Happy New Year!

How did I ring in the New Year you ask? Why, I played my new candy apple red baby grand piano (Thanks Gamma & Gramps)...buck naked. What did YOU do?

It's not winter YET?

Sheesh. Don't get me wrong...I'm 'diggin' the snow this year (ha ha)...but I heard Mama and Daddy say it's not even winter yet--CRAZY!! (Note this pic were from Dec 2--the same day we decorated the tree...). It's currently New Year's Eve and it has been snowing all day (again) and it is supposed to snow all day tomorrow too. Let's hope it's a wetter snow so I can FINALLY build a snowman!

Merry Christmas!

I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great time decorating our tree (I did most of the work as you can see)...I woke up on Christmas morning with a stocking full of goodies at the end of my big boy bed (and thanks to Auntie Melis--It is a great big stocking that holds all kinds of cool things). My favorite thing (besides the boxes things came in of course) is my new stuffed grover that Santa left me. He accompanies Little T and me on our many adventures... Hope you all got -and gave- something special for Christmas too!

Piper Mountain Adventure

Every year at Christmas time, my cousin Ally and her family go to Piper Mountain (a tree farm) to cut down their Christmas tree and get a new ornament for the tree. This year they invited us to make it our tradition too. It was a bitterly cold day, but we didn't let that stop us from having fun. I helped pick out the perfect tree and even helped cut it down AND drag it out (please note my cool saw in my hand...). When we were done loading our trees, we went to the gift shop to warm up with hot apple cider and fresh donuts...and picked out a few new ornaments for our trees. Once we could feel our fingers again, we went to visit the horses--and had a tour of the farm on a horse pulled buggy. I LOVED it and would have done it again and again if the grownups would have gone for it! Glad we got our tree that day b/c the next day we were blasted with inches and inches of fluffy white snow. Daddy's been home from school for two days! More on our snow adventures later...

For now, I'm finally caught up and I need a rest! Happy Holidays! -Henry

Daddy gets a time out....

..for a flagrant breaking of the "no camo before the age of five" rule. But...It is a pretty cute picture so Mama had to post it anyway.

Souper Slurp

I just have to say...The bowl with a straw is a great invention! I love to eat vegetable soup (and of course Mama & Daddy love for me to eat it too). I'm skilled enough to eat the chunks with my spoon, but the broth is a bit tricky. This makes my life SO much more easy. I'm all about easy--I've got enough on my plate without figuring out how to get my hands to cooperate so I can eat lunch and get on with my day!! And Mama loves that clean up is a breeze now! If you haven't tried these yet--you should. Works great for cereal too!

Big Boy Bed

After the excitement of my birthday celebration wore off (about a day and a half later, to be exact) I decided my life needed some spicing up-I'm a big boy, afterall. So, during my nap I climbed out of my crib. I did it so silently that Mama and Daddy didn't even hear me get out. They didn't know I was on the loose until I called for help with the door. They both panicked and wondered aloud what to do. Mama asked me to show her how I got out...she must not have liked what she saw b/c I was moved into my big boy bed the very next day! I stayed in bed all night but nap times have been a bit more challenging to me because I can see my toys and books and they are very tempting. Mama and Daddy bought a video monitor and that's worked out well because now I know they're keeping a close eye on me...so I stay in bed like a BIG boy--even during naptime! My new Elmo book helps too (Thanks Roni & Ness!)

Birthday Boy

Turning 2 was quite a celebration for me! On my actual birthday we made OWL COOKIES. The next day was Thanksgiving...we had most of the family together for dinner and 'partied' after and had a blast. Then a few days later Mama invited my two best friends over for a playgroup party. We played, made our own pizza and had cupcakes (a tower of them in my cool new tonka truck). I wasn't quite ready to say 'buh buy' to my birthday just yet...so for the next few nights Mama and Daddy would load a single cupcake in the truck, light the candle and sing "Happy Birthday" to me (and I had the same look of delight on my face each time). These pictures are from my last cupcake. I tried to get them to serve me a "candle breakfast" the next morning but they said I have to wait until next year!

Monkey on my back

Hmmm...What to do on a lazy Saturday morning? I know...gear up for hanging out with Daddy in his [unheated] man room...while getting used to my new monkey-on-my back CHILD LEASH. Yep, you read correctly. Mama and Daddy have hit rock bottom and bought me a leash. They figure my safety is more important than their pride. Ha ha! Good thing is that currently I think it is cool to have a monkey on my back and for them to hold my tail. Wonder how long this will be fun?

Don't bother me, I'm reading...

Auntie Melis came for a visit at the end of October and we had a blast!! She brought me a few great toddler books for my birthday (If you give a Moose a Muffin & If you give a Pig a Pancake...LOVE 'em!)...but I was also quite interested in what she was reading.

Then we went to the new Miguel's in Bangor to celebrate HER birthday! Sidenote: Mama & Daddy's first date was at the original Miguel's in Bar Harbor...they had dinner with Mary & Jeff Wallace. Mary performed their wedding service years later...Well...while we were dining at Miguel's in Bangor with Melissa...in walked Jeff and his family. WILD! Anyhow...doesn't this dessert look marvelous? It was...Y-U-M!


Miss you already Auntie Melis! ;-)

Happy Halloween!

Fort Knox

Ah. Behind again...It's been a while since my last post. October brought my first trip to "The Castle" (that would be Fort Knox to you adults...). A very cool place to explore. Mama had been there years ago but the Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory were new to her. What a view! You can read about it at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/

The Penobscot Narrows Observatory is apparently the first bridge observation tower in the US and is the tallest public bridge observatory in the world (so says wikipedia!). And I've been there! The tower reaches 420 feet into the air. Like I said, it's cool! Come visit us in Maine and I'll take you there! ;-)

Which way should we go?

It's fall in Maine! A few weekends ago we went to Treworgy's (the place where I usually feed the goats) and went apple picking, on my first hayride and played in the corn maze. I led the way in the maze and we found 3 out of 5 stations!

Fun in the Sun

Now this is the life. Fresh sea air and sand between my toes. Uncle Rob and Mama took me to Sand Beach (in Acadia) for the first time. I was completely and totally fascinated with the beach (hmmm...wonder where I get that from?). I've come a long way from refusing to get into my sandbox (Thanks Gamma!). Now you can't keep me out of it!




The "self-group portrait" doesn't work so well when [short] mama is taking the picture and [really tall] Uncle Rob is in the picture too. Oh yeah...and I have a HUGE blue hat covering my face. Ah well. We like it anyway!

Goosie Goosie Gander...

In case you were wondering...there appears to be a "right" and a "wrong" way to feed geese. Let them come to you...Trust me, it works better this way. If you're just looking to have fun go ahead and try my Method #2 CHASE THEM AT "HENRY SPEED". Hee hee hee. Geese can move quickly!

Surprise!!

Great Gram & Gramps were speechless when we walked in with Uncle Rob!! What a wonderful surprise! We had a great time hanging out and getting caught up, I mowed the lawn for Gramps and picked up all of the pine cones I could find...afterall, I had to work up my appetite for homemade pie EVERY NIGHT...Thank you Grammy!

My Uncle Rob

As if it wasn't wonderful enough to have my Gramps here...Uncle Rob came from Minnesota too! The really cool thing was that my Great Gram & Gramps had NO idea he was coming so we're counting down the days to surprise them!

Gramps & the "double hook"

I still had not come down from the high of having Rara & Goff here when I found out my GRAMPS was coming to town. I talk to him all of the time but this was our first meeting. We hit it off immediately. He's a pretty cool Grandpa. Loves to play cars and trucks (and does if far better than Mama)...and he has this thing called the "Double hook" I just can't resist! I ask him to stop just long enough to catch my breath then request it again!

Rara, Goff, Croy, Hemy and Mana

Gosh. Where do I start? We've had such a great summer that it left little time to sit in front of the computer and update my blog. In late July my friends from Oregon (now Cali), Rozalyn & Jeff, came all the way to Maine to visit me (I mean, "US"). We had a blast! We went to 'camp' where I had my first ride in a canoe, kayak AND caught my first fish. I had so much fun that in the morning when Daddy came in to get me I tried to tell him "Dad, I really had a marvelous time at camp. Could we please go there again some time?". All he heard was "Camp fun go back". Then it was on to Acadia Nat'l park where we did the park loop and lingered at Thunderhole and Cadillac Mountain. As you can see, I'm Mr. Independent now and prefer to do the walking myself.

P.S. In case you hadn't picked up on it by now...the names in the title to this blog are how I say the following: Rozalyn, Jeff, Troy (dad), Henry, Amanda (mama).

Troublemaker/Heartbreaker

Oh yeah. My parents are going to have their hands full with me. I love things that are loud and fast...

A day with Goats...

Mama and 'Ness took Roni and me to see the GOATS at Treworgy Orchards...What Fun!

When Goats attack...they sure do tickle!

Not sure of what was going on in this next picture. I appear to be showing off for the ladies...

Good thing our Mamas were smart and brought a whole lot of quarters (even if they did raid our piggy banks...) b/c we used them all up buying food pellets for the goats. They sure were hungry!