Camping and Grandpa Felton's Birthday

Alex had another very busy weekend. Alex went to Mom's soccer game, looked at new houses, helped clean up the house (messed up the house), went camping overnight on the Kitsap Penninsula, took 2 rides on the ferry boat, celebrated Grandpa Felton's birthday, and went to Michelle's barbeque. Here are some pictures from Alex's first camping trip and Grandpa Felton's Birthday. He had a great time at both events.

Trying on the headlamp.


Eating as many blueberries as he could

Night Owl

Alex set a new record on Friday night by staying up until 11pm. He got home from Mom's soccer game late and he had to finish his daily work of unloading the kitchen cabinets, the chunky puzzle, some books, a sesame street song on youtube, and checking out all the rooms downstairs. On Saturday morning, he slept in.

Here is a video of Alex standing. He can also do a few steps on his own if the trip is very short and someone can catch him at his destination. This video is about 1 minute.



Here is another video of some of his activities this week. This video is about 3 minutes.

Wading Pool

Today's excitement was the wading pool. He enjoyed the splashing and the other kids. He also enjoyed the swings, as always. In the evening, Alex cleaned out the plasticware drawer and had some blueberries (his favorite fruit). He also brushed his teeth by himself. He makes a buzzing sound like the Sonicare when he brushes his teeth, because that's how he sees mom & dad do it.

He is still staying up really late - often 10pm - and is most energetic after 7pm at night. He has mastered crawling and cruising and now practices standing a lot. Sometimes he gets so excited that he can stand by himself that he claps his hands vigorously and then loses his balance.

August 1

Alex has had some new accomplishments this week. He has added the word "bird" to his vocabulary (sounds like "burh", but he says it whenever he sees birds), he has started writing on his magnetic pad, and he is getting better at standing. Here is a video of this week.

Normal Week

Alex has had a good week at school. His new teacher doesn't give us reports, so we don't know what he does all day, but he seems happy. At home, he's been taking everything out of the drawers and cabinets. And he loves to look at his picture books and point at things.

Below are some pictures of Alex laughing because he kept biting Mom's toe and thought it was really funny