Once again its been a few weeks since my last update so you get a plethora of photos from various events all lumped together. Since Easter, we’ve had many adventures. We went to our niece, Tori’s band concert. Hank loved it! He was absolutely transfixed by the horn section and at the end of each piece, he clapped and heartily shouted “yay!!” and proceeded to ask for more. We’re now on the lookout for more Hank-friendly live music events. Hank’s GG and Grandad came for a visit. Everyone had a great time. Since that weekend was so busy for me (with a show and lots of studio time), GG and Grandad stayed a few more days to visit and we enjoyed hanging out with them and checking out a (new to GG) toy store. There was an enormous teddy bear there that Hank enjoyed hugging and showing all the toys to.
Hank liked "hugging" this big bear
Tyler with a beard
One of our friends, Meredith’s, clients requested “during” photos of Meredith applying facial hair. As she didn’t have any during shots, just before and after, Tyler helped her out and got a beard. Meredith is quite talented and her client is pleased, she got the job! (the Coen brothers’ new film, a remake of True Grit, starring Jeff Bridges) 🙂 Tyler also had eye surgery a few weeks ago. He’s doing really well and is so excited that he doesn’t have to wear glasses or put in contact lenses to see. It really is quite amazing! Less than 24 hours after his surgery, he was already seeing with 20/15 vision! His softball season is about to start up and he’s thrilled to not have to worry about glasses and contacts, I am too!
Hank is very interested in animals right now. His primary favorites being elephants and ducks. We haven’t seen an elephant in person for a while so we’ll be heading to the zoo soon. But Hank enjoys making his elephant sound complete with his arm in the air like a raised trunk. Its quite adorable. He points out elephants wherever we see them. Ducks are more readily accessible to us. We feed the ducks at least once a week and we read books on ducks at least once a day. He actually woke up a sleeping duck the other day to give it some bread. Once the duck awoke and started following Hank, however, he wasn’t as excited about it. On Wednesday we went to a local ranch to visit some farm animals. Hank had a blast feeding the goats and petting the rabbits. He was quite taken with the donkey (his donkey noise is really cute) but less enthused about the chickens. Hank loved feeding the chickens, but didn’t like it when they followed him around (I’m seeing a pattern here). Hank also had his very first experience with a pony. He rode a small pony, went on a ride in a horse-drawn wagon and then rode a large pony. I was impressed with his seeming lack of fear. His friends who joined us for the outing were less adventurous and ended up in tears, having not taken any rides. Hank rode by himself in the wagon because his friends were frightened and didn’t want to join him. I’m so proud of him for trying new things!
Hank's first time on a pony
We’re spending as much time outdoors as we can before the weather becomes too warm to be bearable. I tried taking Hank to the pool the other day, but when it came time to get into the water, he wouldn’t have it. I’m sure that has something to do with his falling into our pond not too long ago so once Tyler is cleared for swimming, we’re going to have a family outing to the pool to help Hank remember his love of swimming (baths are no problem in case you were wondering). While he wasn’t so keen on the actual pool, Hank very much enjoyed the journey to and from the pool in his new wagon. We’ve been enjoying watching the birds and butterflies (a new word for Hank) in our yard and checking on our plants in the garden every day to see what is new. Hank especially enjoys watering his garden. He’s really been working on pouring a lot lately. He seems very interested in it. Tuesday, he put Mr. Bear in a chair and poured him some water. I got Mr. Bear his own glass so Hank could enjoy some water too. So Tyler is making jokes now about my letting our son have a tea party…
I’m sure I’ve forgotten several things here… so I’ll have to try harder to update more frequently. Until the next update, please enjoy these photos from Hank’s various adventures (in no particular order. click on the photo to see the full image) and have a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend!
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- Hank is getting very good at pouring
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- watching the ducks
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- Hank loves his cousins!
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- even inflatable slides are fun!
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- gongs are fun!
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- making a funny face
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- the bunnies liked being under the bench
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- hanging out in the backyard with Dad
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- Hank woke this duck up to feed it
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- Hank enjoys playing the piano
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- Hank likes climbing on the dinosaurs at the park
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- Hank and Grandad explore the chicken coop
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- Meredith and Tyler pre-work
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- Hank hangs out with the band before a show
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- bluebonnets
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- at the playground
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- Meredith hard at work
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- first pony ride
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- Hank VonTrapp?
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- another attempt at bluebonnet photos
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- Meredith shows Tyler her handiwork
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- on the big pony
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- feeding the ducks with Dad
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- Hank liked “hugging” this big bear
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- Hank enjoys watering his plants
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- Hank likes taking care of his garden
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- Hank’s new toy
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- sharing his water with Mr. Bear
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- giving a big kiss
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- Hank’s first time on a pony
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- “driving” at the playground
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- taking a ride in the “stagecoach”
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- showing Uncle Patrick his garden
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- cowboy Hank
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- delicious pudding!
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- Hank loves to “cook”
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- Hank seems to prefer the red balloons
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- he really liked this big metal chair
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- hanging out at Tori’s new school
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- Michael gives Hank his first bunny ears
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- our son *loves* to read!
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- relaxing in the backyard
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- Hank enjoys a large breakfast
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- playing with his new toy
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- some of his songs are pretty good!
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- Hank reads “Come Here Daisy” to Dad
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- feeding a goat
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- Hank enjoys climbing on the dinosaurs at the park
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- Tyler with a beard
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- feeding the ducks with Daddy
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- spinning a top with Grandad
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- Hank gets introduced to the rabbit
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- breakfast fun
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- Hank loves to slide!
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- enjoying a snack with Mom
