Henry's Christmas

We thought that Henry's gift would be a surprise for him, but it turned out to be a surprise for us. Henry found his gift in the closet long before Christmas. We didn't make a big deal of it, just shut the door and moved on. I wrapped it up a week or two ago and Henry seemed to forget about it once he couldn't see it.

Christmas morning we brought it out for him to open. He didn't seem overly excited, but we figured this was due to the abundance of gifts he had already opened from our extended family.

Once Henry had the gift open he did not get excited about Elmo (as he did when seeing it in the closet). Rather, he calmly reached into the opening of the box and pulled out a previously owned toy that he had tucked inside at some earlier time. He was more thrilled with locating the "lost" toy than the new one.

Maybe next year we'll just wrap up the toys he already has and give those to him again!

Awaiting Christmas

We normally don't let Henry stand on the furniture,

but this was too cute to tell him to get down!

Another Party!

This last picture shows Henry's love of ride-able toys. At Levi's he hardly leaves the tractor, so last night Matthew's bike seemed like a natural fit!

the Christmas Party

Today was our first Christmas party of the season. We go to the gym so that there is plenty of room, and the kids can run and play. We participate in the yearly traditions and eat homemade ice cream. The party is definitely a favorite.


Henry thought that the abundance of space and basketballs was fabulous. To the point that he did not want to do anything else but practice his dribbling. I didn't get many pictures of him, and this one isn't perfect, but there is just something about it that I like.

My God is So Great...Yeah!

This has been Henry's favorite song for me to sing at bedtime lately. I think it is because of the motions we do, but tonight he helped in singing and signing.

Me: My God is so Great
Henry: Yeah (little head nod)
Me: So strong and so mighty, there's nothing our God cannot do
Henry: Yeah
Me: My God is so Great
Henry: Yeah (little head nod)
Me: So strong and so mighty, there's nothing our God cannot do
Henry: Yeah
Me: The mountains are His, the rivers are His, the stars are His handywork too
Henry: Yeah
Me: My God is so Great
Henry: Yeah (little head nod)
Me: So strong and so mighty, there's nothing our God cannot do for you
Henry: Yeah...gin (again)

He seems to giggle the most when I use his hands to do the motions instead of mine. His favorite part is the strong and mighty, probably because he gets to show off his muscles!

Pickin' Blueberries

Tonight was pancakes with blueberry sauce. Henry loves pancakes and tonight we discovered he likes them dipped in blueberries. Normally he hands us a piece to dip for him, tonight we put a little on his tray so that he could dip his own. As you can see it got a little out of hand!