LONG Weekend

On Friday night, I asked Lexi if her ears were hurting because she seemed to be crying over every little thing. She said yes and proceeded to point to both ears. I knew that this Memorial Day Weekend was going to be a LONG one. I wouldn't say that it was completely torturous for me, but I made sure to call the pediatrician first thing on Tuesday morning. They confirmed it. She was developing an ear infection. The kids are back on antibiotics.

Other Easter Dress

Yesterday, I dressed Lexi in the dress I had originally bought for Easter. She ended up getting two since we stayed in California longer than planned. Here are the pictures I took before church.

Beach Club Saturday

Since summer is quickly approaching and the weather is already HOT, we headed to our community beach club this morning. The kids had fun and quickly got worn out, but cleaning up the sand all over our house is something that I am NOT looking forward to. Perhaps, we'll stick to the other water attractions. Lexi did have a lot of fun though as you can see in this video clip:

Last Day of School

Thursday was Lexi's last day of school. I can't believe it is over. It was a great year. The goal was for her to have fun while I get some work done and that was definitely accomplished. She made friends and absolutely loved her teachers.

Her teachers told me that she is very advanced and believe that when she gets to school, they will want to have her skip at least one grade. I don't know how I feel about that. Kids grow up too quickly as it is.

Bye to Dad

On Monday, Steve's boss asked him to go to San Antonio to help wrap up the construction of a huge hospital they are completing. He will be working 12 hour days, 7 days a week for the next 4 weeks (give or take). Before leaving on Wednesday, we went to Lexi's school so that he could say goodbye to Lexi. It was quite a sad departure. Of course, we're planning to go visit him.

These pictures were taken earlier that day (before school).

Smiling for the Camera

Taking photos of the two of them has recently become a lot easier. Not that it is easy, but it is easier. Jordan is actually posing with Lexi sometimes.

Mother's Day Fairies

Last week, Lexi learned all about mothers and mother’s day at school. They made posters and painted on a pot. She was so excited, but managed to keep it a secret (only letting me know that she had a surprise for me).



We spent Mother’s Day Weekend working on house stuff. On Saturday, we rented a storage unit and started taking stuff over there. Steve took Lexi with him for most of the trips on Sunday. While running back and forth, they stopped and picked up cards and flowers for me. It was so sweet. Lexi kept saying, “Lexi and dad are mother’s day fairies.” She got that from Steve.

Nature Sanctuary

Yesterday, Miss Amy invited us to the Houston Audubon Society's Edith L. Moore Nature Sanctuary, where they have a learning hour for kids who are 2.5 to 5 years old. The lady started by explaining a few things about turtles to the kids, then they read books, and got to see a few turtles. They also made turtle hats and then took us on a walk to see real turtle in the sanctuary. After it was over, we went on a little walk through the trails.


Making a Turtle Hat



Feeding the Turles

Found a Turle on our Walk