alex's Birthday 2009

I don't even want to think about how late this is. But I'm still going to post it.

We had a costume party for alex 4th birthday (I think we even had it on halloween but truly I'm not sure). alex knew that Chio would have her birthday and then dad his and THEN it would be alex's birthday. Well, dad's birthday was 2 day's after Chio's so every single morning in October alex would ask if it was his birthday yet; he thought his should have been the day after his dad's - this year we're keeping track differently.

alex was Dan the Bakugan Brawler

Catching the football

Texas Snow Day

I read my sister in law's blog and she had posted these awesome pictures of the snow. I was so jealous and missing the snow (which is extremely weird because I don't really even like snow) and then, just two days later, we had this. I think this is the best snow fall we had the whole time we've lived in Texas. We built snowmen, had snow ball fights, went sledding, and did all other manner of snowish stuff.

Snowman (one of about 4)

Above is the first snowman alex and Chio made when it had only been snowing a couple of hours.

Kung Fu Moves

Posting the soccer video remind me of this one. Alex snuck up to take this after little alex had been in there "getting dressed" for about 5 minutes.

You'll just have to imagine alex is dressed, Chio isn't screaming and I'm not ignoring her talking on the phone; but you can't tell me this never happens at your house.

First Soccer Game

alex had his first soccer game today. alex came out while I was typing this and wanted to dictate so here you have it from the star: "I do what my coach says. And thank you for letting me be in the game, and to go to the game. And I can't wait for my next game. I love my friends."

Chio took some action shots - these two (above and below) of the game

and a ton more of just the grass - those didn't make the blog cut though.

The whole time alex was off the field he was anxious to be back in playing. In fact, at one break Alex had to go on and talk him off the field to take a rest other wise he would have stayed on his spot and waited for kick off.

This is him getting on his new uniform.

This is a video of his team scoring a goal. alex is the kid that falls over right at the beginning and then gets back up so you can follow him.

I'll try to take better videos next week (because I know my parents at least are going to find this post sorely lacking) but really it's mostly just a group of little boys running around the field, or some times alex gets singled out when the ref tells him he can't guard the goal - he knows how they could keep the other team from scoring, he just doesn't get why he coach doesn't see it. Whenever he gets in trouble he tries to explain to his coach why it's a good idea for him to stand in the goal, it's pretty funny because the coach just says I know, but it's not allowed.

Meantime: v

I told alex it was chio's turn to be held by me and his dad could hold him in the meantime.

The definition of "meantime" in Alex's dictionary:

meantime: (mntm) verb a: to poke in the eye b: to flip upside down and spank c: to wrestle d:to tickle e: to toot on an opponents head

Chio ended up getting off my lap to go and participate in the "meantime" taking place on the couch; I don't know if they'll ever know the real definition.

I broke my holy ghost

Yesterday alex came to me for comfort after falling and hitting his knee. His biggest complaint: "I broke my holy ghost and now Heavenly Father can't talk to me." This needed a little more explanation for me to understand so he explained how "[the holy ghost] used to be in my heart but I couldn't hear what He was saying so He moved to my knee" and since alex fell and hit his knee how "now I broke the talking". Poor kid, I think he knows the holy ghost is still with him, and not in his knee, but since it never occurred to me that the spirit was residing in his knee in the first place - I guess I'll find out in our next theological discussion.