Memorial Day Weekend

We had a great weekend with perfect weather and a lot of outdoor fun!  Eric set up the tent for the boys to play in and possibly camp in, but Alex was pretty adamant that he wanted nothing to do with sleeping in that tent in the dark!  We did a lot of swimming and Eric took Alex golfing to the golf course on Saturday night - BIG excitement for Alex.  He was also very excited that he got to stay out very late with Daddy!

Alex had his gun ready in case any animals tried to get into the tent (probably the reason he didn't want to sleep in it ;).



On Monday we had our annual Memorial Day pool party.  Great weather and great friends.  Alex loved having all of his friends over to swim.  Lots of water logged kiddos at the end of the day.

 Triple Cuteness!!

 Full Pool!

 Group Photo!

 All of the kiddos!

Strawberry Picking

We headed out on Friday morning to do a little Strawberry picking.  The boys had a lot of fun.  We were in the fields about 10 seconds before Brodie started shoving strawberries in his mouth - stems and all! He picked a few, then just started stealing them out of my bucket.  He loved to run and explore up and down the rows.   Alex did a great job filling his bucket and his stomach full of strawberries as well.

Schools Out for Summer!

Alex had his End of the Year Program last night.  His teacher said we have been waiting all week for you to get to see him sing.... And this is why she said that.....

Our little shouter :).....Seriously - can't even tell what song they are singing ;).  He is 5th from the right in the yellow and white striped shirt.
"Jesus Loves Me"

"Hippopotamus"

"God Made Me"

"If You're Happy and You Know It" (Jungle Version)

There was a cake reception after the program, but they do a graduation ceremony for all the 4 year olds so the program was taking forever.  We bribed Alex with an ice cream cone if he would skip the cake and leave - it obviously worked.

He was so proud to be on stage.  He was waving and pointing to us.  He called a couple of different teachers over to point us out to them and was telling all the kids around him "look there's my mommy and daddy".  

The Program was a Jungle Theme.  They decorated the hallways with art work from the kids.  Here is one thing that Alex made...

Here is a little collage of pictures of him from the year...

Weekend

We had a fun and busy weekend last weekend.

Friday night was Alex's best buddy, Evan's birthday.  We went bowling to start the party.  It was Alex's first time bowling and he was very enthusiastic about the whole process ;).
Pretty much what he did after every ball he rolled....

 Brodie was content to sit and watch for a little while, then once he got comfortable he was all about exploring and loved the arcade, especially the race car...

Big brother had to join in some arcade fun...

More bowling...

After bowling was pinata time, pizza and cake.  A very fun night!

On Saturday morning Eric ran a 5K.  He did great and we are very proud of him!
Pre Race...

Getting Ready... Eric and Tony
 

Finishing strong....(for the record Tony had already finished and came back to push Eric for the last stretch to the finish)...
 

Alex enjoyed the post race meal...

Mother's Day..
Eric took Alex shopping for me and he let Alex pick out whatever he wanted as a gift for me.  Alex picked me out a beautiful card that played music and flashed lights when you opened it and this bracelet....I wore it to church on Sunday and he was so proud!


Eric made me creme brulee on Sunday.  It was very impressive and delicious!!

Mud, Hives, Creeks, Popsicles, 17 Months and Everything In Between....

I am way behind on my blogging - so am going to just dump that last month of pictures into one huge blog post. 

Alex woke up one morning with hives/welts all over his torso...

It progressed to the rest of his body.  We couldn't find a cause so the doctor thinks it was caused by a virus.  He was pretty miserable for a couple of days until the steroids worked.  This next picture still breaks my heart : (....

We have had wacky weather this spring- from hot and humid to rainy and cold.  Our boys don't really care what the weather is - they want to be outside!

Alex is still obsessed with golf and it is the first thing that he does when we go outside.

HOT weather= hoses, water table and popsicles...

The boys LOVE water in any and every form.
Throwing rocks in the creek at a nearby park...

Trying to catch minnows and tadpoles at the creek in our neighborhood park...

Lots of rain=lots of great puddles....

 

The other day I slightly lost my mind and decided to fill the water table with mud.  Oh did they love it!

 We still visit our local Botanical Gardens at least once a week.  The butterflies are now in bloom and Brodie is fascinated by them...he will kinda poke at him and then it startles him when they flutter and then he starts giggling...

Brodie is now 17 Months...
*He is talking up a storm and saying new words all the time...
    "down".  If he is being carried and wants to be on the go, he will say "down". 

     "phone" - he used to say "pho" - but now says "phone" - wants Eric's old iphone all the time

     "snack" - how he asks for food

     "he momma" - saying "here momma" - when he hands me something he doesn't want

*Still a total Daddy's Boy.   Doesn't care what Eric is doing, he wants to be sitting by Eric or held by Eric. 

*Is a little imitator.  Anything Alex does, Brodie is one step behind doing or attempting to do the exact same thing. 
*He is a little instigator too.  He will do things to bug Alex and then yell "NO" before Alex can yell it at him.  He will grab Alex's blanket away from him on walks, grab toys from him, etc. 
*Brodie continues to be a great eater.  He is doing very well feeding himself with utensils.

*Brodie LOVES outside.  He is happy as can be when we are outside.  He just loves to wander around and explore.
*He continues to be a climber and is up on anything and everything in seconds..

*Brodie is a very good sleeper.  He sleeps through the night and takes a good nap.  He is obsessed with a lift-the-flap Christmas book right now.  If you try to offer him any other book for his bedtime story he will take it and throw it to the floor until you get the Christmas one. 
*Brodie and Alex are playing more and more together and do a good job of entertaining each other.  It still ends in tears at times, but we are getting there ;).   Alex loves to be a big helper and "watch" Brodie for me.  The other day he even wiped his nose for me...

*Brodie is truly a happy little guy and very easy going and fun right now.