Lexy's 1st Pumpkin Carving!

We all went up to Grandma and Grandpa's country house on Monday to carve pumpkins for Halloween. Alexya's cousins Riley and Christopher were there to carve pumpkins too and Grandma even made pumpkin cookies for everyone that were delicious! Grandpa had planted the pumpkin seeds during our visit on Memorial day weekend in May and they had turned out great as you can see! Lexy got to pick a new pumpkin, since there were 'complications' with hers (don't ask ;)). So of course she wants THIS one...which is about her size and the biggest pumpkin...No Lexy, not that one...

What about THIS one that grandpa carved and looks so cool??...No Lexy, not that one either...

What about THIS one that's the smallest pumpkin of all and daddy and mommy carved it???

YES Lexy, you can have THAT one! Thanks Grandpa and Grandma for the greatest pumpkin carving experience! :)

Come Play With Me!

Thanks for the cute outfit Debbie! (It's a peasant blouse w/ matching brown cords) Well, here her sock is pulled up chola style, but she's having fun with her toys at grandma and grandpa's house.

Here's Lexy with Grandma (and you can see the outfit better :)) They are having some puffs and hanging out after a long hard day of shopping at the mall....hehehe

I love this picture cause I love the looks on both Lexy and grandpa's faces. So cute. He stopped by to visit and play in Lexy land and we all went out to lunch at the brand new mexican restaurant by our house...which is now our favorite! If you come visit we will take you there! hint hint... come visit...

Ok, ok take a close look at this one...yes those are curlers in her hair! Daddy thought it would be fun to put them in her hair...and as you can see...doesn't matter to her! As long as she is in daddy's arms she's content. :)

The Many Faces of Lexy

Ya, I'm pushing my bear around and walking. Thanks again Catherine...she loves this thing!!

Lexy updates include:
She's doing this fake laugh thing which is so funny because it's not her real laugh, it's a fake one that sounds like she's trying to copy my laugh.
She's learned to say "dada" now and says it NON-STOP for everything. She even gets real loud if you don't talk back to her.
She's shaking her head back and forth like she's saying No, but keeps her mouth open and smiles when she does it so she looks hilarious!
She loves reading her books (don't tell her she can't because she gets them out and opens them and as she turns the pages you can hear her mumbling and making sounds like she's reading the story).
And finally, as you can see, she has the funniest expressions lately!

Here's Lexy in her new Elmo overalls that Dad picked out. So cute in them you want to sqeeze her non-stop.

You baby...that's right.. Pointing is her thing now...and wearing dad's shirt, she's just extra cool.

Like father like daughter...kinda scary sometimes...

Play Date with Friends!

Last Thursday Lexy had her first play date with other kids her age. My friend Catherine was kind enough to have us over to her house in Dublin and play with Thomas, her son who is almost 2, and our new friend Laila, daughter of a friend from ex-work mervyns. At first Lexy was very quiet and not sure how to act around someone her size, but it didn't take long for her to loosen up and have a lot of fun with her friends! Thomas is such a good example for Alexya because he is walking and talking and even knows his alphabet very well! He shares his toys and loved feeding Lexy cheerios! They were so cute to watch! :) Also, amazingly....after the play date...later that day, Lexy decided to stand up without holding onto anything for the first time!! She did it for like 5 seconds! So exciting! Also, Catherine loned us a walking/bike toy that Lexy pushes around now and can practice walking...she is getting so confident that it shouldn't be long now! Thanks Catherine!

Lexy also got to meet a new friend Laila, who is a month and a half older than her, and like Thomas, is good at saying "dada" and other words. Then today for the first time Lexy said "dada" over and over to robert even pointing at him! So thanks Laila and Thomas!

Oh and that reminds me that everyone is invited to Alexya's 1 year birthday party!! I will be sending out an evite and if you don't get it it means I don't have your email or have the wrong one so please let me know if you don't get it by Nov...and mark the date on your calendar for Saturday, Nov 24th (sat after Thanksgiving). We hope everyone can at least stop by to say hi and see Lexy cause she is growing so fast! :)

Lexy and Thomas first hand holding! So cute!

Thomas, Laila and Alexya playing with Thomas' cool car!

Lexy and Laila playing with the car.