O christmas Tree!

Today we got to put up our Christmas tree! We even dug out this old Santa Claus to stand up on the entertainment center. Daddy said that it is fiber optic, and that's all good and well, except that I have no idea what it means. What I do know is this, his beard and the stuff in his hands light up and change colors. I also have repeatedly told Mommy and Daddy that I do not want to see Santa Claus, and that he cannot come to our house. Daddy thinks I am scared of him.

Our House...

Hey Everyone! Daddy and I got on Google Earth today, (what an amazing program, by the way!) and found our house. If you look close, you can see the playground right out back. There isn't a whole lot going on here. We got our phone turned on today, and Daddy has to go get his Italian driver's license Friday, so I am sure buisness will pick up then. Daddy will probably try to drag me all over to take some pictures or some other craziness. I keep telling him to pace himself, but he doesn't listen to anybody.

Jet Lag!

NO YOU CANT MAKE ME GO TO SLEEP! IT IS NOT NINE O'CLOCK IT IS ONLY THREE IN THE AFTERNOON! I DONT CARE WHAT THAT CLOCK SAYS! I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS!

A Room With a View... A room full of toys!

HEllo everyone, and welcome to the first International version of The Alexis Update. I am only posting two photographs tonight, because our house is still not completely unpacked, so Daddy said I couldn't show the house. My room got done in a hurry though! It was the first room that Mommy and Daddy unpacked and put together! Our new house is really nice. It has marble floors (or some substance that feels and looks like marble) so I have to wear slipper gripper socks all the time, and I haven't slept more than 4 or 5 hours at a time since we got here. (Jet lag really, REALLY messed me up BAD!!!!!!) Our living room is really big, and my bedroom is too. We have a little fenced in yard, and a carport. The picture of me is looking out my bedroom window. When I climb on the bed and look out, I see the backyard, and the playground. It is right outside the fence. I think it has the best view of any room in the house. Mommy and Daddy Don't agree. Apparently there is some volcano you can see from the guest room or something. It just looks like a mountain to me, but early this morning you could see the lava and the hot molten magma rolling down the sides.

November 8...paging Dr. Lexy.

Expert medical care, available from a very cute doctor withe tiny Levi's and a very cute hair bonnet. Blue paper booties are optional!

November 7

Election day, and just hanging out in Missouri. Dad & I went to the Arch today but sorry, no pics handy right now, so I'll just post a cute shot Daddy took of me playing in the leaves at Mamaw's a couple of weeks ago.


Anyway, when Aunt Tricia got home we drove in a convoy to Nana's house to see her & Aunt Panda. I was VERY whiny in the car the whole way and drove Daddy nuts. Hee hee hee.

November 6..spa day!

Today I hung out with Dad while Lisa & Tricia had to work, then we did a little shopping and played and had bath time. AND, after Aunt Tricia painted my nails, I painted hers. Anyone want to book an appointment with me? I got mad skills, pedicures only $20!

November 5, more zoo.

Back at Lisa & Tricia's house, so we had a lazy day and slept and then went to the zoo for a while and out to visit Lisa's mom, Becky. At the zoo, I fed the lorakeets (and won the staredown with this guy, too!)

Then we posed on the statue of Phil the Gorilla, shortly before we went in and saw the real male gorilla, who was being very mischevious and throwing his plastic barrel at the windows, then rushing and banging on the glass to scare the onlookers. Funny, but a little scary, to be honest, because he's kinda big. Is this a great picture of me & my Daddy? I think so.




Finally, to top off the zoo fun, I got to FEED A GIRAFFE! Aunt Tricia was holding me and one of the giraffes was near the wall. I was holding a leaf Lisa had given me when the giraffe leaned (and leaned and leaned and leaned...LOOOOOOONG neck!) and at the last minute stuck his tongue out to take my leaf. We didn't know how long that tongue would be so we just moved at the last second, or else he might have given me a Snoopy kiss! Anyway, then we got more leaves and when we were better prepared, he came back over and ate the leaves right out of my hand. It was pretty cool!

By the way, like my outfit? It's all pink right down to my Timberland boots. When I got dressed, I told Aunt Tricia, "I'm a pink Princess girl."

November 4...back to the StL!

Today we headed back to Lisa & Tricia's house in the StL! We got to ride the very fun red train at the Detroit airport and best of all, my DADDY was waiting in the St Louis airport to pick us up. I missed him lots and was very happy to see him!

November 3

Happy (early) Birthday, Stacey! It was Carlos' birthday on our first full day here, so we decided to celebrate Stacey's birthday a few weeks early before we left. Aunt Lisa helped Eva & I make a cherry pie, as requested by the birthday girl. It was fun and deLISH!

November 2

Tonight we were playing and I got to wear one of Eva's dress-up costumes...I was a fairy princess with pretty pink wings. Do I rock, or what?

November 1.

Ok, I'm backtracking a bit to get you caught up as much as I can. On Halloween night, we went to Portsmouth to the Halloween parade. It was cool and I saw a drunken Santa Claus and a scary Donald Rumsfeld costume.

Then we capped off the evening with a bath and some nice milk. Did you know that when you blow into the straw, instead of sucking from it, all KINDS of cool things happen to your milk? I love bubbles.