Oma came out last minute to celebrate Alex’s 2nd birthday! We were very happy to have her even for a short visit. We were able to have some fun at the beach and also Alex’s birthday and birthday party before she had to head home.
It has been a HOT summer for us but we got one really nice day of 84 degrees and spent almost all day outside. We also got to hike which we haven’t been able to do since summer started. Everyone had a great time hiking except for the moment Alex misunderstood the softness and good partnering of a tree. Afterward we all got cupcakes for dessert!
Lately Alex has been getting up early and coming into our bed. Since AJ has been at work, him and I have a little morning snuggles before getting Brooke up.
Today we had a very busy day. We started off going to the farmers market to get some produce, then to the farm to play with the animals and get fresh eggs before attending our first music class, and heading to the library for Brooke’s story time. All before noon!
AJ and Brooke headed to Florida for a visit and because we weren’t sure that Alex would be able to travel yet, he stayed home with me. We got some alone time mother/son bonding and it was fun to spend time with him at a time in his life which I was one on one with Brooke at the same age. We had a blast! We spend several days at the pool, I took Alex to the beach but it got rained out and so we played on the playground and I made it up to him by seeing the animals at the farm and letting him enjoy some chocolate ice cream, went out to dinner, we went to a Norfolk street fair, and he got to work in some cooking (something Brooke usually monopolizes). We both had a lot of fun but were very happy to see Brooke and Daddy when they got home!
