The things they say

It never seems to amaze me the things Alex seems to come up with. Since the time he started talking, ( at 12 months, yes he takes after me) he has kept us laughing. You never know what is going to come out of his mouth. Here are a few of our favorite "Alexism"

• Mom, he really likes me to hold him down! I promise, really.



• When praying with Daddy" and God, you have a good day, OK"



• Oh, by the way I think I changed my color at school but the teacher forgot so that doesn't count right, Mom!



• I know , I know I am in big trouble mister. ( I think I need to come up with line since he is know using it on himself"



• Mom, I was never that naughty when I was a baby right.
• Isn't that wicked Mom! ( we have no idea where he learned that word but it is one of his favorites right now)

I have decided that poor Jake is not talking that much because he can not fit a word in between me and his bother. However, the things he does say are just as funny as Alex. This week I picked Jake up first and poor Jake thought we were leaving Alex at the daycare. All the way out to car, Jake kept turning around and yelling "Bubba". When we got to the car, he stopped dead in his tracks and looked at me with those big blues and said "Mama, Bubba!!" I sat the in parking lot trying to explain to a 20 month old that I was not forgetting his brother. That brother was at soccer practice. He looked at me with a serious face and said "oh, boy! Ball" He does not say much but he does know how to make us laugh! I am including a few pictures of Jake in part of his new uniform( yes, I said uniform) that he has to wear to school. If you think this is pretty silly I would have to agree with you. His uniform is a white shirt with the school logo and blue pants. We have not be able to locate blue dress pants in 12 month size so he has been wearing jeans. I must admit he looks really cute. But $25 for a shirt that is white is a little silly. Oh well such is life.

Random

So it has been a long time since I have blogged. A lot has happened in the last few months. Alex has continued to struggle with school especially writing. He is a very smart boy but when it comes to fine motor skills he really struggles. We have sought help through private resources as well as through the school. Hopefully, he will soon get the help he needs to be the most successful student he can be. But throughout it all he continues to remind us how good God is and how much we have to be thankful for Alex's sweet spirit and loving attitude. As he continues to tell me "Mom, God makes everyone different." You got to love that boy!! Jake has grown up so much in the last few months. He has moved up to the big boy room at school and loves his new teacher Ms.Abby. He is continuing to add new words to his vocabulary everyday and has learn how to express himself very well. If you don't pay attention to what he is trying to tell you, he will clap his hands at you until he has your attention. I have no idea where he got this bossy attitude :) Definitely not from me! We have been keeping very busy with sport events (Alex tried basketball this year) and lots of church activities. We are all looking for to spring break in a couple of weeks. I think we can all use a break from our day to day lives. We are not going to New Jersey this year because of short time frame and I just don't want to travel with two small kiddos by myself. My parents are going to try and come here for a long weekend which will be really nice for all of us. We really miss not being able to see them every day and look forward to day they can move back to Texas. I think I have rambled enough for now. I am going to post some of our favorite pictures from the past few months and call it a night!

What a wonderful husband I have

Sometimes is the craziness of day to day life, I forget what a great guy I married. Today not only did he stay at home with Jake because school was already out for break and I had one more day left, but he came to my rescue as well. I have this tendency to take on too much and become very overwhelmed. Well today happened to be the day when everything I had volunteered to do or planned on doing had to be done. Not only did I have to get Alex's snacks to his school but I had to get ready for my class party as well. To add to this madness, I decided to bake at 7 p.m. last night so that Alex and I would have gifts to give to our dear staff members, friends and ( me) co workers at school. Poor Allen ended up picking up the pieces of all things I was trying to finish. Without complaint, he finished dipping the buckeyes in chocolate and then in the a.m. helped me to package them all up. While this may seem like a lot to ask of one dear husband, I have to say I did not stop asking there. Allen came to my rescue at school as well when I could not figure out how I was going to fit 10boxes of toys that Beta club had collected into my car and deliver them to the drop off center. With Jake in tow, Allen came up to school and rearranged the boxes so that every last one fit and then delivered the gifts. All the while dealing with a cranky toddler and worrying that he would not make it on time have lunch with Alex. I would love to say this was the end of the rescuing but Allen had a really busy day as Super Dad/husband. At 2:00, he got to be a room "mom" for Alex's first kindergarten party. At said party the poor man got lumped into the group as "the moms" but took in stride and made his son very proud to have the only dad at the party. All I can say is that I am very lucky to have such an understanding and supportive guy like Allen.

Pictures

So, last weekend I had the brilliant idea to take my children to Santa's village. We( well, everyone but Jake) had a great time. The only problem was that the kids got sick and had to stay home all week. If you have never been to Santa's village it is an adventure not to be missed. I hope you enjoy the pictures. Alex is our little picture ham and loves to pose. Jake on the other hand not so much.