Peek-A-Boo!

So, you thought peek-a-boo had lost it's luster, huh?!

Boy, were you mistaken!!!

*we should also note that Alex takes great pride in the "pane" (aka airplane) t-shirt he's wearing.

Things are really speeding up!

So I was trying to figure out why it's become increasingly difficult to get in a good blog with a photo. It came to me the other day... Because Alex moves faster. We don't dote on a single accomplishment for days, it's new, it's conquered, and then we have 5 more new talents - all that quickly! There usually isn't a photo associated because we can't find the camera, turn it on, and take the picture before he's on to the next thing. And, because he's really growing up he will say "cheese" for the picture, but gets shy when you ask him to repeat the cute thing he was (happily) doing only moments before.

He really is growing up so quickly.

Here are the photos we managed to bank for all of January. Sad. We'll try to do better in February. Really

Here he is helping me make dinner. I'm still working on a non-lactose version of Chicken Pot Pie that's as good as with full dairy Campbells soup. This was attempt #1. (and he wouldn't even eat any of it) This is his "cheese" face!



Today - Turkey Dog. Next Year - Ribs!
I thought it was just hilarious that he started eating the hot dog in the middle, holding it like a BBQ rib. Very appropriate for a Kansas City kid too.




Alex refused to sit at the table for dinner, so dinner came to him. Daddy's little buddy!









Aunt Val gave him a ViewMaster, this is how he looks thru it - I always think he's going to tip over backward, but he has yet to! The Backyardigans are in there... we haven't changed it since Christmas and they haven't lost their allure! He makes oooh and aaah sounds and then points and hands it to one of us! Cute.



Alex likes to disappear into his new teepee. Note the car on his sweatshirt... he was so excited that he had a car on his shirt! He'd point and go cross-eyed and saying "caa" until we say "yes, caR". Cute. Now he only wants to wear shirts with cool things on them!


Coloring is one of our favorites. He likes for us to color with him sometimes and we can now draw things he knows and will name: car, apple, ball, balloon, train, plane, dog, bird, cat, triangle, house (and the door on the house), big stick man = Daddy, small stick man = Alex, and he recognizes his name now too!


It was also his birthday. We made it easy and took him to Red Robin (free balloon (ooooohh) and Alex can make all the noise he wants and no one cares). The whole family joined us! Alex got a tool set and a velcro-catch set and a package of goodies from Auntie Val, and from Uncle Scott & Aunt Kathy, and cards and goodies from Grandparents and Great-Grandparents! He called the cards "books". We displayed them on the side table in the livingroom and he'd pull them off, read them and put them back. Too cute!

We also had a freak day of warmth (60+F) so we went to the park to play a little. Granddad and GG came, so did Grammy. Alex thought he was a big boy (he is if Daddy's helping him).

So, there's January for you! Hope you enjoyed it - we sure did!