All about Lexi Lynn

This post is dedicated to Lexi. What a beautiful smile she has! It is truly amazing how quickly 5 years have past. Lexi is every bit the sassy five year old I envisioned when I (er, um...we) chose the name Lexi. She is still our number one princess, prima donna and drama queen. She has a strong case of first child syndrome which means that she has to be the center of attention and constantly craves attention. She loves to go to barnehage and play with her friends. They are a group of 6 - her closest friend is Leonora, but she gets on pretty well with Tyra and Kristin as well. She does seem to love to play outside at barnehage, but lacks the motivation to play outside whilst at home. She would prefer to play games. She is killer at Memory, loves Zingo, Candyland, Chutes and Ladders and a couple of other games we have. Her standard choice is Memory and she truly has an amazing ability to remember and match the pairs. She kicks Tim and I's bums several times over. (I am, of course, better than Tim, but you would expect that?) She also loves to write, draw, color, bead, etc. When she isn't dazzling us with her gaming or creative skills, she is annoying the heck out of her little sister. She truly fills the Big Sister shoes. It borders on being nice and helpful to treating Lillian like a baby doll to be carted around. Lillian is learning to fight  back and stand her ground (see Lillian's post). If I am in the kitchen (or another room) and hear Lillian start to whine/cry - Lexi now immediately says "I didn't do anything!". This is either bad or worse... Bad because Lexi naturally has a guilty conscience or worse because I immediately assume Lexi is the cause of Lillian's grief and this isn't always the case (shame on me). Lexi has a magnet chart - her four daily goals are: (1) Be nice to Lillian, (2) Obey Mamma and Pappa, (3) Make a happy plate and (4) Dress herself in the morning. We are making some progress...

Lexi continues to grow (mainly taller). She is around 110cm (3ft 7in) and weighs around 18kg (40#). The other day, she asked me how long until she turns 6. I explained that it was quite some time away and explained all of the different things that will happen between now and then. So, she goes around counting down (first Feda, then Spain, then Dyreparken, then Legoland, then America, then Lillian's birthday, then Christmas and then Lexi's 6th birthday!)

Lexi's nose battled the gravel at barnehage one day and the gravel won. You know how she reacts to the slightest bit of blood or scratches - it was such a tragedy!