we heart chick-fil-a

it's no secret....we love chick-fil-a. hands down our first choice for a quick lunch or dinner. and yeah for us- it's family night every tuesday. which means free food and activities for noah and some down time for mommy!! their play area is always clean, they have table toppers for the kiddos, worth while activities for the kids meals, they refill your drinks and bring them back to you....the list goes on and on. zoe and i and the babies have spent many a wednesday afternoons there all afternoon! this week they had the easter bunny there and noah was all over him {or her??}. much to my surprise. the little man won't look at santa, let alone entertain the idea of standing in close proximity to him, so i was a little shocked. maybe it was because his girlfriend maggie wasn't afraid. that's little maggs there devouring her ice cream cone, and her big brother zach. not pictured with the bunny though were the three little babies also enjoying our evening at chick-fil-a. ainsley, caroline and luke enjoyed some chatting from their high chairs amongst themselves.

mid sentence i think.....

big brother
the friendly lady visiting our table who works there referred to this little girl as a boy on more than one occasion. not sure why- anyone out there with a boy think he wants to borrow her sweater?

7 months

so here you are at 7 months. and you are just a happy little camper. you love, love, love your big brother except when he gives you "really big hugs" cause you usually get squeezed pretty hard. he's learning though. we're still working on the food thing, but that's ok. you seem to be gaining well none the less- and you have the cheekers to prove it! you are a little snuggler, which is opposite your big brother. and at night we sing 'you are my sunshine' and once round 2 starts you are out. and sometimes if i sing it to you during the day, you fall asleep on my chest. my most favorite time. you are such a sweet baby girl, and we are thankful every day to have you in our lives. we love you oh so very much!

are we related?

we're exactly the same age in these pics.... what do you think?

half of a half {and that's progress folks}

we're making progress little lady.....you ate half a jar of sweet potatoes, which is more than you ever have, and i think half of that half actually went into your tummy. the other half was smeared on your face, bib, hands, etc. we'll take it though. it's a start. again. for the 3rd time. as you have refused all but breastmilk.

and we finished it off with some good clean fun in the tubby. it's literally a matter of days before you outgrow this tub. and let's face it- you may have outgrown it yesterday.... but i'm holdin' on. only you, your ducky (which you are destroying), mommy and the camera.

it was a good night.

snuggles from my friend caroline {and my brother attends his first date}

this is me and caroline again.....and my mommy, her mommy, rachel and krysta spent a few minutes taking these sweet pics of us while we were at crown center a few weeks ago. we are just a few months a part in age and we are going to have so much fun growing up together. however......

......while mommy was taking these pictures, noah and caroline's sister, maggie, took themselves on a romantic little date to einstein bros for a bagel and then headed to fritz's {the train restaurant} to eat it. and they didn't tell mommy. and she was really worried. that's right. those two little people escaped from the play area- mind you they had to walk right by us to get there- and headed to the train restaurant. while i frantically ran around the play area looking for him krysta went towards fritz's to see if they went that way. sure enough- there they were. those little stinkers. and eating bagels none the less. i'm still not sure how those came to play. did they go to einstein and order them? it's kind-of a tall counter. and who paid- noah or maggie? hopefully noah- that would have been the gentleman thing to do. rachel was a little surprised to see maggie come walking back with them since she was unaware that maggie was even on a date..... next time noah better ask first if he wants to take her out again. although, maggs did escape a second time that day so perhaps it was maggie that took noah out? thanks krysta for finding my child.....we will love you forever!

swingtime......grandpa style

nobody can give a little boy an 'underdog' like his grandpa. pics from our visit there a few weeks ago. we thankfully had a day of awesome weather so we walked to the park, grilled out and rode our bike along the street. much better weather than what we just had! come back spring!!!

what happens with 'auntie eish' stays with 'auntie eish'

......unless mommy has the camera- then we get to share it! this makes daddy proud :)

p.s.- for all you with little girlies out there- my sister makes these fabulous tutus!! let me know if she can get something together for you!

photoshop, anyone???

i have lots of updating to do.....i'm workin on it. this is a verbal, gentle reminder to myself that if i would spend less time blog-stalking others and update mine i'd be much more productive..... on the flip side- do any of the few of you who read this know much about photoshop?? i am desperately trying to edit some pics of the kiddos- and i can't navigate it to save my life. so- help please?? i know i can do a lot with it but i just don't know where to start. and i can't find a "photoshop for dummies" book either.

my friend, caroline

this is my friend caroline and we have lots of fun together. we share toys {i even let her chew on mine} and we spend lots of time together. she's crawling already- and i think she'll teach me how to soon. thanks caroline for hanging out and playing with me!

sunny day!

finally there has been some nice weather that we can get out in! just past christmas and new year's i am more than ready to get outside- and finally we can. noah is such a happier camper when he gets outside and runs off some of that crazy energy....it really is best for everyone! and the little snuggle bug is i think big enough to sit next to her big brother in the stroller. we'll see how long it takes before the grabbing at each other starts.....

what's a ride to the park without thomas?

supper with the trains

if you're going to go to crown center, then you have to go to fritz's for dinner. noah's favorite place to eat- no doubt about that. you order your food over the phone, and about 10 minutes later- a train drops it above your table and then the shelf comes down. truly an exciting dinner. to a 2-year old anyway.

plus....they give you these sweet conductor hats. i think she really likes it- don't you?

follow the yellow brick road

we visited crown center a few weeks ago with the extended henry family and had a blast. the exhibit right now is 'the wizard of oz'. if you know our family well- you know that grandpa h. has somewhat of an obsession with the land of oz- so this one was really fun for us.

running laps on the yellow brick road

visiting with the wizard

escaping in the hot air balloon

meeting the stars of the movie

all was well until noah wandered in here by himself and found these giant monkeys 'flying' above
and after the monkeys came this display.... you can imagine how this one went over!
we re-grouped though and snapped this quick shot with all the kiddos- minus ainsley- who i think was still hanging out in the sling.

green beans anyone?

well....you don't like cereal. no matter what kind of liquid i mix it with. and you don't like sweet potatoes. and you don't like carrots. know what you do like? green beans! the one food your brother wouldn't touch... go figure. we're going to try those other foods again though little lady....and here's hoping you don't end up as picky as your brother. nana says part of it's genetic. i'm still trying to figure out who to thank for that.....

lovin' the baby legs

these are my new favorite things to wear. they keep my knees safe when i'm rolling around (crawling soon???!!)....

they make me smile really big....
and smile some more....

best of all- i can still get to my tootsies....

and they make me look all slim and such....