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Today we visited the Lexington Children's Explorium.  The Explorium is a fantastic stop for kids of all ages.  Samuel tried his hand at flying a fighter jet, riding horses, spelunking, walking on the moon and more.  Mommy and Daddy were well entertained too.  Andrea felt at home in the healthcare area and tried to weigh Alexis along with the plastic babies (unfortunately the scale was broken) while Samuel gave the babies immunizations.  Adam was at home in the "plastic block room" (I refrained from calling them Legos® but that's what they looked like).  Daddy and Samuel built a house complete with window, roof, chimney, and a closing door - all out of "plastic blocks" (see I didn't say "Lego®").

There were interactive activities for a broad age spectrum of kids.  It was great!  Many of the exploration areas had costumes that a child could wear for that area.  The Doctor's station had lab coats, even blue tissue hair and foot coverings.  The tack room had every thing a jockey would wear for the big race and the food center (grocery store) had grocer aprons.  

Alexis had her two month checkup this week.  She weighted in at 10 lbs. and is now 21.5 in. long.  She is a healthy growing girl.  Her doctor seemed quite taken with Alexis' cuteness.  She also received three immunizations.  She cried at the pokes, but soon recovered as was back to her usual cheerful self.  Everybody says that babies grow SO fast... they are right.  We can see Alexis growing everyday.

We've had some visitors at our place.  Some anxious grandparents made the trek across the country to see their new grand daughter.  In mid-June Andrea's mother, Linda, was here.  It was great having her here as she arrived about a week after Alexis was born.  The extra set of hands helping out was great.  Then about a month later, Adam's parents and brother arrived.  Alexis made a good impression on her grandparents, of course how can you not fall in love with a new little baby girl.