Ocho. Acht. Eight.

Eight was the magic number for Alexander and sleep.
It only happened once.
But I'll take it.
It gives me hope for the future.

Chunky Boy

The theme for the last week is...EAT! This kid must be hitting a growth spurt because he is ALWAYS hungry. He also LOVES attention. And if your attention is diverted...he whines. I thought second children were supposed to be more independant. I guess we have time to get there.

He's still a good baby. And growing like a weed. Very smiley.

His "red" hair is filling in slowly.

Alexander likes car rides, as long as the car is moving. But he isn't crazy about his carseat or sitting still.

He's doing great at 10 weeks!

Easter Fun

Because I am always a few days behind, here are the Easter pictures.
Nicholas coloring eggs for the first time. He was interested for a whole 15 minutes.

I got one good smile out of him.

Look what the Easter Bunny brought!

Oooooo....candy.

Alexander and his basket. He was excited.

Alexander with Grandma

Nicholas and cousin Abbey hunting eggs.

Hunting eggs with cousin Noah.

Hangin' with my cousin Abbey.

That's all folks. Hope you had a great Easter too.

Birthday: Part 2

So after Hibachi and a short nap. We got to enjoy cake after dinner. Joe and Nicholas made my birthday cake. It's the first cake Joe has ever made. And about the millionth Nicholas has made. It went very well.
Here they are stirring it up.

Icing it.

And adding sprinkles.

The finished product and me with my boys.

It was a very nice day with my family

Rainy sunny day

It's rainy and windy and cool today.
But we have sunshine in our home.
Today is my birthday.
Forever 22.
I love birthdays. I think they should be celebrated and made special no matter how old you are.
Nicholas & Joe made me a cake ( pictures to come).
We went out for Hibachi. Yum! I got salmon. Yum!
And the day isn't over yet.
I've got presents to open. Eggs to color for Easter. Cake to eat.

Idol Toughts

I am not much caring this week about Idol. I am tired.
But I do like Casey and Stefano. I think Casey could win.
I still like Scotty and Lauren. But they were predictable this week. I do think we will hear them on country radio in the future. Duets maybe? They have nice duets.
I still could do without James and Jacob. I just don't care for their styles.
My thoughts.

Not just a coffee break

We have this coffee maker. And on Sunday, it died.
So I gave it to Nicholas to play with. It has a dispenser as you can see in the picture. It was fun. We had a little water party on the deck.

Now we have this coffee maker, see below. We hope this lasts longer than the other one which lasted less than 18 months. But we like the dispenser, carafe-less design. I ordered it from Walmart on Monday (with 97 cent shipping) and received it on Wednesday. Can't beat that.