My Anniversary Surprise

As many of you know, we didn't get to celebrate too much for our first wedding anniversary- Katie was travelling for work that day (and was 4 months pregnant with Henry!) so this year Bryan decided to surprise me with a top cake from our wedding cake.

Our baker made a small top cake for us, and it was so delicious! Bryan was pretty proud of himself (and you can see why!) We enjoyed the cake with a simple dinner at home last night- it was just the perfect anniversary!

Our Anniversary Trip to Vail

So Bryan and I headed up to Vail last weekend for a little R&R for our two year anniversary. It was so nice! We stayed in an amazing hotel and spent all of Saturday at the spa. We had pedicures and massages and enjoyed a long lunch and a a little time in the pool. Before heading out to our late (and quiet!) dinner at La Tour, we enjoyed some wine on our patio at the hotel- the weather was beautiful! It didn't snow, but it did rain on and off while we were there.

Sunday we slept in, which was a real treat for us. We had a great breakfast and wandered around the town of Vail for a little while. Sunday was a colder day, so we enjoyed some apple cider while we were walking around. We were just about to head home to Denver when we heard that the highway was closed, so we took a detour to Leadville- it was georgous, the mountains were breathtaking.

We got back to Denver just after Henry had woken up from his afternoon nap, and we were happy to see his little smiling face. We know he had fun while he was here with Nana and Grandpa! We were also delighted to find that Grandpa had made us dinner already, so we were throughly relaxed all weekend! Below are some photos of us and the view from our hotel.



View about 7:00 am, it had snowed just a little and everything was frozen




View in the morning when the sun was coming up over the trees


Bryan at the spa :)

After the spa....

At La Tour

Look what I can do!

For the very first time, Henry learned that he could hold his own bottle to actually feed himself (he has been able to pick the bottle up and get some part of it in his mouth, but never actually get the milk out) he was pretty pleased with himself!

Bryan and I are headed up to Vail tomorrow, so Henry will be staying with Nana and Grandpa Purvis. Grandpa will have Henry all by himself during the day, so that should be fun. Henry has recently started reacting to "strangers" and he seems to think that Grandpa is one, and he makes Henry cry!

We will post pictures when we get back!

Eating Food

So Henry recently learned how to pick up little foods... and now he loves it! He eats his "puffies" all the time, and he likes Cherrios and noodles too!

It is so nice, because after he eats he will sit in his highchair for 15-30 minutes and play and eat his puffies.



I just thought that this picture was priceless... he looks like he really enjoys his food huh? Henry eats a lot! He eats oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, a veggie and fruit for lunch and then a veggie, fruit, oatmeal and some dessert for dinner.... he really loves to eat! His nana was surprised that he was able to eat that much in one sitting!

Henry's New Favorite Toy

So yesterday was Grandapa Purvis' birthday, and Henry picked out a present he really liked. (He still doesn't understand the concept, so he picked out a toy for HIM, not Grandpa, but Grandpa was ok with it)



Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Henry's Halloween Costume

So we have been trying to find the perfect costume for Henry to wear, and after much debate, we decided on a monkey.... We ordered it today, so we will have actual pictures of Henry up soon!

Catching Up

So, I know that I started the George Family Blog so that I could keep everyone posted, and that is far from what I have done! So here is a quick recap of the last couple weeks!

We have been very busy around the house getting everything ready for fall. That includes my husband ripping out our dead front lawn and putting down new seed. We also had a mass clean out of the basement, which was the most fun we have had all year, ha! But now we are all ready for fall, and Bryan cannot wait until it is time to put up the Christmas lights.

Henry is getting so big! He has two teeth now, he is on the verge of crawling and is so much fun! He loves playing with all his toys and in his jump-a-roo. His average day includes lots of playing with mommy and eating all the time! He is eating lots of solids, he really loves his carrots and peaches, but he will eat anything, and he gets so excited when we put him in his highchair. I am trying to make as much of the food as I can, but it is harder than I thought!

We spent our first weekend away from H about a month ago, I cried as we pulled out of the driveway, but in the end it was a great time! We headed up to Laramie to watch a UW football game and to hang out with all of my husband's friends from home. It was freezing, and UW lost and I lost my ID, but even with all of that, we were so glad we got to see everyone!

We will celebrate our two year wedding anniversary soon, so we are looking forward to going to Vail next weekend to get away. We are going to go to the spa and a long quiet dinner. Nana and Grandpa Ps are going to stay with H, it is their first night alone with him, so that should be fun. More info to come soon.

We are also planning on a pumpkin patch outing in a couple weeks so that H can pick out his first pumpkin, photos to come soon!