LOTS OF CATCH-UP!

We have been VERY busy and it shows by my lack of blogging during the last 30 days!  Here goes a huge catch-up!

Charlie was here for a three week school so we really enjoyed getting to see him on the weekends!

Charlie had to work Saturdays, but that turned out alright the first weekend because Alex and I had tickets to the circus!  We were on the second row and didn't miss any action.  We also got there early and got to walk through the animals' living spaces.  That was definitely the closest Alex has gotten to elephants and tigers and it was really awesome!  They even started to bathe the elephants and get their headdresses on in preparation for the show.  Alex LOVED watching all the elephants from so close!

 The show (Ringling Brothers) was spectacular.  You name it they had it.  Alex was a little scared of the clowns at first but was fine by the end.  We even snacked on popcorn and ice cream, what a treat!

 These two "strong men" were incredible...they were spinning phone poles and all sorts of crazy stuff!

 Alex wanted to put this picture on the blog, showing Rummy ate his basektball. 

 We have been eating dinner outside a lot, enjoying the AWESOME socal weather!

 On Sunday, we went to Legoland with Uncle Charlie, including the new waterpark!  The water was quite chilly but that didn't stop Alex from wearing out those water slides!  We also rode the lazy river multiple times.  They have some innertubes that have a bottom so Alex just perched right in it and we rode around the big circle.  Charlie made sure I got soaked everytime we passed a sprayer or waterfall...he pushed my side of our double tube right into "harm's way!"  Thanks, Charlie!  Alex thought it was hilarious...he had a blast and was really tired by the time we left!  Thanks for going with us Uncle Charlie!

 Alex and I have also been doing lots of swimming.  His three months of swimming lessons ended in July so we've been practicing a lot at home.  It's so nice to heat the pool up and enjoy it on the hot days!

 We just had fresh sod put in the backyard for Rummy (and us, it was an eyesore) and it looks great!  A few of the squares have browned a bit so I have the sprinklers on more often...hopefully it helps!

 Yesterday I took a day off from work and Alex and I went to the Safari Park.  As usual, we had a great time and got there when it opened before it was really hot!

COMING SOON:  My trip to Bridgeport, CA, and Alex's week with Poppy and CC!

ALEX THIS WEEK

Look out, it's Spiderman!

My newest project (started Feb 4th) is growing an avocado tree.  I will continue to update with pictures-it's actually growing really fast and is bigger than the picture below, taken on 29 June.  I just started my second tree, which is recommended for cross pollination.  These little trees will be moving with us for years to come because it takes up to 4 years to produce fruit!  Stay tuned for the avacado updates...

Alex loves his gladiator costume from Grammy and has finally warmed up to it.  He says it's his costume to "get the bad guys."  

SWIMMING VIDEOS

Long Swimmer from Carrie Cornelius on Vimeo.


Alex is doing really well at swim lessons...check out his progress in these two videos from Sunday.  The password for each video is alex. 


Dolphin Dive from Carrie Cornelius on Vimeo.

CRAZY HAIR DAY

The summer program started at Alex's daycare this past week and they are doing lots of fun stuff...bounce houses,field trips, water play days, show and tell days, etc.  On Thursday, it was "Crazy Hair Day."  Amber does a good job of checking the summer program counselor and she did an AWESOME job on his hair.  She took Alex to the party store and they bought colored hair spray earlier in the week.  She showed me and I said it was great, but not to let him watch in the mirror as she did it b/c he might not like it at first.  This is from an email she sent me since I didn't get to see her Thursday afternoon:

"He was VERY excited for it this morning...until he saw it on his head. He was crying that it was too crazy so I let him put some in my hair (both colors) to show him it was okay. He calmed down when I explained it was kind of like Halloween, where everyone at school would have crazy hair too and that it will come out in the bath. I took a few pictures. He was being a little ham this morning not wanting to smile so I did the best I could. Some pictures show how his hair looked.

I have a feeling that he'll want to do it again, one of the girls in his class saw him and said "Oh Alex, I LOVE your hair!" He immediately ran to the mirror with the "yeah, I'm a babe" look. Too funny!"



GREEN EGGS AND HAM

Marc and I went to Torrance, CA, for a weekend in May (for work) so Poppy and CC came down to stay with Alex and Rummy.  They sure had fun!!  Alex asked for green eggs and ham and Christy delivered!

THANK YOU AGAIN CHUCK AND CHRISTY!!!

LEGOLAND

We enjoyed a fun trip to LegoLand last weekend...here are the pics!