Two

Henry had another birthday this week. Geez kid. To celebrate, we had some friends and cousins over. I made him a chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and trucks. His reaction: "coooooool!" And then he proceeded to eat 3 pieces. So I think it went over well.

This picture perfectly captures his attitude towards presents when cake is around. "More choc-o pease."

 

All of the choc-o and attention made him a bit goofy. I had to capture this moment because it reminded me of a photo of me when I was about 1.

He did enjoy his presents (mostly trucks and cars, which he was thrilled about). He got a musical guitar from Ben's mom that he strapped on and started rocking out to. He even used some of the cardboard it came in as an arm band.

The minute everyone left, Henry crashed. Ben did too. I love Henry's ability to entertain and interact with other people. He usually saves his exhaustion for us, which I like, because then everyone can think our child is perfect.

A few unorganized thoughts and facts about Henry:

He talks all the time, though a lot of it is still babble, especially when he gets excited. But he does often narrate his playing ("zooom, airplane, I fly, oh no!")

He absolutely loves his dog, even if he is a bit rough with Albee at times. He is always trying to get Albee to sleep with him in his bed.

He is a really good helper. He is good at picking up his toys, unloading the dishes, putting clothes in the dryer, and any time he sees garbage, he says "trash!" and has to throw it away.

His favorite foods (other than chocolate) include most kinds of soup, blueberries, bread, peanut butter and mac and cheese.

He loves church. All week he asks for church and nursery and, occasionally, even the sacrament.

He is very good at entertaining himself, but he loves to play with others. He'll often grab my hand, say "come" and then drag me out to the living room where he points to the ground near his toys and says, "sit."

His favorite song right now is "I'm so glad when Daddy comes home" complete with actions (my favorite is when he pumps his fist in the air and says "joy!").

He loves to brush his teeth. Throughout the day, he'll bring me to the bathroom, point at his toothbrush and say, "teeth!"

He's really awesome.