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