Saturday, June 18, 2011

April in a nutshell...

We had a very busy April and I am sad to say that I didn't take as many pictures as I would have liked to.  I did get some great videos, which I will post later, of Henry rolling over for the first time.  It seems most of the videos here lately are of Henry, but I do try to get ones of Christopher.  He seems to have entered a "no camera" phase.  Kids. 

 Henry started baby food and let me tell you, he was not that into it.  Christopher seemed to dive into food, literally, but Hank... NO THANKS!
 Christopher's first official Easter egg hunt was for lack of a better word chaotic.  But we tried to make the best of it.  Somewhere in that jumble of people Matt is standing over a small stash of eggs so Christopher can get a few before all of the older kids wiped the place clean. 
 He did not seem impressed.
 His "loot"  We don't do a lot of candy in our house so the eggs were prize enough for him.
 Henry with the Easter bunny... Matt and I are in agreement that this bunny is slightly on the creepy side. And we don't blame him one bit for refusing to sit/stand close to him.
 This is as close as he would get and that was just to give him a high-five on the way out.  I just happened to reach back and snap a photo.
 We also had quite a few friends from the last time we were stationed here come to visit.  This is Hank hamming it up with Jean.  She was quite commical in her continuous questions about how I know what to do with babies.  Sadly, we didn't get a picture of when Jim, Susan and Wyatt came to visit.  We did have a lovely dinner down town on the beach though.
 Christopher being... Christopher.
 Henry still falls asleep everywhere and I love it!  I know that if he is ever quiet for more than 30 seconds he is probably conked out.
 And my sweet Christopher still loves to help me cook whenever possible.  I do hope that my love for cooking rubs off on him!

I know... I have been absent.

But what can I say?!  We have been having a blast!!!  So there will probably be an influx of updates over the next day or two! It just dawned on me that I totally forgot to share our time with Matt's parents while they were here.  A month doesn't seem so long, but we have done quite a bit!  So here we go... AND..... GO!






Mel and Carolyn AKA Grammie and Pops came to visit for a week and we had so much fun hanging out with them!  A year is a long time to not see grandparents.
 The sunset they landed!
 Grammie found Christopher some play glasses!  He LOVED them!
 I think they make him look like Drew Carey.
 And of course, as with all of our guests, we ate some YUMMY food!  This is my new favorite, Shrimp and Lobster Tacos.

 Beach time was a must!  And the boy loved be thrown around in the water!
 Hank loved to snuggle... isn't he sweet?!
 Daddy gave mommy a break from totting #2 around during our tour of the USS Missouri.
 We took Grammie and Pops to Bucca's for a fun dinner in the kitchen.
 We had a lot of fun goofing around with the staff and watching them prepare all of the food!
 Henry enjoyed the show as well.
 We also visited the Punchbowl National Cemetery. It was a stunning sight.
 I couldn't help but snag a shot of father and son enjoying a little bit of history together.



We all had a great time!  I just wish they could have stayed a little longer.  But the boys got some wonderful time with their grandparents, and we enjoyed having them!  I just hope that next time won't be so long.