Nothin' says summer like popsicles and bubbles

Wow, sorry for the long delay in updating the blog. We have been very, very busy these last couple of weeks. Zack finished school before Memorial Day weekend and then we traveled to the Ozarks (Grandma Jude and Grandpa Scott's lake house). We have had a gorgeous Spring and have spent a lot of time outside enjoying our new backyard. Zack, as you can see, loves the privacy of our backyard and tries to wear clothes as little as possible. Alex now enjoys all table food and will even clean up after Zack (hence the two popsicles).

Happy Mother's Day!

I got to celebrate Mother's Day a couple days early with Zack's preschool class. All the moms were invited and the kiddos did a special performance and served us yummy treats. We also received beautiful painted pots (by the kids) of basil. Zack did a great job singing. It was a very special day!

Weeeeeeee! Rides for everyone

We had a great weekend! Zack scored a new tandem bike to ride with his dad. The smile on his face is priceless. Zack didn't want Alex to miss out on the fun, so he thought a ride in the toy wagon would be perfect. Alex loved it! The last picture of Zack smiling was after a bribe. I told Zack if he sat and smiled I would give him a Twizzler. As evident by the picture, the kid will do about anything for a piece of candy.

Zoo day!

We met our friends Jason and Courtney and their adorable kiddos at the Lincoln Park Zoo on Sunday. Jason and Courtney are friends of ours from Iowa City (law school) and now they live in Las Vegas. It was so fun to meet up with them and see the kids.
Zack had a great time and calls the animals by their movie star names from Madagascar. The lion is Alex, the Zebra is Marty and the Giraffe is Melman. Alex was an all-star, per usual.

A day in the life of a 9 month old

Under the table

Climbing up the chair to see what Zack is doing

Yeah, someone left the door open to Zack's games

Love, love, love mommy's shower

Where are all the breakables?

These pictures pretty much sum up our days here with our busy, busy, busy Alex. He loves to be anywhere he probably isn't suppose to be. He is gaining interest in the stairs. So far he has only made it up the first couple before I wrestle him down. We have gates at the top, but not the bottoms. The bottom shelves will remain empty until he is 3 (ha, ha). At his 9 month check up he measured 31 inches (>95%), 22 lbs 8 oz (75-90th%) and it was confirmed that he has a large melon (>95%).

Happy Easter (Belated)!

Alex Scott - 9 months

This month Alex perfected his crawl and now is working on speed. In this picture, Zack is attempting to hold on to the good old days of stationary Alex. Zack thought by putting pillows around Alex and tossing in a few toys, that his little brother might be content to stay put - NOT! Alex busted out and game over. Alex continues to be a great eater. He eats just about anything I put in front of him except scrambled eggs. I think I had to make scrambled eggs about 30 times before Zack would eat them. I'm glad eggs aren't too expensive. He will eat hard boiled eggs. It must be a texture preference. His 9 month appointment is on Thursday. I'll post his stats after the appointment.