The Card

Here's the card that Alex got for me. He even signed it himself.

My First Mothers Day

A funny video started our church service on Sunday morning. It included bad Mothers Day gift ideas and facts about this holiday. One of the bad ideas was asking your wife what she wants for Mothers Day. Keith did ask, though, and I'm glad!

On Saturday, Keith asked me if there was anything in particular that I hoped to receive as a Mothers Day present. I thought about it for a while, and I ended up telling him that I didn't want anything from the store. We have enough stuff in our house, and I'm always trying to get rid of clutter.

So...instead of one more thing to store in our house, I get a fun day with my boys. My Mothers Day gift is a trip to the Indianapolis Zoo with Alex & Keith. The date has yet to be determined, but I couldn't ask for a better gift than time with my family! I'm soooo looking forward to this day! I'd be happy if my gift every year was a family day! :)


Yes, Angie, you did give Keith strict instructions to take a picture of Mommy & Alex on her first Mothers Day. Here it is! I wish we had a pretty backyard like yours...I'm sure your pictures are much more beautiful! Now, I didn't see a picture of you and your kiddos on your blog! Get to it! ;)
We had the Purdy clan over for steak, baked potatoes, and green beans. Delicious food, melt in your mouth steaks, great company! It was a perfect day...as long as you were indoors! Poor Keith was trying to grill those steaks without getting blown away. The wind was even blowing into the garage as he tried to grill in there. Our garage still smells delicious 24 hours later!
See Kyle's steak? That's the cheap kind! ;)
Papa chose not to play cards, and he fell asleep.
Seems to be the thing for the dads to do today...Uncle Kevin did it, too.
Kyle is, of course, playing PS2.Alex played Phase 10 with the rest of the grown-ups.
See? Here we are.

That's about it. A great day with family, a perfect first Mothers Day...and it's not over yet. I still get to go visit the rest of the family at the zoo ;)

Happy Mothers Day! (Saturday)

A wise person would have cropped this picture before adding to the blog, but I'm pressed for time...Alex could wake up any minute! This was at the Mother Daughter Banquet on Saturday afternoon. We had 4 generations of Purdy (Duncan) family here. Alex was the only boy at the Mother Daughter banquet! :)

Here's Jessica with Alex. She spent a lot of time holding & caring for her cousin this weekend.
Here's Aunt Leanne with her nephew. She's a good auntie, but she's a little concerned about Alex's bare feet ;)

Keith is working on the concrete pads outside of our shed. He poured the step on Saturday while we were at the banquet. When I got home from the banquet, we took Alex out to get his handprint in the concrete.

Unfortunately, Alexander had no clue that we needed his hand OPEN for this. Sooo...we moved on to trying his foot...
That didn't work so well, either. We got a mushy blob, but the concrete was a little too set to take on the actual shape of Alex's foot.

Keith smoothed out the blobby footprint, and we settled for writing "Alex 2008". It'll have to do. Maybe we'll try again when Keith does the concrete outside of the big shed door in a few weeks.

The night ended as most Purdy family nights end...card games. We all sat around playing a game of Five Crowns.

Two-Headed Boy

Dear Auntie Deb,

Mama put this hat on me today for the first time. I really like it! Puppies are my favorite! Mama says I look like I have two heads, though. She's so mean to me! ;) Thank you for my cute one dollar hat!

XOXO,
Alex

I can't think of a title.

Yesterday was a busy day...Alex's eye doctor appt, my one "up north" day for the week, and dinner with friends. We didn't get to see Grandma Schurman this time, and we're sad :( We hope you feel better soon, Grandma!

After the eye doctor, we stopped by Crown Point Christian to visit Uncle David and the office staff. We didn't stay long, but popped in to say hi.

Sabrina has a toy called Bounce & Spin Zebra, and Karen has mentioned that Sabrina just loves it. Target stores have it on clearance for $22, and it's a $40 toy. I had to visit 3 different Target stores to find it, and apparently not every Target has the same clearance prices. I payed $31, but I had a $5 off $25 coupon to bring it down to $26. I guess that's not too bad. Now it's put away until my little guy turns 1...and I just can't imagine that ever happening. He's going to be my baby forever! ;)


After all our Target stops, we went to Meijer to do a little grocery shopping. Got home, put away the groceries, got in a quick nap for Alex, Daddy came home, and we headed back out again for dinner at Jack & Angie's house. We had yummy chicken! I might want that recipe, Angie! Angie also made root beer floats. I haven't had one of those in ages. Yum! Thanks! ;)

Emma showed us how she rides her 2-wheeler and how she reads, both of which are impressive skills at 5 1/2! Emma & Jackson were proud to show us their rooms, toys, and their cool little 4-wheeler. They are so darn cute! :)



Since I'm writing this on Thursday morning, I can add...Alex is doing a totally new sleep thing this week. He's going to bed as usual at 10 PM, waking at 4 AM, and then sleeping until 8:30/8:45 AM instead of his usual 6:10 AM. So now we've got one less nap in the day, but a much longer night's sleep for him. While I don't appreciate the 4 AM wake-up, I'm glad he's getting better nighttime sleep. We'll see how long this lasts.

Today is a boring, stay-at-home day. Good! My house could use some cleaning. Maybe I'll actually manage to mop the kitchen floor...

Alex Goes to the Eye Doctor

Keith had some eye issues as a child, and our pediatrician wanted to be sure that Alex didn't have any troubles. She had noticed that the light reflects differently off of Alex's eyes, so she sent us to an eye doctor at St. Anthony. Long story short, Alex's eyes are just fine.

Alex screamed and screamed in the waiting room while I filled out insurance forms. He didn't need anything...just wanted to be held. Nice job embarrassing your mother, son. I wasn't flustered or anything; that's just how it goes with a baby, but you do feel guilty being the mom of the screaming kid in a busy (and otherwise quiet) waiting room. A nice lady with 6 children of her own (who she wisely left at home with a babysitter) rocked his carseat and talked to him, trying to keep him calm.

Once we got into the room, Alex was a perfect angel. He didn't even flinch when they put in the drops to dilate his eyes. He stared intently at the doctor, even flashing him some of those charming little Alex grins. We snuck a few pictures when the doctor left the room for a few minutes.

Lots of pictures, again...

Alex had a rough night last night for some unknown reason. He was up 4 times, and Mommy didn't get much sleep. I can't really complain, as he's usually sleeping about 7.5 hours straight now. I wanted to post, but I just can't think to type full paragraphs. You can have a bunch of pictures with captions instead.

Sittin' with Grandma Schurman on Aunt Donna's front porch
wearing Grandpa Schurman's hat
I really like your toy, Emma!
Flower shopping at Sunrise with Aunt Deb (that place is amazing!)
I'm pretty cool, huh?

Mmm, that pie looks pretty yummy! I wonder if it tastes better than rice cereal?

Sunday was so beautiful! We took a walk, then we enjoyed dinner on the back patio.