More of Henry's birthday...

After the fire station we had our families over for lunch for a family birthday party for Henry.  When I asked Henry what he wanted for his birthday lunch, he said, "Pepperoni pizza, BBQ chips, and chocolate cake."  So that's exactly what we had (with the addition of a vegetable platter (mom's choice) and strawberries (Henry's choice of fruit).  We had a great time and, most importantly, Henry felt adequately celebrated, I think.

I had fun setting up a little gift table for Henry with my "celebrate" banner and some pictures clothespinned to branches...

Henry's birthday meal...

Ruby looking cute as usual...

Charlie and Levi enjoyed the strawberries...

Henry was very excited about his presents this year!  He couldn't wait to open them.  He opened one and exclaimed, "This is exactly what I have been wanting!"  So cute :)

I love his face in this one...

My aunt brought my cousin's boys down from Sanger for the fire station, so they stayed for lunch before their long trip back home.  All the boys loved Henry's new toolbench...

Isn't Levi a cutie?!...

Henry got a water table that was (and continues to be) a big hit!...

After the strawberries Levi and Charlie needed a bath.  That's a whole lot of baby chub in one place!

After the party Charlie took a much needed nap...

After we got the party mess all cleaned up we sat outside and enjoyed the birthday decor a bit more as we watched the boys play.

I finally got around to filling my pots with succulents, herbs, flowers, and strawberries.  What took me so long?!...

These last 2 pictures are from Henry's actual birthday on Sunday.  We went up to Fresno to support Denise & Andrew as they dedicated Levi to the Lord.  I made a cake so that we could sing to him at lunch after church.  I think I have a future in cake decorating, don't you think? (Obviously I'm joking).

This concludes our celebrations of Henry.  Sometime in the next few weeks, I hope to have an update post on Henry at 3.  He's such a sweet little guy that I need to make sure that I write down what he's up to so that I don't forget.  Happy Birthday Henry!

Henry's Fire Station party...

Last Sunday, our Henry turned 3!  I can hardly believe it!  We did most of our celebrating on Saturday. We invited his cousins and a few friends (who feel a lot like cousins) to join us at the fire station for a little station tour.  Henry has been begging me to take him to the fire station, so we finally made it happen.  Henry had a great time!  He told me that the best part of his day was getting to see the fire engines :)  Here are some pictures from our morning...

Before we met our friends at the fire station Henry got to open two of his birthday presents from us: Richard Scarry's A Day at the Fire Station and Curious George and the Firefighters.  They were a big hit.  He LOVES books!...

 

We started our tour by watching a fire safety video...

Shelly gave me some cute plastic fire hats that her dad had leftover from a giveaway he had done, so I just covered over the label on the front with a "Henry is 3!" badge.  They were fun!...

After the video and short station tour, we went outside to look at the trucks...

Charlie in his firetruck onesie...

The firemen showed us what they look like when they wear their gear and some of the sounds that said gear makes...

The kids were great listeners...

Henry got to try on the oxygen tank...

The whole group (mostly)...

After our tour, we just sat on the grass outside of the station and had a few snacks (popcorn, apple slices, a mini cupcake, and a juice box)...

And opened a few presents...

Cousin Levi loved all of the tissue paper!...

Just as we were packing up to leave the alarm rang and the firemen were called to a medical emergency!  Perfect timing for us, we were able to have our tour and then watch them actually respond to a call...

Henry in front of the station...

The four of us...

We had a great time!  I felt my inner teacher coming out as I planned our little "field trip".  I'm all about educational experiences, so this was obviously right up my alley.  I'm glad we got to indulge Henry's interest in fire trucks.  Happy Birthday Henry!