4th of July 2010

Ok...So I just realized I skipped my 4th of July post. It was soooooo hot, humid and rainy. The day pretty much was bad because of the weather. We started our day off at the parade, then made our way to the lake to spend time with my family and then came back into town to watch the fireworks.  Lexi really liked the fireworks. She would say "oooooooo awwwwwww". I love all of her excitement.

Waiting for the Reno fireworks to start. They put on a good show usually the Saturday before the 4th.

Watching Aunt Jerri watching the parade.

 Waving her flag. :)

 I just love this picture.

 A not so great family picture.

 Group picture.

 Out like a light after the parade.

 Driving while waiting for the Paris fireworks.

 Talking to the G & P through the window. It was raining so we were confined to our cars for awhile.

Showing Nanny the fireworks. :) 

Next post: Cord's graduation.

NL Football Games

Tori is a freshman this year and is in the marching band. Which means we had to go to the NL games to support her!! Her are some pics of Tori marching and the CUTEST little cheerleader ever!!(Atleast in my opinion.)

Tori marching in the 4th of July parade.

 The most beautiful cheerleader.

 On our way to the football game. Oh how I loved the shoes. I wish they still fit. :(

 Of course football games means our first cotton candy. She loved it!!

 Tori is one of these 3. But I can't remember which. I think she is in the middle. :)

 Eating more cotton candy with Tori.

Watching the band. She LOVED the music!!

I can't believe she is already has big as she is. Her hair has grown probably 3 inches since these pictures. The next time I blink she will be starting Kindergarten. :(

Halloween 2010

Halloween was alot more fun this year. Lexi really enjoyed collecting candy, but she DEMANDED to carry her own bucket no matter how heavy it got. We made several stops through out the weekend. Saturday night we went to Powderly to show her off. :)

 This was our first stop on Halloween night. The sun was really bright so this was the best picture I could get of the Payden and Lexi.

 Getting candy. She was a pro. :)

 The attempt at a group picture. I love it because it so them. :)

 Family picture at the LACOC trunk or treat. I am really glad Lexi has a place like this to go to for Halloween. Thanks to everyone who volunteers to help make this a success.

A few random pictures from before Halloween.

Lots more blogs to come. I am done with school for now, so I plan on catching back up.

Lake Trips

We have been to the lake alot this summer. I love going to the lake and spending time with family. The lake is a great spot to relax and do absolutely nothing. :)

These pictures are just random ones from our trips this summer.

Lexi and Memphis swimming.

Looking back at this picture makes me realize how thin Lexi has gotten the last few months. This was before she started walking.

I can't believe how much older she looks in this picture. :(

Our family tradition at the lake. Horseshoes!!

This bathing suit is for Memi and Molly.

Exhausted after a long day at the lake.

Until Next time. Enjoy.

Lexi's Birthday Party

It has been along time since I have blogged. I have so much to blog so I hope to catch up soon. I will start with Lexi's 1st Birthday party!! It is so hard to believe that a year can pass by so quickly. I can't explain how much my life has changed for the better since I had her. She is the best thing in my life and she makes me want to be a better person. I want so much for her and for us as a family.

Well we didn't have a huge party but my family is large so it gets big quickly. I did bright colors for her party. We did cupcakes and lemonade.

Here is a pic of Kristi decorating Lexi's cupcakes for me. I can't explain how much you did to help me with these. Thank you Kristi for everything you did to help. We love you and thank you.

This is a pic of the completed table. Thank you Nanny (Kathy) for allowing us to move Lexi's party inside to your house. We love you and thank you. :)

The birthday girl eating her cake.

The rest are just random pics of the rest of her party. Enjoy! :)

Lexi's very first race car.

Stay tuned for Cord's graduation, random pics from 10 to 12 months, ear piercing, tubes in ears and summer trips to the lake.

Love and best wishes, Jess

Lexi from 6 to 9 months!!

I can't believe it has been so long since I have posted. Lexi has changed SOOOOO much over the last 3 months, but mainly in the last few weeks. Within just a few weeks she army crawled, pulled up, regular crawled and now is SUPER close to walking on her own.

She has just in the last few days started walking/crawling like a monkey. She uses her hands and feet to crawl because regular crawling hurts her knees.

She has definitely come into her temper. She knows exactly what she wants and when she wants it.

She loves to cuddle and be rocked, but when it comes to sleeping you just lay her down and she will go to sleep on her own.. She is definitely a cuddle baby. Which I LOVE!!!! :)

She plays very well on her own. I am so lucky to still get to keep her with me everyday. I can't imagine having to leave her for so many hours a day.

She has learned to wave when you say hi or bye. Sometimes you can get her to say hi but that is rare.

Lexi loves to feed herself snacks. She is miss independent. She doesn't want you to do anything for her. (I can't imagine where she gets that from.)

Well enough with typing here are some random pictures of my Beautiful baby girl.

 Pulling up like a big girl.

 Pretty Girl on St. Patrick's Day!!

Lexi at 7 months old. Sitting up like a big girl. Gone are the days of her sitting in 1 spot and staying there.

Lexi enjoying Payden,Gibson, Aubrie and Grayson's t-ball game.

Lexi trying to steal Brody's paci. She could careless about it but she doesn't want him to have it.

 Mommy's Cuddle Bug!!!

 One of Lexi's many sleeping positions.

 Miss Independent feeding herself. :)


Coming soon....Easter 2010.

Lexi's 1st Christmas

I can't believe how busy Lexi's 1st Christmas was!! It was so much fun to have a baby around for Christmas. We started our Christmas off early at Pops and Darla's house. It was so much fun to spend time with Poppy, Pops, Uncle Jay, Aunt Jerri and Memphis. Pops got Lexi and Memphis toys for Christmas. Hopefully they will help to make her VERY smart.

Then we spent Christmas Eve in Powderly with my family. It was very crowded but fun. Her are pictures from Christmas Eve in Powderly.

After spending Christmas Eve out and about we went home to enjoy our 1st Christmas Eve with Lexi. Here are her 1st pictures in front of our Christmas tree. We were still working on sitting up on our own.

 

This is what we saw Christmas morning when we woke up!! SNOW!!!

We spent Christmas morning at Nanny and PawPaw's house. It is so much fun watching Gibson and Payden on Christmas morning. Can't wait for Lexi to get excited about Santa!!

This is Lexi with her very 1st baby doll. Mimi bought this for her for Christmas!!

Well that does it for Christmas, I will leave you with Lexi's Christmas card picture. I can't get it to rotate!!!

Hope to post New Years Eve and Day pictures soon.