Happy First Birthday HANK!!

My baby turned one! My how time flies. Hank has changed so much the past few months and with being so busy with building our house I haven't been able to enjoy these changes as much as I wish. Soon it will all slow down and we can spend more time with our boys. Hank is so different than Jack. They have totally different personalities and definitely keep us busy. Hank was so cute for his first birthday and loved the attention. I haven't been very good at documenting Hank's life the past few months but when the house it done I hope to redeem myself.
Hank Highlights:
**Walked at 10 months- no he skipped walking and just runs
**Has 8 teeth- 4 on top and 4 on bottom
** Jabbers ALL the time- says "Jack" the most though
**Loves his big brother and loves to torment him, tackle him, and make him laugh
**Gives lots of open mouth kisses
**Likes to be held on his terms
**A very big wiggle worm- doesn't sit still for long.
**Climbs on EVERYTHING!! He is such a monkey.
** Is addicted to his bottle- but not for long, it is going to be a harsh reality to go to bed without 10 ounces of warm milk every night...

And his stats are...
If you can't read that Hank is in the 94th percentile in height! He is in the 45th percentile in weight. He's a big boy!
Hank had a great first birthday party with all our friends and family. He got a lot of really nice gifts which we haven't sent thank you cards for but might just incorporate a thank you into our Christmas cards, or just blog thank you this year because we are so lame. BUT really thank you to all our friends and family who came to his party for the awesome gifts and making Hanks birthday so special we really appreciate it.

We couldn't think of a great birthday theme so we went with a pig birthday cake because Hank loves his pot bellied pig Glenda.
And as you can tell Hank LOVED the cake!
We love this little guy and his big smiles he gives everyday. He can surely melt your heart and make it all worth it. Happy Birthday Hankers!!!

Halloween 2009

We had a plethora of activities this Halloween the whole month was full of fun with these two little boys. By the time Halloween actually came both boys had a few different costumes to wear. Jack has worn a different costume about every day. He loves to dress up.
Me and the boys at Grandma Cowman's pumpkin patch.
Hank LOVED the candy he got trick or treating- we only went to a few houses but got SO MUCH CANDY!!! In our ward some of the families make special treat sacks for kids in the ward chucked full of soda, popcorn, and candy.

Granny and Pa had a Halloween party for all the Grandboys. They had so much fun with a pinata, treasure hunt, and lots of candy and treats.
The picture treasure hunt.
Granny helping them figure out the next picture clue.
Jack dressed as an elephant for the Halloween party.
Hank dressed as a lion for the party.
Hank LOVES apples- he was eating this one right off the branch.
Cort's outfit fit him really well- a turkey apron.
We painted pumpkins out of logs for our porches.

Granny made the boys pumpkin pancakes with chocolate chips and gummy stems.


And the boys' last Halloween outfits for the season were the Wizard of Oz theme with Granny and Pa. They looked so dang cute!


We blew this picture up and put it in my mom's Wizard of Oz room (she is a bit obsessed with Wizard of Oz) if she ever gets more grandkids she will be able to have all the characters for Halloween!