The life and times of the Alexander's

Mommy - we don't "yike" orange!

2009-05-16T06:14:00.002-05:00

So, the other night Olivia went and got the newspaper and told me she was needing to read it. She went to her playroom, and had the paper all out of the package. She came running in to me with the sports section. She pointed to this picture, and this was our conversation that followed:

Olivia: Mommy I can't read this part

Me: I know baby, reading is hard, but we will learn.

Olivia: No Mommy, I can't read it because we don't "yike" orange.( as she is pointing to the O on the baseball hat! )

At least I am starting them young!!

Olivia is 4

2009-05-15T22:03:00.004-05:00

I don't know where the last four years have gone, but our little Olivia turned 4 Saturday! It is hard to fathom she is this old. Each day she masters something new, or says something so funny, we crack up! She has brought us more joy in the last four years than we could ever have imagined experiencing. She has been an amazing little girl to raise to this point, and we look forward to getting to know her better and better!

Her birthday party was themed " Prehistoric Luau", she loves dinosaurs and wanted palm trees! We were able to decorate it, and make it awesome for her!! She had family come in from out of town, and 6 of her "old" cousins were able to stay and spend the entire day with her! She had a fairy tale day for her! After the official party, the older cousins joined us as we went to the creek right by our house! They searched for crawdads, and just had an overall great day! I will attach pictures from her special day!

April -- 2009 -- Better late than never!

2009-05-15T21:46:00.004-05:00

So, I totally stunk at blogging for the entire month of April! What was I thinking??

Anyway, I will attach a few pictures from Easter, and just some random shots of the kids! We had a great month of April. Hudson had his tube surgery, and has felt so much better. He is starting to say lots of new words, and really attempting to communicate with us! At the end of April, I turned 30, so my entire family went to Branson to celebrate! I have also attached pictures from that trip!

Enjoy!

Snow Day!! - March 28, 2009

2009-03-28T19:54:00.005-05:00

Today we were blessed with about 6" of snow!! Olivia was so excited to see it snow! We finally went out to play in the snow, Olivia and I made a snowman! It was Olivia's first snow man to ever make!

Hopefully the sun will come out tomorrow, and we can get rid of this nasty stuff!

Cute Olivia story!!

2009-03-26T21:52:00.004-05:00

On Wednesday nights Olivia goes to church, and totally loves it! Last night we were discussing what she had learned, and here is how our conversation went:

Olivia: "Mama, Pastor Mike (our children's pastor) taught me everything I ever need to know
Me: Wow, what did he teach you?
Olivia: "Salt melts ice"

I just cracked up, just to think if that was all we ever really needed to know! What the topic was though, I have since found out, was that we are to be the salt and the light to the Earth. I just loved my precious 3 (almost 4) year old's take on things.

And, for good measure, I thought I would attach an old pic of Livi. I can't believe how much she has grown!!

Olivia - 3 Months

Olivia - 3yrs. 10months

Poor Baby Hudson!

2009-03-26T21:46:00.003-05:00

On Monday, Shawn and I had to take Hudson to an appointment with an Ear, Nose, and Throat doctor. Hudson has had 6 or 7 ear infections in the last 6 months. His pediatrician recommended him for tubes, so we went to the ENT. The audiologist checked his hearing, and he has severe hearing loss. So, next Friday, April 3, Hudson has to get tubes and have his adenoids removed. I know this is a minor thing, but to the mommy involved it feels pretty major!

Since we were talking about ENT, the nose made me think of this pic! He will probably kill me for this one day! ;)

OVERLOAD!!! Pictures to follow:

2009-03-26T21:33:00.004-05:00

Shawn, Olivia, Hudson and I went last week and had family pictures made. Shawn had an extended long weekend, so we decided it was time to do this feat again! We love the pictures, and are very pleased by how they turned out!

Enjoy!
FYI: They took 77 Pictures!!

So, the last picture I attached is one of my favorites!! Hudson looks like he is saying "Ding, I am DONE!!!"

Awesome Weekend!!

2009-03-18T20:46:00.004-05:00

This weekend my family reunited with our foster brother! (really, just brother) We have not seen Brendan in 20 years. Brendan, Jodi, James, Brennan and Melissa arrived Sunday night, and the fun began! We were able to enjoy many different things, but most of all we enjoyed getting to know Brendan again, and meet Jodi, James, Brennan and Melissa. The kids had an absolute blast, and so did the adults! I am going to attach a few pics of our visit! Olivia absolutely loved having new "tousins"! Enjoy the pictures

The kids at the end of the zoo!!

Brennan, James, Olivia and Melissa

Jodi and the Tulip tree

Melissa, (Yalissa or Just Tousin to Olivia)

Olivia deciding to pose with Aunt Jodi

Our little monkeys

Olivia, Brennan, James and Melissa

We definitely should have included our favorite little Monkey (Hudson)

Olivia and her Papa!!

Crazy Man saying "Heese" (aka cheese)

Tousins

My girl Olivia after making mud pies

Brennan

Beautiful Day!!

2009-03-09T21:41:00.004-05:00

Today was a beautiful day! The kids and I went to the park, and had a blast! Here are some pictures!

Bath Time ...

2009-03-09T21:40:00.002-05:00

Beautiful day!

2009-02-26T00:59:00.002-06:00

Today was beautiful! Olivia and Hudson went to their "Gigi" & "Papas". They had just tilled their garden, so they had a massive dirt area the kids could not wait to get into. While we were all outside watching them, Hudson found Olivia's wagon. He kept climbing into the wagon, so Olivia took off with him. He thought it was hysterical!! She pulled him all over the yard, and occasionally would get worn out and fall down. It was the cutest thing! It made it even cuter to me, because when Ally & I were little she pulled me everywhere in a wagon. We had an awesome day!!

Hudson Walking!

2009-01-30T22:24:00.003-06:00

This will be my last post, but I wanted to send a picture of Hudson Walking...sorry it is sideways!

First Haircut!!

2009-01-30T22:16:00.005-06:00

We took Hudson for his first haircut today! He did a great job participating! I will post a few pictures! We took both kids for ice cream after their haircuts, so I will include those as well!

First Boo Boo!!

2009-01-30T22:13:00.002-06:00

So, Hudson is starting to walk, and last night he got his first bruise!! He hit his head on his dresser drawer!! He was laughing within minutes, and was playing shortly after! Don't mind the spaghetti-o remnants on his shirt!! ;)

Playing in our "snow" ---

2009-01-30T22:05:00.003-06:00

Olivia Sings!!

2009-01-30T21:47:00.002-06:00

When Hudson is sad or crying this is what Olivia sings to him!!

2009-01-30T21:25:00.004-06:00

We had a great Christmas this year! I will attach a picture of our tree that was only knocked over 3 times!! I will send a couple of the kids as well! The tree was solely decorated by Olivia. I decided that since everything would be removed at some point by the little man of the house, she could decorate!! She had an absolute blast!

Olivia really got the whole Santa thing this year! Since she remembers everything, I realized on Christmas Eve that I had forgotten to get special "Santa" wrapping paper. So, I staged a phone call from Santa to tell him he could borrow some we already had at home. The story worked, so she picked out the paper for him to use. It was cute.

Then Christmas Eve night, I kept trying to get her to go to sleep, but she kept trying to stay awake so she could see him. She stayed up well into the night in order to try to catch a glimpse!! It was a really fun Christmas!!

The Big Birthday Party!!

2009-01-30T21:08:00.004-06:00

We had Hudson's birthday party at our church, and had a circus theme!! It was a wonderful blast! Thank you so much to everyone who came and celebrated his special day with us!!

Hudson turned 1 on December 3rd!!

2009-01-30T20:46:00.005-06:00

Hudson's One Year Pics!!

Hudson...

2008-10-29T22:56:00.000-05:00

..is onery as they come!! Here is a picture I took of him at school Tuesday, he was getting his diaper changed! He is so funny! He is pulling up on everything, and cruising to get to where he wants to go. He is a very picky eater, but we are trying to work through it. He also seems to be having an allergy to something, but I haven't determined what it is yet. I am working on it though!!

Princess Party!

2008-10-29T22:39:00.000-05:00

Olivia is not too thrilled with the whole makeup thing!
Quite excited to be getting a cake ball!

Little Miss Hollywood!

Friends: Taylor, Olivia & Adley

Best Friends: Taylor & Olivia

Last night Olivia and I went to a friend's birthday party. It was at a place where they dress you like princesses. Olivia was quite adamant that she wasn't going to dress like a princess, or put on makeup. So, we get there and she decides she wants to be Hannah Montana (not a princess)! When it came time to get her hair and makeup done she agreed, much to my surprise! Here are the pictures of Olivia at the party. During the party the girls get to do a fashion show, and Olivia showed a few of her moves! The video is sideways, but you get the point!

Olivia & the Accordian!!

2008-10-27T22:04:00.000-05:00

Olivia received a toy accordian for her first Christmas. Since we moved, she has been playing with it all the time. The same night she picked out her outfit, she decided to put on a show for us....

Our little cowgirl!!

2008-10-27T21:52:00.001-05:00

So, Olivia is totally enamored with being a cowgirl.(this of course makes Uncle Brandon happy!) Last week sometime, Olivia and I were going to Wal Mart kind of late, so she decided to get herself dressed to go. This is the outfit she put together, because she is convinced cowgirls wear overalls (though she is too long to really wear them.)

Anyway, so we went to Wal Mart in this outfit, which is totally not my style, and everyone decided to comment on Olivia! When people would talk to her she would raise her cowgirl hat and say thank you!!

Halloween Costumes!

2008-10-23T17:50:00.001-05:00

This is Hudson's first Halloween, so he is going to wear the same costume Olivia wore for her first Halloween! Olivia is a pink poodle! They decided to try their costumes on the other night, so I captured a few pics, I am sure more will come.

Hudson loved the taste of an apple!

2008-10-23T17:48:00.001-05:00

Hudson still does not have any teeth, but I took a bite out of an apple for him the other day. He loved licking the "meat" of the apple. He is so funny!

Pumpkin baking...

2008-10-23T17:44:00.000-05:00

Olivia asked while we were at the pumpkin patch if we could cook a pumpkin, so we bought one to cook. Here is a pic of Olivia and I with our pumpkin. We had lots of fun, and it tasted good!

Pumpkin Patch - 2008

2008-10-23T17:33:00.001-05:00

This past weekend, we went to the Pumpkin patch here in town to take pictures, and to let Olivia ride a pony. Olivia was quite overwhelmed by all of the pumpkins and animals. She convinced her daddy to ride a camel with her, and thoroughly enjoyed it! She also was able to ride a pony, and enjoyed that! We spent several hours there, and just had a great time!

Computer nerd finally joins the ranks...

2008-10-21T21:45:00.000-05:00

So, I finally broke down and joined the ranks of bloggers everywhere. I did an exceptional job of keeping up with Olivia's first three years on her webpage, but couldn't keep up with two once Hudson came along. I thought this may be easier, and a lot more practical! I hope you all enjoy this, and add anything you like!