out and melted a little bit of the power so the snow was perfect for snowballs and snowmen! Mimi and Tino came over to eat lunch and play in the snow. We decided to let Henry see what all of the fuss was about. He was not happy about the layers but he sure did look cute. The bright sun reflecting on the snow was almost blinding so we put his sunglasses on. Never before would he wear them, but he realized they helped with the brightness and didn't put up a fight.

 

Of course, we had to use our dump truck to haul around the snow.

 

I let Henry touch the snow and he didn't really like it. He was trying very hard to figure out what it was all about.

 

All hands on deck to build the snowman.

 

Tasting the snow.

 

Finished snowman!

 

We made snow cream for dessert tonight, and Thomas thought it was so fun to make ice cream out of snow! Overall today was such a fun day. The sun and snow were a great combination and made it so much fun to be outside. Thomas soaked up all of the fun that the snow brings and he is already looking forward to playing again tomorrow!