Happy Mother's Day

To all the wonderful women and the people who support them :)

Updated pictures

So...my laptop is having fits but I was able to upload pictures from my parents' house from Halloween. Here's the link: Halloween '08

Enjoy and as always, feel free to leave a comment :)

Fairfield Visit

June 27th to July 2nd, Alex and I spent the time at Abuelos while Daddy was busy with his BarBri classes. The time was spent interviewing, visiting family and friends, riding tractors, and driving his trike. Alex and I had enjoyed ourselves!

Donaldson Party

On Friday evening, all the Donaldson's got together for pizza and to celebrate Alex's birthday. Alex quickly warmed up to everyone and enjoyed his pizza and chips. He also enjoyed sharing and playing with his new presents.

While they napped

Alex and I went out to Fairfield, March 20th-22nd. On the 21st, Abuela and Tia needed a nap; so Alex and I had to vacate the house :)

So we went to see Abuelo at Cherry Hill. At Cherry Hill, Abuelo and Alex threw sticks and explored a bit. We then waved to David, who was fertilizing, and then shut the gate.

The big fun was "driving" Abuelo's tractor. First I had to get in it and then Alex wanted to drive. He spent a lot of time exploring Abuelo's tractor and had lots of fun!

After Abuelo's tractor we took a ride to the top of the mountain to see the view and then Abuelo had to get back to work. So we went to see Mammaw for a bit and rearrange her Easter Decorations.

Over all...it was a fun time :)

Spring Break

To start off my Spring Break and end Pat's, he and I went away to Atlantic City to see LIVE in concert at the Borgata. While we were away enjoying ourselves, Magnee and Abuela had the Alex experience. He told them all what to do and talked alot. He also did not want to take a bath for Abuela and had a hard time going to sleep. The real kicker was the 4:20 am nightmare that kept everyone up. I believe Magnee and Abuela were glad when we got back and they could go home :)

Ladies Man

Saturday was very busy for Alex. He got to see most of his immediate family!

Saturday morning it was the Carrs. Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts, he did not get a nap but did get a great pirate boat from Gramps (which he loves!). So he was a bit cranky.

In the afternoon, Abuelos saved us from too cranky Alex. We went for a walk and Alex met a playmate, Jada. Jada was a little 15m girl who had a great time with Alex. They both liked to run, hug, kiss and generally follow each other around. It was adorable! In the picture, they were playing peek-a-boo.

Christmas in Fairfield

This is Alex and Abuela, on Boxing Day. After opening present Christmas morning in Aston, we drove out to Abuelos during nap time. Christmas evening was enjoyed with the Donaldson family and Alex received many great books and a big John Deer tractor. On Boxing day, we exchanged present with Abuelos and that evening went to Erin and Matt Rose's house to spend time with my Fairfield friends.
Thursday and Friday was a lot of visiting and playing with toys. On Saturday, we packed everything up and then went to Mammaw's in the evening. There we enjoyed a silly Pollyanna, where Alex almost came away with Exacto knives and a tape measure (thank you Rich for stealing that!). After a nice evening, we came home and are now trying to get our apartment/lives ready for the new year.

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...

Prayer Request

Please keep my grandfather, Guy Donaldson and family in your prayers. This week he was diagnosed with Lymphoma and goes to the oncologist on Monday.

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 :)

The Weekend

This past weekend at Fairfield was very busy. We left Aston at 9am on Friday. From here we went to Mimi's park to try to tire Alex out. Thankfully it worked and he slept all the on the Turnpike and most of Rt 15. Then we hit McDonald's and then saw the Abuelos. At the Abuelos, Alex got to swing on the new swing and was moved to the "guest" room. Needless to say, Alex was not impressed with the new room and screamed almost every night.

On Saturday, Alex and I helped out Magnee and Pap at the New Oxford Market. Alex kept Magnee and Pap busy and in smiles, waving to all the cars and birds. In the afternoon, Alex played with Abuelo and we went to a Party at Alicia Duff's. We had a great time and were able to talk and catch up with a few people. Once we got back, Alex played with the Abuelos before heading to bed.

On Sunday, Everyone went to the Gettysburg Amphitheater for church. Alex was not interested in sitting and explored with Abuela. After the service, we all went to Friendly's were Alex woofed down sausage and home fries. Following a nap and some food, Alex played outside under the watchful eyes of the Abuelos and Mammaw. He loves being outside
and chasing Copper (puppy) around the yard. When Mammaw went to visit Aunt Janet , Alex, Abuelos and I jumped in the pool. This was Alex's first time in the pool this year. He loved it! He especially enjoyed splashing around. The last activity was after dinner, when we went to Mammaw's for dessert. Again, Alex loved playing outside and exploring EVERYTHING.

On Monday, Alex was a crankbutt. We were packed and ready to leave at 9:45am. We went to visit Magnee to say goodbye to her and Abuelos. Alex slept fairly well on the ride home but was very unhappy once he woke up. Nothing seemed to please him until 6pm when the tylenol kicked in. Needless to say, he and I were asleep at 7pm.