January to date...

New Year's Eve was BUSY! We started off fairly quiet in the morning and then Becky W. and Jessie D. joined us for lunch. It was a great time to chat and just hang out. Alex did really well and even sat at the table with us and ate. However, around 2ish (before nap time), Alex used his potty by himself but did not put his pants back on. He did don his fireman hat and ran around the kitchen screaming FIRE, FIRE, FIRE. This really impressed Jessie; especially, when he hid under the table as I came at him with his pants. Thankfully, I was able to get him dressed and Abuela came home to put him down for a nap.

Then, in the evening, we went to Uncle Steve and Aunt Laurie's house and then the Mosser house. Both places, Alex was accosted by dogs and at the Mosser house, climbed into a dog cage to be safe ;)

On New Year's Day, I cashed in my "family event" card for the month and we all went to Magnee and Pap's to watch the Rose Bowl. The outcome wasn't what we wanted but the food was good and the company well....wasn't too happy :)

After that...it has been a quiet and relaxing weekend. However, January seems to be filling up with events :)

Nov. to Fairfield

I know I have been REALLY bad at blogging but here's the November picture/update. Before Thanksgiving, Pat had pneumonia and I broncitis. Thankfully, Alex stayed healthy. Then, on Thanksgiving, we went to Pat's Uncle Joe and Aunt Joan's house in NJ where Alex LOVED chasing Delancy around the house. After a nice evening there, Alex and I drove to visit my family in Fairfield while Pat stayed and studied.
While in Fairfield, Thursday night, Alex spiked a fever of 102. Luckily, motrin, tylenol and running around in a diaper at 2am helped bring that down. After that, he did well during the day and visited with the Donaldsons on Friday. Saturday, he ran a fever all day and learned to climb out of the pack 'n' play. Needless to say, he did not get a nap. So on the drive home, he slept from Gettysburg to Lancaster and then screamed to Aston. It was great... However, that Monday, we went to the Doctor's and he said it was just a cold... go figure...

Time at Fairfield

This weekend has been busy!

After arriving safely on Friday nite, Saturday morning we visited Mammaw and I got my grading done. Then in the afternoon, we ran some errands and went to Erin Overholtzer-Rose's wedding reception. Alex had a blast! There were bubbles, kids to play with and dancing. Shannon Long also had her daughter there, Olivia (3 weeks). Alex was VERY jealous when I help Olivia. But kept trying to feed her his supper. He was a very busy boy!

On Sunday, Alex had an active morning of chasing Copper and then getting his picture taken with the family. After being VERY good, he got to jump in the pool with the Abuelos. Later that evening, we helped celebrate Uncle Steve's 50th Birthday. Alex got to see a lot of family and meet the newest member, Dawson Mickey (1 week old).

Monday and Tuesday were a bit calmer. Alex got to see visit Abuela's friend Sarah and Magnee, chase Copper, play in the pool and Carroll Valley Park, and eat LOTS of peaches.

As soon as Temple's Server is up, the website should be updated with the new pictures :)

July 1 & 2nd

On Sunday, we had the Garvey Summer Birthdays (Pat, Mimi, Sarah, and Carroll). It was great to see everyone and Alex had a great time. He really loved playing with Jim and Carroll's sliding door and chasing after Tinker, the dog. Luckily, Tinker was a good sport and gave Alex a few kisses.

Monday, Alex and I traveled to Exton while Pat was at work. We dropped off Mimi's birthday present with Aunt Megan and then went shopping at Sam's. However, after unloading the items into the trunk, I shut the car keys under the milk. Thankfully, Mom and Dad gave us AAA for an Easter Present and in 45 min. we were on our way again. Alex fell asleep in the car and that made bringing everything in a tad easier.

June 30th

Happy Birthday, Mimi!

Today was a pretty big day for Alex. He went to 2 parties and survived. The first one was in Kennett Square with friends from church. Alex was 1 of 6 kids under then age of 4. He did fairly well holding his own and loved to play with everyone else's toys. It was great to see everyone and catch up a bit. It is hard to believe that 3 year ago, we were all newlyweds and not even considering kids :)

After coming home, Alex and I walked down to graduation party. There Alex terrorized Buster the dog by chasing him everywhere and enjoyed climbing on a moon bounce. He seemed to enjoy himself and the new graduate seemed to be enjoying herself as well.

Needless to say, after being outside all afternoon, Alex was exhausted and conked out at 7pm.