Ear Infection

For the past few days, Lexi has been quite difficult. Little things have made her lash out at us or burst into tears. I had a feeling that she had another ear infection, but she kept saying it didn't hurt. Of course, she finally admitted that it was hurting yesterday (Saturday). Her pediatrician is closed on Saturdays, but Steve & I go to a family clinic that is open for a few hours. We took her there. Her right ear is swollen and red. Her left is just swollen. She also weighs 33 lbs and is 37 inches tall.

Christmas Afternoon

Christmas afternoon is always about toys and playing. Here are some pictures of Lexi enjoying a few of her toys:




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Christmas Morning

The morning that Lexi has been talking about all month happened today. She had been repeating "the plan" several times a day. --We're going to wake up and go downstairs to see ALL THE PRESENTS!

It happened and she enjoyed it as much as she thought she would. She even loved helping everyone open their gifts too, because that is exactly what oldest daughters do (not that I did that or anything -- stop laughing mom). She made sure that we had a blast.

Helping Dad Open Gifts

Toy "Froggies"

Wrapping Paper

Lots of Presents

Lexi's Beloved Princesses

Christmas Carols

This morning, I realized that although Lexi has been belting out Christmas songs all month...I have failed to post any. It isn't too late though. I got out the camera and had her sing some.

Rudolph, The Red-nosed Reindeer

Away in a Manger & Christmas Story


Snowman Song

Sitting on Santa's Lap

We went to see Santa at the mall this morning. We got there a little before ten, which was before Santa and his photographers showed up. We were first in line. Lexi has been looking forward to seeing him and has mentioned several times that she "will not cry at Santa." Of course, she told him that she wants Princesses. When they handed her a pair of cheap maracas, she looked at me with a confused expression and exclaimed, "these are not princesses." I chuckled and told her that he'll be bringing her princesses to the house on Christmas day.

Right after we were done, we headed to the theater to see The Tale of Despereaux. She first saw the trailer when we were at Madagascar 2. I told her that it comes out on Uncle Chris' birthday. Since then, the two have gone hand-in-hand. I knew I'd have to take her to see it on the first day. Jordan fell asleep right as it was starting, so we were able to enjoy it.

Play Time

Tuesday, Lexi and Jordan got to play with some of their favorite friends. I volunteered to take care of a friend's kids so she could do some Christmas shopping. She HATES shopping (imagine that). The weather here has been crazy. We have a couple days of cold followed by a couple days of HOT. It just goes back and forth, so I picked a cold day to stay inside. She dropped her kids off and we were all entertained. Surprisingly, four (ages 1 to almost 4) isn't all that hard if you stay home and keep them doing fun things of course. Plus, Prince Camden and Princess Lexi always enjoy being together.

Church Christmas Party

We went to a church Christmas party last night. It was a special treat since last year we mostly stayed home and enjoyed our new baby, Jordan. The Activities Coordinator for the party is actually a professional chef, so you know the food was good. We also got to see lots of our friends including Lexi's best friend, Camden.

Unfortunately, we didn't take many pictures. I snapped a few before we left and Steve took a couple of Lexi with her candy cane mess. On the bright side, they had a free photographer there taking family portraits. I don't know how long it will take to get them back though.

Family of Disco Dancing Elfs

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Ear Infection

Yesterday, I planned to stay home all day with my sick kids. I asked Lexi several times if her ear was hurting and she said no. Around 2pm right as I was putting Jordan in the tub, she complained that her ear hurt. I called the doctor's office and was told I could "come in right now." I loaded up the car and headed over there quickly. Lexi's right ear is infected (same side as Jordan's).

The doctor prescribed the exact same medicine that Jordan got on Monday. We headed to Super Target again to pick it up. Of course, the same people were behind the counter at the pharmacy. The lady smiled, so I said "We're back again. We live here."

Lexi decided to announce it louder as we were walking away. She practically yelled, "We live here." I had to laugh.

Panties to Bed

Last night, Lexi wore her panties to bed for the first time. She has been wearing pull-ups at night for a little less than a year. Lots of different moms told me that their kids were fully night potty trained right about their 3rd birthday, so I haven't been thinking about it much. However, her pull-ups are almost always dry in the morning, so why spend the extra money? I decided that I wasn't going to buy any new bags. I had planned to wait for us to finish up this last bag, but then realized it would be nice to keep some on hand in case her stomach isn't feeling too well one evening. Needless to say, her first night went well.

Gingerbread Lexi

Lexi has a new pair of pjs that she adores. The first night she wore them, I got out a book that my mom had given her that had happened to have the story of the Gingerbread Man. Now, she runs around the house giggling and saying, "Run Run as fast as you can. You can't catch me. I'm the gingerbread man."

Grandpa Law Day

Three years ago this week, my dad passed away. His funeral was the last time I had been to the cemetery where he was buried. I decided that I would take the kids to show them where their Grandpa Law is. I also brought pictures of the last time I saw him for Lexi to look at. It was a pleasant day and we actually enjoyed being at the Veterans Cemetery.

Decorating for Christmas

Instead of going shopping on Black Friday, we went to a local nursery and bought our Christmas tree. We spent the long weekend decorating for Christmas and for Jordan's Christmas themed birthday party. Lexi really enjoys preparing for festivities. In the picture above, you can see that she pulled out a santa cap & stockings. The strange thing is that she found a piece of old chocolate candy in one of the stockings. She cried when I wouldn't let her eat it. She was so upset and in a very dramatic way told me that Santa brought that candy for HER so she should eat it. I wanted to laugh. Being a mean mom, I didn't let her have it. I just threw it away. However, I found her a piece of Halloween candy to make up for it.