Another party... another cake.

Henry's "official" first birthday party was held last Saturday, 22 April 2006. It was a typical Hobson/Bartley party - boozy - but a special day that we could share it with our friends. It was made even more special that both sets of grandparents made the trek to Sydney to join in the celebration. Tiff made the giraffe birthday cake (for the record Michael would like it known that he made the sun). Thank you to everyone who has sent birthday cards and presents. We are blessed that we have such great family and friends who support us and enjoy and love Henry as much as we do.



Henry and Allegra with Michael.


Henry and Grandad Bartley (Tiff's dad). Uncle Steve Hobson looking on in the background probably wondering if Henry is ok with the drunk old guy.


Henry and GrandJan (Michael's mum).



Well done Henry boy! Congratulations on making it through your first year.

Happy Birthday Henry

Our little Henry (or as photos now prove, not so little Henry) celebrated his first birthday yesterday. He partied at Taronga Zoo with his cousins Aisling (3) and Rory (2). Henry and Rory share the same birth date. The kids had a great day playing, having a picnic lunch, and seeing the odd animal or two. Again the giraffes for a favourite, and the chimpanzees were also a hit.

Later in the day we returned to Chez Hobson/Bartley and watched Henry and Rory open their presents. Not soon after we gathered around the joint birthday cake and sang Happy Birthday. This was Henry's second encounter with a chocolate cake......... there is no need for further words, the photos say it all.

364 days on...

With only one more sleep left until our little man turns one year old, he attended a friend's birthday party on the weekend and got his first taste of chocolate cake. While the cake was being cut and distributed to the party guests, our Henry patiently stood guard waiting and wondering if he would receive a piece. In the end he got a small sliver of cake which he devoured. But it didn't stop there, he picked up all the crumbs from the cake box and enjoyed every mouthful.

These are a few of my favourite things

While Henry is not quite the performing seal, he has added a few new tricks to his repertoire. He can poke his tongue out on demand - "Henry's where's your tongue?", and out it pops. Yes, very polite and an important skill to have have in life.

He can clap his hands. Mum was very proud when this started, as she had invested a good five months in trying to teach him clapping and he can now clap his hands together when asked.

He is very close to mastering shape sorters. He has managed to insert a variety of shapes in their correct holes a number of times, but hasn't quite been able to do it correctly all the time. It doesn't matter to him if he gets it right or wrong, he get's excited about trying to do it everytime.

He is becoming quite domesticated. He helps put clothes in the laundry basket, and is very good and pulling his toys out of his toy box and then putting them back.

His favourite song is "Hung Up" by Madonna. Without fail he taps his legs in time with the music and bounces up and down with a big smile on his face.

And at last some more photos for you....

Another trip to the zoo and yes, another silly photo. This time it's Henry as he would have appeared in the documentary film "March of the Penguins". Oh well, we'll add this to his portfolio of photos for when the next audition call comes up through for young penguins or if Anne Geddes needs some inspiration.

Next up is young Mr Henry playing with some large Lego type blocks at Nannoo's place.

There's nothing like a naked baby in a bath photo. When we ask Henry to splash in the bath he goes berserk and we all end up wet.

Henry is a big fan of peek-a-boo.