Over the hills and back over the hills... to the Farry's house we go!

We love visiting David, Stacy, Evan, and Anna, but we haven't been able to do so for a long time now--not since right after Anna was born.  This time, though, we made plans, and no one was too sick or injured to make the trip to Chelsea, Alabama.  We only took one 50 mile detour up a mountain and back before arriving to our very hospitable sleeping quarters on last Thursday evening.  Henry realized around 4 AM that our bed was a lot nicer than the pack n play.

Time with my brother's family is always fun, and this visit was no disappointment.  The Friday weather was a little blah, but we got to watch Evan really enjoy the big, giant inflatable slides and mazes at Jumpin Jax.  

Anna, Cory, Henry, and I liked it, too, but perhaps David enjoyed it the most since he got to show off some mad basketball skills.  (These photos are blurry since pretty much the whole place was vibrating.)

We also had a mini family reunion since it turns out that Maria, Ken, and Matthew were in town.  So, what once was a sundry crew of three cousins turned into a motley group of four on Saturday afternoon.  

Lazy Sunday started off with a traditional rock hunt and ended with lots of horsing around.  We didn't want to leave, but the road was calling--along with work, school, and Henry's crib.  We thought about packing up Evan and Anna to take with us but decided to leave them in Chelsea, Alabama.  It would be pretty nasty to return great hospitality by kidnapping the kids!

From Snow to Sun

The weekend right after our March snow, beautiful, warm, and sunny weather embarked on Greenville, and we took advantage of it with lots of outdoor play time.  We also decided to take Henry for his second trip to the Greenville Zoo for some quality animal time.  

Henry seemed to take a liking to the monkey varieties and the giraffes, but he was mainly interested in chasing his shadow and checking out the various bushes and their leaf offerings.  

The Reader

We are so glad that Henry is finally learning to read!

The sweetest little phrase awarded for...

Awww... so cute and sweet!  And he really did go down easily for a nap soon after.

We don't think that we say "night, night," so maybe he hears it at daycare or from Grandjane.  Rest assured that we will definitely be saying it now! 

The silliest trick goes to...

Can you believe our little entertainer?  

And the cutest word so far goes to...

This word won due to the cutest little lilt to it.  I just love it!

Snow Day, Fun Day!

Henry got to try his hand at walking through what looks like 5 or 6 inches of snow today, and he did quite well.  Here's  a quick video of him walking with Daddy.  

We're all warm and toasty inside and eating turkey sandwiches and lima beans right now.  It's only noon, so who knows what else is in store?