My new towel

Decided it was time for a fun "Henry" towel again. I let him pick it out at the store. He is so excited to get out of the bath everytime he sees it. He insists on wearing it around the house until we make him get dressed. He makes for a very handsome shark :).

14 Months

Constantly on the move. He's getting really good at evasive maneuvers.

Hanging with the boys

All the kids after a long afternoon...

Wow...they grow up so fast (physically and mentally). I'm pretty sure Henry has done/said something new everyday this week. He is starting to walk really well/fast, climb on everything, walk up and down the stairs (no scooting for him, much to mama's dismay), and throw any ball he can find. He can sign eat, milk, more, and occasionally all done. He can say car, bus, up, open, uh-oh, etc. He laughs when you make a funny sound or laugh at something he does.
He REALLY likes to give kisses lately. We are having to monitor how liberal he is with his kisses. If he thinks you look nice he'll pucker up and lean in for a smooch. He is such a sweet, silly boy.
We are still counting our blessings everyday, with our little man number one on the list. Still waiting for the excitement to wear off (I'm not naive, I know it will happen eventually). For now I'm just going to enjoy all the precious moments.

Theo

We are really excited about the sweet new addition to our extended family. Henry can't wait to get his hands on him. This hasn't happened yet though, given the fact that we are still working on "gentle" and Henry has had the infamous toddler running nose almost since the day Theo was born. In a short amount of time I'm sure these boys will be great friends. Henry is prepared to show his cousin the ropes.

Arizona

We had to wake up a little early for the flight. Henry had a mean case of bed head.

Walking in sunshine... An extremely foreign concept for our Henry.

First dip in the pool. He was so excited to go in, he didn't care that the pool wasn't heated.

More excited by the kids, than the animals...

Hi mom!

raiding the mini-bar

Time with Uncle Jim and Aunt Mandy, trip to the zoo, pool time, tennis, walks, relaxation... all the makings of a perfect vacation. Henry loved almost every moment of our trip. We essentially took an identical trip to our October trip except this time we brought Henry. It was pretty awesome. I feel like I still got plenty of rest and relaxation, but I got to experience the joy of my boy. He makes everyday just a little bit better and there was no exception on this vacation. Our world is just a little brighter with him in it.

Valentines Day

Had to add this one in. Henry's girlfriend is as cute as a button. She was done posing at this point.

Henry would probabley carry his blanket around 24/7 if we let him.

Henry had his first valentines day party with some of his little buddy's. It is so nice that Henry gets to spend time with so many other great little kids.

13 Months

We had such an eventful day, not even realizing it was Henry's 13 month day. We took our first trip to the Children's museum, thanks to Grandma and Grandpa. We followed that with a walk on the waterfront, a trip to the park, and dinner at a friends house. Needless to say, Henry slept well this night.
Our little man is officially a big boy. He makes lots of animal sounds (monkey, dog, cow, cat). He has started to identify most of his major body parts (head, nose, eyes, mouth, hands, belly, feet). He is starting to climb... on everything. He loves to read books and will pick some out for us to read him.
We couldn't be more excited to watch Henry grow up. Everyday he's a little more fun.  Can't wait to see what tomorrow brings.

One!

Henry's new birthday chair... thanks nana and poppy

Our little man in ONE! I can hardly believe it. It feels like just yesterday that we were leaving the hospital with our bundle of joy. We feel so blessed to have such an wonderful little man. He is just so much fun. He is walking a little faster everyday and he's added a few new words to his vocabulary. He loves to explore, and assert his independence, but has started to become quite the little snuggle bug. We are so proud and so lucky. We can't wait to see what the future has in store for our amazing little bug. Love You Henry!

playing with the balloons prior to the party

I'm not so sure about this...

Much bettter with a fork :)

What's in there??

We had a great birthday party for our Henry. He has so many people that love him, so we had a packed house. All of the kids were so well behaved. No meltdowns, no tears, just smiles and fun. I'm positive he had no idea what was going on or that it was all about him, but he liked it just the same. It was a success!