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