Vacation Photos & Recap...

Vacation Photo Recap (Monday, July 11th - Friday, July 15th, 2011)

Monday - First day of vacation. Went to the beach with Chris, Claire & Sharon til mid afternoon, then the kids & I went to Main Street to walk around, went to Chatham Lighthouse, and then back to the house for burgers on the grill
Tuesday - Claire's Birthday! Kids were exhausted from the beach so we lounged around. Kids played outside for a bit but were getting antsy. Took Alexander for a walk to the playground, then we all got ready for dinner at Kreme & Kone. Gary & Papi joined us for dinner so Gary could be there for Claire's birthday. Then we headed to the Chatham Anglers' baseball game (they lost 4-3).Wednesday - Today it was just Alexander & Mommy. Alexander didn't want to go to the beach, so in the morning we walked to the playground and played there for a while. After the playground, we went to play mini golf. We started off well but it quickly went down hill so we just enjoyed the game and had fun with the timer on the camera. Alexander wasn't done with mini golf so we decided to try out another course. After the 2nd round of mini golf, we headed back to Chatham and decided to go look for shells at the 'cold' beach. We walked around, looked for shells & took more pictures. Then the bugs came out and the clouds rolled in (lots of rain that night!)Thursday - The weather was beautiful however the wind was incredibly chilly and ruled out any chance of a beach day. Instead, we headed back to the playground. We played catch, watched baseball camp, had lunch and went to the Chatham Train Museum. After that, we went to a new mini golf course where Alexander had a hole in one. On the way back, we stopped at Harwich Port to take photos and then headed to the Chatham Pier before home. We saw some photogenic seals and a gorgeous view (then the bugs came out!)
Friday - we went to the beach in the morning and then to mini golf & ice cream. Then we had dinner at the Kreme & Kone (again) before heading back home

Vacation...

And so it begins .... vacation!

We will be in Chatham for the week enjoying the sun, sand & surf!

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, July 4th - Sunday, July 10th, 2011)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, July 4th - Sunday, July 10th, 2011)

Weekly Glance....

Weekly Glance (Monday, July 4th - Sunday, July 10th, 2011)

• Celebrated the 4th of July with a lowkey day at home with Mommy
• We got all patriotic with our flags & hats and then we played outside for the afternoon - ran in the sprinkler, played ball, tag & pirates. It was a really good day and a great end to a relaxing fun weekend of the two of us while Daddy was in NJ at a birthday party
• Played Mario Cart Wii and started out pretty bad but got better as the week went on
• Sleeping this week was fairly good where he stayed in his bed for most nights and most nights did not have an accident (one at home, one at Mimi & Papi's)
• First week in Pre-K and he did okay however he did have two days where he had timeouts (Miss Jenn gave them to him)
• Went to the playground with Mommy Thursday after school then home for dinner & tubby
• Big storm Thursday night which kept us up and Alexander up pretty early Friday morning
• Friday night, went over Matt's for dinner to play with Michael and see Grandma & Pop pop
• Saturday was swim class (which he did well), lunch over Michael's to visit with Grandma & Pop-pop
• Mimi & Papi came to pick him up for a sleep over - played baseball, had dinner, did well during the sleep-over
• Sunday morning, went to a playground/water park with Mimi & Papi
• Mommy picked him up to head to Chatham for vacation
  

Busy Weekend...

Alexander had a very busy weekend!

Started Friday night - Daddy & Alexander went over to uncle Matt's house to have dinner with Michael as Grandma & Pop-pop were up to babysit Michael for the weekend. Then once the boys got home, it was time to unwind and then head to bed.

Saturday started off with a fairly low-key morning - everyone was up and then Alexander & Daddy went to Dunkin Donuts. After that, Mommy & Alexander headed out to swim class. Alexander did a great job at swim class and listened really well to his instructor and was ready to take the swim class by storm. Daddy came to watch Alexander at swim class so that at the end of the class, he could bring Alexander back to have lunch with Michael and visit with Grandma & Pop-pop.

After lunch, they headed home and not long after, Mimi & Papi came over to pick up Alexander for a sleep-over. They headed back to Mimi & Papi's to play baseball and have dinner. Alexander did great on his sleep-over and wasn't worried or wanting Mommy like last time. He's growing up! The next morning, they made breakfast and headed to a playground/water park in Plymouth. He played on the swings, ran around in the water, and had a batman ice cream!

Once back at Mimi & Papi's, he was so tired that he napped for a while. Then Mommy picked him up and headed to Chatham for vacation!

Happy 4th...

My very own little doodle dandy....Happy 4th!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

Hope everyone has a happy & safe 4th of July!

Love,
Alexander

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, June 27th - Sunday, July 3rd, 2011)

Photo Recap...

Photo Recap (Monday, June 27th - Sunday, July 3rd, 2011)

Weekly Glance...

Weekly Glance (Monday, June 27th - Sunday, July 3rd, 2011)

• Started Pre-K this week
• Had an okay week at school - started the week really well and then a few timeouts (due to transition of rooms - he's not listening due to being sad his friends aren't in pre-k)
• Slept well this week - slept in his bed all week, slept til at least 6a every morning
• Bedtime has typically been around 9p-9:15pm when he falls asleep
  
• Helped Mommy make dinner on Tuesday
• Went to playground with Mommy on Thursday
• Went to Stop & Shop then home to make pizzas with Mommy on Friday
  
• Wanted to play the Wii Football game and was very well behaved however Mommy was unaware it was unplugged, but once we got it plugged in he beat everyone!
  
• Long weekend with Mommy as Daddy was in NJ visiting friends
• Woke up before 6a both mornings
  
• Started swimming lessons and did a great job!
• Over Kirk & Deanna's Saturday afternoon with Mommy to play with Marina, go swimming
• Went to lunch with Stacey, Kelley & Elizabeth
• After lunch and playplace, we took the kids to the Boston-themed light show
• Alexander crashed into deep sleep early (hoping it doesn't mean an even earlier wake-up time)
  

Weekend Activities...

It was a busy and fun weekend! Daddy was in NJ for the weekend so it was just Mommy & Alexander - we made sure to stay busy the whole weekend and during the process had quite the fun weekend!

We started the weekend off with Alexander's first official swim lessons! He did amazing. He was so confident swimming in their by himself and really enjoyed himself. Of course, he did get super excited at one point that he was doing it by himself that while he was talking he kept taking in water, so I had to tell him to be excited but calm down.

After swim class, we headed over to Kirk & Deanna's house for the afternoon. They invited us to come over as they were going to their neighbor's house (Uncle Paul) for a little 4th of July BBQ. Marina & Alexander got to play together as well as enjoy the pool. Again, Alexander did fantastic swimming in the pool with his vest. He even jumped off the diving board, twice. Both times landing on my head. All in all, a really fun day!

Sunday was weird in that we couldn't figure out what the weather wanted to do...at first it was really sunny & hot, then it got cloudy & humid. We made plans to spend the afternoon with Stacey, Kelley & Elizabeth. And because of the impending rain, we decided to keep things indoors. We did lunch, went to the Disney store, then went to the Laser show which is all about Boston. We took the kids to see the holiday version back in December and they loved it. They liked this one as well and because we went to the last show of the day, we were the only ones there so the kids really got to yell out and cheer when the Boston sports teams were displayed.

Overall it was a really nice weekend with the lad & I.

Swim Lessons...

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!

Official: Pre-K...

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!