Lexie and Fred

I could write a book on the sayings of Lexie. The other day we were at the pool and if you know us you know that me and Kim have always called the little brown butterflies that are always around pools Fred. We would always say that it was the same butterfly and he loved us and always came back to visit. Well, Fred was there at the Farms pool and Lexie wanted to catch him really bad. Instead of being still and letting him come to her, she, in true 3yr old fashion was chasing him around. As she was chasing him she was saying, "Please come here butterfly. I will love you and take a bath with you. Just let me catch you."

Last night I was telling her that eating carrots make your eyesight better. We went outside where it was getting dark and Lexie exclaimed, "Mama, I can see in the dark. You know why, because I have carrots in my eyes."

Also Mimi is the root of all evil. If she does something wrong or says something she is not supposed to she always blames it on Mimi. We will ask her where did you hear that...Mimi. Lexie is fascinated by Mimi's tattoos. I keep catching Lexie giving herself tattoos with an ink pen or any thing she can find to write on herself. She even watched the show Miami ink with us and was totally absorbed in it. I finally broke down and told her how you get a tattoo, big needles and all, and it didn't faze her. This is the child who is scared to death of the doctor. Who screams her head off when she gets shots, who has kicked the doctor repeatedly. All she said was, "When I get big I'm going to get a Scooby doo one!"

Almost Crawling

Well our big man is trying his best to get mobile. He sees things, wants to go after them, rocks back and forth and falls on his face! But, it won't be too long before he figures it out. Then what are we going to do? Is our house baby proof? It used to be. Now Lexie has lots of toys with little parts. Most of the little things that stick in the plug-ins are pulled out and who knows where. Our cabinet locks are broken. We have lots to do!

JD also had his first homemade meal tonight mashed potatoes and pureed carrots. He loved them! He is our eater. He will eat and eat until you just get tired of feeding him. Mrs. Deborah has been telling me that boys are bottomless pits and I better be ready. She tells a story about her son colapsing a bottle once from sucking so hard. JD also loves sweet potatoes and if you have ice cream you better watch out. He will fight you for it!!

My Little Ones

I was sitting tonight after I put the kids to bed watching them sleep and was amazed at the blessings that God gives us. There they were my two perfect little ones so innocent and peaceful. I write a lot about Lexie because she is three and goes nonstop and has a lot to say but then there is JD. I look at him and know that I am blessed. I was remembering today the days we spent in the hospital with him and how scared we were. I remember picking up my bible and it opened up to a verse that I had underlined. It was Jeremiah 1:5

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart"

It was then that I knew he was ours, that God had purposely put him into our lives and that we would be blessed beyond measure.

MiMi's Getting Married!

Well Kim is getting married again and guess what I get to be at the wedding. I am even going to be in it!! For those of you who don't know my sister got married the first time in New York and gave us two weeks notice. It was during my exams for college and it would have been like $1000 for a plane ticket up there. This was a sore spot for me for a long time. But she has found Brandon and we all love him especially Lexie. He is the ying to her yang and he can put up with her!! Just kidding Mimi!

We went to David's Bridal today and tried on dresses. Hers in a size 4 and she preceded to tell me she still wants to lose some pounds before the wedding! I pulled up my shirt and showed her my baby flab and battle scars and told her she had nothing to worry about. We had a fun time and Lexie is getting a dress to match Kim's. It is so cute.

New Family Member

The Smith household has a new member, a boxer puppy! You might think we are crazy getting a puppy with a baby. Maybe we are, but she is so cute!! Lexie has named her Sassy after the cat on The Incredible Journey. If she was a boy it was going to be Scooby Doo. Lexie is a movie buff. As it is looking right now she might just be the next big movie critic or a race car driver like she says. I am serious, she has a movie problem. She already has every movie out and is working on filling up our Tivo!

Ok back to Sassy, she has fit in great. She leaves us lots of presents and chews on JD's toys. I even caught her sucking one of his pasifiers! There is no better life than growing up with a dog!

"She said what!?"

Isn't this the cutest picture. This is JD and his new friend Kennedy. My good friend Katie and her husband Greg came to visit the other weekend and this is their daughter. The had a blast with each other talking and sharing toys. Also that weekend JD started sitting up. He is now mastering the art of sitting and grabbing for toys! I can tell it won't be long until he is on the move. It is funny how with the first one you look forward to that day and can't wait but the next one comes along and you dread it!! It means two going strong usually on opposite directions.

Lexie has discovered something very fun at her Mimi's. It is called Jump Zone.http://www.jumpzoneparty.com/index.php It was so much fun even for me!

Memorial Weekend

We had a great weekend. We went to the cabin. Lexie rode the bullet with Little Mama and JD and Papa D drove the boat. It was just a fun relaxing time.