Alexander had his first official swim lessons today and let me just take a minute to brag - he did amazing!! This would be the first time he'd be in a pool without Mommy or Daddy and he did fantastic! He listened to his instructor, Barbara, the whole time. He even had fun jumping into the water! 
And then by the end he was swimming (scoop/dog paddle) all by himself as he went to get balls that they threw into the water. 
He had no fear and was quite excited the whole time!
It is official - my little guy has started Pre-K! Today is his first full day in Pre-K, I can't believe how quickly time goes and how big he's getting. And he's just the cutest, smartest little thing.
I may or may not have had tears when I dropped him off this morning and we got all settled into his new room. But I was good and held it in! I told him how great it would be in Pre-K and how much fun he'll have (he was nervous yesterday morning and cried as he didn't want to go because his friends wouldn't be there).
Hoping he has a great day in Pre-K!
Weekly Glance (Monday, June 20th - Sunday, June 26th, 2011)
We had yet another busy weekend!
Saturday
This was our first Saturday where we didn't have to get up & get ready for gymnastics but we still had things to do! Alexander was invited to Maureen's party which was in the afternoon. Since Mommy had a family non-kid wedding, Alexander stayed home and went to the party with Daddy.
Before the party, Alexander & Daddy mowed the lawn and went to the dump. The boys then had some lunch and got ready for the party. Daddy said Alexander had a blast at the party. It was at the same gym place where Veronica had hers - the kids got to run around & then do fun activities before singing Happy Birthday to Maureen.
After the party, Daddy & Alexander went to hang out with cousin Michael for the afternoon at uncle Matt's. The boys got to play, hang out & have dinner before the boys headed home for bed. Before they left, they noticed there were ticks on the boys....looks like it's going to be one of those summers.
Sunday
Sunday morning was an early one because Alexander woke up last night around 11:40p and was up til almost 12:45am due to coughing and then he said his tummy hurt because he was hungry. And at one point he mentioned his ear hurt. After some cuddling, back & forth between rooms, and some medicine, he finally fell back to sleep but did wake up earlier than anticipated.
Mommy & Alexander had some breakfast, played a few games and then got ready to head to the movies for his first trip to the movie theatre. He did a great job at the movies and had a lot of fun with his friends.
After the movies, we headed to the toy store as he had a gift card from his birthday. He picked out a ball and a hot wheels track thing. I thought for sure he would want something 'Cars' related since we just came from the movie but he picked something else. After the store, we went out to have a late lunch/early dinner and he did a great job. He ordered pasta & carrots rather than cheeseburger & french fries. He even tried some of my soup. So proud!
After lunch, we came back and played outside with his new ball where he was showing me his fantastic kicking skills. Then Daddy came home from fishing/errands, and Alexander played a bit with Daddy before the boys decided to go fishing for a bit.
Came home - had a pbj sandwich, took a shower, had a few almost meltdowns due to how tired he was and then upstairs for bed. Overall a very busy yet fun weekend!
On top of the very busy week, Alexander ended it with a very busy weekend. And to add to the craziness of it all, Alexander went to see a movie in the movie theatre for the first time!
Alexander went to see Cars 2 with some friends from school! Aidan's parents organized a little group of us to head to the movies. For Alexander, Aidan & Kiera this was their first time in a movie theatre! Alexander was so excited to go to the movies with Aidan, Grace, Christina and Christina's sister Erika. 
The kids all did a great job and managed to stay focused through the entire movie (Kiera got antsy but she's also not yet 3). Alexander was pretty excited to watch the movie and I'm quite proud at how well he did with not talking during the movie and staying in his seat!
Alexander went to the circus for the first time with Mimi, Papi, Chris & Claire! He got to have a pony ride and then see what a circus is all about!
There were tigers, elephants & tightrope walkers! Alexander said his favorite part was the animals and he did not like the cannon. A man was shot out of a cannon and the noise from that was too loud as was some police car act where there was a loud noise and then the car broke in half. 
He had a blast being there with Chris & Claire. Then after the circus, he went back to Mimi & Papi's for dinner and then a special late night movie with Papi.
Weekly Glance (Monday, June 13th - Sunday, June 19th, 2011)
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