U'ette Dance Clinic

My. Oh. my. You are one dramatic little girl. I have wanted to put you in dance so badly because I KNOW you will excel at it. You are so little, bendy, flexible and coordinated. On the flip side though, you are super dramatic and stubborn too. If you don't want to do something, it is almost physically impossible to get you to do it. You hate being in front of people and perform. I opted for tumbling this year for this reason- no performances. So far you cry and whine about going every week, but once in the room and the teacher is encouraging you, you do AWESOME! Tumbles, back bends, head stands you name it you are one of the best in your class. But as soon as you are in the car it is back to the same story of "I don't like it!"

Well our neighbor asked if I would sign you up for the drill team dance clinic. I really hesitated doing it because of our track record. I wanted to support her though so we did. It was 3 days of practicing and 1 performance day. IT WAS TORTURE. You cried, pouted and threw fits about going and participating. Once you calmed down you watched and occasionally kicked you leg or did some sort of move. I knew the getting you to perform would be excrutiating. Well we went (Me, Mason, Emma and you) and sure enough there was whining, crying, clinging and all. I finally told you if you would just do your dance so I can see it I will let you get the BIGGEST treat you want after. Well it worked. You let go and slowly wandered over to your teacher. You chewed nervously on your fingernails, and a hair rubberband that was supposed to be tying your shirt back, but you did it! In front of a whole gym full of people! You were so cute and I even got a few smiles out of you! Best part is the HUGE treat you chose was a $.99 frosty at Wendy's. I hope that you can warm up to the idea of performing, because you can do great! Baby steps...

Lexie Likes

Here are Lexie's favorite things as she starts her 4yr old Preschool year.
1. Who is your favorite person in the whole world? Mom
2. What is your favorite color? Pink and Purple
3. What is your favorite show? Strawberry Shortcake
4. What is your favorite outfit? Dresses
5. What is your favorite sport? Baseball
6. What is your favorite song? My Only Sunshine
7. What is your favorite cereal? Lucky Charms
8. Who is your best friend? Cassidy
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? A princess
10. What is your favorite book? Scriptures
11. What are you really good at? Coloring
12. Favorite place to go on vacation? Nanny's house
13. If you had $1000 what would you buy? My own chapstick
14. What vegetable do you hate? None I like them all.
15. Who is your hero? Mom

Bye Bye Training Wheels

You have been itching to take your training wheels off so you can ride your bike out in the field with the other kids. I, being lazy, have been a bit reluctant to do so thinking you weren't quite ready. Well once you turned four we decided to let you try on Mason's old bike to see how it would go. You were a natural. We had to practice a couple of time to figure out how to get up and going but once started you could balance and ride all by yourself. Hard to believe you are growing up so much!

Going to a Potty

I overheard you with our neighbor friend having the following conversation. Lexie: "Today I am going to a party. Are you going to the party?" (Let me remind you that your 'r' sound is more like a 'w' still). Jaydin: "Oh I go to the potty every day." Lexie: "Oh ya it will be sooo fun!"

Honey Bunches on a Boat and Rotten Noodles

Lexie: "Mom can I have some more of my favorite cereal?" Mom: "Ya, which is your favorite?" Lexie: "Honey Bunches on a Boat." Oh yes, honey bunches on a boat, who wouldn't want to eat that? And wait it gets better... Lexie: "We should have some rotten noodles mom they are sooooo good. You don't never make those for me!" She tells me this referring to Ramen Noodles though I think her description was more correct than she intended.

The Big Teddy Bear

For the past few weeks we have had someone sneaking into our bed at night, telling me she is having bad dreams. I ask what they are about and this is the same story I get over and over. There is a big teddy bear that comes up on my wall and tries to tickle me while I am sleeping. I told her that she should put the teddy bear in time out and tell him to go home. Well that worked for one night, but he came back and this time would not sit in the chair for time out. So last night you built a big barricade with your pillows against the wall to keep the teddy bear from sneaking up from under your bed. It must have worked because you stayed in your bed all night. Here's to hoping this will be the solution to the Big Teddy Bear problem we are having!

The Lorax

So you are loving movies lately, we watch Matilda, Little Rascals and most recently The Lorax(over and over and over again). The beginning of the show starts out with them singing a song about Thneedville, which goes "In Thneedville, it's a beautiful day!" Then there is your version, "In Springville it's a brand new doll!" And you belt it out! I tried to correct you but you insist this is what they say!

Sickie

Well we made it through the holidays without any bugs, but the day after New Years you got hit hard. I am always reluctant to go to the doctor, especially with you. The last time we went (about a year ago) you kicked, screamed, hit and spit in attempt not to be seen by the doctor. And it worked. No shots were given, and we had to reschedule. This same plot was used when visiting the dentist. I just hope you will outgrow this sooner rather than later. Well today we made progress! You were running a high temperature for about 24 hours, at one point it was as high as 104.5. I was getting nervous so I called dad home to watch the other kids. This way I could take you in and battle with just you. Well the new strategy today was just keep your eyes closed tight and no one will know you are there. So the doctor was able to get a good look and listen without a single battle wound! Yay!! Here's to a new start!