Alexis

It seems there are never any posts or pictures with Alexis in them. Perhaps because I tend to take the photos more often when she is gone at school, or she is busy with homework...I don't really know the reason, but I thought I would focus on her a little!

Alexis is a great girl. She is helpful and reliable and sweet. She is having a fairly good school year and is making good progress in many areas. She has really enjoyed all the reading challenges put out in class, especially because there has been a lot more freedom of choice in our reading this year.

Alexis has been involved in Girl Scouts throughout the year and has really enjoyed it. We just finished up with our selling of the beloved Girl Scout cookies. Alexis worked hard to sell cookies, visiting friends, knocking on doors in the neighborhood. She had a lot of fun. On Saturday she helped her troop sell cookies at a local grocery store for a couple of hours and had a great time. She sold a total of 190 boxes!

We've been planning on decorating Alexis's room for a while now, but like with many things, it is taking a while. It is just one of those things that gets pushed aside so easily. We had plans to use this really cool paper we found and make some wall art with it, but it has been a few months and nothing really has happened...so finally on Friday evening we decided to make the project as easy as possible. We went and picked up a few inexpensive frames, cut the paper, put it in, and hung them up! We think it looks pretty cute. I guess step #1 is finally done. A few more little projects, and her room will be looking super cute for a super cute young lady!


With the bedspread

A bit closer up

This evening Alexis pulled out her Crayola Cutter and had a fun time designing boxes for the kids. Although she doesn't do it as much as she used to, Alexis is quite the crafter and loves her little projects!