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Tyler is so good when he plays with Alexa. He is so nice to give me lots of breaks when he gets home from work and one the weekends. What would I do without him?! In this picture they are playng Rummikub. Alexa always looks forward to playing with Daddy.













Alexa really loves to color, but I have to give her the "twistable crayons" because if I don't she spends all her time peeling off the paper of the crayons...it is so funny. It is nice that she likes to do this when we are eating out and she is given crayons. She spends a lot of the time peeling the crayons and less time being a little rascal.

Crumps Visit

Alisha, Ronnie, & Nathan came to our house to hangout! It had been awhile since we'd seen them. Little Nathan is now walking! He is so cute. We all had a fun time with them, Alexa LOVES playing with them all...especially her Uncle Ronnie. He knows just how to play with her, she never wants him to stop. "more" "more" :) When I was putting Alexa to bed after they left, Alexa kept on saying "back, come back." She apparently hadn't had enough of the Crumps.

Sunny Break

Tyler was asked to go to a conference for his work in ST. GEORGE this past week, and Alexa and I were able to go with him! It was a needed break. On Thursday and Friday, Tyler was at the Conference during the day, so Alexa and I hung out--swimming, playing, shopping, etc... It was nice to feel a little warmeth from the sun again. It had been too long. We stayed until Saturday so that we could all spend some time together. We had a lot of fun , and YES, we had to take time to do the traditional Dixie Mountain at Pioneer Park (no 'narrows' since I would have been the only one going up it)...

Lexa-Lou and Jazz Fan

Our little girl has been sick this week, which has been hard on all of us. Every day she gets better and better, and she is such a little trooper. She handles being sick pretty well for a 1 1/2 year old. But poor thing...I hate to see her not feeling well.

There are two things that Alexa is doing right now that I think are the cutest ever. First, she has finally learned to say her name (it's a pretty hard name for kids to say). She says it so cute. I love when she says it...I can't even pretend to mimic her because it comes out so unique. Second, she sings her own version of "Zip-iddy-do-da" which usually comes out something like "Zz-Do-Da-ay" and "A-way-do-da-do-da!" It is really funny how she will just start singing it to herself when she is feeling good. I think Tyler taught her that one.

Alexa taking pictures again...and me trying to jump into the shot.

Tyler's whole week was "made" when my Dad invited him to a Jazz Game. These tickets weren't just any tickets...they were the Lexus seats! This included being treated like a VIP--amazing seats, dinner, drinks brought to them, snacks, etc! Tyler was so excited, and came home from having such a good time with my Dad and some of my brothers.

taking pictures

Okay, so it has been a long time since I posted anything...we just have not taken any pictures lately. I am going to do better, and make our blog more interesting :) The only pictures on our camera right now are these two below. Tyler was giving Alexa "picture taking lessons" a few days ago. It was really cute of him to do since she loves any excuse to hold our camera. The first picture was her first picture (trying to take it of daddy), and the second one is her last picture. I wasn't paying attention to know if she got any help or not, but it's a fun picture to show anyway!

New Nephew

My brother Dallas and his wife Jamie just became parents to CALEB DALLAS KROMMENHOEK! I am a proud Aunt and wanted to share a few pictures of him...that is all we have seen of him since they live in San Francisco. Congrats you guys, he is a cutie!

Big Baby!

weighing 9 lbs 10 oz

22 inches long

A Very Merry Christmas

We had a really fun Christmas this year! We spent Christmas Eve at the Shelley's, slept over, and then were able to enjoy Christmas morning with them all. We were also able to talk with Garrett on his mission while we were there. He is doing GREAT! Alexa was so funny to watch on Christmas morning. She really seemed to get the hang of opening her presents (and trying to open other's presents as well). We had a great time.

Later that day, we went over to the Krommenhoek's to spend a little Christmas time with them, as well as to do our little gift exchanges.

We have such great families. We are so fortunate to be able to spend so much time with them all. They are all such great people to be around. We got some really neat things from everyone, Thanks! And THANK YOU for all the memories!

Florida Trip

We just recently got back from a family trip to FLORIDA! We went with Tyler's side of the family. We had a blast! We went to all four of the parks at Disney World, spent some time at Cocoa Beach, did a lot of swimming and hot tubbing, etc! The weather was decent most of the time, we got a little of everything-hot, warm, cold...but never as cold as here in Utah! It was a nice time of year to just get away for a week and enjoy the family. Alexa did great the whole time (even the plane rides)! We got back home just in time for Christmas.

Polar Express

My sister Sara's soccer coach does this really fun train ride around his home, and some of our family were able to go and enjoy it! It was so neat! While we waited to board the train, they have the movie The Polar Express going.

On the train ride, there are cute Christmas pictures, decorations, lights, and music going. Then we made a stop at the North Pole!

At the North Pole, all the children got a chance to sit on Santa's lap and are given a candy cane.

Everyone then got to sing some Christmas Songs with Santa. We then boarded the train again and it took us back. The ride back to the 'station' was a little different than the ride to the North Pole. There were Nativity pictures and other pictures of Jesus, and music was more along those lines.

It was such a fun, little experience that Alexa and I were able to enjoy along with some others in my family! Alexa LOVED it all...the train ride and Santa Claus! Thanks Sara! :)

Crazy Girls

I just had to share these funny pictures of Alexa and Katie last time I babysat. It's even funnier to think that it was SNOWING and FREEZING outside. These little girls have too much fun together. I love it!