Memorial Day 09

For Memorial Day, we all went to our ward BBQ first thing in the morning. I had an outfit for Alexa that was all patriotic and super cute, but I wasnt exactly sure she would in it fit bc it's 12 months. However, as I was putting it on her, I noticed it was a little more snug than other outfits but it seemed to be doable, and as I was about the snap the bottom buttons, I saw that there was NO WAY that I could get those buttons to snap around Lexa's cubby thighs...I had to laugh! It was pretty funny! So we just put on another cute outfit. I would have gotten a picture, but Lexa decided to have a blow out so her first outfit didnt last very long. We actually had to borrow an outfit from Maddy, TWICE!

So after the BBQ we went to the Zmoos' house and just hung out and relaxed. Another couple and their 19 month old daughter also came, the Donaldsons. We watched TV, played Rock Band, ate pizza, the guys played Halo, and had a really good time having a day off.

At the end of the day, it was bathy time for Maddy. But, Alexa decided she wanted to take a bath too so she crawled in the bathroom and started playing in the water, so I just ended up putting her in the tub w/ Maddy :o)

Life Update

We have finally moved into our new apartment in Iowa. We like it so far, and our neighbor next to us is really nice too. She's a younger mom with a 4 year old girl. Now I have someone else I can make bows and stuff for thats not only Alexa, bc Lex has a TON of bows already!! It's so nice to have our own place again. Especially with Lexa wanting to get into everything, and I mean EVERYTHING!! I can now better regulate what she gets into. But like I said, she gets into everything so when I'm trying to organize something, she is dumping out something else... ugh it's kind of frustrating at times, but eh, I'm a mommy, stuff happens. But in time, our unpacking will happen.

Pat, so far, is liking his job, and is hopefully going to place his first person soon, which means he will make a pretty good commission off of it.

And as for me, I like being a stay at home mom, but it's definitely NOT a walk in the park! I made my first sell on the bows that I make, which made me pretty happy! :o) If youre wondering about where to find these magnificant bows, you can look at my "bowtique" blog (rahellesbabybowtique.blogspot.com).

Alexa keeps on growing and it wearing 18 month clothes already, and weighs about 23.5 lbs! She likes to pull herself up to standing from almost anything sturdy or not, so we have to watch her constantly! She is getting more and more of a personality... stubborn (just like mommy and daddy both), usually very sweet, but can also have a temper too! And I can't believe that Alexa's one year birthday is just around the corner...crazy!!