Thursday, March 19, 2009

Just because he wants to...

Alec is very opinionated and incredibly stubborn (poor kid takes after his mom!). So, clothing tends to be a compromise. I usually let him choose the shirt, then I pick the matching shorts. It only backfires when I forget to pack up pajamas he's outgrown, that have colorful characters on them.

His favorite shoes are his Thomas slippers (thanks young Russells!), and he consistently loses one, but still insists on wearing the other. Ah, my cheeky little man...He still loves bugs at the park, but now dirt is a close second. I'm okay with him playing in it, running it all over his legs, but I draw the line at putting it in Milo's fur-way too thick.Of course, picking the days' activities is always good. From 'chahhhk'...
To 'kike' flying!It seems to work, all the smiles make me think he's pretty happy with his life.And, just for Kelsey, here's an attempt at getting Alec to perform:

Sunday, March 8, 2009

The Ring Bearer and the Cake...

My wonderful cousin Colin got married yesterday! We love Sarah-she brings out the best in Colin, accepts him wholly and I know he feels so loved and happy with her.

Sabrena couldn't get enough time off to come and make the cake, which left me alone to do it, though I'm usually the 'helper'. It got scary at a few points, but the end result was what Sarah wanted and I even made a special little groom's cake for Colin.

Colin and I have loved strawberries since we were infants. Grandpa even made 'Strawberry Thief' posters with pictures of us crawling in their strawberry patch covered in red juice.Alec was asked to be the ring-bearer, which I was very excited for. He had to take the pillow to Ryan (my other cousin), so we armed Ryan with a pacifier for the swap.

Now, during the rehearsal, there were only people at the end by the arch (no one in the seats), and Alec had no problem. So, he kinda froze when he realized the crowd was watching him! But, it was cute and once I prompted him, he did perfect!!!

I guess Sarah was pretty happy it all went well:My two handsome men hanging out:Colin and Sarah enjoying their first dance as Mr & Mrs Wolf:After the ceremony Alec and the flower girl, Savannah, hit it off. They danced and chased each other all afternoon.