Playing with Daddy

Henry loves doing whatever his daddy does!


Reading the paper with Daddy before breakfast.


This is a favorite pose. He always adds an appropriate, "Hmm..."


Checking out last week's Favre report...sore subject for the family members from Wisconsin.

This is how I know I married Mr. Wonderful! Henry had a grand old time leading Daddy around the house. Every now and then, Nate would escape and Henry would laugh while chasing and tackling him.

Favorite Lake Activity

Last weekend we spent a few days at Lake Florida with Boppa and Mama Leverentz and Mimi and MaeMae (Henry's nicknames for his Aunts). I took a few pictures of Henry doing one of his favorite things at the Lake - hiding behind the pillows on Boppa and Mama's bed and then pushing through them to surprise you.


Hiding..


Kicking his way out...


Surprise!

Resting on pillow while savoring a piece of "num" (otherwise known as "gum") from Grandma.

Leaning Tower and an Art Project

This what Henry did all by himself while I was getting ready this morning. Before you jump to conclusions and assume it took me an hour to get ready - we're talking about a 5 minute shower!


Pretty impressive, huh?


Just when I thought it couldn't get any taller....I did have to pick him up so that he could put the last 2 blocks on, but I didn't do anything else.

Why I Was Never an Art Teacher...

On Tuesday, I thought I would make use of a book I bought awhile ago (The Toddler's Busy Book) and try to do something creative with Henry. You know, give him a chance to let his artist talents show. The project involved dipping cooked noodles in corn syrup laced with food coloring, placing them on a tray, letting them dry and wah-la, you have a beautiful mobile that you can hang from a ribbon.

What did Henry do?

Yep, that's right. He ate the art supplies! Just another reason why I would never make it as an art teacher! Next time I will plan ahead for "art" projects...and avoid the projects using cooked noodles!

M-I-N-E!

Well, it has begun. We are officially in the "MINE" stage. It started last Sunday on the way to church. From his car seat behind me, Henry would brightly call, "Mommy..." Then he would hold out his cup to me. When I would move to take it for him, he would quickly pull it back, tucking it under his arm while saying, "MINE!" Of course, each time he added a cute laugh afterwards. Now, everything is "Mine!"

Here are some pictures from this week.


We've been scraping one of the front columns in order to repaint it. Henry likes to dig through Nate's toolbox, pull out some scraping tools and go to work on the column. Here he is with tool in hand.


Scraping...


Eating an Icee with Daddy on the porch.

My Uncle Dave gave me some tomato plants early in the summer. They were probably 4 inches tall when I planted them. This is what one of them looked like this week. Crazy! Henry likes to pick tomatoes and eat them.

Goofy.