Happy Birthday Buddy!

17157826_10210067178690725_2214050175775340225_oToday my son turns three years old. Last night I asked him whose birthday it was tomorrow and he said “mine”. It was adorable. I asked him how old he was going to be and he held up his fingers and said “three birthdays”. I asked him if he wanted a “hundred birthdays” and he gave me a stern look and said that he only has “three birthdays” and held up his fingers again.

What an adorable, loving, crazy, daredevil of a boy. He loves taking risks and doing all things boys love to do. Get dirty, be loud, jump, run, and yes, he even eats his own boogers. As much as I tell him not to he does it anyway.

Over these last three years I have watched my son grow up to be a little man. He is very polite with his pleases and thank yous. He will even be sure to thank you when it’s not exactly necessary. Playing with his sister is on the top of his favorites list, a long with LEGO, mini trains, and his “people”. Mommy and Daddy are proud of our little Stuntman Alex and we are so happy to have him in our lives. Even if he can get a little crazy with his high amounts of energy he is still our baby boy.

I can still remember the day that Alex was born. Mommy and Daddy were at the hospital very early in the morning and we didn’t get to see our baby boy until later that evening. It was a very long day that ended with this cutie making his appearance. The last three years raising you have been amazing. Alex has brought us so many great memories and we look forward to continuing making more with him.

IMG_0778Much like with my daughter, I plan on teaching this little guy all about technology and all of that good stuff. He has basically mastered the iPad and is working on learning his Nintendo DS. I also plan on starting a YouTube show with him in the near future. I think he’s old enough now for us to put together some funny clips of him being super goofy. That should be starting this summer, but we will see how things come together.

The other day we had a mini celebration over at Mamaw and Pawpaw’s house. Just a few presents, sang Happy Birthday and ate some cupcakes. It wasn’t much but Alex loved it because he was with the people that love him. He also spent the night there so they could spoil their grandson rotten. It didn’t work because he came home super sweet with no rotten bones in his body. I just really hope you have a fantastic day today buddy and I can’t wait to get home to celebrate by eating some cake, playing with some toys, and enjoying my son’s rambunctious life.

Here is a short video put together by Facebook from Alex’s mini birthday party this past Sunday.

Slumber Parties, Interviews, and Dark Blue Pools

slumber party nightI would have posted this on Monday but I needed a few days to recover from this past weekend. It was definitely a fun and busy weekend. We had so much to do and so little time to get it all done, but we did and we did it in style!

A little backstory. Last week our air conditioner was starting to go out. So we decided to get it replaced. It was time for it to happen anyways. We set up the install for Friday since this summer I have been working enough to be able to have Friday’s off. This worked out because Destiny ended up having to work that day anyways and it was nice to be able to spend the day with the kids. Except it got a little warm inside while the A/C guys were busy installing our new system. But that is okay, we survived and played with toys while we waited for the install to get done.

Another important agenda item I had scheduled for Friday was an interview with St. Louis Magazine. I was contacted early last week and was asked if I would like to be interviewed for an article in their fall family issue. I was really excited and nervous at the same time. I have never had any sort of recognition in this degree before. So as I was getting Alex laid down for his nap it was about 15 minutes from when this interview was suppose to begin. Alex fell asleep pretty quickly and I was thinking this was going to go smoother than I had planned. Fast forward to two minutes before the interview is set to begin and there is a loud noise from the A/C installers, which woke Alex up from his less than 15 minute nap. He was up, like wide awake up, and there was no laying him back down. So on with the interview I went. It actually wasn’t that bad. Alex and Abby were both well behaved while I was on the phone and I only had to pause once to get Alex a drink. So with the interview done and the A/C guys just about finished, it was about time to plan the evening.

remmi bday partyAbby and Alex’s cousin (2nd cousin to be precise) was in town and it is always a good time when they get together. So I sent over a few messages and within a few minutes a slumber party was set with four little girls and the Alex monster. Abby and her cousins, Madi, Riley, and Remmi all had a blast hanging out together. They played house, barbies, play-doh, and even got a chance to do some DJing on my Hercules console. It was a little exhausting watching and listening to them all having so much fun. The next morning I made some Olaf waffles and some crispy bacon. The girls ate it up and then continued their playtime. Their parents would arrive before lunch and after that our house was relatively quiet again. It was a lot of fun having all of the kids over. Hopefully these kids are making memories like us adults and they will keep with them for a long time.

Sunday we had Remmi’s 3rd birthday party to attend. The morning was kind of rainy so we weren’t exactly sure how well swimming and the bounce house would hold up. We brought our swim wear anyway and it cleared up enough for the ground to dry so things were back in motion. The pool was dyed a dark blue to help bring warmth to the water. I’m not saying it didn’t work, I’m just saying the pool was a little cooler, but then again it was raining most of the morning. The dark dye was cool and eerie at the same time. You could see just a few inches below the water line and your feet were gone into the abyss. I did not get a good picture of this pool, but believe me it was kind of freaky.

How was your weekend? Tell me about it in the comments!

My baby girl broke 100! #bowling

Today was a fantastic day! We went to our nieces birthday party at the bowling alley. This was Abby and Alex’s first time there and they both had a blast. Abby came in first place and broke 100! Of course she used the bumpers and had a little help from mom and dad getting the ball going down the lane but she did fantastic! Alex had a lot of fun running around as well. He even had so much fun that he decided to toss some cookies on dad’s arm. No worries though I was able to get cleaned up and back in time for pizza!

My baby girl broke 100! #bowling
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