Sunday, February 27, 2011

Gumboots

I've mentioned before (see here) that Alexis developed an affinity for shoes at an early age.  She's really into her gumboots at the moment.  She goes straight to her closet almost every morning and pulls them out and then carries them around until I help her put them on.


Alexis has also discovered that she can walk around in Mommy's shoes!  It's so funny because every time she goes into my closet, no matter what pair of shoes she chooses, she always gets the left one put on correctly and the right one backwards.

Church #57

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Tooth #12

First molar, bottom right.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Tooth #11

First molar, bottom left.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Strollin' Babies

We recently got Alexis a small stroller for her to push her dolls around in.  It's been a big hit.  She loves to push her babies around the house, but loves it even more when we take her outside.


Sunday, February 20, 2011

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

What a Difference!

What a difference seven weeks make!  When we left Australia to visit our families for the holidays, Alexis was just over 13 months old and now that we're back, she is 15 months old.  Alexis grew up so much during our trip.  Here's some of the things that she learned while we were gone:
  • how to walk backwards and sideways
  • how to spin in a circle (usually seen while she is dancing)
  • the hand movements to the song "Popcorn Popping" (see video here)
  • discovered a love of animals, particularly cats and dogs
  • the sign for "more"
  • how to fold her arms for prayer
  • lots of animal noises (tiger, lion, cow, duck, chicken, owl, elephant, sheep)
  • how to say dog, cat, and duck
  • how to draw (scribble) with a pen/pencil
  • how to say "all done" (her first two-word phrase)
  • how to give closed-mouth kisses (she used to only give huge, open-mouth slobbery ones)
  • how to follow directions (she is an exceptionally good listener for her age . . . hopefully this will last)
  • how to nod her head up and down for "yes"
  • how to blow her nose, and . . .
lots of body parts
(video taken 12 January 2011)

Alexis is learning new things everyday.  It is so fun to watch her grow and change.  Since we've been back she's learned how to say "apple," "bubble," and "amen,"  how to blow bubbles when she's swimming, and where her bum and tongue are.  She's also learned the hand movements to the song "Three Little Monkeys."  We can't wait to see what she learns next!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentine's Day!

Alexis is ready to give you a Valentine's Day kiss!
To celebrate Valentine's Day we took Alexis to the water park at the Strand and then had dinner overlooking the beach.  It was the perfect weather for it -- not too hot and a slight breeze.  We all had fun in the water and then Alexis had even more fun chasing all of the seagulls that were trying to eat our dinner.  You can see some of the damage from Cylone Yasi in the sorry looking palm trees in the background.

Sunday, February 13, 2011

Church #55

(Somebody has decided that she likes to wear a headband, sometimes at least.)


Tuesday, February 1, 2011