Poor Girl!

She fell off our bed this morning...
She chocked this afternoon...
She fell off the couch this evening...

She's had a rough day! I'm glad it's almost bedtime.

Visitor/ Petal party

*(There are several new posts below this one)
Cole's brother Neal stopped by on his way to Phoenix this weekend. It was really fun to see him. We love visitors. Even Lexi warmed up to him and enjoyed it!

I am participating in a petal party (bow/flower exchange) this week with some ladies in my ward. This is my contribution. I have to make 17 of them. My model wasn't in the mood to cooperate for the picture but it is cute on her.

Valentine's

We had a nice Valentine's Day. I got the surprise of a lifetime from Cole. He got me a cricut! I have wanted one for a while but wasn't planning on getting one until Christmas. I was really surprised when Lexi walked out with her hippo and it had the cricut on it. He said it was from her. It was really unexpected and fun. We then got to go to Outback by ourselves while a neighbor stayed with Lexi. It was so nice to get out alone. We never do it and enjoyed it so much!

Photo shoot

Lexi was in a photogenic mood the other day so we had a lot of fun taking pictures. She started doing this face when I'd say cheese.

I can't believe she still sleeps like this. It looks so uncomfortable.

Lexi loves to sit on things. She often sits on her ball and luckily she's only tipped over on it a few times.

She really got into the photo shoot we did after I did her hair.

Cheese!

That was as long as the bows lasted.

Garage

Cole has dominion in the garage aka as his "shop". The only thing I've requested is that we make sure we can park our cars in the garage. The other day Cole told me to go look in the garage. He was really excited. This is what I found:

He was so proud because he'd figured out a way to fit everything he needed in his "shop" and still park the cars by building this shelving system. I was upset at first but had to just laugh because it is really funny. He kept his end of the deal...the cars are still parked in the garage.

A little of our latest happenings

We did pony tails without bangs. I think I prefer them with bangs. Her hair is getting so long now!

She only takes one nap a day now and it is right after lunch. Unfortunately this time she didn't make it. She fell asleep while she was eating lunch and even stayed asleep while I changed her diaper!

She loves to try to put on our shoes. She has a hard time with mine (because my shoes are barely bigger than hers:) but does well with Cole's.

Crafts

I've been making a few crafts lately. I really love doing them and am so glad Cole supports me by letting me do them. I wish I came up with the ideas on my own but usually I get them from craft sites or friends.

I made this Valentine wreath. I got the general idea from other craft blogs but did it a little different. It took forever to make all the flowers! I used all leftover supplies and am glad it turned out. Cole cut the foam for me from scraps he had.

I made my Aunts these for their birthdays. I got the idea from somewhatsimple.blogspot.com My Aunts are always so good to remember me on my special occasions and I wanted to finally do something for them. I hope they like them!

Of course I made another bib! It is actually one of my favorites. I found myself getting extra frustrated when Lexi made a mess eating because I didn't want her to ruin it. Sometimes it is hard to remember bibs aren't just for fashion purposes:)

I made this crayon holder for Lexi because she tore the box. I really like the fabric I used for it. She is starting to really like to color. I think I got the idea for this from make it and love it.

15 months old

Lexi is 15 months old. We went in for her check-up today and are so excited to report we can finally change to a front facing car seat. She weighed 20lbs 10 oz (18%) and she was 31 inches tall(67%). What a life to be long and lean. Lexi is changing a lot and learning new things each day. Here are a few of her "tricks" and loves

• Knows what the dog and pig say
• Identifies her nose, ears, and button
• Asks "what's that?"
• Tries to dress herself and put our shoes on
• Climbs on everything
• Hates organization and empties out every cupboard she sees
• Can say mama, dada, baba, dog, ball, shoes, hi
• Pretends everything is a phone and says, "Hi" while she pretends. She also loves to talk on my phone and tell people Hi.
• Loves books and reads everytime we're in the car
• Loves it when Dada comes home
• Loves furniture that is her size
• Puts herself to sleep at night

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This is the face she does when you ask her what the pig says. She snorts while making the face. It's also her angry face.