Happy Thanksgiving & Happy Birthday Grandpa Bob

Grandpa Bob's birthday fell on Thanksgiving this year so we spent Thanksgiving with the Kings. The food was great! I don't think Alexis ate any of her dinner, though. She left plenty of room for ice cream and pies. And Samantha had the usual- milk.

Earlier in the day...

Alexis has learned how to open doors so to get her to stay in her room and take a nap we had to tie her door closed. When I checked on her, this is what I found.

Samantha's firsts & Alexis learns

This last week Samantha had two firsts. She bounced in her bouncer for the first time. I thought she would be too young still but she caught right on to pushing against the ground and reaching for the toys. Then on Sunday she rolled over! She rolled from her front to her back. She has not done it again but she sure tries hard. I did not catch a picture of the roll but here's a picture of her trying and a picture of her playing in her bouncer.

Alexis has been playing with her new leap frog learning table a lot but today she figured out how to get it to play the "ABC" song. She played it over and over. Here's a video of her way cool dance moves!

Most of the time we think Alexis is getting pretty smart. She's learning new words everyday. Here is a video proving us wrong. Lasers aren't just entertainment for cats- they are good for toddlers too! (We're such mean parents)

Alexis turns 2!!!

Happy 2nd birthday Alexis! On Alexis' birthday (11/5), she started the day waking up to a decorated kitchen and a special pony t-shirt to wear. Alexis had her 2 year check-up. Aside from some pooping issues she is doing just great. She had to get a flu shot- not the best birthday present ever but I think she got over it. She got to eat her favorite foods for lunch and dinner- quesadillas & hot wings and she opened some pretty fun presents. The last 2 years have just flown by!

On Saturday we had the real celebration! Alexis had a "My Little Pony" themed party because she loves horses. The party was a lot of fun & Alexis loves all of her new toys, clothes, and books. Thank you all!

October Fun

Hello! After having so much fun reading our other baby friends' blogs we decided that it would be a great idea to start one too.

Here are some pictures of the fun we had last month going to the pumpkin patch, decorating our pumpkins and then finally trick-or-treating!!! Alexis, the elephant, loved getting "daddy" (her word for candy)- after each stop she had to stop and check her bag to see what goodies she got. Samantha, the hotdog, wasn't quite as excited and just slept the whole time.