Preschool Christmas Program

Alex had his Christmas program at preschool today. Both Andy and I took off from work to come watch. Alex looked quite handsome in his fancy outfit and he did a great job performing! He sang along with his teachers and classmates and did all of the hand movements too. After the performance, everyone got to enjoy Christmas cookies. It was a fun afternoon. We are very proud of this guy!

Gingerbread House

Alex, Weston, and I worked together to put together and decorate a gingerbread house last weekend. They were both really into decorating it and took their jobs very seriously. It was a fun project to do on a cold winter day.

Christmas Tree

Alex was excited to put up the Christmas tree this year.  Both boys enjoyed putting the ornaments on. Now every morning when Alex gets up (which is often before his parents do!) he goes out and turns the tree lights on.

Best Buds

Happy 5th Birthday, Alex!

It's official, we now have a 5 year old in the house! Alex went in for his annual check up this week. He weighs 46 lb 9.6 oz (84th percentile) and is 3'8" tall (73rd percentile). Based on his current growth curve and Andy's and my height, they estimate Alex will be 5'11" when he grows up. We'll have to check back in about 12 years and see how accurate they were! This was a picture of Alex and Ms. Kay from his preschool birthday party.

We spent Thanksgiving weekend in WI. We went out to eat for a nice Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and then Friday was birthday fun day. We spent Friday morning as a family of four at Action City. We played arcade games, mini bowling, laser tag, and go-karts. We all had a lot of fun!

Friday evening we had Alex's birthday party at Sara's house. Alex decided he wanted a Turbo themed party. Aunt Sara came through as usual with her amazing cookies.

Alex loves to play games and he recently discovered the game show Minute To Win It. I thought it would be fun to play some Minute To Win It Games at his party and it turned out to be a big hit. Everyone was such good sports about playing the games. It was really fun!

Happy birthday to one amazing five year old! We love you, Alex, and are so proud of you! You brighten our lives each and every day.

Halloween

We had a fun Halloween. I was able to sneak over to see Alex's fall program at preschool. The kids sang songs and then we got to go trick-or-treating around the school and play various games they had set up. Weston and Alex dressed up as M&M's this year. We went trick-or-treating with a group of friends. Both Alex and Weston loved it. They were pretty cute!

2 Year Stats

Weston had his two year check up right after his birthday and he is maintaining his growth curve quite well. He weighed in at 35 lb, 13 oz (99th percentile) and is 3'1" tall (97th percentile). Developmentally, he is doing great and is right on target. His language has really taken off now and his personality is really shining through, which is fun to see. You better watch out or Wes might give you his mean face! His favorite thing right now is definitely cows! He is either playing with his toy cows or talking about cows the majority of the day. Other favorite things include anything Mickey Mouse related, listening to music, reading books, playing with cars, or playing with anything Alex is currently playing with. He is getting to be a little bit pickier with what he eats but he's still a good eater overall. He also loves all dips and condiments (ketchup, mustard, ranch, etc.)- anything he can dip his food, finger, or spoon into. We love this guy!

Weston's "mean face"

Pumpkins

My mom came into town the Friday before Weston's birthday. We went to the pumpkin patch to pick out our own pumpkins right from the stalks.

For some reason the wheelbarrow was much heavier going back than it was walking out to the field...

We carved the pumpkins later on in the weekend. Alex liked his apron and spoons, while Wes dug right in with his hands (and even his mouth at times- gross).

Weston's 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe Weston is two already! Where did this past year go?? We celebrated this year with a Mickey Mouse party. In addition to the immediate family, Weston was lucky enough to have all 4 grandparents, 2 great grandparents, and 1 special aunt come celebrate his big day.

Almost everything that Weston received for his birthday was related to Mickey or cows, and he honestly loves everything. Grandma Mimi made him this adorable farm blanket. Weston hadn't slept with a blanket in his crib up until this point, but we now let him sleep with his special farm blanket and he thinks it is pretty darn cool. Surprisingly it actually stays on him at night too.

For the two weeks prior to his birthday, anytime we talked about his party, Weston would respond with, "Sara Mickey cookies." He was ready for them and of course she did not disappoint!

No Mickey party is complete unless you have Mickey cake and of course Mickey hats!

Pleasant Valley Farm

During a trip to WI a few weeks ago, we went to Pleasant Valley Farm. It was a nice day and the fall colors were beautiful. The boys had a great time. Alex was in heaven because of all of the little games there, while Weston's favorite activity was the jumpy. They also had fun at the petting zoo, corn maze, slides, hay mountain, and going for a hay ride.