Spotlight on Alex

***So I guess I never published this... started it back in 2011 and (ironically, thanks to the first line of the post) never finished. But the goal is to capture memories, so I'm just going to publish what's here. So there. ******

"Finish what you start." It's another resolution, for this year and beyond. So, in March of 2011 I wrote a spotlight on Dani, and now it's Alex's turn, and then Ben's. They grow so fast, I want to capture it all! And I've captured a lot in pictures, and on post-it notes, and in notebooks around the house. Now it's time to digitize it.

AlexPalex. Or as she has told us to call her - Lexie (it hasn't stuck, to her chagrin). Alex is a downright SILLY kid. She loves to silly-sing her own silly songs, hear silly bedtime stories about herself and her silly siblings, make up silly rhymes, make silly dress-up combinations, and generally be a source of laughs, which is understandable since her sister has a really good one. Dani's laugh is joyful, uninhibited, and LOUD. Alex knows just how to get her going. Alex is very ticklish and loves to try to tickle us back. When she is serious, she is very serious, and has a hard time shaking it. But when she is happy, she is completely silly giggly funny fun. She makes hilarious but true observations about the world (Me: "It's been a long day." Alex: "Mom, every day is the same length. It's not like one day is 20 minutes and then next 3!")

Alex loves to draw and make books, especially about horses, dancers, and unicorns. But she also loves to paint. We haven't fit in as much painting time at home since Kindergarten began, but when Alex does get to paint, she pumps out painting after painting with her watercolors. She doesn't want to draw her images beforehand, she just creates with the paint. Her favorite brush is a very small one, to make thin lines.