Adventures in Round Rock

Last night David and I drove to Round Rock to Celebrate my brother's birthday and come get my little girl! I dropped her off on Wed afternoon and I didnt see her for a full 48 hours! That night David and I celebrated our 3rd Wedding anniversary.

The next day of course I didn't know what to do. What a strange experience having all that time to myself! I cleaned and watched movies for the most part. Marley and Me is very sad btw- I was expecting more humor. But all the while Alexandra was having adventures in Round Rock. She went shopping, went to Grandma's school, went bowling- all the ketchup she could eat, with fries incidentally. Went to the car dealership, went to Academy, went fishing!!

Look at that gorgeous hair! She even got to hold the pole while the fishy tugged away. What a blast! She also has fun feeding the fish at Grandma and Grandpa's house- they eat a lot when she is around- but she had never seen one so close up until now.

James brought his dog Kelly to stay and she is a little rambunctious so when she gets in Alexandra's face she says "Knock i' off!" She heard James saying this to Kelly. James also taught her to hold her hands in peace signs and say "whoooo!". Poor Uncle Andrew has had to work a lot! Aunt Amber drove in last night too and the whole crew (minus Philip who also has to work :( ) is here for James' 23rd.

Alexandra had me up at 6:30 but I am caught up on sleep from my vacation. Now Grandpa and Amber are up so I am off duty again:) She had a big bowl of Trix which she picked out for breakfast. Nice to be at Grandma and Grandpa's house!

One and One makes FOUR

Is it a joke? Is it just a cute shirt? No! It's a announcement. We are at six weeks and counting. March 30th 2010! YAY! That's right it says BIG sister.

Her Cuteness

Photoshoot.

This was a birthday shirt from Aunt Cindy.

Jenny's Wedding

On July 12th, 2009 my cousin Jenny got married in Austin. It was a beautiful ceremony and Alexandra was a big fan of the cupcakes! She also enjoyed the mint tea:) It was fun for the rest of us to watch her enjoy playing and exploring the hall and the new foods. I just love her little dress:)

We have video

Here is a video at Alexandra's Party where we are singing her Happy Birthday... and she is love it!

Happy Birthday Alexandra!!!

I can't believe it took me two days and a request from Great Uncle Patrick for me to create a birthday post. I suppose I am still getting used to this blogging stuff. This photo is the 4th of July at the George Bush Library Celebration. That is Elmo on her cheek:)The next one is the pre-birthday hair but. Second hair cut in life. She sat and enjoyed every second. She wanted more hair cut!

Then on her birthday we had a play-date/party. There were many friends from our MOMS Club playgroup and Familia group at the Birthday Party. I think Alexandra was a little overwhelmed but she seemed to have a very fun time. Here she is with her Elmo Cake.

More to come... I would love to post a few videos... We were in Round Rock today for a combined "Ainsworth Grand-Niece" July Birthday Party. She was a little upset at having to share the lime light but the cake made everything worth it. Photos to follow. And the birthday has not ended... we still have to celebrate with the family next weekend. So stay tuned:)

Nap in the Elmo Bed

Well little miss Alexandra has been sleeping every night in her Elmo bed. She hasnt been getting up at all, even in the morning when she will cry until I come to het her. However nap time was another story. Day one I eventually rocked her to sleep and set her in her bed because she was playing in her room for a long time. Day 2 I kept putting her back in her bed and finally just put her mattress back in the crib. Day 3 I tried everything I could think of. Taking away toys, not saying anything just putting her back in the bed, leaving the door open so I could see if she got up (she just got up and closed it). Finally I put her in her crib again. Well apparently she didnt like that. Today I explained to her that if she got out of her bed, I would put her in the crib. "No! Elmo Bed!" Ok, but you have to stay in your bed or I will put you in the crib. I checked on her after 14, 30 and 45 minutes. She was playing in bed the first time. Second time she just looked at me. Last time she was finally sleeping which is when I took this picture. Cozy, huh? I am so proud of her for staying in her bed. Maybe I did check on her more than three times now that I think of it... but it doesnt matter. She did it! And in time to take a good nap:)