Bathtub Giggles

Alex had the giggles this week and couldn't stop laughing with mommy!

IT CAN'T GET ANY WORSE...

...for the Steelers. They have lost two games in a row so hopefully they win on Sunday. Here we are last weekend with our neighbors' grandson John Michael in our Steelers gear, cheering them on. I guess we didn't cheer loud enough. At least Alex's Aunts Margot & Mal (and CC and Poppy) had something to cheer about, good win Bengals!

Here is Alex in his coloring/art smock. He likes to wear it even when he's done coloring. He also likes putting the crayons back into the box.

We finally set up his kitchen a few weeks ago (2 weeks after his birthday) and he LOVES it. He likes to go "shopping" with his cart and fill it with food.

Here he is cooking something on the stove.

Here he is shopping with Blue Bear.

"Cheeeeese" during a yummy dinner at his big boy table.

Hangin' out with Dad and Rummy. Alex's first official "chore" is feeding Rummy. He feeds her every morning and every night and does a really good job. He calls her in from the backyard then puts her food in the bowl saying "good girl Rummy."

Snoozin' with his giraffe on the way to Annapolis two weeks ago

Coloring with John Michael during the Steelers game.

wrestling...boys will be boys

we're not doing anything too rowdy, i promise...

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Here is Alex on his actual birthday when we blew up his Ravens punching bag that he got from Poppy and CC. He now calls it "Ray Ray" and is MUCH more agressive with him/it. It's hilarious!

Count Alexander...1, 2, threeeee. This was this weekend.

Puzzle Time...he is REALLY into these all of a sudden. Thanks to Aunt Darla and Uncle Tom for the puzzles they gave him for Christmas...he loves them!

Thank you to Aunt Margot (and Aunt Mallory) for his awesome birthday present!! Bubbles are HIS favorite bathtub pasttime and we usually have to mention them to get him upstairs to bathe!

MORE BIRTHDAY!

Well, the weeklong celebration of Alex's big birthday is over. I think he's already looking forward to celebrity treatment again next year! After having presents and cupcakes on his actual birthday, he was lucky to have Big Daddy (PawPaw) and Grandma Susie come visit this weekend. They were very generous to buy Alex a new John Deere power wheels, which he loves. When he's not riding it, he just likes to sit on it, even in the garage. We are very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family in our lives. Thanks to all our friends who came over for the Labor Day BBQ...we have to do it again soon! Alex had his two year check-up yesterday and all was well...36" tall (87%) and he weighed 26 lbs (24%). It seems as though mom's genes are presiding at this point!!

The "Gator"--notice the tongue of happiness is out

Opening his presents from Cary and John Michael

WOW...a new T-ball set! John Michael helps Alex with it too!

he still loves four wheelin'

opening his presents from Grammy and Papa...what could it be?

new animals....WOW!! Alex immediately added them to his blue wagon, where all the animals sleep. Thank you so much Grammy!

Berenstein Bear books from Grammy too!!!

cool wooden/magnet puzzle....he is hard at work with his tongue out, of course

new firetruck bean bag chair from mom and dad...this is pre-haircut

the ice cream man came on saturday afternoon so alex and john michael enjoyed popsicles after an oudoor picnic dinner. They were a total mess afterwards but they LOVED their frozen treats!

What cuties!

Susan and and I made Alex's cake Saturday...no red for the 6th balloon, it adds character. Alex crashed before eating any cake so we lit the candles, blew them out, and ate some. Sorry buddy but PawPaw wanted cake...

Reading with/to Grandma Susie...what fun it was!

haircut Saturday morning...a dum dum always gets him in the chair alone like a big boy

all done!

cruisin' around the BBQ in the Gator...notice Madeline in the back, it was fun!

breakfast out on Monday morning...a little sleepy looking here

After breakfast on Monday we took Alex to the Stafford Airport to look at the planes...somebody was doing takeoffs and landing over and over for their instrument rating so Alex saw lots of action....he loved it!! Good idea Big Daddy!

There was even a helicopter there!

Saying goodbye to Grandma Susie and Big Daddy...it sure was fun having them here!

Here is Alex cruisin' on John Michael's Harley Power Wheels. It's such a hoot!

2 DOWN, MANY MORE TO GO!!

It's hard to believe that two years have passed since our little guy entered this world! We are so blessed to have him and he is truly the light of our lives! We've come a long way and we're so proud of you!! Happy Birthday, Alex...Love, Mommy and Daddy!

What a smile...dinner yesterday!

Playground time on Sunday...still sticking the tongue out...it's a trademark.

1st Birthday, 9/1/2008

Birthday, 9/1/2007...what a little cutie!

Our little man joined the family at 11:51pm, weighing 7lbs, 1.5 ozs and he was 19" long

Lake Anna

We went to Lake Anna yesterday with a group of 14 friends and we had a blast!! We had a pontoon boat and one couple owns a ski boat. We anchored up right on a small beach, grilled out, swam, and even went tubing and skiing. It was so fun!! Alex LOVED swimming out from the beach and kept going under water intentionally, trying to swim. He was not afraid at all and was having a total blast. He had NO nap all day and when we left at 5pm he was absolutely done. He's still recovering right now...he's been napping for 3 hours right now and hasn't stirred yet!

He like his big boy life jacket!

Fun times with daddy out in the deeper water!

"Hi mommy," he kept yelling from out behind the boat! Heart melting...

Dads and kids everywhere!

The Caola's daughter, Catherine, was there and she and Alex had fun...he is only about a month older than her.

What a ham!

Little cuties!

full tummy after lunch

fruit snack break...

yummmmmmmy

Alex LOVES the foam noodles...he kept insisting on holding it and he was rolling off of it like you would trying to stand on a log while it was rolling

wweeeeeeeee

Soooooo fun!

Chowing down, entire arm in the bag...on the way back to the boat dock.

Can't get enough BBQ chips....

yum yum yum