lu-lu

pictures in this post brought to you by leonardtown high school.

(go raider nation!) 

seriously, i had zero pictures of lex that weren't cheer pics, so we're going with it.

alexis is a varsity cheerleader again. she's a flier now and she's having fun with the new responsibilities and skills needed for the job. she's working on tumbling, flier duties, (flyer? not sure about my cheer jargon) and increasing her mad cheer skills.

 i mean, there are cheer scholarships, right?

along with franks, alexis does a really good job of showing me my faults. i'm (unfortunately) not always great at how i react to those challenges, but she just keeps on showing me. and it's good to have things to work on, right?

she is fiercly determined that things be fair (even with adults and kids) and equal.

always.

the good news is that i am a better person for being her mom. and i know that out of the most difficult relationships, not that ours is so difficult, but out of the most difficult can come the most joy.

and she does bring a lot of joy.

she's starting to seriously think about her future. she's taking good, challenging classes this year and setting herself up to be able to get college credits for next year. she's worked with her counselor at school and they've come up with a good plan. so responsible, that one. :)

this chic is a total people person. she's fun and funny and social. and she's really confidant and persuasive with people. i'm leaning towards her being a lawyer or a politician, she's that good. ;)

she loves music and sings along to the radio all the time. she loves movies and going out to eat and recently has taken to loving talking on the phone, a girl after my own heart!

and she's usually pretty good at being able to laugh at herself.

like tonight for example, when she was making frosting. i came downstairs to help and she asked me if spreadable swiss cheese was the same as cream cheese. for the frosting. that would have been some delicious frosting, right?

 

she's a great big sister. even though it can be a difficult situation, she loves her sisters so much and they really love and look up to her. she's really patient with them and gets excited for them. she couldn't wait to ask addie how her first day of school went. love that. 

my lu is loud, stubborn, sweet, outgoing, friendly, fun, smart, and loving. she drives me crazy, mostly because we are so much alike. and i know that when we come out of this stage we're gonna be besties again. (cause everyone knows it's just not good practice to be besties with your teenager, right?)

love this crazy girl.