Lexie Ann...6 months

With the first kid you have the pictures all ready,

 blog post is written with up to the minute stats,

what the child likes,

way more info than any other person wants to know about your child,

and published on the day the child hits the next month milestone.

With the second child...well...let's just say it is a little different.

The month milestone comes, goes, 4 days later you realize...

"Oh crap...I have to take the monthly picture."

Then you do a scramble to find pictures on your phone that you took

of that month's big moments.

Hmmm...no big moments. Huh.

Then you hurry to do a post before the month has come and gone.

#secondchildproblems

Well...no matter whether it was posted on the day...

or a few days weeks after...

our spunky little Lexie Ann is 6 months old!

Don't you just love that scrunchy face? I sure do! ;)

This past month can easily be described as,

"Lexie is teething."

In looking back at this month's pictures...

there was a common theme...

Lexie will try to eat anything.

Her hair flower...

The stroller handlebar...

while at the Winged Wonders Bird Show

at the zoo...

**Look at Landry watching the show so nicely.**

Potatoe chip bags...

and of course...her thumb!!!!

Don't worry...she did get to eat "real" food this month, too!

As you can see...

she LOVES it!

All of it.

Any of it.

Doesn't matter.

If it is food...

she'll eat it.

Even if it isn't...she'll try.

Here is a video of her having "solid" food for the first time...

it was apple sauce.

Along with her new found love of food,

she loves to...

scream, squak, roll, kick,

jump, escape anything,

put everything in her mouth,

laugh, giggle, be stubborn,

and give you the stink eye if she isn't happy with you.

Here is our attempt at the monthly pictures with LionBear:

"Hey look...my toes!"

"Yes...my toes...I'm going to get them..."

"Almost...so close"

"I can almost taste them!"

"Wait...what? You are trying to take my picture? 

But I'm trying to eat my toes."

"Ok...here you go!"

"CHEESE!!!!!"

I know I say it all the time...

and this won't be the last...

this girl cracks us up and 

DEFINITELY 

keeps us on our toes!

And yes...

there are a few times...

when she is peaceful...

fast asleep...

with a finger stuck in her bow! :)

Bearcat Kindergarten!!!

Yup...you read that right...

KINDERGARTEN!!!!

All summer Landry was super excited about kindergarten

and coming to Oraze with me...

and then he got to spend the week with his beloved Tammy...

and he decided that he no longer wanted to go to kindergarten.

Uggh.

Thankfully, after going by school on Friday,

stopping by his classroom, and his sweet teacher popping out to say, "hi,"

he was back to being excited about it...

so much so that he had to draw a picture...

(Mrs. McFarland and him)

and write a note to Mrs. McFarland to attach to his gift for her.

Last night of sleep before the big day!

Backpack all ready to go...

Funny side-story...

that I am sharing so I don't forget it down the road.

While we were at the grocery store I asked Landry is he

wanted some other lunch meat besides turkey.

He turned to me and said,

 "Salmon."

"I'd like salmon for my sandwiches."

What? Where does he get this stuff?

He woke up this morning...ready to go!

He was quite nervous before we left the house

and even asked me if I was scared.

I told him that yup, I was a little scared, but that was ok because

everyone is a little scared on the first day.

First time as a Bearcat!

Can you tell that we was getting tired of taking pictures?

He and Mrs. Erickson...

our wonderful principal!

Chad was able to escape work for a bit

to come walk Handsome to class with me!

My handsome little man...oh how I love him!

Landry and his sweet new friend, Hailey...

part of the Bearcat Kindergarten Posse. :)

Walking in to his classroom...

and saying, "Good-morning" to Mrs. McFarland.

She had their name tags on a chart and they needed to find their name

and then choose their very own desk!

Landry and another buddy from the Bearcat Kindergarten Posse, Asher.

After all of the talks, tears, his attempt to talk me out of

making him go to kindergarten...I was nervous about how drop-off

was going to go. He was a champ! He sat right down, got to coloring,

and I was left standing there not really knowing what to do with myself. :)

I got to see him a few times during the day and he only saw me once.

He was so super sweet and gave me a big smile, a sweet little wave, 

blew me a kiss and did our sign language, "I love you."

At the end of the day I COULD NOT wait to go get 

him from Campus Club and find out how his day went.

This picture says it all...

He was so excited to show me his packet...

which included this picture that he drew.

It is him in front of the school office.

So...we had to follow through on our previous

negotiation deal...

and McDonald's was dinner!!!

What gets better than a great first day, no tears...from Landry, 

and McDonald's for dinner?

Getting the SWEETEST voicemail from his teacher

telling us how he was such a good listener, followed directions,

participated in class, and was always doing what he was supposed to.

Seriously...so sweet...and his face lit up as he listened to it.

Needless to say...we are so SUPER proud of our

Landry-man!

Lexie Ann...5 months old

How can it be that Lexie is already 5 months old?

Ugghh.

This past month was filled with lots of fun in the sun.

The month started with 4th of July!

Lexie was more interested in her toes than she was the fireworks. :)

She went to the circus for the first time.

When she wasn't asleep...

She was intently watching the performances.

One of my favorite things about her is her big, BLUE eyes!

She gets them from her G.G. and I so hope they stay blue.

As you can see...she still loves her thumb.

Whether she is napping on Daddy,

enjoying a walk...

or just "cheesing" it up for the camera...

most of the time you will find her sucking on that thumb!

She will fight her naps like crazy.

I am told she gets that from me. ;)

But every once in awhile...

she loses the battle!

She also got to go on her first trip to the beach this month!

Can you say future heart breaker?

Good thing Daddy and Poppie have lots of guns for the future. ;)

She spent most of her time at the beach doing her favorites...

sucking on her thumb and sleeping!

One thing that definitely "livened" up our household this month

was Lexie...finding her voice I guess you could say.

The month started with her blowing sweet bubbles.

And by the end of the month...she had worked her way up to this...

I don't think I have to worry about any kind of speech delays with this sweet girl. She is always trying to tell us what she thinks.

Here come the obligatory LionBear pics. :)

At Lexie's check up this month...these were her stats...

weight: 13 pounds, 5 oz

height: 24 inches

She is just a little bit bigger than Landry was at this age.

Just for fun...here is Landry at 5 months:

How is it possible that this little peanut is starting kindergarten on Monday?

Of course...her biggest fan, bodyguard, paparazzi, and of course...

brother extraordinaire had to get in a picture with her!

Lexie Ann...you have certainly added a lot of spunk to our daily life.

You know what you want...

and you aren't afraid to let us know.

You love watching everything around you...

and often get upset if you think you are missing something.

You make us all smile and laugh with your

infectious smile, cheesy scrunched up face, and love for life.

We love you more than you could ever know!!!