Climbing the Wall

Alex had a lot of fun this weekend at a Pump It Up birthday party for his classmate Duncan. We didn't take a ton of pictures, but I had to share some of him trying the climbing wall. I climbed up and then he took a turn.

Getting the harness on.



On the wall with some help from Dad.

I Want Candy!

Alex had his first lollipop today. We don't let him have many sweets, so he was really excited. This was the treasure he picked at school for being good all week.

Pumpkin Day

Today was full of pumpkin fun. First, Dave and Alex went to the grocery store to get the ingredients to make a pumpkin pie and also came home with a big pumpkin for our porch. Then we went to Harvest Day at the Farm at the Zoo, where they had a pumpkin patch set up and Alex got to choose his own pumpkin. Then after his nap, Alex and Dave made the pumpkin pie. Alex decided that he didn't like it without even trying it, but Dave and I both enjoyed it for dessert.

We went into the barn while it rained, so Alex got to visit the tractor, which is a favorite of his. He was even wearing his tractor sweatshirt today.



Here's my pumpkin!



Happy pumpkin pickers.



The bakers working on the pie.



Adding some of the spices.

Yoga Child

Alex just finished a two week yoga class at school, and he loved it. For the last day all the kids received a packet of yoga cards with the poses they learned. Alex's favorite pose was "Mouse" (known to those of us familiar with yoga as Child's pose). We even got a picture of him doing his favorite pose.

Happy 3rd Birthday Alex!

Alex turned three today. We tried to get a good shot to commemorate the day. A few turned out okay, like this one.



But mostly he just wanted to do this.



My handsome guys. Alex couldn't wait to wear his new fire truck pjs!

Homework

Alex got his first homework sent home from school yesterday. I guess things are different now that he's in preschool! It is optional for more letter practice, but it still amused us.

Birthday Party

Today we had a small birthday party for Alex with a few of his friends. Other than some very minor skirmishes, which are to be expected, the kids played great together and had lots of fun. Well done, kiddos! We've known all of these kids since they were infants, and it's so fun to watch them grow up. It's such a great group of families, and we are glad that everyone was able to come celebrate with us. (Almost everyone, as Alex's buddy Owen was out of town.)

Alex had so much fun, and it was a bit difficult to get him to take a nap today because he was so excited. Here are a few pics so you can share in the party too!

The Tinkertoys were a huge hit with the kids and the dads. Shortly after this pictures was taken the dads were all building too.



We had an inside picnic for lunch.



Alex has been talking about candles and cake all week (even before he knew he was having a party). He said his favorite part of the party was blowing out the candles.

The robot-themed goodies were a big hit. Part of the difficulty in getting Alex to nap was that he didn't want the lights off because he wanted to see his robots.