First Father's Day - Week 44

The Kirn crew

This week we all packed up and headed across the state to St. Louis for the Royals-Cardinals game. Ahead of going, Laura begged/pleaded/whined to Reggie so that Henry wouldn't wear any Royals gear to the game.*** At the stadium, Henry was able to make his own Fredbird. On Friday, Grandma Kathy had arranged for all the great-aunts and uncles to come over for dinner and to take the above picture. As you can see, they all donned Cardinals gear as a way to "stick it" to Reggie*** :) Also, everyone brought over a different toy for Henry! He particularly loved this light up turtle that plays music.

Great idea Grandpa!

***You can't change what's in a boy's heart

We were also dogsitting another puggle named Holly for the weekend. At first, you could tell that Henry was very confused, and couldn't tell which one was his!

Saturday was the game, and Henry sat with Aunt Jen and mom (Reggie was able to back into some all you can eat/drink seats). The Royals lost, as expected. It was perfect weather for a game! Henry loved it all, and stayed awake for pretty much the whole time. It was a late night, and he didn't hit the sack until 10:30.

My mama!

Superman did not sit with us

"I wish I had dad's cool shirt on"

On Sunday, Laura flew out for work to Chicago, so Henry and Reggie were left to celebrate Father's Day on their own. Most likely due to the late Sat. night bedtime, Henry was very fussy the whole drive back from STL. He and dad played together upon getting back to KC. After eating dinner and a bath, Henry went down for the night at 6pm! On top of that, he slept solidly until 7am the next day!

A look back to the beginning for Father's Day. Greatest day ever!

Developmentally, Henry has really developed a love for banging things together as if he were playing a drum. He broke Laura's bronzer brush, which she gives him in the morning while she gets ready. It's shocking that those things aren't made to be beaten against a bathtub! Also this week, while we were in St. Louis, Grandma taught Henry how to climb stairs. To add some foreshadowing for Week 45, this ultimately was not a good idea :)

Catching up with the girls - Week 43



Aunt Allison and Aunt Jen - Thanks for all you do for Henry! We couldn't survive without you!

On Friday night, we all went over to a neighbor's house for dinner and drinks. There were 8 people over, but one girl, Austin, couldn't get enough of Henry. She took him over to a pile of sticks and they would just beat the sticks against the deck, which Henry loved (he may become a drummer if we don't watch it)! Luckily, we found out that our baby monitor stretches the two lots between our houses, but just barely. So, we were able to put Henry down for bed, and still continue to hang out on their deck! Great night, right up until Cory went to refill the lantern fuel gel, and flames shot out like we were watching Back to the Future! These set Jill, the homeowner, on fire, as well as her new deck. Luckily we were able to put it out before any real damage or burns were caused.

On Saturday, we went up to St. Joseph to Laura's friend Ashley Albers' (Week 41 pic) home to visit, and to see her baby Kyra, who has been declared as Henry's infant girlfriend. Kyra is two days younger than Henry, but you wouldn't know it by looking at them since Henry is so small! I keep telling him he needs to eat more because a woman does not like to date guys skinnier than them! Ashley and Scott have a backyard pool, so we all sat around the pool and played with the kids. Great day, and great time (though I could have done with a little less John Secada music!).



Infant girlfriend Kyra Albers



I think that this is what the kids call "motorboating"



Two peas in a pod!

 On Sunday, adult girlfriend Emily came over for dinner and ice cream. Emily did most of the caretaking throughout the night, providing her signature 'bounce' that Henry likes. It is amazing, Emily comes over, and we don't have to worry about Henry for the whole time she is over!



Dinner date!