The Durfee Clan: Happy Birthday Lexie

Monday, February 2, 2009

Happy Birthday Lexie - #6

Happy Birthday Lexie!! Today was Lexie's birthday, I can't believe she is 6. Where does the time go? She chose pizza for dinner, and we just had a family party here. She got a new bike, "without training wheels" (this is the 4th bike we've bought her. We learned the hard way, don't buy bikes at every stage of life. Just buy one that they can grow into.)

On Saturday Lex had her birthday party with her friends. She chose to go to the movie with her friends Kelsey and Lauren. We saw Beverly Hills Chihuahua, they loved it. On the way home from the theater my plan was to stop and get hamburgers, so I asked the girls if they wanted cheese or no cheese. Lauren told me she didn't like hamburgers, she only likes grilled cheese. Grilled cheese isn't readily available at most burger joints, so I asked if she wanted something else. She said she ate too much popcorn and wasn't hungry - both Kelsey and Lexie agreed. So I told them we will just go home, and when you get hungry, tell me and I'll fix grilled cheese. When we got home we had cupcakes and apple juice. Kelsey informed me she didn't like juice. Wow, I was sure since there were only the three girls I could easily make them happy for a couple of hours, the easiness was mythical.

The girls had a great time at the party and loved going to the movies together.

6 comments:

Heather said...: She is adorable...Wait till Max gets bigger. My boys have destroyed 3 bikes they are so rough on them...

And I thought having a party for boys was hard..; February 3, 2009 at 3:07 PM
The Andersen Family said...: So cute!I'm glad I'm not the only parent that has to see movies that have dogs as the main characters!lol; February 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM
Lindsay said...: I have tried figuring out what your blog address is finally found it! I can't believe your "baby" is six! I hope you're doing well. Give Jim a big kiss from us!; February 5, 2009 at 7:24 PM
Jess said...: Those are such cute pics of the girls! I want a copy of the one of them hugging. I think Abi's hair is adorable straight!; February 12, 2009 at 8:30 PM
Fullmer Family said...: Happy birthday Lexie! Bikes are great. That's what Brielle got for her b-day and Lainey is getting for hers. And I just realized we have the same blog backgrounds. Great minds think a like I guess!
-Jillynne; February 19, 2009 at 8:59 PM
Shelby said...: Looks like you had so much fun with the birthday girls! Abi looks so cute with her hair straight! We still need to get max, abi, and zach together to play while the older ones are at school. Let me know what works for you.; February 25, 2009 at 10:38 PM

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Summer Is Coming To An End

Summer has dwindled to almost a mere memory - I am not ready for that. But, this summer was awesome! Me and the kids played lots, and poor Jim worked. Oh wait, before you start to shed tears on Jim's behalf, remember, fall is just around the corner - hunting, hunting, and more hunting. His time is quickly approaching. Anyway, me, Lex, Max and Abi spent lots of days at the pool and the zoo. We played and played - well they played and I chased them. Here are the pics to prove how much we enjoyed the summer of 2008.

Kindergarten - Here She Comes

Wow!! Lexie started Kindergarten on August 18. Unbelievable! I asked her if she wanted me to drive her to school the first day, or if she wanted to ride the bus. Of course, she wanted to ride the bus. So, we went to the very crowded bus stop (we counted today and there were 46 kids at her bus stop), she gets with her friends, Kelsey and Lauren and is psyched when the bus comes. In all of her Lexie cuteness, she just proudly waves to me as she boards the bus - not a bit of nervousness - that's my girl!

She said her first day was great. They had P.E. and did jumping jacks, push-ups and sit-ups (Lex did 10 sit-ups).

Then there was the bus ride home. I had forgotten to tell Lex that the bus would take kids to other bus stops too. So, as the bus starts, one of her friends started telling her and the other girls that they must be on the wrong bus because they were going the wrong way. Well, after Lexie told the bus driver where she lived they finally made it to the stop. The doors on the bus open and hmmm Lexie's mom isn't there waiting for her like she had said she would be. Neither were any of her friend's moms, so she didn't recognize anyone. (I had been told that the bus would be there 10 minutes later than it was). Just as I was headed out the door, Lex showed up on the porch crying. I felt horrible. The poor girl was a bit shaken, but we talked it out and she was okay. I'm afraid I lost my Mother of the Year nomination over this.

Day two went much better. She jumped on the bus. Had music in the music room at school and made it to her mom waiting for her at the bus stop.

We may survive this school thing after all.