Alexis Road

All in all, it was a good trip, I am glad we went. It was fun going with friends as well. Oh, I almost forgot. Driving there and on the way back, Alexis threw up a lot. I think we counted 5 times. Luckily I brought enough clothes and luckily each time wasn't too bad. I think she might get car sick, for the only times in her life that she has thrown up has always been in the car. Oh well, it was gross each time, but we were prepared this time so it wasn't too bad. I think we will start packing some motion sickness medicine for her, as long as 2 year olds can take it, I should check before our next trip. Anyways, going each way we passed this road, entitled Alexis road. I took a picture of it because we like the name :) When we told Alexis there was a road named after her, she smiled and laughed. It was cute. And yes, it was named after her :) But seriously, it was a good trip and I feel like vacations are fun but they are over before you know it. Now, back to reality, back to life.

Niagra Falls: US side

On our way home, we stopped in New York to visit the Falls. Last year we went to the Falls via the Canada side, and this year we stayed on the US side. I have to say, I favor the Canadian side, but they are still beautiful regardless. It was freezing cold, because of the blasted wind. It was sunny and beautiful but when the wind set in man was it cold. Lexi really loved the fact that there was a rainbow above the falls, in fact she started singing one of her favorite barney songs that goes, "Oh I like red, its the color of an apple, orange, it's the color of an orange, etc. And when we put those colors side by side now what do you think we've done... we've made a rainbow...." Anyways, it was the rainbow song and she sang it over and over. It was cute. We also drove over to the state park entitled, Goats Island. It was so pretty over there as well, however, the mosquitoes were out and alive and we had to swat them off of our sweatshirts like every 5 minutes. But, we gots some good shots of our family near the water.

Palmyra: April 2010

Our second stop was Palmyra, NY. This too was a good time. I do have a sad story though involving Alexis, the Palmyra Temple stone ground, and the result. We were walking around the Palmyra Temple and Alexis tripped on her own foot, I think, and fell face first on the stone walkway. You could hear the "thunk" sound it made when her head met the ground. I thought for sure she had cracked it open, but luckily, no split open head. She did get a nice big bump followed by scratches on her face and elbow though. Luckily we had an ice pack in the car so it did not get all black and blue. Poor thing. She was really brave though, she didn't even cry that long either. But, other than that, we had a wonderful time seeing the sites.

Kirtland: April 2010

We have just spent three wonderful days on vacation. The Wagners came with us and we had a good time. We made this exact trip with the Glidewells last July, but it never gets old, so we had just as much fun this time as before. Although, I have to say, I think Alexis was better behaved when she was younger :) Anyways, our first stop was Kirtland. We saw the church sites there and even went to the Johnson Farm, which we did not do last time. It was so neat.

Ladybug Nursery Snacks

Today, I was asked to take snacks into nursery. Nursery is where lexi goes during two hours of church. It is for 1 1/2 year olds to 3 year olds. I felt like being creative and healthy, so this is what I came up with. Okay, well, it wasn't my original idea, but when I saw it on Family Fun I knew it would be perfect! They are ladybugs sitting on lettuce leaves. Here is how I made it.

Red Grapes, cut in half (Ladybug heads)
Strawberries, scored down the middle (Ladybug wings/body)
mini chocolate chips, point side inserted into strawberry (spots)
and a toothpick to hold the whole thing together
honeydew (leaves)

I think it turned out cute, and Lexi loved them! There was none left, so I assume the nursery kids loved it too!

Anyways, I am having fun playing with food for Lexi to eat. It has given me sometime to feel a little more creative on a regular basis.

Easter Sunday: Morning

Today has been a busy, but wonderful day. We woke up, showered, got ready, and then Lexi found what the Easter Bunny had left her in her basket. She didn't really care about the basket, but she looked inside anyways, and discovered that the Easter eggs filled with candy made a fun sound when you shake it, so she had fun shaking the Easter eggs. We mostly took video of this part of the morning, but above is a picture of what her basket looked like.

Then, we went to the Adam's house, they are in our ward. He is the first counselor in our ward's bishopric. They are super cool! They invited us over for breakfast and then an Easter Egg Hunt. They don't have any grandkids yet, so they invited a lot of young families in the ward so that they could enjoy our kids. it was a blast. We had the most delicious omelettes EVER and some good waffles with strawberries and whip cream too! It was delicious! Then, they hid tons of eggs in their front and back yard. They even had some golden eggs and a silver egg which contained some money! So, not only could the kids participate in the hunt, the adults were allowed too! So, our plan was that I was going to help Lexi get eggs and Chris was to go out and find some good eggs. We did not find the gold or silver eggs, but Chris found an egg with movie tickets in it, so it was good. Lexi did not like the hunt as much as i thought she would. She mostly wanted to run around rather than gather eggs. But, she did leave with a bucket full of eggs. So, it turned out alright.

Then, another family in our ward, the Governs, invited us over to watch conference and have lunch. It was great. They have a daughter named Bella who is pretty much Lexi's age, so they played while we watched conference. We had some chips and salsa and chicken salad. Then, they served us ice cream for dessert. Needless to say, we are stuffed and we are hosting dinner tonight so we need to get a second wind fast!

So far, that has been our Easter Sunday. our ward family is taking such good care of us, since we are family-less. I am glad to have such good friends who celebrate holidays with us. I will post about our dinner after it is over. Again, Happy Easter everyone, hope your day is going well.

Dying and Decorating Easter Eggs: 2010

While Chris was at the church watching the Priesthood session of Conference, Alexis and I had fun! We decorated 6 eggs! Lexi had so much fun doing this. At one point, though, she tried to drink the vinegar mixed with dye so I had to keep a very close eye on her, but it was fun. When the eggs were done drying, Lexi covered them in stickers. Now, there were like 100 stickers and all different variety. Did my daughter pick the flower, pretty, girly stickers? NEVER! Instead, she picked the footballs, basketballs, soccer balls, fire truck stickers. That is my girl! I was cracking up. At one point I said, "Don't you want a cute butterfly sticker, Lexi?" She replied, "No! Football!" Oh well, it was worth a shot. Needless to say, the eggs turned out so cute. When we were done, I introduced Lexi to my favorite Easter candy, Jelly Bellies. Chris HATES jelly bellies, so I wanted to see what route Lexi would take. Well, she agrees with Chris. She did not like them at all! I gave her great flavors too, like pear, bubble gum, strawberry cheesecake, just to name a few and after she spit out 10 different flavors, she was done. So, I guess I am alone in my love for Jelly Bellies. Oh well, more for me to eat! I hope all have a wonderful Easter!