Lost your chance

So Lexi was acting up the other day, so I sent her to her room. She then says to me:
"I don't want to go" I reply
"Sorry honey you lost your chance, I gave you three warnings and you didn't stop"
she then says:
"Look mom I found my chance I would like to stay please" At this point she has her arms stretched out as if holding something in her cupped hands.

hair cut

Hello! So I have decided that it is time for a change with my hair. Part of me would really like to chop it because I have been getting major headaches...but the other part of me thinks that it has taken me like three years to grow it out. So I have posted some picture of celebs that I am thinking about and want to know what you think. love you all & thanks


Jessica Simpson



Sophia bush



Kristen from th OC



Jenny McCarthy



Jennifer Aniston


Amanda Bynes

Letter's by Lexi

I bought some flash cards for Lexi with letters on them. I want to start having her recognize sounds and be able to identify letter so that she can have a head start on reading. As we are going through the letters I am explaining lower case an upper case letters, each flash card has both...we get to the letter B it has a picture of a baby on it and then the letters B b.
I ask Lexi "what letter is this"
she replies:
"it has a big B and an upside down P" she pauses and says "B-p is for baby". I try to explain that the "upside down P" is a little b at which point she turns the card upside down to show me that it is a P, we ran into the same problem with the little n being a u and the d being backward, she was also quite sure the the V was missing a line (funny side note she calls lines lions...) and it too was upside down.
This makes me wonder who on earth though up the alphabet and why the letters cannot be more distinct, it also makes me wonder why some letters such as:
S s & X x & C c
truly look like a larger and smaller version yet letters like

R r & Q q & G g
are so different, and really what is the point of have upper case and lower case letter?? Wouldn't it just be easier to have one or the other? After all we use spaces and punctuation marks to start and end sentences and wouldn't the second grade go by a lot quicker with out a proper noun chapter?

Thoughts by Jess

So today I was reading an article titled "Teach your kids to break the rules" it was on msn and really wonderful, here is the link for those who are interested:

http://lifestyle.msn.com/your-life/family-parenting/article.aspx?cp-documentid=16949831

I began thinking, Lexi has been many times pegged as a 'bully' however as bad as it sounds I do tell her it is wrong but I don't really punish her for it...my thought in this process is that I would much rather have her know how to stick up for herself than be bullied. This is really awful but it is truly how I feel. I also think that if she was really being horrible to other kids she would be in huge trouble (or as much trouble and punishment as I can give my three year old).
In the article I was reading it goes on to talk about teaching your children to question things and think as an individual instead of 'running with the herd'. Although my daughter is thick-headed and stubborn I am very thankful that she does think for herself...maybe some day I will teach her to pee in the woods.

American Idol moment

American Idol is a family night for us, Tim and I both enjoy the show and Lexi has come to appreciate it as well. This evening while watching the last male contestant (Jorge for those of you who watch) was singing and I am looking at him thinking--wow he has a really great voice, but what is up with his eye browns very abnormally large...at this exact moment Lexi looks over and says "wow mom look huge brows! mine are small see."
At this point I am laughing so hard I could barely tell Tim what had just happened, maybe you had to be there...

sneaky little Lexi

Lexi has a rough time going to bed at night, if it is not monsters she is hungry or thirsty or just "meeds a hug mommy" (this one works every time by the way, I cannot refuse a hug especially when she adds a please mommy on the end). This evening I was really not being very firm with her and after the fourth time of her coming downstairs for something, and her and Tim playing a little more. I stated
"ok Lexi time to go" she looks at me and says
"But mom all my friends are hear, I look over at the couch that I am not sitting on and what do you know she must have been bringing her stuffed animals down at every trip because there are now enough "friends" to fill the couch.

first laugh

Yesterday I was holding Kaylee while she was sleeping, (while she is sleeping she makes the best faces)and out of no where she lets out a little giggle. Precious moments!

Communion Sunday

The first Sunday of every month is communion Sunday. At the end of the sermon on this Sunday we go and get Lexi from her Sunday school class so that she too can participate in communion. This Sunday was our first communion Sunday back from having Kaylee, so I went and got Lexi from her class and then I sat with Kaylee while Tim and Lexi took communion. After they got back I went at which point Lexi says to Tim:
"I think mom is hungry too, she is going to the nice lady to get food."
When I get back she says:
"Mom that lady gave me bread with jelly and it was so....good!"