Henry's 16th Birthday!

Baby Henry's First Birthday!

movie star looks :)

Happy 16th Henry!

Amidst a pandemic there isn't a lot of fun to be had here in LA but he requested to go to a record shop. We found one in Sherman Oaks on Ventura Blvd. called Freakbeat Records. So, some coolness and fun prevailed for our young musician!

He stood in line for his turn to go in...I told an older dude it was his 16th and first trip to a record store which was met with praise and excitement and "oh man! looks like he got the first one!".

He walked out with some classic 70's records :)

We have watched Henry become more confident through this pandemic.

More settled and accepting of who he is. Now he is determined to strive to learn more and be more this year. We love you Henry. Your talents have no bounds.

I wrote this quote out for you and I'll leave it here for all to read.

I remember first hearing this when you were in 6th grade and feeling this would be meaningful to you one day.

"If you're a young person and you're being called weird and you're being called different or whatever the hell you're being called, I'm here tonight to tell you: Your critics do not count. Their words will fade. You won't. Stay foolish. Stay hungry. Dream."

- Justin Timberlake

Henry the train cake for Henry :) made by Grandma

Just know, you are loved, cherished and rooted for on both sides of the veil.

And in your moments of creation...you will feel your heavenly talents break through these worldly barriers of self doubt. comparison, and self esteem.

You will know Heavenly Father has special plans for you as is stated in your father's patriarchal blessing.

It is for you to stay close to him and make this world a better place for others.

love love love you

Comments

The Lofty Summer Project

Summer Milkbarn projects! We had so many plans and then like anything, summer came and kind of went (well, unless you count the 25 days left of actual summer). We accomplished 2 things. Here is the the boys room remodel. We haven't completed the built in book shelves but this is a pretty amazing re-do since it was a pretty nasty room to start with. Before photos (after I delightfully cleaned, donated and organized the boys belongings! well, not all of them) Right below this crack through their ceiling slept Henry in the top bunk. If I was him, I would've imagined monsters or something trying to break in from another dimension... oh wait, that is Stranger Things on Netflix ( okay, so that was my 3rd summer project) old paint swatches from 2 1/2 years ago lightening speed around here! Ripped up the carpet and remains of a rainbow loom rip rainbow looms After the carpet and linoleum un...

Post #40 The Ninja Room

The room my family has been waiting for. Seriously! I knew when we decided to turn this into a hang out room versus another bedroom(sorry teenage Lucy) it would be the end all at the Milkbarn. In the 70's, when I grew up, this type of room was called a den. Rightly so. They were usually planked with wood siding and padded with two toned shag carpet. Nowadays I hear the word lounge to describe this space which only conjures up images of 20 somethings in the 90's (ahem, that was me) congregating at hip places with lots of sectional seating and guys thinking cigars were cool while I thought it seemed all so ridiculous. So our children, upon carpet installation, commandeered the room for fighting and wrestling and so forth. They named it The Ninja Room . No den, no lounge...just the ninja room. We love that they named it. We wanted to put up all of our family photographs in a more personal space. ...

Costumes and Windows

Our shady tree Our favorite tree holds this swing we pulled out of the "jungle room"...remember the room with the Bali mural and plants everywhere that left our collective heads scratching? The swing survived the excavating. Anyway, our swing is a place where we play, snack, talk, think, hold hands, lean on each other and (maybe)escape. Or watch bunnies. RIP Ernie. (My bunny friend that never ran away from me.) I love how the Milkbarn looks in the fall. Delivery complete. We filled this dumpster up within a week or two of tearing up the apartment. Windows installed! The three on the left is where the kitchen sink will be. Early fall morning looking towards the canyon. Autumn never gets old for me. Our backyard neighbors must be sick of looking at this mess. The kids picked this up unwillingly. Ah, Milkbarn memories. Sleeping in our future kitchen yo. Halloween chaos. I decided this year to make some Halloween...

Hello Collins

Search This Blog