Doing time

I got my first timeout today. Apparently, it's not OK to push all the mail off the table and laugh while you do it. At first I was sad about the timeout. I don't like spending time in my crib during the day. But then I decided to just take a nap. That made it easy time.

How long is a timeout? 

Monument and college touring

We spent the day today looking at monuments. Monuments are things that are built to commemorate (that means remember) a person or event. First we went to the top of the Washington Monument. It's really high up in the air and you can see the whole city from the top. Daddy was a little nervous but not me. I ran around, fell, got up and ran some more. And when I laughed it echoed, which made me laugh more. Once we got down, we strolled by the World War II Memorial then to the Lincoln Memorial. At this point I fell asleep, but mommy said we also went to the Albert Einstein Monument, which is her favorite.

When I woke up we were at mommy's college, George Washington University. I blended right in with the college kids when we eat lunch in the student cafeteria. At the GW bookstore I shopped a bunch and even got my first college T-shirt. For some reason, we spent a lot of time looking for a brick with mommy's name on it, something mommy got when she graduated. We saw lots of other bricks with people's names on them, but not mommy's. It was a very bad game of hide and seek. Mommy should really take better care of her stuff like she tells me.

Later in the day, we went back to my cousins' place. Tama made me dinner with all my favorites: tiny tomatoes, cucumbers and pasta. She made meatballs too, but I didn't like them. (Sorry Tama, but I heard daddy loved them!) Later on Max and mommy took turns telling me a bunch of bedtime stories. They were some silly stories that sure made me sleepy. I'm super sad to leave DC tomorrow. I hope we get to come back soon.

Capital adventures

Sydney got sick today so we couldn't play together anymore. It made me really sad. We left Sydney with Tama at home to get better while the rest of us went to this thing called a car show. It was in a big convention center and there were lots and lots and lots of cars. I got to sit in a bunch. My favorite was the pick-up truck. At the show they also had these things called "characters." I really, really, REALLY didn't like them. I was OK waving to them because I like to be friendly, but anytime we got close to them my whole body would start shaking and I would grab on really tight to whoever was holding me. Super scary stuff.

Later in the day, when mommy was at her conference, daddy and I walked around the national arboretum and the Capital building. I asked daddy what goes on in the Capital building and he said a lot of nothing. Seems silly to have a fancy building and nothing going on in there.

I do NOT like characters. 

Can we get one of these trucks? 

Capital from behind. 

Capital from the front. 

Passed out before I could make the coffee. I'm exhausted. 

DCA cousins rule

Our flight down to DC got a little delayed because of some snow, but we made it. I really liked reading about all the safety features on the plane. Oh, and I got this cool TSA sticker shaped like a badge for walking through the metal detector all by myself.

My cousins were so excited to see me. All day Max would keep trying to guess what I wanted. Sometimes he got it right. Sydney liked to play this game where she would stand far away and say, "Lexi, high five." Then I would go running as fast as I could to give Sydney the high five. It was exhausting and super fun! Tama is the first person to really get what I'm saying. We talked a lot. And Warren is really funny. He always gets me to smile. He even tried to teach me how to play soccer. I can't wait to see what we do tomorrow. My cousins are the best.

This is a great plane safety story. 

Check out the braid Sydney made with my hair before our starring contest. 

Lexi goes to Washington

I just found out we're going on a trip this weekend. We're going to Washington, DC. Mommy has a conference to go to while we are there so I'll be spending a lot of time with daddy and my cousins Warren, Tama, Sydney and Max. I can't wait!! Daddy said we are going to go to museums and maybe this place called the white house. A white house sounds pretty boring to me. A yellow house with pink stars and blue stripes would be so much better. Maybe they will let me color the house.

Can I take my new boots to DC?

Pats party

We went to a Pats party tonight and rooted go Pats go! It really worked!! The Pats scored so many times that people stopped paying much attention to the game. I got to eat a bunch of chips and had fun running away from some doggies that kept coming near me. For the record, I love doggies from a distance, but up close they are a little scary. I tried to grab a beer, but mommy caught me and made me put it down. Maybe next time.

Have you seen mommy? She is missing the game. 

The chain gang

Today was the first day all week it didn't snow or rain, so we finally got to go outside. We couldn't play in the park because all the slides and stuff were dirty. I didn't care. I was just so excited to be part of the chain gang. In the baby room when we went out we were all strapped into these carts. In the toddler room we all walk ourselves holding on to a rope. Don't worry, they strap our hands on to the rope so we can't run away. I learned you have to be careful to not walk too fast and bump into the person in front of you or go too slow and be bumped. I was bump free until I saw a dog and got so excited that I froze in place and started making ooh sounds like a monkey. I nearly caused a three-toddler pileup on Harvard Ave.

Like a weed

I had my 15 month check-up today. I now weigh 28 pounds, NOT 30 plus like daddy has been telling everyone. (Not cool daddy.) And, I'm 32 1/4 inches tall. Did you hear that mommy? Stop buying me pants that are 34 inches long!!! My doc says I'm doing awesome, and even noticed my two top molar teeth are coming in. That could explain why I've been a little grumpy lately. The two shots I got didn't help either. When will these shots end?

Waiting patiently to get weighed in.

Navigating class cliques

I'm really starting to love the toddler room. We're always playing with what the teachers call the sensory table. I get to touch all this funny feeling stuff like shaving cream and jello. The jello is super slimy; I love it! I even got my own official nap mat this week.

There are a few cliques (that means selective groups) in the toddler room. There are the older kids who are pushing 24-28 months and don't seem that interested in making new friends. There are the constant criers, which everyone tries to ignore. There are the artsy kids who are always at the coloring table taking all the markers. There are the puzzle freaks (it means they really like puzzles) and the book flippers. Right now, I've been hanging out with everyone learning how things work. I have a feeling the book flippers or artsy kids may try to recruit me. I'm an independent lady who doesn't like to be labeled so this is going to get interesting.

Ready to go with my new robot nap mat. 

Passport approved

Now that my nose healed up, we went and got my first passport today. There were lots of papers to sign and then we did a photo shoot. I had to stand against this white wall and smile. We got a great photo on the first try, but it was too light when it printed so we had to take another. As I was posing a second time I got so excited thinking about going to Aruba, that I kept moving and the pictures would come out blurry, so they had to take a bunch of them. Eventually we got it. And in four to six weeks I'll have my passport and be able to take my adventures international. Who wants to come with me?



Waiting in line at the post office. 

Saying cheese for my passport photo. 

Home sweet home

We finally got to come home tonight. While hotel living is fun, I did miss all my toys, my tub and my bed. It sure is nice to be home. After this long crazy week of adjusting to a new classroom, living out of a suitcase and lots of dining out, I could definitely use a relaxing glass of milk.

Chilling at the Marriott. 

Pomp and promotion

I got promoted to the toddler room at day care! That’s right, I’m a big kid now. No more high chairs to eat meals, now I sit with my friends in chairs at a table. No more crib either. Now I take my nap on a mat on the floor. The teachers make you stay on your mat for all of nap time, even if you aren’t sleeping. I don’t like that very much, but I guess I can get used to it. The toddler room has so many fun toys too. Plus we color almost every day and there is so much room to run around. There are even a few new boys for me to get to know. J

When does my diploma arrive?

Hotel living is the life

It's day four of the new year and I've spent every one in a hotel. And come Tuesday night, it's back to hotel living for me. Some man called handy is coming to remove mold from mommy and daddy's bedroom. It's really gross stuff, kinda like boogers stuck in your nose, but the mold is stuck in the wall. We don't know how long we'll be at the hotel and that's fine with me. I love riding on the fun carts they have.

Resolution ready

Happy New Year!!! In this new year, I resolve to cook more in my kitchen, to play with my cousins more, to look at mommy and smile when she wants to take my photo and figure out how to eat yogurt being a little less messy. Phew... That's a lot to resolve.

My cousins and aunt Heidi are so silly. 

Feeding myself and the table. 

NYE party. No photos please. 

Cooking some yummy corn.

Do you like butter on your corn?