Kite Festival...

Today, Alexander & Mommy went to the 8th annual Kite Festival to celebrate Autism Awareness. It was a bit cloudy & chilly but there were a lot of families there in support of raising money & awareness for Autism. My parents friend's grandson has autism so it was nice to support them as well as take in the festivities. Alexander got a free kite that I'm sure Daddy will love to show him how to use it when he's a bit older. Alexander that is, not Daddy.

Alexander couldn't get enough of everything that was going on. He especially loved the bubble machine that was blowing bubbles constantly. At one point, we parked his stroller in the bath of the bubbles and he was having a grand ole time.

Alexander had a slice of pizza for lunch before he wanted more time with the bubble machine. Then it was time to win a prize which Auntie Alyson took him over to play the games - he won a blowup giraffe.
The best part of the day, for Alexander, came when he saw a dog. I wasn't sure what his reaction would be with a dog that close. He surprised me - he LOVED it. He wanted to get as close as possible, at one point almost stepping on the dogs paws. The dog was very sweet and let Alexander go up and pet him. The dog started to bark at another dog and when I thought Alexander was going to freak out, he screamed back at the dog thinking he was barking at him. Then he started to laugh and wanting to pat the dog some more. It was very cute. Everytime he saw the dog, he wanted to go over and sit down right next to it. After the festival (it was chilly), we went to lunch. Alexander was extremely well behaved for a little boy who was missing his 2nd nap. He had some lunch and played with everyone at the table. Then it was time to come home & take in a little late nap.