32 Birthday

I turned 32 this year.  It was a great birthday.  When I woke up and went out to the family room Lexi had three gift bags waiting there for me.  Inside them were the most thoughtful things.  She gave me popsicle sticks because she knew I wanted frame ornaments for the tree and she thought I could use the sticks to make some.  She gave me a book with drawings to look at while she was at school because she knows I miss her while she is away.  She took a picture of herself and made a frame out of it and said she knew it was my favorite picture of her.  I was so touched that she had remembered things I say and applied them to her gifts for me.  She also had signs and hats to decorate the house.  She had been working on all of these things for two weeks.  All I can say is I'm a lucky lady to have her for my daughter.  Carter made me a cute picture and was really sweet to me.  Cole left me Kneaders french toast which is my favorite and a thoughtful card.  The entire day went well.  In the morning it looked overcast and I told the kids I wished it would snow.  Ten minutes later it snowed.  It was the first snowfall this season.  I was so excited.  I showed it to Trevor and he said, "Ew. Ca Ca."  I guess he's not a fan.  I got the closest parking spot at Target, one of my favorite songs was on the radio when I turned the car on, everyone I love sent me messages and Jared even called me.  My aunt Jolene watched the kids so me and Cole could go to Los Hermanos for dinner and it was delicious.  I was spoiled and had a great day!

Halloween

Halloween was so fun!  Lexi was Elsa, carter was jake, trevor was a cowboy, I was a witch,  and Cole was a rock star. Lexi got to wear her costume to dance and learned thriller.  The kids got to wear their costumes to school and had parties there.  I got to help with carter's class party.  They did the costume parade and then I checked them out so we could go to grandpa's work.  We trick or treated there.  Trevor got a treat and I put it in his bucket and handed it to him without thinking.  A few minutes later I looked at him and he'd eaten through the wrapper. After we all went to dinner at macaroni grill.

The next day was halloween.  We went to grandma irenes and she was dressed up so cute.  Then we went to jolenes and grandma janets.  Then we came home to trick or treat our neighborhood.  The kids did really well.  There was a house that was spooky.  Carter told me he wasn't scared because at school he learned those things aren't real.  It was a fun night.

Park City

We went to Park City during fall break.  I was able to do some shopping for me and the kids.  I got them some cute holiday church clothes.  We went bowling, swimming,  to church,  played games, did the scarecrow walk,  made candy sushi and ate out.  Carter got sick the last day so we went home a day early but still enjoyed our get away.

Fall fun

This year Carter and Lexi were in the Legacy pumpkin walk.  Carters class did finding Nemo.  His teacher asked them what made them happy. Carter said making cookies with his mom made him happy.  It made me smile.  Lexi's class did Pete the cat.  She loves those books and was excited about it.  We had fun going as a family to see the pumpkins.

We held our annual pumpkin painting party at grandma's.  Lexi got into it but Carter did his quick and trevor didn't even want to try.  He played air hockey downstairs with cole instead and eventuality carter joined them.  We all had fun though.

Later that month we went to Gardner Village with Edens family.  It was fun and we love having them live closer so we can get together.

Lexi Turns 7

Lexi turned seven this year!  I keep asking her to stop growing up but she doesn't want to.  A few weeks before her birthday my Mom took her shopping for her birthday.  We went to Olive Garden and Lexi was very mature during our dinner.  At one point in the conversation Lexi interrupted us and said, "speaking of...".  I was shocked with her vocabulary and her mature polite way of speaking.  We then went to the mall and she picked some earrings, a stuffed cat, and made a build a bear.  It was fun making the bear.  She named it Lilly.  When she was picking the clothes she told me she picked the dress she picked because it was modest and the other one wasn't.  We had a great time.

On Lexi's birthday she got to have Kneaders french toast for breakfast, a lunchable for lunch, and Culver's for dinner.  She took Rice Krispy treats to school and picked those because she knew her friend that has allergies could eat those.  I got to volunteer in her class on her birthday.  After school she had her friend party.  It was an art party.  She invited Allie, Emily, Lexie, Ellie, Colson, Nathan, and Ryder.  We painted bird houses, did sand art, played don't eat Pete, decorated cup cakes, and made things out of pipe cleaners.  That night Lexi had her family cake party and had a lot of fun with her cousins.  It was a fun day!

Lexi is such a blessing to me.  She is a lot of fun and is good at coming up with things to do.  She is very creative and is becoming more and more caring.  I miss her a lot when she's gone because she truly is my best friend.  I love my seven year old.

funny

Carter walked out of my bathroom.  I could smell cologne on him.  Me, "Carter you're not supposed to use daddy's cologne." Carter,  "how'd you know? " Me,  "I could smell it. " Carter, "sometimes I just like to do handsome stuff. "