Mini Rudolph

Wow, this holiday season if flying by in a flurry. I've been buried in work and haven't been able to come up for air yet. I definitely know I'm going to have to make a better plan for next year. But in the meantime, we are still loving this Christmas season and can't wait to spend the holidays with family.

I have lots of blogging to catch up on, but I couldn't resist putting up a quick picture of my favorite little reindeer after preschool yesterday. He was SOOOO proud of his antlers and his little red nose. He wanted to show EVERYONE.

While we were driving home he was sitting next to Scarlett who was fussing a little and he said with all seriousness, "Mommy Scarlett is sad. She is crying because she doesn't have any antlers like me. She wants some too." :)

Merry Merry Christmas everyone!!!

I have no idea what he was doing with his arm in the picture, but he was definitely willing to pose for a pic with his special antlers!!

5 Months

My little June-Bug is already 5 1/2 months old. Where on earth is the time going? I sure wish I could freeze her here. She is such a sweet little thing and I literally cannot get enough of her. She went from being a darling, but rather fussy babe up til about 4 months old, and then all of a sudden its like someone flipped a switch! She is so happy and content almost all the time and just hangs out and goes with the flow. She smiles and giggles, kicks and plays, rolls all over the place and loves her big brother like no other. She loves watching him even though I think she must think he is a flash of light or something with how fast he moves around her. But she just watches and watches and LOVES when she gets his attention. He can make her laugh better than anyone. And Cal really is so sweet with her. He just loves his "Sissy girl" and asks to hold her all the time. He loves sitting next to her in the car and helping do things for her. The other day he looked at me and said, "Mommy, I want another baby to come. One just like Scarlett." It was so sweet.

Scarlett loves her little toys and plays with them all throughout the day. She is starting to sleep with her little giraffe and loves to snuggle it close to her. She also has decided that she much prefers her tummy for sleeping and always gets herself flipped over after I put her down. She is a champ in her exersaucer and loves spinning and bobbing around in it. She loves to talk and sing and just jabbers on and on to us with the most adorable facial expression and scrunchy nose and twisty lips you ever saw. She sleeps 12-13 hours straight at night and take fairly good naps. I know I'm spoiled rotten. We haven't really started solids yet, because I've just been in denial that she is really getting to be old enough! But we probably will soon. I keep thinking she is teething because she is shoving her fist in her mouth all the time and chewing on everything she sees, but only time will tell. No teeth yet. She still looks a lot like Cal but is really getting a look all her own. And I'm dying to see what color her hair really is.

I love snuggling and nuzzling her and she loves to be held as much as you will. She is such a good girl and it is so fun being her Mommy. Honestly, I just treasure and adore this little baby girl more than I could possibly express. She is such a joy in our home and we are so so grateful to have her. 

Cal was playing dressups and made a quick stop for a picture with his costumes and all. I love how they each look at each other.

My Silly Boy

Oh how this little man makes me laugh.

This is honestly what he looks like more than half the day usually.

I'm just glad he's learning he has to actually keep his underpants ON finally.

He is such a silly little poser. 

I promise.....these pics were ALL him.

Corporate America....Here We Come!

So big changes here around the Henry household!

Dan got a new job!!! Hooray!!! We are so excited.

He will be working for Hewlett-Packard here in San Diego as a Marketing Campaign Manager.

I'm so so proud of him for working so dang hard and landing such a great opportunity for our family. And Yippee!! We get to stay in San Diego. Although his old job was still going well he was just so ready for a change and a transition into something new. We are so grateful and feel very very blessed. An answer to lots of prayers.

So after about 7 interviews, a lot of waiting, and some intense background checks (we were sure the next thing they were going to ask for was a sample of his blood :) ), he got the call a couple weeks ago with the good news and he started Monday!

He just finished his first week and is so far enjoying his new gig and the new people he is working with.

Although he'll miss working at the beach and the occasional surf session on his lunch break, we are super excited about all the new opportunities and challenges and this new direction for his career that he has been wanting to take for awhile. And I'm thrilled he'll be a little closer to home and that maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to find ourselves a little fixer upper house and get a bit more settled now. Fingers crossed!

It'll be interesting to see how he likes Corporate America and the land of cubicles and Blackberries--haha, definitely a change from where we have been!  And I have to admit it makes me happy. For me, it just sounds a little refreshing to have a "real" HR department to call for questions. :)

And even though it may appear we are crossing enemy lines (haha--we all know about the Henrys and their Apple fanatacism :) ) he actually will be working on the printer business side of things...so it looks like we're safe. For now....

 AND that he'll be keeping his iPhone.....much to his great satisfaction. :)

I'm sure there will be ups and downs but one thing's for sure--I'm so proud of Dan for this great promotion and this new chapter in our lives. He so deserves it and I have all the confidence in the world he'll do great!

Congrats Danny! We love you!

My Halloween Babies

I couldn't let Halloween pass without taking some pictures of my favorite cuties in their costumes. I know there are a million pictures, but really....how I am to choose?

When I see these pictures I just want to run and smother them with hugs and kisses.

Everything is more fun with these kids. Everything.

Calvin was our tough little Fire Fighter. Empashis on the "fighter". He very clearly made it known that he wasn't just a fireMAN. :)

And my tiny Scarlett girl was our little Lady "June" bug.

I really can't get over her in those tights. :) What a muffin.

Am I a lucky Momma or what?

Hope you all had a Spooktacluar Halloween!!!

Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch

I absolutely just adore autumn and everything about it. I am so grateful that this has been such a fun fall already with lots of rain and beautiful cool weather. I LOVE it!

Our fall would not be complete without a trip up to Bates to see the pumpkins and ride the hay ride. It has been a busy month so we didn't make it until just a couple days ago and even though it was pretty quick it was tons of fun and just got me even more in the mood for Halloween! Cal was so glad we got to go with the Carpenter girlies. He has the best time with them. Here are some pictures of the fun time.





This is the happiest little girl right now. What a little bug.
She would've been wearing her pumpkin onesie, but of course had a blow out just before we left. :)



Mr. Man in his cute little Halloween shirt.










All our kiddos

















Now Halloween costume pictures coming soon!!!