All Spiffed Up!

This was taken before early church this morning. I just thought he looked way too cute not to snap a pic! I absolutely love nothing more than the way a little boy looks with a sweet collared shirt and seersucker john john....

and a new pair of saddle oxfords!

I know my days of dressing my little "angel" like a sweet little "angel" are numbered, so I'm taking full advantage of my dressing powers now while I can. Brad informed me the other day that probably next summer Henry will start wearing shorts and t-shirts. He said you know "like little t's that we pick up at places we go. i.e. Braves games, etc." While I agree that that will be cute, I was thinking more along the lines of seersucker shorts with a matching t-shirt with a turtle or something. I'm just trying to hang on to my little baby as long as I can. Is that so wrong?!?!

Saturday Night Fun

Marge came over Saturday night and we cooked homemade pizza and it was quit delicious and gourmet if I do say so myself! We got the Italian 9 grain pizza dough from Publix and put fried eggplant and chives straight from the Condons herb garden on it. Seriously, it was SOOOO good. Brad even ate the leftovers when he got home and said, even though he was a little weirded out by the fried eggplant, he loved it. We also had Caesar salad with an avocado in it which really kicked it up a notch! And, of course, no meal would be complete with the two of us without some (lots) of good 'ol VINO! Thanks for coming over to hang out with Henry and I Marge!

Slip and Slide!

We attended a little neighborhood picnic last night with just the people on our street. Just as the Lowcountry Boil was finished boiling, the heavens opened up. We have had some CRAZY storms lately, but this one didn't stop us from enjoying the evening. Our neighbors put up this HUGE slide, complete with water hoses and a little pool at the bottom. All of the big kids were loving it and Henry was a little leery at first, but it didn't take long before he was right in the mix. Brad would put him up and "guide" him down, but soon enough H would be pushing him away wanting to do it on his own. He would squeal and laugh and loved every minute!

"Alright Dad, i'm ready to roll!"

"WHOOOAAAA!!!!!"

"SPLASH!!!!"

"Now, let me at it again!"


I feel certain I am a bad mom for letting Henry's "sensitive" ears be exposed to the water like that, but the expression on his face was priceless! He is just becoming so independent and really wanting to do things by himself now. It's so much fun to watch him really play with the other kids and loving adventure so much!

Ducky's Wedding

We had the best reunion last weekend in Cashiers, NC for Drew Duffey's wedding! We rented a great cabin and packed it full of PC buds and acted like we were 19 again. It's so much fun being with old friends...it's like no time has passed at all! The wedding itself was sweet and beautiful and the band was about the best i've seen at a wedding!

Congrats to Mr. and Mrs. Ducky!!!

Handsome boys

Pretty Gals

Fun at Nana and Papa's

Last weekend Nana and Papa were great enough to keep our little man while we were in Cashiers for a wedding. Needless to say, they all had a blast and Nana and Papa were worn out on Sunday. Henry got to go swimming with Bradley, "golfing" with Papa, and helped Nana clean the house. Owen, Sarah, Brad, and Bradley came over for dinner on Thursday night and we had so much fun playing with the babies.

Little Bradley is undoubtedly the cutest thing I have ever laid my eyes on! He has the BIGGEST expressions and is such a "little Sarah".

Henry loved being with Nana the Great!

Papa lovin' on Bradley

Nana reading to Henry

How cute is he?!?!?

Me with my little nephew!


Thank you so much Nana and Papa for taking such good care of our boy!

15 Month Stats

We saw our new pediatrician last Thursday for Henry's 15 month check up and loved him. He took his time with us, was very thorough, and really made us both feel comfortable. He says Henry is fit as a fiddle and developing right on time. Below are his stats.

• Height: 32 inches (77%)
• Weight 27 lbs (80%)
• Head: 18 3/4 (70%)
  

Happy Fathers Day to MY Daddy

You are such a wonderful Daddy and Papa and we love you so much! Thanks for keeping the "buddy" this weekend!

Love,

Brad, Shelby, and Henry

Henry and His Daddy

HAPPY FATHERS DAY TO ONE AMAZING DADDY!

Henry and I are very, very lucky to have you in our lives and love you more than you'll ever know!

Love, Shelby and Henry

Muy Caliente!!!

Is it the beginning of June (still technically spring) or freakin' August? Not that I'm complaining because i'm more of a summer girl myself, but you know, it's HOT!

This sun is BRUTAL and if it's any indication of what this summer in the dirty south is gonna be like, well, we better all stock up on sunscreen and cold beer. Hunker down and get ready to sweat!

Trailer Trash Baby

Yes, Henry is in the FRONT yard...in his diaper!

Our neighbors have a "Dora the Explorer" sprinkler and invited him over to play. He had on nice clothes, so we just stripped him down and let him at it. I have a video of it, but can't upload it to blogger.

He was dying laughing and running around in circles...full of himself!

Henry and The Crabs

Yesterday Uncle D put the crab trap in the creek for a few hours and came up with 8 or 9 big blue crabs! So after Henry's nap, we brought him outside to begin a little "lowcountry boy training".
As you can see below, he was VERY leery of these little pinchers! But, he quickly warmed up and was reaching for them in no time.

"He's coming after me Mom!"

He was going "whooooo"

"What's that Pops?"

"I'm going for it Mimi"

Daniel even taught me how to properly boil, clean, and "de-meat" the crabs. He's making crabcakes for Keller tonight!

Mommy's Lil' Helper

Every time I bring out the vacuum (which isn't nearly often enough), Henry is like a moth to a flame. He's so interested in what's going on and will just follow me around the house while I clean. So, yesterday I let him help me and he loved it!
It's way to heavy for him, so I think i'll get him one of those fisher price one's so we can vacuum together.

15 Months

Summertime is definitely here and Henry is geared up and ready to go! We've already been to the beach several times and each time he gets a little braver in the water. I really have to stay right by him b/c he is all over the place. Gone are the days of packing a chair and a towel and a cooler of beer and relaxing in the sun for hours. Instead we pack buckets, shovels, juice boxes, sunscreen, towels, snacks, and toys. And there is NO sitting down anymore!

This child has learned to go to the door now and "request" to go outside "side". He is loving the outdoors and all of the exploring that goes along with it.
Henry's still a great eater and loves all the fresh fruit that the summer has to offer. Still not a huge fan of beef, but likes chicken and ham. Broccoli is his fav!

Henry is developing quite the sense of humor. His favorite thing to do is put his hands over his ears and "hide" from us. We're not sure why he thinks he's hiding by covering his ears, but we play along and he thinks it's histerical!

I was trying get a picture of him above, but he was RUNNING. Yes, he is running now and it's wearing me out!
Henry is still on 2 naps a day and i'm glad of that. He goes down at 10:30 for an hour or hour and a 1/2 and again at 3:30 for another hour or so.
He has started going to bed little later in the evening at around 8:00. It's kinda nice b/c we can all eat dinner together which he seems to really enjoy. Generally up at 6:30ish.

He also loves to hide behind furniture and jump out and scream to scare us. Hilarious!
This age is so much fun and we can't wait to see what's next!
Love you little man!

SATC...The Movie

Grab a couple of your favorite girls and see this movie immediately! I loved every single minute!!!