Obsession

She's taking her binkie obsession to a whole new level!

Happy Birthday Alexis

Happy Birthday my sweet Lexie Roo! Alexis was so into the birthday party this year. She knew it was her day and she wasn't afraid to let you know. She walked around the house saying my birthday not Ellie. She loved having her friends over and really enjoyed having everyone sing to her. We didn't catch it on camera, but the look on her face we sang happy birthday was priceless. Lexie has definitely found her personality this year. There is a saying that fits her to a tee, "I'm just a little girl with a big attitude" And boy is she ever! We love so much and wouldn't trade her for anything, even if I do sometimes threaten to trade her in.

I love this picture, she opened her first present and said, "ohhhh" She loves it!

The cake I spent 3 1/2 hours working on. It was a true labor of love. When I showed Lexie she got really excited and said it was cute. Man I love this kid!

All Worth It

My favorite part of everyday is when I go check on the girls before I go to bed. Seeing their sweet peaceful faces makes even the hardest day worth it!



I wanted to get a picture of Lexie sleeping but didn't want to risk waking up the beast :)

A Sleepover of Sorts

The girls have a friend over today and wanted to have a sleepover. So after a delicous dinner of Kraft mac and cheese, hotdogs, green beans and apples, and desert of homemade churros (YUM) we put a bunch of blankets on the floor and gathered up all the pillows in the house. They are currently laying on the floor watching Dora and having a great time.

How cute are they?

Two Years in the Making

Ellie is finally out of a crib and Lexie is finally in her crib. This is a BIG deal at our house. Although they don't fall asleep in there together there is no little girl sleeping in our room at night. It is wonderful and I couldn't be more happy (I guess I could be more happy if Lexie would go right to sleep and not wake up as soon as the sun rises, but hopefully that will come)

MEXICO

We just got back from our cruise to Mexico. It was fantastic and the girls had a blast. It was a little tricky at times to get them to go to sleep and we had a few meltdowns. We were that couple that everyone else was talking about on the first day. We were in our mandatory safety drill and Ellie screamed as loud as she could through the whole thing. Luckily Lex was being awesome and just quietly sat in my lap. We had a great time in Cabo, Mazatlan and Puerto Vallarta. We did a little shopping but spent most of our time at various resorts swimming in the pools and playing in the sand. The highlight for Nick and I was going para-sailing in Mazatlan. I was amazing, something I normally don't think I would have tried. I'm so glad I did it. We ate tons of delicious food and enjoyed great company. Coming home was a little stressful and our car seats got lost. Thankfully the airline had loaner seats that we could keep until they found our seats and delivered them, which was the next day.

Cabo San Lucas

Lexie swimming with her Uncles.





The fam

Lex and JuJu

Me para-sailing

Nick para-sailing

Lex played on the steps of the pool for probably an hour with JuJu. She would go down one step then jump into JuJu's arms

Ellie pouting after she fell

Lexie loved the big Christmas tree and was so excited to have her picture taken

Ellie singing twinkle twinkle little star in the talent show. She won a gold metal for her performance.

The girls shared a seat on the plane for a portion on the ride home.

Literally 300 feet from landing in Seattle Ellie finally fell asleep.

Lex luckily slept the whole flight. She fell asleep within minutes of take off and slept until we touched down in Seattle

Funniest Commercials Ever

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT9R4--cXSM

Every time I see these commercials I laugh especially the Santa rap and no oversleeping.