Another day at Kemah

I know it's been a good month when I already have over 400 pictures in my April folder and it's only the 10th! We stayed home all day Saturday, so we decided we'd take Alex to Kemah on Sunday. It wasn't until Sunday morning that we realized the Kids Festival was going on too! Alex couldn't wait to ride the carousel. She decided Daddy could ride with her this time. She got a rabbit we named Lucky last time we were there. I loved see the huge smile on her face every time they passed me. We had lunch at The Flying Dutchman. We watched all the boats going and coming and taught Alex about sailboats. The birds were bold, swooping onto tables when the patrons left, grabbing anything could before being shooed off! After lunch Alex got her face painted, then we rode the train. Alex loves trains! I'm sad we missed Thomas the Train in Grapevine, but we may try to catch it at one of it's other Texas stops...or next year. Alex informed us about half way through the day she was tired of having her picture taken and started to cover her face every time the camera came out of the bag!

For the Birds

When Nomi and Popi were here, Nomi told Alex she would get her a bird feeder. We have lots of birds in the lot next to us. Alex told Nomi she wanted a pink bird feeder. Impossible to find! lol We ended up getting a wooden one and painting it. It took about half the day for our first bird to eat from the feeder...and another day for me to be able to get a picture of it. It was taken through the window and screen, so it's not the best, but you can see our male Cardinal (as Alex refers to him) having a little snack. The feeder is also attracting the squirrels who clean up the mess the birds make! Alex LOVES watching the birds in our new feeder! I'm thinking we'll add a hummingbird feeder in the next few weeks and see if we can attract any!

Cake Day

We celebrated Popi's birthday Sunday! Alex loves making cakes and celebrating birthdays. We made him a chocolate cake decorated with Alex's favorite candy! Alex thought it was hilarious to act like she was going to bite or lick the cake...until she got a little too close and got a taste of the icing...then she thought it was best to just lick it!

First Swim

A few weekends ago we went to visit our friends, Erik and Fei. We took Alex and Cooper and spent the whole day over there. Alex LOVED LOVED LOVED swimming and playing! It was a beautiful day.

A Girl and her Dog

Alex loves her Coo Coo. She tells me every day he is our buddy. I asked her where we got Cooper, she told me her Daddy got him for her. I had to break the news that Coop was around before she was! Alex is forever feeding Cooper. She will sit on the floor with her snack and give one to Cooper for every one she eats. The day I took these pictures, Cooper went down the street to play with another dog about the same time I took Alex in to nap. She was hysterical and would not sleep until Cooper came home. If Alex is eating Cooper is right by her. The other day she told me she and Cooper were holding paws, when I looked, she had her sweet little foot on Coopers paw!

Spring Break

Our last day of Spring Break was soo much fun! We saw Kate and Candice pretty much every single day that week. The last day, we went to their house in our jammies with some breakfast stuff. The girls played dress up as soon as we got there, then we made pancakes for breakfast. Candice and I got to sit around, eat and visit while the girls played. We got there around 9:30 and sat around in our jammies until almost 2 when we finally headed home! I hope to keep doing this over the summer so we can have a day every once in awhile to just relax!

Date Night

Alex and Josh had a date night on Thursday. It was totally unplanned. I had plans to go to a Mary Kay party and Josh and Alex were just going to hang out. She told me that afternoon that her Daddy was taking her on a date to Chick Fil A then to Red Mango. I mentioned it to Josh and he decided to take her out! She loves her Daddy date nights. I love seeing my two loves enjoying their time together!