At this point Alex can clearly say the word “more”, but we still encourage him to use sign language. I just love to see those little fingers come together for “more”.
Month: October 2010
Helping Daddy grill for dinner.
Alex learns how to build a fire.
Breakfast is always good at Gram’s house. After his usual egg, Alex had Oreos and donuts:
Morning snuggles.
I had enlisted my Aunt Beverly’s help to get Mom to Cracker Barrel for breakfast. My Mom and my great Aunt Eva Nell often go to breakfast on Saturday. It wasn’t a stretch for them to all three plan an outing. We got there early and were waiting at the table. They had to cross the entire room to get to us and my mom never once looked up. She got to the table and was still talking. We said “Happy Birthday” as a group and she finally looked up and saw us all sitting there. The surprise was definitely a success!
Mom’s swim group brought lunch for an afternoon celebration. Chris and Wade slept through the entire lunch, but Alex woke up in time for dessert.
Aunt Lissy shows Alex how to have fun on the porch swing.
Today was part one of mission “Surprise Birthday” for my Mom. My sister, Chris, Wade, Alex, and I are all arriving in Paducah today, spending the night with my Dad, and surprising my Mom on her birthday tomorrow morning. Alex woke up at his normal 6 am and we were on the road by 7:30. I had a full backseat, but Alex, Madison, and Tabit were all on their best behavior. Alex was fascinated with the construction machinery on the first part of our drive, took a first nap, watched Thomas the Train, played a little, took a second nap, and watched a little Elmo. We stopped once for lunch and a diaper change and made it to Paducah by 3:30.
The hardest part was making a seven hour drive without calling my mom. I always talk to her at least once a day, even if just for a few minutes. It was a long, boring trip with no phone calls. My Dad and Laura were waiting for us when we got to their house. My Dad has three dogs and Alex quickly found his favorite, Frank.
Madison loves to run, but is obviously not a farm dog. She immediately found horse manure to roll in and was banished to the outside for the rest of the day. She also loves to swim in the pond so that helped a little with the smell.
Alex loves to explore new houses and found quite a bit to keep him entertained:
I also got to meet Leo, Grant and Christy’s baby. Leo was a big surprise. Everyone had been expecting Isabella.
My Mom did call my cell phone around 9:30 pm. I knew she wanted to check on me because we hadn’t talked and I hadn’t updated Alex’s blog. I was afraid of giving away my location or what I had done all day so I didn’t answer the phone.
Alex loves the lion that lives in B’s (my Dad’s) living room.