Camping

Every fall our church has a campout weekend. This year the weather was gorgeous, the mosquitoes virtually non-existent and the sleeping was as expected (not much).


Derek enjoying his morning coffee and Henry decided to join him with his empty mug.


This depicts what Henry was doing all weekend. Walking around--everywhere. This was a bit tense for me since there were very large roots, it was not level ground and there was a campfire, chairs and other nice things to injure yourself on. Luckily, we made it without any large injuries and Henry's walking on uneven surfaces is greatly improved.


We went on a short hike Sunday morning. Here are Henry and I at the lake destination. Henry didn't make it far into the walk and cashed out. (The little hood over his head keeps it from flopping around while I walk)


While Derek and I unpacked Henry inspected the broom and rested on the floor (followed by nap number 2 for the day) with dear Zoe who didn't get to go camping this time. (but did get to go swimming later) We're hoping to go camping again before it gets too cold. Henry just had too much fun and we forgot until this weekend how much we enjoy camping. And it's actually quite a nice toddler-friendly family thing to do.

The Hat...

Henry loves to play with the hat I (Tina) wear in the field for work. It's very large and does a nice job of shielding me from the sun. It also does a nice job of keeping him from seeing where he's walking.

Mobility and Vocabulary

So the last 2 weekends we've taken Saturday morning to go up to the farmer's market buy some good food and hang out in the grass. The following video was shot yesterday (you may not have needed the subtitles).


We also snapped a couple of decent pictures while we were there. Tina and Henry posing in the grass. This is Henry's 'smile for the camera' pose.


Henry was having a snack while in the grass but really was doing laps between where we were sitting and this tree.


This carrier is awesome, very comfortable, versatile and not all that bulky. Problem is, I don't think Henry can see all that well when I (Derek) am carrying him.