Catching Up

Here is a little of what Alex has been up to this past week.....

*Learning How to Cook....


*Learning How to Drive....


It is still CRAZY, OBNOXIOUSLY HOT here - so we have had more inside playtime then we prefer in the afternoons...Here is some fun in the tunnel...

14 MONTHS OLD

Another month has flown by and here is what our little man is up to these days....

Talking: Here are his new words/sounds this month...
Alex says "buh bye", "baby", and "hat".
It appears that Buddy may be "bud bud" - but not totally consistent on this one
He also says several word/sounds if you ask him what something says:
Mouse - "squeak"
Motorcycle - "vrrmmm vrrrmmm"
Tractor - "putt putt"
(He also pants for a dog and pounds on his chest for a gorilla)


LOVES trucks, tractors, motorcycles, trains, etc. He spots them on our walks and while riding in the car. He about launches himself out of the stroller as he tries to twist and turn and see them if we pass one - then he will look up at us with his mouth open in amazement, like "did you see that?"


LOVES his daddy! It is big excitement in our house when daddy comes home. Alex (and Buddy) will see him pull up from the front window, then they both run to the door and wait for Eric to open it....not sure which one is more excited. Alex has to check out what daddy brings in the house with him, then he will look up at Eric and run away and wait for Eric to come chase him....big fun.



Mr. Inquisitive.... Alex has to check out everything that he sees and is just the biggest explorer. He spent 10 minutes looking under the hood with Eric and he has to touch everything!


Mr. Independent.....he likes to do things by himself. He likes to use a spoon and fork and try to feed himself. He is always pushing things up the driveway - wet vac, his stroller, his cozy coupe, etc. and does not like it if I try to help him on the hilly part.

Here is another example - he likes to wear his little backpack around and I will put it on his back...

....well the other day he put it on all by himself :) .....don't worry I won't let him strangle himself!

LOVES LOVES LOVES outside. He is so happy outside and if we are inside very long he goes to the door and tries to open it. He entertains himself so well outside - he finds leaves, pushes things around, walks all around our cul-de-sac and tries to visit the neighbors, etc.

Still really likes books - I hope this continues forever!

Loves other kids! We went to the park today and he played with a 2 year old and 3 year old boy and just thought they were so cool!

We are blessed to have a sweet little boy. He is so much fun right now. He is a good sleeper and a good eater and except for his occasional fussy moments he is really pretty much a easy go lucky child.

Kitchen Duty

Alex got to play with his girl, Hastings, this weekend - my friend, Jaime, thought it would be cute to put Alex on kitchen duty in the play kitchen - apron and all..... here is the link to her blog - aren't they just so sweet together....

http://www.alittlebitmoore.com

Labor Day

We had some of our friends over on Labor Day for a pool party. The weather cooperated and it was an absolutely beautiful day.

We relaxed in the pool....




Baby Anna LOVED Buddy....


Played some yard games..... (Eric made his own MSU bag game set!)....


Grilled out some great food for dinner....


Grill Master Josh.....


Eric ran Daddy Daycare so the rest of us could eat....

One Year Pictures

My friend, Casey, does photography on the side and she is awesome - so we had her take Alex's 1 Year Pics...

Here is a link to the 30 that we chose (out of 175 that she took!).

http://www.caseycooperphotography.com/Client1105_Alex/

Daddy's Little Shadow

We are having an absolutely gorgeous weekend here - blue skies, no humidity, perfect temperatures....and we have been outside enjoying every second of it. Alex has been loving having a lot of Daddy time this weekend and has been Eric's "big helper"....

Washing the Cars.....


A little hose fun....





Checking the tire pressure....


Checking the oil.....


And of course a little time for some football! (Didn't feel like going upstairs to grab the shorts he had on earlier - thus the Fashion Don't in these pictures : ).


We taught him how to do the "touchdown" sign, but unfortunately you can only see one arm in this picture.

Weekend

Here are some pics from the weekend. Now that it is FINALLY a little cooler down there we have been able to enjoy more time outside. This weekend Alex was helping Daddy in the garage and had to do everything that Daddy did...the broom was a big hit....


BUSTED.....ooooppsss... maybe a little too much like Daddy.... (Don't worry grandmas - these were not open : ) )


Alex pretty much feeds himself now... with a little assistance with yogurt, oatmeal, etc. And it isn't always neat, that is for sure. He likes meals to be a complete sensory experience ;)....