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!

Thanksgiving

We had a great Thanksgiving. Mom, Dad, Jake and Jaimie came to Ohio. We had been looking forward to it since the summer. They only had a little set back in Chicago on their way to Cleveland but they made it. It was such a blessing to have them here for the holiday. Mom and I cooked a huge meal on Thursday and we all just enjoyed hanging out. It was fun being able to show them Cuyahoga Falls and the surrounding areas. Everyone but Jaimie seemed to get along well with Henry. Jaimie did not like him at all in the beginning but on the last night she seemed to be warming up to him. The funny thing was that Henry really listened to my Mom. He would be doing something bad and she would pick him up and talk to him and for the most part he would stop or move on to something else :) We are so thankful that they were able to come and spend the holiday with us. We can't wait to see them soon.

Henry

Here is our newest little family member. Henry is now 9 weeks old and weights 13.2 pounds. When we got him he was 6 weeks and weighted 7.6 pounds. He loves to eat! Henry has a great personality and likes to play. He is still learning where he is suppose to go to the bathroom but he is getting better. He also loves to bite and pull on things. This a bad habit that we hope he grows out of :) Matt and Henry are best buddies. When Henry hears Matt start to open the door he runs to the door. Matt has been really good with him. He gets up with him in the middle of the night when he needs to go out, no matter the time or weather. Henry also knows that he can pretty much get away with anything when Matt is watching him. I have become the "bad cop" and Matt is the fun guy. Makes me a little worried about when we have kids :)Henry has been a great addition to our little family. We are excited about all the fun memories we are going to make with Henry. We will keep you posted on the adventures of Henry.