Lex's first fish catch

Greg wanted to include Lex in the fishing experience he and Caleb love, so we planned to go to Cabela's dock to try our luck. This morning as we were getting ready to go Greg asked if Lexie was ready to go fishing. And she said " Yes, I want a red fishing pole". Greg replied "How about a yellow and red one." At which Lex said "No Daddy. I need a cute color". Greg was horrified at how girlie she is at even 2 years old. We went shopping one day and she grabbed some shorts that she thought I might like saying "Look Mommy, these are too cute." Lol!

Once we got to the docks, she was very excited to hold the fishing pole (even though it was red and yellow) and gave fishing a good 30min in which she caught 3-4 small perch. Then she told us she was done. At least she knows her mind. Caleb did awesome too. He was baiting his own line and caught several fish too. It was a nice family outing, even though it got way to hot fast. 

Lexie's Big Girl Bed

We recently transitioned Lex into her toddler bed. She was sooo excited to be in her "big girl bed". I haven't been as excited since she gets up at least 2-5 times each night to get something, or tell us something, or just challenge us. But once she's in it she stays all night and calls for us in the morning.

She continues to be very negative replying "no" to every request we make. Though sometimes she decides she agrees with us and says "actually I do want to.." . I think she just has to do everything on her own terms. We recently went to eat dinner with Shae, Joby, and their boys. She bossed the boys, especially the younger Mikah, around all night. Not sure where she gets that. Lol! Caleb often tries to be sweet and loving to her, and most of the time she does not reply in a loving way telling him "no Bubba" or "go away". I hope its just a short phase she is going through.

Lexie's 1st Dance Recital

Lex had her 1st dance recital today. I was nervous for her on the big stage, wondering if she would even go out on the stage. Last week she had the practice recital and hardly did any of the moves, mostly holding her skirt in her mouth. 

 Today she not only got up on stage looking so precious, but she also did the entire dance. 2 little girls had run off the stage crying before it started, but Lex just smiled after she found us in the audience. I was so proud of her, maybe the stage is her calling. We couldn't take pictures during the dance, but we got an awesome DVD of her awesome performance.


Caleb told Lex he thought she was the best one out there.


Greg had bought her flowers for after the performance, she loved them. Hehe and Chance had come to watch too, and we all celebrated with pizza afterward.

Rangers game

We got a chance to go to the Rangers game with Caleb. We surprised Hehe for her birthday present too. Rangers Captain, the mascot, tried to eat my poor baby. Then decided to let him stay and watch the rest of the game. I think Caleb's favorite part about the baseball games is getting to eat all the junk food they offer.

Summer Vacation 2012

We headed back to Florida for our family vacation again this summer. May was a better month to be there. The weather was great, and it only rained once for about 15minutes. Greg surprised me with a day resort at Discovery Cove for my birthday. Gigi came with us, so she got to enjoy the surprise too. We had our own Cabana right up next to the sand and saltwater pool. It was a man made coral reef with tons of tropical fish and huge sting rays where we could snorkel and swim among them. We even got a glimpse of the sharks through their glass home. Caleb and Lex loved seeing all the sea life so close. They even tried a little snorkeling themselves.



Greg scheduled for Mom and I to do the Sea Adventure Excursion underwater where we could walk along the bottom of the water and enjoy all the sea creatures up close.

My last surprise of the day was to swim with the dolphins. Our dolphin was named Dixie and weighed almost 600lbs. It was a totally awesome experience. They even had me stand up front by myself so she could bring me a Happy Birthday buoy. I couldn't have asked for a better day.

Easter 2012/Bluebonnets

For Easter this year, we headed back to Brady to hang out. Aunt Dani organized a family reunion as well as birthday bash for Maggie's and our cousin's son, Noah's, first birthdays. On the way home we saw beautiful bluebonnets lined up along the road, so we stopped for some quick pictures of the kids. The reunion was a success. We had so much fun catching up with everyone and just hanging out. The kids had a blast with the Easter egg hunt and getting to play with all the cousins.

Easter Sunday we all got dressed in our finest to Celebrate the Risen Christ. Then headed home to Fort Worth to find that the Easter Bunny had visited there too. He left some wonderful surprises for the kids.