Henry's 1st Birthday Party

A little late with posting about Henry's birthday party too. We had a fabulous weekend celebrating Henry's first birthday!

The theme was Dr. Seuss..Cat in the Hat:)

Lance picked up a ton of balloons to celebrate!

Cute giraffe chair from Grandma and Grandpa.

Henry had a ton of fun celebrating with the dearest people in his life:)

Found this fun hat and bib on Etsy:)

Not a party without some local brew!

Grammy and Grandma were there to help get Henry ready for his big party!

We survived a year:) What a wonderful year it has been!

Two of the best friends in the world came to Gadsden to celebrate

We had this fabulous cake from Dreamcakes.  Aunt Shelley and Hunter drove it all the way from Birmingham!

Henry was not too sure about smashing his cake at first!

Looking a little yummier now!

I think he likes it!

 

Henry loooved all his sweet gifts:!

Zayd was there to help Henry open all his gifts!

After the party, Henry took a long nap and woke up to play with all his toys.  His favorite was definitely his new wagon from Papa and Grammy!

Grammy took him riding around the back yard and we grilled out for dinner.  It was a fabulous day celebrating with our family!

Happy happy birthday to our sweet Henry!!!

Smoke on the Falls

A bit behind in blogging, but a quick catch up.  A couple of weekends ago, Lance and I took Henry to Smoke on the Falls at Noccalula Falls.  It was a Kansas City barbecue festival and there were hundreds of competitors.  Funny thing..we didn't get to actually try their barbecue.  Henry had a great time but wasn't feeling too great so we left early.

We did pick up a snow cone...my favorite!

 And there were lots of bands playing..so we got to do a little dancing!

Rainbow City was having their annual Chocolate Festival so we stopped by there to check things out.  Funny...we never found any chocolate!  That was kinda the theme for the weekend:)  We DIDfind art at the Gadsden Museum of Art however.  The Plein air art festival comes around this time of year and the paintings are fabulous! Artists from around the country paint landmarks and homes around our county and then display them at the museum for purchase.  So much talent!

Saturday night, Lance and I went with our friends Jay and Claire to the Character's production..Titanic.  So much fun to support local theater. 

Busy busy weekend but so much fun!! If you were in Gadsden thatweekend..there was no shortage of activities:)

Easter Weekend

What a beautiful Easter weekend in Gadsden! The weather was perfect and we had a wonderful time.  Grammy came from Louisville to visit.  On Friday night we went to First Friday downtown.  There were so many people and we had a fabulous time! Henry got to visit with the Easter bunny too.  He did great but we didn't get an actual smile from the little guy.  We also enjoyed fried oreos and fried banana moon pies...this is our favorite treat at First Friday

I worked Saturday, so Henry got some quality time with Grammy.  That night we had a yummy dinner at Old Mexico to celebrate Grammy's birthday.  When we got home, we played a Ghafary Easter tradition....the Egg game.  Basically, everyone picks a dyed egg and tries to crack everyone else's egg.  The one uncracked egg that remains is the winner.  This year Henry got to play. 

He was all smiles until I cracked his egg!

These adorable little chicks cover the eggs for the egg cracking game every year.  My great aunt knits them!! Them are soo cute:)

 Easter morning we went to church.  It was the first time that Henry stayed in the nursery.  He made it about 45 minutes and they came to get me.  Apparently, he did not handle being away from us very well.  We quickly came to his rescue! 

We went straight to brunch at the Club and it was fabulous! Henry was all smiles..specially getting to sit between Grammy and Grandma.  With coconut cake coming from one side and bread pudding from the other...who wouldn't be happy!

Henry used my Easter basket from when I was little.

Happy Easter from the Smith Family!

Eleven Months Old

Henry has changed so much in the last month.  For one thing...he is much more vocal.  What he is actually saying remains a mystery to us, but he is sure of it!

He still fits in some 9 months outifits and can wear a couple of his 12 months.  He is definitely "in between."  As far as shoes...he is wearing a size 6.  His grandmothers took him to Hicks Shoes in Gadsden to get an official size and six it was.  He is still getting used to his new flippers and he will only wear sandals where he can actually see his feet. 

He is eating three meals a day and three to four bottles in between.  He is sleeping from 6:30 to around 6ish..so no complaints there!

He stays with Grandma and Grandpa while I am working.  And because of that he looooves music.  My parents play records that were mine when I was little and continuously sing and dance with him.  They even get my 90-something year old great aunt involved! Wouldn't you want a picture of that:) He loves to dance everytime he hears any song.  He loves anything with wheels.  His favorite toy is his xylophone..right now. And his favorite book is a musical Christmas one from Brenda and Jo.."Little Drummer Boy".

My favorite part of the day is when he wakes up and by the time I get to his nursery he is jumping up and down in his crib.  He has the biggest smile on his face like he has missed us all night long. It is the sweetest!

Five teeth!

He still doesn't like TV.  He loooves the remote, the iphone, the ipad, or anything else that has buttons or he sees in mommy or daddy's hand.  Here are some pictures of him in some adorable Indian outfits from the Parmars!!


His favorite snack is greek yogurt with any fruit, mashed banana, or Annie's cheddar bunnies.  And he looooves to run around the house without any clothes.  This is Godmother Shelley's favorite pic..Henry wearing socks she bought him in Denver!

 We go to Kindermusik class every wednesday.  It is so funny because he acts like a totally different baby.  He acts shy and quiet and just sits amazed at Mrs Kelly's songs and the other babies.  It's actually relaxing to just get to sit with Henry while he stays in one place.  I don't know why class is so hypnotizing but Henry is a different kid there!!

Henry looooves doors.  He loves to open and close them, play peek-a-boo using them, and the newest trick...slamming them on his fingers.  He has started to climb a lot more.  And now uses things to climb up higher.  As a result, we currently have three scrapes and two bruises..one on his cheek.  Lovely!

And if you are wondering how Savannah is adjusting to life in Gadsden.....

 HAPPY ELEVEN MONTHS TO MY SWEET HENRY!!