Visit to St. Louis

We went to St. Louis the first weekend in June. We were there for Jason's elementary school reunion, the Academy of the Sacred Heart 8th grade class of 1989. It was a good time and we got to see Nana and Pa, Great Grandma Olive, the cousins, and Aunt Margie and Uncle Wayne. Here are a few pictures from St. Louis, the Omaha Zoo, and fun at home.

The six Alexander cousins, Pa and Finn



Great Aunt Margie, Nicki Finn and the twins (Nicholas and Noah)



Our family, Great Grandma Olive, Class of 1989



A trip to the Henry Doorly Zoo




Finn's new fish tank, Eating Rice cereal, Reading mom a book

Giggle Man

Finn's cousin Riley is staying with us for the summer and knows just what Finn likes. He thinks she is hilarious (see below).

4 months 2 weeks old

It is amazing how fast time flies when your having fun. I can't believe Finn is 4 months old, and yet it seems like he has been in our lives forever, just hard to imagine it before...We went to the doctor yesterday for his four month check up and his is right on track. He was in the 50th percentile for everything but his weight, and he was 30th for that (13.9lbs!).

Since our last posting Finn has rolled from his back to his front (as of this morning), gone to his first rock concert (love the baby noise blocking headphones), gone to an art exhibit, and gone swimming. We spent the last week with Aunt Jenni in Dallas (hence the cultured lifestyle). And now back in Omaha gardening and loving the cool nights, preparing for yet another adventure to St. Louis this coming weekend.

Here are some pictures recapping our outings over the last few weeks...

Finn looking a bit like shrek with ear plugs.

Finn with his buddy Graham who is 2 months younger, but not that much smaller...

Finn with Aunt Jenni, relaxing on her hammock, and our hike around White Rock Lake in Dallas...



Finn's first concert, Carter Albrecht's CD release (glad that his first concert was his namesake's CD release party), a visit with Ken and Judy (Carter's parents), and a swim in their pool

Memorial Day Weekend/Jason's birthday/Amy's in town

We had a great weekend over the memorial day weekend. Amy and James came into town to visit us and celebrate her mother's retirement. Then we spent Jason's birthday/Memorial day with mom out at Timberwood lake with Brooke's family. It was wonderful! Here are some pictures from that lovely weekend!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

...keep those doggies rollin' rawhide! Just a little intro into Finn's first roll over, he's 3.5 (+ a little) months old today. He did it yesterday for the first time, but today Mom and I caught it on video. Big guy...

Beautiful Colorado

A fishing date on the Blue River

We have been in Colorado almost two weeks now, it is almost feeling like home again! Beautiful mountains, a bit of snow, and lots of friends. Mom came out with us for the first week to celebrate her birthday, we had a great time. Then the Zierchers came for the weekend, Katie came for a visit, and the last few days it has been just me and the little man while Jas is in Denver. We found a great trail behind the mountain house and have been hiking a few times and a few more on the lake trail. We leave on Saturday, so we will enjoy our last couple days, here are a few pictures from our adventures!

Strong neck Finn, Bennett ridin' around, cool dude shades, and a nap on grandma's birthday next to the river.

A hike behind the mountain house

Daddy's outta town...

...and mommy's got a cold or allergies or both. That doesn't stop us though! In fact I just mowed while Finn played in his stroller (thank goodness for a small yard!). Finn is getting so big and almost holding his head up. He still has a little trouble, especially when he has hiccups (see movie below). Jason has been out of town all week, so we've been doing lots of things, including a photo shoot (don't worry grandmas, pictures are on their way). We are leaving tomorrow for Colorado, we'll be gone two weeks this time. So until then, enjoy some of the photo shoot pictures!

Hiccups....man!