Through a Mothers Eyes...: June 2011

Thursday, June 30, 2011

It Can't Be True! Alexis is 2...

As hard as it is to believe, my baby girl turned 2 today! It's even harder to believe how much she has grown over the last year! At her 2 year check up she weighed a measly 23.4lb and measured 32 1/2 inches which put her in the 5th percentile, meaning she is a quite petite girl! But don't let her small size fool you, because her personality is larger than life!

She's definitely hit the ~~terrible twos~~ toddler years with a vengeance! She's certainly one of my more curious kids, and tends to problem solve far too well for a 2 year old! She spends the majority of her day ~~getting into everything~~ playing with her toys. Her favorite things to play with right now include her baby doll stuff, kitchen stuff and books. She reminds me a lot of Austin the way she climbs and bounces on everything! However, she does have a delicate girly side to her. She likes helping pick out her outfit and shoes for the day, and usually screams "Pretty, pretty!" as I put her hair up. She acts like the queen bee of the house and has put her brothers in their place a few times, but they absolutely adore her. Honestly, just about anyone who comes in contact with her is charmed thanks to her innocent blue eyes and contagious dimple smile. Even though she gives me a run for my money some days, she's the sweetest little girl a mother could ask for!

For her birthday today, we were on the go. I took her (and the boys) to get their birthday pictures taken, and then we all went out to lunch. Afterwards we headed back home to celebrate with birthday brownies and presents.

Alexis with her birthday brownies...

Trying to open up her card...

Ripping open the first present...

Her very first soccer ball...

Tearing up gift number two...

A brand new baby doll...

Happy 2nd Birthday, sweet princess!!!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Jam-Packed June...

Along with soccer games and all the significant celebrations we had in June, we also had a lot of other little happenings that kept us quite busy! Every. Single. Weekend.

* We celebrated the end of Austin's kindergarten year with a class party at a friends house!

Austin with his teacher, Mrs. Martin...

* We commemorated the end of Andrew's soccer season with a team party at the Gull Lake Country Club!

Austin and Stella swimming out to the blob...

Alexis hoping for a lift on the beach...

Aaron and Miss Christie keeping warm on shore...

Me snuggling with my baby girl...

* We spent ~~yet another~~ day at Binder Park Zoo with some friends!

Gang of kids...

Austin and Aaron with their painted faces...

The kids and I riding the tram to Wild Africa...

Feeding the giraffes...

Visiting the monkeys...

Aaron and Alexis on their first carousel ride...

Austin riding on the caterpillar...

* My Dad, Aaron and I went to my nieces (Savanna) dance recital where she shined like a star!

Savanna with my brother Kevin and sister-in-law Laurie)...

Me and Savanna...

Savanna with Grandpa Krim...

* We participated in Greater Galesburg Day!

Austin, Alexis and Aaron waiting for the parade to start...

Andrew was in the parade with his friend...

Andrew's friend, Jerry, with his race car...

We all loved the fire truck ride through town after the parade...

It was a busy month, but the kids definitely enjoyed every bit of it. And now, here's hoping to a more relaxing July!!!

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

A 'Two'-riffic Party...

Over the weekend, I threw Alexis a little 2nd birthday bash. One thing I have come to love about having a child with a summer birthday, is the ease of picking a venue. The past 2 years I have been completely hooked on having hers at a nearby park; where the kids can run free, the adults can enjoy some cool shade, and I don't have to worry about cleaning my house! And thankfully the weather cooperated again this year, making it another great day!

Mommy and the birthday girl...