Laser Tag Party...

The day after his actual birthday, Alex had a Laser Tag Birthday Party! They started with miniature golf:


Then it was time for laser tag:

Next up was cake (with a tank that turned into a transformer!!):

Complete with sparkler candles:

Time for gifts:

Carson has been in Alex's class since Kindergarten!

This is the 2nd year Alex & Evan have been in class together.

Peyton and Alex just met each other this year, they share a locker and we hope they'll be friends for a long time. He's a super sweet boy and we especially love that he's named after Peyton Manning!

Alex & Max continue to be the best of friends!!

Isaiah is a year younger than Alex, but they've grown close this year since they ride the bus together and are in A+ together. Isaiah adores Alex, it's so sweet! Unfortunately Isaiah and his family are moving back home to Washington next week, breaks my heart, we'll miss them!

The boys bounced in the gym and played basketball before finishing the rest of the day with a laser tag marathon.

Alex had a great time!

Birthday Tradition...

Someone in our house turned 9!!! Since we've moved to MN, on Alex's birthday we've gone to Mall of America.
We stsarted out with dinner at Alex's favorite restaurant, Hooters:

Then we headed to LegoLand to spend Alex's birthday money:

It was the perfect ending to a great birthday!!

Found...

In January, we went to Monster Jam and I found the pictures on my old camera:

It was a fun night, but the best part was these cars towing items around the track, it was hilarious:

Such a great time!!

Nothin....

I've got nothin. (HA!) No pictures. No crafts. No funny Alex story. Nothin.
We've been busy with our day-to-day routine + planning someone's 9th birthday + I'm on the Family Fun Night committee = no blog time.
Family Fun Night is this week, so that will be nice to be done with, then I can concentrate on the Partay! We're having a laser tag party, very exciting.
We're healthy (knock on wood). School's goin good and we're happy!
Hopefully I'll have something exciting to blog about next time. :)

Tear Bags...

My sweet lil man is sick. He woke up Sunday morning with a stuffy/runny nose. He didn't leave the house all day, he was pitiful. He kept telling me, "my tear bags are broken". What the what? Well after much discussion, we concluded that his eyes were very watery from being sick. We have NO idea where "tear bags" came from, but it's an "Alex-ism" that I wanted to be sure to write down.

I took him to the doctor Tuesday afternoon...he has strep! The doctor was shocked when the test came back positive because he assured us that his throat didn't hurt. He also let her know that his tear bags were fine now too!! It's our 1st time with strep in our house, but he says he feels fine, except for the darn stuffy nose. We'll be stir-crazy by Thursday when he's cleared to go back to school, aaah!

Bedtime Conversation....

These photos have nothing to do with the post, they were taken a while back (Alex has short hair now!), but this is what he looked like after a GOOD night's sleep! I guess the crazier the hair, the better the sleep, HA!


I do want to share our conversation at bedtime last night, it came out of left field for sure and had me laughing!
Alex: mom, don't I have cousins in Canada?
Me: yes you do
A: do they speak English? Do they understand English?
M: yes they do, but they know French also
A: I want to go there, I know how to speak Canada-ahy
M: What's Canada-ahy?
A: That's what they speak in Canada, they put "ahy" at the end of their words. Like ice-cream-ahy and video games-ahy. I can talk to my cousins in Canada-ahy, so we can go visit them!
M: (at this point I'm crying laughing!) You've been to Canada before, when you were almost 1.
A: no way-ahy! That must have been when I learn to speak Canada-ahy. Did I like it, ahy? When can I go again, ahy?
M: go to sleep! Goodnight
A: Goodnight mom. I love you ahy!

Where does he come up with this stuff?! Just for one day, I'd love to hear what goes on in his brain, I know there's amazing stuff going on in there!

Have a great, long weekend, ahy!

Happy Valentines Day....

It's a sweet day here at our house!
My Valentine tag wreath is full:

Alex ate his traditional Valentine morning sprinkle donuts. He's excited for his party at school, I love snuggling on the couch at the end of the day to read all of his valentines!
There was a gift for me under the Valentine trees:

Bad picture, sorry! But it's face is mother of pearl and I LOVE it!!
Hope your Valentines Day is sweet!

White Winter Tags...

After 2 rounds of tags, my wreath is beautifully full:

Now to take them down and put up the Valentine tags!

Puppy Love...

We love our Daisy girl for so many reasons, not to mention that she makes a fluffy pillow!

3rd Grade Show...

Cherry View's 3rd graders put on an amazing musical.

They came out and all waved at their parents:


Alex was a bird, a blue bird:

I love this smile:

He waited patiently for his BIG moment, playing the cymbals:

He did such a GOOD job!

This is Alex's wonderful para, Julie:

Julie is a member of our church, so it's awesome to know that Alex spends his school days with a Christian assistant!

So glad that Alex has a great music teacher that works so hard to put on wonderful programs.

Cabin Christmas...

Before we left TN, we were able to visit with my side of the family at my sister's cabin. (sadly didn't get to see my mom, never enough time!)

There were new iPads to play with:

Awesome Christmas gifts to be opened.

My handsome nephew Connor:

My other handsome nephew Logan:

My parents:

My brother-in-law Stevie got a signed picture of Christian Ponder:

My gorgeous sister and her new baby, Butters:

Love these men:

Andy and Nigel taking it easy:

Sugar cookies and iPad make this boy happy:

Sitting around the table playing cards:

It was a great visit!