It is truly a joy to watch Alex enjoying Christmastime this year. Everything is new and amazing to him. All the lights and decorations bring a look of awe and pure excitement. We decorated our tree while he was napping and here is the video of Alex's first time seeing it.....
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Friday, November 26, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving! The weather was great - sunny and 70's - it was quite breezy, but we still spent all morning playing outside.
We had our wonderful friends, Josh and Rebecca, over for Thanksgiving dinner. It has been our tradition to spend Thanksgiving with them ever since we moved to Huntsville. They are also from MI, so since neither of us drive up to spend the holiday with family, we celebrate together and it makes it easier being away from family.
This year was the first year we hosted the meal at our house and Eric and Josh deep fried the turkey. Eric marinated it earlier in the day and it was one of the best turkeys I have ever had - so moist with great flavor.
The girls slaved away on enough side dishes to feed hundreds....all that cooking will make you thirsty!
Eating all this amazing food does have it's consequences though...
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Dessert, of course, was the best course...and there were 4 dessert for 4 people = excellent ratio!
Including fresh whip cream made by Rebecca and her little helper...
Josh and Rebecca made Alex his own mini-pumpkin pie. So sweet and he loved it and besides sharing a bite or two with daddy he devoured it.
All in all a great day!
We had our wonderful friends, Josh and Rebecca, over for Thanksgiving dinner. It has been our tradition to spend Thanksgiving with them ever since we moved to Huntsville. They are also from MI, so since neither of us drive up to spend the holiday with family, we celebrate together and it makes it easier being away from family.
This year was the first year we hosted the meal at our house and Eric and Josh deep fried the turkey. Eric marinated it earlier in the day and it was one of the best turkeys I have ever had - so moist with great flavor.
The girls slaved away on enough side dishes to feed hundreds....all that cooking will make you thirsty!
Eating all this amazing food does have it's consequences though...
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Dessert, of course, was the best course...and there were 4 dessert for 4 people = excellent ratio!
Including fresh whip cream made by Rebecca and her little helper...
Josh and Rebecca made Alex his own mini-pumpkin pie. So sweet and he loved it and besides sharing a bite or two with daddy he devoured it.
All in all a great day!
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Monday, November 15, 2010
16 Months Old
Our big boy is now 16 Months old.
Alex is in constant motion and keeps us on our toes.
Here is what Alex is up to these days:
TALKING:
He is repeating what we say and talking more and more. A few new words I can think of are - "down", "ball", "hot", "cup", "tank you" (thank you is very cute - he says it when he hands me something b/c that is when I always say Thank You to him)
Body Parts - he can now point to ears, eyes, nose, teeth, mouth, hair, hands, feet, toes, belly button, and tummy.
Alex is a very sweet boy and still pretty easy going for the most part. He is starting to have moments of impatience, frustration and tears if he doesn't get his way - but thankfully these are not too common yet.
Favorite Activities are pretty much the same...
*OUTSIDE - OUTSIDE - OUTSIDE!!!
*LOVES tractors ("putt putts")
*Two favorite people... Daddy and Buddy....(mommy only ranks high if he is tired or fussy ;) )
*Exploring and playing with anything that is not an actual toy...here he is checking out our new steam cleaner for us....
*Helping Daddy - using the tools are BIG FUN!
Here is a video of Alex praying before we eat - so sweet ;).....
Alex is in constant motion and keeps us on our toes.
Here is what Alex is up to these days:
TALKING:
He is repeating what we say and talking more and more. A few new words I can think of are - "down", "ball", "hot", "cup", "tank you" (thank you is very cute - he says it when he hands me something b/c that is when I always say Thank You to him)
Body Parts - he can now point to ears, eyes, nose, teeth, mouth, hair, hands, feet, toes, belly button, and tummy.
Alex is a very sweet boy and still pretty easy going for the most part. He is starting to have moments of impatience, frustration and tears if he doesn't get his way - but thankfully these are not too common yet.
Favorite Activities are pretty much the same...
*OUTSIDE - OUTSIDE - OUTSIDE!!!
*LOVES tractors ("putt putts")
*Two favorite people... Daddy and Buddy....(mommy only ranks high if he is tired or fussy ;) )
*Exploring and playing with anything that is not an actual toy...here he is checking out our new steam cleaner for us....
*Helping Daddy - using the tools are BIG FUN!
Here is a video of Alex praying before we eat - so sweet ;).....
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Fun, Friends and Football
We had some friends over on Saturday to hang out and watch football.
Alex and his girl, Hastings, played until they crashed....
It all started out innocent enough with some quiet reading time with Ms. Jaime....
But then the box of blocks came out and things got crazy quickly....
They just fed off of eachother's craziness..... although notice the hand on the right in the video egging on the chaos....that would be Ms. Jaime - the quiet, calm book reader from just moments before ; )......
Alex and his girl, Hastings, played until they crashed....
It all started out innocent enough with some quiet reading time with Ms. Jaime....
But then the box of blocks came out and things got crazy quickly....
They just fed off of eachother's craziness..... although notice the hand on the right in the video egging on the chaos....that would be Ms. Jaime - the quiet, calm book reader from just moments before ; )......
Friday, November 5, 2010
Randomness
I haven't been the best blog updater recently - for some reason I keep forgetting to take pictures lately and usually by the time we grab the camera for a video, the moment has passed.
I realize I did not even get a good picture of Alex in his Halloween costume - we may have to put it back on for a little photo session; ).
Here is Alex at his Music Class Halloween Party - getting all these little ones to sit for a picture basically went as you would expect it too.....
We attended a Halloween Party at our friends....Here is Eric (as Antoine Dodson - local Huntsville hero)....Alex was a little unsure of his Daddy....
This picture basically sums up Alex lately - "Daddy's little shadow/helper"....
I realize I did not even get a good picture of Alex in his Halloween costume - we may have to put it back on for a little photo session; ).
Here is Alex at his Music Class Halloween Party - getting all these little ones to sit for a picture basically went as you would expect it too.....
We attended a Halloween Party at our friends....Here is Eric (as Antoine Dodson - local Huntsville hero)....Alex was a little unsure of his Daddy....
This picture basically sums up Alex lately - "Daddy's little shadow/helper"....
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
15 Month Stats
We had our slightly belated 15 Month Well Visit last week and I just realized I forgot to post Alex's stats...so here they are....
Weight - 25 pounds - 50th percentile
Height - 32 1/2 inches - 75th - 90th percentile
Head - 48 1/2 cm - 75th - 90th percentile
Alex is healthy and doing great and everything is where he should be. He did great for the doctor, just watched him seriously during the exam , but even offered a few smiles here and there. Once again, we are just so thankful for our healthy boy!
Weight - 25 pounds - 50th percentile
Height - 32 1/2 inches - 75th - 90th percentile
Head - 48 1/2 cm - 75th - 90th percentile
Alex is healthy and doing great and everything is where he should be. He did great for the doctor, just watched him seriously during the exam , but even offered a few smiles here and there. Once again, we are just so thankful for our healthy boy!
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