Puppy Love

On MLK JR. Day, Alex and I gave Daddy a break and went with Aunt Laurie, Rachel and Josh to visit Miss Catherine. Miss Catherine has rescued a Australian Shephard dog that just had 3 puppies. Alex enjoyed seeing the puppies but quickly got bored. However, he became FASCINATED with the cage and pretended he was Diego and rescued the puppies. Alex spent more time in that cage than out :)

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 :)

Weekend update

This weekend, all of us went to visit Fairfield. Since Liz is in Phoenix, Alex was able to sleep in his own room (bonus)!

While in Fairfield, Alex was able to visit with Abuelos and his great-grandparents. He can now say Magnee (it is easier!) and again loved playing with Copper.

Besides visiting, Alex enjoyed eating green beans, stolen apples, and pizza (venturas).

Other fun weekend news, Norah Ray Patterson was born on Saturday and Janice and Matt were wed.

August 18th-20th

Besides the updated pictures on the webpage, these were pictures that we selected from our family portrait.

Other than picking pictures, Alex hung out with the Abuelos while I went to a Bridal shower for Janice Beall. During this time, Alex stepped in tar and had to get new shoes and pants.

Alex also got to visit with all the Great-Grandparents on Saturday and Sunday. He also wanted EVERYONE to see Copper. He would pull everyone's hand out to Copper's Box. He would then chase Copper around the house and then scream at him, PUPPY and NITE NITE! It brought a lot of great smiles :)

On Monday, Alex helped out at the Market. He would carry everything around and stack it in new places. In the afternoon, Abuela, Alex and I visited Boyd's Bear. We ran through all 4 floors and Alex liked checking out the displays. Towards the end, I went shopping and Abuela and Alex checked out the statues. When I found them, Abuela was holding on to Alex by his shirt. Both were a tad tired.

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 :)

End of the Week

This week has been busy :)

On Monday we had visits from Laura Nelson and her puppies (that Alex LOVED!!!), and Liz and Joe.

Then Mommy was able to scrapbook while Alex was at Tara's. Thankfully the rota virus ended Tuesday....who knew solid poop could be soo exciting ;)

On Thursday we went to see Mimi who had a minor operation. Alex loved playing with Mimi's fan and checking everything out. Thankfully everything went well with the surgery

Today, Alex's last I tooth broke through. So here ends the cranky slobbering baby for a bit! (hopefully!)

We also heard from Pat's brother, John...he proposed to Michelle last nite and they are going to try for an '08 wedding.

Also Alex has been more talkative and playful since his surgery. His attention span has even lengthened from 5 seconds to maybe 10 ;) He now enjoys watching TV and playing in the bathtub again.

The webpage has been updated with random but cute pictures :)

We're off to Fairfield this weekend for lots of things. There should be new material to put up when we get back :)

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.