Ridiculous G's

Alex is stuck in the "G" phase, still:
gome - come
Gacob - Jacob
geese - cheese
guggets - nuggets
guk - milk
gacko - tractor
guy - outside
Gay gown - Fay down

Fay

Big Alex's dog "Fay" is living at Paige's house right now. She likes to jump and bark when you come home so you are continually yelling "Fay, get down". Little Alex did not like Fay getting right up in his grill and pouncing on him every time he stepped foot outside the door. So Alex quickly picked up on what to say. Unfortunately his words are not too clear, so when he yells, it comes out as "Gay gown!". He is not going to let that dog get the best of him.

Juice Yes?

Tonight we went with Paige to Bisharat's. As we were making our way to the checkout line we passed the large bottles of gatorade that were right at Alex's eye level. He turned to Paige and said, "Juice yes?" with an excited look. Then continued to say "Pees" while rubbing his chest to sign please. This combination of a jumbled question and being polite is Alex's new way of asking for something.

Road Trip

Paige flew to D.C. to meet up with us so that she could ride in the car back with us to Idaho. She helped drive, kept up interesting conversations, and most importantly entertained Alex. We left Boston on Saturday September 3rd and drove to D.C. We left D.C. on Tuesday morning. We stopped in Louisville Kentucky to go to Churchhill Downs where the Kentucky Derby is. From there we drove straight through to Inkom. We got home Wednesday night about 9pm. It was about 40 hours of driving from D.C. We stopped only for food, gas, and bathroom breaks. Alex had a few complete meltdowns which resulted in all of us getting out of the car while Alex sat in his car seat screaming. A couple times we had to get treats out to eat outside of the car to entice Alex to settle down. But all together Alex was a trooper. We bought a DVD player from Costco and he watched Curious George, Yogi Bear, and Elmo a lot of the time and it was a LIFESAVER!

D.C. Cats

We left Boston last Saturday September 3rd. We drove to D.C. to visit some of Adam's family, Patrese, Tenney, and Jens, for a few days and to see some sites. Jens has two cats named Jersey and Jade. Alex loved the cats. He woke up in the middle of the night one night needing to use the bathroom. On the way out of the bathroom he saw one of the cats. Alex started meowing loudly and signing cat over and over again. I had to remind him that everyone was still sleeping! Jersey likes to climb up above the fridge to sit on top of the cupboards. Alex loved getting up there to look in her eyes.

Visitors

My dad came on Wednesday with Greg and Jacob to visit us and Boston before we move. We woke up early, stayed up late, and loved every minute.



We have taken them to Lexington, Concord, and many of our Boston favorite hotspots. Alex has loved having company and the extra attention.

Farewell EY

Adam's friends from EY had a farewell party for him at a yacht club house. It was so nice to talk and say our goodbyes. Adam is really going to miss his EY team. He has made some great lifetime friends.