A Weekend in Boston

A couple of weeks ago Henry and I went to Boston to visit my girlfriends. It was our first overnight without Daddy, and all in all it went well. We had to make it a "girls night in" (with Henry of course), but I don't think anybody minded. We missed Jil and Kristen, but as you can see from the photo below, Henry had a chance to say hello to Kristen on the phone. The plan was to go on a much wanted duck tour, however due to the tours being sold out, we settled for a late lunch and some catching up and perhaps some rumor starting (not on purpose of course). Henry was quite a gentleman at lunch and enjoyed his sliced banana the hostess was kind enough to bring him. Henry conked out early and slept through all of our noise, which was fairly surprising to me! We had a great time and can't wait for our next trip! Thanks again Meghann and Laura for sharing your home with us and to all the other girls for a great night!


Henry "talking" to Kristen on the phone.

Awww! How cute, I think Chrissy looks almost as excited as she did on her 21st birthday license photo!

Showing off his moves for the girls.

A bottle with Meghann in the new hat she bought him in Bermuda! You look great Henry!

A little disappointed about finding out the duck tours were sold out, but we'll try again in the spring and we can bring Hibiscus along! (Hibiscus is Anne-Marie's unborn child for those who were wondering)

A photo with the roomies, Thanks Guys!

Reading his favorite book with Tama, you can tell she gets a lot of practice.

Yup, that's a professional aunt at work!

Happy Halloween

Henry enjoyed his first Halloween tonight, actually I think I enjoyed it much more than him. He was a good sport in his costume though, keeping it on long enough for everyone to see him. He loved getting dresses up with his cousins and he even went trick or treating. He did not get many treats though, thanks to me. He still loved seeing all kids in costumes and handing out candy. All the boys before heading out.

Henry thought Cole was funny in his cow costume.

Catch that monkey!

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

On Sunday we celebrated Kevin's dad's birthday (it was actually on 10/21). We had a yummy meal of turkey, stuffing and potatoes, all of which Henry thoroughly enjoyed(except the turkey, he's too young) and opened some presents with Grandpa. Judging from Henry's excitement of the food and the presents, I think he is really going to enjoy the holidays.

"I'll get that for you Grandpa."

He was so happy to play with the paper, he didn't even care what was in the box.

That's right Henry, you need to earn your keep.

Pumpin Picking

On Sunday Kevin, Henry and I went to Brown's Harvest and "picked" pumpkins. When we arrived at Brown's Harvest we realized we didn't bring a stroller or a front pack for Henry, so he settled for Daddy's shoulders and the wagon. I was a little nervous he would topple out the side of the wagon, but we wedged him in between pumpkins and he was fine. It was a beautiful day and Henry enjoyed his first pumpkin experience.

He was sad we wouldn't get him a bigger pumpkin, sorry Henry you know the rules, it can't weigh more than you!

Totally disgusted by the pumpkin we picked out for him.

And, he's finally getting used to the pumkin.

A Day With My Friends

On Saturday Henry had his friends, Mason and Madi, and his cousin Cole over for a play date. Mason is 13 months so he is much more at Cole's speed, but they all seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and all the new toys. Soon enough they will enjoy each other's company as well. We even decided to torture them and dress them up in their Halloween costumes. It was very difficult to get them all to cooperate as it was after a long day of playing (we should have dressed them up in the beginning), and they could barely move. They were good sports though. For more pictures from the playdate check out Mason and Arian's blog!

Madi, playing a tune for Henry, she even sang a little!

Henry and Madi traded baby gear, I think Madi's a little made Henry's in her toy.

Henry in Madi's walker, he can't quite reach the ground but a few more weeks and he should be off and running. (We bought him one today!) Madi certainly enjoyed being able to show off her walking skills.

Henry and Mason, Mason loved Henry's new tool set.

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Saturday was Kevin's 28th birthday. Unfortunately Henry was not able to stay awake for cake but he did enjoy the rest of the day with his dad.

Here are Kevin and Henry enjoying Kevin's new massage seat he got for a present. Sadly enough he overused this and had a sore back for a few days.

I couldn't resist, I thought this was so cute. It would have been more appropriate three months ago as Henry's looks are changing and he does not resemble Kevin as much now as he used to, but they are certainly similar in many ways.

Happy Birthday and Bon Voyage to Grammy!

Thursday night we celebrated Grammy's birthday and wished her well on her trip to Germany. The boys always enjoy spending time with Grammy and Papa and Henry always enjoys watching all of them act silly. It won't be long before he's running around fighting for attention with the best of them. In fact at one point while Papa was "spinning" the boys on the hardwood floors, Henry attempted to "scoot" over to them to have his turn. Well he didn't exactly make it over but he did get Papa's attention and he too got a turn spinning on the floor. I fear Cole and Henry are going to be quite a team in no time at all. We had a great time and hope Grammy has a safe and fun trip.

Cole posing with Henry, he started saying "cheese" when he was in the other room.

This is, by far, my favorite picture ever of Cole. This captures his excitement of being able to ride on Papa.

Who gave that baby cake?! Daddy or Auntie?!

Grammy with all of her boys.