Welcome to the Club!

Today is a BIG day for the Ross family! Not only is daddy starting his first day at a new job, but Henry is going to full-time day care (aka "The Club"). We thought "the club" sounded much better than day care :) Or perhaps it's a slight form a denial. In any event, Henry was ready to start the day wearing his new Cars jacket (thanks Chase!) and yellow crocs. This kid is going to be a hit!

On my way to The Club!

Kinda sleepy mommy - this is early for me!

Look! They have cars here too! I'm gonna like it here!

Bye-bye Curls!!!

So, this actually happened over a month ago, but we have been slow to update our blog. The night before Valentines Day, we make a spur of the moment decision to give Henry his FIRST hair cut! Now, this is something that has been coming for at least 4 months, and finally mommy agreed that it was time to let Henry grow up :) He was such a good boy! We took him to the salon by our house where Brad and I both get our hair cut by the same person, Lily. It is amazing how he went from baby to boy in seconds! The rest of the weekend we kept staring at the new boy we brought home with us from the salon. Isn't he just handsome!!! (Oh, yeah, please ignore the fat lip and scratch on his forehead...one of the dogs knocked him over that morning -- eek!)



Curls galore!


This ain't so bad!


Bangs are for girls :)


I'm a big boy now!
Family photo -- thanks Lily!

Box Car Boy

This kid has got imagination! He crawled right into a box and started making "vroom, vroom" sounds. So we helped the car move by pulling him around on the rug. Who needs to buy toys from the store when every day items around the house can transition into fun toys?!?!




Henry also started to learn to shut his eyes for fun when mommy took pictures. He's such a crack up!

Holiday Update

We had a wonderful Christmas filled with family, presents and lots of food! Just as we anticipated, Henry officially became a walker by Christmas! And he hasn't stopped running about ever since.

Santa visited our house Christmas Day and Henry wasn't a fan of the man in the red suit. But after seeing the present santa pulled out of the bag for him, he cheered up.























Henry also received a rather large, assembled gift from Santa since he was such a good boy this year - a motorized quad! Yes, it moves and Henry has figured out the little red button makes the big wheels move forward. However, he gets constantly stuck since there is no reverse. To mitigate this, we are quickly teaching him how to steer :)

Here he is with is sippy cup in place in case he gets thirsty on his ride.



Henry's first fat lip :(

At Sunday school.

Where are all the presents?

Vader showing some Christmas spirit.

Trying to get Henry to smile.

Bathtime fun!

Sporting the faux-hawk.

Henry taking notes while Daddy installs saftey locks on the bathroom cabinets.

Me? Did I do that?

Henry helping with some housework.

Henry and Grandpa Sabo at Thanksgiving.

Herny at The Little Gym.

Flush Rod, Jr.

Henry's Grandpa "Toilet Man" will never be so proud! What will we name Toilet Man's grandson who is son of "Flush Rod"? Why Flush Rod, Jr. of course! Looks like we have a plumber in the making!

Henry's First Steps!

We were told that if Henry wasn't walking by 15 months that we would need to let his pediatrician know. With the deadline just three weeks away, we have been encouraging Henry to venture out of his comfort zone and take his first steps without assistance. He is a great pupil and with much praise received, he has started to break free of our grip and walk on his own. Now it's only a few steps on his own, but we think he'll be running around by Christmas. Watch out - this kid is going to be a handful!

Happy Halloween!

Henry dressed up as a puppy for Halloween. We joined our friends Ben, Amanda and Victoria at Bellevue Square Mall to go trick or treating. It was the craziest experience trying to navigate through the crowds - I think every one in Bellevue decided the mall was the place to be! Not sure we'll be going back there next year...

We then went to Grandpa Patches and Nana's neighborhood to go door-to-door visiting the neighborhood friends. Aunt Amy was there too helping pass out candy at the front door.

Cutest puppy ever!

At the mall with Victoria the bunny.

Grandpa Patches with the two puppies - Henry and Chico!

Playing with a backhoe.

We thought it would be funny to dress Henry up in Thor's batman costume. So here he is at my office dressed up as a puppy that's dressed up as batman for Halloween!