Very Thankful

I have so much to be thankful for this year--Henry has brought such joy to my life. I still find it hard to believe that the dream I nurtured for several years came to fruition, and that things have developed so well. Henry is such a wonderful child--so good natured and loving and easy to raise.
We drove down to San Antonio and stayed at the campus of the University at Incarnate Word--my mother lives at the Village at Incarnate Word. This is Henry by the refurbished fountain in the courtyard.

Here is Henry on the balcony outside our room.

Henry inside our room.

Henry sitting on the balcony.

Henry eating in the cafeteria.

On the way back from Houston we stopped at the large Sam Houston statue. I have passed by it many times but never stopped. Behind it is a replica of the head--I suppose so people can get a closer view of the face. Henry was terrified of it. I tried to point out the nose and eyes and ears, but he wanted nothing to do with it at all.

That reaction was nothing compared to Henry's reaction to the full statue. He acted like he was seeing a monster. In fact later the lady at the gift shop said small children usually are afraid of the statue and call it the "white monster". Adding to the terror, the statue isn't far from the highway--Henry is afraid of moving cars unless I am holding him. He does not like to be down on the ground when cars are going by.

After Thanksgiving we drove to Houston to visit friends Robbin and her children Geordan and Annie Laurie. Henry got dressed up for church and also shows his new haircut. He is demonstrating the tiger move from the Wiggles song.

Here is Henry with his new haircut (we actually both got our hair cut by a Vietnamese lady in San Antonio who cuts my mother's hair). I miss Henry's long hair but it was getting harder to manage. Like mine it is unruly in the morning if washed the night before, and he also was prone to rubbing yogurt and other food in it.

Henry enjoys playing with my mother in her room in San Antonio.

We had a very good trip--made doubly enjoyable by the new GPS I bought so that we did not get lost. It took me on more than one off the beaten track routes that ended up cutting our travel time down.