The (almost) Sleep-Over...

This weekend, Mommy & Daddy had originally planned to have a date night so that means Alexander was going to have a sleep-over at Mimi & Papi's.

We headed over to Mimi & Papi's late Saturday morning and we hung out for a bit, had some lunch, rode his bike. Then it was time to go to Imagination Island with Mimi & Papi to play for a bit as well as a check out a new place. Alexander had a great time playing at Imagination Island - he had a blast with the bouncy house and even stood his ground against an older boy who was bouncing on Alexander on purpose.

After Imagination Island, Mimi Papi & Alexander all went out for some ice cream. Then headed back home for dinner & bedtime. However around 11pm, he woke up screaming & crying uncontrollably for quite some time. He cried his ears hurt. Mimi & Mommy spoke to come up with a plan...Mommy suggested cuddling on the couch to see if he'd fall back to sleep but that didn't work. Finally, knowing that Alexander was just plain miserable and would NOT go to sleep...Mimi & Auntie Alyson drove Alexander home (Mommy had taken some nyquil and was in no shape to drive). They got here home about 2:45am at which time Alexander cuddled on Mommy's shoulder and just said "I want to cuddle".

Bringing him upstairs to get settled in our bed was the quickest way to get him back to sleep...however the poor kid could not get comfortable. He tossed & turned for a good 30 minutes. Thankfully he fell asleep but it was a very long night for everyone!

He woke up this morning FINE. It was beyond weird how fine he was...no earache, no tummy ache, no fever. Daddy wonders if he fell asleep on his head wrong and somehow got pins & needles in his ear which then made his ear hurt.

Thankfully though, everyone (including Mimi & Auntie) was able to sleep during the day...and Alexander finally had a nap at home during the weekend.

Grandparents Weekend

This weekend was the unofficial version of "Grandparents Day".

Alexander had a sleep-over at Mimi & Papi's house to celebrate the occasion. The main event was a pool party at friends of Mimi & Papi. A bunch of Mimi & Papi's friends who have grandkids all wanted to have a get together for the kids to play.

Alexander was great in the pool, swimming with Mimi. He was jumping off the raft, and kicking/splashing around.

After some time in the pool, Alexander and his new friend, Brandon played some tee-ball and also played a "round" of golf.

They had some lunch and played around some more with the tee-ball. Thankfully, Alexander was very well behaved. He used his manners and played nicely with the other kids. However, he wasn't all that excited when Cooper (who's a bit younger) was laying on the ground near the golf clubs.

Then after Grandparents day at the Pool Party, he went back to Mimi & Papi's house and took a well-needed 2 1/2 hour nap! They'll have to plan another Grandparents Day maybe in 6 months from now - but who knows what they'll do in the winter!

Weekend Getaway...

Saturday night, Alexander stayed over Grammie & Grampie's house while Mommy & Daddy went out for Mommy's birthday. Besides waking up at 4:30am, he had a great time. He did some finger painting, chasing folks around the house, checking out the birds, took lots of baths, used bath paint, & checking out some Elmo videos with Grampie.

Some photos of the sleep-over:

Tubby Time

Nutty Professor (don't worry, these are not prescription glasses, but doesn't he look so cute!)Helped Decorate

Leaving on a Jet Plane...

Daddy has left this morning for a warm destination, far away from the frozen tundra that we currently live in.

Our work is celebrating the 25th Anniversary with a cruise for the whole company from Miami to Cozumel and back. I opted to stay home as I wasn't comfortable with both of us gone, stuck on a boat in the middle of the water. Dan will have a blast and I'll be envious of the warmth, but Alexander & I will certainly miss Daddy.

To help break things up, Alexander & I are going to have a sleep over at Grammie & Grampie's on Saturday. Grammie you bring the blankets, I'll bring the kid!