Oh Henry!

You would think by this latest picture of Henry that we don't give him enough to drink. Not the case he just prefers puddles. When I say he prefers he gets mad when he is removed from the puddle because saying no to him means drink faster. I think he spends too much time watching Oscar.

Easter egg hunt and celebrating Christ!!

We started the weekend off by watching James play T ball! He hit two foul pitches and one long shot!












We had a Easter egg hunt along with a magician show in the neighborhood! Took some convincing for Henry to get more than one egg. He was fine with only having one.



Then Ansley gave him her bag and it was on!


We ended the weekend with a
Wonderful church service and a yummy lunch. Below are some pictures of the kids putting flowers on the cross!!!

Easter pictures by Caroline Grant Photography

Good Friday a bunch of us got together to play at the park. Of course my sister got her camera out so I bribed mine to dress up for a few pictures.

Pictures

This week Ansley earned her red robin patch at Daisy's. It was a fun to see all the girls showing us what they have accomplished!
Here are some pictures I took on my phone.



Ansley is in the back row middle. She is actually the shortest one!





Of course Caroline got a hold of my kids and took some cute pictures.






This is Henry sitting with Hannah.








Jump Jump is the best place for this climber!!!


Henry loves James. Anything he can do to get his brother to attend to him he will do. One of his favorite things to do is to rub James' head.

The Lord's Prayer

I have always known what an amazing children's ministry we have at our church but yesterday Ansley gave me another "moment."
Dinner preparation can bring about a massive amount of stress when a 15 month old is hanging on my leg screaming, I have a 4 year old complaining about something, and my 6 year old is asking me wh questions! James got a small pocket bible last summer when we were at the mountain fair. Ansley was playing around with it and began reading it to me yesterday. She pops up
to the island and starts reading the Lord's Prayer. When she is finished I explain to her why it is such and important prayer to know. I told her when I learned it and that one day she will be asked to learn it too. She then proceeds to recite it to me. After Ansley picked me up off the floor she told me she learned it at church and from reading her Bible she received from church. If you don't know Ansley she hoards books in her bed. She even sleeps with some under her pillow. She told me that she pulls out her Bible and reads it in bed. It is such a blessing to know that all the love and care that St. Luke's puts toward our children
can be appreciated in such small but significant moments!!



-Christine

Hurry up warm weather!

So ready for this cycle of two days nice weather, rain, then winter returns. Luckily, the warm weather was over the weekend! So we had some family fun playing around the house and outside!
We went to a friends birthday party and I thought James was going to take their dog home.


Henry enjoyed learning all about basketball. The unfortunate thing is he now thinks that I can pick him up every time we walk past the goal to let him dunk!





Ansley has been working on her photography skills.


Happy St. Patrick's Day!!








Angelic voices!! This wasn't even a picture of all the kids. What an amazing group of adults that work with our little ones.

Henry is 15months!!

Henry has made it this far without a broken bone. I would call this a parental success!! Our little man is healthy and full of life!! His stats are:
Weight: 26 1/2 (70%)
Head: 19 (75 %)
Height: 33 1/2 (97%)
He and James at 15 months are the same height. Henry is a pound heavier. They differ when it comes to head size. James was 90th percentile and Henry is 75th. As far as my kids go that is a proportional head!
I don't compare the Ansley with the boys because they aren't even on the same comparisons.
I was very anxious for this doctor appointment because Henry does not really have much language right now. He totally understands every task and demand I give him. He is totally pushing my insecurity button here and he knows it! I do think the massive amount of fluid that sat in his ears from October- February is a factor. However he is playing with me and it is making me crazy. I feel like I am walking around all day talking in one word talk! I guess this is what happens when I am not around my autistic babies all the time I take it out on my own kid. Yes he is the third kid so I need to accept that and tell his second mommy, Ansley, to stop giving him everything without putting some effort in it!
Now that I have talked myself out of insanity here are some fun facts about Henry.
1. No use in cleaning the toys up until he is in bed because he literally walks behind me and "fixes it."
2. He always needs a fork and spoon. And uses them better than my older kids.
3. Definitely not a picky eater! If it has ketchup on it that is a bonus!
4. He loves to dance. I started turning on music after dinner because I needed to load the dishwasher without his help. As soon as One direction "what makes you beautiful" comes on he is all over it. His excitement for this song is too funny. If it goes off he is grunting at the buttons on the wall.
5. He is very mild mannered until you try to take him inside or he can't figure out something. He will show his colors. He is my only child that will get so upset but remain determined to undo whatever he is struggling with. The other day he got a watch stuck on his arm and was so angry he at one point tried to bite himself. But he refused to be a quitter and wouldn't let me help and within a few minutes he got it off.
6. His loves men especially his Dad and Grandad's! They walk into the room and he runs for them! And yes Caroline you are a favorite too!
7. He loves to wash his hands. Tell him to scrub scrub and he will ask for soap and go for it!
8. Don't you dare go outside without him! Enough said.
9. He likes his sleep. You say bedtime give him his blanket and he is ready to go!
10. He loves to sweep and vacuum!
Look at me I can do what the big kids do!!


11. Did I mention he can climb anything! Turn your back and this is most likely where he will be.


Little tornado !


Bubbles. After my day of concern he decided to say bubbles the next day.





I know I have posted this before but it just shows his sweet personality!