Birthday Weekend!

Henry's 2-year-old stats:

Weight:  33 lbs 10 oz. - 97th percentile

Height: 38 in. - >100th percentile

Head: 21 in. - >100th percentile

 Conclusion: He's huge.

Henry had a big birthday weekend, which technically started on Friday.  We had plans to go to the fair with my mom and dad.  When they knocked on our front door, Aunt Gracie was standing there too!  Yay for surprise visitors!!!!!!!

We decided a train ride to the fair would add a whole level of excitement. 

Looking for the tickets.

And pushing every button he could reach.

While waiting for our train, there was all sorts of entertainment. Racing, marching,

pointing out other trains that passed by,

and playing chase/hide-and-seek with Aunt Gracie!

What a ham.

We FINALLY made it to the fair!! And Henry has been referring to Big Tex as Big Henry since he laid eyes on him. I have no idea why.  Henry is precious, and Big Tex is, well, creepy.  At least that's how our preacher described him yesterday. :)

Eating a corny dog in front of Big Tex is almost a rite of passage in these parts.  You'll hear no complaints from our crew!!

The petting zoo was amazing, as usual.  The bonus this year was that it wasn't crowded AT ALL.  And Henry was totally into it.

Up close and personal.

Kangaroos weren't really into it...

And I couldn't get picture of Henry actually feeding the baby giraffe because I was too busy petting it. It's not every day you get to pet and feed a baby giraffe!

Llama llama red pajama.

TEACHER!!!!  The absolute most hilarious thing that happened all weekend was right as this picture was taken, Henry got bit by teacher. Oh, the irony.  Of ALL the animals to bite Henry, it had to be teacher.  I'm not sure whether he sobbed hysterically due to the bite or due to the disappointment that teacher would treat him that way. I always had the reputation in the family for getting bit by all our animals (growing up, I got bit by all our horses, our hedgehog, our hamsters, etc.), so join my club, little man. :)

Loved the ferris wheel.

And he LOVED his funnel cake.  Right before the funnel cake, Henry and Gracie and I rode the log plume, which I thought may terrify him.  He did not like getting sprayed by various objects, but absolutely loved going down the hill.  We barely slowed down and he kept saying, "Again! Again! Again!"  It's hard to explain to a 2-year-old that we can't ride something again because it is not worth the $5-per-ride-per-person.

After we got a good nap post-fair, we did our family birthday celebration. Gigi baked a chocolate cake, which Henry only got his grimy fingers on twice before we sliced it. :)

Delicious.

Henry agreed.

On Saturday, we had Henry's first little birthday party at the park.  From the time we woke up at 7:00ish to the time it started, the temperature dropped 20 degrees.  Oh, and it rained too. Fantastic. 

We brought Henry's trampoline, which was his big present from Gigi and Papa.  Apparently, Crayola's washable markers are not waterproof. :)

Poor Renee! She was such a trooper and stayed at the party way longer than I would have!!

The Colensos came totally prepared and Savannah stayed warm and dry.

Natalie was ready to go.  She was not shy about voicing her opinion. :)

Savannah ("B") finally decided to brave the cold. Well, kind of. I think Clyde may have actually be using her to stay warm....

Sophia wasn't phased at all.  She got right down to business and colored away!

A big shout out to our friends for actually showing up and sticking around for more than 5 minutes, despite the horrible weather! It was a memorable one [understatement]! I'll keep my fingers crossed for all the upcoming birthday parties over the next few weeks and hope the weather actually behaves!!