Today was Alex’s first Pinewood Derby that he got to participate in. He’s watched his brother do it for many years. We set the bar kind of high considering he won the Pack Race and the District Race! ooops! Who knew his car would be so good?
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I’ve been wanting to update on what’s been going on. I’m enjoying so much doing the 365 Project, but this blog wasn’t meant to be mainly a photography blog. Although, this blog has turned into much more that I had originally planned, which was to chronicle the lives of my family, the good, the bad, and sometimes even the ugly! Life is starting to rev back up again. Drew starts back to soccer practice this week. He’s already returned to his weekly scout meetings and D-group sessions. He’s thinking of trying out for the JV track team. This weekend he’ll…
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Earlier this month, Alex had to get glasses. We got a notice from the school recommending that he see the eye doctor, because preliminary eye screenings came out abnormal. Here he is and just as cute as ever.
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So this blog seems to be turning into a cruise blog and I’m sorry to those of you who think of cruising as a ridiculous way to travel. Since we can’t take any big vacations now, it’s just been so therapeutic for me to write these cruising entries. I do plan to do some other travel posts, too. Anyway, so what else have we been up to now that it’s summer. Well…. This week Drew has been at Boy Scout camp and will return tomorrow. Here’s a couple pics before he left. After leaving the Scout Hut, we took Alex…
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Alex’s Kindergarten year is winding down. What? Really? I went today to get “end of the school year” pics. I made this collage. Sorry to know we won’t be coming back here. 🙁 Here’s a few more pics in Black & White.
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The weekend before Alex turned 6 he decided he was going to learn to ride his bike. I was so proud that he and his big brother were outside working on it. In 2 days he pretty much had it down. Over spring break we went to Town Creek park. They have bike paths that go through the park. We also went over to the school, where they have a nice big parking lot so that he could ride and practice his turns. Practicing balance in the grass At Town Creek Park Practicing his turns in the school parking lot
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This little conversation came after Alex asked me if it was cold outside. Alex: Rosie must get cold. She doesn’t have a tail. Me: That’s right. Alex: Don’t most animals have tails? Me: Yah Alex: Are there any humans that have a tail? Me: No, we don’t have a need for a tail like animals do. Alex: That’s why we get cold easier than animals.
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How can it be? I just swoon when I see this pic of my little guy. How I miss the tiny-ness of holding a newborn. There’s nothing holding a little piece of you. Someone you created… Someone; a baby that grew inside of you. Someone that relies on you 100%… There’s just nothing like it! Happy birthday, Alex! Love you…….
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So while at K-mart shopping for a birthday gift for a classmate of Alex’s…We’ve picked out the gift just had to get her a card since he insisted on it! Here’s the conversation that took place: Alex: Mom, I gotta fart. Where can we go so I can do it? Me: We’re almost done here, so just squeeze your butt cheeks together. Alex: Mom, I don’t know how to do that. Me: Just squeeze. Alex: I can’t Me: Ok, well then just let it go, no one is around. Alex: But I don’t want anyone to hear it. Me: No…
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Back in October we went with Pack 29 Cub Scouts to Family Camp. For those of you who don’t realize, Drew crossed over to Boy Scouts in April and Alex isn’t old enough to be in Cub Scouts. That means that Rob is a the Cubmaster while not having a son in the organization. That’s true dedication in my eyes! Totally! You should see the time he puts in to it. Anyway, so here’s some pics from our fun weekend. Our campgrounds Rob handing out bracelets to the cub scouts One of the activities One of Drew’s friends who came…
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Back in October, we went with Pack 29 Cub Scouts to Family Camp. For those of you who don’t realize, Drew crossed over to Boy Scouts in April and Alex isn’t old enough to be in Cub Scouts. That means that Rob is a the Cubmaster while not having a son in the organization. That’s true dedication in my eyes! Totally! You should see the time he puts in to it. Anyway, so here’s some pics from our fun weekend. Our campgrounds Rob handing out bracelets to the cub scouts One of Drew’s friends who came with us to help…
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— This evening around 7:40 I was able to get away and go to the grocery store! Pretty sad, when I’m excited about going to Wal-Mart. Nothing out of the ordinary, just a normal trip for groceries. I went through the self-check out, as I always do. I rang up my 50 items or so and paid. Then, as I got ready to pull my buggy away, I realized I didn’t ring up the items in the top part of the cart. Since there was a line waiting behind me, I wasn’t able to just ring up the items. I…
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Today was the 1st day of school for the 2009-2010 school year. Drew’s going into 6th grade, which means moving up to middle school. Alex is going to Kindergarten! One good thing out of being unemployed right now is that I got to take Alex to his first day of school ever.
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I love taking pics at the beach, so I have tons of beach pics. I really had a hard time deciding. This pic is from Alex’s first trip to the beach. This was off the Georgia coast on Cumberland Island. Even more interesting…this was taken with a point and shoot camera! Be sure to check out I ♥ Faces to see all the other beautiful faces that have been entered into the contest!
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Lake Martin is a beautiful lake located in about 40 miles from Alabama’s capital, Montgomery and about 100 miles from Alabama’s biggest city, Birmingham.
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Isn’t this so cute!?!? Alex has been so into Legos lately. He had them strewn from wall to wall in the living room. He pulled them back out the other night, after having to clean them up last weekend. He was wise to keep them in the bucket. Alex started trying to recreate a boat he saw in a Lego book he found. He took a break for a minute to get the pillow off the couch and then proceeded to lay down and play laying down! I was shocked when I looked over to see him asleep with his…
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On the way to playgroup the other day, this was the conversation that ensued: Alex: Mom, I know babies come out of their mom’s tummies, but how do they get out? Me: (*Thinking* Oh geez. Why is he asking me this?!) Mommies have to push them out really hard. Alex: How? Me: With lots of determination and they have to be strong. Alex: But how do they come out? Me: (*Thinking* uhhh, how can I get around not saying where babies come out? Just not wanting to get into all that while driving down the road.) Mommies just have to…
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Today we got to go to the AU airport. Alex got to sit in an older Cessna, which the university owns a slew of them. They are used for the Aviation School at Auburn. Living in Auburn for 13 years, you would think I’ve had an opportunity to go the airport, but have never had a need to go. I’m so glad we went, because I learned a couple things and it was neat to see the students take off in those planes. A couple things I learned, I’ll share those with you. They have a couple small jets that…
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Last week Alex and I went to playgroup for an Easter Egg Hunt. He had a really good time and got lots of eggs. Here’s a few pics. Cool carrot-shaped egg Eating his “Crabby Patty”
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