Gimme a kiss!

Thank you.

All the street lamps are made this way!

Smoke stacks at the factory

This past weekend we took a little day trip through Pennsylvania! It is a beautiful state with lots of greenery, big hills, and lots of space. We intended to just go and see Hershey, PA but because it was Sunday and it's Quaker-ville, everything but the park was closed. It was still fun to see the town. It was really cute!

Show me those pearly whites!

On Friday I was putting orajel in Henry's mouth to calm him down (he's been drooling and teething for months now) and realized he had a little shard sticking out in the center of his bottom gum! The next day, TWO little shards! And today both of his bottom teeth are sticking right out of his gum. So now he has a fang, and two 1/2 teeth! He won't let me show them to you though. He tightens up that bottom lip any time you try to see inside of his mouth. And if you pass that barrier, he sticks his tongue over the gums so you can't see them! He's a tricky guy! But we'll be home in two weeks and you can see them in person.

Henry's a swinger!

We took Henry out to the swings in the park across the street today!

At first he wasn't so sure about it...

But then he relaxed and realized it was super fun!

Super Baby!

Sweet friend had a great time. We'll have to try this again tomorrow!

To our friend, and favorite soldier!

Tomorrow our friend Dan leaves to return to Iraq and serve his country. Dan's going to be gone for the next 6 months, and we just want to send out a request for prayer for him, his wife Arlena, and their children Logan, Tori, Seth, and Paige.

Dan, we love you. We already miss you! Godspeed and good luck friend.

Outside

We took Henry outside and took a few pictures of him this afternoon. I'm still trying to figure my camera out so it helps that Henry and Rob are such good sports!

Holy Cow!

As I was entering in the previous post I heard Rob calling me from Henry's room. Imagine my suprise when I saw THIS!!!

Laugh it up funny man!

Henry is pulling himself up on everything, but this was his first time to pull himself up in his bed! So about 5 months sooner than I expected to, I spent the last 30 minutes lowering his bed and turning it so that the drop rail faces the wall now. This kid is going to be unstoppable!

Caging the beast!

"Let me outta here!"

"Aw, guys!"

"Oh yeah. This is much better..."

This is the best way to contain him! I doubt it will even work for long!

Some close ups!

I love this one, because Rob and I both have an "I'm a Pepper" shirt. It's a family affair!

Henry's new toy!

So tonight Rob and I took Henry to Once Upon a Child and let him test out some new toys. He settled on a groovy new walker, which is very entertaining for all because he thinks it should bounce like the jumperoo does so he bounces in the seat while he's scooting around! I'll post a video of it soon.
It's so much fun to be able to hang out with him all the time. Tiring, but fun. He turn 7 months old this weekend. That doesn't even seem real to me. He's brilliant, and huge, and is testing independence and going through a severe case of seperation anxiety at the same time. He's very funny, and entertaining, and extremely cuddly. He's actually been taking naps for about two weeks now. And yes that is naps plural. 2 a day! Most of the time they average an hour to an hour and a half each, which is totally mind blowing for me but also extremely great. We actually have clean dishes and laundry now so that's a bonus! So things are looking good for now and I'll be posting video soon.

Henry is busy!

Henry thinks I'm funny!!

Ollie's world is officially changed...

Henny!

Funny Boy!!

The cutie's booty!

Too big too fast!

This is Henry's newest trick!

6 month check up!

We took Henry to the Dr. for his 6 month check up on Tuesday and I forgot to blog his stats. Dr. George says Henry is doing great! He weighs in at 18.5 lbs and 28 inches. That puts him in the 50th percentile of weight, 95th of height (!), and finally, 75th of head size! He's growing into that noggin! We are so blessed with this sweet smile and healthy boy!!

Henry Stands

Sooo... Henry can't crawl just yet, but he's got enough power in his legs to stand with limited assistance. We fear that he may be walking sooner than expected.

Theory of Evolution?

From Monkey to Man??

Sure. If Henry was slightly less hairy I'd say they could be brothers!

Henry's new motto!

Henry's half birthday!

Thanks for the loot guys!

It's hard work being 6 months!

Grammy, Mommy, and Daddy celebrated with cheesecake! It was so yummy! And about .3 seconds after this was taken Henry put his foot in Rob's piece. Rob was MAD!!! It was so funny! We all had a great time watching Henry love on his new toys.

Henry goes to the Zoo!

Today was Henry's first trip to the Zoo! The National Zoo in DC is really pretty and now a new favorite of ours!

This was Henry's first time sitting in his stroller without his car seat! He's such a big boy!

We saw all sorts of big animals!

This was a good shady spot to see some big animals. Who cares if it's not real?!

And at the end Grammy bought Henry his new pal. He likes to hold on to the ears!

More of the 4th!

Tonight was so much fun! We didn't think that we were going to go out, because it was sprinkling and we knew that the base firework show was going to be ridiculously packed. So we busted out the bubbles for Henry to play with. But the booms could be heard from our house and we couldn't resist! So we hopped in the car and headed toward the BX. It was very packed, but totally worth it!

The view from the car.

Henry's first experience with fireworks. This is the way to go! Watching from the comfort of your own car!

How cute are these guys?!

Henry's First 4th!

American Baby!

"Give me liberty, or give me a bottle!"

My sweet boy!

The men in my life.

Happy 4th of July!

Henry's half Birthday!

This one is a little blurry, because I had to take it without the flash, but this is how he sleeps now! On his tummy with his bear tucked under his arm!

And here is our little frog!

We didn't do much of anything yesterday for his 1/2 birthday, because I caught the death, but Grammy is coming out on Sunday and we'll celebrate then! Happy Fourth everyone!

On The Move

I keep telling my mom, who will be here in 5 days!, that he will either be crawling by the time she gets here, or definitely when she's leaving! He's getting so close! I'm so excited for him, but at the same time I keep thinking "This is the last time he'll be a tiny baby that doesn't move all over the place!" My sweet Henry is growing up so fast!