Here are some pictures of Alexis at five months.
Alexis and Mommy enjoying our backyard
Love this outfit on Alexis. She is playing with her favorite rattle.
Wearing Jessica's baptism outfit.
Monday, May 25, 2015
Alexis at Five Months
Sunday, May 17, 2015
1st Mother's Day
We planned to celebrate Mother's Day at the beach....see previous blog on why that didn't work out. So we celebrated at our house. We made egg and hash brown casseroles and enjoyed mimosas.
My Mom gave me a mug with pictures of Alexis on it. Super cute.
Allen gave me a Fitbit (b-day and Mother's Day gift). I love it but he has created a monster. As I write this blog I have 2500 steps to get to my 10,000 per day goal. So I am pacing and typing:).
Allen and I watched a movie and played with Alexis. My bother and Mom played a game. Overall it was a relaxing day. Thank you to everyone who sent texts, emails and cards. Thank you to my Mom for being such an amazing role model. So glad I get to see you everyday.
Realized I didn't take any pictures:). Improvement for next year.
Trip to the beach
We decided to rent a house on the beach for a week to celebrate our birthdays and Mother's Day. In March we spent a few weekends driving to local beaches to find a house to rent. We found the one we liked the best in Surfside. (45 minutes from our house) It was a three bedroom, two bath home right on the beach. It was called Splash Down. The plan was to check in on Monday at 4pm. Monday morning Allen woke up and was sick:(. We decided I would get groceries and pack us up and see if he felt better. So I went to the grocery store with Alexis. I had to pull the cart behind her stroller we had so much food to get. I am checking out...Alexis is crying so I take her out of the stroller...they ask if I need help out...I usually say no but I really do need help so I say yes. We are getting two bags of ice on the way out...the ice freezer is empty. We go outside and I can't find my car. I am starting to panic and am so embarrassed. I finally find it. He loads in the groceries and tells me to meet him out front and he will get the ice. As he is loading the ice in my truck I accidentally shut it on him. Ugh. After all that...we did not leave on Monday. We will try again on Tuesday--my birthday!
Packing for the beach. Alexis is always so serious when she is in the baby carrier.
Picture of the house from the beach. It was cute.
Selfie from the balcony off the master bedroom.
View from the back deck.
Sitting outside watching the waves crash.
My Mom walking back from the ocean.
Opening a gift from our friends Michelle and Dan. They mailed us our gifts.
My birthday dessert of chocolate brownies. Yummy
Allen blowing out his candles. Red velvet cake--his favorite.
Trevor was able to join us. Here he is coming back after a walk on the beach.
Walking on the beach with Daddy
Hanging out with Mom
Tuesday....Allen is not feeling any better. We decide after my Mom gets off work at 12:30pm we will leave. It took us 2 hours to pack up the car. A baby needs a lot of stuff:). We drive to the house and unload. We are both exhausted. I put Alexis to bed.
Tuesday night my Mom and I had wine and talked. It was fun.
Wednesday Allen surprised us and drive to the beach around noon. We had fun sitting outside looking at the ocean.
Wednesday night we celebrated my birthday.
One of the gifts they gave us was the stick to take selfies. This is our first attempt. Think we need practice.
My Mom got me a sorbet/ice cream maker. Can't wait to use it this summer. Allen got Fitbit....I am loving it.
Thursday was Allen's birthday. The house we were in was being sold and it transferred to the new owners on Thursday. So we lost power around 9am. We need the power for the AC and we had a ton of food in the fridge. Power was going to be off until the next day. So they gave us access to the house next door. We moved all our food over. We cooked dinner for Allen's birthday. By the time we ate and cleaned up we were all too tired to open gifts. We planned on sleeping at our rental home with the windows open. After two hours of trying we all gave up and walked next door at 10pm.
Allen is super excited about his gifts:)
Friday the homes in either side of us were rented to 18-21 year olds. At least 20 people per home. They arrived around 2pm. They were having fun at the beach. Drinking and playing music. At 7pm we decided to leave. I didn't want to have to call the police at 3am or be miserable all weekend. We made it home by 9:30pm. We were bummed but glad to be home.
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