Hi!

Hi, it's me, Aunt Tricia! Today was a very busy day for Alexis and me. We ran some errands, did the recycling, had lunch, visited Aunt Lisa at work and then took a long walk around the campus where I work (and where Alexis got to kick her feet in the fountain and pose for me on the little bridge near the sculpture garden). Then, Aunt Lisa's co-worker, Casey, invited us to the roof of his building to watch the hot-air balloon race, so we didn't have to deal with traffic or walking all the way into the park to see it. There were all the same balloons we saw last night at Balloon Glow, but the Energizer Bunny balloon (which was supposed to be leading the chase) seemed to only hop over a grove of trees to another part of the park, so the other balloons didn't know what to do.

Alexis is now going to bed without a bottle, and with very little fussing these days. She said "bubble" and "boat" during her bath tonight and she seems to be trying to snap her fingers. If she learns that skill anytime soon, I'm going to feel mighty dumb....I must have been 8 or 9 before I figured it out!

Have a good week, everyone!