Alek's 3rd Birthday

I can't believe my "baby" is three years old. (Ok, so at the time I'm posting this this he's no longer my baby. But when he had his birthday he was.)

Here are some pictures from Alek's birthday celebrations

 Alek shares a birthday with his cousin Cambree who turned 5 this year. They had a combined birthday party this year which was lots of fun.

 And since Camden and Alek have such close birthdays we celebrated Camden's birthday with Casey's family at the same party. But we let Alek choose the cake this time. Camden will get to pick his own cake on his actual birthday.

Of course he's happy to get new toys. Such a sweetie!


Alek is getting so big and is such a fun and funny kid. Here are a few things about Alek at 3 years old:

• Everyone in the ward and neighborhood just loves him. Even the moms of the kids Camden goes to preschool with know him by name and seem happy to see him.
• He runs everywhere and the only time he stops playing is when he's asleep.
• Alek plays well on his own when his brothers are at school but he also loves to play with his brothers and they get along well with him.
• Alek loves the Disney Cars movie and Finding Nemo.
• His favorite toys are cars and trucks.
• He loves to ride his tricycle, but he doesn't use the pedals. He pushes along the ground with his feet. He goes faster that way than he would if he used the pedals
• Alek has a major sweet tooth. He definitely takes after me in that way.
• He loves to sing and learns songs pretty quickly. He even knows some of the songs Camden has learned in preschool from Camden singing them at home.
• He can count to 20, spell his name and recognizes the letters in his name and the names of his brothers. He can also write A and L even though the A's usually come out upside down. Oh, and he knows his right from his left.

I also love how Alek says certain things. Here are a few of my favorites.

• Exactly: Zwackey
• Something: Wumpin
• Fat: Wat
• Feet: Weet (He always talks about his wat weet. I love it)
• Camden: Cam-in
• Sophie: Zoh-zie
• Pants: pansch (imagine Sean Connery saying pants)
• Academy: A-cam-a-dee
• Despicable Me: Pickable Meat
• Different: dondont
• Noodles: youdles
• When he wants to go for a walk around the block where he rides his trike and Casey and I walk, he asks to go for "a little road drive." 
• When I am in a hurry and say, "Alek, come on!" he replies by saying, "I'm come on-ing!"
• When saying words in past tense, he really emphasizes the "ed" on the end of the word, and gives the word two syllables. For example, reach-ED, burp-ED, etc.
• When he saw a package of mini crumb donuts at the store, he said, "Look at those funny circle chicken nuggets!"
• My absolute favorite is when he says, "Mommy, you're my best friend" in his sweetest, lovey dovey voice. It melts my heart every time.

We sure love Alek and all of the joy he brings to our household.