While I am SUPER bored at work... I decided to update and add the Father's Day information (I will add pictures this evening).
In the morning, Pat opened his presents (surprise...another XBox 360 game! He's become sooo easy to shop for). And then Alex and I made Strawberry Vanilla pancakes and a chocolate chip cookie cake. The cake we took to Gramps' place. At Gramps', it was Gramps, Aunt Kate and us for lunch. Alex ran around Gramps' apartment and refused to eat too much. We said our goodbyes around 1:30pm and hoped that Alex would fall asleep in the car. Unfortunately this did not happen and Pat had to take Alex out for a ride. This time, Alex fell asleep (at 3:30 pm) and slept until 4:15 pm. The boys then went for a walk and I got the Father's Day dinner ready. After dinner, Alex reused to sleep (again) 'til 10:15 pm and woke up around 1:30 am for a bit.
Overall... a busy Father's Day!
On Sunday, the 25th, we celebrated Chinese New Year (I need something to plan and decorate for). We made chinese latterns and a dragon, ate "interesting" chinese food (a first for me and Alex), set off fireworks, and then paraded through the house in the dragon to welcome good luck. Overall, it was a fun family adventure and Alex still parades around his room in the dragon for any "spookys".
With Christmas and New Year's behind us, it has been hard to slow down and keep the excitement. So... we decided to do the Spanish celebration of 3 Kings Day. We put out our shoes and food for the 3 Kings. Alex and I made a piñata and Abuela and Alex broke it. We decorated crowns, Abuelo sang "We 3 Kings", and had the special bread with a sweet chocolately treat. We watched Dora and Diego's 3 Kings Day special at 8pm and finally, enjoyed the presents left by the Kings. Overall, it was a fun family night :)
