The Henderson Family: October 2008

Thursday, October 30, 2008

Halloween Party at Kids Connection

Today the girls' school had their Halloween Celebration. The kids all dressed up, brought treats, had a parade, and went trick-or-treating. Surprisingly (or maybe not so much), Katie stayed in her dress the whole time. It's quite large on her, as the smallest size they have is a 4 in Giselle's dress. I pinned up about 2" around the front and sides. However, the dress is still pretty heavy and big-with a lot of netting and bustling to it. Delaney ended up taking her costume off, as the head doesn't stay up all the time, and it gets a little itchy around her neck. They had a great day at school-and can't wait to TRICK-OR-TREAT tomorrow! Thankfully, the forecast is nice!

Pongo the Dalmation and Giselle

Katie..."just as Giselle runs!" (Holding her dress up as she ran through New York...she just LOVES attention to detail when being a princess)

Pongo tired and napping before class

Katie's Preschool Class

Delaney's Preschool Class

Saturday, October 25, 2008

Have You Had Enough?

I hope this satisifies many of you...I updated today with 6 postings of pictures, videos, and updates (not including this one 0r the "I lied" one). That's all I have for now...but I'm sure you know that Halloween is JUST around the corner, so I should be posting on Friday or Saturday with some more pics!

Things have been hectic around here, with Grandma Hayes, Uncle Brian's visit, school, projects, Halloween coming, etc. Last night Pete and I took advantage of my parents babysitting, and we went on a nice date. I can't tell you how long it feels since we've done something like that. It was WONDERFUL! And, I hope to do it again soon. Our schedules are very opposite right now, and time together is few and far between--especially alone time! Hopefully after this trimester of school-things will calm down. We have a lot to look forward to in the month of November-with our trip to the Circus, trip to Grandpa and Paula's, and trip to L'Anse. December will also be a crazy month-with school finishing for the term, our trip to Disney, Delaney's FIFTH birthday, Christmas, and New Year. January, I think, will be the calmest month in a long time for us Henderson's...as well as for a long time (seeing as Birl should be arriving in February).

Hope all is well...Love and Miss you all!

The New Bedtime Story

Courtesy of Uncle Brian...(sorry to Uncle Joe and Uncle Dan...but now-the revenge is YOURS!). Ahahahha

The girls are now telling this story almost nightly and in the car while driving to and from Gymquest on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Too funny.

Pumpkin Carving

On Sunday, the 19th, after the Bears game, we went out to carve pumpkins. We only got through 2 of the 8 pumpkins we have...but they were tough! Each girl picked out 1-2 and had Pete draw the face on them, then just about everyone helped clean and carve them.

Bowling with the Kridner Family

On Sunday the 19th, we went to Brunswick Zone in Romeoville for to bowl a game and play in the arcade before the Bears Game. The girls had a BLAST, as did the rest of us. We were happy Leann joined us, especially Kate (who just LOVES her). I got high score (not that I'm bragging...well, okay maybe a little), and then I believe the scores went Poppy, Peter, Brian, Leann, Wesley and Delaney tied, and then Kate. I could be wrong, but do know I'm right about Wesley and Delaney tying! After our game, we spent some time in the arcade, and after about $30 and a ton of games...each girl was able to pick out a Carebear (about 1" in height)...ah-so worth it!

Playhouse Disney Live

On Saturday, the 18th, we took the girls to Playhouse Disney Live. Gotta say-I'd rather them just watch it on T.V.! It was slow and not super entertaining, but maybe that's because I'm over the age of 8. The girls seemed to enjoy it. Kate really liked the popcorn and dancing to the music, while Delaney got into the storyline. Now they REALLY can't wait to go to Disney World-because there they actually get to MEET the characters!

The Childrens' Museum

During Brian's visit, I had so many things I wanted us to do...and we only were able to do one (bowling)! The day we had planned for the zoo, it was POURING out...so instead we headed to Naperville to the Children's Museum. You can tell by Brian's facial expression in one of the pics--he was NOT a fan! There was quite a bit for the girls to enjoy, but I'm not sure it was really worth the price. Thankfully the girls had a blast, but we didn't last too long-as our hunger grew, and there's no food court/service there, and because of the rain and the fact I had to be to class, we left around 1, had lunch at Applebee's (Delaney and Katie's fave restaurant), and headed home.

Family In Iowa

We headed back to Iowa on October 10th for Grandma Hayes' funeral. The nice thing was seeing everyone again. Nana, Uncle Joe, and Uncle Dan were both there, as were other relatives that the girls hadn't met yet...such as Nancy's brother (Mike) and his family. We got into town around 12:30am on Saturday, and the girls were WIRED so they hung out with the uncles and played for a while. On Saturday morning we went to the funeral and the girls behaved SOOOOO well-everyone was impressed! They went up to Great Grandma Hayes, said their prayers and goodbye. After the mass, we enjoyed a luncheon, then went to GGHayes' house to enjoy some family time, then to Snell park. We left after a big, yummy brunch on Sunday morning.

Kate and Uncle Joe sleeping...

And eating and making funny faces...

Uncle Dan and Kate at the luncheon

Delaney posing for the camera after mass.

The Henderson Brothers-Joe, Pete, Dan

Swinging at Snell Park...GO DAN!

Nana and Delaney at the Park

Uncle Dan with the girls at Clay Cliff (at Snell Park)

Passing out and hanging with Uncle Joe

Saying Good Bye on Sunday after brunch

Here is a video of the girls making Daddy and their Uncles play Duck, Duck, Goose...

Delaney is eight and she is starting to really grow up on us. She is smart and caring, sensitive and competitive. She is great with her siblings; such a wondeful big sister. She loves school and reading, but not as much as playing video games and running around outside. She is in ballet for the 5th year and she is hoping to start baseball this spring.

She hate scary movies and noises and is afraid of the dark. She loves nature and all things animals. I'm surprised she hasn't asked to not eat meat. She likes jokes and tries her hardest to fit in. She knows how to push people's buttons, but also knows how to really be there for someone who is hurting. She is amazing at video games, but gets frustrated with them too.

She does well in school-both with behavior and academics. She loves Brownies and has many friends. She has the desire and determination to learn and try everything--academic, sports, etc. Just not all tv and movies.

Katie is now six and starting first grade. She is quite the young lady. She is funny and smart and sassy and determined. She can be so supportive and nice and helpful, yet also stubborn and angry. She knows what she wants and how she wants it, and is not always willing to have it any other way. She loves to cuddle and be around others. She enjoys books, tv, and Barbies. Her favorite show is Glee and she often plays Glee (pretend, that is). She loves scary things like Harry Potter and roller coasters and very kid-friendly things like Pokemon and Blue's Clues.

She is all girl...with her skirts and dresses, playing dress up, loving the color pink, and Barbies. However, don't be surprised if you find her climbing a tree or wrestling with the neighbor. Her vocabulary is amazing, but not as much as her imagination. Her favorite foods are nutella and jelly sandwiches, butter noodles, yogurt, and apples. What is she most looking forward to this year? Learning how to read.

Rowena is three and is getting so mature! Her language, vocabulary, and speech is amazing, and it's almost like it developed over night! She asks questions and will tell you how it is. She is funny and she cracks us up. She loves to watch TV and movies and it is surprising the various genres she will pay attention to for long periods of time. She loves to "play toys" and it is fun to watch her play pretend and make the toys talk and walk. She's getting very good at video games--Mario Party on GameCube is her favorite right now. She also loves to cook and bake.

She's excited to start school in the fall. She knows her alphabet and can identify some letters with words. She can count to 14 and then skips to 17. She can also recognize her numbers too. She loves to play games; some of her favorites are Candyland, Go Fish, and SkipBo. She loves crafts, going for walks, and playing at the park. She loves her friends, and even more-her siblings. She wants to do everything her sisters do, and help Charlie whenever possible. She can be very sweet and loving yet fiesty and determined.

Charlie is one. Can you believe it? We can't either! He's walking and climbing and loves to get into things. He loves cords, and drapes them around his neck like a scarf. He likes to climb onto the table and then just smiles at you. He knows when things are off-limits and will wait until you are watching before he starts, just to hear you say, "no, no, Charlie" then he'll smile and walk away. He loves to tease and play tag. He lovs swings and slides, and being outside. He laughs and cries and that's about all you hear from him.

The boy loves to eat and enjoys his milk or juice. He's tiny and quiet, but he is ever so sweet and fun. We love our Little Charlie Boo-Boo.