My New Purse!

The Many Faces of Alex

Dear Jesus ...

What can we say? In her usual fashion, Alex took the spotlight and brought the place to tears by saying Grace ... Alex style.

Fearless Jumper

This is the result of about 10 swimming lessons over the past few weeks. As you can see, she has no fear of the water and will not hesitate to jump in. After one of her swimming lessons, her instructor came to us and said, "She makes me nervous."

Firsts

Alex has had a couple of "firsts" lately. In December she got her first haircut! I actually cried when Trish (our stylist) cut off her curls. It took all of 5 minutes and then she was finished. Alex did such a good job sitting still in the chair.

The other first was a trip to the dentist! She had x-rays taken and let the hygienist clean her teeth. The doctor poked around and said that everything looked good. By the way, we now brush AND floss every night.

Christmas con't

We had our family celebration on Sat., Dec. 22nd and almost the whole family was there, at least everyone who lives in California. Anyway, we got a new camera and the difference in the quality of pictures is really amazing. Christmas day was spent at home with Grammie and Auntie Penny - that was a first and boy was it nice. Hope everyone's holiday was relaxing and fun and that the new year brings you peace and joy.

The Christmas Season

We went to the Winter Sawdust in Laguna Beach over Thanksgiving weekend thinking we'd get a jump on the holiday season and see Santa Claus. At first Alex didn't want to sit with Santa, but then she saw that Thomas (our friend's son) got a toy from Santa when he sat on his lap. Well that was enough to motivate her and here is the evidence. She spent the most time in the little house having a tea party.