Henry & Cora last 2 weeks

Hard to believe Cora is going on a month already...

Nice trip to cut a Christmas tree and a quality WTF moment from Henry with the mall Santa... :)

ENJOY

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Lost photos from Cora's first week (2nd Edition)

0-1 wk (part deux)

Misc. Henry Pics B.C. (before Cora)

16-18mo

Cora's first week

0-1 wk

Scott

Illinois trip back in September

Photos from a nice week long trip back to Illinois to see both families and celebrate Ben & Jessi's wedding weekend.

Enjoy.

Scott

Illinois_sept 2009

Corrine "Cora" Elizabeth Winter

0-1 wk

Can you GUESS? We won't tell!

Pumpkin Patch Part ONE

Who doesn't like BBQ pulled pork sandwiches, corn on the cob, and PUMPKINS :)

ENJOY,
S,A,H,BGW

Pumpkin Patch Part ONE

Fall Fun with H

Random musings from the last few weeks. Nice warm day yesterday so Henry and I took advantage and went to Jamison Square... had the place to ourselves :)

Enjoy.

S,A,H, bgW

Fall Fun with Henry

Mt. View Orchard

Last Saturday we headed up to the Hood River Valley to pick some fruit and get some fresh air. Henry was loving up the apples, pears, and fuzzy peaches. Lot's of new tastes & textures... and of course the ride in the radio flyer. Then off to the Full Sail Brewery in Hood River for lunch and back home.

Enjoy.

S,A,H, & BGW

Apple Orchard_Sept 2009

Trip to Seattle & Mt. Saint Helens

Took a nice long weekend trip up to explore some of neighboring Washington. Made the trek to see the gaping hole in the side of a little hill called Mt. Saint Helens. Was quite magnificent to see, though none of us were alive when it blew...

Then we headed up to Seattle to tour the city. We hit all the nice touristy spots as well as some lesser known sites.

A real treat to have 4 straight days with Henry.

Labor Day Weekend Trip

Scott & Andrea

Me-ma & P-pa's visit to P-town

Here are some fun pics from a nice long weekend with my parents. Good times were had by all and Henry was sad to see them go!

Parents Visit

Henry's First Camping Trip

A few weeks back we went camping two nights in Oxbow Park which is about 40 minutes from Portland and on the Sandy River heading up to Mount Hood.

We all had a very fun, dirty, tiring time... especially Henry.

Henry's favorite things: Dirt, campsite stones, and the smooth round rock from the river bed.

Mom & Dad's favorite things: Having Aunt Sarah & Uncle Chris there one night to help keep Henry from constantly putting twigs and stones in his mouth and once home from the trip not having to worry about it anymore :)

Enjoy,
Scott

Camping

Henry's Dance Moves

Henry busted out his first dance moves this weekend... and boy does he have rhythm.

He seems to like the knick-knack paddy whack theme song... oh and sweet corn.

ENJOY.

Henry's First Dance Moves and some sweet corn

Scott

Henry's First Steps

The last few weeks Henry has been flirting with walking, i.e. taking small steps from object to object, standing up on his own for a few seconds... but tonight the little guy showed us he has been practicing!!!!

He stood up against the big exercise ball, rolled it a 3-4 feet in front of him, and then would walk to it. He would do this over and over until he would hit a wall or fall down... too funny. The determination and concentration in his face was amazing.

Our little guy on the move!

You have to watch the video snippets we took.

Enjoy.
Scott

First Steps

Weekend Fun

Here are some pictures from a few weekends ago. We had good fun out in the yard finger painting and playing in a very miniature swimming pool!

Love, Henry

Weekend Activities

Henry's Got a Girlfriend

So Henry's teachers at daycare tell us that Lillian is a big fan of our Henry (who can blame her). Apparently, she crawls up to Henry and gives him hugs frequently. As you can tell from these pictures (passed along by Henry's teacher) Henry is not always thrilled.

Summer Fun

Lots of stuff to do in the Pacific NW once the rain lets up and the beautiful sunny days ensue:

Here are some photos from yet another trip to Jameson Square and a nice bike ride and picnic we had this morning. We recently bought a Burley bike trailer so we can get a few family rides in before the new one comes along in November.

An update on Henry: He's doing more and more independent standing and taking a few steps on his own here and there. Still prefers to hold on to us though :) He's also got a molar breaking through the surface bringing his tooth total to 4.5.

Scott

Summer Fun (1)

Jameson Square Park in May

Here are some photos of Henry at Jameson Square Park in the Pearl District downtown Portland... It has a great fountain and waterfall that all the kids love. Henry had no fear of the water :)

Scott

Jameson Square

Random photos from the last 3 months.

Here are some photos that I found under the couch cushions along with a hand full of cheerios.. just kidding.

Hope you enjoy.

Scott

Assorted Photos - 9-12months

Henry turns ONE!

One year from the day our lives changed for ever! Mr. H is one year old and loving it. He tried to show off some too by standing on his own (for a few seconds) for the first time (that we've seen). So we think we're on the way to walking soon.

Friday June 26th was Henry's birthday and he had a great day at daycare. They sang to him and gave him lots of love. Saturday we had some friends and family over for a birthday BBQ. We had lots of good food and of course Henry had a cake that Andrea made.

Take a look at the fun pictures. Hope you all are well.

HENRY says thanks for all the great presents!

Scott

1 Year Old

Oregon Coast via Newport

...so the troops needed to get out of dodge for the weekend: destination Newport, OR ~2 1/2 hours SW of Portland. Set out Saturday morning to catch Henry's morning nap in the car (he did actually sleep 1 1/2 hours). Arriving in town, we of course went straight the Rogue Brewery in South Beach, OR across the bay from Newport for lunch and a brewery tour. Then we took advantage of some partially sunny weather and hit the beach so Henry could get his mineral intake for 2009. We stayed at a nice hotel (Elizabeth Inn) with an ocean view... and of course a pool. Henry got his first taste (not literally) of chlorinated water and had quite a good time despite the chilly temps. Sunday, more touring of the bay front piers & boat docks, a little more beach time and back to Portland by dinner... whew. What a great Dad's day weekend.

Hope you enjoy.

S,A,H, BGW

Newport OR

ITS A GIRL! (well probably)

GIRL WINTER:

SO this morning we had the 18wk ultrasound which along with many other medically necessary measurements is when the sex can be determined...

...45 minutes into the ultrasound... after the baby had the umbilical cord between the legs as a bluff... it was concluded the baby has "girl" parts!

Needless to say we are very excited. Henry was very excited to be at the ultrasound with us in a very dark room (OK so for the first 8minutes) but he pulled through it.

Below are some of the snapshots... The profile is the neatest. We were actually watching it in motion and the baby was making drinking/sucking motions and her tongue was moving... insane.

BEST anniversary so far.

Scott

Trip to Illinois for Steven's graduation

So major CONGRATS to my brother Steven for graduating with a Bachelor's of Fine Art in Industrial Design from the University of ILLINOIS! We are so very proud of him and his accomplishments. Now out into the real world with you!

Here are some photos from our trip back. Some are blurry so forgive the camera phone.

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We spent a couple days in Freeport before heading down to Champaign for the big event. On the way back up to Chicago we spent a few nice days with the Schultz/Loiselle side of the family.

ENJOY!

Scott

Trip to Illinois_May 2009

Pics from Day Care

Here are some pictures that Henry's teacher Jen sent us! Apparently he will take naps where ever and whenever he feels like it... toys in hand.

DayCare Photos

Wildflowers

Here is a quick post of some photos from an impromptu hike Sarah, Chris, Andrea, Henry, and I did in early May. This is a gorgeous bluff just west of Hood River for those of you who know the area. We had a nice short hike and a quick dinner at the Full Sail Brewery in Hood River.

Hope you enjoy.

ps. this should be the first in a string of posts in the following days catching up from the last (2.5) months.

Scott

Hike in the Gorge

Henry's first trip to the Ocean

So on a whim we up and left for the coast last weekend for two days so Henry could see, smell, and taste the ocean, sand, pub coasters, and whatever else he could get his hands on!

We had a wonderfully relaxing time on what amounted to be really our first family vacation. (not counting trips to Illinois).

ps Cannon Beach is only ~1:20 minute drive from our house. Jealous?

ENJOY!

Cannon Beach 3-21-09

mister H

So many new things in the last two months it's hard to keep updated! Henry's army crawling with the quickness, has 2 big chompers on the bottom and the two top ones are about half way in... 

Enjoy.

Best of 7-9 months

More pics to follow from our trip to the beach (Henry's first to see the ocean)

Love,

Scott & Andrea

Long time...

So it's been about 1.5months since we've posted pictures... so here you go.

We had a very nice 2-week visit back to the homeland (Illinois) and Henry was a champ. Now were settled back in and reestablishing life's routine.

We'll post more Christmas pictures from other peoples cameras as we get them...

Henry is on his way to crawling... he rolls all around now, having mastered the front to back move shortly after Christmas... Just recently he's learned to use his arms to push him self sideways while on his stomach; meaning he spins himself in circles in place...

Break out the foam corner guards and outlet plugs. :)

HENRY

Scott & Andrea