It's So Fun to Be One!

What a difference a year makes!

Can you believe it's already been a year? Alexis turned one on June 22nd, but we had her party the Saturday before. She had a great time -playing with the other babies and swimming in the pool. At her one year checkup, she weighed 21 pounds (52nd percentile) and was 29 inches tall (50th percentile).

Here's a video of Lexi with her cake - Mommy has her trained so well, she had to be coaxed into getting messy!

Here are a few pictures from the festivities:

sharing Papa's dinner

I'm ready for my cake!

BEFORE

AFTER

That's my girl!

The big cake

Cake, at home, with Mommy and Daddy on her actual birthday:

Play Date With Kate!

As if there was ever any doubt that Lexi was my daughter - the girl loves Kate Spade purses! I gave her a small handbag of mine and she carried it around with her last night - it was so cute!!!

And this was too cute not to share - this was how Lexi and her daddy were watching Finding Nemo last night - so precious!

What Does That Mean?

So this is what lunchtime is like for the Holding girls. Lexi spends more time talking (your guess is as good as mine on what she's saying - it's definitely not English) and trying to feed the puppies ("No, No") than eating. Add this to the fact that she is a very slow eater and lunchtime is not Mommy's favorite part of the day.

So here's your chance to play, "What Does That Mean?" with Alexis - remember, it's not always obvious (trees are pronounced 'bezz') and rarely as simple as it seems! Good Luck!

My Little Pony

Lexi's first ponytail! doesn't she look like she belongs in a Seuss book? Our little Lex-Lu-Who!

You Are My Sunshine

Oh my - here are some of the pictures of Lexi's first week of summer and staying home with Mommy.

Lounging by the pool

The giraffes got REALLY close

Spaghetti night

the hair-aftermath of spaghetti night

Lexi is SO BIG

Feeding her bestie

I don't know if she thinks we can't see this, or what, but she puts the food she doesn't want to eat in her hair

Lexi took a nap after we got home fromt he pool one day - if you ever wondered what sunscreen in your hair does to bed-head - now you know.

Round 2 Voting

Alexis made it to Round 2 of the 'Baby Idol' contest - and we need your help again! Voting is only on Monday and Tuesday (June 1st and 2nd). You can vote once a day from a computer.

go to www.wichitawolf.com/jocks to vote

THANK YOU!

You are looking for this picture:

Walking on Sunshine

Can you believe it? Alexis started walking!!!

She took her first step Monday, practiced and got really good at avoiding the video camera Tuesday and Wednesday, but by Thursday we caught the little girl on video (not our first attempt, mind you!). She is really getting good and can go about 5 or 6 steps before she falls over laughing, usually into Mommy or Daddy's arms. We are equal parts excited and terrified of Lexi's ever increasing mobility at only 11 months old!

This clip, provided for your viewing pleasure, only took about 20 minutes to capture. I have yet to master the idea that I cannot film with back lighting, hence the darkness of the video, but you can still clearly see our baby girl's walking skills!

Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer

We took Lexi to the pool on Memorial Day to test out her new flotation device - it took three tries to get her in, and after she got used to the water (it was a LITTLE cold) she was loving the pool! This makes her mommy very happy - you can find us at the pool this summer!

Lexi rolls with an entourage - Mommy, Daddy, Uncle Scottie, his girlfriend Alyssa, and Nana is her personal paparazzi

So stylish

Alexis is one cool chick!

I LOVE this face!

posin' with her posse

Daddy is the most fun!

VOTE FOR ME!

WE NEED YOUR VOTE!

We entered Alexis in a local radio station's "Baby Idol" contest. The winner is determined off votes - you can vote once a day from a computer (so if you have two computers, you can vote on each, once a day).

Go to http://www.wichitawolf.com/jocks to vote for Lexi's picture:

It don't mean a thing, if it ain't got that SWING!

We took advantage of the GORGEOUS weather, and took Lexi to the park for the first time this afternoon. We pushed her (very slowly) in a baby swing (padded with a blanket) and her smile was huge! Mommy is sssooo excited to be able to do this more often in a few weeks when school is out! And no, the camera angles aren't playing tricks on your eyes - her legs are very long!