Alex's First Day Climbing!

So Saturday was Alex's first day holding on to the wall. Here we are scouting out his very first holds.



Here is Alex on his first 5.7 (With a little help)It was amazing how his tiny fingers fit in every nook and cranny on the wall. Notice how he naturally put his foot on a foot hold! I am so excited for him. I hope he will get to be a great climber like his cousin Carsen.



I think in these next two shots you can really see Alex's personality. He is a pretty expressive guy. I have to be honest, I love his shirt. I am a little embarassed how much I like it, and I usually don't have him wear it in public. But you know what I think as a new mommy it is hard to tell whether he really appreciates all I do. So I put him in this shirt... a lot. (By the way our moms and dads, thanks for all you do for us. And if I had a shirt like that I would wear it for you!)




Alex was so curious about everything that was going on. We brought his truck so that he could walk around, he mostly stood there and gawked. After a few hours though, it kept him entertained while Patrick and I were on the wall. In this picture he was so focused on watching people hanging from ropes all over the place.



Mike and Jyoti came with us and they win the prize because they gave Alex attention while Patrick and I were on the wall. They didn't know that is what they would be doing when they decided to join us.




I probably should have asked Jyoti if it I could post this picture before I did it. I think she looks great climbing... but it is a butt shot. As for Patrick and I we were pretty rusty.



Patrick is a really cute dad. I love watching him take care of Alex. It is funny how you change things a bit to include a baby. Here they are just after Patrick fed Alex some lunch.



I guess this picture pretty much sums up how Alex feels about climbing.