Just a few pictures...

We are loving the beautiful weather here in Hillsdale and have been taking full advantage of it by going outside! I have included some pictures of Alex enjoying being outside. Not too much to report. Alex is learning new words everyday and I suspect will be talking my ear off before I know it. Baby #2 is doing well and we will find out if it is a boy or a girl on June 24th. We cannot wait!!! Kevin starts his busy summer of work tomorrow and will be traveling to D.C. before too long. My youngest sister, Faith, is getting married in a couple of weeks and I cannot wait to see how beautiful she is going to look. We look forward to seeing many of you in our summer travels and please contact us with news about your family! Enjoy the pictures.

Playing with some flowers...

Honk, honk, get out of my way!

Cruising in my car...

I love my truck!

Alex loves flowers!

Testing a Video

I am trying out our video camera we got for Christmas, so I wanted to download one here. This is just a short one of Alex talking to me outside. Enjoy!

Our Trip to Texas

Wow! I cannot believe we have been in Texas for 5 days already. It has been a fantastic trip with warm weather, good friends and good food. The best part was my wonderful husband asked some of my awesome friends to throw a baby shower for me while I was here. What a wonderful surprise! It was wonderful to see some of my best Texas friends and spend some time with them. Thank you to all of you who made us remember why we miss Texas so much. Alex even got to meet some new friends! Tomorrow is our last full day here, but Kevin is already planning our trip for next year. Haha! I have included some pictures of Alex enjoying some of the great parks in Irving and hanging out with one of his new friends, Autumn!

We are heading home soon to have an active summer where my baby sister will be getting married and we will get to see some of our Ohio friends! I apologize for being so lax with blogging, but life being pregnant with a 2 year old gets a little busy! That is right; if you did not hear, we are due to have a new addition to the Portteus family around November 9th! We are very excited. I will be posting the sex of the baby when we find out at the end of June. Not too much longer now!

Enjoy the pictures!

Alex and Autumn

Alex at the park...

Alex in the fountain at Pappadeux's...

Alex saying "cheese" so I can take his picture...

Alex loved the cowboy and horse...

Happy Birthday Alex!

I cannot believe Alex is 2 already. Time has flown by and he is learning so much everyday. We celebrated Alex's birthday by going shopping at Toys-R-Us (quite a trek for us) and we got a new slide which Alex loves. The first couple of times he went down, he wanted to hold our hand, but now he does it all on his own and loves it!!! Alex cheers and laughs every time he goes down and has gone down the slide over and over today. We also had cake which he ate a little of and didn't make nearly the mess he did last year. Haha! He is really trying to talk up a storm and is developing a really distinct personality. He is also starting to make connections between things he owns and things he sees on tv or hears someone talking about. What a smart boy. :) I have included a couple of pictures and a couple of videos below. The video of Alex blowing out the birthday candle is kind of long, but the video on the slide is short. I hope you enjoy them and hope to see all of you soon!

Alex with his birthday cake...

Alex going down the slide...

Here we go!!!

That was fun!
I am ready...
Ain't I cute?
I love cake...

Spring is almost here...

Well, it has been a busy couple of weeks in the Portteus household. Alex is learning new things everyday. He has been learning new words and has developed a new love of Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse cartoons. He even says "Oh Toodles" when we watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. HeHe! Alex is improving his basketball skills and has started building block cities. He has also figured out how to climb up onto his horse. We got to go and visit Granny and Papa Fowler and have some fun a couple of weeks ago and Grandma and Grandpa Portteus visited too! It was a fun and busy long weekend. We are also looking forward to going to see Sarah and the boys in Omaha very soon! Enjoy the pictures and I will post more soon.

Block City

Look at what I built!

Enjoying some warmer weather...

Cheese!

Hamming it up...

It has been a while...

I cannot believe that it is nearly the middle of February! Where has the time gone? We have been keeping busy here and enjoying a few days of warm weather (yay!). Alex is getting so big and learning so much every day. We finally found sand to put up the basketball hoop Alex got for Christmas. He loves it! In fact, today when we went to walk at the college, Alex found a basketball and a hoop that was all the way down and was shooting it. He loves banking it off of the backboard. He even understands where to hit on the backboard to make the shot! He must have gotten his mother's basketball skills. Hahaha! Be sure to check out Alex in his "Don't Mess With Texas" shirt and his cowboy hat. LOL! We hope to see many of you soon and enjoy the pictures and the short video!

Alex Playing Basketball...

LOL!

My boys...
2 Points!
Giddy-up!
Look how handsome :)
He loves these up-close shots...
Jumping on the bed...

2009 is here!

Well, the holidays have come and gone and we got to enjoy time with friends and family. Alexander enjoyed his Christmas and is currently going through withdrawal from not having anyone around to entertain him. HeHe! He enjoyed all of his gifts, but I know that he misses having everyone around. Kevin and I also enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Tom and Miranda got engaged on Christmas Eve this year also! I am very excited to be able to call Miranda my sister-in-law in the not too distant future. We hope that many of you are able to visit over the next few months. We hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season and are looking forward to a great 2009.

Alex should be talking very soon! He has more words and babbles nonstop. He loves playing (even out in the cold!) and is really enjoying all of his new cars, trucks, trains, balls and everything else. He is a nonstop bundle of energy and practically runs through each day until bedtime! I have included some Christmas pictures below, so enjoy!

Alex's new train...

Alex with his new truck...

Congratulations Tom and Miranda!

Look at my cute new hat and gloves...

I am helping dad grade final exams...