Little Things Matter

We have been doing so much this summer that it's hard for me to keep up with all of activities that we're doing, let alone the small stuff that happen each day.  Those little things may seem just a part of everyday life, but they are just as important to remember and cherish.  We go to the mall each week and one day they were lots of characters there.  Even though we've been to Disneyland, Lexie was a little hesitant at first to go up to them, but her shyness disappeared and she was giving them high 5's.

Uncle Ray had given Lexie special chopsticks to use.  She caught on really quickly how to use it.  She is actually better at eating with those chopsticks than with a fork.

Grandpa sent Lexie an egg.  When it is put in water, out hatches an alligator.  It was pretty slimy as the water made the alligator expand.  Now that it's dry, it has shrunk to the size of Lexie's hand.  She has an alligator and a duck and she carries them around everywhere.

In a short time, Lexie has gotten really great at puzzles.  We started with a 12 piece one and she was putting it together within a few minutes.  We moved up to 24 pieces and once she did it a few times with our help, she was putting those together in record time all by herself.  She got this Princess puzzle for her birthday and it has about 30 pieces that are pretty small.  I did it once with her and one night she was very quietly working on it and completed it all by herself.

I'm so happy that Lexie loves books.  She looks forward to going to the library each week.  She likes to find one book and will usually carry that book around with her.  She is now memorizing the words to the stories.  She can go for weeks without hearing the story but as soon as we read it, she can read each page along with us.  

Even though these are things we do each day, I don't want to forget any of these precious moments.