People need to be more patient.

It's come to my attention that SOME people think we don't post often enough. (If you're a friend of Mandy's, I'm talking about YOU!)

Remember, Alexis is still very small and it's VERY tiring for her to be typing these updates. Even my laptop is, really, way too big for her! Give her a little break.

Meanwhile, satisfy yourselves with this awesome action photo of the
Toddler Queen of the World

Fun with family!

Well, Alexis is gone, and I--Aunt Tricia--have pirated the blog all for myself! Last night we drove to Nana's and then this morning we went to LaGrange, Kentucky and met up with Grandma and Aunt Becca. Alexis's Great-Auntie Carol and cousin Taylor Blake came, too! We ate at Cracker Barrel and then strapped Alexis into her Nana Joyce's Caddy for the trip north.

She's having big fun and on Saturday night she had already said "Grandpa," thereby earning herself a new car. She also said "Mama," and "Love you," making her mommy cry once again on the phone.

I hope she doesn't get TOO spoiled, ha ha!

Hi, everybody!

Hi! I'm so sorry, we've been very lazy this week! I'm doing fine, but that pesky tooth is still bugging me. I'm not even EATING as much as usual, if that tells you anything!

I did go have my picture taken on Wednesday and it turned out pretty great, I think. I'll have Aunt Tricia scan and post it soon. I'm leaving Friday evening to go to my Nana's for the night, then on Saturday morning I get to go with Aunt Becca and Grandma for vacation for a week! Yay! I'm taking way too many clothes and a few of my favoritest toys. (The Care Bears are coming to YOUR town, Grandma....Aunt Tricia says, "Ha ha ha. What goes around, comes around!")

I think Aunt Tricia will post a couple times while I'm gone to keep you up to date on my vacation fun, then I'll be right back on it when I return!

Love,
Alexis

Care for some suds?

No outside swimming today, so I did some inside swimming in the big tub. We had only a bit of suds, but then we turned on the jacuzzi jets and it got to be a whole lot of suds. It was fun, fun, fun!

We went to the mall--it was way too hot to be doing any outside stuff today--and then went to visit Lisa's mom, Becky, who's being my honorary Grandma right now because I figure, the more Grandmas, the better, right? Also, her littlest grandbaby, Eva, is far away, so this way she gets to see a little one and I get a little Grandma spoiling to keep me in practice for when I see my Grandma, and Nana, and Mamaw! (With so many grandmas, I need to stay in tip-top spoiling shape, you know.)

Yesterday, Aunt Tricia got me my very own Bobo doll! (That's Elmo, of course, to you!) I like to kiss him and hug him, and point to his eyes, ears and nose. I still don't watch very much TV at all, so I mostly just know him from books we read, but he's cuddly and swell. Today I got my very own Kansas City Chiefs jersey. The first regular season game is only about 5 weeks away, so get ready, and wait'll you get a load of me when I get dressed up for the big Sunday to kick off the season!

Got to talk to Daddy this morning for a minute, which rocked. Hi, Pops! I'm so worn out from the fun that I'm probably taking Monday off to hang out...catch you Tuesday!

Summertime...

...and the living is easy.

On a hot Saturday afternoon, after we've run some errands and had a swim in the little pool, Alexis and Aunt Lisa just want to relax by laying on the couch, reading a book. (Alexis had been lying down, too, but sat up as SOON as she saw the camera. Just like Daddy.)

Poor Alexis is having lots of gum-aches, waiting for that tooth to come in. She's also getting longer hair, but no haircuts this time. It's a very cute length, with little curls, so I think we're just going to trim the very few hairs that are extra long in the front and don't match up with the others, and she's starting to wear barrettes sometimes but she pulls them out pretty soon after she gets them in. She's learned to say "hi" and wave when we see people, instead of just saying "bye" to everyone, and at the mall she ran around yelling at the top of her lungs with joy. We stopped in at Kohl's to look at shoes, and she just kept trying to run away from us, squealing and clapping when we'd chase her and catch her.

It's getting harder to keep up with her, and I cannot figure out how I've gained weight lately instead of losing it, but if she keeps getting faster I think she'll be the best weight-loss plan ever. Have a good week, everybody!

-Tricia

No new tale to tell.

It's Friday, and there's not much going on. Everyone's very tired from a long week of work and school, and my mouth is really hurting me, but still no teeth poking through. What the heck is taking so long?

Baby Orajel is my very best friend. Oh, and I called Elmo "Melmo" tonight, instead of "Bobo" or "Belbo" or "Bebbo." But only a couple of times. Then it was right back to "Bobo."

More new words!

I've been asking to have lots of books read to me, and one of my favorites is "How Big is Baby Elmo?" I like to say Elmo (it sounds like "Bebbo") and when Elmo says "Mama" and "Dada" in the book, I say it with him. He also plays peek-a-boo, which I can do, but I started out by using my right hand to slap myself on the right cheek and yell "boo." Now I cover my eye with my hand (still just one hand, though) and say something that sounds a bit more like peek-a-boo. Fun, huh?

Mommy called tonight and I told her about Elmo and said "Mama." I love you Mommy! (I love you too, Daddy!) Mommy will be home in just about 2 months and 2 weeks....

Getting ready for vacation...

Guess what? Less than 10 days til I get to go visit my grandma and grandpa in Ohio...I'm excited. Grandpa says if I can say "Grandpa" during my visit, he'll buy me a car! Aunt Tricia's helping me practice, so watch out, Grandpa. I'll get to see my Great Nana and Aunt Becca and I know it will be lots of fun!

At daycare today I said "yellow" and stole the pecan spinwheel off of another kid's breakfast plate. I just LOVE those little things! Aunt Tricia says my first full sentence will probably be, "Hey, are you going to finish that?"

Girls on film.

Hey, in an exciting new development, Shutterfly has rigged up an awesome thing where my pictures can be online, without you having to click from each post. So, if you wanted to see an oldie but a goodie, you could do that any old time!

Some of the photos are too small to print; Aunt Tricia did that so they'd load fast. If ever there's one that you want but it's too small, let us know...we'll upload a larger version for you! You can get there by clicking here, or by saving this on your little web browser:

http://alexisupdate.shutterfly.com

This is by no means all of the photos, but we'll add more slowly but surely. And, to avoid all my stalkers, I made Aunt Tricia put a password on my collection. It's just my last name, so if you don't know it just e-mail Aunt T. and she'll hook you up. Provided you're in my inner circle, of course!

Later, 'gators.

Chocolate? What chocolate?

Uh, I'm really not sure what chocolate you're talking about. No, I didn't see it, must've been someone else!



Just kidding! Aunt Tricia made cupcakes for the kids at work, and I had to....uh, HELP her. Yeah, that's it, help her clean out the bowl. Luckily, I went to the tub to do my part of the job. Mmmm...she should make those kids cupcakes EVERY day.