Never gets old

Have I mentioned he loves his passey?

Getting ready for the big game

Adam played in a turkey bowl game yesterday morning for Thanksgiving with some friends from the ward. While he was gone Alex was rummaging through the box full of sports equipment Adam had left out. When Adam got home he helped Alex lace up these ankle braces. Alex was so pleased.

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Happy Thanksgiving

Alex really enjoyed the pie preparations this morning. We went to the Ragozzine's house for the feast today. They are so much fun to be around.

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Everyone needs a passey . . . right?

Adam went to the gym the other day and while he was going through his bag in the locker room he found a pacifier in one of the side pockets. This of course brought a smile to his face.

Today when Adam was packing up his bag again to go to the gym Alex came running over to his bag and we saw him stuffing a pacifier in the side pocket. It was like he was saying, "I didn't want you to forget this". Alex has seen me numerous times sticking a pacifier in his diaper bag just as we are leaving the apartment. He was just doing the same for Adam.

It is interesting to me how much Alex still loves his pacifier. He always wants to have what we have but since we never use a pacifier it is curious how much he still wants his passey.

-CS

Just a sec

Adam was getting Alex ready to take a bath this morning. He had just taken off all Alex's clothes and diaper. He took him off the changing table to let him walk to the bathroom but at the last second Alex veered towards the living room. I saw him come running in and slip between the bookshelf and tv. I thought he was just trying to be funny by running from Adam naked. But within a second he squeezed back between the shelf and tv and was headed straight for the tub . . . but now with his passey stuffed in his mouth. He knew right where he had left it.

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Mouse!

I am extremely scared of mice. It is quite ridiculous since I grew up on a farm and I saw them on a regular basis in our barn or garage. Even when I have tried to face my fear I have not been able to. I caught a mouse down in Paige's basement last summer on a sticky trap. It was stuck there completely helpless and I still had to go get Paige to come dispose of it. I also think I have had more one on one experiences with mice than most people.

This week when I was babysitting the Bullocks, Alex found a mouse! It was just a battery operated toy so I was able to keep myself in check but it still made me a little squeamish. I had turned it on and put it on the ground and it started scooting across the floor. At first Alex just stared at it, but as it headed for him he got a frightened look on his face and quickly backed away but could not take his eyes from it. Once it finally stopped and was turned off Alex was willing to pick it up and investigate it more closely. But when it was moving around he was not interested in the least. Hopefully he won't grow up scared of mice like me.



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MFA

I went to the Museum of Fine Arts here in Boston with Megan. Both of us really enjoyed the dress collection. There were dresses that dated back to the early 1900's. Many of the dresses in the collection were worn by Audrey Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.

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Visitor

Our friend Megan came to visit us last weekend. We met Megan through Adam's cousin Patrese. She is so fun to be around and Alex loved having her here. In the morning he would run up to her bed and cuddle up next to her. He doesn't even do that with Adam and me.

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Thief

We went to Sur la table (a kitchen store) last weekend. As usual Alex was grabbing at everything he could get his hands on from his seat in the stroller. When we left he had a fit when he discovered we were not buying what he had been carrying around the store. However, we did not realize the lengths he was willing to go to, to get what he wanted. Adam found him sitting on about 10 of these scrapers when he took Alex out of his stroller to get in the car. We returned them today and the sales woman came and bent down to Alex's eye level and said, "You better watch it, I've got my eye on you". Hopefully that rattled Alex enough to not try that stunt again.





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Nutella

I was first introduced to nutella after I married Adam. We were at a birthday party for one of the Sipherd cousins. The dessert was a white cake with nutella for the frosting. This is only one of the many ways we Sipherds eat nutella. I have conformed to the Sipherd's way and it has become a staple in our house. Alex had a snack of toast with nutella this afternoon and loved it.

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Happy Meal

I did not plan well today as we left our apartment which resulted in Alex enjoying his first happy meal. There was no dollar menu at the McDonalds we went to and the happy meal was cheaper than a single item for Alex. I guess a little McDonalds every now and then can't be too bad!

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New Friends

This is McKayla (Kaija). Alex and I babysit her along with her older sister once a week. Alex enjoys being around them although they are sometimes unsure how to take his very boisterous personality. They are both very calm, quiet, and easy going. Alex on the other hand, screams when excited or mad, gets in their faces to laugh when he thinks they are funny, and tries to crawl all over Kaya when she is trying to relax on the couch like he would Adam or me. But overall they have a pretty good time, especially when I pull out the goldfish!

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Bird Watching

Alex loves to try to scale the wall so he can peek over the window sill to look for birds on the telephone wires and dogs in the park.



Alex loved that Mammi let him stand on the window sill to get a better view.

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Mammi!

Paige came to visit us this week. I have enjoyed making Indian food with her, searching for official "Boston Baked Beans" pots, and just sitting around talking. Alex has loved having "Mammi" here as well. He has been enjoying personal manicures, wrestling, and his new dog sled hat.

-CS