Chicago a few weeks back

So sorry for the delay in posting. its been a crazy few weeks. We've sold our house and are living with my family for the time being. We are working feverishly to close a deal on a great house in Oakville, but we will have to keep you posted on that. The above photos are from a few weekends ago in Chicago. We hadn't seen Jaimie and Matt in a while and decided to drive up. They were fabulous hosts, as always and took us to a White Sox game downtown. We also visited Buy Buy Baby, this great baby superstore, where Lexi found her very own rocking horse (if it wasn't $90, we probably would've come home with it.)

We are very excited that Jaimie and Matt are coming in this weekend and dually excited for the reason behind the visit. Amy and Blake will welcome Mati to the world be the end of the week! We cannot wait to meet her!

A weekend at the lake

A few weekends ago we all got to spend the weekend at our cabin at Clearwater lake. Every member of my family was there to go boating and enjoy some time together. Alexis loves the speed boat. The wind in her face was more excitement than she could handle. She even dozed off a couple of times to the sound of the engine, just like all of us kids did when we were little. We got out on the lake on Saturday evening and most of the day Sunday. Alexis even got her first haircut. Brittney was kind enough to bring her supplies and trim up our little one's mullet ;)

One Year Photos

Here are just a few of the many great photos that Tom took of Alexis for her birthday. He certainly has captured some of her greatest pictures. Check out facebook for more. :)

Citygarden Fun

After seeing how much fun Winnie had at Citygarden, Alexis just had to check it out. What a fun place! She got to play in the water and the fountains.. It was a great afternoon. We also went and saw some turtles (one of her new words) at the zoo after we dried off. Tim and I love our Fridays off together. She is so much fun.

Amy/Matilda Shower

Our busy weekend of fun started out with Amy's baby shower on Saturday morning. Amy's mother-in-law graciously hosted in Edwardsville. We all had such a great time and Lexi was really sweet and the star of the show. It probably was a good thing, though, that she slept through the gift opening.. I'm sure she wouldv'e loved to help. ;) Jaimie's shower is next,, we can't wait!

I'm ONE!!

Alexis is ONE. I can't believe I just wrote that. This year has flown by and we have made so many memories. Its hard to imagine what we did with our time before Alexis. She is such a blessing.

We had an amazing birthday party for her at Aunt Kelley's clubhouse in Fenton. There were nearly 60 people there to celebrate with her. As you can see, she loved her cake and all of the attention that she got that evening. Alexis got many, many gifts including books, stuffed animals, and scooters. She is currently in love with her Disney princess scooter and talking Elmo. Thank you to everyone that made her birthday and her first year of life so so special.

Backyard Fun