I set to wash the salt from the ocean off my car and put the kiddos in swimsuits to help me. As we finished a storm rolled in and I moved the car into the garage to dry it as the kiddos had fun dancing in the rain.
Dancing in the Rain
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Category Archives: Alex
Alex’s 3 year well check
Today was Alex’s 3 year old well child check and of course he is healthy and growing well. The official stats are in! He is 42.9 inches tall (which we knew crudely from measuring for rides at Busch Gardens) and weighs 45lbs (another one we knew because he likes to weigh himself). Dr. Mink said he was doing great and hitting all his milestones.
Solar Eclipse
Oma and Opa were here to enjoy the solar eclipse with us today. We had 87% of the sun eclipsed by the moon at the max and had some fun watching both sides of the eclipse. We also enjoyed noticing the change in light at the max, the eclipse pattern from the trees, and making pinholes viewers with our hands. AJ took his glasses with him to work and stepped outside to view the eclipse during his shift.
Alex’s 3rd Birthday
Alex wanted a tiger birthday party for his 3rd birthday so we had some fun with jungle animals. We decorated the house with animals and put them on the cupcakes. Brooke helped me hide large plastic jungle animal toys in the backyard so that Alex’s friends could go on ‘safari’ with their tiger binoculars and find and keep them. Everyone had a great time finding their animals, playing with them, and all of our toys in the playroom. After dinner and birthday cupcakes the guests left and Alex opened his train tracks from Oma and Opa for the train table AJ built. The next morning he opened all of his presents after having birthday pancakes.
Alex’s Train Table
AJ put his woodworking skills to use building Alex a custom train table for his third birthday. It is larger and taller than a standard train table which is a perfect fit for Alex’s room and our taller than average children. After we decided how big it should be, AJ got to work making the table with a beautiful inlay for the trains and tracks to go on. He stained the wood and then painted a polyurethane finish. The finished product is gorgeous and Alex loves it! It was completed prior to going on vacation but Oma and Opa gave Alex the finishing touches of the tracks for his birthday. Alex (and everyone else) has been having a great time playing with the new train table.
