My beautiful Snowman

Dear Lexi,

Even though it didn't snow in Christmas this year, we still had a beautiful snowman to make our Christmas merry. Your aunt Ammie made you a beautiful snowman outfit and you absolutely loved it. I was so surprised when you actually liked putting on the outfit! You loved the tutu, scarf, and baby legs. I was so surprised that you didn't mind putting on the outfit, but you loved it so much that you didn't want me to take it off. We went to the Dallas Arboretum and everyone loved your outfit. Random strangers were wanting to take pictures of you and you soaked up the attention. We also went to the Gaylord Texas to take family pictures. You loved all of the lights and Christmas trees.

I love you,

Love,

Mommy

Winter 2011

Dear Lexi,

This winter has been a great time for us. You have developed such a great personality, it has been so fun to watch you grow into your own person. You love being girly and playing with your dolls, stuffed animals, and pretending to put on make-up. You love to cuddle with mommy and be chased by daddy. Your favorite words are, "no, mine, and more." You love child sized furniture, eating crayons, princesses, and reading books. You are completely adorable with your little baby's. You will feed them, pat them, and cover them in blankets. You love playing on mommy's and daddy's phones. You are addicted to your pink sweater that you call your, "jackee." You love calling mommy, "sawah," and daddy, "wyan." You love kittens and saying animal noises. You know that cows moo, cats meow, dogs pant, and ducks quack. Mommy and daddy try to teach you that dogs go "woof," but you insist that dogs pant instead. You know a lot of your body parts; eyes, nose, ears, cheek, chin, mouth, teeth, tongue, head, elbow, fingers, thumbs, tummy, knees, toes, and hiney. You love pointing out body parts on other people and on your baby dolls. You have started talking more and more every week. You have started to sting 3-4 words together to form a sentence. You can tell me, "yes, I did poop," "I want daddy," "read a book," and "I want to go bye bye."

You have gotten so smart these last few months and so independent. You want to pick out your own clothes, shoes, and breakfast. You love things that are pretty like your sparkly shoes. You are such an amazing little girl and I love you with all of my heart.

Boxing with Uncle Scott.
Decorating our felt Christmas tree.Reading your new book from Nana.

Reading with daddy, your new favorite night time ritural.

Learning to pout.

I love you baby girl,

Love,

Mommy

Fall 2011

Dear Lexi,

This fall was a lot of fun. The weather was beautiful in Texas and we were able to go on a lot of adventures. We went to the pumpkin patch, we went trick or treating, and we played at the park a lot. You started to really love playing with baby dolls. You loved playing with make-up and climbing and you loved playing in the leaves with Collin and Allison.

You loved learning to play with stickers! You had so much fun putting them all over your face.
Playing with mommy's make-up. Such a pretty girl.

Playing outside, drawing on the sidewalk.

Halloween!! You were a ballerina!

Your first ice cream cone! Look at that innocent little dog face!

Climbing! You started to climb so much these last few months! You climb on everything!

Helping mommy carve pumpkins.You love your baby dolls! You love pretending to mommy them.

I love you baby girl,

Love always,

Mommy

Quick trip to Cali in October 2011

Dear Lexi,

Mommy and you took a quick trip to California and you had a blast. We were only there for a few days, but it was so fun being able to meet with family and friends. You loved your cousin Noah and your Nana's puppies. You also loved being able to fly and play with uncle Micah's ipad. You loved your aunt Gabby!

I love you little girl,

Love,

Mommy

Summer 2011

Dear Lexi,

Summer 2011 was a busy year for us. We spent a lot of time in the pool and barbequing with family, we spent a lot of time playing outside at the park, and we spent a lot of time hanging out with family. I August, all of our family came to town to visit. It was a blast. :) You had a lot of fun hanging out with your cousins!

I love you little girl,

Love,

Mommy