Lunch date with Alan

Alan was working in Mesa today so we met him in "downtown historic Mesa," which sounds so hilarious but is actually becoming a very cute little area! There are some non-chain little lunch spots like the one we hit today- Sweet Cakes, which was so yummy! The Arizona Museum for Youth in the same neighborhood, so after saying goodbye to Daddy the boys and I hit the play area for a few hours. Now we are exhausted and headed for bed. The heat really wears you out! So does hanging out with Will for any extended amount of time. Which reminds me of a comment Alan made yesterday, that I must record her for posterities sake. I reminded him that the Father and Son's camp-out is coming up next month (about which I am so excited!! I will have an entire 24 hours all to myself. I'm honestly already making lists of ideas of what I want to do with my break!) He looked at me and said, "Isn't it a Father and Son camp-out?" The tone of his voice said it all. Taking both boys camping will be no small task, but I made sure to inform him that as his son, Will is entitled to a spot in the tent. It's part of his birthright to be able to go on the annual trek, and go he will. I will make sure of that!

Our First ER Visit

Oh, my. I was just trying to be a good mom, reaching for the puzzle bin that sits on the top shelf of Alex's closet. Alan was at a meeting, boys and I were having a quiet Sunday morning reading and playing together. Unfortunately, the boys guitar was on top of the bin I reached for, and it came crashing at just the right angle to slice open a big bruise Alex already had on his forehead. There was blood everywhere. He was so brave. I put him up on the counter in the bathroom while I tried frantically to get a hold of Alan, who finally arrive home to find Alex comforting me! He kept saying, "I'll help you feel better Mommy, don't worry! It's OK mommy!" The poor child was covered in blood, as was Rover, Alex's ever-present side-kick. We made our way to the ER (against Alan's will, I might add. He honestly wanted to go pick up some super glue from Walmart and just take care of it himself.) They suggested stitches, but Alan convinced them--to guess what? Just super-glue it back together. Less scaring, less painful, just as, if not more, effective. By the end of our ER visit, Alex had the story of what had happened to him down-pat. We will have to get it on video, it makes a great story. I'm so glad my little man is okay.

Day-trip to Tucson

Wrestling with the Curtis' cousins!

Will, Caroline, Grace

Alex adores his older boy cousins.

Waiting for the train-ride at the park.

It's spring break! So yesterday Caroline and I loaded up the kids (her 4 and my 2) and took them all to Tucson. Alan's oldest brother and his family are the only Curtis' who don't live in the Phoenix area, so we don't see them as much as we would like to. It was the perfect day to spend with them! We had a picnic, fed the ducks , played at the playground, and went to the Tucson Zoo. Besides the fact that it was 97 DEGREES, it was a great day.
***By the way, summer has arrived. The a/c is now on full-blast, and I am trying to gracefully brace myself for the next 7 months. I honestly don't know how I will get through it.

Oh the multi-tasking....

...that goes on around this house. Daddy needs to work, child wants to play, how do you resolve this problem? Alan's solution: allow child to use his head as toy drum while sitting on shoulders, and continue to work. Problem solved, everyone's happy!

Friday Night Date Night

We took the boys along on "date night" tonight to our local Ben and Jerry's- yes, only down the street from our house! How dangerous is that? It's the coolest little shop, with big old couches and comfy chairs all over and an old school television (the kind that is encased in wood) with Charlie and the Chocolate Factory playing for our viewing pleasure. They also had this vintage Ms. Pack-Man game that Alan taught Alex how to play- he was loving it (as you can see in the photo!)

My Little Tiger

Alex showing off his tiger face he made at preschool this week. He was wearing orange by total coincidence!

Cousin Grace turns 2!

The birthday girl and her mom, Caroline (Alan's sister). You can also barely see the tip of baby Brooke's head!

My little man in motion- I love this picture! It displays Will's personality so well- he never stops!

Alex buried himself in the foam blocks.

Today was Grace's 2nd birthday! She had her party at Rolie Polie's- this great indoor play area that has all kinds of kid friendly play equipment- the kids had a ball! Afterwards we headed to the park for a picnic lunch, presents and cupcakes. Will is so exhausted from all of the fun he is currently asleep in his crib, still covered in sweat (it is so hot here today!), sand and icing. Happy Birthday Grace!

It's all about Alex lately

Another Alex moment: While I was making dinner this evening Alex found his way into the fridge, pulled out the orange juice, handed it to me and said, "Can you open this? I wanna drink it like my daddy do's it."

Alex Moments

Two great ones this last week:
1. Will, Alex and I are driving home from the gym one morning last week. Our primary chorister had made a cd of the songs for 2007 for all of the children, and we were listening to "I'll Follow Him in Faith." As the song ends, Alex says, "Mom, I think we need to turn the time over to Sister Chipman."
2. Yesterday morning he crawls into bed with me, and says, "Good Morning mommy! How did you get so stinkin' cute??"
Love this kid. Love, love, love him. He absolutely improves my life and my mood on a daily basis.

**picture taken 2 weeks ago while working on his rollerblading skills with his dad.