ICKLE,ECKLE,CLICKLE, CLECKLE

Gotta love this face!

Benny does the cutest thing now ......when we tickle him he gets a big smile on his face and puts his hands on his tummy, wiggles them and says ickle,eckle,clickle,cleckle.
So sweet!

Henry aka 'Enery

Sweet, precious baby Henry is going to have his surgery in two weeks.
He is so loving and good natured that I am sure he will do as well as any baby who has undergone the surgery for craniosynostosis.

The Lord has blessed him with many loving family members and friends who are praying for every aspect of his surgery.
God has also sent people into Leah's and Matt's lives whose children have also undergone the surgery and without exception ALL of the children have healed amazingly well.
Henry's head will be swollen for a few days and his eyes will most likely be swollen shut.
Those few days will be tough for him and for those of us who love him.

However, after those few days, they are told that he will return to his normal, happy self very quickly. He should resume all of his former activities....rolling, trying to crawl, singing..
laughing, watching people.....
What a very special and precious baby little Henry is...
I call him 'Enery because of the song "Henry the 8th" by Herman's Hermits,
a band from England from the late 60's- early '70's.
Actually, Henry has his own song to the tune of "Henry the 8th".

Two More......

This week at Spanish Camp Peej fell during recess and chipped his front tooth!):
Even though I know it is one of his Baby Teeth it still breaks my heart to see a flaw in that perfect little smile of his.
This picture was made BEFORE the chip. I'll be sure to post the chip as soon as possible.
He was very "brave of it" as he says. I told him that he would look even
"tougher" than he does now and he seemed to like that!!

Brooke said that Peej had gotten up about 3:00 am and come downstairs to their room.
When he got in the bed between Daddy and Mommy,
Daddy put an arm around him and they snuggled up close to Mommy.
Peej said, "Ah, Daddy. This is what families are all about."
Precious!
He really does have such a tender heart.
AND he is so beautiful when he's asleep.....
Uh, I mean tough!!

Birthday Cake and Conversation

A couple of weeks ago on a Sunday morning Brooke, Peter and Bennett were getting ready for church. Peej was already dressed and ready to go. So when they went into the kitchen to leave
they discovered that Peej was making his birthday cake.

He had the mixing bowl in the floor filled with milk and he had the egg carton on the floor and had already cracked two of them into the bowl.

No spilled milk...no mess from the eggs. The broken egg shells were neatly placed back in the egg carton. So sweet and precious and precocious!! What a special little boy!!

Fast foreword a week or so to my phone conversation with Peej on his REAL birthday.

Peej..."And I had my fake birthday at Chuck E Cheese yesterday...and my fake birthday at school and my fake birthday when you and Aunt Leah and Uncle Matt and Henry were here!

Love that Peej!!

Yummy!

Drumstick in 100 degree weather!

Benny and Henry

Now thas' a BIG DRINK!

A few little scratches on Benny's nose...where he tripped at the pool!

Benny, the walker........
He goes up and down those steps like a real pro and his walk is so cute!!

His hair has gotten lighter and curlier!

Henry is so cute in his onesie with the tie!! He looks a little sleepy!

First Birthday Celebration

Four Years OLD.......Almost

So, the first 4th birthday celebration took place on July 31st
which is one week before Peej's actual birthday!




Honey, Leah, Matt and Henry came to Houston to celebrate
the first segment of parties!

Chutes and Ladders was one of the presents that Peej got.
Peej, Daddy, Matt and Honey played and guess who won??

Ratricia

Peej says that the next time his mommy has a baby he wants it to be a sister. AND he wants her name to be Ratricia. Brooke is NOT pg.....Peej is just planning in advance. He did say that her name could also be Laura or Lauren. But, Ratricia is his first choice.