A Little Boy's Best Friend Is His Puppy Dog

Henry did the cutest thing this morning before we left the house to meet Dad.  I always put Oscar in his cage in the dining room, then pick Henry up, and we leave.  Henry will wave to Oscar Mayer as we are walking out the door.  Well this morning, I picked Henry up, and he immediately started squirming out of my arms.  I put him down, and he ran over to Oscar's cage and stuck his little fat fingers between the bars of the cage so Oscar could lick them.  He wanted a kiss from his puppy dog before he left.  :)  He then ran back to me, let me pick him up, and then waved to Oscar as we were walking out the door.  It was so sweet!  That little boy just loves Oscar Mayer to pieces!

A few of Henry's Faves Right Now:

Henry loves going to the park!  He likes running around on the playground, throwing mulch, and people watching. :)

Henry loves sitting in dad's office chair and pretending he is typing on dad's computer.  Even though he is not supposed to do this, he looks pretty darn cute sitting at the computer.  :)

Henry has figured out how to climb on our sectional in the living room to look out the window.  He loves keeping an eye on the neighbors and is always on the lookout for puppy dogs.

Spring is in the Air, and Henry is Loving Every Minute of It!!!

We had the best Easter weekend!  On Friday night, we took Henry and Elle to see the Easter bunny at Bass Pro Shop.  We were a little worried about how they would be on the Easter bunny's lap, but both kiddos did awesome!  We got the cutest pictures.

We took Henry to an Easter egg hunt on Saturday.  The place was packed!  Henry played on the playground before he started the egg hunt.  He loved running around with the other kids.  Henry did a great job collecting Easter eggs and putting them in his bucket.  I had to curb my competitive spirit and not take over. :)  We had such a fun day!

  On Easter Sunday, Henry woke up and opened the presents in his Easter basket.  He then collected eggs that were spread out all over our living room.  We went to church, then to the Voss family Easter at Aunt Darcy's house, and then to the Mulligan family Easter at mom and dad's.  Henry was such a good boy in church and looked adorable in his Easter suit.  He had so much fun playing with his cousins, Mika and Samara, at the Voss family Easter.  When we got to mom and dad's, there were Easter eggs all throughout the house and on the deck.  Henry immediately ran to a bouncy Jake and the Neverland Pirates ball that Katie, Eric, and Elle had brought him.  Henry loved all of his Easter presents, especially his new chairs and fishing pole.  He was so funny going through his Easter basket because he would grab the fake grass and throw it.  It was like he didn't want it cluttering up his Easter basket.  :)  He ate a ton of m&ms and reese's pieces and started acting really goofy.  Everyone was laughing at the show our little boy was putting on.  He did not sleep the greatest that night when we got back home.  I am thinking he might have had a tummy ache.  :(  I stayed home with him on Monday to make sure that he was ok and to feed him lots of fruits and veggies to make up for the all the candy he had the day before.  :)  We had a fun day at home together.

After a wonderful Easter, we went back to unpacking and settling into our new house.  We LOVE it!!!  Henry loves looking out the window for geese and ducks on the pond.  We took him out to feed the geese one day, and he had a blast!  Henry is loving this nice weather and will cry to go outside.  I told Nick that we need a fence and a swing set ASAP.  Luckily, it is a short walk through the neighborhood to the park at the elementary school.  We have already taken Henry up there several times.  He loves running around on the playground.  It is so cute to watch!  I, of course, am running around on the playground with Henry and holding on to the back of his shirt half of  the time to make sure that he doesn't fall or jump off.  Nick always jokes that I am a tad bit overprotective. :)  I think he may be right!

This past week, we have been working on transitioning Henry back into his crib.  After staying in the same room as his mommy for 2 months while we lived at mom and dad's house, Henry has gotten used to sleeping in the same bed as his mommy and daddy.  I was so nervous about putting him back in his crib and having him cry it out.  I put a teddy bear in his crib with him because he loves touching my hair when he is trying to go to sleep.  It broke my heart to watch him petting his teddy bear on the first night in his own bed.  He has done wonderfully this past week and is now sleeping through the night in his crib.  I have to admit, this hasn't been as hard as I thought it would be.  Nick said it best when he said that he thinks this was harder on me than on Henry.

Henry is doing so many funny and cute things!  He loves wearing his sunglasses and still loves being read to.  He will even sit and look at books by himself sometimes, although not for very long.  ;)  He has gotten into the habit of trying to hide his diapers from grandma by stuffing them into the chair cushion at her house.  For some reason, he does not like for you to change his diaper and will usually kick and scream.  He loves getting into Oscar's water bowl and will dump it out whenever he gets a chance.  This is why you will often see Oscar's food and water bowls sitting on top of our kitchen counters.  Henry also likes to get into Oscar's food and dump handfuls onto the floor for Oscar whenever we accidentally leave the pantry door open.  He just loves his puppy dog!  Henry's other best buddy is his cousin, Elle Belle!  He loves that little girl to pieces (don't we all!)  He will go up to Elle and talk to her in the cutest baby voice, and he gives her more kisses than anyone else.  They are so cute together!

So Apparently Blogging Is Not My Forte :)

So it has obviously been a while since my last post.  So much has happened since November, but I am going to try my best to recap as much as I can.  :)

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving!  Mom, Katie, and I went shopping in the middle of the night on Black Friday.  We had a blast like we always do when we are together!  This year, I was on a mad hunt for a cleaning caddy to give to Henry for Christmas.  I am happy to report that we got the cleaning caddy, and Henry loves it!  He especially likes turning the vaccuum on and off.  :)

During November, I took Henry to the Party Time Play Center in Wentzville for the first time.  It is like an indoor playground.  He had lots of fun!  I love taking my little boy on mommy/son play dates.  

Henry also visited Santa Claus at the mall one day while mom, Katie, and I were shopping.  I thought for sure he would cry when he sat on Santa's lap, but my little boy was all smiles! 

This was an impromptu visit so Henry was just in his sweats.  Of course, being the crazy momma that I am, I had to take Henry back to see Santa Claus in his Christmas outfit.  This time we decided to see Santa at Bass Pro Shop.  They had the cutest little North Pole town with games and rides.  Henry loved seeing Santa and riding the merry go round.

On December 19, the sweetest little girl that I have ever met was born, Eleanor Bailey Hylton.  It was so exciting waiting in the hospital for Elle to arrive.  She decided to take her time making an entrance so we were there for a couple of days.  :)  She is just the most precious little lady that I have ever seen, and I love her to pieces!

This December was also the first time that Henry got to play in the snow.  He loved it!  He especially liked being pulled around in his sled which really wore Nick and I out.  :)  Nick made fun of me because I had Henry bundled up in so many layers.  He said that Henry looked like the little boy from A Christmas Story!  I have to say that I got the "bundling our kids up in too many layers" gene honestly.  I remember mom doing the same thing for me when I was younger.  :)

We had a wonderful Christmas!  I always love spending the night at mom and dad's on Christmas Eve.  We have so much fun together.  We woke up on Christmas morning to a mountain of presents.  It seems like the pile of presents gets bigger and bigger every year, and I don't see this trend stopping anytime soon.  :) Henry had fun opening presents this year and climbing on boxes.  Some of his favorite presents were his Sesame Street couch, cleaning caddy, and mickey mouse wagon.  Will was really surprised when he opened his muppet.  He, of course, name him Darryl.  :)  We all laughed so hard when Will put on shows with Darryl over Christmas break.

The month of January was pretty laid back.  We all went over to mom and dad's for New Year's Eve.  The majority of the month was spent hanging out around mom and dad's with Henry and Elle.  Nick, Henry, Oscar, and I moved into mom and dad's house on January 19.  We were so excited about selling our house and super excited about looking for a new house for our family!

February was a great month.  Nick and I went on vacation in Punta Cuna for a John Deere Landscapes convention, and we found our dream house!  Our vacation was amazing!  We stayed at the Hard Rock resort, and it was absolutely gorgeous! 

The month of March has seemed to fly by.  Nick, Henry, Oscar, and I just moved into our new house last Friday, March 15.  We LOVE it!  There are still boxes everywhere, and our garage is filled to the brim with our belongings.  I keep asking myself "how have we already accumulated so many things????"  Nick and I are so thankful to mom and dad for letting us crash with them for the past 2 months.  We had lots of fun hanging out with them 24/7!  I am going to miss that!  I am so happy that this whole moving process is coming to a close for us, and we have found a beautiful house for our little Henry to grow up in!

Our little Henry has such a fun personality!  He is really turning into quite the entertainer, and he makes us laugh everyday!  He still growls like a monster, loves looking for puppy dogs, and adores playing with Oscar Mayer.  Henry thinks his PawPaw is just the funniest person ever.  Every time anything funny happens, Henry will laugh and say "PawPaw."  It is so cute.  :)  He loves spending time with Uncle Will when he comes home.  Henry is going to love it when Will is home all summer.  Henry can point out his nose, ears, tummy, and toes.  He still loves being read to.  He will grab a book, sit on your lap, and want you to read to him.  He is just the sweetest little boy and makes every day amazing!  This little boy sure does have his mommy and daddy wrapped around his chubby little finger!  :)  I love him to pieces!