Old News

Merry Christmas! We have been moving to Wisconsin during the Holiday season so I have no new pictures of our adventures. So mom, here is a post about old news. I will try to catch everyone up in the next post, but for now -please enjoy some photography from HENRY'S BIRTHDAY back in November (its like watching an old movie on tv...still entertaining if you like the movie).

The whole night Henry had this proud look on his face like he had done something right. It was hilarious. Although, one whole year of life is an accomplishment, so he should be proud. We were quite proud of ourselves too for getting to this point. Raising a kid is a TRIP! We have loved having Henry around. He is such a cool little guy.

Once again, look at that face! He knew that candle was something special.

Oh, the Carousel -one of Salem, Oregon's finest forms of entertainment. For a $1.50 you can take a ride of your life :) Henry had actually never been on any kind of amusement ride. He took it very seriously and held onto his horse like it was his job. We only took two rides though because it was making me sick going around and around.

Halloween Hal

Time again for a post that sums up the last month or two. Or maybe I'll just skip it for now and talk about Halloween. Henry wore his scrubs/doctor outfit all day. Why you ask? Well, I put it on him in the morning to see if the top would fit and his HUGE head had the darnest time fitting into the hole. Hence, he wore the stuff all day long. Hopefully Henry having a huge head means there are some huge brains in there too. I for one have a pin head...

Such a concerned doctor...always willing to listen to a patient that has candy.

Willy and I...looking scary enough without costumes.

Our big boy getting ready to go trick or treating. And yes we understood that he is too young to even get what one does on Halloween, but he was upset every time the door opened for trick or treaters and he couldn't go outside. So we took him out to one house, Aunt Betsy's, and then let him run around.

A picture is worth a thousand words

CORN!!!

HAPPY!

SILLY-LITTLE-GUY!

Before...After

Crawling...

Walking!
He took his first steps at about 7 months and one week and now Henry's got it down pretty well. He's almost 9 months (I've been a tad tardy on getting a new post up). Now if only he could learn how to potty train early.

Blondie....

Brownie.

Although I'm having a bad hair day...but 5 out of 7 days are bad hair days so I just thought I should go ahead and post it anyway.

No baby....
Mommy arms!

And mommy clothes and mommy everything. Gross...I mean, motherhood is a beautiful thing.

CHICAGO

About two weekends ago. Matt and I decided to buy a car...on ebay...in Chicago. We were nervous about buying a car without seeing it first, but the price was right and it added a little needed adventure to our lives. Some bike around China, we buy a station wagon. Whoo, what a rush!

Here's Halbert in our rental car we got for the trip. He loves 'driving' but can't stand his car seat...probably cuz he didn't have one for four months in the Bahamas. This was his first road trip and he did alright for a kid who can't sit still.

Here we are in the exotic state of Indiana at the tourist headquarters. We had no idea this existed until we happened to need a bathroom break. Indiana is quite hospitable.

And they, the state of indiana, like big ducks.

Once we bought our car, we had a few hours to look around Chicago before heading home. We didn't know how the city would be with parking, so we hopped on the Blue Line for an easy ride to the downtown area.

Here's the boys in front of a sculpture, doin there thang. While we were there, an urban marathon and a huge partner scavenger hunt was going on. I guess I should've asked someone about this sculpture. Next time.

Barack to the future (that was for you Double Bear)!! Chicago is cuckoo for President Obama. He was all over the Sears Tower. Henry was not impressed, but we probably have eight more years to teach him about the Yes We Can President.

We had a Chicago style hot dog and deep dish pizza for lunch. Very good. Me likey Chicago cuisine.

And here is a pic of our new wheels. We are VERY happy with the purchase. It was a bargain and a sweet ride. We grew fond of Chi-town and may go back there for some clinical rotations. Yipee!

Night Time with Henry

For the past week, Halbert has been stayin up late to party. This is around 10:30 pm. We put him down with his sleepy eyes and then about five minutes later, we'll here him talking to himself. He must know that school is out for the summer.

Over a half an hour at the Bank!!!!

You deserve this Mommacita. Pictures you request, pictures you shall get. I work fastest with guilt hovering over my shoulder.

Sorry it took so long at the bank. How dare Wells Fargo. How dare they!

But here's a little boy who wants to smile at you and all his other grandparents too. Wouldn't had it been nice if he had been your bank teller instead of that suspicious 19-year-old?!

And here he is again. Different day...same outfit. It's his favorite (actually its just one of the only outfits he has that is good for this cooler weather). What is truthfully his favorite are the things in his hands: a green highlighter and a folded sticker that he found. He just learned how to crawl and keep things in his hands at the same time. So of course now he has to do it ALL THE TIME. And these items are his most favorites. They are in his hands until we trick them away from him. We are still afraid Henry will poke his eye out and swallow the sticker.

Here Halbert is watching a Yankee baseball game on the computer. Matt has set a good example on what it means to NEVER miss a NY Yankee's game.

Last one for the post. This is Henry in his room with his learning table. The kid is in a diaper because sometime we have to put his clothes on in stages. He bolts almost every time we try to put clothes or a diaper on him. And although he's skinny, this little man is stronger than an ox. Henry is able to walk around and around the table now without assistance. He quite possibly might be smarter than the Wells Fargo branch you were dealing with Mommacita.