Poor Henry's hair was getting ridiculous. Even without the "helpful" comments of strangers, we knew it was time to cut it. I think Elvis & I were both pretty proud of his glorious mane of hair, and I know that I, at least, was nervous about the idea of scissors near my baby's head. We decided that his first birthday was a great time to make a milestone moment, and waited out the weeks. I wish MY hair would grow as fast as that kid's does!
Anyway, the night before The Big Day we decided the time had come. The weather was nice enough that we hauled Henry's high chair out to our small patio, and I - so eager for the beautiful memories - grabbed the camera. I had a plan of attack for the actual haircut, but before I could implement it (pun intended) those long pointy scissors caused what could only be described as "hysterical giggling" to explode out of me. I turned my back to try to get a grip (fail: I ended up laughing til I cried) while Elvis stepped up to the job. I was close to containing myself when my beloved put down the scissors and said:
"You need to assess how bad this is, and either fix it or tell ME how to fix it."
Ahem.
So I was actually not quite so horrified to see this:
I wass still a little bit horrified, but to be honest I was terrified that my kid had just lost an eyebrow at the very least. I did laugh a little bit more (and cry .... a substantial amount: Hey, it was my baby's first haircut after all!), but in the end we agreed we should quit while we were ahead. And so this silly face is what we get to see for the next ??? months. Hopefully like, 3?
On the actual Day of Birth, the three of us and Elvis' mom made a trek to the San Antonio Zoo. We met up with my mom there, as well as our friends and their son. What better way could there be for a little prince to celebrate his first birthday? None, as it happens. A great time was had by all. The boys had a great time seeing all their favorite animals, and the grandmas had a great time fawning over both adorable little guys.
The big Pool Party was that Saturday, and friends and family came from all over the place! Everyone had a great time swimming, eating, and enjoying the antics of sweet Henry and his adorable friends Lili and Harley. I made a gorgeous blue three layer cake (Were was my camera at cake time? I didn't even think about it after all that work), Elvis grilled all day, and Henry fell in love with watermelon. All in all, I'd say it was a pretty perfect first birthday for a pretty perfect child.
And I will end this post with a note to my son.
Precious Henry, you have made every day a joy since the moment I saw your face. I love you so much and I always will. Happy birthday, and many many more. XOXOXO, Mama
