My Fave

This is my favorite picture taken over Christmas break. Love these two!

Dance Recital

Lillie had her first dance recital today. She danced to "I've Got No Strings" from Pinocchio and did a great job. She even added in a few extra twirls. All week long I tried to get Lillie to wear her tutu around the house to practice for the recital and wouldn't ever put it on, but thank goodness, today she was okay with it. She looked so cute! Anyway, it was a quick three minutes of stage time, but she has loved her dance class.





What's a public outing without a mini meltdown at the end? That's how we know when it's time to go.

My Christmas Elves

6 Month Checkup

Today was Henry's 6 mo checkup. While I was excited to see his height and weight and have his ears checked, I really don't like my kids getting shots and I don't like dealing with their general fussiness the whole rest of the day. Henry's been so whiny, poor kid. So his height was 28 1/2 inches, 95th percentile. And his weight was 18 lbs 8 oz. I know that seems like a lot for a 6 month old but we thought he weighed closer to 20 lbs, so I was surprised. This put him in the like 60th percentile down from the 90th at four months. His growth chart has taken a downward turn. And so I got a lecture from my doctor about his weight. I got in trouble for having an 18 pound, 6 month old. I know, I know, it's all about the curve. He has seemed hungry the last two days. Oh well, we'll work it out.

Picture with Santa 2010

This is the best picture that we got. I guess adding another member to the family makes it exponentially difficult to get a picture where everyone is looking.
We had our ward party last weekend. The day of, I told Lillie about all that would be happening and she got a little nervous when I said Santa would be there. She's been on a ghost kick and thought that he was a ghost. So I tried to explain the fabulous story of Santa Claus, and when I saw that her eyes had glazed over, I gave up and told her that he's just a nice Grandpa. So all that day she kept saying how excited she was to see the nice Grandpa.
It was a good evening, sad to think that this will be our last Christmas in SoCal. I love this time of the year and it's fun seeing Lillie get into the Christmas spirit more this year as she starts to understand. Can't wait to see her face on Christmas morning!

New Hat for Hank

Today's temperature was in the mid-70's but I couldn't resist picking up this hat at H&M. It was $5 and I think it's worth every penny, even if Henry gets a little hot in it. He is the CUTEST little bear!

More from the park

We spent a chilly afternoon at our favorite park last week. It was Henry's first time on the swings and he loved it! Lillie loved it too. We haven't been getting out enough, with Henry's sporadic napping, but he's doing better now so I'm excited to get out again. We finished off the outing looking for fairies in the trees and flowers. Lillie has seen the Tinkerbell movies one too many times.

Outing to the park

SIX MONTHS?!?

My baby is growing up. FAST. Henry turned six months yesterday, and I can't believe how quickly it has gone by. He is such a sweet little guy. We love having him in our family. Here's some of the things he can do: He's usually sleeping through the night, has started to take much better naps, army crawls all over the place, has gone from crawling to sitting a couple times, loves to pull hair, loves to suck on his fingers, likes to have his face nestled into his blanket to sleep, loves to find cords, LOVES his big sister, speaks goo goo, eats baby food and oatmeal and is so ticklish. Since he's started sleeping better during the day, he has gotten a thousand times easier. He's happier when he's awake and I'm able to get more done each day. SO NICE. I'm really looking forward to the next 6 months, to see the many more things he will have accomplished! Happy Half Birthday, Hankster!