Two… Take Two!
Though initially we’d planned to do a birthday event, we later decided to keep it a quiet day here at home. So we were more than happy to go up and visit Grammy and Grandpapa the following weekend and Alexander was more than thrilled to make the trip up to Continue Reading
Alexander Turns Two!!!
Well, We are now officially the proud parents of a two year old! We had a delightful birthday celebration on Wednesday- something a bit quieter at home, but we were so happy to share the day with Nana and have Papa home for his birthday lunch. Starting with wake-up, Mama Continue Reading
PandaMonium!!!
Mama took four hours of her day off today and made Panda Cupcakes for Alexander’s birthday from the book Hello, Cupcake. We received it for Christmas, and Alexander absolutely loves this book. He often pretends to make the cupcakes of various pages himself in his little kitchen, or even has Continue Reading
Friends & Frolics
We’ve been rounding out these cold winter days with some last bit winter frolicking in the snow and visiting with friends. A couple of Sundays ago, we headed back to our sledding hill with Buddies Sam and David, and David’s cousin Justin for some more snow fun and hot drinks Continue Reading
The Great Potty Training Experiment- Part 2.
Day 3- Sabbath:We were debating whether or not to go to church on Sabbath. It’s always an off-schedule day for us, and with the ‘stress’ of the whole process, keeping him alert and enthused, and wanting to avoid either a mess or regression, Serena wasn’t planning to take him. But Continue Reading
The Great Potty Training Experiment- Part 1.
Well, after much hemming and hawing and putting things off, Alexander’s renewed interest in the subject has finally sealed his fate. It might be a little ‘early’ and maybe this experiment will go down in the books as a dreaded “false start” but we had to give it a shot. Continue Reading
Our Little Valentine
We had a lot of fun last week, delving into a bit of Valentine’s bliss. On Wednesday, Mama and Alexander made cookie dough and punched out a few dozen little heart cookies. He’s always excited to get out the rolling pin and make the punches- the trickiest part, getting him Continue Reading
Olympic Hopeful: 2024
This year, Grammy and Grandpapa came with us to our annual Tumblerific event at Infinity Gymnastics. There were a few little tykes this year, so they opened a new area of the gym specifically for them. It was absolutely perfect for Alexander. Mats, tunnels, slides, rings, a climbing wall, trampolines, Continue Reading
We Are American… Therefore We Watch…
“Woah Pizza!” | “You know, Papa- that call should have definitely been out!” | Into the game It’s a once a year event- the fact that we sit down in front of the TV and watch… football. Yes, for one day, even Serena embraces her Americanism and subjects herself to Continue Reading
january projects
Alexander and his “pretty smile” with a letter for Grammy & Grandpapa We like to do little projects from time to time and did a few fun ones this month- especially around snow and snowmen. Alexander loves to paint and he loves to use a gluestick. He’s okay at coloring Continue Reading