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Hours of entertainment...the kitchen sink.

The Girls go to Dallas

Since Granny Annie has been here so many times there is not much around these parts that she hasn't seen or done yet. I decided that we needed to venture further, so we ended up in Dallas and thanks to Auntie Dee we got an awesome hotel right downtown for next to nothing. We left early Monday morning and got stuck in major traffic around Waco area which extended our trip by about 3 hours which was not very much fun with a broken DVD player. Sarah was in the backseat and she had to do all the Alex entertaining. We made it to Dallas finally and had a nice Mexican lunch right downtown and then headed to the Texas Schoolbook Depository to see the museum dedicated to JFK's assination. Needless to say it was very emotional being able to stand in the very place that Lee Harvey Oswald shot the fatal shots-too emotional for Sarah who had to leave. As emotional as it was it was very interesting!! We headed back to the hotel for an early night. The next (and final ) day we went shopping at some of Dallas' very high end malls-too rich for our poor pocketbooks but fun to visit and see.

Texas Days at School

Alexander's school held Texas Days at school today. The students had to dress up in cowboy/girl gear and they had an old fashioned chile cook off and mini rodeo, complete with pony rides (Ms. Maxine pulling kids on a pretend horse), tractor rides, shooting gallery and other games. Alex wore his cowboy boots which he wears all the time anyway, bandana, horse sweater, and rode his Dandee hobby horse.

Bubble Bath

Alex loves to take baths in the jacuzzi tub in mum and dad's room. He can't do this alone since it is so deep and dangerous so I am the lucky one that gets to bathe with him. Of course his favourite part is putting the bubbles on high. You can see the result of this from the pictures. This particular night a little too much soap was put in. It was way too much fun even for me.

Feeding the Ducks

Here is Alex doing one of his favourite passtimes in San Gabriel Park. But he only feeds the nice ducks and geese, not the mean ones.

Sink Video

Playing with the Hose

Alex got a hold of the hose today and decided that he needed to get soaking wet. Luckily it was 85 degrees outside.

Sinktime

For some reason Alex wanted to take a bath in the utility room sink tonight. He actually fit in it quite nicely, however with the amount of splashing he likes to do the room was completely soaked by the end of bathtime and we didn't even get to wash his hair.

Big Boy Bed

My little boy is growing up, right before my eyes, I love it and hate it at the same time. Tonight is his first night in his new big boy bed. We have actually had the bed for quite some time now but have hesitated about doing the transition. I finally set it up in his new room today. I didn't want him to see it until his room was all ready but that didn't happen. I left his crib up in his old room and thought that we would transition when he decided he was ready. Well that was tonight!! No question where he was sleeping tonight. It really helped too that I got him new cars sheets and blanket. He was a little hesitant to go to sleep at first and got a little teary but after lots of kisses, mole kisses (he loves to kiss our moles), hugs, etc. he settled in and I have only now just heard a little peep from him but he has quickly gone back to sleep. I have checked on him a couple of times and he is snoring away. I am hoping that the rest of the night all is quiet. It is amazing how all these little changes result in my little one growing up or I guess it is really the other way around. I love watching him grow and now when I look at him I don't see a little baby anymore I see my little boy and I can almost imagine what he will look like in a few years from now. Luckily he still loves his cuddles.

Bedtime for Alex

Alex has developed a strange bedtime ritual of having to have all of his animals underneath him before he goes to bed. At times this can be upwards of 10 stuffed animals. If we ask him which ones he needs he always replies "all of them". He actually sleeps like this most of the night. Jay and I will try to sneak some of the animals out every couple of days but they always end up back in and he usually will know if one is missing and which one it is. What a sweetheart he is!!

Another New Park

We had a playdate at a new park today down in Round Rock behind the Ikea. Very cool equipment and lots of neat new restaurants around. Only one way in the park and one way out!! Gotta love that.

My Fourth Haircut

Today was about 80 degrees (Fahrenheit) and absolutely gorgeous. This is the weather I live for. Alex was in desparate need of a haircut so we took him to the barber that Jay goes to, Mark. He had actually been there before but I didn't go with them so there was no photos of the event. Jay is not great with the camera. The first time Jay took him I guess no one wanted to do the toddler's hair for fear of kicking and screaming so Mark got stuck with him. Everyone in the whole shop was pleasantly surprised with how well Alex did. He just sits there and watches in the mirror. They couldn't stop talking about how great he was. This time was no different, he has this cute look he does when he is trying not to smile that I think I captured in one of the photos. He got a big lollipop at the end. After the haircut we went and fed the nice ducks, not the mean ones and then out for dinner. What a great day we had!!

Rainy Days

We have been blessed with three days of rain here in Georgetown. And that always means going out exploring, today we went out in our new Old Navy rain boots. Alex has about 4 pairs of rain boots thanks to Lorra however this is the first pair that actually fit.

Cars

Alex is still fascinated by all the characters from the movie Cars. Today we went to a Nascar party as a friend's house and their son had at least 50 of those Cars. Alex brought them all out from the toy room and lined them up while we all watched the race. He did this for the better part of two hours. This was also the same party that Jay and I won the Nascar contest and each took home $30. It is always nice to leave a party with more money than you came with.

Dinner Time

Playdate Fun

Alex went to his friend's house today and had a blast. She had the coolest playhouse ever. It was like a mini house complete with kitchen sink, stove, hardwood floors, flowers, air conditioning and tons more. All the kids loved it. These are some pictures of Alex in the playhouse and all the other fun stuff he got to do. Wouldn't it be fun to have one in your backyard?

Ready, Set, Play

This is Alex at Ready Set Play-one of the many places we frequent especially when it rains or is very hot outside. This particular day was a birthday party for a friend of Alex's.

Swimming Lessons

On February 2, 2009 our new recreation center opened just down the street in Georgetown. We have been waiting for this to open for a long time. It was worth the wait. Alex loves the new indoor pool-so much that it is really hard for me to leave the place without taking him swimming. It actually works out great because after my workout we go to the pool together for his mini workout. I can already see improvement in his confidence in the water. He can jump in and swim to me (just a few strokes). The pool is very kid friendly with lots of fun lights and water squirty things. There is an outdoor part to the pool too that will open in the summer. This is Alex in the change room eating his snack. Swimming definitely builds up an appetite.

Getting Creative

Alex coloring at the kitchen table, this is pretty much the only way I can make dinner anymore.

SuperBowl

We had our own little Superbowl party. Jay made Aelx's favorite, guacomole and we had a little picnic in front of the television with our snacks.