Rollover, Rollover!!

A huge milestone today. . . Alex rolled over all by himself. I thought he was going to do it earlier today, but it just wasn't happening. I knew Daddy was going to be upset because he was at football and might have missed it. When Adam got home I was telling him how I thought he was going to roll over, so we tried it again and low and behold it did it!! Of course, I didn't have the camera then so I ran and got it and we tried it again and he did it again!! As you can tell I have a play by play through photos!! YEAH for Alex!!!

Bullets Win!!

Mommy, Daddy, & Alex

Aaron, Alex, & Daddy

Grandma, Alex, & Grandad

Cousin Cody & Alex
(Cody is filming all of the games for us this year!!)

Bullets Win, Bullets Win!! We beat the Gillespie Miners 49-24!! A great way to start the season off. Alex was a little skeptical of this whole football thing. First of all, who wears jeans and jackets to the first football game of the season in August?! It was crazy!! The wind was blowing and the announcer was really loud (yes, louder than Mom!) and it was a little too much for Alex. He spent a good portion of the game all covered up underneath a blanket. But all in all a good experience!!

Are You Ready for Some FOOTBALL?!?!?

Today officially marks Alex's first Bullets football game!! Daddy and Alex are all dressed up and ready to go this morning!! We're also taking this opportunity to show off Daddy's new truck too! It's a little gloomy out today, but we're hoping the rain passes over us and brings a beautiful night so we can start the season off right. We are headed to Litchfield tonight, but we actually are playing Gillespie. They are getting a new all weather track installed and it's not finished yet. Here's hoping we have a winning season!! Go Bullets!

PS. Thanks to Nana for buying Alex his cool new 'coaching' shirt!!

Too Cute for Words!!

OK, so maybe the picture of Mommy isn't so cute, but the Bugga sure is!! We weighed him last night and he's up to 14.5 pounds. He sure is growing!!

Look Ma. . . I've Got Hands!!!

Alex has realized in the last couple weeks that he has hands!! He loves to watch them and put them in his mouth. Mommy isn't liking him sucking on his fingers. Don't want to make a habit out of it. I would much rather him have a pacifier than sucking on hands, however Alex has been spitting the paci out specifically to put his hands in his mouth. I'm hoping this is a phase! Time will tell! It's so fun to watch him learn so many new things. This little guy is growing like a weed, but he's the cutest little weed I've ever seen!!

I Love my P's!!

I Love Mommy!!!

I Love Daddy!!

Daddy's Truck is Totaled

Here are the pictures we promised of Adam's truck. We are very thankful Adam wasn't inside the truck when the F-3 tornado went through Williamsville. We have said so many prayers of thanksgiving for Adam and all the others involved in the tornado. There were only a few injuries reported, everyone was so lucky!! We want to thank everyone who called, texted, and e-mailed. We really appreciate all the love and support. We went truck shopping this weekend and have it narrowed down to a few. We are waiting to find out how much money we are going to get for the old truck. Hopefully Monday we'll have a better idea of what's going on!!

Tummy Time!

While we were waiting for Daddy to come home Mommy was taking pictures trying to keep her mind on happy things. Here's a few pictures from our photo shoot! Alex's is getting really strong, and holding his head up so well!

THANK GOD!!!

Casey's General Store in Williamsville
(We got this picture from the SJ-R.
We're going to go take pictures tomorrow.)

After we left the fairgrounds I headed home with Alex, and Adam headed back to school to talk defense with Aaron. Adam stopped at Casey's in Williamsville to get gas before going to the school, and he got caught right in the middle of a tornado. Luckily he was able to make it into the Casey's store about a minute before the tornado hit. Adam in true fashion, was calm and the voice of reason and directed everyone to get into the cooler. They were only in there a few minutes and the tornado passed. When they came out the entire front of the store was gone and the awning over the gas pumps had collapsed. Adam's truck is currently buried under the awning. Luckily he wasn't hurt! He called me as soon as it happened, but it was about an hour and half later before he finally made it home. I had to call my Mom and have a small freak out, but then I was OK. We truly were blessed today! As my Mom said, a truck can be replaced but not a dad, husband, and son-in-law. God truly is good!! Make sure you hug your loved ones because you never know what might happen!

Illinois State Fair

Today was Governor's Day at the IL State Fair and Mommy went out there for work, so Daddy and Alex joined in the festivities. As you can tell Alex was blown away by the experience. I really wanted to have a few more fun pictures with Alex, like maybe a family picture or with the butter cow, however the weather got bad fast so we did not stay as long as we expected. (Thanks to Melissa Black for taking a picture of Alex and me with her phone and sending it to us!!) We made it into the truck about 90 seconds before it started raining. We were lucky!! Maybe next year will be a bit better experience, plus Alex will be older and actually be able to enjoy it a bit more. Don't worry Mommy and Daddy still got to eat lots of yummy food before we were rushed off!

Chillin with my Daddy!

Yesterday I came home from work and Daddy and Alex were chillin' on the couch watching ESPN on the big screen. Life is good for my boys!! They're trying to get a bit more bonding time in before Daddy officially starts school on Monday! I LOVE YOU DADDY!!!

Shhhh. . . Don't tell Daddy!!

At the same time as Alex was getting baptized the Chicago Bears were having their first pre-season football game. Thank goodness we have DVR!! Today Daddy had to work at the State Fair and Uncle Trevor and Aunt Ashley were hanging out with us. They started watching the Bears game, and of course Alex just couldn't resist. We just don't want Daddy to find out because I don't think he'd be to happy to find out the first Bears watching experience was without him. That's OK, it's not officially football season so we won't count this as an official first time watching. It's not legal until you have full Bears gear on, but don't worry because we have plenty of that!!

A Hawaiian Adventure

Great Uncle Mike, Alex, & Great Uncle Pat

Very rarely do you see Papa's brother's Mike & Pat without a Hawaiian shirt on. I found it only fitting that we put Alex's on and have a quick photo opportunity (so disregard the fact that he doesn't have shorts on because had just been wearing the onesie underneath!). This was the first time both Great Uncles had the chance to meet Alex!! We're so glad they could come to his baptism!

Baptism BBQ

Alex's wonderful Jan cake!

Grady & Will

Family, Friends, & Fun

Thanks to Jan Hawkins who made Alex's cake for us. Adam has grown up eating Jan cakes all his life. We're glad Alex's first party was able to feature this fine cuisine. A special thanks to Papa and Uncle Thomas for coming early and cooking all the meat for the party, and to Nana and Grandma for helping cook too. We had beautiful weather and a wonderful evening of fellowship! We truly are a very blessed family!

Godparents and Grandparents

Godparents: Trista Manar & Thomas Meehan

Trista, Daddy, Alex, Mommy, and Thomas

Papa, Nana, Alex, Mommy, & Daddy

Grandad, Grandma, Alex, Mommy & Daddy

My best friend since I was a little girl, Trista is Alex's godmother and my brother Thomas is Alex's godfather. We are so happy they accepted our invitation to be such important people in Alex's life. We know they will do a great job helping us to raise Alex in his Christian faith. We also know he has two sets of very loving grandparents who will also help him on his faith journey. There were so many people that came to the Baptism that we also know will help shape Alex in his life. Adam and I are truly overwhelmed by all the love and support we have received from our family and friends. We love you and appreciate all you have done for us and Alex.

Blessed Baptism

Last night Alex was baptized at St. John Vianney Catholic Church in Sherman by Father Carl Kemme. We had so many friends and family come to share in his special day. Alex truly is a blessed child and we are so glad to officially welcome him into the church and God's loving arms.

Alex's baptismal gown was made from Nana's wedding dress and has been worn by both cousins, Gabbi and Thomas. We plan to have all the grandchildren baptized in the same gown. It's a little girly because when my Mom had it made she was only thinking of Gabbi using it, so we are going to work on getting rid of a few frills for the next baby who will wear it. Nobody ever said family traditions were easy to follow. Alex, I promise you this will be the only time in your life I'll make you wear a gown!!

The picture of Alex by himself was taken today because Alex was a little fussy yesterday and didn't really want to cooperate. I think he was overwhelmed with all the people around and Mommy and Daddy running around like crazy trying to make his day perfect!! Needless to say he's in a much better mood today.