A Day In The Life of J.R. & Alex

Happy Monday! :: yawn :: We think we have a teething 8-month old on our hands. Phew! Two nights this past week, Ms. Alex was up pretty much all night running a 100.5 degree fever (low-grade). Restless, irritable, and fussy! Mom was thinking she could be getting sick, but she hasn't been showing any signs of illness. Let's hope it's just teething. I didn't get my first tooth until about a week shy of my first Birthday, so I guess only time will tell! We still managed to have a very good weekend despite a fussy and clingly baby. Alex was always being held by Mom or Dad...she was NOT happy if you tried to set her down. We started off our weekend by meeting Junior and Jason for dinner at Dad's latest obsession...Freddy's! We had a good time visiting and it was so nice to see Baby Cami. She sure is growing like a weed.

Cami and Junior:

On Saturday morning, I hung around in my PJ's and watched Disney Junior (one of my favorite things to do):

Later that morning, our friend Robin came over and we met with Tom (who does landscaping here in town). We all chatted for a few hours about possible plans to get our front yard looking like something more than a pile of dirt and weeds. We still aren't 100% sure if we will be able to pull this off in the next few months (due to availiablity, and uncertain Colorado weather), but we have some great ideas as to what we would like to do. Here is a sketch of the plans that Robin drew up:

Later Saturday afternoon, Mom's cousin Cindy and her husband Rob came all the way down from Grand Junction. They were looking for an excuse to get out of town for the weekend, so we welcomed their visit. Cousin Cindy named her oldest son Jeffrey Robert, only he goes by "Jeffrey" and not "J.R." Pretty neat, huh? Jeffrey and his younger brother, Jordan decided to stay in Grand Juncion and keep busy with school activities.
Grandpa holding Alex (she doesn't look very impressed, does she...LOL):

We had pizza and salad and caught up on family happenings. Grandma playing a game with Alex:

Here I am with Cousin Rob:

Cousin Cindy and I:

We had a nice visit with the cousins and Grandma and Grandpa:

On Sunday, Mom and Dad got some chili going in the crockpot and modeled a couple of winter hats on Alex. We were trying to channel winter.

"Come on Fall and Winter!! We are ready for you!!!"

I guess all of our "channeling" didn't work so well, as it was 84 degrees outside! Nice enough to take Alex and her jumper outside for some fresh air:

Posing for a quick picture:

Late Sunday afternoon, The Loomis Family joined us for the chili that had been simmering all day and playtime. The adults also enjoyed a couple Pumpkin Ale's that accompanied the chili quite nicely. Alex and Gwyn slowly worked their way through the basket of baby-friendly toys:

Busy, busy girls (so cute to watch them explore and discover how things work):

Gavin and I didn't waste any time stripping off our shoes and socks, dragging all the trucks outside, and finding the dirt pile to play in (something that Mom would like to get rid of with our landscaping project):

Boys will be boys!

It was nice getting to play with Gavin. I don't get to see him as often as I used to when we were in the same class everyday.
Mom also captured some video of Alex on the super soft comforter they have on their bed. She absoltely LOVES stripping down before a bath and rolling around on the soft surface. She immediately gets super smiley and happy! Mom couldn't resist capturing this on camera.

Too cute, eh?

Nothing much out of the ordinary planned for this week. Auntie K turns 28 on Wedensday, and we will be joining our friends for a "Redneck Party" on Saturday. Should be fun. Have a great week!