Grandma and Grandpa come to visit

Last week Kevin's parents flew out to visit. They met Joshua for the first time and had a great time bonding with the girls. All of the kids loved having them here. They were able to attend Lizzie's open house (more on this later), spend lots of time with Tori and were able to spoil Joshua! It was a precious week.

Thanks so much for coming out...not only did we have a great time with you, but you were SOOOO helpful. (Dorothy helped me catch up with my laundry!) Wow, that's a feat.

In other Alvey news...Joshua is now 5 months old! Yesterday he was diagnosed with a double ear infection and acid reflux disease. The acid reflux is no fun. Poor baby, he spits up a lot. So we're now on Zantax to help relieve him. The doctor thinks he will probably grow out of it; I hope so! Even so, he continues to be a very happy baby..smiling, babbling, laughing, what a delight. He weighed in at 16 lbs., 11 oz this week! (No wonder your arms were sore Grandma!)

Grandpa and Josh bonding


Enjoying the swing

Celebratory Potty Dancw

Go Tori, go Tori, shake-a-booty, shake-a-booty

Happy Mother's Day...to Me!

What a fun, relaxing day we had yesterday. First we started off the day with a great service at Flipside, where I preached my first sermon! Well, I didn't preach the whole sermon, I only took two points. That was fun. We'll see if I get invited to preach again! Then we took my mom and dad out for a champagne brunch downtown, yum! Once we arrived home, I took a nap while Kev watched the kids and put together my Mother's Day present...a beautiful porch swing! I love it and I know that I'll spend hours with all three of my babies swinging!

Happy Mother's Day to all my friends and family.

How Long Can You Hold Your Breath?

Just the usual craziness in Alveyland this week, so I thought I'd post an entertaining video to watch. Click on the title bar above to watch. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Tori!

On Saturday our baby girl, Victoria Melody Joy turned three! Hard to believe...She daily continues to amaze us! (Potty training, no problem! We don't even use diapers at night!) To celebrate Tori's birthday we rented a bounce house and had a party yesterday with friends and family. Here are a few photos:

Tori blows out her ice cream cone cupcake.

Pink cupcake, please mommy!

The Jones drove out (despite Carson not feeling well!!) to help us celebrate!

Thanks to everybody who came out to help us celebrate!

Four Months Old...(and other news)

...and so big! Joshua weighed in at 14 lbs, 12 oz at his four-month check up. It's hard to believe he's been with us for three months already. He is such a happy boy. He loves to smile and laugh and is so ticklish! Josh is enrolled in the Early Start/Special Ed program in Madera County and so meets regularly with a teacher. He has not be described as delayed, but they want him in the program as a preventative measure.

Tori is working real hard on potty-training, we still use diapers at night, but she is doing so well. I hope to post a video of the potty-training celebratory dance soon.

Lizzie is excelling in school. Her class went on a field trip to the Sugar Pine Railroad last week that was very exciting. Not only did they get to ride the train, but it snowed the entire time. It was so beautiful!

Kevin is also excelling in his classes and being the full-time caregiver. He is aceing his classes (he's so stinkn' smart!) and is really enjoying them. Better yet, he is a phenomenal father, so this time for him being home is very precious. He has taken on some pastoral duties at our church...he's being called the Life Coach...he marries, buries and counsels people. He also in in charge of our blossoming small group ministry (Flipside Fusion). We feel so blessed to be a part of this incredible church plant in the Ranchos.

Official three month pictures!