Here's Alex, me, Lizi and Lucas. On February 8th, we celebrated Alex's first birthday with tamales and empanadas. The party was a blast and I wasn't the only one who thought so. The company was wonderful and the food was delicious. Alex had his first tamale and first empanada. The theme was Thomas & Friends. There were about 35 guests so we had a packed house. We had a pinata and Barb even did balloon animals for the kids. Alex had a so much fun! My baby is all grown up...
Alex has started walking! He started taking small steps back in December, but he's really taken off this month. This picture was taken January 5th. It's amazing how he just decided one day, "I'm going to start walking." At first, he would crack up that he was actually doing something new. It was too cute. He's really getting adventurous now and trying to walk everywhere. This is such a big milestone and very fun to see. It's great to see him do this before even turning one year old. That's my boy!
This year, we spent Christmas in Blue Grass, IA with Barb and Jesse. It was so great to get away from the city and have some r&r. Alex had a blast! He loved the dogs and it was so funny to see him chasing them around while they quickly ran away from him. Alex also took to Jesse, his grandpa. It's great to see him bond with his grandpa. Keith and I felt so comfortable, we even snuck out to see "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" while Jesse babysat. Mom and Lizi also visited with us. Although babies this age don't usually care much about presents, Alex had a blast opening them. And man, did he get presents! Don't get too used to it, Alex. You will eventually have to share with your siblings. :) Christmas this year was really special for me and Keith having Alex with us. He is the greatest gift God gave us this year!
We were on our way out the door, when Alex came crawling after me, looked up and extended his arms, and said "mama." I never realized how beautiful those two syllables sound coming out of a baby's mouth and directed at you. This may sound lame, but I'd have to say today was probably in my "top ten days of the year." Being a mom is really THE BEST!!!
I haven't blogged in a bit, so I wanted to at least post this picture of Keith and Alex on Halloween. He was a turkey as you can see and oh so edible. :) I think we had more fun than he did on Halloween, frankly.
We took my mom to Buca Di Beppo for dinner tonight for her birthday. We had a great time! My mom is so great. Te quiero, mami.
