Pink Eye

After his first day of daycare, Alex came home with pink eye.

He looks like he got in a fight but his attitude was great (except for the battle that ensues when I have to put the drops in).

Alex at Work

For the past 11 months Alex has accompanied me to the office.  Since he has become very mobile it has been difficult for me to have him there but more often than not he is thoroughly enjoyed by the patients and staff alike.  

 This patient actually got on the floor to crawl around with him.

 a quick pic with his assistant 

 This little guy and his dad come in fairly often and if Alex is napping he repeats "Where's the baby?"

 Here they are teaming up to help me adjust.

Tomorrow he starts daycare.  He will be there two days a week and with Grandma one day a week.  I'll be on my own again at the office.  I have admit I am totally torn.  It has become very difficult to have him at the office but at the same time I'm going to really miss having him with me every day.  I've been so lucky to have been able to have him with me for so long.

Exploring New Spaces

On Memorial Day weekend we went out to explore our neighborhood despite the dodgy weather.

 One of our neighbours has this huge patriotic eagle in his driveway.  Not pictured here is the equally giant American flag top hat that was sitting on top of their hedge.  I hope they make another appearance for Fourth of July.

 Enjoying the park in our neighborhood.

When we got home, we went out into the backyard and the boys explored while I dead headed the Rhodys

You're going to mow the lawn when the sun comes out?  That'll be awesome!!!

 This tree has all these great rocks you can lift up to look for bugs!

Best Mom EVER

As we were heading home from running errands one afternoon, I spotted a guy walking along Maple Valley Highway with a snake wrapped around his neck.  I made a U-turn and we went back to find him.  He was a very pleasant man so we chatted for a bit then he let us hold the snake and snapped a picture for us and one for his FFB page!
He was a seven year old python named Jafar.

An Afternoon in the Yard

This post has a million pictures in it but I wanted to show you all what an afternoon hanging out in the yard with the kids and Auntie Kathy is like.  The first bunch of pictures of Auntie Kathy were taken by Matthew.  You can see what she will do to appease that kid.

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 This next bunch is Matthew's antics.  He is always and repeatedly showing us how strong and fast he is.  He also often demonstrates his prowess as a T-rex.

 

 One of my favorite parts of M's body, his belly mole.

Next we have Alex practicing drinking from an almost empty cup.

 Matthew digging with his little feet crossed under him.

 The adorable and mostly happy Alex.

 As you have seen from past posts, I have started to let Matthew experiment with the DSLR camera.  He is often confused by all the buttons and dials but I am no help at all since I always have it set to Automatic mode.