A few days before Henry's birthday, we got together at the lake to celebrate three important birthdays - Mimi Megan's, Grandma L's, and Henry's. Back in May, Henry and Walter decided they wanted to share Jabba the Hutt's Palace Lego Set for their birthdays...until the next day when Walter changed his mind. Henry happily agreed to take on full responsibility for his dream set, which became an early birthday present from Grandpa, Grandma and the Mimis.
Henry has enjoyed learning to play basketball and soccer this year. These gifts have gotten a lot of use this summer.
With Grandma and Mimi Megan (and the cake)
And then a quick pontoon ride.
Henry woke on his birthday, ran through the balloons outside the bedroom door and begged to open his new Legos!
This was the Year of Lego Sets...I think we spent two days putting sets together - the things I've learned as a mom!
We were going to hit the pool in the afternoon, so we thought it would be wise to sing "Happy Birthday" and cut into the ice cream cake immediately after lunch.
Off to the pool where we met our friends. On this day, they spent a ton of time racing in the kiddie pool.
On your marks, get set...
...tough pose...
...and then Amar had enough of that and jumped in...
But they had to try a few more poses -
-before continuing their races.
And then Walter decided he was ready to join in on the photo stuff, but the other three were already at the other end of the pool getting ready to jump in the water again.
We stayed at the pool until it was time for supper. Henry had requested French fries and mashed potatoes ("Oh, those are the same food - let's have French fries.") and hamburgers. Mom added salad and fruit to the menu.
It's hard to believe how much Henry has grown and learned this year. He keeps us on our toes with his sense of humor, deep thinking, and daily inventions. We love him to pieces.
