Update on Xander

So I have been a bit of a blog slacker lately, so I need to catch up! So I thought I would start would Xander. This summer he loved going fishing with Ash and amazingly actually held the fish! (This from the kid who doesn't like to be dirty AT ALL!) Here is one of his proud catches:

Also, this summer he loved watching the TV show Wipeout! He said that he wants to be on the show! He will laugh hysterically the entire hour of the show because he thinks it is so funny, which of course makes it more funny for us! He is definitely our little goofball!

Two weeks ago, he started kindergarten! It has been a rough transition for the both of us to wake up early since we are NOT morning people but we have made it on time for the bus every day so far. Unfortunately the transportation department can't get their act together and get his name on the bus list so I pick him up from school (After two weeks of EVERYDAY: chasing the bus, trying to wave it down, having them bring him back to the school, talking to everyone at the transportation dept, the bus driver (who is a complete idiot by the way), the school, his teacher, we gave up!!) Anyway, Xander loves his teacher and going to school. And he has a much better attitude with me when he gets home too!

First day of School
Xander also loves his little sister! He can get her laughing harder than anyone else! Every once in a while, he will just sigh and say, "I'm so glad we got a little sister." It just makes my day to hear him say that! This is so different than a couple of months ago when he wanted nothing to do with her and didn't want to hold her, feed her, or even have her look at him! Now he is much more helpful and asks now if he can feed her a bottle or her baby food! I guess after being the only child for five years, it was quite an adjustment to not having all of mommy's attention anymore!

Other fun things about Xander:

* He LOVES cartoons! He would watch Spongebob (1st choice) or whatever is on Nickelodeon all day if we let him!

*He is a really good swimmer! He is learning the breast stroke and freestyle right now and can swim the 25 meter length of the pool doing each stroke!

*His favorite food is chicken nuggets. He said that I must have eaten lots of chicken nuggets when he was in my tummy, which is why he likes them so much!

*He loves to play soccer with daddy, paint wood cars, airplanes, etc from Michaels, take pictures, play army guys, cars, and dinosaurs.

*He went to a Boise State game with Ash and kept cheering for the USA! Ash kept telling him that it was a BSU game, but since we had watch so many Olympic events and he has been playing Olympics with all of his toys, he insisted on cheering for the USA! Oh well, go USA!