Slippers

Alec sporting his new slippers this morning. They are a bit big, but that doesn't stop him from running around in them. He also loves his new "Big James" that he got last night for going in the potty 20 times, and his new "Stomper" type of truck.
Lindsay

Another 2009 post

As you can see, we haven't updated the blog in a while. We are using Facebook primarily as our means of communicating news/info/pictures to family and friends. Here's a couple of recent pictures, just to keep things current. Big news recently is that Keith and Natalie are having another baby. We are thrilled for them and can't wait to be an auntie/uncle again next April!

Cheers,
Lindsay (my first blog post ever!)

Boy

Alec is a boy now. Our baby is a distant memory. He talks to us in full sentences that make sense. He reasons and negotiates. He asks questions about the world. We answer the "why?" question many times a day. We've been making efforts to always give him an answer that does not equate to "because I said so". That is not always easy though. He is constantly in motion. If he is awake he is in motion and at this point outdoor activities are ideal. He loves his backyard and will play out there for hours. We recently finished some landscaping and many of the previous fun dirt play areas are now off limits. I'll have to create an area for him to dig and search for worms.

We recently returned from a trip to San Diego. Alec got to spend close to a week with his cousins, Jack & Grant. They all got along really well and it was fun to see them get to know each other. We also got to visit Legoland! I loved Legos as a child so I was happy to visit under the guise of visiting for Alec. He's still a bit young to be really interested in Legos so I don't think he got as much out of it as I did. He did get ride some rides though and that he did appreciate.

Summer Memories

After finishing some major house projects I finally have time to go through some of the photos and videos from this summer. I put together this short video tonight of Alec and his cousins Jack and Grant. We spent a great week in Bend, OR at Lindsay's Dad and stepmother's home. This video is of the boys playing on a Slip 'n Slide.

Carving Party

We held our Fifth Annual Pumpkin Carving Party last Saturday. We had nearly fourty guests! Luckily the weather was great and everyone seemed to have a good time. Leigh took the photo on this post.

Scared?

"Red" the bird is scary to toddlers, or at least our toddler. We took Alec to the Woodinville Red Robin last week. There was a larger than life Red Robin mascot, "Red" standing outside as we walked toward the entrance. Being the parents that we have now evolved to Lindsay and I both thought "Wow! How exciting!". Alec did not share our sentiments. That thing is big, unnatural and scary! Lindsay asked him if he was scared, not really expecting a response. Alec replied "Scaured!" with saucer eyes and shaking his head side to side. He did it with so much emotion and understanding that he caught us off guard. The freaky bird was wandering through the restaurant during our dinner and every time Alec saw him he did the same thing. Now he tells us he's scared whenever he's uncomfortable. He's even started telling us when he thinks the cats are scared - which is often in our house.

Where is the moon?

Last night our little boy expressed great concern for the whereabouts of the moon. We've been talking about the moon lately and pointing it out when it's been visible. Before going to bed last night he said "Where is the moon?" I'll admit that the beginning of the sentence could only be deciphered by a parent but it was a clear question. Then he clearly said "Up in the sky?". He was curious enough that we thought we should take him outside and see if we could find it. We searched in the early evening sky for an elusive moon but it was not to be found. "Where did it go?", he said, "Oh no!", "Moon, in the sky?". We assured him that it would be back. We took him back to his room and got him ready for bed. Maybe tonight the moon will visit him again.