Two Year Check-Up

We have lots of pictures and catching up to do.  Goal this weekend: blog about our amazing family vacation and Alexander's 2nd birthday.
Just wanted to update that he's doing great!  Had his 2yr old check up yesterday and Dr. Camp was really impressed with his language ability.  He was 50% for height, 75% for weight and 95% for head size.

More to come!

Happy Birthday to you, 'merica!

Alexander had a great 4th of July weekend celebrating America's Birthday.  He had lot of fun with friends at birthday parties, 4th of July parties and a great parade.  He got this flag at the parade this morning and has been waving it all day.  He even took it around the block waving to all as we went on a walk.

He made these glasses at daycare.

 He's also working on the Pledge of Alligence.  Maybe there will be video to come.

Also this weekend, like good Americans, Alexander and Daddy grilled out and we had our first Chili Dogs.  They were deliciously messy and fun for all. 

Happy 4th!  Hope your weekend was as nice as ours. 

First Haircut

Also in March, Alexander got his first haircut.  We went to a great little barbershop where they do it for free.  And, they gave him a certificate from babyhood to boyhood.  We liked the place so much, Daddy has been back for a haircut and straight razor shave and Alexander has had his 2nd cut there too.

 

Alexander was sporting one of his many shiners this weekend.  I think this one is when he climbed up a water fountain and fell face first into it at school.

This was the weekend we had Prayer Bear from school.  He went everywhere with us, including the Barber Shop.  Alexander loved having him in tow.

With his certificate.

More March

Not sure how July managed to get here so quickly, but I have a lot of blog catching up to do. I will try to be better about this in the future, but at least I can share some of what's been going on with the Biggs all these months. In March, we took a rode trip to Ennis, Texas to tell Nana and Bumpa good-bye their last weekend in Texas. It was a long way, but worth it. Besides too much wind, we all loved camping and being outside together. Alexander's first campfire and smores, walks, and just having good family time made the weekend very good.

Texas Tech!

His Zia Lindsey and Aunt Lauren will be most happy to see that he loves to cheer for the Red Raiders and get his Guns Up! He even practices before bed.




Dancing and cheering was more fun than watching the baseball game.

Christmas

Can't believe January just slipped away so fast and I haven't even posted about our wonderful Christmas yet. So, February has been cold. The first three days of Feb. were late starts at work 11am, 10am and 9:30am. It's been nice to sleep in a little and hang out at home before coming to work, but it really hasn't made the days any shorter. Here is how January and February have been at our house.

So, let's see if I can catch up on Christmas and January with some pictures to tell most of the story.

In December, Alexander and Mommy went to the Carol of the Lights at Texas Tech!

Alexander loved the music and lights and just being on the bussling campus in the dark. He ran all over Memorial Circle and sang along with the caroling. We ate dinner in Mommy's office before the festivities. It was a late night for us, but we had fund even though Daddy was out of town and couldn't go with us.

We worked up until Christmas Eve eve and Alexander got sent home from school early that Thursday even though he wasn't really sick. So we took the half day opportunity to load the car and get on the road to Booker by 3pm. This gave us an extra day at Pops and Aba's house with Zia Lindsey and Grandma Ruby.

I had to include one of, if not the best picture of Grandma Ruby that I have ever taken. It was great to see her smiling face and let Alexander have time to hang out with his wonderful, Great Grandma.

Booker Christian Church had a wonderful Christmas Eve service.

Alexander really enjoyed the music.

Although Alexander really enjoyed church, we found out that he was really afraid of the Santa impersonator who handed out gifts after church.


The real Santa was very good to us all as usual. Christmas morning we woke with excitement to:

This year was much more exciting than Alexander's first Christmas because he could really enjoy it. He still doesn't love to open presents, but he loved that everyone got up at the same time as him and set in a circle around the room just laughing at the show he was putting on. He thought he was the center of attention, wonder where he got that idea?


Alexander enjoyed sitting at the big table and eating with Pops whenever he could since Pops sometimes works too much.

Not sure if Daddy and Zia were teaching Alexander progressive rummy or if he was teaching them.

We also had a great exchange with Nana and Bumpa in January. Gotta keep the Christmas spirit throughout the new year.

Besides Nana and Bumpa's visit and the Horned Frogs winning the Rose Bowl!! Go Frogs!, our January was pretty calm. We were really busy at work with the start of the Spring semester, but our weekends have been pretty relaxing and fun like playing at the park.

February is going to be busy with travelling. Alexander will take his second trip by airplane this weekend to Uncle Marcus and future Aunt Lauren's wedding shower in Houston. We wanted to escape this cold weather, but looks like it will be ahead of us getting there. Our first flight was already cancelled, so hopefully our new flight will get us there for a fun-filled weekend.