For Halloween tonight, Mommy, Daddy & Mimi went out trick or treating with Alexander. There was still storm damage and folks without power so we only went to our neighbors but for Alexander that was fun!
He had fun visiting our neighbors and then playing pretend trick or treat with Mimi back at the house!
Weekly Glance (Monday, October 24th - Sunday, October 30th, 2011)
For a weekend that started out to be low-key, it turned out to be quite busy.
Saturday
Saturday morning was soccer followed by Sam's 5th birthday party and that was the extent of weekend plans. It took Alexander 40 minutes to get ready for soccer as he fought us on brushing his teeth and getting dressed. He almost stayed home for the entire weekend, but he eventually rebounded. It wasn't a fun morning, that's for sure.
Mommy & Alexander headed to soccer and Daddy was going to meet us there. He did well at soccer. He listened to his coach and did okay with some of his drills (there were times he just ran/slid rather than dribbling). After soccer, Mommy & Alexander headed to Sam's birthday party. This was a great opportunity for him to run around with his friends and burn off some of that extra fussy energy. He had fun at the party (they played on an indoor bounce house and played games) and after some cake & ice cream headed back in to run around some more.
After the party, Daddy came to pick him up and the boys headed to uncle Matt's to hang out for a bit. The plan was to head home for dinner/bed but once home and once the power went out, the boys went to Steve & Carolyn's for a sleep over (with power).
Sunday
Had breakfast at Steve & Carolyn's and got to play with the boys. They headed back home around lunch and went immediately outside to play in the snow. The shoveled neighbor Jon's driveway, had a snowball fight, and then built the giant snowman as it was perfect snow for a snowman. We still did not have cable/internet/phone that afternoon, so Mommy & Alexander cuddled on the couch and watched the Charlie Brown shows. For the record - Snoopy & Linus crack him up!
Yes, it's only October 30th and we have already gotten our first snow fall and first snow storm! We got a fluke snow storm yesterday and it was quite a doozy...because the fact that a lot of trees still have leaves it really impacted fallen trees/branches.
We lost power at our house around 6:15pm Saturday night shortly after Daddy & Alexander got home from uncle Matt's. Because it didn't look like it was coming back on any time soon, they headed to Steve & Carolyn's for the evening. That way Alexander would be able to play with the boys while remaining warm.
The next day, we had our very own snowman (about the height of Mommy). Daddy & Alexander did a great job putting him together. Who would have thought we'd have a big snowman in October? And thankfully the power came back on Sunday morning so we were lucky.
Weekly Glance (Monday, October 17th - Sunday, October 23rd, 2011)
This weekend, Alexander & Mommy went to New Hampshire to celebrate our friend Deanna's birthday. Kirk rented a house in New Hampshire to surprise Deanna. He invited a few of her close friends and it worked so well because the other 2 couples also had kids. There were 5 kids - Alexander, Marina, and 3 other kids but what made it great was that all of the kids were around the same age, so everyone had someone to play with.
We got up to NH around 5:30p, made some pizzas, kids played and then Deanna got to the house for the big surprise! She was so surprised! Saturday was a nice day, where we had a low key morning with a good breakfast, then we packed up the kids in strollers and walked to town so the kids can play at the playground and get out of the house. We walked back to the house, had lunch, and the kids played games and even did some arts & crafts. After dinner, Marina wanted to help get Alexander put on his pajamas. Then they helped each other with brushing teeth - it was very cute!
Sunday, we had another nice morning with breakfast and spending time with everyone. Then we went outside to enjoy the nice weather and amazing views (did I mention the house was on a Mountain?) and took some group photos to remember the weekend.
Overall, it was a great weekend - very relaxing and everyone had a good time!
"Oh hey, I have him on my team too"
-Alexander when watching Football and after asking Daddy what he meant when he said he had a player on his fantasy football team.
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