Hop 2 It

Except for the first 5 mins this was Alex's face the entire time we were at Hop 2 It.  He was really unsure about it at first and wanted nothing to do with all the noise in the room and air filled houses.   

 Once he discovered the little slide he was hooked!

AND he soon learned that he could fall and it didn't hurt.

 

 He watched the older kids do this and wanted to do it so bad but he could barely lift the "sticks."  

I climbed up to go down this slide and it is FAST!  I can't believe he went down it multiple times.  

Picnic in the South Hills

The other day Mike was creative and came up with a wonderful family activity.  We got some food and headed up to the South Hills for a picnic.   

We actually went to a camp ground that I had camped at with my own family several years ago.  

 

 Alex wanted to just rocks and sticks in the water.  Such a boy!

 We weren't able to stay very long once the sun started to go down.  It got really cold FAST!

 Alex was moving around so much I could barely get a picture or video with him looking at me.  

Sir Alexander! Halloween 2010

Dress rehearsal went off without a hitch as long as he was able to play with the water in the sink. 

 As soon as I made him leave the sink...I got the grumpy face!  We're going to just say he was practicing to be a fierce knight!

 Once he discovered that he got candy he was stoked!  

He loved his shield bag and really enjoyed stuffing it with as much candy as he could.   

Don't you LOVE the gold boots!  I think I should save them for next year and make him into Richard Simmons with Alex's belt as his head band!  

 He had fun attacking the leaves with his sword.  

Alex's September in a nutshell...

...he started his shoe fetish and got pretty good at walking around in them...

 ...went camping for the first time...rode 4-wheelers...got rained on... got snowed on... left 2 days early...

 ...pretended to be a robot...or something...

 ...finally discovered the kitchen tongs...

 ....FINALLY figured out that how to ride on his car and move it himself... and of course the shoe...

 ...discovered his Arizona/California roots and and wants to wear shorts and flip flops all year...

...discovered just how much he looks like his daddy

 ...even while smiling...

 ...AND...oh my....saw a vision of his future!

Doesn't he look thrilled?