We took a little trip this weekend which included a stop by the Fort Worth Zoo. Going to the zoo in the middle of the July with a 10-month old sounded pretty scary to us so we set our expectations low. Our goal was to stay 45 minutes.
Well, we managed to stay for nearly two hours and Henry even seemed to notice two or three of the animals. It was very hot though so afterwards we were ready leave and enjoy the air conditioned car ride home.
Henry’s hair was billowing in the wind during our morning walks so we decided it was time for him to get a hair cut.
We went to Cool Cuts, which is one of the kid friendly hair cutting places. We figured that if he screamed and threw a fit, at least he wouldn’t be the first. They have fun little cars for the kids to sit in and their own personal TV. You can choose a DVD from their collection to watch. Since, Henry doesn’t watch TV at home yet our stylist recommended a Dora the Explorer episode, “The Super Silly Fiesta“.
Henry did great and since he doesn’t have tons of hair was only in the chair for about five minutes. All-in-all, it turned out to be a good experience. They even gave us a certificate and a little plastic bag to keep some locks of his first hair cut in (This part seems kinda of weird to me but I caved to societal pressure).
Henry’s first Easter was low-key but very nice. We passed on the eggs, baskets and candy this year since it wouldn’t have registered much with Henry but next year I imagine hunting Easter Eggs will be grand fun.
His Easter outfit was selected from three relatively new outfits hanging in his closet. Plus , we all kept our outfits clean long enough for a few family pictures.
Our day consisted of a trip to church, lunch at Granny and Grandpa’s house and relaxing at home that evening.
One of my favorite toys growing up were Legos. So naturally, Henry needed his first Lego set early on. Especially since the Lego helicopter and race car on his dresser aren’t entirely age appropriate.
So fresh from the official Lego store in Northpark Mall we purchased Henry Duplo set number 5645, Farm Bike. It’s actually more of a four wheeler than a bike but we’ll look past the cross-cultural naming faux-pas. We’ll also have to look past the fact that they inaccurately labeled the set for ages 1.5 to 5, though Henry is very advanced for his age.
As is appropriate for such a momentous occasion, Henry and I dressed up to have our picture taken with his very first Lego set.
It's possible that I was a little more excited than Henry.
Our surprise snow day turned out to be one for the record books. Dallas got eight to nine inches in one day! Needless to say, we forced Henry back out for more pictures. He only lasted about five minutes though before he decided it was too cold. Tigerman on the other hand loves the snow. He enjoyed sitting, laying and rooting in the snow.
Posted on Thursday, February 11th, 2010 at 7:57 am
We woke up this morning to a surprise snow covered yard. The entire Dallas area got an inch and a half last night. So, I took a picture of Henry in the snow.
At Henry’s four month doctor’s appointment, his doctor said that we could start feeding him small amounts of food. Erin had prepared our family for this momentous news a few days earlier by buying a box of rice cereal and plastic spoons.
So later that evening, we embarked on a journey that will leave our home messier place.
As you can tell, Henry wasn’t overly thrilled with this new experience but his genetics pre-dispose him eventually enjoying meal time. One important lesson we learned was to always use a bib. Apparently the people who gave us bibs at showers already knew that but we catch on pretty quick.
Henry celebrated his first Christmas morning in Clarksville with YaiYai, Oppa, Erin and me. Apparently, he wasn’t too interested in the presents because he woke up, ate and then went back sleep for two hours.
Later in the day, we went over to Frank and Jane’s house, who are friends of YaiYai and Oppa, where Henry the boy met Henry the dog. Both Henrys were a little distracted by the other happenings in the room to appreciate the significance of the moment.
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