The Alexander Family: November 2008

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

A long run!

Two weekends ago a friend of mine, Crystal, and I did a half marathon which I really didn't train for. With having a 19 month old and a 10 week old I don't have tons of time to run. The night before the race I was awake until 10:30 nursing and then up nursing at 1:15 and 4:00. Then up at 5:00 to head to the race. The race was just another day for the kids and I am so happy that Matt was able to handle the kids and get them to the course by mile 9. I had a wonderful time and accomplished my goals. I hope to do another soon but I am ready to train for the next one. Which brings me to the good news of Mason is on some acid reflux medicine and is in general a happier baby. He is also starting to sleep at night for stretches of 6 and 7 hours. It is wonderful! You don't realize how not getting sleep affects you until you actually realize how good you feel after a decent night sleep.

We are looking forward to traveling to Flagstaff, AZ for Thanksgiving. They are predicting snow for Thanksgiving day and we are very excited. We hope that everyone has a blessed week and remembers all that they are thankful for.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Cousin Baxter!

We had such a wonderful visit with Warren, Abbey and Baxter. The week FLEW by and the kids had so much fun. Every morning when I would go into Emma Kate's room to get her our of bed she would look past me and say "Where's Abbey?, Where's Baxter?" She is absolutely in love with Abbey and Baxter. She also warmed up to Warren throughout the week. Enough good words could not be said about how well behaved Baxter is. He is adorable and so happy all the time. We went to the San Diego Zoo one day and had a blast with all the walking. Abbey and I also worked on sewing projects and just keeping up with kids. We miss them so much and wish we lived closer together. Maybe someday. We are thinking and praying for Sarah as she will be competing in the Miss Samford pageant tomorrow. We are so proud of her and know she will do well. Enjoy all the pictures!

Mason is chillin' at the zoo

We were all little tired but had so much fun

We had a close encounter with a very curious giraffe.

Emma Kate did not like the idea of staying behind with the bears (hahaha)

Baxter enjoyed his first time swimming!

We know they will hate this picture when they are older!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Playgroup, Trick or Treating and Fall Festival

We have had a fun filled few days of dressing up and eating candy. Emma Kate was a ladybug this year and actually liked dressing up (I didn't think that she would enjoy the costume because I had tried it on her before and she started to cry every time I took it out of the closet). Mason went as a bumble bee and he was perfect. He buzzed (snoozed) the entire time he was in his costume. On Wednesday we carved our pumpkin and Matt did a wonderful job. We didn't get a picture of the finished pumpkin but it looked great! On Thursday we went to playgroup and all the kids wore their costumes and had a candy/cookie exchange. There were lots of cute costumes and all the kids behaved very well. Friday was a lot of fun and we started the night by going to a few friends houses on the street to see them and their costumes. Then we went to church for a fall festival. They had the inflatable jumpers, cotton candy, snow cones and a christian atmosphere. We went with our friends Kris, Ali and Michael. Michael was the cutest and most believable cowboy (he had a cowboy swagger). I also wanted to state that Mason keeps rolling over. I know that it sounds too early but he has done it 4 times now. He is 8 weeks old and I am sure that each time it is a fluke but he keeps doing it. Hopefully we will get it on video soon!

She wasn't so sure about the inside of the pumpkin

Here are all the kids lined up.
Yoda (Matt),Bunny (Kylie), Chicken (Allison), Bumble Bee (Mason), Princess (Anna), Ladybug (Emma Kate), Cowboy (Michael), Dragon (Ben), Fighter Pilot (Brian)