Tidbits about Henry

I've got a few little tidbits about Henry that I've wanted to share. As you all know or should by my many posts about our bug hunts, the boy loves bugs-big bugs, little bugs, crawling bugs, flying bugs, jumping bugs. Well, you get the point. He digs bugs in a big way. We've now had our share of grasshoppers, ants, lady bugs, rollie pollies, leaf bugs, beattles, and fuzzy caterpillars. His favorite out of all I think are grasshoppers. Each bug has had a name, a loving owner, and a safe place to live. Most of the bugs have been named Henry. It's a good name, don't you think?! Well several months ago Nana and Papa got an email from one of my aunts and I thought I'd share.

Just wanted to share a story with you all. This morning I went outside to get the paper and on my porch was a grasshopper. I instantly thought of Henry. So, I knelt down and looked him over (and he did have all his legs) so I decided to name him, what else but "ittle henry". Just too cute. I even gave "ittle henry' one piece of dog food. don't know if grasshoppers eat dog food but I did not want to chase down a bug to feed him. When I left for work, "ittle henry' was still on the porch. So can you tell Henry that I also had a grasshopper and named him Ittle Henry......Sweet kids...

***Sometimes, not all the time, Henry has a tendency to be very hands on with his bug friends and we've had a grasshopper or two that end up with missing hind legs. So to have one with all of its legs is a great accomplishment in our opinion.***

Yesterday when we got back home from picking up the kids from Nana and Papa's, we watched some football. Henry and I were talking about what he and Emma had done while staying over at my folks when all the sudden the following conversation happens.

Henry-"Mommy, can we do some footballing?"

Mommy-"Henry, what do you mean?"

Henry-"I wanna dress up in a costume and football it like dem(them) on the tb(tv)."

Mommy-"Well, sweetie, for now we'll just watch the players on the tv. And maybe next year for Halloween, you can be a football player."

Henry-"Well...uhm...ok, but can we football it like they do?"

Mommy-"Sure:)"

So we may have a future football player in our family. Henry's great grandfather would be so proud:)

On Friday, we were waiting for Aunt Suza to come over and get the kiddos for another weekend at Nana and Papa's. Both kids were growing impatient. They love spending time Aunt Suza, Nana, and Papa and were very anxious to go. Emma did her standard, "How much longer, but that takes a long time." routine and Henry was copying his sister. I told them it would only be a little while longer. And I looked at Henry and I could see the wheels turning in his head. Then he tells me that he's going to walk to Nana and Papa's house. I told him that it would be a long walk and that he would be really tired when he got there. I also told him that he would have to deal with being around a lot of fast moving cars. My parents live approximately 30 miles away. So he'd be hitting the highway. He thought about it again and then sad, "Mommy, maybe I'll wait for Suza to get us because walking on the highway would be dangerous." So we waited and what do you know...Suza rang the doorbell about 10 minutes later!

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I LOVE their curiosity!

Squirrelies and Bug Hunting Oh My...

The top picture is a shot of the leaf bug that we found this morning while on one of our almost daily bug hunts. And then of course, pics of the monkeys:) And last but not least, a video of Emma singing to the squirrelies! ***My apologies for the hacking you hear in the background, I'm getting over a head cold and I had a coughing attack in the middle of the video.***

Animal Friends, Legos, and a Blustery Day

Look at how big these two are getting. They haven't been the best of friends lately, but every once in a while you catch a glimpse of how they really feel about each other. They were helping each other look for ladybugs and grasshoppers and being very nice to one another.
Look at that handsome face. I love this little man face.
You can't see her sweet little face, but my Emma is underneath that windblown hair. She's our little mix of tomboy and princess. Love my Emma too:)
This is the helicopter Henry made for Uncle Kevin. the only thing I did was put the Lego man on for him.
If you look at the left hand lower corner and focus in, you should be able to see the newest animal addition to our family. This is Buddy, our TX Spiny lizard.
The little human legs in the left back corner are my handsome Henry's. He's our bug hunter. Today we got extremely lucky and Momma was able to catch a TX Spiny lizard which are hard to catch. We've spotted at least 4-5 of these ranging in different sizes in both our front yard and backyard.
Lego copter boy. Legos, the color blue, lizards, and helicopters have been his thing as of late.
There's an Emma under that pink "fuzzy". This is one of her favorite blankets that she's had since birth. It's made of fleece and is so soft.
Emma making lollipops with her Ello Creative System.
Henry has really started enjoying playing with Legos. He's in the process here of making a car/truck for his grandpa.