Lessons Learned.

It's been a day of important lessons. First, and most importantly, take shelter if your little one sneezes with a mouth full of Cream of Wheat.

Lesson number 2: Don't waste your money buying toys. Alexis found an old pair of BabyLegs today (for those of you not in the know, they're legwarmers for babies). She played with them for hours. Seriously. FOR HOURS! Who knew legwarmers could be such a great source of entertainment? (Guess what all the nieces and nephews are getting for Christmas this year!)

She's learning say and sign "off" and "on". So I put them on her.

She wanted them off.

She tried putting them on me...Nice hat. Guess we have some work to do.

And lesson number 3:

Make it clear to your child that there will be NO gifts, cakes, or parties...

BEFORE you tell him that it's his 6 1/2 birthday.

Happy half birthday anyway, Blake.

Finally, Alexis hit my very favorite milestone on Sunday. After only 2 years and 3 months, she said "Mama"! Here's proof!