Tumbling Fun

We met our friends Katie & Zack and their son, Ty, at the Betty Brinn museum this afternoon and the boys had a ball playing together. There were so many neat activities but Alex's favorite was the big baby play pen where he could tumble and roll on giant blocks. Alex was the most outgoing we've ever seen him making friends with all the other kids and their parents too. He could have played in there all day!

I rule this play pen!

Alex and Ty playin' peek-a-boo!

So many things to crawl in and explore!

The boys fixin' up their car together.

Silly Baby Alex Man

Our Little Valentine

Alex enjoyed some heart-shaped pancakes for his Valentine's Day breakfast. We also make heart-shaped sugar cookies & Alex loved the heart-shaped valentine's he received from his daycare friends. We are so lucky to have Alex as our little Valentine this year!

Happy Valentine's Day, Baby Cakes!

9 Months Old!

Alex turned 9 months old today! He's had a very productive month. He's trying a lot of new foods. He loves cheerios, pickles, oranges, yogurt, graham crackers and bananas. This morning he had breakfast with Mommy and Daddy and enjoyed his first pancake (dipped in syrup of course). Lately, he's been a drool machine so I think he's getting more teeth soon to add to his two bottom teeth. He started clapping on his own and will usually do it on demand now. We're still working on waving hello and goodbye. He is crawling and climbing everywhere. He can easily pull himself up on furniture and walk around it. He's working on getting more balance to stand on his own. He's babbling a ton and squeals when he gets excited. He is still sleeping great (about 11 hours each night). He is so much fun to watch and makes us smile every day!

Silly Alex Man!

Mommy makes the best pancakes ever!

Our little soccer pro!


Yeeeeeaaaa for Alex!!!!

Celebration Time!

We all headed over to celebrate Grandpa's birthday tonight. We had cake roll for dessert which is one of Grandpa's favorites! It might not have been exactly like you remember it as a kid, Dad, but it sure was good! Our gatherings are getting more and more hectic as our family keeps expanding and the kids are getting older and more playful with each other. I know we have awhile yet, but it will be nice when it warms up so the kids can burn off their energy outdoors!

Yummy Cake Roll

Grandpa and his grandkids

Check out my new big boy shoes. Thanks Auntie Joan!!

Lookin' Good, Tyler!

We got to babysit our nephew, Tyler, tonight so his mom and dad could have a date night! Alex was such a good boy with another baby in the house. Tyler was all smiles once we put him in more comfortable clothes (see pics below). You are such a good baby, Tyler. We'll babysit you anytime:)

Such a happy boy!

Playtime with the boys

Please Uncle Dave. Just let me wear the outfit for a little while.

I promise, I won't tell my Daddy!

Go Cubs Go!

Fun New Toys

It's always great to get hand-me-downs and I can appreciate it so much more now as a parent! Alex is so lucky to have his cousin, Logan, just 1 year older than him. His clothes are a perfect fit, especially since it matches up to the different seasons throughout the year. We also benefit from all the great toys Logan (& Hailey) received as babies on up. So Alex had fun playing with his new toys this past weekend. He absolutely loves them!

Alex had a playdate with his cousins.

(He was caught pulling Hailey's hair during this picture.)

This tower has already been hours of fun!

Slam Dunk! Another win for the Alex Man!

Alex started giving high fives!

Storytime with Daddy

Updates & Pics...

Again, not much new but I thought I'd post some pics from the week. Alex continues to amaze us with how much he is learning & growing. He cracks us up with all the silly things he does each day.

One of the many faces he makes.

Waterfall time!

Time to brush my hair!

Alex is up to no good!

Alex is starting to eat more table food. So far, nothing he dislikes.

We got together for a Friday night Fish Fry last week with the fam. It's impossible to dine in with 4 kids now so we took it to go. The kids had fun playing together afterwards. The adult kids had fun too! Hailey brought her nerf gun from Christmas which was a big hit for everyone!

Sharp Shooter, Hailey

Getting some lovin' from Grandma

Carla's maternity leave ended so it was a huge reality check for her last week when she had to return to work. She made it through the first week, though, and celebrated with a glass of wine:)