Alex started school last week, he will be going 2 days a week for 3 hours. 1st day he went in fine, but then they called back and said he was really upset so I went to get him, they had him calmed down by the time I got there, but you should have seen the look I got... very stern face that said... how could you leave me!!!
The second day Grandma took him and he did better, he made it till they came back in from the playground. As I have noted previously, Alex is an outdoor child, so that may continue to be an issue, he does not like to come inside.
They are being great and working with us each day. We of course will have to start all over once we get back from Italy as he will miss 3 school days while we are gone.
Work is very busy for me right now, we are in the final days of budget season and it has been stressful.
We are starting to get excited about our Italy trip. We received and email from Carl's cousin in Italy who we will be staying with, so it is starting to seem more like a reality now.
More to come soon... back to budget world.
The Valenzano Family
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Peanut Butter, Fork and a Slide
Well we know that Alex is not allergic to peanut butter and just like his mom, he loves, it... take a look for yourself.
He has also taken interest in feeding himself with a fork, check out his skills with mini waffles from Saturday morning
On Sunday we took our first trip to Toys R Us and got a sports slide. He took right to it, no fear at all, climed right up and down he went! He even tried to help Daddy put it together... too cute!
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Happy Thursday
Man I can't believe it is already Thursday... we are in budget season at work and it has been CRAZY! Last week I attended the briss for our friends Michele and Hilly's son Max. I also took Alex to daddy's soccer game, this is the first one he has been to since he was about 3 months old. They had been doing construction at the fields and there had not been a good place for us to sit [aka, me chase Alex all over the place]. He had a blast running back and forth and finally figured out how to run and kick the soccer ball, now he is a pro and kicks his all over the upstairs.
Then for the weekend, we actually had a somewhat relaxing day Saturday, just errands and some pool time. Alex loves the pool... Then on Sunday, Michele [a different one than above] and Lauren and Scott came over for dinner. In the last 2 weeks I finally joined the world of facebook - my how addicting... but I have already reconnected with some friends from college that I had lost touch, which has been fun. Tonight we are very excited that Aunt Hilary and Uncle Glenn are coming in and we are going to have dinner together with Grandma and Grandad.
Next week my MOPS group gets started back up again, which I am excited about, and the following week is orientation for Alex school.
Then for the weekend, we actually had a somewhat relaxing day Saturday, just errands and some pool time. Alex loves the pool... Then on Sunday, Michele [a different one than above] and Lauren and Scott came over for dinner. In the last 2 weeks I finally joined the world of facebook - my how addicting... but I have already reconnected with some friends from college that I had lost touch, which has been fun. Tonight we are very excited that Aunt Hilary and Uncle Glenn are coming in and we are going to have dinner together with Grandma and Grandad.
Next week my MOPS group gets started back up again, which I am excited about, and the following week is orientation for Alex school.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Babies!
Well this last week has been full of babies. Tyler Guth, was born on the 29th to our neighbors Charlie, Jenn and CJ. Alex and I went down and met him last night, what a cutie!
Then on the 31st Max Blondheim decided he was ready to see the world a few weeks early. Everyone is doing wonderful and he was able to go home with Michele and Hilly. Carl and I were actually at the hospital with our friend Wendy when Max was born. We had gone over to their house to grab a few items for them and install their car seat so we got to see him right away. We went back and visited again on Saturday for a few minutes before they left the hospital. I can't wait for Alex to get to meet his new buddy Max. I have been telling him all about it and how he needs to be gentle with the baby. I think he thought Tyler was Max last night. I was holding Tyler and he came up and patted him very gently on the back and then went back to the playroom with CJ to see the big toys. We ended up staying in Dunwoody on Friday night and most of Saturday as our upstairs air conditioner went out. It is great having a handy husband, he went to the plumbing supply store on Sat morning and bought a new motor and had it installed and working before lunch! On Sunday we went up to Alpharetta to celebrate the christening of Cate Zavitz. Alex had a blast playing with all of the toys - they had a clubhouse and a "kitchen" set - this thing was crazy it had a kitchen on one side and a grill on the other. Alex loved the grill - he kept opening it up and pressing the buttons to make it light up and make the sizzle sound. Well that is all for now, back to the work week.
Then on the 31st Max Blondheim decided he was ready to see the world a few weeks early. Everyone is doing wonderful and he was able to go home with Michele and Hilly. Carl and I were actually at the hospital with our friend Wendy when Max was born. We had gone over to their house to grab a few items for them and install their car seat so we got to see him right away. We went back and visited again on Saturday for a few minutes before they left the hospital. I can't wait for Alex to get to meet his new buddy Max. I have been telling him all about it and how he needs to be gentle with the baby. I think he thought Tyler was Max last night. I was holding Tyler and he came up and patted him very gently on the back and then went back to the playroom with CJ to see the big toys. We ended up staying in Dunwoody on Friday night and most of Saturday as our upstairs air conditioner went out. It is great having a handy husband, he went to the plumbing supply store on Sat morning and bought a new motor and had it installed and working before lunch! On Sunday we went up to Alpharetta to celebrate the christening of Cate Zavitz. Alex had a blast playing with all of the toys - they had a clubhouse and a "kitchen" set - this thing was crazy it had a kitchen on one side and a grill on the other. Alex loved the grill - he kept opening it up and pressing the buttons to make it light up and make the sizzle sound. Well that is all for now, back to the work week.
Monday, July 28, 2008
General Update
Ok, so I am finally up to date and to the recent weeks. We have been in party mode. We had 2 birthday parties the last weekend of June - CJ [our neighbor] turned 3 and Abbie [a friend from work's daughter] turned 1. We made it to about 1/2 of both parties as they were on the same day. We were supposed to go the lake the next day for Aunt Hilary's birthday but the weather did not cooperate with us. Last weekend we had our friend Melissa's birthday dinner Fri and then Thomas turned 1 on Saturday [a friend from work's son] and then we went to Chelsea's [a mom from the mom's group I was in before returning to work] baby shower on Sunday night. This weekend we had a baby shower for Michele [a friend from work] on Saturday. Next weekend Cate [a friend from high schools daughter] will be baptized. After that, things should be quiet until Labor Day weekend. That pretty much brings us up to date. Work is going well for both Carl and I, it is very busy, but we both love our jobs. We booked our tickets for our Italy trip for the end of September, we are starting to get excited, but nervous too about how Alex will do on such long flights when he has never been on a plane before.
On a GREAT news note, my dad had his screenings earlier this month and we heard back last week and all came back cancer FREE! He does not have to go back until November again. YEA! We are all very happy and relieved.
We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and I will try to keep this updated more frequently now that we are back in town for a while.
On a GREAT news note, my dad had his screenings earlier this month and we heard back last week and all came back cancer FREE! He does not have to go back until November again. YEA! We are all very happy and relieved.
We hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and I will try to keep this updated more frequently now that we are back in town for a while.
Birthday's - Nana, Nono and Uncle David
Alex turned 1 on June 11. He had 2 birthday parties. 1 big one on June 7 with my neighbors and friends from high school, college and work along with all their kids. The other one was with with family on June 22 when Carl's parents came in for a week. He got lots of wonderful toys and clothes, everyone was so generous. Alex LOVES balloons - yes we did get them in the fan at one point! He did great with his cakes, by the 2nd one he was a pro and got the chocolate all over his face. The pictures all turned out wonderful. Please check out the link to Stephanie Campbell Photography on the left and then look under the current slide shows for the 3 shows with Alex.
Nono, Nana and Uncle David were her for a week to visit and take care of Alex. Alex became VERY attached to his Nono, he could not even go to the bathroom without him! Poor Nana had to have a very unhappy baby when we left each morning until Nono or Uncle David came down.
They took him swimming at the pool and taught him how to go down the stairs all by himself. They also taught him to blow his nose, if you ask him, he will put his hand up to his nose and blow. We had been working with him to put his hands up for touchdown in preparation for football season... Nana worked with him and now he is a pro at it. Poor David was sick for the last few days they were here, but Alex thought he was great at bouncing him on his zebra - it was a sight to see Alex would sit on the zebra and David would stand next to him and use his foot to bounce it up and down. Of course Alex can do it himself... but why when you have an Uncle David there! We really enjoyed having them here and wish they could come more often.
Nono, Nana and Uncle David were her for a week to visit and take care of Alex. Alex became VERY attached to his Nono, he could not even go to the bathroom without him! Poor Nana had to have a very unhappy baby when we left each morning until Nono or Uncle David came down.
They took him swimming at the pool and taught him how to go down the stairs all by himself. They also taught him to blow his nose, if you ask him, he will put his hand up to his nose and blow. We had been working with him to put his hands up for touchdown in preparation for football season... Nana worked with him and now he is a pro at it. Poor David was sick for the last few days they were here, but Alex thought he was great at bouncing him on his zebra - it was a sight to see Alex would sit on the zebra and David would stand next to him and use his foot to bounce it up and down. Of course Alex can do it himself... but why when you have an Uncle David there! We really enjoyed having them here and wish they could come more often.
Knoxville
The 2nd weekend of July we all headed up to Knoxville. Carl's friends from college were having a girls weekend and invited me to join. We had a great time, some relaxing time at the pool and we went to a place called Bath Junkie and made our own bath products. Carl, Alex, Grandma and Grandad also came up and visited with his Great Aunt Margaret, Great Uncle Stan and Cousins Steven, Janet and Eric. This was their first time meeting him and they also had a great time. Alex loved Eric's dog and from what I hear they played quite well together - lots of doggie kisses. Alex did get to come over and meet the girls for a few minutes and splash in the pool. This was the first meeting of boy/girl UGA 2000 offspring - Stacy and Rory had come in from TX for the girls weekend. Here is a picture from Bath Junkie of all the girls after we made our concoctions. From right to left bottom row is Kate, Kelly, Carrie and Rory... from left to right top row is Stacy, me, Michele, Lauren and Emily. Carl and I are very excited that Lauren and her husband Scott just moved back to Atlanta and are expecting a little one. More friends for Alex to play with.
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