Peek-a-Boo

Henry just keeps entertaining us with his new skills. Here he is playing his new favorite game...

Henry is Walking!!!

Today Henry took his first steps. It began in the kitchen when Jenny asked Henry to close some cabinet doors. He obliged by closing the doors, turning around and walking about 8 steps to the carpet. The rest is captured here.

More Celebrating...

We did a very low key party for Henry's birthday, but I couldn't resist decorating the house. His favorite book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, was my inspiration.

Todd's creations!

Henry wasn't sure what to do at first

Then he figured it out

How fast can Henry go?

How tall is Henry now?

YAY! Birthdays are FUN!

September 4th

Todd took Friday off so we could celebrate Henry's first birthday all day together. We started off with a trip to the Elmwood Zoo. Henry wasn't overly impressed with the animals, but he was a big fan of watching big kids run around and the mist machine that sprayed water.

For dinner we were planning on a Japanese Steakhouse. We even drove to what we thought was a Japanese Steakhouse, but then I quickly realized that I forgot Henry's milk. Since we were already at the restaurant I jumped out to check it out. Since the place didn't seem like the right place to celebrate Henry's big day, we had a change of plans and took Henry to the very fancy Applebees (after picking up his bottle at home). It ended up being the perfect place for the celebration. I knew it was meant to be when I saw the Very Hungry Caterpillar Kids Menu. The host thought I was crazy when I said that was the theme of my son's birthday. Henry enjoyed people watching almost as much as people enjoyed watching him cheer for his birthday, drink out of a straw, and of course eating his ice cream. The first day of Henry's birthday weekend was a great success!

Celebrating Henry's First

We started Henry's celebration in Virginia with his Grandma and Grandpa McDannell. He showed off how close he is to walking and they spoiled him with lots of fun new toys!