Anniversary

You might think that the reason I haven't blogged is because I've locked myself away to read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, and you would be partly right. But really I just have not had as much time to read as I would like. I'm on 227 right now and it seems like everywhere I go people are reading it or wanting to tell me what happens. I'm still trying to figure out how my prediction that Snape is really a good guy will come true, but it's not looking good right now.

I blogged earlier that Henry was taking swim lessons and it was not going well. We had a lesson on Monday and he cried pretty much the whole way through it. He acted like he was terrified of the water. I was really dreading his next lesson on Wednesday. I went by to see Korienne on Wednesday morning and I was telling her my feelings of dread and embarrassment about the upcoming lesson. She said that her little girl was exactly the same way. She is also the oldest in the class and cries and screams when they have to dive. (That sounds like a much more advanced class than Henry's, but anyway...) Katherine is two and a half and Korienne assured me that she knew my pain. That made me feel a little better. Anyway, long story short, Henry did very well at lessons on Wednesday. He was happy in the water, participated in all the games, and did all the skills. The only part he didn't like was when the instructor pulled him away from me. He just whimpered a little, but that didn't have anything to do with the water. He got "most improved" diaper dolphin! He even got a certificate!


I guess every parent thinks their child is intelligent, but here are some reasons we think Henry is a smart little guy:

1. We gave him some keys to play with and he immediately took them over to the door and began trying to put them into the lock.

2. Today he put together a sentence for the first time: "Papa bye bye" as Chad was walking out the carport door. (He said Papa and signed bye bye, but that still counts, right?)

3. When he is into something he shouldn't be and we say "no" he tries to distract us by calling the Hogs.

4. When he saw a cartoon picture of a dog in a book, he signed dog.


Chad and I had our five year anniversary on Friday night. Chad surprised me and got the same room we stayed in on our wedding night at Inn at the Mill. They had a wine and cheese happy hour and a complimentary breakfast. It was very sweet. We watched our wedding DVD, which we have only done one other time in five years. My aunt Kristina married us and during the service she talked about happiness. She said that she hoped that we would remember July 27, 2002 as one of the happiest days of our lives. Honestly I didn't think that we would have much time or energy to enjoy our wedding, but we ended up having had a blast. It truly was one of the happiest days of my life. They finally had to make us leave the reception because we were some of the last people there. My parents deserve much of the credit for our happy wedding day. It was nice to be able to relive it. (I apologize for the sappiness if you are about to gag!)