New Threads and Kicks:)

I had to post a picture of me in my new grown up attire that I wear to work now. I had to step it up because I can no longer use the excuse that I spend the day on the floor and covered in all kinds of fun stuff left behind by preschoolers. Ciara is having almost as much fun dressing me as I do dressing Lexi.

Speaking of Lexi I had to post a picture of her in her pink cowgirl boots (Thank you aunties Brooke and Perry!!!!!). It was much harder to get a picture than I thought it was going to be because she learned how to get around in them very quickly. When they would fall off she would bring them back to me to put them back on:)

Tyler Turns NINE

I didn't get a chance to post these because we went out of town the day after Ty's Birthday. Our first night just the family went to C.huck E Cheese's, and the second night of the celebration we had dinner and cake at my parent's house. He LOVED his presents, he got a PSP from my brother and some cash from his great aunt and cousin:) Oh and we bought him a skateboard.

Jackson Wyoming

We had an amazing vacation in Wyoming. It was to celebrate with my friends from college that we all turned thirty this year. Alexis LOVED the dogs and spent most of her time trying to play with them. She had no fear!!!

We got to do a ton of really fun stuff like....

Campfires with Smores

Making home made pizzas in a pizza oven

Canoeing...and we even went white water rafting.

Margarita Night!!!

Just a few images of the BEAUTIFUL houses and landscape!!!! It looks like a bunch of postcards...

1 Year Checkup

Lexi's Stats for her One year checkup today.

Weight: 18 pounds 14 ounces (20th Percentile)

Height: 31 1/8th inches (99th percentile)

Head Circumference: 17 1/4 (10th percentile)

Tall and Skinny!!

Vacation to Virginia Beach

We went to Virginia Beach for a week and had a great time!! Alexis and Tyler loved the water and the sand. Lex was teething which made for some really fun moods from her..but on the whole she did well. Unfortunately she has decided that she does not like to eat at restaurants and now screams bloody murder when asked to sit in a high chair, or really sit still at all!!!! I'm hoping its a phase she will be out of VERY soon, because sadly for our pocketbooks we love to eat out!!!

A bicycle built for four we rented on the boardwalk.

At a waterfront restaurant before Alexis became so opposed to them.

She was wiped at the end of the days.

She loved the water.

They actually played very well together, when Tyler wasn't out catching waves on his boogie board.

An outside fountain they played in after going to the Nauticus museum.

Tyler in front of the big guns on the USS Wisconsin.

More shots from the USS Wiscosin.

My Dad Came Home!!

After 11 weeks in the hospital my dad got to come home today!!! He is using a wheelchair and a walker but is doing really well. We are all so happy to have him home!!!

Tyler discovered a new love. Skateboarding. How did I get so lucky? Makes me think that las months staples will not be the first. He is just learning how to ride one but is already at the skate park going up and down the hills and stuff.

Lex had fun playing with rocks in the rain garden.

Zoo Day

We went to the zoo today to meet up with some other mommies. We of course were running so late we didn't get together with them at all but the kids seemed to have fun. Unfortunately about half of the exhibits we went to were closed so they didn't actually get to see that many animals. I think we're going to try again during the week so that its not so crowded and we can get to more of the animals.

The seals and sea lions are my favorite. Unfortunately today they weren't really do much of anything!

This is Lex looking at a bear. Who was actually awake and moving a little bit.

In the Amazonian exhibit.