Alex

Easter breakfast and egg hunt at the church this morning.

Alex decided churros were the answer to a crazy day.

Everybody loves a game night.

I caught this guy hanging out in the kitchen.

After school hang out in our yard.

Alex was quite agreeable to having his daily picture taken, but he did have a few caveats.

In other news, Alex can now levitate objects while unloading the dishwasher.

Here’s a little secret: There are some perks to being the oldest. I would never let the other kids have pie for an after school snack. However, Alex gets home before everyone else and while Ben is still napping. He can have it eaten and cleaned up without anyone else knowing. (After all, he did bake the pie…)

Bingo night at church. This guy wasn’t sure he wanted to come, but he had a good time after all.

It’s 3/14, which is Pi Day. Alex took it upon himself to make us a chocolate chip pie.

Alex hunting through the “shoe basket.”

Alex is rationing the bread his MKE friends brought and has found his favored method of toasting it.

Alex does this multiple, multiple times a day. I used to really wish he would get a glass. Then I look at the number of glasses Teague uses a day. There is no win here.

Alex is patiently waiting for me to finish all my things so that we can watch Hamilton together. He saw a few clips in class and now wants to watch the entire play.

Morning chores.

Lazy Saturday.

Alex made chocolate crepe batter and has been making two crepes for breakfast each morning.

Alex has taught me new acronyms lately. He leaves his computer “farming” and tells me he is leaving it AFK (Away From Computer). This is fine overnight but it has proven a little too tempting for Ben. He can’t help but press buttons which then messes up Alex’s plans.

Saturday = chore day.

Evidently Alex didn’t leave his room without a lot of persuasion.

Alex is flying through his electronics time so I am letting him earn some extra time with chores that help me out. Tonight that meant cooking dinner.

Birthday donuts!

Alex learned a new skill today. When you have friends over and you make a mess, you learn to clean carpets.

It was a busy night at our house with multiple sleepovers (and Teague had a playdate earlier in the day). I’m hoping tomorrow everyone is very chill.

Sometimes after everyone else is in bed, Alex and I sneak in some cheese dip and chips.

Some evenings I feel like this child never goes to sleep. He joins Wade and I in the living room and is capable of staying up later than me.

New bedding for his birthday and hanging out in his favorite spot.

Alex and his friends often walk up to the town Common and visit the gas station for snacks and then hang out at the Library. Alex almost always stops by home and drops off his backpack and waits till his friends walk by our house before he runs to catch up with them. Having a house between the Middle School and the local hang out isn’t a bad thing.

We had four extra houseguests this weekend so the mail definitely didn’t get checked. There were several birthday cards waiting for Alex in the mailbox today.

Birthday donuts are the best.

Alex has been waiting for these visitors all week and they are finally here!