Another Haircut

Lex's hair was getting long again, so I took him in for another sleeping haircut. This time, the girl took off way more than I asked, but I like what we ended up with!

Here are a few befores:

This is at an Easter event at my Mom's church on Saturday. Lex's hair is sticking up from the static.

Orlando Weekend

We went to Orlando for a few days this weekend. We were trying to decide between going to Orlando or going to Miami to attend "Day out with Thomas". We chose Orlando since we figured some of Lex's other idols would be at Disney World for him to see. We saw Little Einsteins at Hollywood Studios and we were looking forward to the new Playhouse Disney Live! show that now included them and Mickey Mouse. It was sort of our whole reason for going to Disney.

We were in the front row and the show started. Lex was absolutely delighted to see Mickey Mouse and hear his favorite songs from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Then, right before the Little Einsteins were going to come out, they had technical difficulties and cancelled the show. We came back for the next two shows, but they cancelled those two as well. Poor Lex! At least he loved what he did see.

Verti-Binky

Jer coined this new term for Lex's new binky preference. For a while he was into having two in at a time, and now he loves for the binky to be vertical. He discovered this last Thursday and has been doing it ever since. Oh, and we were getting the carpets cleaned, so that is why all the furniture is in the kitchen/breakfast area. We don't normally live that way.

On a related note, we were pretty successful at taking the binky away from him a few weeks ago. He was doing okay. Then he discovered his fingers. The pediatrician said to give him that binky back since we can't eventually take his fingers away! So, the binky obsession lives on . . .

Park and Sand

I felt badly on the train day that things went so badly, so we went to the park that evening to play tennis (Lex was our ball boy) and then let Lex run around at the playground. While we were playing tennis, Jer noticed that there was a dolphin swimming in the harbor very close to where we were. We weren't able to capture it on camera, but it was cool to be so close to a dolphin in the wild like that.

Unfortunately, after we all went off the tennis courts and over to the water, Lex decided that Jer and I had enough fun tennis time, and it was his chance to play. He ran over to the playground. It ended up being good he did that since we didn't realize how quickly the sun would go down.

Sleeping Boys

I thought this picture was really sweet, and just had to post it! This was taken early one morning this month. I realized that I've taken photos like this many times in Lex's young life. For some reason, I just love these sleeping photos!

Train Mishaps

A nearby park has the coolest miniature train you can ride on. I decided to take Lex there last Monday and let him ride it since he loves trains so much. We'd been on this train once before, with my nephews at Christmas. This was going to be our first time riding it since Lex's obsession really began, though.

We got to the park just as the train was going to take off on a 25 minute ride. As you can see from the photo, the train is really tiny, and you are really close to the ground as you are riding it. The train went off the track three times right in front of where we were sitting. Then the conductor, who was in his 70's, fell on his back while trying to fix the train. He was able to get up, but he really hurt his back. I felt horrible for him, but I wasn't sure if he wanted a bunch of ladies with preschoolers hovering over him and embarassing him.

Anyway, our train day was over. We'll try again another day.

Happy Belated Birthday, Alan!

Jer and Al on the beach in Virginia several years ago

Last Saturday I didn't get on here to post about Jer's brother's birthday. Sorry Al! I've found that I am not sure what people are comfortable with me posting about them, so I think this will be my last birthday wish on the blog just to be safe. I am pretty sure the adults don't mind since I don't use their last names, but I didn't know what I was going to do when all our sibling's kids had birthdays.

So, here is one last hoorah for Alan! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday, Erin!

Today is my friend Erin's birthday! We met when she moved in next door to us when I was eight (or was it seven, Erin). Over the years, we did some really lame things together, so she is the keeper of many of my secrets! We lip-synced to oldies, dressed up in matching outfits and hair for the first day of fourth grade, made up secret codes for the boys we liked (Erin how do you feel about 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 today?), camped out in the backyard, played "Excuse me, Rollover!", and all sorts of other silly things.

I hope you have a fantastic birthday, Erin! You're card is in the mail!

A Whole Year!

This week marks one year since we moved into our house! That is weird to us since we tend to be nomads. This year went by so quickly, it is crazy to think we are finally settled. We are really happy here in Florida. We love the weather, the fun things to do, and the palm trees. We've been so lucky to have so much company come and visit us -- it really makes it feel like home to know that so much of our family has been here.

Below is a recreation of a photo I took when we first looked at the house. It shows you some of the changes we've made. It also shows all our electronics clutter! Oh well.

I am finding that I have an impulse to start looking for real estate right now. I am just so used to moving each year --- the longest we've ever lived at one address was our first apartment in Provo. We were there for two years. Since then, our stays at other addresses (in order) were 13 months, 7 months, 13 months, 13 months, 7 months (our first time buying a home), and 1 month (our temporary housing when we first moved to Florida). We seem to love that thirteen and seven month span! I love looking for new places to live and imagining how we will fit in each house, but there is something to be said for stability.

Happy Birthday, Tian!

Tian had a birthday yesterday! We LOVE Tian! He is so good to Sara and the kids, and he never fails to make us laugh!