May pictures

Here are some pictures from this month. I finished my job last Friday, so I am back to staying at home with Alex. We've gone to Bismarck's zoo and the Minot zoo recently, and he likes the animals. Alex likes riding in his wagon to the park on our few nicer days--the wind is still killer even if the temps get into the 60s sometimes. I also took him to the indoor waterpark at the mall in Minot. He liked the hot tub better than the cold pools with the noisy splashing water!! I also discovered Alex really likes bouncy castles...he played in one at Planet Pizza. Andy has been doing some bike-riding and we've gone on some family bikerides with Alex in the trailer too. We all ran a 10K last Saturday and are running 5K tomorrow. We are going to Ames, IA for Memorial Day weekend to visit with Andy's college friends (at Iowa State). Less than a month til the movers come!

April Pictures

Here are some pictures from April. We got Alex a trike for Easter, so he loves to be pulled around on it (he can't reach the pedals yet). He's got molars coming in now and is hopefully getting over the latest ear infection. We are still waiting for spring here in Minot and temps consistent above 50, it's still in the 30s at night, and windy most of the time. We have taken Alex for wagon, bike trailer, and jogging stroller rides on the few nicer days. We've gotten some flying in too and I've flown some friends and their kids. Tomorrow I'm flying with an instructor so I can work on my commercial single engine rating as a pre-requisite to becoming a civilian instructor for single engine. Alex only has 2 more weeks at the CDC since May 15th is my last day at work. Then I'll be working on getting the house and us ready for the move in June. The countdown is on!! Alex loves to play music and dances all the time. His new move is the "hammer". See the video...

dance to the music from Andrea McElvaine on Vimeo.