New Park!

They opened a new park at the Community Center by our house - it's great and has a toddler size park that is separate from the big kids one! Watch Lexie checking it out (the video is great)!

She would only go down the slide with me :)

Going Up and Down!

... and through the Chute!!!

Lexie Loves "Elbo"

Lexie has a new best friend - "Elbo" (her version of Elmo). We have been reading the Sesame Street learning books since she got them for her birthday. Out of all the characters she has really begun to fall in love with Elmo and began saying his name about a week ago. She can pick him out of any of the books if I ask her "Where's Elmo?" As a result, I have begun recording Sesame Street and playing an episode for her whenever she says his name.

She also got these really cool "Tickle Me Elmo" hands and DVD for her birthday and is learning to dance to it. This clip shows her singing with it; I don't have a video of it but today she started spinning and rocking back and forth to the music with the furry hands on! So cute; enjoy!

Too Cool for School

Check out Lexie's new shades! I've been wanting to get her some since she likes ours so much and so when they went on sale at The Children's Place I had to pick some up.

She loves having me put them on (of course over and over again!). I wonder how long they'll last?!!!

Cooling off in the Pool

It has been so hot - the heat index has been about 110 degrees several times over the last few weeks and we were overdue to get Lexie a pool. I went shopping and was so excited to find this one for 75% off!

It is so cute and she likes it so much! The bottom picture shows her after she figured out how to get in and out of it on her own!

Pictures!

Pretty Girl!

So things have been moving super fast and I've been behind on Lexie's pictures. I have this great frame that shows the progression from birth, 3 month, 6 months, 9 months and one year and I've had it completely put together except for the one year spot for months now.

Anthony is at a youth camp this weekend and so we had the perfect opportunity to go. Lexie was in a good mood and we got some amazing shots! I can't wait to get the prints back and finish the frame!

New Things!

We Love Saturdays!

Today Lexie went to get her pictures taken (as you can see, she didn't want me to change her out of her dress) and afterwards she went with me to the hair salon. She stood in front of the fan and smiled several times before I got the video!

Then we came home and met Sarah and Sophia to go to a ice cream social our Homeowner's Association had at the park today. There was free ice cream, safari animals, a train and a bouncy blow up. The girls enjoyed the ice cream and animals and then tried out the blow-up. (That only lasted a few minutes!) It was about 96 degrees so we decided to walk home after that and the girls cooled off inside :) What a great day!

Big Girl!

Walking Outside!

Look at our big girl walking around! She has been getting so good at walking around without falling. Check out her new swing - she loves it!

Her other new thing has been sharing - at church on Sunday she shared her Cheerios with the other kids in class and the last two days her teachers at school have said she's been going out of her way to share her toys with her friends!

Our little girl is growing up!