Lexi Reading

Lexi loves sitting in the middle of her mess of toys and flipping through her picture books.

Let's Clean Up!

Awesome! Alexis can clean herself up now!!!

(yeah, OK, not REALLY but it is sure is cute watching her try!)

Lexi Says . . .

Just as Paul has long feared, once Lexi started talking, she's never stopped! She is 14 months old now and is learning so much! She loves to run, climb, and play chase, tag, and hide-and-go-seek (an extremely simple version were one of us hides quite obviously and she finds us and yells "BOO").

Here is a list of words she knows, but there are lots of others she can repeat (without knowing the meaning):

1. Mama
2. Dada
3. Nana
4. Papa
5. Ba-Ba
6. Bye / Bu-Bye
7. Hi
8. Cracker (this girl should be the spokesperson for Ritz!)
9. Thank You (most of the time)
10. Please (not always, but sometimes)
11. Night-Night (pronounced "na-nigh")
12. Puppy
13. (one) Two, three
14. Julie (our babysitter, she says this over and over when we get to her house)
15. Bear
16. Nose(although it's prnounced "no-e-nose")
17. Shoes
18. Toes
19. Eww
20. Ow
21. Poo-Poo
22. Pretty (her personal favorite)
23. No
24. Boo
25. Duck
26. Book
27. Tickle-tickle
28. Wow
29. Oh Yeah
30. Boom
31. Go
32. Go away (aren't children delightful?)
33. Zoo
34. Good Girl (another favorite)

We had to prompt her to say the words in the video, but she CAN say them on her own (just never with the camera rolling . . . ).

Look What I Can Do!

Lexi is so funny! This morning she was "bear walking" (if you're not in the know, that is like crawling, but on your hands and feet instead of knees) and doing headstands. She's been trying to do somersaults, too, but that makes Mommy very nervous, so for right now she is getting some major assists with her gymnastic endeavors.

Waking Up Is Hard to Do

Mommy's first day of school, Lexi's first day of waking up REALLY early.

Sugar High

We have created a monster. Alexis LOVES ice cream, but doesn't get it very often, so when she does it's a pretty big deal to her. This afternoon we stopped by Braum's for a little Sunday afternoon ice cream treat.

Once we got home, she was giving her Daddy kisses so he would give her some ice cream.

Mamma Mia, Here I Go Again . . .

So it's important to preface this video clip with a little background info. First, you should know that Lexi is getting her two top teeth - at the same time - and has been OUTRAGEOUSLY cranky. Poor thing has been chomping on anything (or anyone) she can get her hands on.

The next thing you should know about Lexi is that she LOVES LOVES LOVES the movie 'Mamma Mia.' Yeah, as in Meryl Streep, singing, dancing, ABBA, and completely inappropriate material to present to a one year old. We have watched this movie at LEAST once a week since the beginning of summer. Lexi dances along with all the songs and is mesmerized by the pretty colors. Mostly, though, she really goes for the soundtrack.

Fast forward to this afternoon: Lexi wakes up from her nap (cranky) and won't eat, drink, sit, stand, or be held by Mommy. She wants nothing to do with her toys or books. My baby was inconsolable - until I put on "Dancing Queen." She was literally crying her eyes out - tears streaming down her face and wailing - 30 seconds before this was taken.

Mamma Mia, here I go again! My My! How can I resist ya!

My Fair Lady

Our little family spent the weekend at the Cherokee County Fair in Columbus, Kansas with Grandma and Grandpa Holding. Lexi liked all the animals, especially the rabbits (BUNNY!). We also saw goats, sheep, ducks, cows, chickens, geese, and a turken (a turkey crossed with a chicken for those of you not in the know). Lexi met lots of people and managed to charm most of them with her smiley face and "HI" and "Bu-Bu-Bye."

shortly after this, Lexi stepped in poo and got it on Mommy's legs and Daddy's shirt

the poultry barn

this sheep jumped out of it's pen and Daddy and Grandma helped wrangle it back in - Mommy watched of course.

YES!!! FUNNEL CAKES ARE AWESOME!!!

Lexi makes friends everywhere she goes!

Babe!

These are Grandpa's cows!

Sunday morning in Grandma's garden

It's The Climb

Lexi spent her morning at the park climbing all over the fun equipment (and going down slides head first - I think we have a daredevil on our hands). This afternoon instead of playing with her fun toys, she only had eyes for the laundry basket. She flipped it over all by herself, too (impressive)!

Walk This Way

While Mommy makes dinner, this is what Lexi does to keep herself entertained. She circles from our kitchen, to the office, through the living room, past the front door, rounds through the entryway, and the dining room before an occasional quick 'hi' to Mommy and then she's off again. She can get moving pretty fast now that she's been walking for a whole month!