My favorite season- here at last! The trees are showing vibrant signs of fall, and the weather is finally cooling off (at least slightly). Here are the latest pics of Gladden happenings.
We enjoyed hanging out with our friends Lisa and Rob at the Fall Fest at Candler Park last Saturday. There were kids everywhere! Alexander and Steven had a great time playing with these crazy balloons one of the venders was selling.
Balloon dancing with Daddy.
Alexander playing with Lisa's iPhone... that's all I need, another technology-loving Gladden in our household!
Steven has been begging to take Alexander to the Fernbank Natural History Museum in Atlanta for months. I don't know who had more fun, but I definitely had to drag (yes physically drag) Steven out of the museum at the end of our visit.
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Posing in front of the tornado simulator.
I needed a project not involving doctor's offices or insurance companies, so I decided to make Alexander's Halloween costume this year. Picking out the supplies at Hobby Lobby kid-free (Steven was watching Little Man) was almost as fun as making the costume.
Alexander went to his first Halloween party with his buddies from play group. How cute!
We spent a lovely fall weekend visiting family in Auburn. Alexander thinks he must be big enough to ride bikes like the big kids now.
Playing ball with cousin Liam and Grandpa.
Checking out Grandma's book.
"Eating" dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house. AO's current treatment for EE involves an elemental diet. That means he can only have a special amino-acid based formula and water for the next few months. We don't want Alexander to miss out on dinner time, so he gets a bowl of ice (which he loves) and a spoon. When I have dinner ready he will run to the fridge, point to the freezer, and excitedly squeal "ICE!"
Patio fun with the cousins at CG and Padre's house.
A Big Wheel for everyone (even the littlest one who still needs little wheels)- WHAT FUN!
Check out Steven carving the Jack-o-Lantern in the background. Alexander got to help scoop out the goopy pumpkin insides.
Musical fun with CG.
We went to a local farm/pumpkin patch with Mom's Club. Alexander had a GREAT time!
Steven keeps these safety goggles in his smock for work. Alexander loves to get them out when he comes home from work and walk around saying his version of safety glasses (I know, I know, only the son of Safety Steve would enjoy playing with safety goggles).
A friend of mine from soccer organized a team for the annual Peachtree City Dragon Boat races, and I coaxed Steven into joining the team with me. We only had one practice session before the big event, and neither of us have any rowing experience (aside from singing Row, Row, Row Your Boat). Our skillful team, Breaking Wind, came in 4th overall before the finals. The finals, well, didn't go so well, but we still have a funny shirt to show for the whole event. Thanks to Aunt Shannon and Uncle John for watching the kiddo while we had a fun day with grown-up friends.
