Henry Week

We spent most of the last week visiting Henry and his parents. We tried to reciprocate for Betsy and Pete's hospitality by helping them out with some projects around the house. Those all ended well, although an attempt to repair an outside faucet resulted in a broken solder joint that required the help of a plumber. I might have fixed this myself, but in the end the plumbers discovered some very nonstandard plumbing that would have challenged yours truly for awhile. So it was just as well that we engaged professional services. We installed a fence at the back of the yard so that Franklin (and Henry?) will stay put, fixed a carpet edging problem, installed baseboard in Henry's freshly painted room and planed the front door so that it would close properly.

But you would rather see pictures of Henry than read about projects. So here you go. Henry modeled his Halloween costume. I apologize if I am stealing Betsy's thunder by posting this one.

Henry is showing signs of being a capable musician in time. Here he is "gettin' down" with his Dad.

The little man is paying attention to his looks already. He faithfully brushes his teeth each evening, for example. Here he is brushing his hair for the day.

Betsy was home with us on Monday, so we walked to the local Starbucks and did a little shopping. Here he is waiting with Franklin and Grandma Kathie while Betsy and I fetch the goodies, including Henry's vanilla milk.

Perhaps having been influenced by his Uncles, he does like to clown around a bit. Here he is "looking cool" during breakfast.

Since his parents decided to attend UI's Homecoming this weekend, we also got to spend some time with the little guy today. Here he is playing soccer with his Uncles. A shot of Henry with each Uncle is also enclosed. I especially like the one with Uncle Will, which has a serious "monkey see, monkey do" aspect to it. Of course, it is game day, so he and Uncle Rob are appropriately attired.