This weekend our good friends the Bizzells came down from Baltimore for a visit. Jackie is a sorority sister of mine and I'm hoping that maybe one day she'll be Henry's mother-in-law. Her 18 month old, Natalie, certainly brings out the best in Henry.
Normally, when playing with other children, Henry is quiet, a bit passive, and tends to just wander off on his own. But not with Natalie. He was very excited to show her all of his toys. And yes, he has now mastered the word "MINE!" but not in a way that seemed bratty or selfish, but as if to say, "Yeah, you can play with it. Just know that it is mine and it is not leaving this house."
He never once complained that he was relegated to the booster seat and she got his high chair. I think he was just so excited to wake up and find a friend. It upset his eating schedule a bit, which Natalie, in turn, took as a sign that she needed to eat for the both of them.
Miss Natalie strikes a pose. (Seriously, I had the camera, looked at her, and said, "Work it girl. Show me sexy." This is what I got. Watch out Cary, your daughter may be a handful. Thank goodness little Jackson will only be 20 months younger so he can protect her.)
Playing with the "wee". This is what Henry calls his indoor slide. It was built for his Daddy and Uncle Marshall by Grandpa Phillips over 35 years ago. We are very thankful for it and our Florida room because it gave the kids "outside" time despite the yuck-ola weather.
Even Sloan enjoys playing with the 'wee,' although we look forward to the day when we can rationalize buying a real Wii for our son.
At the start of the day, Natalie was a bit leery of the mechanics of safe 'wee'-ing. But by the afternoon, she was rocking it out without even a spotter. 
Just chilling in Daddy's chair, eating goldfish, watching Thomas with my lady. Could there be anything better?
Yep. Taking my lady out for a spin. Henry pushed Natalie around and around our house on his truck.
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