This is fun! 

More Fall Fun!

We went to the pumpkin patch last Sunday. Alex picked out his very own little pumpkin and we also got a bigger one to carve. We got there just before they closed, so we missed taking a hayride, but Alex got to see some goats and sheep. He ran around and looked at all the little displays they had and even pet a sheep. We stopped for dinner at Famous Dave's afterward and Alex really liked it.
Yesterday was the big Leaf Crawl and Cousin Robbie's and Betsy's house. I've never seen such a pile of leaves! Alex had a blast playing in them and finding a ton of treasures. He got to see his cousin Rachel and his little friend Bella and Auntie Patty stopped by too. There were a lot of kids and it was so much fun. He came home with a lot of stuff!
Alex is learning so much. He counts things, talks a lot, and has learned some new songs. He knows "50 ways to leave your lover" by Paul Simon and he really likes the song. He sings out the "set yourself free" part. He still loves watching Taylor Hicks videos on YouTube or GoFish. He also knows Old McDonald and stuff like that.
This morning after breakfast he said, "I want to get out and play".

Fall fun!

We're really enjoying the nice fall weather (except for yesterday, it was just too cold!). Alex and I have been hanging out together the last couple of days while Wil has been in Indiana. It's been fun just playing around with him. He is getting so independent. He doesn't really want you to do too much for him anymore. He's very good at reciting most of the alphabet and knows how to count to 10. He has even started counting objects! He likes to eat and really loves fruit and vegetables. His favorite things right now are anything from "Cars" and he likes Jimmy Neutron (He says Neutertron).
We took him out last weekend to try geocaching. We didn't have any luck, but we had a nice day for a drive and wandering around. We tried to go to the apple orchard, but couldn't get near the place it was so busy. Hopefully we'll get there on a quieter day.

First baseball game-Twins won! 

Happy day at the beach! 

Take me out to the ballgame!

Alex went to his first Twins game toda with Daddy, Papa, and Great Uncle Bob. He wore his new Twins Tshirt and baseball hat. It seemed that he had a good time and he actually made it through the 5th inning. Shared a hotdog and some chips and flirted with some girls behind him. I really only expected him to make it through a couple of innings, so I was pretty impressed. Maybe we'll get out to a few more games next year. The "girls" hung out at home and had lunch and it was a gorgeous day!
Alex is getting over his cold/ear infection pretty easily. He's been quite the trooper and generally you wouldn't ever guess he was sick. I managed to pick up something and I hope it goes away quickly.
Other than that, not a whole lot more going on. Alex is really picking up on more words and using some sentences. The other day he said that he wanted to have spaghetti (sghetti) with Mama. It's pretty cool!