Construction Mania

We joined Katy and James and Holland and Riley at the Longmont Museum this morning. They just opened a new children's exhibit focused on building and construction. As part of opening day, the kids got free hard hats and there were a bunch of construction trucks outside that they could check out and sit in. It was heaven for Alec and James, who are both truck junkies. It was fairly chaotic this morning b/c of the grand opening, but we still had a great time, and we will definitely be taking another trip to check it out while the exhibit is open.

Hugging James

Alec was very interested in looking at pics of himself on Katy's camera.

painting

Alec and Riley

The boys had much more fun than they appear to be having in this pic

James taking Alec for a ride

James saying "Wo"

He's a natural

My Potty

We bought Alec his first potty this weekend. We don't actually think he is ready to be potty trained, but he is very interested in the bathroom, and often accompanies Matt and I when we go, so we figured why not. He has also started referring to his diaper as his "tata." We have no idea where that is from, but he will sometimes point to his diaper and say "tata" when he needs to be changed, so he's getting there. For now, we just put the potty in the bathroom next to our toilet and let him sit on it whenever he comes to the bathroom with us. What is really funny is that he often makes loud grunting noises when he sits down...a behaviour I blame completely on his dad and their trips to the bathroom together. We haven't been bold enough to let him actually take his pants off yet, but I guess we will have to try that sooner or later. Here are some cute pics of him checking out the potty when I first brought it home.

This picture is hilarious b/c Alec actually looks "skinny," which is an adjective we have never used when describing him.

Mt. Sanitas

Yesterday we took our first hike of the season. We went up Mt. Sanitas in Boulder and had a great time. Alec did really well in the hiking pack - he got a little fussy when we were almost at the top - we think he was hot and hungry, but did great the rest of the way, and I managed to make it all the way to the top with him on my back, which was no easy feat. It was a beautiful day and so nice to get out and enjoy the sunshine. The 3 of us will definitely be doing more hiking this season.

Brode made it to the top as well - although he is definitely getting a little slower as he gets older.

Our little mountain man

At the summit

Alec rode down the mountain on dad's back.

and even got in a little nap!

More Balloon Pics

Here are the pics from the balloon launch in our neighborhood - see the post below for details!

Checking out balloons w/ Grammy

This guy had no basket on his balloon - just a seat

Alec couldn't decide which direction to go - there was excitement everywhere.

Alec in balloon bliss

The balloons took off to the east this year b/c of the wind, so it was hard to get good pics of them all in the air.

Come on guys

Alec was not interested in posing for this pic

Our neighbors - Niall, Cherilyn and baby Liam

Summer Festivities

Alec had an action packed weekend - the town of Erie has an annual town fair, and a part of it is a hot air balloon launch on the driving range of the golf course in our neighborhood. Alec went last year, although he was a little too young to know what was going on, so this year was a lot of fun for him. He was fascinated by all the balloons, and just ran up and down the golf course pointing at them and saying "dhat, dhat" - his way of saying I want to see that. We also took him down to the fair in the evening and he had a ball running around outside and listening to the live bands play. He actually was very into dancing (if you can call it that) to the music - he would spastically jump up and down and turn in circles while the band played and then sign for more music as soon as they stopped. It was hilarious, and sadly, it looks like he got his mom and dad's sense of rhythm and not his grandpa Randy or Aunt Abby's. He even made a few friends at the fair, and had a great time playing ball with them and chasing them around the stage. We are pretty sure he would have been happy to stay until midnight. Looks like this boy is going to enjoy the summer!

Alec now does this whenever he sees a ball - he learned it when we took storytime yoga - it's pretty funny b/c he wipes out all the time.

Checking out the fields

Dancing with mom

Can't you just see the rhythm?!

And....I have a ton of cute pics from the balloon launch, but for some reason blogger hasn't let me upload them all day - so, stay tuned - hopefully I can get them uploaded soon.

Yogurt

Some cute pics of Alec feeding himself breakfast - we think he got a few bites into his mouth.

Now That's Funny

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! We all had a great day, brunch with family this morning and then naps this afternoon. Although our plans to hike in Boulder were canceled due to the rain, we still had a very nice and relaxing day and I am so grateful that I am a mom to such a wonderful little boy.