Gull Meadow Farms

At the beginning of October we headed to Gull Meadow Farms with my mom, sisters, and Andrew.  It was a gorgeous day and the kids had a great time on the tractor, picking apples, eating doughnuts and cider, and doing all of the fun activities! 

 

The boys

On the tractor!

Me and my babies :)

Caroline's first apple- 13 months old

Tommy

Henry

 

I love this next series of pictures- Andrew manages to swipe Caroline's apple and she is NOT happy about it! :)

The boys on the train

Nonnie and her grandbabies- Tommy (6), Caroline (13 months), Andrew (10 months), Henry (3).

 

Three Years Old

Henry Christopher- 3 years old

 

I cannot believe that Henry is 3!  He is such a lovable little guy and such an important part of our family.  He has a great sense of humor and constantly makes us laugh.  It's been really neat to watch him carve out his little niche in our house and watch his relationship with Tommy and Caroline grow.  He adores his older brother and will follow him anywhere and play anything Tommy wants to play.  He also knows just which buttons to push to get a reaction and frequently does it :)  With Caroline he is very protective.  He is always looking out for her and taking care of her.  He doesn't like anyone else to touch her.  We laugh because this summer we were at the farmer's market and I was carrying Caroline in the baby bjorn.  A woman came up and was telling me how cute she was and squeezed Caroline's toes.  Henry immediately walked up, grabbed Caroline's other foot, and glared at the woman until she walked away.  He takes great care of his "baby."  He loves to snuggle into our bed at night and has turned into quite the cuddly little boy.  He insists on getting a hug and kiss from Nathan and Tommy before they go to work and school in the morning.  He likes to give us all hugs and tell us we are the "best ever."  He continues to struggle with speech and goes to therapy each week to help with that.  He loves going to school and nursery and can be extremely independent.  Several times a day I am told, "my do it!"  We love him so very much!  Happy birthday Henry!

 

At three years, Henry is 37.5" (42%) and 38lbs (93%).  At the same age Tommy was 39.5" (90%) and 35lbs (80%). 

 

Just for fun I was 37.25" and 31.5lbs.  Always fun to see the different numbers!

 

(pictures by Kate Krueger Photography)

 

Henry's Party- Batts Side

The Sunday after Henry's birthday we had a party with the Batts side to celebrate Ellie turning 9 and Henry turning 3!  It was a fun night of treats, dinner, volleyball, and enjoying the gorgeous weather!

 

Audrey and Bridgette snacking on popcorn!

Volleyball!

The birthday girl and boy!

Cousins eating cake!

The birthday boy with his daddy

Henry LOVES cake!

Build-a-Bear for Henry's Birthday!

 

The day after Henry's birthday we headed to build-a-bear to celebrate!  Henry was really excited- the anticipation of this event was half of the fun for him this year.

 

All of the cousins!

Happy birthday Henry!!  He chose a bear that sings "happy birthday" when you squeeze its paw.  He plays it constantly and loves to use it to wake his brother up in the morning!