Fun Weekend!

We had a great weekend. The weather was a bit cooler on Saturday, making it a terrific day for the zoo and a picnic. Some of Alex's cousins were in town visiting, and we had a fun evening over at Laura's to get everyone together. (Maria really was here, even though I don't have the pictures to prove it.)

Alex and Cecily making friends with a bear at the zoo.





Fun on the hammock!





Birthday cupcakes for Carolyn!



Alex thoroughly enjoyed the cupcake, a treat he never gets to have at home.



Then Alex took over the camera and shot about 20 pictures. Something that never would have happened in the days of film cameras.

Self-portrait



Cousin Carolyn



Playing ball in the yard with Carolyn and A.J. (The white, glowing spot in the picture is actually the ball high in the air.)

Some Songs to Enjoy

Alex and his classmates in the Barn Room performed two songs at the pre-K graduation today. One of them was a friendship song that we got him to sing for us, and we have no idea what the other one was. We also took advantage of his singing mood to finally get "Take Me Out To The Ballgame" recorded. He's been singing it for weeks, but this was my first chance to get it on camera.

This was the second time he sang the song so this time he says goodbye to the Bear Room kids at the end of the song.

Who knows if it will last, but at least we have it on record that he started out as a baseball fan.

The Weekend of No Naps

Alex got me a great book and sang "Happy Birthday" to me for my birthday this weekend, which was fantastic. However, I would have accepted him taking a nap as a birthday present as well. When he wasn't crabby from lack of sleep, we had a lot of fun. He took his first ride on the El and is still talking about it. He had a sleepover with Cecily, which included swimming and bubbles. Then on Sunday we had a fun playdate with his classmate, Zoe.

Riding on the camel.



Playing in the drinking fountain was almost as much fun for them as playing in the big water fountain.



Buddies!

Family Weekend

We had a Diamond Family Weekend with all of Dave's family visiting. We all had a great time, but, as you can imagine, Alex had a blast! He cannot stop talking about everyone. This morning on the way to school he asked me if we would be going to the museum with them tomorrow. He was not willing to believe me when I told him that we couldn't.

Walking in the zoo with my cousins.

Three Cousins

Holiday Weekend

We had lots of fun with friends over the 4th of July weekend. Our friend Marc took some great pictures at the BBQ, and I managed to get a few fun ones from our park outing on Monday. Enjoy!

Eating ice cream and waving flags. What a perfect way to celebrate the 4th of July.



Look at how high I can wave my flag!



Buddies blowing bubbles.



Running boy. You can see from his red cheeks how hot it was up here this weekend.



A picnic table in the shade is the perfect place for a snack.

Would You Like To Eat At My Table?

We have been looking for a table and chairs set for Alex for quite a while, but because we are picky it has been a search with a lot of dead ends. But a couple of weeks ago Dave found the perfect set at a garage sale just down the street. As you can see below Alex and Elmo really like it.

Helping Elmo with his drink.



Having fun sharing snacks at the table.



This shot was all Alex's idea.

Wilderness 101

The Summer Camp theme at day care this week was Wilderness 101, and to cap off the week there was a camp out this afternoon. The kids played with flashlights around the (paper) campfire, sang camp songs, ate s'mores, and spent time in the tent. It was chaotic, but fun.

Here's the little camper in front of the "fire."



He looks very serious, but he was having fun. Maybe he was guarding the tent from bears.



Yum, s'mores! We never let him have chocolate at home, so this was a real treat.