Williamson County Fair

We went to Tennessee for the first wknd in August to see the Hough side of the family and to check out the Williamson County Fair. It was great! We had lots of fun taking Henry through the kid section which was SO well done. The cousins loved it, too! As I look through these pictures, though, I'm realizing that I don't think I did a very good job of photographing it all. Henry loved it, but he is so solemn in every photo. He was taking his job VERY seriously and was very into the whole thing. He just wanted to be left alone-he was a busy worker!

Aunt Heather and Kaia

We played a family baseball game, and Henry had fun trying to bat. Every time he would swing it, he would make a "swish!" noise with his mouth. Good sound effects! He actually had decent form, too.

Grandpa lead us through the fair. Henry got to sit on a lazy show cow!

Here we are in front of the show area.

This is the entrance to the kid area. Each kid got an apron and a basket.

Next, they had to scoop corn into a baggie to feed the animals.

They left their corn with the chickens in exchange for an egg.

Then they went to the orchard and picked an apple.

Next they went to the pond and each "caught" a fish to put in their basket.

After this, the went to the garden to plant some seeds.

Planting the seeds-AKA playing in the dirt-was Henry's favorite part I think!

Then he got to pick the veggies he'd help plant-tomatoes, potatoes...

and peppers!

Here's the crew of hard workers!

Grandpa with his 4 grandkids

We gave our seeds to the cows to get some milk. Last, we took all of the wares from our basket to sell at market in exchange for some money.

Then we took our money to the store to make a purchase-kids could pick from animal crackers, apples, milk, or ice cream sandwiches. Henry kept saying, "apple, apple!" so that was his choice!

Enjoying the fruits of their labor!

Especially this fruit!

Funny cousins photo op:)

Afterward we went to the corn crib and played for forever!

There was also a great petting zoo! It was a fun day.

End of July

The rest of our July was a good mix of plenty to do without being overly busy. I can't believe August is almost over now, though! Better late than never on this post, I guess!:) My, oh, my time flies! Below are a few highlights as we wrapped up July!

Henry love to sit in his rocker. He says "rock" and crawls up there...usually with a book or snack. This is him after a nap-happy!

I think I've mentioned before that he can climb up onto chairs now and get to the table....I walked away for a minute here and returned to find this! He had gotten the raisin box from the table and was chowing down! He acted like it was candy and kept making the happiest faces!:)

Bennett over to play one afternoon. These boys love their riding toys!

We went one weekend (July 20) to visit Grandma in TN. I dressed Henry in this shirt, and when we got there Diana had on the perfect color polo to coordinate!:)

We also visited my folks the week after my dad had knee replacement surgery. We brought our suits and hung out by the pool! Henry loves the water.

He also loves ice cream! SOMEBODY (ahem, Manar) gave him his own cone and everything. I thought this pic was so funny of the dogs looking on-he's not about to give up his treat, though!

Henry has also started "jumping" to me into the pool. As you can see, his feet never really leave the ground, but he lunges for me and I catch him in the water. He can be quite the daredevil in the pool sometimes.

Proud face after jumping to me.

Even after we get out of the pool, the boy can't stay out of the water....here he is getting IN the dog's water bowl and playing with the hosepipe...

And here he is getting a bath in the sink after that!

These are just one afternoon-attempting a photo op!

This is one of Henry's favorite toys-his "bibbet" that he pushes around the house.

This is how I "catch" him a lot of times....He will be really quiet and I will peek around the corner, and he is engrossed in a book!

Henry is in love with his toothbrush-we have transitioned from the finger brush that we do to this kind. He's obsessed and will say "teeth?" and make the motion to brush his teeth if we forget it while we are getting him ready for bed.

Our newest danger....he wants to crawl up on the arm of the sofa to get to the light switch to turn off and on. Sigh. 

Getting to be in an parked, turned off car is such a treat for him. He loves to explore in there!!

This is Henry's sweet little "I just woke up" face. I love it. 

Every flower we pass by we must stiff!!

My sweet guys on a walk at the Providence trail.

 Playing "pea pie" with the shower curtain is a favorite game!

He's adopted a few new cuddly animal in his life in addition to the glow worm. One includes this bear that he now sleeps with. 

 It is so soft and Henry hugs and kisses it all the time:)

We have spent lots of time at the nearby park-it's so nice that it's so close. I can just stop by for 10-15 minutes rather than feeling like it has to be a huge trek. Henry has fun there! 

We've had lots of fun with the baby pool out back this summer....Here he is after a good "splash" all cuddled up in his towel! 

Henry has LOVED this push cart given to us by my friend Abby. He pushes it himself all over the place, and I push him in it, too. Here he had been playing with a golf club in the garage, then just had to take it with him on our ride! :)