Huskies Football Game

We went to a Huskies football game one Saturday because Drew was feeling like he had missed out on a lot of football in the last year while he had been in Korea.  It was really fun to be at a football game and even though it was cold, because our seats were so far up we were under an overhang and didn't get wet from all the rain.  Alden's favorite part of the whole game was the half time show and the music that the band played.  Here are some pictures and videos from the game.

This was the view we had of the game...really far up.

Alden took turns sitting with Mommy and Daddy.

They were having a "cheer" day or something like that so they had cheer squads from lots of nearby areas performing together for half-time.

The marching band's half time show was pretty good and they had one formation that was really cool but because I am no expert on marching bands I have no idea if it is really hard or not.  Here is a video of it (the formation I really liked was at about 1 min in the video).

After half-time small groups from the marching band preformed at different areas around the stadium.  It was cool for Alden to get to see that up close because he thought it was really entertaining.  We had a great time at the game and it really wore Alden out, so he fell asleep on the way home.

Playgrounds

Alden loves going to any playground and exploring.  There is a little play structure at our apartment complex that Alden likes to play on.  There is also a huge park about a block away that Alden and I will go to so I can walk for awhile (there is a huge 1 mile loop) and then Alden can play at the playground.  We try and go to one of these everyday for a change of scene from our little apartment.

Alden is always trying to clean all of the tanbark and twigs off off this play structure.  He will pick up pieces one by one and throw them off the side.

He loves pretending to steer.

Alden loves swings.  They are his favorite thing at almost any park.  At this park there are four swings that are for kids Alden's size and he will go down the line taking a turn riding on each one.

Alden being cute!

Alden is always cute (well at least I think he is) but I didn't know what else to call this post because it is just pictures from Alden in the apartment being himself.  Alden loves playing with Daddy when he gets home everyday which is fun for me to watch.  It also gives me a chance to finish cooking dinner without having to entertain a toddler as well. =)  We are so grateful to be together and that Drew can see so many of these moments in person.

This was really cute and fun to watch.  It looked like Alden was trying to run or swim in the air.  Here is a video of it.

Alden loves tumbling, being upside down and doing somersaults. 

He is growing up so fast and it is fun seeing him develop more motor skills and use some of his toys more.  The Eeyore in the picture above is a shape sorter that Alden is now starting to figure out.

Alden thinks the camera is fascinating!

Time for make believe!  Drew's pajama pants wore out, so what did we do?  Converted the fabric that was still good into a cape for Alden.  He has fun running around with the cape on now.

Just a normal day in our apartment with a happy little boy who is always discovering new things!

Weekend in Portland

The first weekend in November we went to visit Drew's cousin, Jessie, her husband Eric and their two kids near Portland.  It was a lot of fun visiting with them and seeing all the kids interact together.  The thing that was the most interesting for me was how much Alden interacted with Audrey, their 3 month old daughter.  Alden got really good at saying "baby" while we were there and he would try to pat her back, tickle her stomach or play with her.  He was actually pretty good at being gentle with her which is better than he has been with babies in the past.

 Alden liked having a car to ride on for a couple days since his is still packed.

Drew loved getting to snuggle with Audrey while we were there.

 Alden loved playing with this "guitar" while we were there.  The boys also liked playing in the backyard together.

So glad that we got to spend time with this sweet little girl and her family.

 We went to Chuck-E-Cheese with the kids while we were there.  Alden and Aaron had fun running around and pretending to play games and ride in cars.

 Alden was trying to figure out how to get the balls out from under there.

We had fun grouping together to take these photos at a booth there.

Aaron had fun with Drew because he was a new play toy.

 Alden was watching very intently as Eric fed Audrey her bottle.  

More time in the backyard.

 We tried to feed Aaron and Alden pixie sticks to see what they would do.  Alden took a small taste and was done.  Aaron did better than Alden.

It was a great weekend with family and we are so glad that we got to see them!