Snuggles

Alec is not a big snuggler, so I was happy to get these pics (and of course - the snuggles!) On Sunday afternoon we went with my family to the CU holiday concert, which - like always - was absolutely fabulous, and when we got home I was singing Alec the hallelujah chorus that was stuck in my head before I put him to bed- I think he liked it!

Holiday Wear

Just a few cute pics of Alec in some of his dressy holiday clothes.

Santa is not my friend

On Sat night we took Alec to a Santa party at Holland and Chris Nelson's house. It was a great party, and we all had a terrific time - aside from one minor setback - SANTA. Unfortunately, Alec was not a fan. He actually seemed somewhat interested in Santa while some of the other kids sat on his lap, but when it was his turn - watch out! Not only did he cry, he screamed and the entire time he had his arms stretched out to Matt and I begging us to save him. Luckily, Santa wasn't phased (Alec's friend James had a similar terror stricken response to being put in Santa's lap) and Alec quickly recovered. It was a great party and hopefully our little man will smile a little more next year. We love these pics!

WOW Museum

On Saturday we took Alec down to the WOW (World of Wonder) museum in Lafayette. It is a great Children's museum that is right down the street from our house, and kids under 15 months are free, so we didn't even have to pay. Alec is still a little young for some of the stuff, but he still had a great time running around and exploring. He was especially fond of the wind room, where he could float a beach ball, and the piano where he could watch the keys move. It will definitely be a place we visit often during the cold winter months.

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. We stayed close to home, which was so nice and relaxing. The weekends always fly by, so it is a treat to have time at home when the three of us can hang out. We went to my mom's on Thanksgiving and enjoyed a great dinner with family in her beautiful new house. Alec had a terrific time and was in great spirits all day. We are very thankful this year for our wonderful family and such an amazing little boy! We had some friends over on Friday to watch the CU game, and then stuck close to home. We bought our Christmas tree today, but will probably wait until tomorrow to decorate. And...it wouldn't be a true holiday if we didn't have some Alec news to report. His latest and greatest trick happend this weekend. He has now figured out how to propel himself up onto the coffee table in the family room and then stand on top it. He mastered how to pull himself up onto it on Friday and then on Saturday he got gutsy and went for the stand. While this is obvioulsy hilarious to watch, it's not such a good thing for out little man to be doing. Unfortunately, our attempts at telling him "no" are failing miserably. He just realizes that he is getting more attention, and so he continues the behavior. The only thing that really seems to work is ignoring him, which is what we are attemting to do with the table climb right now, although it is so hard not to laugh when you see him smiling so proudly on top of the table. We will see how it works out, hopefully there aren't any major crashes.

Grammy sporting Alec's bib

Showing us Abby's nose

As you can see, his first attempts were not at all encouraged by his Aunt.

Succees

A kiss for mom

Alec spilts his loyalty b/w the ducks and the buffs.

At it again

Could he be any more proud?

and he's up

and this is what we get when we take him down.

Bath Trouble

In true Alec form, our little man has decided that he now likes to stand up during his baths. We think he is especially fond of this activity b/c he knows that Matt and I don't approve of it. So, we do our best to keep him seated, but the little "bruiser" still manages to get on his feet, and so I decided why not take advantage and take some pics.

I feel a little guilty about posting this "exposing" pic, but the face is priceless. This is the "what are you guys gonna do about it" look that Alec has become especially fond of lately.





























Learning to blow bubbles














Seriously - look at the belly.

Pre-Thanksgiving Fun

Here are some cute pics of Alec running around the week of Thanksgiving. He has gotten a lot more into his toys lately - especially his stacking cups, his baseball bat, which he loves to swing around and bash on the floor, and any of Brody's balls, which he has just figured out how to throw. Plus "baw" is his only real word right now, except "of course" for daddy.