Sunday happenings

What a great day. It warmed up enough to go out to the park. I got to try this new slide. It's made up of rollers. I would say ahhh as I went down and it sounded really funny. I went down on my tummy, on my back, and even sideways so many times. So fun! I can't wait to go back. At the park I also practiced walking down stairs. Yup, you read that right, walking. As long as I hold on to a railing or someone's hand I can do it. Oh, and I discovered cream cheese today. At first I just kept putting my spoon in the little cup and licking it off. Then I figured it would be quicker to just use my hands. All the people sitting near us in the restaurant were laughing at me, but I didn't care. :)

Why hello, cream cheese.
Where have you been all
my life? 

Parental shopaholics

Mommy and daddy are shopaholics. Not only did they schlep me shopping most of the day on Black Friday, but we went AGAIN today. Maybe I wouldn't mind as much if they got something, anything for me. Instead, it was shoes and coats and jeans and tops all for them. I got nothing! I repeat, nothing. Here's hoping I make out better on Cyber Monday.

Stop the shopping insanity.
I'm tired and want to go home.

All I wanted to do today was relax
like I got to do on turkey day.

Turkey day 2

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I'm most thankful that I think mommy is going to stop dressing me up for holidays after this morning's "epic fail" photo shoot. I'm also thankful  for my family and friends and of course all my blog fans! :)

I told you I wasn't doing anymore photos and I was serious! 

Family selfie! 

All fall down

I have a new favorite song, the all fall down song. I don't know what ring around the rosie means, but I sure love when I get to fall down. It always gives me a case of the giggles.

Not so selfie Sunday

I'm just not that into the picture thing anymore. All the time it's, "Lexi, Lexi, look at the camera. Lexi, smile. Come on Lexi. Lexi, Lexi, smile." I've had enough! Sure, go ahead and keep taking your photos, but I refuse to smile. And don't even think about doing a Thanksgiving day photo shoot, mommy. It's out of the question!

I don't want to smile for the
photo. Can't you see I'm busy.

Enough already. You are worse
than the paparazzi.

Down for the count

I woke up fine today and then out of nowhere it hit me. I got warm and really tired and my boogers kept running out of my nose really really fast. I spent most of the day sleeping with mommy on the couch and squirming away from tissue attacks. I hope I'm better tomorrow.

Being sick is no fun. 

PB&J heaven

Oh my goodness! Have you had this thing called PB&J? It is fantastic! It is gooey, sweet and wonderful. It has to be one of the best dinners I ever had. I kept licking my fingers and "mmming" the whole time I was eating. I could go for another sandwich right now.

APB for library boy

I can't stop thinking about the boy I met at the library on Sunday. He was older, much older, and so sweet. He let me grab onto his arm and smiled at me...multiple times! That has to mean something. Who knew libraries were good for meeting boys?!

Selfie Sunday 53

My new thing is reading on the changing table. It makes the time more bearable. Mommy says I'm just like daddy, but I'm not sure what she means. I've never seen mommy change daddy's diapers on the changing table.

Capping growth

My hair is really starting to grow! I can't necessarily always tell day by day just by looking, but I totally notice it in the bath. The hairs in the back are passing the dimple on the back of my neck. And the parts in front, well, they are almost mid forehead. Pigtails here I come!

Headed for a bath and
keeping my new hairs dry.

Why are you laughing? Do I look
silly or something?

Mommy's birthday - again

What a difference a year makes. Here's me and mommy on her birthday last year and then this year. I sure and growing up and mommy is getting old! He he he. Just kidding mommy. :)

2014

2013

Deceptive diva

Mommy keeps telling people I'm deceptive. I guess that is one way to describe my actions yesterday morning. When mommy was putting on her shoes by the front door, I walked into the kitchen and started going through her bag. There is just something about her lipstick and little bottle of hand sanitizer that draws me to them. Mommy came into the kitchen and saw me squatting by her bag. Thinking quick on my feet, as soon as she said, "Lexi what are you doing," I instinctively pointed to the window to try and distract her. It only kind of worked. Maybe if I didn't stutter step first in my brief shock I could have pulled the deception off. In going to work on that. :)

Sideways Sunday

Guess what I figured out? Those things where mommy and daddy keep all my clothes, I think they call them drawers, well, they pull open and push close. I've been having soooo much fun with them. I especially love to open them and pull everything out. It sure seems to annoy mommy though when she sees all my clothes on the floor. I hope they don't put locks on them like the cabinets in the kitchen.

Other than that, I just haven't been in the mood to look and smile at the camera lately. That means mommy ends up with a lot of sideways photos.

Duty done

I did my first civic duty yesterday and voted in my first election. It was really fun. We went in to the voting place (which doubles as my future elementary school), told these ladies at the check-in table our name (it's on the honor system) and off we went with our ballot to this little booth. It is just like drawing at school. You just color in a bunch of black circles all over the paper. It would be more fun if they have different color pens, like yellow, my favorite color. Then we took our ballot to this machine and it ate it up really fast. I'm told you usually get a sticker as a thank you for voting, but they ran out of them. Oh well, next time.

The machine ate my
ballot before we could
snap the photo. :(

Tell me tales

I've really started to love reading. I'm always carrying books around the house, flipping pages and asking people to read to me. I usually get so excited listening to the tales that I often can't stay seated long enough to find out how the stories end. I sure hope Curious George made it down the tree he was stuck in and that Millie Moo found her farm friends that were hiding from her. Maybe I'll finish the books tomorrow.

Who wants to read to me?

Halloween hoot

Halloween was awesome. First it started with a party at school. Once we all dressed up in our costumes--I was an owl--we had a little dance party to get warmed up. (Check out the video below.) My friend Vera was a peacock and Adi was a tiger. I kept swiping at their headpieces, which they didn't seem to like very much. Then we went over to the park and Wayne the music man came with his guitar and we danced and sang some more.

Next we met up with our friends the Ingermans and went trick or treating in their neighborhood. It was amazing. You just ring the doorbell, walk up to the person holding a candy bowl, smile at the person and take a piece of candy. So simple. I got it down by the third house. Sometimes I even grabbed two or three pieces of candy and other times I didn't grab any. Instead I put my hand in the candy bowl and just moved it around. No one seemed to mind as long as you smile.

Then today we had some friends over for a Halloween party. Mommy and daddy made all this spooky food, like mummy hotdogs, ghost bananas, vampire teeth, cheese spiders, human cheese fingers, vegetables shaped into a big pumpkin and we even had a pumpkin puking guacomole. (He he he.) That was my favorite. Halloween is the funiest holiday!