Surfside Weekend of Fun

Henry got to hang out at Surfside beach this weekend while we visited Cory's family for a long and fun weekend.  

He was a little hesitant about the cold little waves that threatened his balance, but he managed to keep his cool while quietly running from them as he told them, "No, No, No... "  So cute!

Henry found his niche in collecting shells, digging sand, playing football, and getting Nana to dig when he got too tired to do it himself.  (She also hand fed him grapes.)  

Cory and I had a pleasant Saturday evening and Monday afternoon out, and we surely appreciate our babysitters. We all had a really fun weekend and cannot wait to head back some more times this summer.  Henry will eventually conquer the waves--hopefully less chilly waves.

In addition, Henry enjoyed destroying Kayce's phone with his extra acidic teething drool.   We will avoid phone destruction next time. 

Again?

Henry's sick again with a fever.  It's another virus in the exciting world of illnesses garnered during the month of May!  We are hoping the fever breaks and we can enjoy a long weekend of wellness.

Wonderful Weekends

Cory had a bachelor weekend in Ulmer, SC, so Henry and I packed our weekend with stuff to do so that we wouldn't spend too much time pining for our favorite man. Rain didn't stop us from enjoying some time outdoors, including another trip to Music in the Woods with some friends. Henry had a fabulous time with his friend Helen's bubbles and especially running towards a super muddy ditch over and over and over again! Chasing Henry to the tune of the music coming from the nearby stage was a fun experience for me and, judging by Henry's joyful little shrieks, I would say it was fun for him, too.

My friend Sarah took some photos of Henry with her really nice camera. I am so thankful since I want one like hers AND I am always so disappointed with the quality of my own photos. I think hers really captured more of Henry's fun cuteness.

Henry also got some more eyeglass entertainment in (see below post) on Sunday afternoon and entertained Elizabeth, her guest, and his Grandjane and Grandjoe with lots of loud, happy, funny, silly running around.

We loved having Daddy back and had a lot of fun with some friends at our Mellow Mushroom on Sunday. That place can drive me nuts with all the kids in there, and, well, this time, we contributed to the nuttiness. Somehow, being a part of the problem made it more fun!

It's really amusing to watch Henry interact with his playmates now. Here's Henry with some of his friends checking out the downpour that prevented us from going to the afternoon Drive game. Henry kept singing "Rain, Rain... " on the way to dinner. He isn't versed in the rest of the words to the song, so we heard "rain, rain" a lot. We'll make it back out for a dry baseball game soon, I'm sure. We are currently making our way through the work week and cannot wait to head to Surfside this weekend to see the Hughes family!

Yea for weekends!

The biggest cheer is for having Daddy home! I love having my fellas here with me.

Ham

I use it and hear it occasionally from people who I think hear me use it to describe Henry.  Today, though, a pediatrician other than Dr. Song offered her expert opinion that she thinks Henry might turn out to be a "ham" if he isn't already one.  

Well, he's already one.  Henry's greatest joy is making us laugh, and we love it.  

Belly?

We think it's funny for Henry to suddenly start pointing out ours and his various parts, "nose," "mow" (mouth), "eye," "eeear," "chee" (chin or cheek). The most entertaining, though, is his dramatic belly pats. He cracks me up, and I now find it hard to dress him in his cute one piece outfits since he can't lift the shirt to pat his tummy.  

A Mother's Day

Cory took over the rest of the disinfecting duties of the evening so that I can continue to study for my big test tomorrow, but I wanted to do one quick Mother's Day post.  

It was a very good day.  Henry is so fun at this age, and he was charming, chatty, and chipper through almost the entire day.  However, we ended the day on a pretty gross note, which is why Cory is using a lot of elbow grease and Lysol right now.  

Let me back up a bit to say that a terrible stomach virus struck Henry on our way home from daycare on Friday afternoon, and I wanted to throw out his carseat as a result.  However, we cleaned and salvaged the carseat, and Henry seemed to be doing quite well by Saturday evening.  We thought all was clear today, but I stayed home from church with Henry just in case.  It's a good thing, too.  The virus is NOT gone.  

Happy Mother's Day to all!  Some days aren't pretty, but it's still the best job out there.  Also, I couldn't do it without Cory.  I love him so much!

Big, Blue Eyes

Lately, people have been taking extra notice of Henry's eyes, and I am thinking that his ever blonding hair is highlighting his big blues.

What a cutie!