Baby Got Back

Larry was flipping through the TV channels today and we noticed that whenever there was a song on, Alex would get up and start dancing (well, his version of dancing). Larry turned it to the music channels and one of the songs that came on was "Baby Got Back". Alex loved it and was dancing all around the room...it was so funny!

I quickly grabbed my cell phone so I could record it! Yes, the quality of the video is terrible, but if you can get passed that, it is hilarious!

Photo Collage

After playing around with a photo editing program this evening, I came up with the following picture collage.

I thought it turned out really well and decided to share it with all of you! Let me know what you think :)

I might start making more collages instead of adding a slideshow when I only have a few pictures to show you all!

First Ice Cream Cone

Can you believe our little man has never had his own ice cream cone before?! Well, believe it!

He has had cups of ice cream and ice cream cake, but never had his own ice cream cone! Well, today at Chik-Fil-A we fixed that! We traded in his toy and got him an ice cream cone.

At first, he wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with it. Once Daddy showed him how he was supposed to eat it, he loved it! Surprisingly, he wasn't too messy with it!

I only had my cell phone handy, so the pictures aren't the best quality, but they are really cute!

Park Day

We having been having absolutely beautiful weather here, so we decided to take advantage of it and take Alex to the park. We took him to a newly remodeled park. They had quite a few things that he had never see before and loved! Because the playground is new, the colors were so bright and vibrant - it looked amazing against his orange shirt in the pictures.

Unfortnately, Alex was in a little bit of a mood. Not necessarily a bad mood, but a non-smiling mood! I didn't get very many pictures of him smiling - sorry for that! I guess it just reminds me that you can't predict how pictures will go with an almost 2 year old!

After he played on the playground, he ran to the nearby soccer fields. Larry chased Alex around and Alex had a blast. He was laughing like crazy and growling (yes, it is a new thing and it is interesting)! At the soccer field, he decided that it would be a great idea to throw himself on the goal. He did so and hung from the netting and then he got stuck in the net! So funny and it just goes to show you that you never know what you can expect from Alex.

Enjoy some of our pictures from our time at the park:

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Game Day

ROLL TIDE!

The very first Alabama game of the season is on TV. Larry is eagerly watching the Alabama game and I am uploading pictures to the website!

Today we put Alex in his jersey and hat and took him to the park and beach on Pax River (the Naval Base). He had a great time at the park and enjoyed the beach as well! I made Larry wear his jersey so I could get some pictures of them together with their jerseys on. I got quite a few and think they turned out really good!

I got a ton of great pictures - I had a hard time in choosing which ones to put on the slideshow.

Enjoy the pictures :)

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Alex LOVES Presents...

...just like his Mommy!

Alex got a package in the mail from Grandma Becky and Grandpa Pete. He got a "Dooby-Doo" care package - "Dooby-Doo" big boy Underwear, a "Dooby-Doo" swimsuit and "Dooby-Doo" gummies! He was pretty much in "Dooby-Doo" heaven!

He enjoyed everything and we got a few cute pictures with his new stuff! He tried on his underwear - making me let him do it all by himself!

Thank you Grandma Becky and Grandpa Pete for thinking of Alex!

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Jump Yard Videos

We got a few videos of Alex sliding down the big slide at the Jump Yard. We think they are pretty funny!

Enjoy!

Jump Yard

Larry and I took Alex to the Jump Yard this afternoon. He had such a great time! He loved being able to show Daddy the inflatable toys and ran around like crazy.

Our son has no fear, he was climbing up the tall slides like a pro and having a blast sliding down them! He befriended a little girl and enjoyed following her around the place.

Here are some pictures of Alex at the Jump Yard:

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Roll Tide Roll

It is that time of year again...College Football!

Our house will soon be filled with noises of Larry (and Alex) cheering "Roll Tide"! Alex got a new shirt and jersey this year - he grew out of his shirt from last year, so we HAD to replace it! We decided to let Alex wear his shirt tonight and it looked so cute on him. He has also been wearing his hat a little more lately - he prefers to put it on backward :)

I took this picture after his nap and on the way to get his haircut this afternoon. He had just eaten a cookie, so excuse the messy face!

We plan to put him in his jersey tomorrow for game day and take some pictures of him in that! Hopefully we will get a few good shots of Larry and Alex in their jerseys!

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!

Flexible Kid

I have no idea how our little monkey managed to put his whole body into this basket and watch TV, but he did...and I thought it was hilarious :)

He did find it a little more difficult to get out of the basket and started yelling "Help, Help!" Silly boy!

Thanks Aunt Sheena!

Aunt Sheena took these two pictures of Alex when she was here! I absolutely love them and had to share them with you all!

Little Monkey

Today, Alex decide to push over his kitchen and CLIMB all over it! At one point he was standing on the backside of the kitchen...like he was surfing! Some days, he is such a boy!

He pushed it down four times total today, so after the last time I just gave up and watched him carefully as he was climbing all over it!

I did take a few pictures of him on top of it:

Blessed

I know that I don't say it often enough, but I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband that works so hard to provide for our family. I am lucky to be able to stay home and raise our growing, sweet boy. I don't have to miss a minute of his life and for that, I will be forever greatful to Larry. Thank you Larry for all that you do for us!

There are days when it is challenging to be a stay-at-home mom, but today Alex was in such a good mood, giving kisses and loving on his Mommy! I am so blessed!

I had no make-up on, but besides that I thought this was a good picture:

The next two are kisses for Mommy:

Here is a slideshow with some pictures that I took today:

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Cell Phone Pictures

I decided to clean off my the pictures on my cell phone and post some of the cute ones on here! I know they aren't the best quality, but they sure are cute!

Curled up and watching "Dooby-Doo" - it is the only thing that keeps his attention longer than 2 minutes:

I have no idea why he was watching TV like this - too funny:

Riding in the car with his construction goggles on:

Ready to go...with his construction hat on and his backpack packed with his Scooby-Doo toys and tools:

Laying on Daddy's lap:

He LOVES His Dogs...

I know this picture is horribly blurry, but I couldn't help but share it with everyone! I think it is so cute and shows just how much Alex loves his dogs!

I had the misfortune of taking the dogs to the vet today! Yes, all three dogs, Alex and I went to the vet! It was a long 2.5 hour visit, but surprisingly the dogs and Alex behaved. I have to thank the makers of the portable DVD player and Scooby-Doo for occupying Alex during the visit!

On the way to the vet, Buckwheat hopped over the backseat and climbed into Alex's lap. Alex was so excited to have a riding buddy :) Don't worry, I took this picture at a stop light...not while I was driving!!

Birthday Dinner

Since my birthday fell on a Thursday, we decided that we would wait until Saturday to go to dinner for my birthday. Our original plan was to get a babysitter for the night and just the adults go out to dinner, but that fell through so Alex went with us! He was really good during dinner - I think he knew that we were celebrating my birthday :)

On Saturday night, we went to dinner at Stoney's on Solomon's Island Pier - a nice little seafood place.

Before dinner as we were walking on the boardwalk, we took a few pictures and I got a few pictures of Alex while we were at the table.

Larry and I before dinner - I love this picture:

Sheena and I before dinner:

Alex and I after dinner - he was too busy look at the boats to look at the camera:

Alex during dinner:

Looking at something so hard that it is making his eyes cross - too funny:

Park Time

We went to the park this morning with Aunt Sheena! We decided to show her our favorite park here in Maryland at the nearby elementary school.

It rained last night, so there were a few puddles inside some of the tunnels and on the slides. No worries, it did not deter Alex and he had a great time splashing in the puddles and getting soaking wet!

We took his four-wheeler and he had a blast riding it on the basketball court in the middle of the playground. We took a bunch of pictures - he was being quite photogenic. Enjoy!

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Lucky Girl

As some of you may know, a couple of months ago I got the brilliant idea for Larry to play “30 Days Before 30”. The point of it was to celebrate my birthday….for 30 days. See, such a brilliant idea! At first, Larry did not think that this was as brilliant of an idea as I did. Eventually, he came around and he did such a great job with it. I told him at the beginning that I didn’t want anything big, just something small to surprise me each day! Every day for 30 days, he gave me something small, such as a card, candy or notes. I loved it – it gave me something to look forward to every day and definitely put a smile on my face. I could not have imagined any better way to celebrate my birthday!

The day before my birthday, Larry sent me flowers. It was by far the biggest, prettiest arrangement that I have ever received. He had them put in 10 red roses, 10 pink roses and 10 calla lilies – yep, 30 flowers!

Also, on the day before my birthday, Larry told me that I needed to go to Baltimore Airport to pick up a surprise visitor. I went to the airport just like he told me and was so excited to see Sheena there waiting for us.

On my birthday, Larry made us blueberry pancakes (one of my favorites). He stayed home from work in the morning, but had to go to classes in the afternoon.

Shortly after getting home from the Sprayground, I received a fruit arrangement from Edible Arrangements. Amanda, Josh, and the cats sent me a chocolate covered strawberry arrangement with a balloon. It was incredible looking and tasted even better. I meant to get a picture of it before I started eating it, but I forgot! I ate the first chocolate covered strawberry just a few minutes after I got it – no time for a picture. I have seen many commercials for Edible Arrangements, but had never got one. I highly recommend it for anyone that is looking to send someone something. So much neater than flowers and yummy, too!

On my birthday, I got several cards from family and friends. It was so nice to know that people were thinking of me and sending cards. By far, the best card that I received was from Alex. I think Larry drew the pictures and wrote the words, but Alex colored it and it is the most beautiful thing that I have ever seen. It is so special to me and I think I will treasure it always.

Thank you to everyone who made my birthday special. I was overwhelmed by the cards, presents, text messages, phone calls and Facebook posts. I am a lucky girl!

Construction Worker?!

Maybe he has a career as a construction worker...or perhaps a career with the Village People singing YMCA!

Sorry for the poor quality!

Birthday Cake

Alex loves ice cream birthday cake!

Larry got me a cake from Brusters - it was so yummy! It was yellow cake on the bottom, strawberries in the middle and birthday cake ice cream (with blue frosting) on the top!

After dinner, we had birthday cake and Alex really enjoyed it! We took a bunch of pictures of Alex eating my birthday cake, but for some reason they weren't on the camera when we downloaded them. Thankfully, Sheena had taken a few - here they are: