Al- 4 year stats

Al's 4 year stats are as follows:
Ht- 44.5 inches (99th percentile)
Wt- 40.5 lb (85th percentile)

He is super sweet, always wanting to do the right thing and not disappoint me or Beau which is comforting and heart-wrenching all at the same time. He is rambunctious and full of energy which makes life difficult and so fun. We had him tested for the gifted school involving an IQ test In which he achieved a score at the 95th percentile allowing him the opportunity to apply- so proud, though I know it is just him and his personality vs any work on my part.
Right now he loves to: make-believe, dress in super hero costumes, read all things super hero or transformers, talk about dinosaur species I have never heard of, make a gun out of ANYTHING (yesterday it was two truck magnets stuck together just so), build construction sites, dream about our next trip to Iowa to cut corn, wrestle with his friends, hang out with his cousins, Winnie and Rush, Griffin, Andrew, David and Kourash at school, and so much more I am forgetting now...

Looking forward to what this next year holds for my Bubba.




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Al's 4th Birthday: Construction Zone Ahead

Well, I started planning this WAY early this year because I wanted this particular spot at the park that fills up quick- and I got it!  And at the start of the summer construction was ALL Albert could talk about... however, as the summer wore on Spiderman, Batman and any possbible super hero you can name seeped into the picture, leaving the construction zone much less desirable-- of course, because this is what I had planned the bday party around!  BUT, it made a come back in the past couple of weeks--wheew-- thank you fickle toddler minds.  I mean, you should have seen this kid digging in the plant mulch with his trucks almost the entire party.. who is he kidding?

 

Jess made this sign for me (so sad this pic wont rotate!) and this is Al's bff Griffin

It was a great day.  I am so happy to have such a sweet baby...

A week of firsts

1. My baby is in a big girl bed- surrounded by pink sheets no less. Bubba on the top bunk and they love it- who would have thought a bed could be such a fascinating toy?



2. Hope said an un-prompted "I love you too mommy"- best words out of your child's mouth.

3. Why? At least that's what Hope wants to know. We have never heard such interest from her... And now we need to figure out how to silence the interrogation! Haha.




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Lanterns

I meant to post this last week...

I took the babies to the botanical gardens for the Chinese Lantern festival on Friday night. I had a 50/50 chance of success or disaster going by myself, so I drafted Kara and baby Rose to go with us. It turned out so well. They LOVED the dragon that blew steam and the lit up lanterns were beautiful!












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Beginning of summer 2012

No place like inside an excavator if you're a 3 year old boy who loves construction. When asked if he wants to own a construction company- Beau's always dreaming big- Al simply replies, no I'm going to be a "worker".



My college girlfriends get together every month for dinner. Love these nights- this one we decided it was time for another girls only lake trip!



My kids are eating impressively healthy this month, so I have to get pictures for later proof! The snap peas growing in our garden has sparked a new interest in this vegetable- I guess there is something about growing your own food that makes you want to eat it? And oddly enough they both love mint tea!



A rare picture together that actually turned out decent. If you haven't been there, you have to take your kids to Shaws Arboretum in Grays Summit.


Updates:
1. My new carpet


2. Hopie can count to 9! Which is surprising bc 1 month ago she couldnt put 2 words together- Go Girl!
3. Al has to get his tonsils out. :(
Here he is at the ENT. Turns out he has sleep apnea! Looks like it... Haha.


This week I have taken up boxing but am powering through the pain day by day. I find the more I work my sore-a** muscles, the better they feel. I can finally turn my neck- things are looking up ;).

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R&R- Cabo Style

While I have already tried and failed to post this blog entry 2 times and failed, third times a charm, right?
Beau and I went to Cabo last week for our first beach vacation since our honeymoon. It was fantastic.



The place is a desert, so the nights are cool and dry and the days are just hot enough to lay by the pool comfortably all day long.
I felt like I was back in college on spring break- drinking by the pool, after noon naps, late nights- zero worries.
That's beau in the middle of red zone waves- notice everyone else is sitting safely on the beach. (the waves were like 12 feet tall- no lie)









Had it not been for the kids I might have spiraled into a deep depression at the thought of leaving, but here I am 4 days post trip- surviving. :)
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Swimming lessons

Albert is doing swimming lessons for the first time. He has been a couple of times with dad and puts up zero fight- with the intrigue of the locker room and hot tub at the MAC. But world war 3 broke out this morning when I took him- kicking and screaming, literally.
He is better now, and sissy is enthralled with the view.










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