My sweet 5 year old...

Well...it just hit me that I never posted pics from Alec's 5th birthday party. We ended up having his party 3 weeks after her turned 5. I wanted to seperate it a a little from Christmas...so that maybe it would be a little more exciting. So...we had an all boy bash at Kids Station. The kids had a great time running, jumping, climbing, and playing on video games. I enjoyed that it was on a very slow friday night and we practically had the whole place to ourselves!


Let me take this opportunity to share a little bit about what Alec has been up to lately. He is still my sweet sensitive boy who cares very deeply about others. He is still very giving, and considerate to others needs and wants. Man...I wish I could be more like him sometimes! Anyway...he is a really special boy...for real...I'm not just saying that because I'm his mommy! :) Anyway...as far as changes he has become a lot more goofy this past year. He is always goofing off with silly voices and comments....it's a boy thing I guess. One specific thing that he does a lot is talk and walk like a robot. His dancing always cracks me up too. He is also reading Bob books now...which is a lot of fun for him and for us. He is a smart little guy. I can't believe this is his last year of preschool! Where has the time gone!

See what I mean about the whole silly thing!! He thought it would be hilarious to put his face in his cake!

These two are fun to watch.


I wish I would have gotten a picture of all the super hero decor on the other walls...they have it set up really cute.

Snow Snow Snow!!!

Well, we had a great time visiting with Eriik's family in Colorado last week! They have a time share in Pagosa Springs, CO. So we got to stay there for a whole week! It was so much fun seeing the kids play in the snow. This was Ava's first time to see the white stuff. We did a little skiing, sledding, hiking and more fun snow activities. Alec turned out to be a really great skier! We also had a picnic in the snow which was surprisingly nice! It surprised me how warm it felt because of how dry the air was. When we went snow shoeing, and had our "snow picnic" we got so warm that we took our coats off even though it was only 35 degrees!!! We also celebrated Alec's 5th birthday while we were there. He turned 5 on the 3rd...I can hardly believe I have a 5 year old! He is also having a birthday party with a few of his little buds so there will be more on that later in the month. I've got TONS of pics but I will try and narrow them down. :)

Alec was all smiles the entire time he was in ski school. He loved every minute of it! I thought for sure he would get frustrated with all the falling, but he didn't. All smiles!

Alec was the only "A class wolf pup" that day, so he got to have the instructor all to himself!!!

The first mornig we were there Alec couldn't wait to get out in the snow!

Don't they look cute in their trasformer birthday party hats?

Nanny brought a giant cupcake maker....so cute.

Ava loves her Poppy...not sure why he's pointing a me?

The three cousins!

Nanny/Poppy Christmas...lots of fun presents!

Uncle Aaron pulled Ava and Alana in a sled the whole time on our hike. While Eriik helped Alec with the cross country skiing!

Our "snow picnic" We found a dry spot under a tree...it was perfect.