Easter, Playtime and Race Day!

There is so much to catch up on!!!! My, how time flies! Henry is learning new things each day and makes us smile constantly. He is such a joy when he's happy and can be quite the handful when he's not :) To his credit, ear infections are no fun and he's been a trooper through yet another one. Henry has started lining his cars up in a row when he plays, which to his accountant mommy makes her heart swoon. Let's hope he likes his room this neat and orderly in the future! He also loves pushing anything with wheels around the house, including mommy's suitcase. Then there's the grocery cart which he insists on helping push to the parking lot. Daddy says he'll make a great mailroom attendant with these skills he's building. Henry's favorite movie is "Cars" which we must watch at least once a week now, sometimes more. He has been doing great at daycare and his teachers all love him. He's quite the talker and his vocabulary has multiplied tenfold. We still take him to the Little Gym on Saturdays to tumble with friends. He eats pretty well with a spoon and fork now although it makes quite the mess. His favorite foods are chicken, cantelope, peaches/pears, applesauce, green beans and olives. Of course he'll snack on any type of cracker happily.

For Easter, we had a mini egg hunt for Henry inside the house. We then went to church with Rachel's family and headed over to the Gordon's for yummy food. Overall, it was a fantastic day!

Henry's Easter basket filled with cars and garden tools. The candy was just for show - mommy and daddy got to enjoy those :)

Aunt Amy and Uncle Brian got Henry a large fluffy chic for Easter. He had fun running around the house with it and giving it cuddles.

Peek-a-boo!

I love you Chick-a-dee!

Aunt Amy and Uncle Brian live across the street from a park - we had fun playing on all the toys!

My first time in a swing!

Fun on the big toy!

Trying on daddy's shoes! They'll fit before we know it!

Daddy reading to Henry after bath and before bedtime.

I love my Cars books!

Silly Henry playing in the laundry basket.

Saturday mornings Henry gets to watch cartoons. His favorites are Sid the Science Kid, Super Reader and Dinosaur Train. We caught him chillin' on the ottoman watching TV...super cute!

Here he is from the other perspective watching his cartoons.

Henry lining up his cars while he plays. Making his own train!

At Aunt Amy's baby shower he did the same thing with his cars showing off to all the guests.

Henry found the bottle of M&M's and thought he'd try a taste :)

The other adorable thing Henry has been doing lately is stacking his blocks to make a tower. He then pushes the tower over and laughs. We found him in his room by himself playing with his blocks.

Getting ready to build the tower again!

Mommy was a team captain for the annual Beat the Bridge race to beat juvenile diabetes. Henry participated in the Diaper Derby arranged by age - Henry was in the walkers to 2yrs group. He nearly got first place, but decided at the finish line to turn back and see if mommy was still watching!

Here's Henry at the start of the race wearing his yellow crocs!

Look at Henry run!

Henry with his buddy Jackson after the race congratulating each other.

After the race helping to take down the course...

Henry had fun playing with all the orange cones after the race! He's quite comfortable on the football field!

Mama, Henry, Julie, Jackson and Beth! What great team we had - we raised nearly $1,500!!!!