Gardening, Parties and Teething

Summer is finally upon us and with it came Alex’s second birthday. It seems like just yesterday that we were waiting anxiously at the airport to see him for the first time, and now he’s officially a little “boy” instead of a baby. It is fun to see him learning, trying and experiencing so many new things, but I also miss so much of the stages that have flown by us so quickly.

I know it’s been more than a month since my last post, so I’ll try to update things for everyone.

It’s been a fun month for our family, with Alex settling in quite easily to daycare two days a week. Chris has been busy with a new product launch and some work on a new computer program his company is initiating, and I’ve been really busy with work from a few clients plus trying to get my scrapbooking business off the ground. At times it felt like I was hitting my head against a brick wall, but then I had two small things happen that turned things around so I’m more hopeful that I’ll be able to do what I hope to be able to do with this new business. If nothing else, I’m meeting some amazing new people, learning a bunch of new things, getting some scrapbooking and cardmaking done and also spending way, way, way more than I’ve earned to date. *grins*

Alex’s birthday was on June 11th, and although we promised ourselves we’d keep it small and simple this year, we ended up deciding to have a backyard BBQ and had about 30 family members and friends join us for lunch, cake and a slightly chilly afternoon in the backyard. Alex had a supremely good time, and the rest of the kids there seemed to have fun as well. The adults mostly relaxed and chatted while the kids played, and it was wonderful to get so many people we love and care about together for a fun afternoon.

We’ve also seen Chris’ cousin, Steven, and Steve’s wife, Elaine quite a few times – for breakfasts, or dinner/movie nights, etc. As we live about halfway between Chris’ sister and Steve, we’re the ideal place for Chris’ family to get together, and we’re actually looking forward to another visit from that gang when one of Chris’ other cousins visits from England this month.

There’s not a lot of other news going on other than Alex is cutting four teeth all at one time, which meant he woke up on Father’s Day with a fever that stayed with him for about 48 hours. Overall he was pretty good but you could tell he wasn’t feeling too well, and he’d often point to his mouth and tell us his “teeth hurt” but Tylenol seemed to help out, as did ice cream and popsicles. We kept him home from daycare yesterday as he still had the fever in the morning and he really wasn’t a happy camper, but he’s back to himself today.

I’ve added a bunch of new photos into a new summer album, so feel free to take a look if you like.