Throwback Thursday vl 2 - a few weeks late....

Binky Boy

Chunky boy

Messy Boy

Happy Boy

A Few Pictures to Update You

Alexander is growing like a weed.  He is eating us out of house and home...well, this would be true if all we ate was chicken nuggets and pepperoni pizza.  And Otter Pops. 

The kid loves his Otter Pops.

He also loves sitting with his daddy and watching him play computer.  Unfortunately, when he was sick, our little gamer didn't have the same energy level.

What a sweet little face.

 

Kindergarten is going great, too.  Alexander tells us about a crew of kids that play with him at every recess on the sandfield.  Mommy had a chance to meet a few of the crew and their moms at a birthday party last weekend.  Looks like playdates are in both our futures.

Alexander loves, loves, loves math and that his daddy spends every day at school, leading the class reading groups. 

 

Big Papa and Umma have been home from Arizona for a week and Alexander has spent 4 of the 7 nights at their house.

He loves his Big Papa and Umma!

Finally, a few pictures from Easter weekend.

 For the first time in years, the weather was a gorgeous 70 degrees. 

We decided a visit to Ho-Ho Papa was the best way to start our day.

"This way, Mama.  He's right over here."

Leaving Dad an egg filled with quarters.

A daughter says hello.

And then she cried.

And that was the end of that visit.

 

Once we arrived at Grandma Great's, the boys played outside before the egg hunt.

Thanks to Auntie Joanne, there was a giant bubble maker to play with!

Marigold and Adelaide got into the bubble fun, too!

 

Before long, everyone had arrived and the egg hunt began.

Lorelli hunted high and low.

Alexander found his plate.

A few presents

The Easter Bunny brought Legos, which had Alexander wondering if he had talked to Santa Claus and knew JUST want to bring him.

 

It was awfully strange celebrating Easter without Ho-Ho Papa.

 

But Uncle Steve, Aunt Joanne, Grandma Great and Umma gave it their best.

Another holiday and another reminder that life goes on.

Ho-Ho Papa wouldn't have wanted it any other way for us.

Weekend Wrap Up

• We are still battling colds around here.  So, we spent a some time cuddled on the couch, reading our new favorite book.

• On Saturday, Alexander's bestest friend, Addie, celebrated her birthday in princess style. 

Alexander rolled in as Prince Charming.

• Our little prince woke up in the midde of the night with a blazing earache.  He cried and cried, and finally fell asleep in our bed.  The doctor told Alexander this morning that he was surprised that Alexander hadn't been in pain for days as it was the worst ear infection he had seen in a week.  Our little man clearly has amazingly high pain tolerance!  He's on antibiotics and should be back to himself within days.
• It's another busy week for us but at the end of it all, Big Papa and Umma come home!  We can't wait! 

Inaugral Throwback Thursday

First few days of our life with Alexander.

January 2007

The days in the hospital passed by in a flurry of non-stop visitors, little sleep, and a lot of getting to know one another.

So many people excited to meet and love on our little man. 

No one more excited than Mommy and Daddy.

This picture makes me laugh everytime. 

I imagine Alexander is saying, "no more pictures, people."

Alexander meets his grandparents.

Alexander meets Auntie Joanne and Grandma Great

Alexander meets Auntie Kimmie and Lorelli

A few lady friends stopped by to meet our prince.

Kate

Kayla

Melinda

and Jo-Jo.

Alexander and Mommy hung out during the day,

and Daddy and Alexander hung out at night.

Finally, our family of three headed home.

For the final introduction of a boy

and his cat.

An amazing beginning of a new chapter in our lives.

Blog Anniversary - 5 years!

While I was home on maternity leave, I would send countless emails, filled with photos of the boy.  A friend of mine hooked me on blogs and I realized I could put stories to the pictures.  And stop clogging up everyone's email.  I started this blog so family could follow the life of Alexander.
Over the years, the followers of the blog have been loyal family and friends, and I appreciate you all.

Especially when the blog breaks are lengthy and you think I'm never going to post again.

I started this blog on February 7, 2008.  FIVE YEARS AGO!  Click here to read our first post.

Wow, how the time has flown by and how our sweet little baby has grown.

In honor of this five year milestone, I'm going to start something fun.  Every Thursday, I'm going to post old photos and stories that I didn't post. 

In honor of this new plan (and realizing I can make the posts over the weekend!), here is a little here and now.

At 13 months, Alexander was a very busy little boy

. 

One of his favorite activities involved emptying his toy box in order to climb inside of it.

At this age, however, he often couldn't climb out, would end up tipping himself over the edge, and Eric and I would howl with laughter at his stubborn antics.

 

Fast forward six years.

This very morning, I heard "uh-oh." from his playroom.

When I asked Alexander what happened, he told me he needed help getting out of his tire.

"Why are you in the tire?"

"I fell in."

"Really?  You fell in."

"No, not really,  I kinda put myself in here and now I can't get out."

 

Six years later the laughter continues.

Being Six

Every chapter is new and exciting adventure. 

I kinda want to bottle this chapter up and keep it forever.

 

Gone is our little boy who had only one friend in preschool.

 

Every night he enlightens us with stories about "his crew" and their adventures on the sand field, or his reading group at school, or his table group.  He has befriended two of the special education students who spend half days in the classroom.  He says whenever the two come in, he is quick to ask if he can be moved to one of the tables to help the student(s). 

 

He will tell you he likes math more than reading or writing. 

I'm not sure that is true.

 

He is a non-stop chatter box, in non-stop movement.  He high jacks my Ipad on a regular basis, and can be found in his playroom, watching/listening to the Ipad while he is working on Lego projects or coloring. 

 He often talks in the third person, which cracks us up.

"That's not right, Alex."  "Time to eat, Alex"  "Here we go, Alex"

 

Mary and David continue to be his imaginary play dates but they don't spend as much time in the car with us as they used to.  Speaking of the car, he loves to listen to Bon Jovi or the Rock of Ages CD when we drive around.  I kinda love it, too.

He has chores and responsibilities and doesn't argue when it is time to work.  He likes being our biggest helper boy.

 

Physically, he has sprouted overnight and is the cutest long-legged, gangly, skinny little boy. 

He is a tough little one when he falls and when he cries, we know it really hurts.

 

He has lost two teeth and has one wiggly one.  And he wants to know if the wiggly one on top will bring in more money from the Tooth Fairy than the bottom ones.

 

When he is excited, he jumps up and down, claps his hands and laughs uncontrollably.

When he is frustrated, he throws himself down and tears start flowing uncontrollably.

Whatever emotion he is feeling, he feels intensely

 

Alexander and his dad laugh about farts, poop, and other boy related topics (like superheros). 

Alexander and his mom cuddle as she reads Harry Potter to him.

 

He's growing up.

We are so lucky he is ours.