Wedding Season

Matt and I had our second Saturday wedding in a row this weekend! It was a beautiful wedding at the outdoor amphitheatre right on the river in Golden, and then the reception was at the park right down the street. What was especially nice was that Alec was invited to this wedding, and he had a terrific time spending all afternoon and evening outside. It was actually the perfect wedding for a toddler - outdoor games and food galore! Alec loved it, and we had a great time. Congrats Jessi and Jessica.

Exiting the ceremony on a double-seater bike - so cool!

The girls - sans Alec

Alec watching the ceremony

Playing croquet

A lake right in the park - can you say Alec heaven

Action shot

Alec inhaling cookies and giving his crush Brittany some lovin

Our little ladies man

Alec LOVED playing with the washers

Check it out mom

Keeping me busy

Fun in the Sun

Enjoying Friday - some pics of Alec hanging at the lake and at Daddy's softball game.

4th of July

Alec had a wonderful 4th of July. His Grammy bought him a pair of festive swim trunks last week and I think he had them on every day this week. What can I say, he is a patriotic guy! We started out the holiday week with a visit from Uncle Jason. He flew in on Tuesday night and by the time he left on Wed afternoon we had played 7 games of Settlers. Yes, we are just a little obsessed. Alec loved seeing him though and had a great time showing him around his turf. The only other times they've met have been in Ohio, so Alec liked having Jason in his domain. Then on the 3rd we had a little party at our house for the firework show in our neighborhood. Alec got to stay up for the fireworks and he loved them. He would say "boom," or "up" whenever they went off and on a few occasions he tried to chase them down in the park. Then on the 4th we went down to the lake and Alec got to ride on Uncle Nate's boat and do some swimming. It was overcast when we got there, and they didn't have the boat in the water yet, but that would not deter Alec. He went right up to Nate, pointed at the lake, and said "wawa, wawa" and did not stop until we got on the boat - which he loved!! Then he had a sleepover at Grammy's so that mom and dad could go to a wedding. All in all, it was a very fun weekend and we imagine that it will take our little man a few days to unwind from all the excitement and late night partying!!

With mom before the wedding

Driving the boat

Alec and his Uncle

Playing with Sofie Schober on the 3rd

Alec is currently obsessed with his leggos. I had to throw in this pic of one of he and Matt's towers.

Playing with Uncle Jason

Gotta Love Grammy

Here are some pics of Alec enjoying his new toys at Grammy's house.

After a few explanations and us showing Alec that you don't swing a bat like a golf club, he got the hang of it.

His new wagon - we went to Target and Alec got the wagon out of the toy aisle and proceeded to push it all the way around the store. So, Grammy caved and brought it home.

Taking Grammy's penguin for a ride

and Madison too

Camping

We took our first family camping trip this weekend, and it was a great success. Alec loved everything about being outside in the wilderness. We discovered a great spot the last time we went camping with Abby and Ross - it is west of Loveland in the Camanche Peak Wilderness Area, and we were thrilled to visit it again. It is really secluded and hard to find, but people have been there before. There is a little picnic table built right near the fire pit, which is just Alec's size. The spot also has an amazing view of the surrounding mountains and it is w/i driving distance of several hikes and a beautiful river. We decided that we should go for only one night w/ Alec his first time, so we set off yesterday afternoon and stayed last night. Alec took his nap on the way up and was in heaven when we arrived. We set up camp and then headed down to the river for some rock throwing and exploring. As you can see, it was a hit. Alec also loved collecting firewood for dad at the camp site, collecting rocks, and digging in the dirt. He was in great spirits the entire afternoon. Unfortunately, he didn't sleep very well. He was really wound up and couldn't really get to sleep in the tent. Finally Matt and I gave in and joined him and that only led to more tomfoolery. Alec isn't used to sleeping outside of his crib and having mom and dad and Brody in bed with him was a little too much excitement. While Matt and I were trying to fall asleep Alec was screaming, "Hi mom, Hi Dad, Hi dog-dog." Anyway, he finally fell asleep, but woke up about half way through the night and couldn't get back to sleep. So - Alec and mom spent a few hours sleeping in the car, but did end up back in the tent eventually and when Alec finally fell into a deep sleep he was fine. All in all, we had a wonderful time and will be taking many more camping outings this summer!

In route

Setting up camp

Our daredevil dog

Alec had no idea had to handle the plentiful supply of rocks

Smashing wood like dad

Grilling dinner

Someone helped themselves to the trail mix

The view from our spot

Brody sporting his Halloween jacket - he gets cold w/ his summer do.

Alec at about 10:30p.m. - you people think I'm going to sleep?