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Sunday, December 7, 2008

Saturday, December 6, 2008

Moose

Check out my roly poly thighs! I am such a moose!

*this is the moose man at nana's house in the cute moose shirt the tipton girls got hank*

The hunt for a Christmas card picture has been going on for a while now... there were lots of contenders (as my boy is quite photogenic), so I thought I would share some with you all. Note: I am hoping to get my Christmas cards and birth announcements out sometime before June. Be patient... geez... I am a new mom, working an hour away from my home, in a different time zone... you are lucky I had time to do all of these posts today! Enjoy!

O Christmas Tree

or should I say "O Christmas Lights..."

Aunt Shari was way ahead of the rest of us this year, having her tree up and decorated the week before Thanksgiving. (In her defense, she was going to be out of town the next few weekends, so it made sense). At a visit to Aunt Shari's, Henry discovered the lights on the tree. He loved the lights so much that I decided I would get my fake tree out early too.

For those of you who don't know, we have a cat, Gus. Last year at this time, we discovered that ornaments, at least those of the breakable variety (or every one we own), were not an option. It was adorable though... our 4 lb kitten would climb the tree and fall asleep.

Gus in the tree 2007.

Well, this year, I was hoping that Gus would try to climb the tree and the fake branches would fail to hold his now 10 lb self (Gus is now also known as Gussy "big butt" to some, but don't tell him, I don't want to give him a complex).

clearly Gussy "Big Butt" does not take advantage of our fitness equipment

I figured that a few failed attempts would result in his staying away. Wrong. In fact, Gus finds the tree more entertaining this year because he has the ability to make it topple over completely. So...sadly, we will leave our tree undecorated again this year. The ornaments of special value will remain carefully displayed on the entertainment center or in other areas of the house... just not on the tree. I suspect that one of these years the need for a decorated tree will win out over the love of Gus, but for now, I will continue to tell myself that I love the cat more than the tree. (Note to self: next home will have a room that has doors to lock out a Gussy)

Anyway, Hankry loves our crooked undecorated tree... who needs ornaments when you have lights!

I think Nana was especially happy with Henry's love of Christmas lights because once Oly saw how much Henry loved the lights on the pink tree at their house, he was super motivated to get the remaining 46 trees out of their basement. Nana's house is the Christmas light jackpot for Henry and he cannot wait to get back there (two weeks from yesterday).

,,,tis the season!

Baptism

The Sunday after Thanksgiving we had Henry baptized at the church I attending growing up. It was a very special day, and we thank everyone who made the trip through the snow. Henry had a great day. He slept through most of church, and was an angel the rest of the time. He loves bath time, especially when I wash his hair, so he really enjoyed the water portion of the baptism. The only "moment" we had was a huge belch while up at the alter. (Henry... not Kevin) Luckily, Pastor Wray's mic did not pick up his "moment." Nana and Oly hosted a brunch following the service, and Henry got to meet even more friends. The brunch also had entertainers... Alex and Evan Cummings! These two little guys provided entertainment for the whole clan and were especially helpful with Henry. Thanks boys! (See picture below). Here are some pics from the day. I will supplement these later (and by later I mean when either my mom figures out how to get the pictures off of her camera and onto the interwebs, or, more likely, when I go back to Decatur and do the aforementioned task for her). (this includes pics with the majority of the family that was in attendance, so please don't think I am leaving you out... apparently my camera was not being used much at this event)

After Henry's "Dress Rehearsal" Sunday morning

Oly, Nana, Mommy, Daddy and Uncle Bryce (Godfather)

...with Gramma Pat and Grandma Sue

Godparents Aunt Shari and Uncle Bryce

With those pretty Wiesemann Girls (Aunt Ellen, Aunt Carolyn and Aunt Gretchen)

Evan is so good with Henry...

Alex is particularly good at supporting his head... he has had lots of practice with his little sister!

Pooped!
*note that at 2 months old... mister is nearly half as tall as Nana...
is she that tiny, or is he that giant?*

Thanksgiving

We made the trip to Decatur for Henry's 1st Thanksgiving. Good food, great company... all in all, it was a great holiday. We attempted to give Henry some mashed taters on our finger, but he rejected them pretty fast. (this reaction makes me question whether someone swapped babies with me at the hospital... Kevin and I find it hard to believe that our child would dislike a potato of any kind... maybe next year). Henry got to meet so many people, and spend some quality time (4 full days to be exact) with Nana, Oly, Uncle Bryce, Aunt Shari, Lauren and Ali. I think by the end of the weekend everyone was ready to see us go, or maybe they just wanted Leap out of the house (Leap is Henry's frog from my friend Jackie (thanks Jackie) that sings the alphabet song... Henry learned that he could "sing" along with Leap. This provided all of us with hours of entertainment, but the song has gotten rather old). Rather than writing a novel, I will narrate our Thanksgiving 2008 in pictures...