Wish you were here

Henry woke from his nap this afternoon asking if Anna and Evan were "in there."  He was hoping that they somehow managed to convince David and Stacy to not head back to Alabama.  I cannot blame him as those kids are a lot of fun.

He had a hard time showing it at times--insisting that all his toys were "not yurs" and "my turn!" but he loved getting to spend several days with Evan, Anna, Ryleigh, David, and Stacy.

We took Daddy to the zoo and out for an ice cream cone to fill in the void that the Farrys left when they left this afternoon.

It was a good weekend, and I'm so glad I got to hold this sweet little girl!

A little confusion...

Henry thinks the following about his upcoming 2nd birthday party:

Santa's coming to his party.
He's turning 3.
It's today... for dinner.

Tunnel vision

The Hughes Family Report is now a private club--viewable to only those deemed cool enough.  I'm not going to keep this post up for long, though.  It's too cheesey even for me.

Show Off

Henry had a chance to show off to Elizabeth and Nick last night--especially his train track maneuvering skills.

He showed Elizabeth how well he sits on the potty now.

Then he showed off his reading prowess.  Elizabeth also got to witness the grief that Henry gives us almost every night when we inform him of his last book before bed.  He got over it pretty quickly, though, and joined us in singing his ABC's and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.  His voice was amazing.  Show off.

It's cold.

The high today was 36 degrees. It was an accident...
... but Daddy put Henry's church clothes on over his pajama pants. Can you call it a good idea if it was an absent-minded happening?
We enjoyed a tricycle ride in the neighborhood, but even with hat and mittens, we cut it short...

...for luke warm chocolate.

Know what else is cold? I go back to work tomorrow.  Cory and I cherish any time that we can enjoy together with Henry, and this extended vacation was a source of abundant joy for us.

2010... the good, the bad cont.

The Gamecocks lost.
But the popcorn was perfection.Half our family, Elizabeth, David, Grandjane, Grandjoe, Allison, and Joel, were at the game. We were cozy and warm. Safe travels, everyone!

2010... the good, the bad

We had a very yummy pork, collard, cornbread, and black eyed pea lunch with Grandjane, Granjoe, Elizabeth, and Christine today, and since it was so good and full of fortune and prosperity, and since Henry ate enough to make us feel pretty lucky, we decided to let him skip his nap.

Our luck ran out around 5:30 when Henry had a major meltdown inside Barnes and Noble, which made us recall the humility that I believe the cornbread was supposed to represent.

We're sorry, Henry, other little boy at the train table, parent of that little boy, and all the B&N patrons. We pledge that the rest of 2010 will contain sufficient naps for Henry.