The Muffin Man

Alex and I made muffins last week. He was a good little helper.

The best part about baking- licking the spatula clean!

The New Look

For our first day of summer break, the first order of business was getting Alex a summer haircut. The lady who cut Alex's hair loved him and asked if she'd could style his hair when we were done. Here is his new look, hair gel and all.

Provo, Utah

As part of my OTD program, I spent last week in class in Provo. It was hard leaving Alex for the first time but we all made it through the week. Fortunately my friend, Jennie, is doing the program with me. The days were extremely long and intense but we enjoyed our evenings exploring the area.

We flew into the Salt Lake City airport and stopped to tour the

big Mormon area in Salt Lake. This is the Salt Lake Temple, which

you can only enter if you are Mormon.

This is the RMU "campus" (i.e. one building) where
we spent the majority of our time.

We really enjoyed driving up the canyon.

This is a view from the top of Alpine Loop.

This is Bridal Veil Falls, which you can hike the majority of the way up.

It was beautiful but steep. At one point, I gave in to the fear of

the steep drop-off to my side and decided to butt slide across

rather than walk. I'm not sure that was a good decision

but I did make it down alive.

Jennie and me at the top of our hike of

Bridal Veil Falls.

Dancing

We never get tired of watching Alex dance. He really gets his arms into it now which makes it even better.

Minnesota Zoo

We had a nice family day at the zoo today. Alex is still pretty afraid of the cows but liked just about everything else. His favorite animals today were probably the piglets, the prairie dogs, and the fish.

Riding in style- thanks for the new outfit, Nonna!

petting the newborn chick

Such a big boy!

18 Months!

I feel like we just celebrated his 1 year birthday but somehow Alex is already 18 months old now. We had his 18 month check-up this week. Alex currently weighs 29 pounds (85th percentile) and is 33.25" long (75th percentile). He is one healthy and happy boy!

How Cute Are These Two?

Alex had a playdate with his buddy Henry this afternoon. They were both on the move from the moment we got there until the second we left. They are pretty cute together. I'm sure they will have lots of fun together this summer (and so will the moms)!