First Time to a Play

A couple of weekends ago Grandma Olivia took Alexandra to Beef and Boards to watch Aladdin the play. They me up with a friend Kathy and her 2 kids Isabelle and Brian. Alex is just a few months older than Isabelle. From what Alex tells me she has a new friend now. Alex is also excited to go see The Little Mermaid once that shows starts. Here are a few photos:

Green Thumb Here

Who doesn't love the warm weather? I sure do. I love it so much that I got the itch to plant flowers last weekend. Usually I wait till May but I really had that annoying itch that had only one cure. I decided to plant only in the pots on the porches, allowing me to plant more flowers around the yard later. In the mean time I will care for the sprouting plants all over my yard. My plants this year seem to be extra healthy. Some of them have doubled, if not tripled in size. Im especially excited about my clematis' planted in the corner of our back yard. I am training them to grow along the fence. Last year I had about 10 flowers total during the summer. This year the plant is growing so fast. And I cant keep up counting all the buds getting ready to open. I only have a couple of pictures of the pots on the back porch. But give me time I will add more.



More pictures to come soon!

Easter 2010

It was perfect weather for Easter this year. Glad the rain and cold temps were the Saturday before Easter. We spent our Easter at Grandma Olivia's with Nana and PawPaw as well. After lunch Alex searched for hidden eggs. We also flew mini kites the Easter bunny left in our baskets.
The photos are backwards. Easter Eve is at the bottom, going up to Easter afternoon. I didnt notice it until after I typed the captions.

PawPaw and Alex eating desserts.

Yummy sheep cake made by Grandma Olivia

Bubbles with Daddy

Blowing bubbles with Grandma Olivia

More bubbles!

Mommy with her mini butterfly kite

Daddy testing out his lil airplane kite. Notice he is walking backwards...well as he continued to walk backwards he ended up falling over that smaller electrical box. It was hilarious! Though I promised I wouldnt post any pictures of the fall.

Found one!

Love this picture!

Darling!

On the hunt for eggs at home

Touch of glitter!

Time to color eggs!

Typical Conversation with Alex

Lastnight Alex was all settled down in bed, watching her partoons, as Alex calls them. Daddy is playing Modern Warfare in the living room and Im in our bathroom getting ready for bed. Alexandra's routine every night is to get up about 3-4 times to use the bathroom so it was normal to hear her opening and closing the doors. But this time I hear a lil voice:

Alex: Daddy, I have to go potty in Mommas bafroom
(I hear lil foot steps running towards the room. Alex opens door)
Alex: Momma, I pee in your potty
Me: Ok, thats fine baby doll
Alex: (As she is sitting on the potty) Momma, 'morrow I eat stawberries?
Me: Yes you may
Alex: Mmmm..I looovveee stawberries! (as she is rubbing her belly) Momma, can I take a baf 'morrow?
Me: Yes you can take a bath. Well, how about a shower?
Alex: Take a baf and shower wif you?
Me: Yes you ...
Alex interrupts and within 1 breath: Momma, 'morrow I eat stawberries and go outside. And Momma 'morrow I go AmyMelissa's and 'morrow I pway wif Allson. She my best fwiend. and 'morrow the Easer Bunny come to my house an I pet him and 'morrow I eat dinner and 'morrow I go to the Pwincess Castle when it get warm. Okay Momma?

Updated pictures....

Alex and her new bike

Daddy trying to teach her how to ride the bike.

Helping Daddy build the grille


Praying Mantis egg pouch

Princess fashion kit from Debi!

Alex's glasses fit Mommy

Love my flowers!! Cant wait to plant more.

This Kid Cracks Me Up!

So Alex has been saying some pretty funny things. I try to remember to write them down, but tend to find myself hearing her when I dont have a pen and paper. So going by memory (what lil I have)...
She comes home from school one day telling me she has a pink eye because her friend at school went home with pink eye. She continues to tell us her eye is pink.
She comes home from school one day telling me her tooth is gone. She continues to tell us randomly out of the blue "I have, I have, I have to find my tooth. Its gone". Her friend lost a tooth at school.
She comes home from school yesterday telling me her friends arm is broke. He fell down the stairs. I asked her what happened.
Alex: "(Insert kids name here) bwoke him arm. He fell down stairs at him home"
Me: "Oh he did? Is he okay"
Alex: (in a sad but high tone) "Yeeeeeaaa...he bwoke it. He bwoke him arm. My arm bwoke."
Me: "Your arm is not broke. You didnt fall down"
Alex: "My arm bwoke, Momma"

Notice a pattern? Yes, whatever kids at school are experiencing, she is experiencing, so she wishes.

One Friday evening she asks me if she can stay home with me tomorrow. I tell her "Tomorrow and Sunday you and I will hang out all day. You dont have to go to school."
Now she tells us "I want to go to Princess Castle 'morrow and Sunday" "I want eat icecream 'morrow and Sunday" "I want to play with my fwiends 'morrow and Sunday" "I want to go to the doctor 'morrow and Sunday" ... and the list goes on...

If she sees kids playing outside:
Alex: "Them my fwiends and my fwiends love me".
Me: "Oh really. What are their names?"
Alex: "Sam and Missy and Poopey-Butt and Butt-crack (she then giggles)"
Me: "Those are not their names silly"
Alex: "Yes they are. Them my fwiends. I need, I need, I need to go see them. They want to play with me"

When excelerating in the car, she will ask "Momma are we wacing?". She thinks I am racing another car. And now her new game in the car is to yell the color of the light at the intersection..sometimes she will tell me the light turned green when it really hasnt yet, just so I will excelerate so she can then ask "Momma are we wacing?"

In the car we like to sing to songs on the radio. The song by Black Eyed Peas called "Imabe" is my newest favorite. Alex things they are saying "Bumblebee". At the end of the song when the guys voice is getting lower, Alex will sing "Bumblebee" in her lowest voice. If I dont sing the song in the correct tone, she will say "No Momma, sing like this...Bumblebee Bumblebee".