Sunday, December 25, 2022

Christmas 2022

 I was having trouble finding time to get the Christmas photo this year.  We did a quick, very impromptu session Christmas Eve after we returned from mass.



Christmas morning brought stockings to dig into and gifts to unwrap at home.





For some reason there was a break between stockings and gifts.  Henry was just patiently waiting for everyone to gather again.

The "biggest" surprise gifts were vouchers for some of their chores.


After some time at home "playing" with their gifts we ventured to grandma and grandpa's to continue Christmas festivities.












Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Henry: Celebrating 13 years!

We have another teenager in the house!  

Henry is small but mighty.  He currently weighs 75 pounds give or take a few ounces.  His "hugs" can take your breathe away!

He is currently wearing size 12 pants w/ adjustable waists and Large (10/12) shirts.

Henry continues to like "hot" breakfasts.  He has added fried egg sandwiches to his list of breakfast items that already included waffles, egg burrito, egg bowl, and the occasional pancakes and french toast.  Cereal is only consumed on occasion as a snack without milk.

Suppers are usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich during the week.  Hamburgers are usually on the weekends when there is more time.  Ketchup is a favorite condiment of Henry's - a recent bout with Influenza A has affected the taste of ketchup.  Henry has said its not as good as it used to be.

Many of Henry's weeknights are taken up by wrestling practice and scouts.  In his free time he likes to play various games on the computer including Hearts of Iron IV and Adventure Capitalist.

We celebrated Henry's birthday last Sunday.  Grandma and grandpa came over for supper, cake, and gift opening.


A more simple cake this year focusing on the big milestone.






More (history related) books this year along with some sarsaparilla (discovered at Scout camp).