"I love playtime with my pal Abigail!" :-)

I caved...

I always said that I would never buy light-up shoes for Henry. I don't know why they bother me so much. They are cute on other children and Henry thought they were great. And Trey wished they sold them in his size. ;-) It was just one of the many things that I told myself I would never buy for my child.

Well like with most of other things I said I would never do, I caved...

...and Henry absolutely loves his light-up Lightning McQueen tennis shoes! :-)

Strawberry Pickin' - Part 1

A friend of ours (Thanks Beth!) told us about a nearby strawberry farm that her family really enjoyed going to so Trey, Henry, and I decided to check it out for ourselves!

Henry and I armed with buckets ready to get pickin'...



"You really mean I can just pick as many strawberries as I want?!"



For whatever reason Henry gravitated towards the green strawberries or the incredibly rotten ones so Trey had to give Henry a tutorial on the best strawberries to pick. :-)

Strawberry Pickin' - Part 2

Henry started off doing a great job picking the strawberries and putting them in his bucket...



...and then he just started pulling them and stuffing them in his mouth! :-)



"Yummy in my tummy!"



Henry was extremely upset when our outing was over and Daddy took his bucket to go pay. By the looks of his shirt and his face I think they probably lost money on us! :-)

Another Members' Night at the Zoo

The focus of this members' night was the grand opening of the new kangaroo exhibit! Visitors can actually walk through the kangaroo habitat and see them up close and personal.

Mommy thought this was very cool. Henry on the other hand, was not so sure about the animals hopping around very close to his personal space! :-)



But Henry always thinks riding the carousel is cool!



And of course the ice cream is always awesome!



But the coolest part of Henry's evening was watching Daddy being swarmed by birds! And Mommy thought it was pretty hilarious to watch Daddy get pooped on by the bird on his head! :-)



Honestly though every evening I get to hang out with my two men is extremely cool in my book! ;-)

Welcome to the World Baby Kate!

Our beautiful niece, Kate Elizabeth arrived into the world at 904p on November 6th measuring 8 lbs, 6 oz and 21-3/4 inches long! She is perfectly healthy and extremely adorable! And my little sister absolutely amazed me with her strength and courage throughout that very long day and the days afterwards.

Beautiful Kate, you just don't know yet how lucky you are to have parents as wonderful as yours! :-)

And we feel just as lucky to finally have a sweet little girl to spoil in this family! All I have to say is she will learn to hold her own with all of these crazy boys around! :-)

Kate, we love you and your parents so very, very much! We cannot wait to meet you in person!

Livin' The Life

Henry and his bud Nolan just livin' the life...chilling out, sipping on a cool drink, waiting on Momma to pull them around in the wagon! ;-)

His Mother's Son

Henry really enjoys food. Just like his mother he has a sweet tooth but really loves anything salty...especially pickles! ;-)

"Mmmm! Good to the last drop!"



"When you hand me a chocolate cookie, do not expect things to remain neat and clean!"

Art at the Library

Henry and I met Josie and Nolan at the library one Friday morning for an art activity. The theme for the day's activity was abstract art which was great because Henry is an expert at abstract! :-)

A couple of pictures of the artist at work...




Thanks for the fun morning Henry, Josie, and Nolan!