Friday Photo and Week in Review

This week has been a wild one! With Labor Day making the week shorter, it meant that we had more stuff to cram into the days that were left.

Bo was busy running around dealing with roofers and customers. He even got to use one of our favorite phrases... "Keep Calm and Carry On"....on one particular stressed-out homeowner! Tanner was busy running errands and preparing for the first week of Wednesday night classes at church, where she has bravely volunteered to teach the 1st and 2nd Graders this year.

We did make time on Wednesday between picking up items for The Monogrammed Monkey and running to Publix for snacks for the church to squeeze in a fun lunch date at Dairy Queen with Bo, who just happened to be in Orange Beach, too! We decided that a French Silk Pie blizzard is about the best lunch you can have, and since it was so nice and breezy, we enjoyed it outside.

We have lots of honey-dos planned for the weekend, including some birthday projects. Plus, Bo has lots of football to watch, so we'll probably be busy all weekend, too! See you next week!

And We're Walking!

With the help of his Leap Frog walker and lots of encouragement from us, Hampton has taken his first steps. He's up to about 10 steps on his own, walking from furniture to us excitedly. He loves that walker, too, but he can't quite steer it. That has led to some Nascar-worthy crashes, including flipping over the top of it. But we'll say one thing for Hampton--he gets right back up and tries again!

Hampton's Play Room

As we've mentioned before, we changed our guest bedroom into a playroom for Hampton. Let us just say that he's having a blast! We've hung cute new curtains, put up artwork, and rounded up every little boy toy we can find. Hampton and Tanner spend most of the day in there playing and pulling on the curtains (as seen below). The room stays dirty, but that's the best part.....we can shut the door and no one will know!

Hampton's Baptism

We chose to have Hampton's Baptism the same weekend of Bob's birthday just in case some of our far-flung relatives wanted to attend. Even though most of them had to go home early (it takes lots of hours in the car to get back to TN), we wanted them to know that they were invited.

The Baptism went great, and we were so thankful because you never know how a baby may react to having water poured on his head in front of a crowd! Luckily, our child is quite the social butterfly, and he loved being the center of attention. When our Pastor turned him around to see the congregation, Hampton held up a hand and waved to everyone! It was hilarious. He only whined when it was time to go back to Bo!

After the church service, we headed to brunch at Tacky Jack's, a great little waterfront restaurant with a wonderful breakfast menu. We should have planned ahead a little more for seating, but the staff was very nice and had us seated rather quickly. We had a great time with everyone, and Amy and Tanner got their workouts since both kids had a blast playing with Jack's trains and throwing them on the floor.....repeatedly.

It was a very special day for Hampton, and we have lots of photos for him to one day look back on!

Friday Photo

This is what you get when you leave the diaper drawer open for a little boy to find!

Bob's Birthday Bash

We recently celebrated Bob's 60th birthday and we made a whole weekend of it! Tanner's Grandparents, Uncles, cousin Ben, and brother John's family all came down for the weekend festivities. Paul and Jan were able to make it, too, so they added to the fun. Of course, with Hensons, it's all about the food, so we ate well at The Shrimp Basket and then at the birthday cookout. Our nephew Jack had a blast running around outside, and it didn't phase him one bit that it was very wet and rainy! We took lots of great pictures, including the one below. If that doesn't capture the spirit of Henson men, we don't know what does!

Vacation....Part Two

Part 2 of our vacation had us heading a few hours south of Orlando to Boca Raton to see Bo's parents. We always have fun there and this time was no exception. We visited with Susie and Andy, and even got to see Gigi for a bit. We went swimming, ate well, cruised A1A, and shopped until we dropped at Sawgrass (yes, we know we have a sickness). Hampton loved the attention and seeing Grandpa Andy's train setup, which are an obsession of every little boy we know! Hampton also loved all of his new toys....so many, in fact, that we had to buy a hitch-haul for our car to get them all back home!