Alex's Birthday

Alex had a great birthday. We celebrated it in segments, so he really had many great birthday activities. He first got an early birthday present in the mail from Grandma and Grandpa Tarbox. He enjoys pushing his garbage truck all over the house and picking up more than the just the trash cans provided to carry around. He sees the big trucks on the streets and gets really excited and exclaims "trash truck" or "garbage truck" as they pass on by.We went to Utah to visit family and he got some cute new outfits from Kirstin, Steve, Isaac and Dallin, as well as his favorite California aunt, Erin who he got to model it for on Independence day when we were back at home.
Oma and Opa surprised Alex with a birthday party and we celebrated with them and the Jachmann family-Rob, Susan, Christina, Wil, and Arianna. He got a dinosaur and soccer shirt from them. He now spends time running around saying "dinosaur-raarr" with his claws up pretending to be one. Oma and Opa gave him clothes, books, and a new race track which he loves playing with. He enjoys his quiet moments looking at his new books and blowing out the candles on the one book over and over again.

We had a small celebration at home with cupcakes and Erin over. Dad came home early and we went over to the park to play while we waited for Erin and the pizza to arrive. Alex loves pizza and calls everything else that remotely looks and tastes like pizza--pizza. It's hard for a two year old to say quesadilla or grilled cheese sandwich anyway, although I'm working on teaching him. He got a step stool for the potty room, pajamas, puzzles, and a Harold the helicopter to add to his train collection. He has always enjoyed going to sit on his recently purchased potty seat but now that he has his Elmo stool, he's in there several times a day sitting on his potty and being more successful in learning to go to the bathroom on the potty. His helicopter is now his favorite thing to play with over at the train set and he has already mastered the puzzles we thought would be too hard for him. They have sounds that tell you the shapes when you put them in the corresponding spot. The other has lights and sounds when you complete each emergency vehicle-police car, ambulance, firetruck.

We went out last weekend and got a babysitter, and even his babysitter brought over a birthday surprise. She got him a Pooh and Tigger puzzle, a Thomas the train coloring book, crayons, and story book. She knows him so well. He is coloring more often now that he has his Thomas and friends pages to color on.