Old Friend

We said goodbye to and old friend this month. I have been driving the Camry since I turned 16. It followed me from High School to College and from Utah to Illinois to Arizona and then back to Utah. It was solid. We only had to do 2 repairs on it. Cole told me he loved me in it and we brought Carter home in it. A lot of good memories happened in it. Unfortunately it was time to move on and Cole is now enjoying a Mazda 3 hatchback. I'm glad he has something more reliable for his commute to Draper.

Family Parties

We had two family parties to celebrate Lexi's birthday. We had Cole's siblings over for dinner and then had a cake party with my family. As a result Lexi thought everyday was her birthday. We loved being in Utah and having a lot of family around to help us celebrate. We feel so blessed to have them in our lives.

Lexi Turns 3

Lexi turned 3 years old! She is the sweetest little girl. I feel so blessed to have her in my family. She is very observant and aware of people's feelings. She will often ask you if you are happy or sad and loves to tell you she loves you. She gives lots of hugs and kisses because she knows she makes us happy when she does it. She will tell me she loves me and then tell me she made me smile and happy. It's been fun to see her develop this caring sensitive side. She always tries to comfort Carter when he's crying and will often give him a toy or try to entertain him to help him. She loves to sing and has developed a love for the Justin Bieber song, Baby. She can sing all the words and will ask me to play it over and over in the car. She takes after me and likes to play it loud and dance while we listen. She is always making me smile and laugh and I love her so much!

Lexi's Princess Party

Lexi wanted a Princess party this year. We kept it very simple and just had her cousins that are closest to her age come. Mikani, Kayla, and Emily came and we had a great time. The girls made crowns and a magic wand. They played a game to Lexi's favorite song, Baby, and loved eating cup cakes. I was worried because a few things didn't go quite the way I thought they would but when Lexi woke up and saw the decorations and what I had planned she was in heaven. She loved the balloons, sprinkled cup cakes, and sign. I love how easy she is to please. It turned out to be a very fun day and I was so glad I could do it for her.

Too Smart

Carter is still the cutest little boy ever. He is starting to get bored because he's too smart. His mind is wanting to do more than his body can. He can roll both ways and sit up supported. He loves to grab things and hold things. He has really good control with his hands and plays with objects well. He likes to scratch at things. He still hates baby food but I make him eat it because he sleeps better when he does. He said mama the other day and says nana a lot. I love hearing his little voice. He always greets me with a smile and warms my day. Someone recently asked me what brings me joy and one of the things I said was Carters smile.

Questions

Lexi has been asking some good questions lately.
-Where does Heavenly Father live
-Where is Heavenly Father
-Where is their car
-Can I talk to them
It's interesting how hard these questions can be to answer on the level of a 3 year olds understanding. Heaven is such an abstract concept. It's also hard to explain why she can't go in the temple. I love that she's thinking about these things. Family home evening and nursery have been wonderful at helping her want to learn more about the Gospel. I try to always tell her how much Heavenly Father and Jesus love her because I know they love her and all of us. I hope she knows that and will continue to grow in the Gospel. I look forward to the day I can go with her to the temple to take out her endowments.

Fall

We drove the Alpine Loop this weekend and enjoyed all the fall colored leaves. We kept telling Lexi how pretty they were and she told us she didn't like them. Go figure! We stopped to take a few pictures of Lexi in the leaves.