Halloween Time!!

We had a fun Halloween/fall season this year. We started off with the Apple Fair at my brother's housing community, whilst Paul's parents were still out visiting.

Alec loved the games and cookie decorating-keep in mind he took two bites and was done, he's not quite the sugar-a-holic his mom is. James & Kayden got matching fake ladybug tattoos & he wasn't a huge fan-probably a good sign.

We went from the Apple Fair to the Pumpkin Patch, which Alec LOVED!! Our little daredevil tried out all the rides and especially loved the harness/trampoline jump. I was totally expecting him to pee his pants, but he had a blast!

I was trying to pose the boys and get a cute pumpkin shot with both of them...several screams later...this was the best we got:

One family night we carved small pumpkins and I made some baked apples. Alec really enjoyed playing with the pumpkin innards and randomly carving scratches into the side of the pumpkin.

My little beaver & Buzz Lightyear:

We took the boys to my brother's ward's trunk-or-treat so they got to spend time with monkey Kayden & then to our ward's with their other cousin, Ben the Lion. :)

Alec did really good with the candy. Chocolate triggers his reflux, so we don't allow him to eat it, so he refused to eat any chocolate, even when unknowing people tried to give him some. His daddy happily took all the chocolate bars he'd gotten and we handed back out the majority of the candy he'd earned.

Here's Alec enjoying the trunk-or-treat, then going around on Halloween to trick-or-treat. Since Halloween was on a Sunday we let him go to our friend's house & my aunt's only.

Halloween night we also carved our HUGE pumpkin and put James in it:

Labor Day Weekend

Over Labor Day weekend we drove out to CA so we could spend Saturday at the beach. Alec loves it SO much! My parents & brother's family came as well, so Alec was in heaven. Here's some shots of Christopher, Joleen & my adorable nephew, Kayden:

Alec was busy playing and continually gave me his "cheese!!!" (said in frustration) smile:

If I wait long enough though, I manage a genuine smile now and then:

James napped a lot at the beach, but when he woke up had some sweet smiles for his nana:

Christopher thought it would be funny to bury Alec in the sand-so did Alec.

I know Paul loves me because he builds things just for me:

Alec playing with his great-grandma.

Air Show

Last Saturday Christopher & Joleen invited us to attend the Air Show at Nellis Air Force Base with them. Alec loves pointing at planes, so we decided it was a great idea! He had a lot of fun looking at the planes on display & watching the stunt pilot & Thunderbirds.

There was a giant cargo plane as we first entered the base, so Alec posed with Uncle Christopher:
We then wandered about checking out the planes on display. Alec would occasionally make it clear which plane he wanted to see:


Cute shot of Uncle Christopher & Auntie Joleen:
Thunderbirds, the main reason for our attendance:
Safely snuggled in daddy's arms is the best place to watch the Thunderbirds perform!

Some more pictures...

There are a lot of good things happening out here right now!

Most importantly, my sister, Kari, is getting married on Friday in the LA Temple! She has always dreamt of a 10-layer cake and so I've been making loads of fondant and buttercream icing, which takes up all my free time.

Apart from that I'm working on: 1. packing organization (I threw out 4 boxes of 'stuff' on Saturday!), 2. moving van plans (can we trust someone to drive our 'stuff' to Colorado safely or drive our own things and our car?), 3. insanely missing Paul (video chatting twice a day just isn't enough. He may have to finish writing here and go back again for a few days to defend it much later), 4. caring for Alec (not that this is bad, but he is a VERY active & curious little boy), 5. the dogs (my family has left for California to go to a Dodgers game and California Adventure before the wedding, leaving me in charge of 7 dogs), and 6. refugee work (gathering donations & home visits). I do prefer to stay busy, so I would definitely choose all the commotion over sitting around and missing Paul.

In the meantime, here are some cute shots:

Here he is wearing grandpa's sunglasses:

Last Sunday we went to celebrate my Uncle's birthday and Alec (as usual) wanted to go out back and play with the 3 boxers they have. The dogs were very loving. If Paul would let me have a third dog I would steal Tank, their male boxer. He's so great with Alec and stands over to 'protect' him from the other dogs...who also want a turn licking Alec...

Here's Alec playing with his Uncle Christopher. My brother just adores Alec and Alec loves it when he comes over, because he'll play with him! Here he is carrying him around in nana and grandpa's 'garment hamper', then racing about in his car:

Here he is playing 'prison guard'. For some reason Alec thinks this is hilarious:

Uncle Kevie also loves playing with him and lately they've been practicing on recorders.


This past Friday night was Kari's bachelorette party. We went to Joleen's home (our sister-in-law) to watch a movie and eat pizza. Alec really liked the pizza idea:

Spiked Hair and Pioneer Day!!

I'm tired of people telling me Alec's a 'big boy' because he looks about 9 months old. He's right on track for weight, but, like his parents, he will always appear much younger than his age. So, when his Uncle Kevie spiked his hair, I liked it! His hair is so light it looks funny in pictures, but I think it makes him look older.





Saturday Alec was able to attend 'Pioneer Day' with his Uncle Christopher & Auntie Jo (I had to finish up more classwork). He had a great time and was so smiley when he came home!! Here he is enjoying the slide with the protection of Auntie Jo:

Apparently there was a little girl on the teeter-totter, so Alec walked up to her and rubbed her arm and she got scared and ran off! He then attempted to enjoy the toy himself:

Ahhh...watermelon. Alec loves this sticky, messy fruit and they've been especially sweet all summer. Luckily he also enjoys baths at the end of the day...