Christmas with Grandma Kitty and Grandpa Art

This year, one of the best Christmas presents of all was that Grandma Kitty was able to come home after being with Uncle Eric in Denver for almost one year. We are thrilled to have her back and are looking forward to spending lots of time with her. We're happy for Grandpa Art to have his wife back and very happy for Uncle Eric that he is doing so much better and able to manage on his own. Thank you God for so many miracles! We are truly blessed!

Merry Christmas - a little late!

We hope all of our friends had a wonderful Christmas. We certainly did. Santa was very good to us and we enjoyed spending so much time with our family. Here is a picture of us riding our new Christmas presents. Santa brought me a Green Machine and it is awesome. I can get it going really fast out in the cul-de-sac and then spin out. Adam got a Twist Car. You don't even have to push it with your feet. All you have to do is turn the steering wheel back and forth and that makes it go. Of course, that's not quite fast enough for Adam so he ends up pushing it with his feet to pick up some speed. The weather has been wonderful and one of our new favorite past times is to go out in the cul-de-sac and ride our new toys from Santa.

A family portrait....ehhh, not quite

They had these great picture walls for us to put our heads through at the Trail of lights. We had a good time with Daddy posing for this one.

Trail of Lights!

One of our favorite traditions is to go to the Trail of Lights every year before Christmas. They have so many bright lights and displays and the Christmas tree at the end is the coolest. It was pretty cold last night but we were able to stay nice and warm with our coats and mittens. Daddy thought to bring the wagon and we LOVED riding in there. The picture in the middle of all 4 of us was taken by a nice person at the trail. He kind of didn't get me and Adam in the picture but Mommy and Daddy sure look great! :)

Makin' Cookies

Tonight we helped Mommy make some more Christmas cookies. Daddy is going to take some to work tomorrow but there will still be plenty left for us. I enjoyed helping roll the dough and Adam and Daddy helped unpeel some of the kisses. We also made snickerdoodles! Yummy. It's only 4 more days until Christmas. We can't wait!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today we met Daddy and a bunch of his friends from work at Chili's for his birthday party. It was a lot of fun and we were able to have our favorite foods - cheese pizza and macaroni and cheese! We kept wondering where the cake was but the best part was getting to see our Daddy during the work day. Happy Birthday Daddy! We love you lots and lots and lots.

Row Row Row Your Boat

Tonight, we went to Costco with mom and dad. We were able to have cheese pizza for dinner - one of our favorites. After we did all of our shopping and came home, mommy put everything away and then we had these great boxes to play in. We made them into a boat and enjoyed rowing around the kitchen. Mommy says it is amazing how we can find joy in the simplest things!

Our Christmas Pageant

On Tuesday, we had our Christmas pageant at MDO. All of us pre-k kids did a live Nativity Scene. I was a cow and you can see me in the back row with the "Bevo horns" on my head. After we did our skit, the little ones joined us on the stage to sing Jingle Bells and We Wish You a Merry Christmas. You can see little Adam all the way to the left wearing his angel crown and Christmas tree shirt. We all did a great job and the parents were all so proud of us. Even Daddy took some time off work to come and see our pageant. It was so much fun.

An early birthday party for Daddy

Last week, we had an early birthday party for Daddy while Uncle Eric, Grandma Kitty and Grandpa Art were still here. We had steak, baked potatoes, corn and spinach. Boy was it all good (except for the spinach). After dinner, Daddy got to open his present from his family and it was a shop vac. We enjoyed wrapping ourselves in the big piece of wrapping paper and then after that, we really enjoyed helping clean up all the paper scraps with the new shop vac. What fun!

It's Slinky, It's Slinky

Uncle Eric has been here for about 6 weeks and we sure have enjoyed having him around. He teaches us all kinds of new tricks and is lots of fun to play with. Grandma Kitty, Grandpa Art and Uncle Eric were here tonight and Uncle Eric brought us Slinkies. They are awesome and we have thoroughly enjoyed running them down the stairs and over the railing. We were so fortunate to have Uncle Eric here after everything he has been through - it is truly a miracle. He and his mom and dad will be going back to Denver early Saturday morning. We'll miss you Uncle Eric!!

A visit to the doctor

Since the weather was very icy on Thursday, our school was cancelled and so was mommy's doctor appointment. It was rescheduled to today so we were able to go with her and while we were there, we were able to hear the new baby's heartbeat. It was so cool and I was pretty curious about what all that "gooey stuff" on mommy's tummy was while the doctor was listening. I am so curious about the new baby and how he/she is growing and what is going on. I told mom that I know the baby gets all of his food from the "harpsicord" and all the food that mommy eats, the baby eats. I also know that only mommies can have babies because they have "chests." I can't wait for this new baby to come. I really hope I get a sister but mommy keeps telling me that another baby brother would be great too.

Peanut butter kiss cookies

Yesterday, Paige came over to play for the afternoon. We had a great time and were able to help mom make cookies while Adam took his nap. We unpeeled all of the Hershey kisses while mom baked the cookies. Once Adam was awake, the cookies were cooled enough for us to enjoy. Yum!

Getting our exercise

Today while at the mall, we had to check everything out. One of our favorite things to do there is to ride up and down the escalator and then the elevator. After hitting those attractions, we wanted to "get our exercise" on the different machines at Sears. I was pretty tired after about 10 minutes on the elliptical (sp???) machine but it sure was fun. Of course, once I did it, Adam had to try it out too.

A visit to see Santa

Today, we went to the mall to see "Anta" as Adam calls him. He was such a nice man. I told him what I wanted for Christmas and then I told him what Adam wanted. Adam was not so sure about sitting on his lap. Once he saw that Santa had M&M's, he had no problem climbing right up there with me. This is the first year where no tears were involved with seeing Santa! When I was little, I cried and Adam cried last year. This year, we both did so well sitting with Santa!

Visions of sugarplums

Sleeping is one of the best things. Here we are completely at peace, sleeping in our beds with visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads.

Who needs a fork????

Tonight, we had spaghetti and meatballs - one of my favorite meals. It's kind of hard for me to wind up the spaghetti on my fork so I have created my own way to eat the strands of scrumptious pasta. I take one strand at a time and then suck it into my mouth. Mommy says it makes a big mess but I don't care - it tastes sooooo gooood!

Decorating for Christmas

Today, mommy took out all of the Christmas decorations and our big tree. Our favorite Christmas toy is the Little People Christmas Story. It's a little manger scene with "Mawy, Josa, and Baby Jees." Adam's favorite is the little Baby Jesus and mine is the Angel on top that you can push to make the music play. Mommy is amazed that we haven't worn out the batteries yet!

No more binky for me!!

I am so proud of myself that I don't have to use my binky for sleeping any more. I still cry a little bit at bedtime but mommy and daddy reassure me of what a big boy I am and then I seem to be fine. Here is a picture of me waking up after a full night of sleep without my binky. I'm such a big boy!!

Camera technical difficulties

Hello everyone! There have been no new pictures for a little while on our blog. Mommy and Daddy are having difficulties with the digital camera and are unable to get it to upload pictures to the computer since Adam was "using" it the other day. Hopefully they'll be able to get it fixed soon.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had a great day and were able to have all of our family here this year which was truly a blessing. Mommy, Daddy, Adam, the new baby in Mommy's tummy, Grandma Esther, Grandpa Jeff, Grandma Kitty, Grandpa Art, Uncle Eric, Uncle Buzz and Uncle Pootsky were all here. "I am so thankful for my family."

Love, Alex

All bundled up

Today it was so cold when we went to school. We were both very excited to have to get bundled up in our warm winter coats. As you can see, we were thrilled to be warmly dressed before hitting the cold weather. It is great!

P.S. Happy Birthday Miss Tiffany!

Ride 'em Cowboy!

We always love to wrestle on the floor with Daddy in the evenings after dinner. One of our favorite things to do is ride on his back like he is our horse. Tonight, we were both able to climb on together for the first time. It didn't last too long though and then Adam toppled off. What fun!

Here is a picture with our mom and dad

We love mommy and daddy almost as much as they love us. Here we all are. XOXOXXXOOO

Enjoying a breezy day at the park

Today, mommy took us to the park so we would stay out of the way while daddy painted some rooms in our new house. We had a great time and took a nice "manger" (nature) walk. I enjoy climbing on all the slides and climbing walls they have there.

I am a fairy princess

Today, we went over to our good friend's house to play. She had a bunch of dress up clothes and I thought they were great. As you can see, I especially loved the light-up princess shoes, crown and wand.

Face painting at the party!

We went to Reli's birthday party on Sunday and boy did we have fun. Our behavior left something to be desired but we sure had a good time. There was this great clown and she painted our faces with snakes. Here we are with our snakes.

Potty Time

Sometimes I like to tell my mommy and daddy that I need to go "poopee" so I can go and sit on the potty. I haven't done anything in the potty yet but I sure do like to sit there just like my big brother, Alex. Maybe one of these days, something exciting will happen on the potty.

My new big boy room!

When we moved into our new house, I got to sleep in my new big boy room and big boy bed - no more crib for me! Mommy was able to decorate my room with loaders, bulldozers and cement mixers and have it just right for me when we moved in. I LOVE my new bed and my new room. I have slept like a champ for naps and bedtime without any hitches. Going "nigh-nigh" is one of my new favorite activities! As you can see, my brother Alex likes to lay with me sometimes too. Can't wait to have some friends over to play in my new room.

Happy Halloween!

This past weekend, we moved into our new house. We have been pretty busy getting everything situated. Last night we went trick-or-treating and boy was it fun. We were pretty tired after a few blocks and decided that we had plenty of candy. It was fun to come back home and help hand out candy to the other trick-or-treaters! "Mommy, when will it be Halloween again? Why can't it be Halloween every day?"

A fun Halloween party!

Last night, Miss Tiffany invited us to the Halloween party some of her friends were having. There was pumpkin painting, trick-or-treating and we even got to have some good snacks. We're getting our fair share of candy already and it isn't even Halloween yet! :-)

Happy Fall, Y'all

Today, we went to a pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins. There were so many to choose from, it was a little overwhelming! Adam seemed to like all the funny shaped gourds the best so I helped pick out the best pumpkin with mom. Adam picked out a medium sized one and mommy picked out a little one. We had a great time and the weather could not have been any better!