May 2013

There is a new baby elephant at the zoo, a little younger than Alex.  Here we are visiting.

Mitch's Pre-K class at Spring Sing.  I also have video but it's pretty hard to hear/understand them (it IS a bunch of 4 and 5 year-olds, after all).

Memorial Day with friends

Trying to get a group picture with 9 kids is pretty difficult.  Mitch did his best to keep Alex in a good spot but you can see how things devolved...

Mitch's Pre-K graduation.  May was a busy month for him!

Post-graduation family picture

Brothers

Mitch and Alex's school pictures

April 2013

Alex is 1!!!  He celebrated his birthday in Arizona

Here are a couple of pictures of his cake.  At the time, he really loved this Duck and Goose book.

Yummy cake!  He liked all of it but was very messy after all was said and done.

Mitch playing in the kiddie pool

Mitch and Charlotte

Outside time

March 2013

Alex at 11 months

Pajama twins

Mitch and Alex playing

Mitch helping get the garden started (I guess we had a warm stretch as he is only wearing underwear!)

Alex came home from school one day with ponytails!

So we decided to get his hair cut!  Here he is for his first haircut ever-at Bart's Barbershop.  He didn't seem to mind.

At the end of March we took a trip to Arizona to visit Grandma and Grandpa G.  The Oakleys were there too and we had a fantastic time.  Alex enjoyed playing in Zousha's kennel.

Mitch (and Alex) went to their first pro-baseball game-the Brewers vs the Rockies for spring training.

It was Easter while we were there so we dyed eggs. Here are Mitch and Annie with many eggs and many colors.

Family pic

There are lots of hot air balloons that can be seen flying near the house. Here's one that got pretty close.  Mitch had a good time pointing out and counting all the balloons.

Mitch helping Grandma G make bread.

February 2013

Alex at 10 months with the kangaroo

Dad and Alex

Things got a little busy around the holidays, I guess, so we built our gingerbread house in February.  Here are some action shots and then the final product-all 4 sides!

Fun at the park

A video of Mitch dancing to music on one of Alex's toys...we actually had lots of these videos to choose from!

January 2013

Alex at 9 months

Mitch got a camera for Christmas (our old digital) and was also taking pictures of Alex on his month birthday

Silly Alex

This is the picture that Matt likes to title "Stabby McDishwasher".  Alex was somewhat obsessed with the wooden knives we have for the play food, and also loves the dishwasher.

At Mitch's Pre-K school there was a bear named Pablo that the kids took turns bringing home for a weekend.  Here are some highlights of Pablo's time at our home.  First, eating breakfast with Mitch

We knit a red scarf for Pablo as he was missing his

Coloring with Pablo

And visiting friends.  I love the look on Alex's face in this one!

Alex shaking some toys...it's good until the end where he bit my leg!