Wednesday, June 15, 2011

mother's day

On Sunday, we celebrated Mother's Day with the Henry side of the family.


Finn was feeling especially shy because his Great Grandpa Tenhunen from Finland was visiting for the first time! I had to be silly to sneak these photos. ;)


Hiding out, just out of view of Iso Pappa. :)


Visiting with Outi's Dad, Erkki, while making french toast!


Me & my boys.
Cedar - 2, Finley - 4 1/2


Outi & her boys.


All together
Katrina, Kevin, Finley, Erkki, Outi, Kenton, Cedar & Brian


A peony for Outi.
Happy Mother's Day!

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

saturday before mother's day

Finley was so excited about the gift he made for me at school that he couldn't wait any longer to give it to me. Kenton had given me my Mother's Day gift early (2 Peonies & a Lithodora plant!) & it was all I could do to convince Finn to let me shower & put on makeup before he gave me his gift. Didn't wanna miss out on the photo op! ;)



Such a cute idea!



That evening, we celebrated Mother's Day at my parent's house.


Baby Tate is working on sitting up!


Tyler is always trying to prove that he's Tate's favorite. I'm still skeptical! ;)


The Mothers


Cohen, Becca, Sadie, & Tyler



Me with my boys & my mom.


Mom, Griffin, Gretchen, Ronan & Tate


We got a fire pot for Mom.


Fun gifts for me from my family. :)


My boys - such a joy to be their Mama.


We finished off the evening with fruit sorbets! So fun & tasty!

Monday, June 13, 2011

four & a half

May 6th was Finley's half birthday! We bought him some small gifts, including socks, stretchy worms, a pair of shorts, and...


sugary cereal! Such a treat! :)


Cedar was equally excited about Finn's half birthday gift. :)

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.