Christmas Vacation!

We spent Christmas in Hawaii this year. I have over 500 pictures so it is going to take a while to sort through all of them and post my favorites! : )

Christmas tree in the lobby of the hotel (Hilton Hawaiian Village)
Eli could not wait to go swimming....he started taking off his clothes while Hunter and my Dad were in line to check us into the hotel. As soon as we were checked in, Eli and Hunter were off to the beach and hotel pools!

Chistmas morning.....on the balcony of Granny and Ga-Ga's room. It was not cold enough to be wearing pjs like this, but it is a tradition for the younger kids to wear matching jammies. : )

Our view on Christmas morning!

ICE!

We went to the ICE! exhibit at the Gaylord Texan yesterday. What a great time. That hotel is just amazing and the ice sculptures were beautiful! It was very cold, but Eli and Chase didn't seem to mind at all. Chase actually fell asleep. We weren't sure if he was asleep or frozen. ; )

Hunter was showing Eli how to peel shrimp and crab....Eli was a little unsure at first, but once he tasted the shrimp, he loved it!

In our sub-zero coats...ready to go into the exhibit.

Studying the Toys

I recently found Eli and Chase studying the Target ad.....toy section, of course. : )

O Christmas Tree

Hunter and Eli picked out our tree this year and it is one of the prettiest that we have ever had!! We've really enjoyed it and Chase has not really bothered it....he just likes to look at it.

Goodbye, Paci!

It is a big week in the Henley house. Eli (yes, my almost 4 year old, Eli) has finally given up his paci. And, the best part is that it was SO easy. I guess it's another one of those things that just happens when the child is ready. About 4 or 5 nights ago, Eli's lips/face were really chapped. I put some medicine on his lips and said that he shouldn't sleep with his paci so that his lips would heal during the night. He agreed with ease and the rest is history. We are on day 4 or 5 and he hasn't even asked for a paci. We haven't mentioned it to him or made a big deal about him not using it. I think Hunter and I are both scared to bring it up. : )

My sweet boy is growing up! I am very proud of him.

Doctor Visit

Today I went to a maternal fetal medicine doctor for a 1st trimester screening. It was WAY more than I was expecting. I heard my OB say that I would have some blood drawn, but had no
idea that I would have such a detailed sonogram along with it. Hunter wasn't even with me! :

The sonogram went really well. The doctor said that the baby looks beautiful and is very healthy. He told me that he could look closely at the heart if I wanted him to....and of course, I said PLEASE DO! I am very pleased to report that Baby Henley's heart looked perfect. We saw all four chambers, blood flow that was in straight lines (blood flow with Chase's heart was ALL over the place), and veins that looked very good and connected to the right things. It was so wonderful to hear those words...."your baby looks very healthy". : )

We also found out the gender of the baby (95% accuracy), but I'm going to let Eli and Chase announce that in a later post. ; )

We also got some awesome 4D pictures of the baby....I'll post those a little later too!

We are very thankful and blessed!

John-John

This is my "little" nephew, John-John. I can't believe how fast he is growing up.....doesn't he look like such a big kid?? It seems like yesterday when he was born! Where does the time go??? I love this kid!!!