Monday, February 10, 2014

 We took Nate to see the Monster Jam yesterday. Alexander was full of his normal antics. He enjoyed getting stuck in the fold up seats.

Too much energy to sit in the stands for long but he enjoyed walking around and exploring the stadium.

Weekend in the Mtns

 Nate and I checked out the snow sculptures in Breckenridge. This sculpture was created for kids to climb on and slide down.
 a very fast slide with ice at the bottom, ouch....he only tried it once!



 ...and a few ice sculptures from the sponsors
 Warming up in the Breckenridge visitor's center.
 Trouble at nap time.... goldfish snacks everywhere!
 Excited about skiing
fun in the dog carrier
 new trick: dumping all of the toys in one huge pile
He has the whole house to himself while Nate is at school.
 playing together with their stuffed animals
 Nighttime silliness
He picked up a shovel to copy/ help us.
 First Science Fair...Best Slime!
 Another new trick....throwing mattress out.
 Nate had his Star Week last week. He decorated a star describing his life and then got to do special things in class all week (e.g being first in line).
 Napping like a champ
Our neighbors love being out in the early morning

A Day at Walker Ranch (Just West of Boulder)

 Nate made a button the old fashioned way... with a slice of wood and a make shift drill to create the holes
learning how to blacksmith at the ranch
 chilly but nice day
 tasting the snow piles
 making crafts....snowflakes
 churning butter for the biscuits
 exploring every nook and cranny
 playing games

 a short hike after exploring the ranch

copying big brother. there is just something so fun about throwing rocks!

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Happy 2nd Birthday, Mr. Alexander!!

 
 Opening a gift from my mom at a local restaurant on Alexander's birthday
Loving the book with a built in track
 A couple of days before his actual birthday, we celebrated AJ, Gene, and Barb's birthdays (end of January Birthdays) during the big Broncos football game. This is what happened when we started singing "Happy Birthday". 
 So painful but cute to watch the meltdown. (he had no nap this day so the stimulation pushed him over the edge)

 He did enjoy a quiet moment to himself reassembling the cake once he took all of the lollipops off and licked them.
 I was trying to get a picture of all of the January birthdays we were celebrating but Alexander was a little busy! :)
 I think he is beginning to understand how this unwrapping a present thing works.


 Now time for Nana and Papa's birthday cake!
 
 

Denver Botanical Gardens