Every day is not enough...

Merry Christmas sweetheart! Thank you for keeping a record of our lives together. I know it takes a lot of time to keep everyone up-to-date on the latest from the Henry house, and we all appreciate it. Here's to another great year of memories! All my love is yours. - Dan

Ward Relay

The other weekend our ward did a relay race/fun run with some of the other wards close by on Saturday morning in the Presidio. Although I'm pretty sure Dan has never run this far in his entire life (he is not a fan of running--he'll pretty much do any other sport/physical activity but he always vetoes running--sad for me since I really enjoy it but just can't do it right now!), he signed up to run 7 miles. Crazy boy. We got up early and went and had a great time. While Dan ran I went on the 3 mile walk with Liz and her girls and other non-runners. We went up part way onto the Golden Gate Bridge and took some pictures. It was a beautiful day and we had so much fun. Dan ended up doing great and even made awesome time! Maybe he will learn to love running after all!!! :)

Liz and me with our kiddos on the Golden Gate Bridge

Our friends from the Sunset Ward

Us with our little chunker who decided to poop through two outfits before he made it to this mismatched one :)

Work Christmas Party

A couple week's ago Dan's company had their Holiday party at the Clift Hotel downtown and afterwards they put everyone up in a hotel who wanted to stay. We were really excited for this night out since we don't get too many opportunities to dress up and go to a swanky party in a super cool ultra modern downtown hotel. The Carpenters were sweet enough to watch Cal for us while we went to the party and then after things were winding down, we ran and picked him up and drove back to the hotel with him to have him stay in our hotel room with us for the night. We realize that staying in a hotel with a baby doesn't sound like the most exciting thing in the world but we just had to take advantage of the free room and a chance to stay downtown for a night. It ended up being great. We had sooo much fun at the party (awesome venue, unbelieveable food, cool music, etc.) and then Cal did great in our room for the night. We are so glad we just did it even though it takes a little more effort to make things work with a baby. To top the night off Dan won an awesome award for all his hard work which was not only exciting and a huge honor but it also means extra vacation days and a free trip anywhere of our choice!!! Now we just need to decide where to go! Way to go Dan--we're so proud of you!

Getting ready for our night out!

Looking lovely after our first night in a hotel with Cal ;)

Almost 4 Months Old!!!

Well, I can't believe it. Our little peanut himself is almost 4 months old. He is all grins now and is quite the little flirt. We got some adorable pictures of him a couple weeks ago in some of his new clothes he can fit in from Grandma and also in the Bumbo chair our friends let us borrow. I love the pictures of him in that because he looks like he's in a big recliner or something. I just love this little guy so much and love seeing him grow and change. It's the best!

Christmas Card Time!

If I can actually get myself organized enough I am planning on sending out Christmas cards this year! I have some people's addresses but not all so if you would like a Christmas card from us this year please email me your address at dnahenry@gmail.com. We would love to receive a card from you too so please send one our way if you have extras! Merry Merry Christmas!!!

So You Think You Can Dance!

The day after Thanksgiving Dan and I got our first babysitter ever for Cal and went with the Carpenters to the So You Think You Can Dance concert! Dan and Matt gave Liz and me the tickets for our birthday back in August so we have been looking forward to this for quite awhile! We loved watching the show this past season with the Carpenters and so it made it so much more fun that the 4 of us could go together. It was a little nerve-racking leaving Cal for the first time but our friends were so sweet to watch him and it went great. It felt so good to get away for an evening and we had a blast feeling young and carefree again with Matt and Liz! We really had such a great time and the concert was even better than I could have imagined. It was sooooo fun to see live. We got some fun pictures from the show and then afterwards, on our way home (and after a quick stop in Oakland at one of the most terrifying In 'n Outs I have ever been to at 11 pm--I truly thought we were going to be either mugged or shot :) ), we decided to stop dowtown at Union Square and take some pictures by the big Christmas tree since it had just been lit that night. So fun! The city really is so cool during the holidays.

Outside the Oracle Arena

Liz and I practicing our best dance poses in the parking lot before the show


The 4 of us at intermission--Yes, Liz and I did get matching So You Think You Can Dance shirts, and yes, we did put them on during the show! We love them. :)


A shot of Sabra doing her solo!

There were so many dances I loved I can hardly pick my favorite but this is a really hard to see picture of one of my all time favorites with Lacey and Danny to Hip Hip Chin Chin. I just LOVE that one!

The tree at Union Square! So beautiful and festive! I love Christmastime!!!

Thanksgiving

This year we stuck around here for Thanksgiving and had a very fun and relaxing weekend. We got together with Matt and April and the Carpenters for dinner and just had a dandy time at our house. The food couldn't have been more amazing and as tradition goes we ate til we could eat no more. To usher in the Christmas season we also watched 'Elf'. So fun. Here are a couple pics we snapped on Turkey Day.


Liz and I with the pumpkin cheesecake we are about to devour

This picture is actually not from Thanksgiving and I realize it is horrible of me since I just got out of the shower, but I just love this picture snuggling with my little babe. He is such a sweetie.

Matt Gets Home and Andrew's last visit to SF for 2 whole years!!!

So this post is a little late getting up but a few weeks ago we had a great time welcoming Matt back home from being out at sea and enjoyed spending time with Andy as well who came up to SF for one last visit before heading out on his mission to Brazil! Grandpa Bob also came up for all the festivities and it was great getting to see him too. It was so fun having Matt get back and we are really enjoying spending more time with him and April together now. We also had a great time visiting with Andy--we are going to miss him so much! But he is going to be a great missionary and we are so proud of him. He just left last week so we are excited to hear how things are at the MTC in Sao Paolo for Elder Henry!

Matt & April on the boat just after he arrived at the dock.

Andy sportin' my glasses

Cal showin his excitement for Uncle Matt to be home--okay maybe he's not showin' it but he's feelin' it

The lovely banner we all made for Matt's arrival--don't mind the mispelled word :)

At the airport--Last picture of Dan with his little brother for 2 years.

Andy's first time trying crab at Joe's Crab Shack the night of Matt's arrival

Mmmm....crabs, yummy

A group shot on the boat

Cal with his Great-Grandpa Bob

Tagged!!!

Okay, So I've been tagged by a few people (Liz, Gin, Misti) and I've just never gotten around to actually following through. But lo and behold I am finally going to do it! So here are the general rules of the tag (all the ones I've been tagged with have been similar): Each player lists 6 facts/habits/embarrassing moments about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags other people. Here goes....

1. I'm pretty much obsessed with the movie Pride and Prejudice. (And the book as well) I can literally watch it over and over again and never tire of it. I absolutely LOVE the long 6 hour version but I also really really like the short, newer version too. I must confess that I watch one or the other probably every few weeks. There is just something about when Mr. Darcy declares his love to Elizabeth Bennett that gets me every time. I practically cry. Haha--I'm such a sap.

2. When I go shopping and get something new I have this funny thing where I really like to keep it all wrapped up beautifully in it's tissue paper and bag sitting on my bedroom floor to just enjoy for a few days. I know I'm crazy but there is just something about basking in its newness that I love. It just seems like once I get say a shirt and hang it up then the magic of it being new is over or something. If I keep it in the bag and glance at it every so often its so much more exciting...almost like an unopened present. Haha.....I'm so weird.

3. I'm the biggest scaredy cat I know. Ever since I was a kid my family has had to filter out of the movie selection I watch any remotely scary, frightening, overly dramatic, or just flat out sad movies just to avoid me getting awful nightmares and panic attacks. I guess visual stuff just affects me more deeply than most people and I can't get images out of my mind. Poor Dan....he's stuck watching romantic comedies and all too girly chick flicks for the rest of his life. :) He's a good sport though and tries to watch his action movies and dramas when I'm not around so I don't freak out that our house is going to burn down or an intruder is going to get us in the middle of the night.

4. I LOVE the feel of clean sheets and a freshly fluffed bed. (We have a big down cover over our mattress) It's my favorite!

5. In the 8th grade I was a huge dork (not that I'm not still, but I DEFINITELY was then :) ). I was in the school musical that was some random lame show called something like Kids Radio. For my part in the play, which we performed in front of the entire school, I actually had to dress up like a chicken and lay an egg while bocking to Beethoven's 5th. (Remember, I said 8th grade, NOT 1st!) Yes, at the end of the song I actually did hold up a golden egg that I pulled out from under me. Sad, I know. Very sad. Yet true. :)

6. I pretty much love playing any and all sports. I played lots of sports in high school and sometimes I miss it so much. I just love being active and really enjoy exercising even if it is just on a machine at the gym. But I also love to do active things outdoors like hiking, walking/jogging, etc. I think both are so much fun and it makes me feel good. I just wish I could find more time to do it now that Calvin's here! If anyone is ever in need of someone to get out and go exercise with just give me a call.

That's it.....now's here is who I tag: Holly R., Jess W., Allyson, and Lianna

Mom & Don's Visit to SF!

Two weekends ago my Mom and my Stepdad Don came and stayed with us for the first time together in San Fran. We had so much fun seeing them and taking them around the city and the weather couldn't possibly have been more perfect! Here are a few of the things we did: walked around dowtown, visited Union Square & ate at the Cheesecake Factory there, ate at Mama's, went down to Fisherman's Wharf and walked around Pier 39 (and particated in a lovely research survey--hahahah :) ), drove around Sausalito, ate at Scoma's, and shopped, shopped, shopped til we dropped! :) Cal was a great sport on all of our excursions we were so proud of him. He loved seeing his Grandma A and Papa Don. We couldn't have had a better time with them and just wish they could come more often! We can't wait until their next visit.

Union Square


Eating at Cheesecake Factory on the 8th floor above Macy's

At Mama's--of course! :)

Me and Mom in front of Washington Square Park

In front of a beautiful church on Filbert & Stockton by Mama's


Cal's first breakfast at Mama's!!

At Fisherman's Wharf in his cute little sunhat

Halloween Fun

Can I just say that I LOVE Halloween!!?? It is such a fun holiday and we had a great time this year for Halloween. The Saturday before Halloween we went to our ward's party with April. Since no one in SF has yet witnessed the infamous Winne the Pooh & Tigger costumes, we thought we'd make things simple by dressing up in them once again this year. I never could find a costume I was just in love with for Cal and since he is still so little and not a big fan of uncomfortable stuff I sadly decided not to really dress him up and just put him in a little pumpkin sleeper--next year though, we're going all out! I still loved him in his little pumpkin outfit. On Halloween night we went trick or treating with the Carpenters in Sea Cliff just to watch their girls and mostly to just get out, feel festive, and see all the cute kids. This was our first Halloween in the city and trick or treating in Sea Cliff was something else! Sooooo many kids and parents decked out. It truly had such a fun festive feel all over the neighborhood.

Us with the Carpenters at the ward party--Matt and Liz were Dwight and Pam from The Office, Maddie was Tinkerbell, and Olivia was a pumpkin

Us with April, the cute pregnant witch :)




On Halloween night we took Cal on his first Muni ride over to Sea Cliff to try and avoid parking. Hey, a first bus ride in the city is a momentous occasion and what better time than on Halloween with all the crazies!!!

Our cute little pumpkin


Gotta love this cute picture of Olivia thoroughly enjoying her candy stash after trick or treating

Cal all bundled up and ready to brave the chilly night