Oh Henry

What can I say about Henry. He is huge he now weights 67 pounds and is 9 months old. He is full of energy and loves to be the center of our world. Some of Henry's favorite things right now are playing fetch with his ball, going in his swimming pool, taking walks, eating, and going to Bow Wow Beach. Bow Wow Beach is a large dog park that has a lake in the middle and is completely fenced in. Henry loves try to run with the big dogs. The funny thing is I think he thinks he can really keep up with them. It is pretty cute to watch. Henry thought that this little weiner dog was his girlfriend but she didn't want to have anything to do with him :)



Since the weather has been nice we go on walks in the evening and people that Matt and I don't even know will say hi to Henry. We sometimes feel like we are walking with a celebrity :) He is very friendly and loves to play. He does have his moments (drive me crazy moments) but for the most part Henry is good. He is for sure a part of our little family and I can't imagine life without him.

The last few months in nut shell

I can't believe the last time we posted something was in April and it is now June. The last few months have flown by. A few highlights have been being able to go back to Kirksville and seeing our old stomping grounds and hanging out with all of our friends there. Thanks Erick and Lauren for being such great host. From there we traveled to Seattle and spent time with Matt's family and mine. It was great to see everyone and go back home! Matt is officially done with his third year of med school and only has one year to go Yea! We have enjoyed having a yard to work in and being able to plant a garden. I'm still working a lot and enjoying my patients and their families. For some reason I don't have any pictures of our time in Kirksville but I do have a few from Seattle.

Snow galore!

This topic is about a month old but we thought it would be fun to add to our blog. Back in early March we got a huge snowstorm. In fact, it was the 8th largest snowfall in the Cleveland-Akron area. It started snowing late Friday afternoon and didn't stop until late Saturday night! We got 20" of snow here in Akron.
Henry was well up to his belly in snow! He loved it though. We spent most of Saturday playing in the snow. We thought you might enjoy some of the photos.

Cleveland Auto Show

A few weekends ago Jess and I went to the 2008 Cleveland Auto Show. It was more fun than we were expecting. Matt's favorite new car made its rare appearance - the new Chevy Camaro. Jess found her favorite - Range Rover. It was a mere $85,000! We also got to ride in the Jeep Challenge course. The incline was an 18 foot, 30 degree hill, then down the other side. The course also traversed water, logs and a side embankment. We also got to see a Ford Shelby Mustang and the new Dodge Challenger.

Future Tony Hawk

Henry loves to play. We like to take him to the dog park near our house and let him run with the other dogs. He also loves to play with the Layton kids. He is really good with the kids and loves it when they visit. One weekend they went with us to the dog park. It was fun at first but it was really cold out and it didn't last long. We are excited for when it warms up so we can go again with them.

Inventors National Hall of Fame

Matt and I have really enjoyed living in Cuyahoga Falls. We love all the choices of places to eat and shop! We also have been doing a little more sight seeing. One Saturday we decided to check out the Inventors National Hall of Fame. I was a little skeptical but it turned out to be really neat. Matt loves history and this was a lot of fun for him. His new goal in life is to hold a patent.

Life

With the holidays over it is back to our daily routines. Matt is on OB/Gyn rotation right now and enjoying it. It is early mornings but he gets home at a good time. He is on call one night a week and next weekend he will be on call. He gets to come home when he is on call and they page him if he needs to come in.
My work is going well. The last few months I have met so many patients with amazing stories. The courage and love that some people have even when they are so sick is so motivating. Our little Henry isn't so little anymore :) He is now almost 5 months old and weighs almost 40 pounds! He keeps us busy. He still likes to chew and be a pain but we are excited that he has the potty training down. Henry doesn't know yet but we are enrolling him in obedience school. He is pretty bull headed so we will see how it goes. Here are a few recent pictures of us and Henry.

Christmas Break

We drove to Colorado for Christmas! Our first stop was back to Kirksville to spend some time with Erick and Lauren. Brad was also able to be there too. We spent Saturday with them. The girls went to see 'P.S. I Love You' and the boys took a nap and watched football. That night we had Mexican together and then hung out. Thanks for opening your home to us and being such great friends! Then it was off to Colorado. Matt caught Jess and Henry sleeping during the drive. Henry did really well during the trip. He never had an accident in the car and slept most of the time.
Christmas Eve we had dinner and opened presents with Matt's dad and Grandma. Everyone was craving KFC, so that's what we had. It was great! The Bronco game was on so we opened gifts while watching the game. Henry opened his Bronco jersey so we had to take a photo. Christmas day we had a fantastic dinner with Matt's oldest brother Mike and his family. Sue made the best prime rib we have had in a long time. Thanks for having us over! It was great to see you guys again.
This trip also allowed us to spend an entire day with our good friends and Andy, Kristen, and their new boy Ayden! Andy and Matt shoveled snow at their church for a few hours and then we all met up at Cherry Creek Mall. What a blessing it was to catch up with such great friends.
Henry had a great play buddy while at Bill's house - Cheyenne. Surprisingly they got along better than everyone expected. Henry mostly got buried in the snow by Cheyenne, but when she was not looking Henry got her tail.

Our time ended on a great note with a Bronco game. Bill treated us with his Bronco season tickets to the final game vs. the Minnesota Vikings. What a game it was. The Broncos were up 19-3 with 8 minutes left. Well, the Broncos let them tie the game and go into overtime. We lost the coin toss but on the second play we sacked Jackson, caused a fumball, and recovered the ball. The Elam kicked a field goal to win the game. It was one of the best games we have been to. What a great way to close out 2007 and start 2008!