Spring Break/Easter

Alex and I spontaneously booked a flight last Monday to leave the next day to Mississippi to spend time with family before meeting Chris in MS for Easter. Alex was a trooper on the flights especially since our first flight was canceled that Tuesday a.m. and we had to go home and come back to catch a later flight (thanks again Wendy for helping us to and from the airport!!!). Then, our 2nd flight was delayed about 1.5 hours. On each flight, Alex fell asleep within 5 minutes of take off and woke up when we landed - perfect considering it was her nap time and then bedtime for the flights. We had a great time seeing family. Alex met many cousins, aunts, uncles, and great grandparents for the first time. She is such a happy baby and smiled so much at everyone. As you can see, Alex is so loved! ;) Alex stood in her carrier until take off. She was so cute looking out the window and sweet by smiling at all the passengers boarding. I really liked having a seat for her as she could sleep snug in her carrier while my hands were free. Without our free vouchers from C's parents, she would have been a lap passenger for sure! :)
Alex with Aunt Cathy
Alex with Mimi and Grandaddy (Chris' parents)
Alex with Uncle Craig and cousin Hunter. They were so cute and silly playing with each other especially when Hunter let Alex pull his hair for fun.
Alex on mom's tractor. "Does somebody have the keys to this?"
Sucking and chewing a warm washcloth...one of Alex's favorite things to do as she is on the verge of cutting teeth
Taking her first bath in the big tub
Alex visiting her great grandmother at the nursing home
Alex meets Papaw, her great grandaddy
Playing with second cousin, little Denise
Playing with Uncle Denise's beard
Traditionally, all the kids at the Easter family reunion hunt hundreds of eggs. Each kid gets a money egg. Here is Alex finding her first money egg on her first Easter egg hunt. Actually, she liked the fake grass in the basket better than the eggs. :)

Alex had so much fun outside in the grass hunting eggs.Alex and cousin Amber



Family Pic - My sister - Robin, her hubbie - Steven, daughter - Amber, stepsons - Nathan and Wayne, My mom, and us.
Stopping in rural AR on way home to feed Alex. Yes, that is the bumbo sitting in the passenger seat. ha!

Forget Crawling...

We've worked with Alex to crawl, but she would rather stand. She loves to stand and is very strong for her age. She tries so hard to take a step. She has even stood holding on to the coffee table for a short time before her knees collapsed. However, she knows to push back up...she looked like she was doing squats the other day with a little help holding my fingers. so cute... I think we will be baby proofing soon.

Checking Email Already

Alex has watched mommy and daddy use the computer enough that she knows to reach for the "mouse" and push the 2 buttons underneath.

Not so sure about peas...

Alex ate one serving of her peas the last few days.. The other tries were not so successful. She would only eat part of them with a strange face.I didn't know if mine were smooth enough so I bought some baby food peas. She didn't take to those either tonight. I'm going to lay off the peas for a while. Green beans next...then, fruit. :)

6 Months Old

sitting up
crashing down
chugga chugga chugga chugga choo choo.

More Snow Pics

A picture perfect site with snow flurries falling all day!



punkin eating snow


ok, ok, i know. she looks like the kid from The Christmas Story. ha!

2nd Snow This Week

Since Alex does not own a snow suit, I layered her clothes under a sleep sack that "Aunt Gina" gave her. Alex loved the snow and kept opening her mouth and sticking out her toungue to catch it...so cute! I thought the snow was slacking off, so I rushed to get outside with Alex. However, the wind and snow have just picked up...so maybe more pics later. :)

Jumperoo

My sister, Robin, gave us her daughter's Jumperoo since Amber out grew it. The Jumperoo has become Alex's new favorite toy! She loves to bounce. She is taking a break in this pic from bouncing so she can watch her new favorite DVD, Praise Baby. She loves watching the kids of all ages play on there while adults and kids sing praise music in the background. It's a precious sight!

Lights Out and Snow

Our power went off yesterday afternoon about 5pm due to a tree down and came back on at midnight. Since a Guatemala mission team prep meeting was already scheduled at our house, we met with candlelight and flashlights. It was a true test of the team practicing flexibility which is key on mission trips. We borrowed the across the street neighbor's microwave to defrost Alex's homemade squash. She was intrigued with the candles and adapted well to the dim lights. While going to bed with no lights, we were suprised and excited to wake up to the ground covered in snow. The snow poured harder as the morning continued. It was beautiful! I so wish Alex were old enough to play in it. This is our first snow this winter here. We usually get at least one snow...and they are always picture perfect with drivable roads. We haven't had a bad ice for about 2 years thankfully. As I peer out the window, the grass glares back as the snow has now melted. :( At least we captured it by camera and have our electricity back. I'm so thankful for electricity!

McCarleys to L.R.

Tim, Cindy, Kailyn and Julia McCarley came to Little Rock this weekend to run a 5k. We had a good visit as well. Alex loved playing with them. She is becoming quite the social bug. While we were rock hunting beside our house, Kailyn spotted a snake...a snake that I had just walked past and didn't see. UGH! (I'm cringing again) Tim killed it thankfully.