Merry Christmas!!!

We had a wonderful but VERY hectic Christmas this year. We started off on Christmas Eve celebrating with extended family and relaxing/exchanging gifts. It was nice to catch up and just relax right before the "storm" hit.

Opening her Fridge Alphabet on Auntie's Lap

Time to open presents( for the kids only)

Cousin Nikki and Lexi really play good together even though there is like a 5 year gap!

Christmas came and went TOO quickly but it was a long day to say the least. Lexi was up at 7am, we fed her some "Christmas pancakes" and then got her dressed and ready to go for 9am church but FIRST, we opened gifts from Mommy and Daddy!!

Christmas morning pancakes

Time to open some presents!

This little car makes A LOT of noise and of course she LOVES it.

A drawing pad with shapes

RIIIIIIIIIIIP!

Christmas Morning Opening!

Little People Farm!

Daddy had to open that right away!!

After church, in which we met Papa and Gigi at and Lexi was an absolute angel at(no going to the cry or fussy room), we head over to their house to have "breakfast" and start opening gifts. Auntie and Uncle Paul came over shortly after we got there. We had to take breaks with Lexi since she really wasn't into opening one gift right after the other. She wanted to play with the ones she opened right away! So, we would open a few, then take a break, open a few more and then it was time for an almost 3 hour nap! The grown ups played dominos while the princess napped and then we finished once she woke up and had our Christmas dinner that Joe and I were in charge of (filet mignon and crab). I wasn't able to take a picture of all the gifts Lexi opened but I hope I some good ones.

Posing in front of Papa and Gigi's Tree after church

One of 2 backpacks..she got a Dora one and the one she is wearing is Kai Lan

Dress up shoes!

Auntie and Uncle got her chair with her name on it. It rocks and has it's own foot stool! Imagine that!

Here's the tent she got from Auntie and Uncle and she LOVES it! Mommy and Daddy can actually fit in it so she wants to us to play inside it! It's cramped but we manage :-)

Inside her tent with her Dolly that talks constantly unless you turn it off(thanks Gigi)

Watching TV from halfway inside the tent

Playing with Dora and Boots with Gigi

Watching TV on the floor...my all time favorite of her! She posed!

Her Kitchen from Papa and Gigi

Her playhouse from Papa and Gigi and the bubble blower is from mommy and daddy

Mommy's friend, Kristen from college, was in town with her family. We were lucky enough to be on the "visit" list! Her hubby and twin princesses hung out with us the afternoon after Christmas.

Lexi playing with Taylor and Madeline, showing them the alphabet train

Our Living Room after the girls tore it up after 90 minutes of playing!

Lexi is all wore out after her playdate! But she had fun meeting Taylor and Madeline.

We had an awesome Christmas!! I don't think anyone was spoiled this year... ;-)

Merry Christmas!!

Well, at least my blogging is getting a little closer together!! :-) We have had a VERY busy last 30-40 days since we last "spoke". Our little girl is growing up so fast right before us and her vocabulary just keeps expanding. Joe and I are always astonished on a daily basis on what kind of conversation we get to have with our almost 2 year old!! We are really enjoying our princess and have a TON of fun with her. I can't say that we have really experienced the "terrible twos" but then again I have heard sometimes we skip the 2's and the terrible 3's happen. We do have the occasional outburst or temper tantrum but we normally are good at noticing what sets her off. All in all, Lexi is pretty calm but can get a little hot headed every now and then. We had a WONDERFUL TURKEY season. We were able to have 2 Turkey Days. On Thanksgiving, we were invited to my aunt and uncle's house where my "gourmet" chef cousin(yep, he graduated from culinary school) cooked our Thanksgiving dinner and let me tell you how AWESOME that was!! We got to see the Aggies beat the Longhorns on Thanksgiving as well.

Lexi playing with her cousin Nikki. She had animals and a DOLL HOUSE that we had to tear Alexis away from.

On Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, the immediate family got together at Mom and Dad's since our brother-in-law is from a HUGE family and he and my sister needed to spend some time on Thanksgiving with his side. But Dad cooked up a turkey and the rest of the family chipped in with all the sides. Needless to say, we had a share of turkey AND all the sleepy effects that go with it.

Other than, that, we have been busy cleaning out and rearranging our house for the newcomer due May 13th. Here Lexi is helping me figure out what is for Baby and what stays in her room. We have a lot more stuff than I thought for a newborn!She had to test the bumbo chair out and she still fits! But we have managed to clear out a room(our former study), turn our formal living room into a study, buy office furniture, we decided to go ahead and get Lexi her big girl bed and transition her into that before the baby arrives. All we need now is the GENDER!! We find out what we are having on Wednesday, DECEMBER 29TH!!! I am glad that we are finding out after the holidays so I can focus on Christmas with the family and not be thinking about what to get for the baby's room. Because once we find out, it's GAME ON for getting the room ready. We will paint first, then put new carpet in and then set up the furniture!

Lexi came home from school(here she is in her spirit shirt) with a ponytail and I went crazy with the camera since she doesn't let me put her hair up!

Getting a haircut from Daddy, just her bangs.

And we did this all while she watched Dora!! Imagine that!

Getting into trouble.....

She is finally showing some interest in the Christmas Tree and wanting to touch all the ornaments and asking us "What's this?".

She made an ornament at school and Daddy helped her put it on the tree

SOOOOOOOO..we have a dancing queen on our hands

And here's her Live in Concert!!

Sorry it's so dark, she had to start dancing by the Christmas Tree when minimal light was on!

Being a bum on the weekend. She loves to be a bum on Sundays and just lay around.

Gotta Love this face!!

I just had to take a picture of her in this outfit. We have been real fortunate with Lexi "recycling" her toys. I know Mommy and Daddy are ready for some new toys but every 2-3 months she seems to go back to a toy she has played with before. We are just glad she is still interested in her current toys but we agree that it is time for some new toys and "bigger" girl toys since she seems to be outgrowing her current toys. We still read every night before we go to bed but lately, Alexis has been reading to us and has been doing really well. She has managed to memorize 5 of her books by looking at the pictures and by listening to us read it over and over. The tone and the sounds are all right on the money!! Joe and I can't believe it! It's definitely entertaining.

Christmas Cards are sent out, Alexis's birthday party invitations are sent out, decorations are up, most of the presents are bought and wrapped, baby's room is ready to find out the gender. Our "checklist" before the holidays is almost done! Just a few more gifts to pick up!! Now we can just RELAX!!

WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Our Little Adult

We have finally made it back to the world of blogging!! How time flies when you have VERY good talker on your hands and realize almost 2 months has passed by and then you realize that you have a 22 month old on your hands and its REALLY time to start thinking about a birthday party!! The last time we blogged, we talked about Blues Clues vs Dora but it seems our little "Baby Genius" (this is what her teachers and babysitters call her) can't get enough of Dora so DORA it is!! I have to say that me and her Auntie Meredith are pretty excited about planning a Dora themed birthday party since the sky is the limit on what you can do and what is available.

We have been having a really GREAT past few months with our princess!! If we thought her vocabulary exploded last time, she is now speaking in FULL sentences and really has a grasp of what things are. On the way to school she will tell me what she wants for breakfast and that mommy and daddy are going to work and she is going to school to play. These first three pictures were her most recent school pictures and Joe and I have to say, we were very pleased!! (Since the last school picture she ended up crying in). I asked her the other day if she had fun at school and she said yes Momma, I played a lot with my friends! I couldn't believe it!

Not only do we have a total HAM on our hands but we have reached that curious stage that all toddlers get to. And because she can talk and communicate A LOT, we are having to explain more things than we are used to.

We have a world traveler on our hands, with a too small of hat and she insisted that she wear her backpack!

All of Momma's shoes are now fair game since she knows how to put her shoes on and take them off. She even walks around in my slippers for when we have those very few and far between cold days.

She found Momma's gloves after I used them during the A&M vs OU game..that we won..WHOOP!!

Yep..we have quite the cleaner too! She is mopping PaPa and Gigi's floor with a swiffer but still she didn't forget the corners this time.

She loves to "drive" on her slide/wall climbing combo. Here she is at her friend Ashton's 1st birthday party and she had to get up there and drive!

Playing with her friend Kyler who turned ONE in June. Lexi is definitely a lot less shy around kids her age. She still is a little leary with dogs but does warm up after a bit and then has no problem.

HALLOWEEN was a great event for us this year. Lexi only managed to go to 4 houses but she loved walking around and looking at all the decorations and being socialable. She had her school party on Friday and then we trick or treated for about 20 minutes on Sunday. We originally were going to go with an Aggie Cheerleading outfit but then we changed our mind at the last minute.

Getting ready to go to school!

Bumming around on Halloween and drinking from her Halloween cup that Auntie gave her.

Our little monkey...literally!

Our little monster!! GRRR

Getting ready to go trick or treating

Her 2nd year molars are starting to come in so I apologize with all the pictures with the pacifier in them!

Her Kicks that Auntie just had to buy!

Eating some candy from her trick or treat adventure. I was SO glad she let me put her hair up without a fuss!! MIRACLE!

Watching some Dora before Bath and Bed

Halloween was definitley good!

Besides our olympic talker that we have on our hands, her motor skills are really starting to develop. She can now brush her teeth on her own!! She is definitely taking more interest in her potty and not being "wet" and she is also starting to help out more in the tub with the soap. More and more of the days we are shocked at what she understands that we tell her. We have tested the "help pick up" phrase and she actually does it..when she wants to that is but she knows what we are asking. She still does repeat a lot but she not only repeats, she understands what she is repeating!! So, we have our own little Alexis "Explorer" on our hands. I know the next phase is the "Why" phase!

She's been really into "jumping on the loveseat this days". I guess it's the perfect trampoline for somone her size.

Our goofy girl!

WE love how she will just sit and watch TV now. As soon as she gets home from school, she eats her dinner and then it's time for the TV to go on and she always wants Dora but will watch whatever is on Nick Junior. And she will just sit there contently and QUIETLY while she watches her shows before bed. She definitely knows her routine!

Let's see how far this Elmo chair bends back!! Not only good for sitting but for rocking back and forth! ha!
We still have been VERY FORTUNATE with Alexis's health. She will get the occasional runny nose due to teething and she did give us a scare when school called and said she had a minor fever. But a half day at home with Momma seemed to do the trick. But she can now blow her nose on her own..most of the time!

Since you stuck around to the end of the blog......

SO, what else is new with us?

Well, Joe and I have decided to expand our family to 4!! YEP!! YOU READ RIGHT!! We are expecting our second child May 13, 2011.

We are very excited about the upcoming addition!! We keep asking Alexis if she wants a brother or a sister...she gets that their is a baby but....

We are keeping our fingers crossed that we can find out what we are having BEFORE the holidays so I will definitely be asking the DR on my next visit about that!! Time to convert another room!

Now we have to blog about 2!!!

12 weeks 2 days of Baby Sheehan

It was hard to get a scan of the baby since it seemed to be moving around a lot!! But we heard the heartbeat and saw the flutter. :-)

So..what is different about this pregnancy you ask? WELL, definitely less morning sickness. This time I only had a few weeks of it unlike the 20 weeks I had with Alexis. My energy came back quicker even though for 3 weeks all I seemed to want to do is sleep and eat hamburgers. But no weird cravings this time around but I am having to eat every 2 hours or else I get a little light headed or a headache. So lots of crackers and fruit by my desk at work. This baby will NOT let me eat eggs for some reason! Milk I can do this time around but in small quantities. Lexi hated it! I haven't gained too much weight but am starting to show already! I have heard you start showing quicker with the second one. I definitely feel a lot of different with this one and a lot better!!

Happy Thanksgiving if I don't get to blogging before then!