The Birds and the Bees

We trusted my parents to keep Henry for a whole weekend, believing that they would care for their precious grandson as if he was their own. Surely they would teach him all that they love about this world--well, the age appropriate stuff.

Now he's obsessed with the birds and the bees.

Today, on the way home from school, he pointed out and exclaimed, "Byrr!" for every bird that flew over us. And then he began to frantically cry for "Bee! Bee!" this evening after his bath, only settling down after I took him outside to look for bees. Sadly, our yard simply doesn't have the same level of attraction for insects and birds that Grandjane's flower-filled yard does.

Thanks, I guess, for teaching Henry about birds and bees. One less thing to worry about.

United and Reunited

We headed to Columbia this weekend for an amazingly joyful time of celebration for Shawn and his new wife Elizabeth. Congratulations Shawn and Elizabeth Willis!!! (This picture is from the week before Shawn asked Elizabeth to marry him. Doesn't it look like Henry was already congratulating Shawn--baby Sixth Sense?)

It was also a time of reunion with friends we haven't seen in quite a while--several years for a few. It did both Cory and me a lot of good to get out and play for an entire weekend and even stay out late for two nights in a row. But by Sunday morning, both of us were ready to hit the highway and head to Grandjane and Grandjoe's house to scoop up Henry and take him back to our house. It's good to be back together.

So sick, right?

Henry insisted that we all wear hats for our hot dog party tonight.

Then he did some daredevil stuff.

You give me fever

We are keeping a close eye on Henry this week. It seems that he picked up yet another virus, and this time he is running very high temperatures. The highest so far is 104.7. Yikes! Dr.Song wants us to return to her office if the fever doesn't go away in five days, but she does believe it's a virus that is apprently having similar effects on lots of kids around his age. So far, it seems that he is working on getting a very bad cold.

Thankfully, Grandjane is able to keep Henry while Daddy and I work. It really stinks to not get to be his caregiver during the day, especially since Henry's a really funny patient, but we are making the best out of the situation. Plus, I think Henry is enjoying his time with Grandjane--watching the birds, talking about the flowers, and keeping a close eye on one particular bumble bee.

Meet the Farrys

First, the Hendricks family, and then the Johnson family.  He had his namesakes covered.  Now Henry's in the process of spending time with and meeting some more of his extended family, and he added a Farry family reunion to his repertoire.  We were very, very late getting there on Saturday afternoon due to one of my professor's riveting assessments class, but we enjoyed our time at Nancy's house and with our Farry family.  I loved seeing everyone and am once again reminded that we come from some neat people.  He also had Elizabeth to ride in the back seat with him who picked up his pacifier over and over and over and over again.  Hendricks Johnson Hughes, you are a lucky boy!  

Play it again, Henry

Henry offers endless entertainment for us, and lately, it's in the form of piano music--that he plays with his butt. It's oddly melodious!

We Love Him!

Daddy took a couple of naps today in honor of Father's Day. Henry and I played when he wasn't sleeping, too, and we had a pretty good time. However, he made it very clear that I wasn't sufficient entertainment when he would look over at his slumbering Daddy and say, "Daddy night night?" Then he would whimper a little. Eventually, he just started playing with Daddy while Daddy snoozed.

Then, Daddy woke up, so Henry gave him a big kiss. (He leaned in for one, I should say. Henry's kissing lately consists of either an open mouth slobbery mess, a lean in with a lip smack somewhere in the air, or just a soft nestle of his forehead somewhere on your upper body.)

Daddy, we are glad you got to nap today! You do so much for our family, but it's not why we love you. We love you because you love us, and it's a lot more fun having you around than not.
Happy Father's Day!