Alex's Skyzone Party

Alex had his birthday party (with friends) at Skyzone today. We had a good crew in attendance: 11 boys + 1 girl. All the kids were buddies from the neighborhood/school/baseball/tball/watching siblings play baseball. They jumped for an hour and then had pizza, cake and presents in the party room. After the party, two friends came back to our house to play for the afternoon. Alex had a great time! He gets to bring in his birthday treat to school on Monday and then his "Month of Birthday" is officially over.

Happy 5th Birthday, Alex!

Happy 5th Birthday to our sweet, kind, quirky, smart little Alex. He started off his birthday by sleeping in until 9am. He opened a few presents and cards from family members and then had to hunt for his gifts from us. He found a new Pottery Barn chair and a brand new (not a hand-me-down!) bike. He assembled some Legos and then we went to McDonalds for lunch. After lunch, we went to Airway Lanes for some bowling and arcade games. Then it was home for cake. He said he had a really fun day!

Spare!

Happy New Year!

We spent a fun New Year's Eve at the Grindall's with several other families from the neighborhood. All the kids played nicely until midnight... and then all slept in the next morning!

Little Reader

Alex has been reading 3 letter words since summer. When I mentioned that to Will's former Kindergarten teacher, she started sending home the Kindergarten baggie books for Alex to read. He has been doing a great job - he can usually read almost the entire book on the first attempt without help. The books just started adding in some trickier words: with, this, what, that. This was my first attempt at capturing his reading on video.

Alex's Hockey Tournament

Alex was invited to play in a 3 on 3 hockey tournament for kids in Learn to Skate, Beginner Hockey, or Try Hockey for Free. Despite being one of the youngest/smallest kids there, he held his own. He even scored 5 goals. He really enjoyed it and can't wait to play again.

Celebrating a Teammate's Goal

Playing Whirly Word with Grandma and Grandpa between Games

Celebrating one of his Goals

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas! We had a wonderful time on Christmas day. William was up bright and early (5:45am) but knew we wouldn't go downstairs until 6:30. After waking up Alex, we discovered that Santa had visited us during the night. We had our traditional cinnamon roll breakfast and hot cocoa/coffee and then started with our stockings. The boys were excited to find candy, personalized hockey bobble heads, and lots of games in their stockings. Then we moved on to the presents under the tree. The boys are very good at taking their time. We take turns opening gifts, one at a time, and stop to play as we open. The boys received a marble mat and "shuffle board" mat from us as well as games and a basketball hoop (which won't be installed until spring). Santa got them the legos they had asked for and sent them on a scavenger hunt to find their big gift - a dome hockey table. We finished opening our gifts around noon - just in time for Grandma and Grandpa to come over for a few hours. We had a light lunch and the kids showed off their new things. Then we opened even more gifts. We spent the remainder of the day playing dome hockey, assembling Legos, and watching the Polar Express. It was a great day!

So Excited for Kidz Bop 33

Engrossed in the Baseball Cards from Dad

Start of the Hunt