This is Alexa the day she came home from the hospital. She was already looking at Owen with a "What!" type expression and she had only known him for s few days.
This was Alexa waiting to get her first haircut - just a bangs trim.
This is her getting ready to go to her very first friend party. It was a little boy of a sister in Owen's gymnastics class. Years later, they would be in the same
TaeKwonDo classes. Who knew...
This was Alexa skating on her birthday. She has to make a fashion statement even at the skating rink!
I love this picture. This is Alexa. I am surprised she is not making an open mouthed expression. She probably was but I made her stop. Alexa is the most
flamboyant,
exuberant, sensitive, peculiar, walk to her own drummer kind of kid. She loves life to the fullest. When she was little, I worried she had a sleep problem because as soon as she was still and quiet - she was asleep. I have pictures of her asleep in most the most precarious positions and places.
This picture was obviously at Disney. The
peculiarity I was mentioning coming out here. She desperately wanted her picture taken with the prince. Our table was in an odd place and we couldn't quite figure out the prince's table pattern so he got to our table quicker than we expected. Alexa refused her have her picture taken without her gloves. The young "prince" was very kind and
gracious and was helping Alexa to put on her gloves. He couldn't quite get her fingers right and Alexa was insistent that they be on correctly AND pulled all the way up. So, Ryan reached over to help the poor fellow so that he could take the picture and move on to the the next table. I am saving this picture for Alexa's wedding so that she will always know that sometimes even "Prince Charming" may need her dad's help!
This was the final product after all the fuss. Pretty as a picture isn't she?
This is my girl. She squeals in delight when happy and cries like her heart is broken when sad. You always know where you stand with Alexa. She is so excited to be 8 because she gets to get out of a booster seat. A few weeks ago, we were sitting at the mall having lunch and Alexa was doing her usual eating very slow and watching all the people around her. Suddenly, out of the blue she says: "When will Obama become President?" "January" I answer. "Well," she replies,"he had better not think of raising the car seat age to 9 or I am going to send him a strong letter filled with words I am not allowed to say!" (Owen was affected when the current car seat law was changed - he was out of a booster but had to go back in one from Jan - March.) "Alexa," I say, exactly how are you going to know how to spell all these words you are not allowed to say?" She thinks for a moment and replies "Emily - I am sure SHE knows how to spell them!"
Hmmm.... I've said all along that we must channel this girl's power for good!
This is Alexa the day she came home from the hospital. She was already looking at Owen with a "What!" type expression and she had only known him for s few days.
This was Alexa waiting to get her first haircut - just a bangs trim.
This is her getting ready to go to her very first friend party. It was a little boy of a sister in Owen's gymnastics class. Years later, they would be in the same TaeKwonDo classes. Who knew...
This was Alexa skating on her birthday. She has to make a fashion statement even at the skating rink!
I love this picture. This is Alexa. I am surprised she is not making an open mouthed expression. She probably was but I made her stop. Alexa is the most flamboyant, exuberant, sensitive, peculiar, walk to her own drummer kind of kid. She loves life to the fullest. When she was little, I worried she had a sleep problem because as soon as she was still and quiet - she was asleep. I have pictures of her asleep in most the most precarious positions and places.
This picture was obviously at Disney. The peculiarity I was mentioning coming out here. She desperately wanted her picture taken with the prince. Our table was in an odd place and we couldn't quite figure out the prince's table pattern so he got to our table quicker than we expected. Alexa refused her have her picture taken without her gloves. The young "prince" was very kind and gracious and was helping Alexa to put on her gloves. He couldn't quite get her fingers right and Alexa was insistent that they be on correctly AND pulled all the way up. So, Ryan reached over to help the poor fellow so that he could take the picture and move on to the the next table. I am saving this picture for Alexa's wedding so that she will always know that sometimes even "Prince Charming" may need her dad's help!
This was the final product after all the fuss. Pretty as a picture isn't she?
This is my girl. She squeals in delight when happy and cries like her heart is broken when sad. You always know where you stand with Alexa. She is so excited to be 8 because she gets to get out of a booster seat. A few weeks ago, we were sitting at the mall having lunch and Alexa was doing her usual eating very slow and watching all the people around her. Suddenly, out of the blue she says: "When will Obama become President?" "January" I answer. "Well," she replies,"he had better not think of raising the car seat age to 9 or I am going to send him a strong letter filled with words I am not allowed to say!" (Owen was affected when the current car seat law was changed - he was out of a booster but had to go back in one from Jan - March.) "Alexa," I say, exactly how are you going to know how to spell all these words you are not allowed to say?" She thinks for a moment and replies "Emily - I am sure SHE knows how to spell them!" Hmmm.... I've said all along that we must channel this girl's power for good!
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Happy Birthday to a very sweet special girl! Lot of love --- all the Shaws.
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