August 2016

August was a cozy month, with beautiful sunny days that weren't too hot, and lots of fun activities. Lexi had her first "official" sports encounter as we joined the Brooks Gymnastics club for one week. Although there was a lot of trepidation at first, Lexi ended up loving most of it - especially the foam pit. She wasn't the biggest fan of being thrown into the pit, but she did love stacking the foam blocks one on top of the other. The slide captivated her from day one, but it wasn't until day 3 or 4 that she really began tackling it (as long as she had her Nemo with her.)

Not only did Lexi start gymnastics, she also made a surprisingly quick transition from her crib straight into her big girl bed. Not even the toddler bed we'd purchased for her - after a night of absolutely refusing to sleep in her crib, and a frustrated Mama deciding to just throw her in the guest room, the guest room quickly became Lexi's room. How is it fair that a two year old gets a more comfortable bed than her mom and dad? At least the transition wasn't difficult - Lexi loves her big girl bed and room!

Lexi also loves her "Bible", a CD of Bible songs given to her for her baptism by Auntie Clem and Vicki. Imagine Mama's surprise when Lexi showed her the CD case and exclaimed, "my Bible!" Sometimes, when Lexi wants to read, she'll pull out the CD insert and ask Mama or Daddy to read her her "Bible." Where these things come from, who knows... Mama's guessing some divine intervention on this one!

We got to spend lots of time with Uncle Louis and the Prins family, taking lots of walks and enjoying the less-scorching-than-July weather. One day, after watching Louis light up a cigarette, Toby asked Mama, "have you ever tried smoking?" and Mama truthfully answered, "yes." Shelly revealed a few days later that her son piped up at home, saying, "Mrs. Liboiron sure is lucky!" "Why?" inquired Shelly. "Because," stated Toby, matter-of-factly, "she never got addicted to cigarettes!"  ...from the mouths of babes. Or nine year olds.

The Liboiron family capped off a great August with a trip to the Jenner Rodeo grounds, where we camped for two nights and participated in the "Up in Smoke" barbeque competition. Well, Mama participated - she got to judge some delicious food and will be judging again next year! We camped beside Carl and Aiden Scheibner, and Lexi had a great time following Aiden around and bouncing on the bouncy castle. Shortly after Up in Smoke, it was back to work for Mama, with a bit more of a baby belly to show off.  Halfway through the pregnancy, feeling pretty decent, and excited for a few months of work before a new maternity leave!