tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17413403362566659172024-03-18T22:10:53.592-05:00and always very curiousWelcome to the Chronicles of Henry. Henry became my son on November 4, 2004, a Thursday afternoon, in
Vladivostok, Russia. He was 15 months old. He is the light of my life and I can't imagine my life without him. Henry is a HUGE fan of Curious George.PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-50353899752662288602010-10-22T13:31:00.000-05:002010-10-22T13:31:14.804-05:00Wow - Two days in a row...Now that I figured out how to compress the video and the best way to load it for blogspot, I've got Henry's second talk all ready for you.
Again, the video quality isn't the best. I was trying to watch him, video, take a picture, and follow along all at the same time. The video drifted a few times. Also, sound quality is bad again. If you want to follow along, it was 1 PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-71899568136648042242010-10-21T14:55:00.003-05:002010-10-22T12:33:57.443-05:00Hello, Remember Me?Hi. Yep, Henry and I are still alive. Life has been hectic.
We had a very active summer, and fall has been pretty busy, too.
I thought that since Henry has his SECOND bible reading tonight, I should go ahead and post the video of his first one. The sound quality of this is BAD. If you want to follow along, he was reading 2 Samuel 22:1-20. He practiced for PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-79617262503352770902010-06-08T10:36:00.000-05:002010-06-08T10:36:31.483-05:00Recent HenryismsWhen I was visiting him in his classroom and tried to kiss his cheek: "Mom, you can't do that! You're humiliating me!"
When deciding which necklace to put on his Astros Bobblehead Doll: "Yes, this one. You look much more attractive that way."
When having a light saber fight with Aunt Leslie: "I am very disappointed in your Jedi skills."
I think he must be reading the dictionary after he PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-43669633949398197302010-05-24T12:51:00.000-05:002010-05-24T12:51:00.474-05:00Field Day!Henry recently had Field Day at school. There was much anticipation, and in the end, a good time was had by all. I appreciated that the kids all had fun, and the events weren't overly competitive. They were much more focused on participating and having fun than on winning anything. There was lots of water activities, and while the kids at first shirked the thought of PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-61059121805603831842010-05-20T17:17:00.007-05:002010-05-20T17:17:00.526-05:00Multi-Cultural DayToday was multi-cultural day at Henry's school. The kids were encouraged to dress in clothing of their "native" country. The kids who "dressed" then got to walk in a parade in front of the parents and the kids that didn't "dress".
Henry marched proudly (if a bit shyly)in his Russian shirt.
Unfortunately, my camera battery died so these were the only 2 shots I got. I also feel funny about PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-68997328602553972082010-05-18T17:13:00.000-05:002010-05-18T17:13:20.573-05:00"My Mom"Henry recently brought home a little book that he made for me and about me at school. It is so endearing and insightful to his thoughts about me. I'll share the content with you, but rest assured that the actual book contains many things that needed to be read and interpreted for me. We're really going to try and focus on handwriting and spelling over the summer!
Also, each PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-34504660269613228612010-04-07T10:59:00.000-05:002010-04-07T10:59:02.163-05:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-81961002011073999042010-02-24T06:38:00.001-06:002010-02-24T06:38:00.769-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-53486998207657659092010-02-18T16:30:00.001-06:002010-02-18T16:36:52.553-06:00Braggin Dragon and Tooth NewsI think I've mentioned before about some of the challenges Henry has been having in first grade in the public school system. His teacher has been awesome in working with both Henry and I. One of the goals that the entire class has is to earn the title of Braggin Dragon for a week. Ms. M clearly communicated to the children what they needed to do to earn the title.
Henry has PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-58260791099929195152010-02-10T10:45:00.000-06:002010-02-10T10:45:03.824-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-38697577341755558732010-02-01T12:28:00.002-06:002010-02-01T12:44:12.285-06:00100 DaysToday is the 100th Day of the school year. To celebrate, a weekend project was sent home. The directions were both explicit and generic at the same time. What it boiled down to, was that the child was supposed to affix 100 of "something" to this yellow piece of paper and return it on Monday. Explicitly, the parents were directed to allow this to be the child's project.So, when this came home PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-50697520663491857282010-01-28T11:11:00.003-06:002010-01-28T11:22:59.012-06:00I did it myself...So this morning was a big milestone for us.As I've posted before, we have a pretty standard routine that we follow every morning before school. We end up heading downstairs for breakfast at about the same time every day. But today, for the first time, our schedule was a bit off.First, I didn't want to get up myself, so was a few minutes late rousing the boy (somehow his alarm clock accidentallyPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-36869355329958503302010-01-20T13:54:00.000-06:002010-01-20T13:55:43.319-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-47272755653929062532010-01-06T10:17:00.001-06:002010-01-06T10:18:07.852-06:00Wordless Wednesday: Dry IcePWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-22703004760499283732009-12-29T18:10:00.001-06:002009-12-29T18:11:18.705-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-57020398750952384582009-12-23T15:39:00.003-06:002009-12-23T16:12:11.183-06:00CA Recap from Last WeekendBelow is a photo recap of our CA program last weekend. It was a wonderful weekend and we had fun visiting with our friends. The program was very upbuilding with excellent reminders. The speakers all did a fabulous job. Our DO announced that they had been called away from their assignment and would be receiving a new assignment in the Education arena. He will be missed.Here is Henry and Nana PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-74192869699210883422009-12-18T14:43:00.004-06:002009-12-18T15:07:05.571-06:00Never underestimate a First GraderFirst, here is a picture of the boy dressed for school this morning:Whoa, you say. Wait, he's still wearing his jammies! Yep, it was pajama day at school today, in celebration of the last day of school before winter break. Much time and deliberation was spent picking the perfect pair of jammies. In the end, sports won (versus the "Total Knockout" pair that I picked) and he chose the baseball PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-42411856446519865512009-12-14T19:11:00.002-06:002009-12-14T19:25:52.839-06:00Buzz...and I don't mean LightyearFor those that may not be aware, my father is starting his first round of chemo tomorrow to combat the prostate cancer he has been battling for years. He's doing great, but there are signs that the cancer has kicked up a notch, so a round of chemo has been recommended.I sat with the research nurse as she explained all of the side effects of the drug to my parents. One of the things she told PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-32189302634982081432009-12-11T14:32:00.004-06:002009-12-11T16:11:07.661-06:00What I've learned so far in First GradeFirst Grade in public school has been an interesting learning experience. After the newness of a different school and schedule settled in, I started meeting Henry for lunch every Friday. I think we both look forward to this lunch date every week. And it's given me a peek into Henry's day that I would typically be clueless about. His school doesn't seem to be big on parents helping out in the PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-40721939003622451882009-12-07T13:07:00.002-06:002009-12-07T13:20:49.341-06:00Happy Ending...It tickles me to see the way that Henry's brain works.This morning, on our way to school, I was griping about the car that cut in front of me right before the light. Since I was hoping to turn right on red, I wasn't too happy this car cut over since he was going straight and kept me from turning until the light actually turned green. Then, immediately after we turned right, we have to make a PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-68689745876344192252009-11-25T06:25:00.002-06:002009-11-25T06:27:42.111-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-43624651653139758272009-11-20T07:44:00.001-06:002009-11-20T09:25:17.911-06:00Friday FlashbackToday is November 20, a day that is etched in my memory. It was a day of comfort of finally being at home and being a mommy. I felt like my new life could finally begin.We had along journey from Vladivostok back to Russia and I don't have a lot of pictures to document it. Here are a few, though.Here we are with the wonderful Irina at the airport in Vlad, before checking in for the first of 3 PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-24726259547347320702009-11-18T08:49:00.000-06:002009-11-18T08:51:15.108-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-39970671930734714732009-11-04T11:00:00.002-06:002009-11-04T11:10:50.376-06:00Wordless WednesdayPWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741340336256665917.post-11121209365650154222009-11-02T15:33:00.003-06:002009-11-02T16:08:47.426-06:00The Perfect WeekendFall has finally arrived here in Southeast Texas. That means the weather has finally cooled off to the point that long sleeves can be worn. And we enjoyed that to the full for our fun, autumn weekend.On Saturday, we had matinee tickets to see Mary Poppins. We had been looking forward to this for quite some time and decided to make a day of it. So, after a bit of a lazy morning, we headed off PWNort64http://www.blogger.com/profile/16572780393066803683noreply@blogger.com4