Cookies and Cream ice cream cake I made
A few days after Lexi's birthday, we drove down to Vegas for Thomas and Tyler's farewell. It is so crazy that my brothers are even old enough to serve missions! They did a great job on their talks in church and I know they will be awesome missionaries! After church we had a large social gathering of mostly family and friends. Of course there was an enormous amount of food! After the farewell we rented a car and drove back to Utah on Tuesday to drop my brothers off at the MTC on the 25th. It was so much harder for me than I even thought it would be. Those of you that have experienced it, know it is a bittersweet experience. Lexi was being very fussy that day, which didn't help the mood. We drove home is silence because I was having a hard time keeping it together. It was great seeing how grown up my brothers have become and I am going to miss them so much. They are going to be such amazing missionaries though!
On Thursday there was a huge snow storm so we ended up leaving late that afternoon and drove my grandma's in New Harmony. The next morning we drove to Vegas, let Lexi play for a couple of hours at my mom's house and then drove to Surprise, Arizona. Jaron's sister, Shelly, was blessing her baby girl. It was very nice and warm there so we were able to take Lexi to the park with Shelly's little boys. They have a cool Radio Flyer wagon, that we just got from Jaron's parents as well :) , that we took her in. She absolutely loved it! The blessing was wonderful and it was so fun to see all of Jaron's family together. Lexi loved playing with her little cousins and all the fun toys there. Shelly and I exchanged lots of yummy recipes and it was great to just be there and visit since we don't get to see them very often. We ended up staying until Monday morning and then drove back to my parent's house.
Bryce and Lexi in the Wagon
We stayed the week at my parent's home for Mindy's baby shower. There were so many people that showed up and I was able to see people I haven't seen since I was in high school. Mindy got so many adorable things and the shower went really well.
So we ended up driving back up here to Utah on Monday, April 6th. So yes, you can say we have been busy! Now I am just getting back into my old routine of cooking, cleaning, and playing with Alexis!
10 comments:
I love your pictures of Lexi! Especially the second to last one! What a face! Sounds like you had a blast...it's so fun to see people you haven't seen in a long time!
What can I say I have the cutest grandchildren in the world. Love Lexi's Easter dress. It's so cute. also love her little brown hat.
I am so glad that you finally updated! I thought I was going to have to call you and remind you that you had a blog! LOL! The part about the boys made me cry, good job! All the pictures of Lexi are so darn cute! I love her Easter dress! You know I love polka dots!! After Kysa and I are all better we will have to do something! I'll give ya a call. Love ya!
The part about the boys made me cry like Stacy...I'm gonna blame it on pregnancy! :) I sure miss them. I LOVE Lexi's brown hat...I TOTALLY want one...where did you get that? Lexi always looks so dang cute and I love the pictures of her with her cake. HILARIOUS!
Im with Mindy....she and I should both designate YOU as our daughters' personal shopper! Lexi is too cute...that girl just kills me! It was sooo fun having you here! You guys need to come back soon....and often even though I know we are sooo far! I loved exchanging recipes too...soooo GREAT! Very sweet what you wrote about your cute brothers...they will be fabulous! They are lucky to have sisters and a mom who adore them and spoil them so much!
Yipee! Your blog-strike has ended! Great pictures and I'm so shocked at how much Alexis has grown. Glad your back.
You daughter is soooo cute!!! I am glad that you haven't forgotten about your blog... Yes, we should get togther. As soon as the weather finally stays warm for once!! ;) Thanksgivingpoint has that cute petting farm and pony rides!!
What a cute little girl!!! So fun! Oh and I just made up the whole bag and stuff I made... it's actually pretty easy if you sew a straight line, you can totally make it!!
Holly cow if you could only get frequent flyer miles for gas! You should buy a RV or something! I was wondering what was going on and where you were! Lexi is so stinkin' cute mullet or not!
You guys have been sooo busy, traveling with kids is never easy (for me!) but its so nice to see family. I love Lexi's little brown hat!
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