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A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.

My beautiful little angel and oldest son, Henry, turns the big THREE today. I thought that I'd honour the little bugger with a trip down memory lane while I get stuck in to making pancakes for breakfast!








































Happy birthday Henry, you handsome devil!

Comments

Anonymous said…
Happy Birthday Henry.

You got two cool eyes.
Hallam said…
Happy Birthday Henry. Do you have any Fitzgerald-McCracken birthday rituals?
Sue said…
Happy Birthday, dearest Henry! With lots of love and hugs and mushy kisses from Aunty Sue, Cody and Zac!
yamini said…
Happy Birthday Henry!!!!
Wish you all the good things AND a LOT of girlfriends in the world.
Luv,
Yamini.

P.S. Let me know how you liked the birthday card. :-))
Sarah said…
Happy Birthday handsome Henry!
Daffodil Daze said…
Happy Birthday Henry.
Love love the toilet pic . . . very clever disguise.
Louis la Vache said…
«Louis» enjoyed the trip down Memory Lane!
Thank you, Kris, for posting - and all the best to all of you.
Priyanka Khot said…
Happy Birthday Henry!!!!
Babzy.B said…
Joyeux anniversaire de France :)
Kris McCracken said…
Henry sends his thanks to all!
jerrypuke said…
happy birthday henry! i haven't been online in a while and that's why i'm late... all pictures and posts great. I love this blog!
Anonymous said…
Gads they're cute. Must be as we get older our eyes get smaller while our nose gets bigger
Kris McCracken said…
Jerry and Pasadena, Henry sends his thanks!

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