Mr. and Mrs. Richard Draut!!!

Congratulations to my eldest brother and his blushing bride, Jennifer. The ceremony was held in Galveston, on the cruise ship that they sailed on for their honeymoon. Lily was the Flower Girl, a role she has been diligently studying for several months. She performed admirably for someone who is not quite three years old, strewing flower petals with reckless abandon, wandering aimlessly during the ceremony, and most importantly, performing the traditional Groom/Flower Girl fistbump at the conclusion of the vows.

Not to be outdone, Alex made copious loud farting noises during any and all quiet moments during the ceremony. We can't wait to see the videotape on this one.

But what if the goblins DO come and take her away right now?

Yes, that's a Labyrinth reference. Lily has been exploring the Netflix instant queue on our Wii. It's taken several conversations, but I'm pretty sure that she now knows that David Bowie isn't a woman.

It's been a busy, sleep-deprived month. Alex has decided to stop sleeping through the night, since she's been learning to roll over. And is teething. And, we discovered upon our return from Texas, has Scarlet Fever. This sounds a bit scarier than it is - Scarlet Fever is actually a rash caused by a Strep infection (I didn't know this. Thank you WebMD!).

We got back from Texas Wednesday night with two cranky tired kids, but only one of them had a fever. Alex had been a bit out of sorts for a few days, and I was going to call the Pediatrician anyway since she is due for a few shots. She woke up from her nap Thursday afternoon covered almost head to toe with a bright red rash. I'm not generally one to panic, but that one freaked me out. She is on antibiotics now and feeling much better, but still inclined to wake up twice a night.

Why were we in Texas? I'm glad you asked. Partly because we hadn't seen the family since before Alex was born and we wanted to introduce her. Partly because I really missed Whataburger and Shiner Bock beer.

KIDDING! My bubba got married!!!!!!!!

I was just thinking to myself yesterday, "I wonder when I'll get time to blog again," and then Alex woke up at 4:30 a.m. and just wanted to hang out. Problem solved!

Lily has started dance class. She loves it, and immediately demanded 'real dancer clothes'. Jason immediately volunteered to get her ABT sweatpants, a Diet Coke, and a pack of Marlboro Lights, but we opted instead for this.

Alex has officially rolled over a few times, but routinely forgets how. We started solids, but she isn't interested, so we're taking a week off from it.

When we're not wrangling crazy girls, we've been planting a garden in the back yard. Lily is fascinated by the strawberry and tomato plants, and is convinced that our pumpkin plant will grow jack-o-lanterns.

Don't cross the streams.

March was busy - Alex stopped sleeping through the night, due to a growth spurt and some teething, and Lily stopped sleeping through the night, due to some wicked hard-core jealousy.

Yep, the green-eyed monster has invaded. Lily loves being a big sister, but isn't a fan of me doing anything with Alex that doesn't also involve her. We're doing our best to find 'just-for-Lily' time, and she does her best to remind us when we don't.

Alex is inches away from both rolling over and sitting up - she doesn't get quite the amount of uninterrupted floor time that Lily did (see green-eyed monster, above). She is a really happy baby, lots of cooing and giggling, and lately, lots and lots of raspberries. We haven't started her on solids yet, but we will later this month.

Alex had her first modeling audition last week. It went well, but she didn't get the job. They did agree that she's cute, though. :-) It's interesting to see the other side of the business - I'm not used to watching auditions from the other side of the table. I'm also not a fan watching people reject my kids - we'll see how long I last as a stage mom.

Lily is currently obsessed with two movies - Ghostbusters and Little Shop of Horrors. Jason and I now know them both by heart, and Lily is endlessly fascinated by the plant and the Sta-Puft Marshmallow Man. I'm starting to wonder if she has a Rick Moranis fetish.

Lily also starts dance class this month - we found a Mommy and Me class called Ballet Princesses that seems to be right up her alley, and I like it because it's not a recital-based program.

Today we're off to the zoo - the weather is too nice to stay inside!

Meet Alex.

After much discussion (okay, not that much discussion, but a little), Jason and I have decided tocall Alexandra 'Alex' instead of 'Lexi'. It won't keep us from ever calling them each other's name, but we're hoping it will cut down on the number of incidents.

It's been sort of an uneventful week for us - Lily and Alex and I have been sharing a head cold, so between that and the ungodly amount of snowfall this week, we've spent most of our time indoors. Lily has been helping Jason shovel, though, and I managed to snap a few pictures of that.

Alex is not at all enamored of the snow and cold weather, which has made winter not as much fun as it could be. Now that Jason's schedule is a bit less frenetic, we are able to split our focus and take turns playing outside with Lily. I admit to volunteering for more of the indoor sessions - I'm not a huge fan of winter either.

When we do get Alex outside in the weather, we put her in this fleece jumper. Why? Because dressing your kid up as a duck is a parental privilege with a limited shelf life, and one should take advantage of it as often as one can.

Why yes, it was a boring snow day. Why do you ask?

I did not encourage this.

I did not go to Lily and say, "Hey put these panties on your head and demand that I take a picture."

This was all Lily. I'm just sharing.