(Jenn) Henry turned 3 last Friday! It was a fun week and a great chance to celebrate this little boy who is the light and joy and laughter in our lives. I have been thinking a lot over the past week about how much I just adore Henry. I have pretty much hung out with him all day every day for the past 2 1/2 years, and after all that it turns out that he's probably my best friend. I don't know what I would do without him here with me every day!
On Monday we celebrated with a birthday playdate with some of Henry's new friends. It was fun to have an excuse to have friends over! The kids just played with toys and rocket balloons, and then we had cake. Here is the cake, which I'm pretty proud of:
The candles were a little scary, but we made it through. (Notice Ellis in his happy place. Thank Heaven for the sling!)
Here's Henry with his two new girlfriends, Ella and Tess. I really think he is in love with Tess (the shorter one). He gets a VERY big grin on his face every time he mentions her name.
On Friday, the actual birthday, we went and bought our Christmas tree, and then we spent the afternoon and evening with Amy, Emily, and the Daves (carrying on with the Thanksgiving celebration). We sang Christmas carols and then had leftover pie and birthday cake and opened presents. As you all know, Henry is thankful for presents. Here he is posing with some of them!
Who can resist this handsome, hilarious, huggable Henry?
Note: JoDee Yost (our wonderful, talented friend from high school) came a few weeks ago and took some AMAZING pictures of Henry. She is responsible for the great photo at the top of this post. There are so many good ones, and unfortunately I can't post them all here. You should check out her blog here for more Henry pics and/or to see her other great work.
4 comments:
I love the pictures of Henry! Where does she live - maybe we'll have to book a session with her!
What a charming picture of Henry. It's crazy to think he is 3 years old. Great job on the fish cake!
Happy Birthday Henry!! Beautifully written post Jenn --- reading your posts always put a smile on my face! All the best!
Nikki
Oh what a little cutie. Fun to look back and think about the little people they're becoming huh? I am very impressed with your cake. I don't think I even have enough energy for that much creativity now, and I don't have a newborn around! Way to go Super Mom!
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