Little H's Mini Vaca

We just got back from Hawaii yesterday and before I jump into the adventures of our "adult time" I just have to fill you in on Henry's mini vacation at nauna and bapa's house. First and foremost a BIG thank you to my parents for keeping our precious little man so mom and dad could whoop it up in Hawaii for some much needed couple time. I know you are sleep deprived and we cannot even express how grateful we are to have you both! We didn't worry about him one single bit as we knew he was in the best of hands.

I will admit it was really really hard to leave him; much harder than I even anticipated. Yes, I was that girl on the curb of the airport drop off sobbing. I'm not sure if the Hawaiian Airlines Check-In Counter see that many teary eyed people headed to the islands! But I will say that the daily emails, phone calls and pictures from nauna and Henry made it a bit easier as I didn't feel so far removed. Henry also gave me a flat silver rock with an angel on one side and the words "Always with you" on the other. His nauna helped him pick it out and carried him to me in the morning to let him drop it into my palm before we left. I don't think I put that rock down the entire flight there!

Just to show you how amazing my mother is, check out this first email I got recapping his first day.

Subject: Henry loves you
Message:

Henry had a great day! He had a morning poop, morning nap, snack, mid-morning poop, played at the park and giggled on the swings. He then had lunch, another good poop, napped in nauna's lap for almost an hour and a half, had a snack, dinner, and another (small) poop! He had 4 bottles: 2 with whole milk and 2 with formula (first one with his mommy). He brushed his teeth, read a book, said his prayers, and went happily to bed for the night.

He played and giggled and talked to his mom and bapa Bill on the phone and had a grand time. He misses his mommy, but he is happy she and his dad are enjoying some time together because he loves them so much.

Henry loves his mommy and daddy and sends the biggest loves ever ....giant hugs and kisses!

XOXOXOXOXOXO

Nauna, for Henry :o)

This was amazing to me as it touched on everything...she knew I would want to know all about his poops! And, man did he poop a lot!

And, to make things even better I received numerous emails like this one we got our first morning in Hawaii. (Henry absolutely LOVES to type on the computer...not sure what language he is speaking just yet though!)

Subject: Good morning

Message:

This is from Henry .....sending his love to mommy and daddy.

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He's down for his morning nap now ....we had a good night. I am going to nap now too :o)
Enjoy your day ...call us later. Love you!

Not only did we get daily updates but when I picked him up they had two CD's full of pictures and videos of his week. We truly didn't miss a thing! It was fun to watch him learn to crawl down the stairs backwards on video, play in his very own drum circle, "walk" around on his knees and just simply enjoy being outside on all his adventures to the park. Thanks again mom and Bill for being so incredibly thoughtful. You take such good care of all of us! We are sooooo very lucky!

Here are some of my favorite pics they took of our little man!

Enjoying his first chocolate organic doughnut! Notice the "thumbs up!" Bapa and Henry after a fun day at the park...check out those muddy knees!H's new yoga mat (nauna taught him the downward puppy dog move!)Also, today I decided it was time to give Henry a proper hair cut and nauna and I took him to Wallingford Center to Little Clippers for a hair cut. He HATED it! I felt so bad that we walked over to the toy store immediately after so he could pick out a new toy. I think he forgave me! ;o)

Had to move to mom's lap...

Before and after pic (you can't tell but he had a mullet before the cut. I think he will thank me as soon as all his girlfriends see the new do!)

So glad to have my family all back together. We had a great time but I don't see any trips in the near future without our little bundle of joy with us! I just missed him way too much! Love you Henry and thank you for being such a big boy and not being mad at mommy and daddy when we got back; we really love all those kisses you have been saving up for us! XOXO

Happy Birthday!

Today Henry officially turned 1!!! I cannot believe we have reached this milestone already! What a wonderful year filled with more joy and love than I could have ever imagined. Truly a blessing you have been to our lives Henry. We cannot wait to watch you continue to explore the world and bring more smiles at each corner. There are simply no words to explain how much love we have for you. Here is a look back on the past 12 months. Happy Birthday Lil' Man!

Our first family pic:

3 Weeks Old:

7 Weeks Old:3 Months Old:

4 Months:

5 Months:6 Months:

7 Months:8 Months:

9 Months:10 Months: 11 Months: 1 year old!!!! And, for our family back in Kentucky here is H this morning opening his gifts....GO BIG BLUE!

Happy Birthday Lil' Man! XOXOXOX...a million trillion times!

Just a taste...

What a wonderful 1st bday party we had today for little H! More details when mama isn't so pooped! But, until then here is a smile to start your week off right. Love this kid!

A Day w/ The Fam

It was such a nice day today we decided to pack up the dogs and head to the family house at Brown's Point to let them swim in the Puget Sound and get us out of the house for some fresh air. We all had a blast! Henry played in the sand for the first time or I should say tasted sand for the first time and loved it! It's so nice to have my husband home on the weekends now! It's been a long stretch of crazy work hours at the farm and it is so nice to have all my boys home playing together. It has really re-energized me and I feel so happy with my life. I honestly don't know if I could be happier than I am right now. I am simply happy. My heart is constantly smiling. But, honestly how could it not when your husband has been going the extra mile to make you feel special with roses out of the blue, yummy dinners and some good TLC. Add an adorable, incredibly happy baby to the mix and life can't get much better! Here are some of my favorite pics of our fun day at the beach.

There was a bench at the park with the name "Henry" already engraved...had to get a pic!

Our crazy dogs!

Playing in the sand and then having a melt down as mom stopped him from eating another handfull!

Future Farmer & Daddy

Of course Henry is already being groomed to work on the farm and his grandpa got him the Farming Learning Center for Christmas. Here is a quick video of him feeding his chickens. So proud of him that he figured out how to do this so quickly. Once again it's the little things that remind me how fast he is growing up and just makes me smile so big as he learns new tricks and how to really play with his toys and others. So fun!

This video just melts my heart. Henry definitely knows what daddy means and this shows you how excited he got when his daddy got home from work today. So precious. Turn up the volume to hear "daddy".

Christmas Recap

I literally took 150 pictures over the two days of celebration this past week and will not overwhelm you with all those pics! But of course I will share some favorites. Christmas this year was amazing. There is just something special with having a little one around the holidays and especially watching them experience all the chaos. Henry was a trooper and made it through all 5 Christmas events...yes 5! Needless to say we need an extra room for just his toys...absolutely insane! He was getting bored with his current toys so it's been really fun to watch him kick in high gear again playing with all the new trucks, drums, scooters, balls, you name it! I can't believe we will be adding to this collection so soon as his 1st bday is less than a month away! Where has the time gone?

Henry's new chair...before he climbed over it backwards and landed on his face on the hardwood floors. Yes, there was blood, swollen lip and a crying mommy. First blood wound and on Christmas Eve of all days. It looks good as new now and after about 10 minutes he was back to his happy self.

After the fall back in his chair enjoying his new crocs. You can kind of see his fat upper lip in these pics.

Taking a ride in his new Radio Flyer All Terrain Wagon his Nauna & Bapa got him. Pretty buff lookin' wagon if you ask me!

Family pics at Grandma Carol's balcony on Christmas Eve...you can see Mt. Rainier in the background.

Uncle Andy & Henry

Christmas morning looking out the window for Santa...

Taking a ride on his new dump truck from Uncle Adam and Auntie Emily

Checking out his new Radio Flyer Retro Rocket from Grandpa Dan & Johanna

Little H checking out Uncle Mike's Christmas Tree and getting ready for the final round of presents...phew! He looks so little in this picture...

Enjoying getting pulled around on his belly by Uncle TommyAll smiles with daddyWhat a wonderful two days and a happy little man we have! Hope you all had as much laughs and love at Christmas as we did. XOXO