Happy Birthday Alexis!

 

Alexis is 6 and yet again I am going to sound redundant when I say I can't believe it.  Time is on fast forward with her and I wish I could keep her little for so many reasons.  As much as I wish I could stop her from growing up we did make a big to-do on her special day.  She was counting down from mid-July on.  She requested a special dinner of macaroni and cheese and a princess cake.  Plus she wanted our family special birthday breakfast but she wanted her own spin on it.  Instead of just a smiley face she wanted it to be Minnie Mouse with a bow.  Without outright telling her that I lack all form of artist skills I pretended that I knew exactly how to make a Minnie Mouse.  Good thing 6 year olds have a fabulous imagination because she thought it was perfect.  She had a pretty special day and got plenty of attention and love.

The night before her birthday we were out to dinner with my parents and got 6 phone calls from Lexie crying because Taylor wouldn't share my book light with her.  Lexie borrows mine every night and I have to go and hunt for it before I go to bed.  I immediately ran over and bought her one of her very own.  She was VERY excited but I may have been a little more excited to not have to share anymore.

I tried to talk Alexis into a pretty low key and basic cake but she didn't like that idea.  She had a very good idea of what she wanted.  It wasn't as hard as I thought it was but I may talk her into a Costco cake for next year.

We had a fun family home evening having a family party with family and friends.  We had dinner and then cake and ice cream.  Lexie was dying to open her presents.  It may have had something to do with the big giant present waiting to be opened.  She got a big American Girl horse that she immediately named Harmony after Grandpa Tim's horse that the kids rode while we were in Canada.

Some of our favorite things about Lexie

*  Loves to snuggle with Mom

* when I squeeze her hand 3 times to say "I love you" she squeezes me back at least 15 times and tells me that she will tell me when she is done.  When she is done squeezing she will say she loves me to heaven, the stars, the moon, Florida, Disneyland, the mountains and the beaches, to Heavenly Father and back.

*Loves playing with baby dolls and stuffed animals

*  Is very shy and yet most people would be surprised to hear that

*  She idolizes her sister Taylor

*She loves dressing up and being girly

*She has a VERY strong personality

*She likes to know what time it is and how many minutes it will be until we get to where we are going or until something starts.  She asks that question CONSTANTLY.  I can't emphasize enough how much she asks "how many more minutes until...."  If I don't answer that question she says she will keep asking me until I tell her a number

*  Did I mention she is persistent?

*She is very good at bringing me all the dirty clothes so I can wash them.  Her favorite thing to do is to stuff all the dirty clothes into a pair of pants and a shirt to make a dirty clothes person. 

* She loves to make her bed with every possible blanket, stuffed animal, book and baby doll.

*Her favorite person is her cousin Mia

*  She has the most infectious laugh and loves to tell jokes and giggle

*  She loves her silky and is STILL sucking her thumb.  She is only allowed to suck it in bed but we will catch her sucking it in other parts of the house.  When we catch her doing it she says that she is just scratching her teeth.

*  She has a HUGE personality.  When she laughs she laughs hard, when she cries she cries buckets, when she screams you may have hearing loss and when she loves she loves with all she has.  We are so lucky to have this sweet and sassy little girl in our lives.  She brings a lot of joy and life into our family.  

  HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEXIS!!