Ahh...Henry giving his Aunti a kiss!!
Aunti and Henry just hanging out, eating his shoe :)
Eating birthday cake! YUMMMMM!
And the Cookie Monster cake
Of course, Henry's wardrobe wouldn't be complete without the Idaho Vandals football jersey. Thanks Aunt Snefy and Uncle Josh and Delilah!
Delilah just being adorable, watching Henry open his birthday gifts.
Well, what can I say, Monkey Man is cute!!!
Henry hanging with the girls in his little pool, naked :)
Why yes, that is our doggie door Henry has figured out how to go out. And Red thought he had one thing that Henry wasn't going to take over! haha
Henry asleep with his mama :)Well, its been a year since Henry was born! Boy has the time just flown by. He is growing bigger and bigger every day. He went to his one-year dr. appt. He weighs in at 23 pounds (75%)exactly, he is 30 1/4 inches long (90%). He is learning more and more every day. As well as learning how to throw temper tantrums!! Boy does he whine a lot these days.
His birthday was wonderful! Brad and I just hung out with Henry. We had homemade Chicken Pot Pie for dinner and then Henry had his first Strawberry Shortcake. It was great fun watching him pick at the whipped cream and eat the cake. He didn't dig in like I thought he would but he did a good chunk of it.
THEN, on Saturday the 11th, we had the family and friends over for the birthday bash. Henry had a good time being the star of the show, but then again when is he not? He and Delilah and Arden went swimming in a little baby pool together. Both Arden and Henry were naked and Delilah in just underpants. It was quite cute. And as Karen said, you aren't normally in your BIRTHDAY SUIT on your birthday! HAHA. Henry received plenty of toys from friends and family (THANK YOU ALL FOR SPOILING OUR SON). He wasn't too interested in open the gifts but was a good trooper. Arden helped open a few. The kids together were great. Henry then dug into his Cookie Monster cake. Yes, I baked the cake, Amanda put the icing in between the two layers and on the top and sides. And then BRAD designed the Cookie Monster face for the top of the cake. He did an excellent job!! A family effort for Henry's 1 year birthday cake. Henry dug into that cake pretty good! He had only a slice of the cake, but still was plenty messy. When he was done, I took him over to Daddy so Henry could give him a big, messy hug! It was funny and then Henry went in for a bath. We did the usual cleanup after the party. I think we should always do his parties somewhere else so we don't have the cleanup to do! All in all it was a great day!
Amanda (Aunti Manda) came on thursday after Henry's birthday and stayed until Tuesday morning. We miss her! We had such a good time hanging out and just being together. It was so good to have Amanda here to hangout and bond with Henry. Henry gave her hugs and kisses. We definitely did plenty of running around (even with her back out of wack)!! Shame on us but she was here to enjoy herself and when she come next we are going up to SF to play :) Hopefully her back is better soon. Damn insurance taking too long!!!
Grandma and Grandpa Poe (Grammie, Papa...they still aren't sure what they want to be called, they just don't feel like they are old enough to be called Grandma and Grandpa Poe) came with Delilah on Thursday night after Henry's birthday and stayed until Sunday morning. We had fun watching Delilah and Henry play. Delilah is getting more mobile and Henry likes to do laps around her :) Its fun to watch. Delilah claps whenever people say good job or patty cake. Its very cute! Henry is just now learning to clap by himself. They both stayed up WAY past their bedtimes to play with each other. Henry gave hugs and kisses when it was time for Grandma and Grandpa to leave. He gave an extra long hug to Les (Grandpa) and it was hard to say good bye.
With each time our family hang out together it makes both Brad and I sad we don't live closer. We want Henry to know his Aunts and Uncles, Grandparents, and Great Grandparents. Plus Mom and Dad need their friends and time away from Henry. We know we don't have the money to see everyone as much as we would like but still! Henry is growing up so fast! I guess pictures are the way to keep in touch!!
