2005 Journal Posts January-April

January 7th 2005
Sorry its been so long since I have updated. Its been a crazy holiday season. Yesterday was Alex's sixth birthday and he had a great day.. got presents he loved and really enjoyed himself.. Unfortuanatly.. he woke up a few hours after he fell asleep and has been sick since then.. So.. I am off to go cuddle him some.. but thought I would share some pictures first! :)

February 1st 2005
I really did intend to be better at updating this thing this year.. But seem to be doing only lackluster.. it takes a while to get the stuff I want in here and some days I just dont have the patience to do it.. So.. here is one big update.. Alex got his Kindergarten Report Card about a week ago. He is doing WONDERFUL :) lots of pluses and checks.. there where two minuses but both are in items he can do if he doesnt feel he needs to hurry.. ( Color and Cut) . This week Alex is feeling VERY special as he is the Student Of the Week. :) He got called up at the asembly last week and got a pin and a certificate and his picture will go up on the board in the school hallway. He is very proud of himself! :) I think thats it for now.. But will add a new picture for you at the side :) The first is from the Surprise party Alex's aunt and grammy and great grammy had for him! :) and the second is from playing in the snow ..

March 1st 2005
This month has come in like a lion thats for sure. We got a major snowstorm yesterday and overnight than closed the schools yesterday and delayed them today.. ( Alex was hoping for a snow day again) Right now he is back at school learning and having fun I am sure even though he wanted to stay home. Not much exciting going on here this week. Just snow! I put some pictures at the side.. The first ones are Alex at his Student of the week assembly.. he got to help lead the assembly..The next is the Valentine Mailbox Alex and I made for school.

March 21st 2005
Only 2 More days of School left this week before its time for Easter Break. Tomorrow Alex's class is Decorating Easter Eggs and Getting their Easter Baskets filled by the Bunny. Excitment is overflowing!

March 24th 2005
Well, Easter Break has officially started.. NO SCHOOL today. :) Alex was happy.. He stayed up late last night playing with his video game.. and chilled around the house in his Jammies all day today.. We have had a bit of excitment here this week as our home was playing host to a lost puppy (Jason found her wandering the streets monday evening) she was here til this afternoon when she moved on to a bigger home at the Humane Society.. everyone here loved her.. but we couldnt keep her.. our house is too small.. and puppies cost money.. so hopefully the ad I put in the paper will catch the owners attention and they will call and I can point them in the right direction.. OR.. the Humane Society will find her a nice home.. Shouldnt be hard.. she is only about 11 weeks old. and loves kids and cats and other dogs.. so finding her a home should be a fairly easy task.. Everyone here is sad to see her go.. But Hopefully they will come to realize this was best for her..

March 28th 2005
Easter has come and gone.. I think it went pretty well. Alex was thrilled with his basket from the bunny as well as his Easter Egg Hunt.. He tells anyone who will listen about the money the Easter Bunny brought him in his eggs.. lol..( obviously it was a big thrill for him) We had a nice day overall.. Ending with Dinner at my familys house so Alex could spend the evening playing with my niece while Jason and I chit chatted with my sister :) Today Alex is still off school for Easter Break.. and is getting rather Antsy.. Says he cant find anything to do.. lol..

April 4th 2005
Its monday.. time for school again.. The weekend went pretty nice all around.. Alex got to go see a movie he had really been wanting to see "Robots" earned himselfa toy this morning by going to bed like a big boy, not fussing at all thru the grocery store and just generally being better behaved than he has been lately.. Which is a plus and certainly lowers his mommys stress level..lol :) We also wrote a letter out to Uncle David today.. Mommy wrote a note and alex wrote one below of his own.. we will mail it off in the morning :) Hopefully our little notes will be abit of home away from home for ourMarine Recruit :) Also in big news this weeked, Alex recieved a special gift in the mail from a Local Country singer.. His name is Ricky Lee.. He came to Alex's school at the begging of march and afterwards the school gave out forms to order his CD .. well I ordered one for Alex and the teacher didnt get his money out ofhis bag and turned in on time... So I contacted Ricky Lee Via his site about what happend and wondered if I could buy a CD.. he emailed me back asking for our address saying he would love to just send Alex a CD .. Alex was thrilled.. not only did he get the Cd he wanted.. But Ricky Lee also Autographed it for him AND..emailed me about a concert he is having in the near future with a lazer light show that he was sure alex would love.. I doubt we will make it as its a bit away from here.. BUT.. I will remember in the future thatRicky Lee is a nice guy and I will be more than willing to support his effortsto make it big.. anyone willing to put a smile on my childs face earns points from me..

April 9th 2005
Today we went out and got Alex's 6 Year pictures taken.. A little late I know.. Butthis is just when we where able to get them done..he really wanted them done with the BIG number 6 :) He is soo cute.. lol.. I am gonna put one on this page and then will upload the others later to a seperate page and post the address here..

April 20th 2005
For the last week or so Alex has been keeping us updated on the progress of some Caterpillers they have in their classroom as guests.. well yesterday a note came home saying that the Caterpillers are now butterflys and are being released today :) So.. we showed up early for dimissal and along with class and some other parents watched the butterflys go live in their new home.. THE BIG WORLD~! :) A picture of one at the side