Harvest Moon Party

Last weekend we went to a Harvest Moon Party that was hosted by one of our Great Wall families that we get together with every now and then. We had a fun time. Two of the girls( one standing in pink & one in black dress) are also from Hubei. It was really fun to see all the girls running around and playing. Alexa had a great time!

First Nightgown

Alexa loves her new nightie. Gotta love those Disney Princesses.

Picture Day

Okay, mama's gotta brag....I thought Alexa looked so beautiful today. She wasn't my sassy girl, rockin girl or cute girl today. She was my beautiful girl. She had such poise this morning and I saw a new side of her. It was like she was saying "I'm proud to be me!" She just took my breath away.

On a differnent note, I'm glad I took some photos because the photographer at school sure didn't get any. I guess she freaked out and was like, "no way"..sort of like the hair cut. So, no school pictures this year.

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Pizza Party at School!!!

Tonight was our pizza party at school and boy was Alexa excited. She put on her party beads and off we went. When we walked in the Parish Center and she saw all the balloons, tables and food she said " Ohhhh, it's a party!" Our girl is not shy. After eating 3 slices of pizza and a piece of cake off she went to sit with her teachers, Miss Jodi and Miss Karen. She made friends with Miss Jodi's eight year old daughter , took her hand and led her around the room for about 30 minutes. She played a little with another friend and worked the party! We love our school and are very happy there, as is Alexa.

Happy Grandparents Day!

Great Day at School!

First Day of School !!!

No words needed. : )

Okay, who has the better outfit? I vote Alexa! The girl has a sense of style!

I don't normally post pictures of myself but tonight I wanted to celebrate, and the happiness my face shows says it all. This evening after 10 years of teaching, before I decided to stay home with Alexa, I went to my first Parent Night at Alexa's school. No big deal for most moms but for me this was huge. For 10 years and mostly the last 5 I taught, every Open House, Spring Musical, Christmas Program and event that I participated in,I was on the other side. I always wanted to be watching my child be the Christmas angel, sing on stage and get excited about the first day of school. To sit tonight and be the "mom" instead of the teacher was very emotional for me. It was like "finally, now it's my turn". Big night for me and those who know me well can see it in my face!

Nothin' Says Lovin' Like a Home Haircut!

Well, here we are at the Kroger Salon. Yes, a day at the salon it was not this afternoon. We were all excited and off we went. We had talked about the haircut for a week, what was going to happen, it would be fun, etc.. Well, Alexa fell asleep on the drive down and when she woke up she opened her eyes and said "it's gonna hurt". Yep, downhill from there. We went in and sat down and my hairdresser came out and Alexa started crying saying in the saddest voice ever, "I want to go home." Okay, let's just give it a try. So we go to her chair and she sits on my lap and here comes the cape...oh goodness, she hit that away, really started crying and we decided, nope, no haircut today. So off we went....with a few tips from my hairdresser on how to cut it myself at home. : )

We'll I've cut a few people's hair before but never a toddler who is moving her head every second. So I did the best I could, gave her some bangs and trimmed the back pretty good. I could not tell you at this point if it is even but it looked pretty cute.

The scary thing about this whole thing is school starts next Tuesday and I think we are in for some major drama if today is any indication....

"That's my love."

That is what Alexa said to me when she handed me this playdough heart she made. The magic moments of motherhood....

Tomorrow Alexa is getting her first haircut. Think she needs it?