cedar's 2nd birthday

On Sunday, May 1st, our sweet Cedar turned 2! Kenton kept up with his tradition of decorating the hallway with streamers. The boys love having to crawl their way through the maze!

We let Cedar open a few gifts from us, before going to church.

Balloons!

Happy birthday-boy, with his new, no-spill bubble container!

After church & Cedar's afternoon nap, we hosted a Candyland Birthday Party!

I got the idea of the Balloon Lollipops from Parents Magazine.

The path continued through the house, to the backyard...

...where the candy bar was set up for ice cream sundaes (& root beer floats)!

Cedar's sundae.

Cedar loved hearing everyone sing "Happy Birthday" to him. He's been singing it a lot in the weeks leading up to his birthday. :)

Finn with his sundae.

Our friends: Macey, Ethan & Emma

Time for gifts.

This is what happens when I leave the camera in Kenton's hands...

And this! Watch out, Cohen, Griffin & Finn!

The rocket seemed to be a favorite! :)

So many people love our son! We can't really blame them; he's a pretty special boy. We love you Cedar & really loved celebrating YOU! Thanks to all who joined us & who wished him well from afar! :)

visit with cousins

On Saturday, April 30th, we visited with my cousin Christy & her family, while they were passing through to move to Las Vegas.

Christy's two boys, Isiah & Cody, fit right in with our crowd of boys!

Christy's daughter, Karli, had a Littlest Pet Shop collection in common with Sadie! :)

All of the second cousins.

Thanks for visiting - it was great to see you all!

early birthday

We celebrated Cedar's birthday early with the Henry side of the family because Cedar's great grandparents were in town the week before. I made mini funfetti cupcakes! So yummy!

The perfect size for an almost-two-year-old!

Cedar made quick work of the cupcake...

...and moved on to a bowl of ice cream!

Cedar opened some fun gifts from Mummi, Pappa, Nanalee & Papa Lew. :)

The wagon was an instant hit!

Big brother Finn showing Nanalee how to play Angry Birds. :P

Cedar loved his new Magna doodle too! Didn't take him long to realize the correct way to use the stamp. :P

The whole family.

attempting portraits

It's that time again... Every 6 months, I try to take portraits of our boys. Finn has been getting easier...

Cedar, not so much. :P

He loves the game of not actually looking at me &/or smiling. Then I get frustrated & who wants to smile at the angry Mama?! :|

They're pretty handsome though...regardless of where they're looking. :P

My sweet 4 1/2 year old, Finley

2 year old Cedar, with a bit of mischief in his eyes.

I'm pretty sure I'll be making another attempt at these. Hopefully sooner than later!

easter with the henrys

After church, we celebrated Easter some more with Kenton's parents. The boys got to hunt for eggs right away! Love the action shot of Cedar. ;)

Finn with his loot!

We ate brunch together, prepared by Outi. Very delicious!

Pretty tulips.

Egg casserole & baked french toast!

We had to make another attempt at a family photo. So hard to get everyone looking & smiling at the same time! This one was cute but goofy...

We lost Cedar on this one...

Finn is grabbing Cedar's face & Kenton's in mid-blink...

Everyone looks good but Kenton is looking off into the distance... Oh, well! :P

The Henry family.
Happy Easter!