My Little Beaver

Need I say more . . . ?!?

Alexis is now "sleeping" in the pack n' play until we can obtain some form of protection from her razor-sharp teeth! Who would believe that a face like this could do something so damaging!

Don't you just love her little puff vest

Lexi with her baby

Busy travelers!

Yes, we are still alive! We have been so busy lately traveling and such that I have neglected the blog. So I will give you a quick update over the past month. Alexis turned one on March 9th but unfortunately her and I were both very sick. We had planned a little party for her but ended up postponing it till Friday the 13th. Jaron had bought lots of balloons and a single red rose for her and we had also gotten her a Little people bus that she can ride on. My mom and brothers were here too for the birth of Stacy's baby, Kysa. Lexi destroyed her little cake I made her and loved it. She is a big fan of squishing food in her hands anyway so she thought it was great! I also made cookies and ice cream cake for everyone else.

Lexi on her musical bus

YUMMY!

Anybody want some?

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!

Elder Tyler Scoble and Elder Thomas Scoble

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.

Nicki, Jaron, Shelly holding Paige, Kim, and their cousin Mike

Adorable baby Paige

Lexi in her birthday crown and necklace she got from aunt Nicki

Talmage and Lexi

Ella and Lexi

Loving the swing

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.

Mindy gave Lexi her first haircut while we were down there too since she was getting quite the mullet!

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!

Lexi in her Easter dress

Shopping, Fondue, and Sponge Curlers

My brothers and my parents came up on Friday to shop for all the mission gear. We took on Mr. Mac and the Missionary Mall and were there for many hours. It was probably one of the longest shopping trip for both my brothers and my dad. They didn't even complain once about how long it was taking since they all hate to shop. Lexi was the most impatient and we had to keep her entertained by pushing her around in the shopping cart at Missionary Mall. After a long day, my brothers were totally equipped with all their suits, shoes, and every other essential needed.

Thomas, Dad and Lexi in Mr. Mac
Tyler in Mr. Mac trying on shoes
Lexi loving the shopping cart

Valentine's Day was quite a snowy one. My mom and I got an early start shopping for the big fondue night we had planned. We had decided to do a cheese fondue, chicken and beef broth fondue, and a chocolate fondue. Stacy and Jaden came down from Draper as well. It took a while to get everything going but it eventually was a big hit. Dinner took a few hours but it was really fun to do. The guys had a hard time only cooking a small bite of meat or chicken at a time but after a lot of rounds they got full, I think! I had also made some pecan carmel clusters and peanut butter truffles that we put in chocolate boxes that we found. My mom bought some other candy and chocolates to add and we made one for each one of the guys. My dad had bought my mom some beautiful white roses and Jaron bought me gorgeous red roses. Jaron also bought a bouquet of pink roses for Lexi! It was such a fun Valentine's Day!

Jaron, Mom, Dad and Tyler enjoying the fondue
Stacy, Jaden, Thomas and Tyler
Our beautiful roses

The chocolate boxes

Lexi has sure been keeping us busy lately. She is crawling around everywhere and pulls herself up on everything. Her naps have become playtime in her crib, and it takes her sometimes 45 minutes to an hour to go to sleep. Lexi loves "patty cake" and her favorite word right now is "Uh Oh" said multiple times over and over. She is less fond of her bottle and loves to drink out of a straw. She is getting so big and is almost a year old. She still doesn't have a lot of hair on top of her head, but it has gotten pretty long in the back. I decided it was time to bust out the sponge curlers. For those of you who have known me forever, know that sponge curlers are a novelty in my house growing up. The Scoble girls were known for always wearing sponge curlers at night. I even wore them in college, I know... crazy, I really should have rethought that decision! Even though Lexi's hair is still a little short, it was still fun to do. I can't wait until she gets more hair that I can actually do.  

Isn't she adorable!?

Eventually they will work! 

Mission calls, Stacy's shower, and Lexi

I have been a little busy lately so I haven't posted in a while. This month we have been out of town the last two weekends. Now that we are in town for at least a few months, I decided to blog. Two weekends ago we went to my grandparents in New Harmony to be with my grandparents. My grandpa was diagnosed with colon cancer and just started chemotherapy so we went to help cheer him and my grandma up. My brothers also got their mission call the day they drove up to my grandparents so we were able to be there for the big opening. Thomas is going to Washington D.C. South and Tyler is going to Independence, Missiouri. If you would like to see a video of it you can go to my sister Mindy's blog to watch them open it. We were very excited for them and glad they were staying in the states. They both report to the MTC on March 25th. 

Thomas 
Tyler
Sitting around at the grandparents before opening their mission calls 

This past Thursday we drove down to Vegas for Stacy's bridal shower. Thursday was my mom's birthday so we decided to surprise her at work with a cake that I had decorated. I just learned a few of the basics and decorated it the night before. So I put it in a cake caddy and took it to work. I was glad that it turned out pretty well and it tasted good. I still have some practicing to do so that I can get really good. 

Stacy's shower turned out great and there we lots of people that came. We had quite the spread of food we had made and I think everyone had a really good time. My 5th grade teacher, Miss Blomberg/Ms. Hodge also came. All of my siblings except Thomas had her for 5th grade so it was so fun to chat with her. I really enjoyed seeing and visiting with so many friends and family members. 

Stacy opening her gifts
Me and lots of friends and family
Susan Hodge and Aunt Laura

Lexi is sure getting big. She has finally learned to crawl and is in to everything. She also has learned that she can pull herself up in her crib and play when it is nap time. Eventhough she is getting into everything and won't nap as well, I am still enjoying every minute. I absolutely love being a mom and watching her experience so many new things. Lexi is also really into table food now and wants to eat whatever we are eating. She doesn't have a lot of teeth yet but loves Yo Baby yogurt, puffs, and yogurt melts. She still refuses to hold her own bottle but does well to feed herself snacks and water from her sippy.

Christmas: A little late

I just wanted to share a few pictures from Christmas quick and give a little recap of what happened after all the drama.
Before we went down to Vegas, I did my traditional baking that I do every Christmas, but this year was a little bit more elaborate. Jaron needed to take some goodie plates to about 20 different places so that added to the amount we needed for friends and family. So all in all, we put together 38 plates. It was a crazy amount and we had plates of goodies everywhere. I didn’t get to even deliver all that I wanted to my friends since we left for Vegas on the 12th. Sorry if you didn’t get one.
Christmas this year was so much fun because all of my siblings were together. My mom wanted to start some new traditions so we all came up with one. Christmas Eve was busy but we had a great time. Christmas morning we did things a little different and cooked and ate breakfast before we opened presents. After that, Mindy’s son, Austin got sick and threw up on my dad, which made things a little different. He was able to open his presents but then his dad had to take him home. Lexi loved all the wrapping paper to play with and loved all the new toys. I surprised Jaron with a Wii and a Wii Fit and he was pretty excited.
The day after Christmas my whole family went to the temple. My brothers were going through for the first time so it was great to be together. We ended up staying down in Vegas until January 5th because my cousin Alex went through the temple for the first time on January 3rd so I wanted to be there for that. It was crazy coming back to Utah with mountains of snow, freezing temperatures, and unemployed. Jaron was unfortunately laid off from his job the day we left to go down to Vegas, which was why we were able to stay in Vegas for as long as we did. Overall Christmas was a great break and fun to be with family!

Only a few of the 38 plates we made for Christmas
An up close view of the 10 different kinds of goodies
All the girls in their pjs
All the guys in their pjs
Jaron's funny reaction when opening his gift from Santa
Austin trying to hold Lexi

Hawaii didn't exactly happen!

Well, Hawaii didn't turn out exactly as we had planned. We arrived in Hawaii long enough to eat breakfast and lunch, and drive back to the airport. Let me explain:  I had gotten the flu on the way down to Vegas and was throwing up the entire way down. Lexi had diarrhea but seemed to be getting better. Jaron and I flew out on Sunday the 14th and I still wasn't feeling great but I figured I would be better soon since it had been two days since I had thrown up. Lexi stayed behind with my mom in Henderson. We had a 5 hour layover at LAX and about an hour before we got on the plane to fly to Hawaii, my mom called and said Lexi was throwing up and she wouldn't eat anything. My mom called her home teacher, Jim Cavalieri, which is a long-time family friend, retired paramedic and fire chief to come and give her a blessing. He told my mom too she wasn't dehydrated but to keep checking her. Once Jaron and I got to Hawaii and were driving to our hotel, my sister Mindy called and said my mom took Lexi to the emergency room. I was a wreck of course and when I got a hold of my mom, things weren't good. The doctors tried to get an IV into her and were unsuccessful after trying multiple times. She had been poked in both hands, arms, wrists, ankles and then they tired to go into her bone in both her legs. They warned my mom that that was going to hurt her a lot so my mom and Thomas left the room. They were still unsuccessful so they put a feeding tube in her. You can only imagine how I must have felt hearing all of this and I was thousands of miles away. We tried to sleep that night but it didn't work so well. We got up early and called to see how she was doing. Lexi was sleeping a lot and would just cry when she was awake. I felt like a terrible mother being in Hawaii so Jaron and I decided to take the next flight home. The airlines of course charged us $300 to change our flight and it wasn't until 6pm that night that we left. We were having a hard time even enjoying the scenery, but we did go down and walk along the beach. Once we got on the plane we actually flew to Dallas and had a 3 hour layover and then flew to Vegas. So needless to say we had been on 4 airplanes for a total of 15 hours over two days time. All flights in and out of Hawaii are over night too so we had had hardly any sleep. Because of that I couldn't really recover from the flu so I threw up on the plane flying home. Finally, what seemed like an eternity, we got to the hospital and I was able to comfort and hold my little girl. My mom said Lexi’s whole attitude changed when we got there and she finally did start eating again. It was a very slow process and the doctor wanted to keep her over night so overall she was in the hospital from Sunday night to Wednesday. Lexi is doing great now and she recovered well. She had multiple bruises and cigarette lighter looking burns on her legs, but overall she is doing fine. She is very close to crawling and has almost 5 teeth. Jaron and I were sad to leave Hawaii but we were so happy to be with our little girl!

Our one Hawaii picture eating breakfast trying to be happy. Look at my enourmous pancakes that I hardly made a dent in!
Lexi in the hospital crib
Her cigarette lighter like burns 
A small example of her bruises