Sunday, March 18, 2012

Spring Camping

We had a fantastic family fun time at Cloudland Canyon State Park in NW GA. We survived a downpour Friday night, and enjoyed a beautiful spring Saturday hike.







Saturday, March 10, 2012

Auburn Baseball

Today we enjoyed (or endured...depending on your perspective on America's favorite pastime) an AU baseball game with the Locys and the Mitchells. Alexander loves saying 'war eagle' and was even brave enough to give Aubie high five!


Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Jeopardy/Beverly Hills Fun

I actually won something! I won a trip out to LA to see a live taping of Jeopardy. We got to choose the date and decided to go last week for a romantic Valentine's Day getaway. Aside from getting to see Alex Trebec up close and personal, we ate at an amazing Italian place just down the street from our hotel (the Beverly Hilton). We spotted at least 6 people who had work done on their face, and got a front row seat to the paparazzi at work during breakfast at an outdoor cafe.


Alexander Reads Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb

Alexander Reads Hand, Hand, Fingers, Thumb from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.


The password is orion.

Toddler Fun

Toddler Fun from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.


The password is orion.
It's a long one... wait for the cuteness at the end.

Baby Ailee

Cousin Baby Ailee from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.


The password is orion.

New Year's Parade

New Year's Parade 2012 from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.


The password is orion.
Alexander saw the 'amazing' Auburn Christmas Parade and has been obsessed ever since. In this video, he roped Daddy and his good friend Corey into "doing the parade."

Jingle Bells

Jingle Bells 2011 from Erin Gladden on Vimeo.


The password is orion.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Fall/Winter Fun

I finally found some time to update the blog. It's been a while, so there were lots of pictures to post. I am trying to figure out how to post pictures from my new phone, so bear with me while I try to figure out a new way to post pictures here. And NOW, here's what we've been up to for the last several months:
Grandma and Grandpa got Alexander a microphone for Christmas. He loves to perform for us! It has an applause button and a laughter button- he's also working on perfecting his stand-up comedy routine.
He will bow and say "Clap for me!"
His first acoustic guitar- Cars version
Merry Christmas (in February) from the Gladdens!
The Gladden family Christmas picture
Gladden cousin Christmas fun
Alexander's preschool had a super-fun Thanksgiving feast- they go ALL OUT!
Look at the little man chomping that corn-0n-the-cob!
We enjoyed visiting with Steven's aunts and uncles at the Gladden Thanksgiving.
The Locy Thanksgiving included a family round of cards- Erin's cousin Morgan was down South and joined us... Alexander thought Morgan was TOO COOL.
Fall fun in the leaves with the cousins
Steven loves all the fun he can have as Alexander gets older.
Ailee Fern Locy joined the Locy family in September. She is such a cutie pie!
Alexander is going to be such a good daddy one day-
he is so sweet with Baby Ailee.
My friend Jane had a GORGEOUS fall wedding at the end of October. We were very thankful the Grandparents could watch AO while we were celebrating with Jane.
Alexander's first fall camping trip.
We are already planning a spring camping weekend this March. So much fun!



Happy Halloween from the Man with the Yellow Hat!
Curious George is Alexander's current FAVORITE.
Trick-or-treating with the cousins
Preschool Halloween cookie decorating
Costume parade
Alexander's first day of preschool
August-October were extremely busy for us. We drove to the Marcus Center in Atlanta daily for Alexander to go through the intensive feeding therapy program. He made so much progress during our time at the Marcus Center- he went from getting 95% of his calories from the special amino-acid-based formula to only getting 8oz of the formula/day. While we still have a ways to go, we are so proud of how far he has come! Alexander also had a clean scope in December. We were so thankful to know that our current food/medication combo seems to be keeping him healthy.