These are a few of her favorite things!

Not too much has happened here recently--which is the reason I haven't posted in a week! Just waiting for this baby to come and keeping up with a 2 1/2 year old! This post will be devoted to a few of Alex's favorite things-the first picture is after painting--as you can tell she missed the paper a few times. She loves to paint, so we took a couple nights this week to paint some valentine's cards for some special people in her life (some of you may be receiving a special card in the mail very soon!). Painting was followed by another fun activity she loves--taking a bath in mom and dad's big bathtub! Bath time has become much more exciting for her since we've recently let her use our tub for her baths--she loads it up with her Dora and her mermaids and has a ball.

This photo also contains 2 of Alex's very favorite things. The first one being the necklace she's wearing, given to her by one of her teachers, Ms. Erica, as an early Valentine's gift. Ms. Erica is also one of Alex's favorite people--and Alex is one of Erica's favorite kids. Every time I arrive to pick Alex up from school, she's following behind Erica or playing with her. She hasn't wanted to take the necklace off since she got it--I manage to get it off for baths but it goes right back on when we are done! The second favorite item is the dress she is wearing. The day has come--Alex is ALL ABOUT DRESSES. She'd wear one 24-7 if I would let her. She was upset because I made her wear a skirt to church today instead of a dress. I had to go out and scoop up a bunch of these cotton dresses with all the post-christmas sales to give her some outfits she can wear around on weekends. This one happens to be her favorite. The only way I can get away with her not wearing it is by telling her it's dirty and that I'm washing it for her. I've avoided sending her to school in a dress yet, only because I know once I do it once she will want to wear one every day!
She has recently insisted on picking out all of her own clothes each day, which sometimes becomes interesting when she selects items that don't quite match. She does make every effort to find things that go together, and she usually doesn't do too bad. I always remember years ago learning somewhere that it's all about giving kids choices at this stage--2 choices that YOU, the parent, approve of, and allow them to pick which they would like. I think I need to get going with this ASAP--she usually beats me to picking out the outfits, so I'm thinking I may need to start planning the night before!

This final photo was from her friend Jameson's 5th birthday party she went to on Saturday. She had so much fun-it was at one of the only indoor play areas in Morgantown--one of those places you can rent for birthday parties--the kids had a great time. Her favorite item in this photo is icing off of a cupcake--she's already learned that she prefers the icing to the cupcake itself--she just licks all the icing off then leaves the cupcake for me (which works great because I prefer the cupcake with just a little icing, so we make a good pair).

So that's what Alex has been up to recently! We hope you are all doing well!