Alexya Updates 1yr 4mo old

Alexya got a new toy that she absolutely loves....it's this magnetic drawing pad that she can draw and erase and it keeps her busy for hours!! She carries it around with her and then plops down randomly and starts drawing. She got a little einsteins one for our house and a princess one for grandma's house.

Giving daddy kisses through the sliding glass door.

Relaxing w/daddy on the couch. I just got back from a 3 day trip to Atlanta for work and it was just Lexy and daddy for 3 days....she was very good and they had a great time w/o me! My trip went so fast that I barely had time to miss them...but when I got back to the Oakland airport and saw them, it hit me how much I missed them and how lucky I am to have my family.

Lexy updates include: her favorite words are: "dada" (dad and me are both dadas)

"dat" which I think means "that"

"tey" when she calls toretto "T"

"hey" when she suprises you or is hiding from you in the closet and pops out.

"ma" is more for more food

that's pretty much all the words....she is running pretty fast now (sometimes with her arms out behind her to I guess make her more aerodynamic and go faster ;)

she picks up and throws balls and kicks them. She can't jump yet, but she does this funny squating thing where she bounces her body up and down in squats to music usually. She shakes her body and head side to side to dance and stomps her feet really fast. She just started singing, which is really sweet to listen to and definately loves music! She sings herself to sleep for her naps and sings in the car and just randomly.

There's probably more, but that's all I can think of right now....she is just changing so fast and it's really fun!! :)

Easter Fun

Life is very busy for Alexya, but she still finds time to water her flowers in the front yard. This picture was actually taken on St. Patrick's day, but I'm just now getting around to post it. She had a fun holiday all decked out in green and a fun time celebrating her daddy and her grandma's birthday (the same day March 22nd) at the horse race track! She got to see real horses and watch them run by very fast and hear everyone screaming and yelling...which she happily joined in! ;)

Lexy also had fun practicing her easter egg hunt, throwing the plastic eggs around and then picking them up.

Alexya is Growing Up

Take a good look at this picture because she is so sweet and innocent in it. Ok Ok...she still is sweet and innocent...but recently she has been quite a handful. Maybe it's because I am working now and not devoting 100% attention to her all the time anymore, but she is definately learning boundries, moods and how to get what she wants. She is a very good kid and super smart, so when she starts screaming at you and throwing things...it almost takes you by suprise. Sometimes she just wants to play with you and other times she is just mad at you (which is hilarious by the way). She will go from politely bringing you a book to read to throwing it at you and screaming in .5 seconds! The funny part of all this is that sometimes she will get so mad that she will really cry tears and then as soon as you pick her up or give her what she wants...the tears stop and she does this giggle of satisfaction/happiness.

It's also been fun seeing her change from taking tentative steps while holding your hand, to running full speed and yelling out "pat pat pat" at the top of her lungs...(which is a phrase from little einstiens, the show she loves). People are looking at me like "is she ok??" and I love that she is having so much fun just being a kid.
The other great thing is the kisses!! ok, kisses are the best thing about having a kid. She will give you kisses when she eats (after almost every bite), kisses when she thinks you're mad, kisses when she is happy, kisses for reading her a book, kisses for no reason at all, basically kisses all the time!! It's the best thing in the world and I will never get tired of it! :)

here she comes with a book....you better read it to her!!!!

Here she is with her favorite stuffed animal, her bedtime carebear that she got for Christmas from Auntie Erica. She loves this bear so much that she carries it around with her, sleeps with it, and gives it hugs and kisses all day long. It's her baby. :)

Oh ya, and the last thing I want to mention, is that since we got the new computer and can see all of the videos we took of her when she was a baby....it is a major reality check of how time flies and wow, how much and how fast kids grow up. We are watching pictures of her barely able to hold her head up and waving around these skinny little arms, not knowing what they are for or how to control them.....to having her run right up to us, give us a kiss, and throw herself in our laps. So amazing and emotional when you really think about how fast it goes and not to let any of it slip by without enjoying it thoroughly!!! Parenthood is such a blessing and we just want to thank God for the entire experience.

Levels of Excitement...

High - Robert opening his brand new computer...after 4 years of waiting we can finally burn DVDs of Alexya's videos, watch movies on the huge 22 in flat screen it came with and many other cool things that I don't know about since I have no time to be on it.... but robert loves it! (like a kid at christmas)

Low - Alexya waiting patiently for her food to be prepared.

High - Toretto wearing socks so that he can run around downstairs and play with us after being outside in the cold muddy backyard all day.

Medium - Alexya, just finishing her afternoon bath, has decided to kick back in her chair and read a new book.

Boogie in the Box

I know it's been a long time since I've put up new pictures....but I have a very good excuse..well, 2 actually.... #1. I am working a full time job (that I just started and am just now feeling comfortable with) and watching Alexya...who is entering the terrible twos...early!!

#2. We got a new computer...and I haven't had time to get used to it....so i'm still using our old one to do this post.

So before I go into detail about Alexya's mood swings...here are some cute pics of her playing in her toy box. She likes to climb in here and read and drink her aqua and sometimes just kick it....