Life Lessons

I somehow have my iGoogle set to include a quote of the day, and I love, love this one I happened to notice today.  I find the original quote really annoying but cannot wait to teach Henry these valuable truths:

Dance like it hurts,/ Love like you need money,/ Work when people are watching. - Scott Adams

Getting Ready

Henry is hanging out with Grandjane and Grandjoe while Daddy and I get ready to attend a Christmas party.

Here are some photos of Henry and the rest getting ready for Christmas.  Cory and I both agree that this year us very special.  Henry is really getting into it--requesting that we all sing Rudolph, Jingle Bells, and Santa Cause Come to Town.  

We kicked it off with a trip through the Roper Mountain Christmas light display, which apparently has a foot path portion now.  Henry loved it, although you can't really tell from his expression in this particular photo.

He has a special affinity for snowmen decorations, so we seized this photo opportunity at Roper Mountain lights: 

Our favorite light display... the Christmas Caterpillar

Henry liked the sleigh OK but was mainly into the lighted gifts

Putting up our Christmas tree involved lots of kisses and a train set that is supposed to go around the tree but, it turns out, is much more fun running all around the living area.

We also gave into an invitation to sit outside for the Greenville Christmas Parade.  It was so, so cold.  Once the parade got started, Henry loved it and shouted, "Merry Christmas!" to the floats. 

He got licked by a dog that I want to adopt, and, of course, we saw Santa!

Daddy got in a good camera toss.  Here is what our tree looks like when the camera is slung and the shutter is set for a very slow speed.  Not bad for a novice tosser, huh? 

Mule

Henry, Daddy, and I went to Horizon Records for a mini Government Mule concert tonight. It was Henry's second time to see Warren Haynes. I think Daddy is hoping he's either going to be a big fan or at least pick up on Warren's work ethic.

I had my little Sony camera with me and managed to get a couple of shots of Henry's favorite parts of the concert.

The Elvis clock:
And the crates of vinyl:
Henry had fun, especially since we brought snacks. Daddy didn't really want any, but Henry insisted. I had fun, too, and can't think of a better way to end a stressful work day than at a concert that ends before Henry's bedtime.

Another Thanksgiving

Henry chose the pose for this Thanksgiving photo.

It's a little odd to me that Henry is having second holidays--Halloween, Thanksgiving... it's just sort of surreal.  The good thing, though, is that holidays are really, really good with our little guy.  It's also nice to spend time with our family and watch Henry enjoy his aunts, uncles, cousins (of some sort), and grandparents.  

Thanksgiving is our favorite.  It means time with family then time with family at the beach. Time to sit on the couch, walk on the beach, watch football, and read books.  Henry did all of these things.  

He knows the drill, and it's only his second Thanksgiving!

Two Men and a Birthday

Yesterday, Henry's Daddy and Mama's Daddy had their birthday!
December 1st was a good day to be born.

Hokey Pokey

We created a Hokey Pokey monster.

Henry used to demand that we sing "Wheels!" for several verses--the traditional ones and the Henry-created ones. Now Henry's onto doing the "Hokey Pokey" and "turn self 'round." Daddy, Henry, and I stand in a circle and do the hokey pokey before bed now. I used to sing "Tell Me Why," a lovely lullaby we learned in Kindermusik, but he's over it now. He's all about the "Hokey Pokey."

In spite of a cold...

We had a good weekend.
Furman beat Wofford, and Henry had his typically fabulous time at the game.
Daddy and Henry made bread dough on Sunday while I alternated between blowing my nose and taking photos. I caught Henry's cold, and now Daddy has it, too.