The Birds.

Yesterday at the zoo, we went into the lorakeet aviary and got to feed the birds. I wasn't sure what to make of them, so Aunt Lisa held me and I got to see the birds. I wore a little cap just in case one of them decided to land in my hair, like they did to Aunt Tricia last time. But, they didn't, and it was fun. I wore my new frog outfit from Aunt Mandy and then we even SAW a big old frog in the Children's Zoo. How cool is that?

XOXO,
Alexis

More zoo fun!

Well, we're still having nice weather here, so we decided to go to the zoo today. (It will get hot again soon, I'm sure, so we might as well enjoy it while we can.) We started out our day in the Children's Zoo, where the highlight for Alexis was getting to brush and pet the goats. She loved it and was very gentle with them, and very excited to be hanging out there. Then, without any prompting from us, she went quickly from touching one goat's nose:



to giving him a big ol' kiss on the face.





Aw, isn't that sweet? And gross? Oh well, she's fine!

Other than that, she got to talk to Mommy twice today, we went to a local minor-league baseball game last night, she's been saying "Done," when she's finished eating, and if she's hungry, she walks to her high chair and begins pointing at the tray. She says "Uh-oh" all the time now, and is still enjoying having us read to her.

Her molar is coming in and it's really hurting her, so she's a bit crabby and not quite herself, but it's only supposed to take a few days for each tooth, so hopefully she'll be right as rain soon. Oh, one more thing: she's learned to arm wrestle. You might not believe me, but wait til she defeats YOU!

-Tricia

Bites, and biters.

Well, I'm finally cutting one of my molars, and I am CRANKY! Super-cranky, in fact. And to think, there are 3 more of these dumb teeth to come in the next little bit. Ugh. Also, I said "POOPY" today...yay!

Not much else to tell, more fun tomorrow!

Whew, I'm tired!

Wow, this heat's really getting to me! The "cold front" is supposed to come through tonight and get us below 80 degrees, so I might take a day or two off and gather my wits about me. (Also, Aunt Tricia has to go out of town for work for a night or two, so my secretary is unavailable.)

Mommy's working hard this week, and the hours are weird so we can't talk but I'm getting your messages, Mommy! I love you and I will talk to you soon!

Ah, I love the bathtub!

Here's me in the bathtub! I love this giant tub with the water jets in it, and I'm going to try to get Mommy & Daddy to get one whenever we can after they get home. I don't think it'll be hard to convince them once they rest their aching bones in it! Relaxation!




P.S. A birthday shout-out to my cousin Kris...29? That's the slippery slope to 30, for sure!

My nemesis, the Barbie chair.

So, Aunt Tricia told you how the Barbie chair messes with me. Well, here's a picture of it. If I try to get out on my own, I sort of pitch forward. I like to pick it up and yell at it or carry it around, but then I almost always end up setting it down on my own foot. Yikes!



Not much else to tell. It's still VERY hot, so I didn't even leave the house ALL DAY! It was a lazy, hazy day and I didn't even get dressed 'til like noon, hah! I love the life of leisure.

Today is my Grandmom Hunt's birthday and she's in the hospital, so Happy Birthday, GG, and Get Well Soon! I will come visit you soon when it's not so hot!

Saturday!

Hey everyone, it's me Aunt Tricia again. We're having a heat wave here in St. Louis (like everyone else in America, I guess, but not as hot as Iraq, thank heavens). So, we've been mostly just staying inside. Alexis was dressed like a summery princess today, and we went to the mall for a while (nice and cool there!) and then to Aunt Lisa's mom's house for dinner and to hang out for a bit.

Alexis is having lots of fun now that she can climb up on chairs, couches, etc. She loves to climb on the couch and just turn around, look at whoever's around, smile, and then roll onto her belly and climb back down. Her little Barbie chair is not so easy, though. She can get in it very easily, but if she tries to climb down, she gets twisted up and stuck, so we have to watch her like a hawk and help her when she's ready to get down. She has learned to say "uh-oh" and so she likes to get in the chair with one of her babies, throw it down and say "uh-oh" and point until someone gets it for her. It's a superfun game! She's more interested in having books read to her lately, too, so we'll get even more use out of the videos we have of Mommy & Daddy reading her books to her.

Also, I found my laser pointer, and while Joe the cat never cared much for it, Alexis loves it. She follows it all over and she likes to "catch" the beam in her hand, then smack her palms together to make it disappear. If Mommy & Daddy don't have one of these, we'll have to be sure to get them one for hours of Alexis fun!

Not much else to tell...just trying to stay cool!

Too cool for school.

School's out for...the weekend. Well, we didn't take any pictures today, sorry! It's just too darn hot, and so muggy, we all just look wilty and gross, so you wouldn't wanna look at it anyway. Here's one Aunt Mandy took last week, when I was cool as a cucumber.

We're mostly just going to stay inside this weekend, I think, maybe go to the library, but it might even be too hot to be outside at the pool. We'll see.

Talked to my Mommy tonight and she's fine...miss you bunches, Mama! You too, Pops!

Also, can't remember if I told you all or not, but my Aunt Tricia and I had a GREAT idea to change our last name. Nothing drastic...just add an apostrophe so it'll be P'Olley (pronounced "pee-ollie"). Just a little something new...whaddya think? Papaw Darrell said he'd join us and Aunt Mandy can't decide (but just between you and me, I think she should because she'll probably get a new last name relatively soon anyway). Now if I can just talk Mommy & Daddy into it....

Backseat driver.

Here's me, riding in the backseat of the car (in my Cardinals gear) shouting out directions to Aunt Lisa while she drives. I'm getting VERY good at that.

Guess what I did last night? I found some shower gel by the tub and it smelled like peaches, so it will taste like peaches, right? Right? WRONG!

It was yucky and I spit it all over Aunt Tricia and I don't guess I'll be trying THAT again.

Mmmm, spaghetti!

Look what we had for dinner tonight!

I had to go straight to the tub afterward, and the water was full of little floating noodles. So was my diaper! Ha ha ha, it was awesome.