Ms. Pac-Man

SIDE NOTE !!!!! This has become a nightly routine in the Alsop Home! My parents discovered Sky's love for Pac-Man and just happened to leave their plug-in TV version behind one weekend when they saw him playing it during every spare moment he had. (thanks mom and dad) I would like to say that Skylar is now addicted with playing it but I have to add myself to the equation. Gotta love putting off the things you know you should be doing to play a little Pac Man. We are obsessed with beating our own records...since I'll never catch Skylar's. However, for the first time I made it to the "CHASE" this evening and almost conquered the Pear level. It is quite a treat or should I say scare watching Sky play as he is his own worst enemy. "You idiot...you freakin gotta be kidding me!...!" were words I heard coming from downstairs one evening. I went down to make sure he was ok to find him intensely playing Pac-Man. I now know not to respond to these comments and just stay clear. He has become one expert Pac-Man player!

Alexis has been tagged!

Alexis has been tagged by Justin,
Name and Meaning: Alexis Defender
Age: 19 months
Nicknames:
Lex, Lexi, Boober (don't ask me ask Sky)

Favorite Activities:
Reading books (gets a book, walks backwards as she scoots into your lap and then plops down. and then repeats this over)

Eating, EATing EATING
Being Outside and pushing her stroller (why is it getting cold)
Following her Big Sister wherever she goes

Listening to music and Dancing

pushing buttons (radio, tv, remotes, etc.)

Doing the laundry with Mom

Favorite Foods:
I used to say all and anything anyone else in the room may be eating but now she's become a little pickier.

Carbs! this girl loves carbs
Fruit (haven't seen her turn it down yet)
CANDY and of course CHOCOLATE
Least Favorite Foods:
Vegetables...ewww gross! as they roll off her tongue.

Favorite Music:
Anything with a good fast beat. Loves Viva la Vida by Coldplay and Open Shut them.

I tried to catch a little of it. Click on this link to see

Alexis Dancing 11-08
as you can see she loves to rock back and forth, bounce up and down, and twirl till dizzy and all with the beat mind you.

Favorite Toys:
Ones that play music

Playskool Ball Blower

Books
Balls
Baby Stroller

Play food and kitchen

Favorite Books:

Sandra Boynton Books especially Moo, Baa, La la la

Books that make animal noises
Favorite Item of Clothing:
None. After bath or when getting dressed this one makes a run for it and loves to pat that bare belly. Due to her mother's love for comfort she is often in her jammies till noon.

What makes her happy:
Her SILKY!!!

Her Mommy
Sister Kylee when she needs comforting
Food

Being thrown on the bed by Dad
What makes her sad:
When older sister tells her she can't play with that or when sister gets a little too rough
When Daddy takes her up to bed instead of Mom
When told no more food
When she is over tired because she only takes an hour nap
When Mom won't give her something till she tries to make the sign
Funny words or phrases:
Doesn't say many actual words but she is constantly babbling or singing in her own language. My favorite word is Bucka Bucka. I could listen to her talk all day long as long as it isn't her favorite word which is Uhh Uhh Uhh! She does have the word HI down and loves to say it when Daddy comes home or when she goes to a new place.

Alexis Tags...

Julsie (Heather)
Hailey (Lindsey)
Emmi (Jordan)
Kate (Amber)

and of course anyone else!

Disney on Ice...LEXI'S TREAT!

Why is everything that Disney puts on just so magical? Last Friday we went to Disney on Ice "Worlds of Fantasy" thanks to Lexi's connections. I was pondering purchasing tickets due to how much Kylee loved it last year when I got the phone call from Early Intervention. We have been working with them a lot lately with Lexi's speech development and she informed me that she requested a bunch of tickets for the show and we were welcome to some. Dude, it just made my day! We were all able to go as a family for free and once again only drive 5 min. away for a great show.

Before hand there was a princess display of the dresses and a surprise Cinderella at the end. I thought Ky would be so excited to see the real Cinderella as I've been dying to plan a Disney vacation sometime soon. But her reply was, "Mom, that's not the real Cinderella is it?" Is she really that old already?...is there no getting anything by her. This girl has loved the princesses. I've got to get her to Disney fast...but luckily I've got another one (my little Lexi) that is just going to begin entering this phase. (I hope)!

Kylee watched in awe for most of the show (while eating Halloween candy). I informed her before hand what the 4 main acts would be so the planner that she is loved guessing what would be coming out next and retelling us who we had seen so far. Aside from just a great Disney show Sky and I are always impressed by just the amazing skating we get a chance to see. At times you get caught up in the characters and forget some of the incredible moves they are doing. Ky, enjoyed hearing the new story of tinkerbell and is excited to see the movie.

Our PreSchool Guru

I never did a beginning of the school year post but Kylee is thoroughly enjoying her time at preschool. Last year I received a good squeeze and an "I love you Mom" as my timid girl entered the room. Now all I get is a, "I'm going in Mom, see you later" as she quickly hangs her bag up. She is growing up soooo fast and is excited about life. One of her most asked questions is, What are we doing today? This girl lives for action and lately to be with friends. Playing with Mom and Dad just doesn't cut it all the time anymore. Instead of taking these great breaks from friends being over I tend to find myself listening in as I love hearing their creative conversations and make believe play. (We all know how much she thinks through things and verbalizes everything)

Skylar was having a conversation with his Dad the other day about all Kylee is into and how she just goes constantly. His response was, "You know you are really just watching yourself grow up!"
I enjoyed getting a little peak into her classroom as the parents got to join them for their Halloween songs. Watching Kylee with her gang of girls is quite the site. She loves hanging out wtih Lindsey who apparently helps her show her true colors as we hear Kylee is quite shy around the teachers or in group settings....shocker to me!

Little More Halloween

Hershey never has trick-or-treating on Halloween! I know, totally weird but now we are actually used to it. This year we spent the night before Halloween trick-or-treating and the actual night was spent at Hershey Park in the dark. We are trying to get all we can out of our final season passes. We have more memories than I can count in this amusement park and aren't sure what we are going to do when it is no longer just a 5 min. drive away.
It began with a Candy Hunt at the Hershey Outlets and then we proceeded on to our trick -or-treating. We got a great head start from the hunt as you can see. Candy is just covering the ground and it is a free for all within different age groups.

Ky overflowed her pumpkin would then dump and head out for more. As you can see the costume changed back to the pink dragon for the evening.

Lexi caught on fast and had a great time collecting candy. However, she would pause after each piece to eat it before wanting to collect more. We were happy a few pieces at least made it in the pumpkin. She enjoyed hanging out by the side lines eating almost the entire time. This was also the case trick or treating. She only made it a few houses due to the Lexi food fit that followed each candy collection. It was just not acceptable to her to place the candy in the pumpkin and move on. She sure let us know that she was miserable from being deprived that one piece of candy.

Like always we had a great night being parents and are sure glad kids keep you young. We had fun watching Ky get into her element and going at her pace for awhile as Lexi slept peacefully at home with Nana Linda.