Henry's First Haircut

Let me start by saying it wasn't my idea. I thought Henry was looking rather adorable. A few little curls in the back weren't hurting anyone. Well, I guess that's just a mama's way of holding on to babyhood for a while longer. Chad said Henry was starting to look like a girl, and it was time for a trip to the barber shop with Daddy.
We had to wait about a half an hour for our turn on Saturday morning. Henry was happy as can be taking in all the new sights and sounds and waving to the other customers. That is until it was his turn in the chair. You can see the look of apprehension right from the start. Henry was unhappy in the beginning, but after Ron the barber showed him the clippers that buzz, he was all out hollerin'. The mirror distracted him for a few seconds, but then it was back to crying with a flurry of hands around him trying to cut hair or hold him still. Henry still looks distraught after it's all over. It was quite a show for all the customers waiting too!
Henry likes to have his hair brushed (and brush it himself), so I thought he might handle this situation a little better. However, his haircut is cute and not hard to adjust to. The barber really was super nice and even gave us the first haircut free! Daddy's on his own next time (father-son bonding).

You gotta love that little fireman cape!

Henry the Animal Lover

Remember the real live chicks for the Easter pics? Well, here is the bunny that was the other option. Henry seems to love animals (along with Eva and Eli)! I think growing up with a dog probably helps.

Spring Break _ My 100th Post

We had some time off for spring break. Here is a little photo history to let you know what we were up to.

Henry horsing around with Daddy.


On Friday, we had a play date with our friend, Jerard and his mom, Amy. Note the nice example of parallel play below. These two boys are sure growing up fast!

On Saturday morning, Henry and I joined my friend Barb, a physical therapist from work, for the Mito What? Walk to raise money for the United Mitochondrial Disease Foundation. Henry had fun seeing Jenny, who's parents coordinate the race/walk. I work with Jenny, and she loves babies!

We went to Jackson for Easter. First, we had professional pictures taken of Eva, Eli, Lily, and Henry in their Easter finest. The photographer my sister uses had a special with real baby chicks! Those proofs will be fun to see! Then we paid a visit to the Veteran's Home so the residents could see the kids all dressed up. On Sunday morning Henry thoroughly explored his Easter basket.

We went on an Easter egg hunt before church. Henry wasn't quite sure what to make of all the eggs. He couldn't use his new walking skills in the grass, so he did a little crawling while I tried to claim him some territory. By the end Henry had a nice little system handing eggs off to Daddy.

We had a lovely Easter lunch at my sister's house and then did some visiting. We stayed in Jackson until Monday afternoon. Here's one of the only pictures I took of Henry in his little sweater vest.