I shall name this post 'March 9th'

...Because that was Alex's birthday, and I never got around to posting pics from that day. Here are a few of the pics we took on his actual Birthday. Truly though, he was more impressed with the candle than the cake. He's more of an ice cream boy.



In comparison, here is a photo of Gabe's first Birthday.

The Fishes

Meet Dorsey, Andrew, and Jack; Gabe's 3rd birthday present from Uncle Ryan and Lauren. I wasn't sure the fish were actually going to make it. Because, really, how log do you expect a $.23 fish to live? But these boys have powered through a month, so they get a spot on the blog.


Although, I don't know where Gabe got the name "Dorsey", Andrew and Jack are buddies of his from daycare. Gabe loves the fish so much, I am starting to get over the fact that the tank is huge, the filter needs replaced every couple of months, and that their food stinks. (Seriously, why does fish food smell like fish?) Anyway we'll see if they survive while we're out of town!

Gabe's Birthday Festivities

Gabe's Birthday started with an lunch outing with Uncle Ryan and Lauren. They had a fun trip to the pet store (more on that later). Followed by a nutritious lunch at McDonald's. Really, I think that he just wanted the toy.



There was a Birthday celebration at Daycare with cupcakes and friends. Mmm...french fries and cupcakes, must be heaven for a 3 year old.




Hold on Alex...Just 6 more weeks, and you can have cake too!

The week ended with a Birthday Party on Saturday at the Children's Museum with 13 of Gabe's closest buddies. There was pizza, cake, and play, play, play! For anyone who has never hosted a birthday party at the Children's museum, I highly recommend it! They have tons of activities on-hand and even do the clean-up!

Alex is 6 months old!

Alex was 6 months old last week, and he is growing into such a happy, healthy, boy.
Here is a list of things that has done-

Rolls from front to back & back to front
Sits all by himself (he actually loves to sit criss-cross-applesauce)
Has grown 2 teeth (1 on 9/6/09 and 1 on 9/11/09)
Smiles at everybody, showing 2 dimples
Belly laughs, especially at Gabriel
Squeals with delight, and babbles hilariously
Loves to bounce and hang upside down
Eats baby food, especially sweet potatoes and carrots
Takes baths with his big brother
Sleeps like a champion (most nights)

2 Year Photos

Gabe's photos are back! Isn't this the cutest little man you have ever seen?

What was I thinking?

So, after getting a full night's sleep, I thought that it would be a great idea to take Gabe to Chuck E. Cheese for the first time on his second birthday. Luckily, it was a Wednesday night, so the place was virtually empty. Gabe had a great time climbing all over, but didn't seem to get the hang of the games. To him, it was just as much fun to put tokens into the slots as it was to ride the ride/play the game. At least it wore him out enough to sleep 12 hours that night.

Look who's 2!!

Here are some photo's of Gabe's 2nd Birthday Party at the daycare. Apparently, he didn't want to get his fingers sticky with that pesky cupcake frosting.

Everybody else is doing it....

Well, here we are, a year into parenthood and I am finally getting around to posting our blog. Since everyone else is doing it, I thought that I could give it a try as well. Gabriel is doing well, walking, climbing and getting into everything. Grandma Kathy says he reminds her of Uncle Ryan, which honestly scares me a little, because I am just not sure I have the energy. I always thought that it wasn't fair to the parents that kids gain their abilities before they get the brains to know whether or not they should crawl off the end of the bed, climb up the bookcase, you get the picture. Anyway, enjoy our blog, I will post as often as time permits.