Clearly, Henry is a BOY

This past July, Bryan and I decided to plant about 7 "mini-trees" in the backyard. ( I say mini-trees, because that is what they are NOW. Hopefully they will be bigger in the next 2 years to provide some privacy to the backyard)


Anyway, we were in the process of planting the last three on Saturday morning. Henry was playing in the yard in his jammies... having a good time I might add. He had managed to eat some dirt, throw some rocks and chase a bunny.... In the mean time we were busy trying to get the trees planted. We turned around at one point and saw this:



(and yes that is his knee covered in mud... let me just say, his entire backside was dirty!)

Playing with the mud and rocks

Digging in the hole.

Thank goodness he hasn't started playing with bugs... I am not sure I can handle that. Seriously. I freak out when I see miller moths. My family can attest to this. I scream. No joke.

See what I have to look forward to... by next summer he will want me to hold worms and will be collecting rocks. Ahhh. Boys.

Just like Nana?

Everyone knows that Nana is a clean freak , obessesd with cleaning , hates dust , likes her house clean. Everyone also knows that Henry's momma is nothing like that....

Well it seems to be rubbing off on Henry (this is actually a swiffer 360, he wouldn't let go of it). He likes to help clean up. Here are a few examples:



When you ask him to clean his hands off- he brushes his hands together quickly to get rid of anything dirty on them.

When he is done eating, he sweeps his hands across his highchair top or table top to clear everything off (even if there is still food there)

If he spills something on the floor, on his shirt, or anywhere else, he tries to rub/brush it off.

It is so cute, he must be a boy after nana's heart :)

Haircut

Although not TECHNICALLY his first haircut (we did one in the bathtub before Easter- and we will most likely do another one this fall/winter where they cut ALL the hair) Henry did get a trim at a real barber the other day. (I say "real", it was one of those places where you can sit in cars or on motorcycles- it was a hit)


Here are a few photos. It hurt my heart a little, but all they did was trim the bangs and around the ears. They weren't allowed to touch the curls... just too sweet for me still.(Daddy says it looks like he has a mini-mullet. It SO does not)



He didn't cry and he sat still (kind of) the whole time. He did tell the lady who was cutting his hair "NO!" and pushed her hand away a couple of times, but being the big boy he is, we got though it.

Halloween Costumes

So, I am aware that it is only the middle of August, but today while shopping at BRU my mom and I found an adorable costume.

It is a green dinosaur- it has purple spikes on the tail and purple spots. The picture online doesn't do it any justice, and Henry will look much cutter than this kid....

courtesy of www.babiesrus.com

Hopefully this year Henry will not cry when we put the costume on, but don't count on it!

He will get lots of wear out of this I am sure- we have three sets of grandparents to celebrate with!

Overdue!

So we (ok, I) have been a little lazy with the blog these days.

I have lots to catch you up on: 4th of July, our trip to CA (and our trip to Napa without Henry) and a boy who is growing like a weed!

Look for an update before the end of the weekend, in the mean time, enjoy a couple of new pictures.

Henry with his friend Ella, Brett and Julie's 20 month old daughter, their last day in CO :(


Henry doing what he loves best- playing in the car!

Sprinklers

There is a mall down the street from us that has outside sprinklers for the kids to run through.

Henry loves them. On this day Henry was running through the "little kid" spinklers. He really liked them... until he saw the "big kid" sprinkler. More photos to come....

The Zoo

Wow, it has been a while since our last post.

We have been busy, busy, busy here at the George house. Bryan has been working crazy hours and Henry and I have been busy enjoying some amazing Colorado spring weather.

Last week Henry and I ventured to the zoo with our friend Suzanne and her two little ones.... we had a great time.

I bet you are wondering, What did Henry like the best?

Was it the bears?

No.

Was it the friends?



Nope.


It was the ice cream.

Thanks to Mrs. Suzanne, we had soft serve ice cream. Henry loved it. I mean, thought he might die if he didn't have more immediately, kind of like it.

We will hopefully be going back to the zoo very soon, we have a membership now, so Henry can enjoy the zoo as often as his little heart desires....

We are headed to the pool for the first time this summer this coming Friday. Photos to come of that soon- we are hoping he loves it as much as he loves the bath tub and shower....

Always getting into something....

I think that it must be the pleasure of raising a boy that he is ALWAYS getting into something. If I turn my back for even a second......

He decided to empty out an entire package of baby wipes. They were all over the dinning room and as per usual, he decided to go ahead and suck on these lucky few....

Guess I should know, as soon as it is quiet.... TROUBLE.

Updates

These last couple of weeks have been a whirlwind for us here at the George house.

With travelling, weddings, and family emergencies we have kept busy and the month of April flew by!

Jeff, Bryan's dad, is still in the hospital. They have moved him to the rehab portion of the hospital where he will continue to improve. We aren't sure how long he will be there, but we are praying that it won't be longer than a month or two.

Henry is getting so big! He is now 13 months old (hard to believe that a year ago we were talking about having a one month old!) and is doing lots of new things! He talks non-stop (seriously, non-stop) whenever he is awake, he has learned that he can almost run (yikes, that is scarier than walking I think!) and he has really taken to being outside. Last week when the weather was in the 80s we headed over to a park that has a children's stream to play in- the water was ICE cold, but that didn't stop Henry from deciding that it would be great to get in and play. I made him hold my hand, but he was itching to get in and make a mess... guess we will have a little water baby on our hands this summer.

Other than that we are looking forward to some fun upcoming events- we are headed to Aunt Jayme and Uncle Tyler's wedding reception in Gering, NE this weekend, next weekend we will be celebrating mothers day (can't believe we are already at that point of the summer!) and in June we are headed to CA for 10 days- we will be staying with Bryan's mom at her sister and brother-in-laws house on the lake. Bryan and I will also venture to SF and Napa for a couple of days- sans Henry- our first LONG trip away from baby boy. We are so excited!

Hope that everyone is well and enjoying these first days of spring- it snowed 6 inches here at our house last night, but the sun is out now, so we are headed out to run some errands!


(Henry right before Easter- look at all of those teeth! There are 10 now!)

Jeff

We had a rough weekend here at the George house.

Sunday Jeff had a brain aneurysm. Luckily he was with Linda so they were able to get him to the hospital quickly. At this point we aren't sure what the final damage is, but he has shown AMAZING signs of recovery.

Bryan and I were both so excited that he recognized Henry, bringing us both to tears.

We love you Jeff.

Please keep pur family in your prayers in the coming weeks.

Easter!

We had a great Easter Sunday with our families... the weather wasn't very nice but Henry seemed to have a fun day anyway!

A few photos from the day:

Henry's Easter Basket from Momma and Daddy
Henry and Daddy all dressed up!

Our little family, no smiles, but no tears either!

Eating treats from his Easter eggs: goldfish, puffy crackers, m&m's!

At home, playing in his Easter basket, the grass was edible

Oh my, quite the mess!

Eating his peeps!

Yum!

Also a mess!

Happy Easter!

Easter Bunny

Went to see the Easter Bunny today with Nana.

Henry was such a good boy. He was pretty interested in the giant bunny, but he didn't cry. He gave us a few of his serious, concerned looks, and no real smiles- but no tears.

Can't wait for Easter!

A weekend without Daddy

So this weekend Bryan headed off to see his bestie Brett in Chicago for their annual baseball draft (I hate LOVE baseball season!! Go Rockies)

So Henry and I were left to hang here at the house, and luckily we had a couple of good snow days, which allowed us to stay here at the house and get things organized and cleaned.

We only ventured out twice- once to target and once to have lunch with Miss Natalie and her lovely man Mr. Devin. Henry enjoyed Mr. Devin, Miss Natalie and I enjoyed morning cocktails, I think it was perfect!

Just a couple of photos from the weekend of fun with momma

We were singing his "Jammies" song


Henry having a great time with his new toy from the Smith's. He loves that it has buttons that make noise.

Alright Momma, up past our bedtime, obviously. Guess there are some perks to daddy being gone!

We missed B!

Love you daddy!

Henry loves....

his toothbrushes.

No kidding. They are among his favorite toys. I think this one takes the cake....


4 of them- 1 mine, 1 Bryan's, 1 Henry's and 1 we bought just for the purpose of "toy"

Happy Birthday Uncle B!

We love you!! Hope you have a great day, and many happy returns!

Henry, Katie and Bryan

Aunt Jayme and Uncle Tyler's Wedding

This last weekend, Bryan's sister Jayme was married to her long time boyfriend Tyler in Omaha, NE. It was a great weekend and we wanted to share some photos with you. We know that the photographer got some great shots of Henry in his full tux going down the aisle and some other family shots- and we will share those with you when we have the info.

In the mean time here are some photos for you to enjoy!

Henry at the airport......


Watching the trucks on the runway....


Henry and Daddy all ready for the dinner at the Omaha Press Club.

Henry enjoying his dinner with his momma at the Press Club. All decked out in Polo :) Henry enjoyed spending the night with his cousins!

With momma right before we left for the wedding.... he was not happy to be up from a nap in in this suit.

Mommy and Henry... one more try for a smile, and I got tears

On the bus on the way to the mansion with momma and daddy

With Daddy waiting for everything to get started... we had him in his coat, but it had a flower on the lapel that he decided to EAT so we took it off until the wedding started.

Playing with Uncle Tyler's mom, I think she had a camera that he wanted. (As a note, the shirt was WAY too short, and wouldn't stay tucked in, so that is why he looks a little sloppy!)

He really likes Crystal!

Right before everyone was seated for the wedding, Henry really wanted that camera tripod!

And in case you were wondering, Jayme and Tyler did get married at this little party! (Sadly it wasn't all about Henry!) Their first dance

The bride decided on a line dance later in the evening!

It was a great time, and I hope the photographer ended up with some great shots!

Henry's New Table

Since today Henry and I are stuck at home (we are under a blizzard watch here, but so far nothing happening) I thought I would share with you some photos of Henry and his new table.

Grandma and Grandpa George bought Henry this little table for his birthday. We decided to put it in the kitchen for now, that way Henry can eat some snacks in the kitchen while momma is working on dinner. So far he has enjoyed it.

But mostly he has just enjoyed pushing the chairs around the kitchen... they make a fun noise and it gives him something to do!

Birthday Boy

We had so much fun celebrating Henry's first birthday this weekend. We started the day with cinnamon rolls (a new one for Henry) and playing with mommy and daddy. We all got showered (Henry took a shower!) and dressed and headed over to Nana and Grandpa's for the big party


Of course, Grandpa had made quite the party set up:



We were excited for all of the guests, and other Grandparents to get there. Henry loved playing with the big kids (I say playing- they ran around and Henry really just watched and would try and crawl after them, it was so cute!)

He was a champ, made it without any morning nap and was in a pretty good mood until the presents. After presents we sang happy birthday and fed Henry his cake. I made this cake,

and then we realized that the blue frosting was AWFUL. It stained everything, and we weren't about to let Henry use it as his smash cake (although, we fed it to all of the other kids there, hehe!) So here is Henry with the smash cake we made him...

He wasn't sure what to do with it at first, I am not even sure he knew that it was something to eat. I gave him a taste of the frosting, and THEN he realized, ok, I might eat this.... here is what happened.

Face down in the cake!

Uh, oh! Nana saw him making a mess, he knew that wasn't good!

Oh, well! The cake was too good.

We have a video and as soon as Bryan can get it uploaded I will share it with you. Thank you to everyone who made it a special day, we couldn't have asked for more! We are looking forward to lots of fun birthdays in the future, they are sure to be fun!

Love you pumpkin!