Lexi Wernli

Peace out

2010-07-30T15:41:00.002-06:00

Well, if you haven't noticed, I haven't posted in a while. To be honest, I'm much too busy as a 3 1/2 year old to be keeping a blog. I've decided to let my mom keep her blog, and I'll either guest post on her blog, or just tell her any updates I want you, as my adoring fans, to know.

A few of my phrases lately:

My new title for Laney is "Princess Laney of the Gospel," in an announcer's voice, of course.

The new thing I say now instead of "Holy cow," or, "Oh my goodness," is "Holy Spirit!" My mom stopped me from saying that though. She said it was not good to say in that kind of sentence. Something about it not being appropriate. I told her it's in one of my primary songs, but she still said it's not okay.

Anyway, please go to my mom's blog if you're interested in keeping updated with my life. That is all. You may go now.

My very own pictures

2010-05-28T14:44:00.000-06:00

Mom let me use the camera, and these are the pictures I took.

I think photography is in my future. :)

Daddy and Polly Pocket

2010-05-01T13:20:00.000-06:00

Daddy was feeling sick last week, so I helped him out. Blankets, toys, etc.

We play a lot of Polly Pockets in our house. Here's the usual set up. Today, it was Samantha's birthday. She made out like a bandit.

And of course, Laney was jealous of all the picture-taking going on, so she hammed it up for a picture too. She's such a cutie!

Needless to say, Laney loved Farm Country. I'm getting better at liking it too...

2010-04-23T14:43:00.002-06:00

Easter

2010-04-09T16:24:00.001-06:00

For Easter, we got together on Saturday and did an Easter Egg Hunt with my friends from our little community. And because it's Utah and we all go to the same church, we did it between General Conference Sessions on Saturday. Or as I like to call it, "Church on TV."

We all waited in the clubhouse. It was pretty cold outside.

Here I am hunting for eggs. It was so fun! Laney was sleeping. Oh well.

And here I am ready for church in my Easter dress the week before. Mom wanted to do my hair all fancy, but I wanted to match Mom's hair. And she keeps herself pretty simple on Sundays since Bishop Daddy isn't there to help take care of us. :) And again, Laney was sleeping. Poor girl. I promise to get pictures of her soon. She was very cute that day too.

More Addie and Grandma

2010-03-20T17:39:00.000-06:00

If you didn't see Mommy's blog, this a continuation of it, kind of.

After Addie came to stay, we went to visit Addie at her cabin. Her family goes skiing during spring break. We played for like an hour in the hot tub. Yes, that is snow behind us.

Grandma was hanging out in the cabin too, and then she came to stay with us for a day. She is SO GOOD at playing doll house. Honestly. Mom thought about recording it and selling it, it was that funny. I was cracking up the whole time. I wish I could play doll house with grandma all day long.

Thanks for playing, Addie and Grandma! It was a blast.

Curlers and cuties

2010-03-14T21:23:00.000-06:00

Mom tried curlers in my hair one day where there wasn't anything that we had planned for that day. I was very patient and let her put them in, but then was very impatient waiting for my hair to dry. Every five minutes I'd ask her if it was time to see my curls.

She ended up taking them out a little too early, and the curls weren't picture worthy. But it was still cute.

This is what Laney does when Mom pulls out the camera. She still smiles and hams it up, but prepares herself for the flash. And she has her favorite toy, the remote. She LOVES turning on and off the TV.

If you are curious about who we had to visit, you can go to my mommy, Cassie's blog.

She walks!

2010-02-28T21:13:00.001-07:00

Valentine's Treasure Hunt

2010-02-19T16:53:00.001-07:00

Laney laughing... again. More of a chuckle, really.

2010-02-19T15:12:00.000-07:00

And they lived Happily Ever After....

2010-02-17T19:44:00.001-07:00

This is what I do, well, all day. I create fairy tales. This was in the bathtub. Quincy and June are dancing on top of the soap, and I had to frame them with a pretty necklace. Aren't they cute?

Laney's 1st birthday

2010-02-17T17:32:00.000-07:00

Nature vs. Nurture

2010-01-30T21:37:00.000-07:00

This is how I sit. No coaxing or prodding from Mom. When I sit in my chair, this is how I do it. Do you think I sit like this because I see Mom do it? Or because I'm a girl and I just know to sit like this? I'm not telling. You'll just have to think it over in your mind...

And of course a picture of Laney. With no bow, but still cute.

The Paci Fairy

2010-01-12T21:14:00.001-07:00

My account of my first day in Primary

2010-01-03T19:50:00.000-07:00

Surprise!

2009-11-15T15:54:00.000-07:00

On Friday, I had a daddy-daughter date, and Daddy surprised me with Disney Princesses on Ice! Oh, it was so fun. I couldn't take my eyes off the ice rink, except for the scary parts. Man, Malificent and Snow White's stepmother are scary!

This is us before we left. I didn't know where we were going, except that it involved princesses. My purse had my little princess figures in them so I could keep them close. And daddy's purse had my snacks that Mommy packed.

Thank you Daddy, for taking me on a date!

Happy Happy Halloween!

2009-11-01T20:29:00.001-07:00

Every time Mom started telling me about Halloween, I would always correct her and say, "No Mom. It's a happy happy Halloween."

She always forgot the second 'Happy', you see.

Halloween was almost as good as my birthday. You get candy, people! Candy! Just by saying 'trick or treat!' I only get candy at home if I go pee pee in the potty.

Here I am with my fairy princess costume and princess bucket for all my candy. Aren't I cute?

Laney was a skeleton. With a cute bow. And I apologize for her weird pants. This is what happens when you've been out of town and Mommy didn't get to the laundry.

Here we are with Daddy. My parents were serious party poopers this year and didn't really do anything big for Halloween. They didn't even dress up! They promised me that next year they'll be a lot better.

By the time we were done trick or treating, it was freezing. So, we went home, carved a pumpkin, ate some candy, and went to bed. Good times...

Birthday Festivities

2009-10-26T16:00:00.000-06:00

My birthday was on Sunday, but because Sundays are busy around here and Daddy's never home, Mom decided to do most of the events Saturday. Saturday morning I got to open Nana and Grandpa's gift- a dollhouse!

Oh man, it's the funnest thing ever!

We had pizza for lunch, and after naps I got all fancy and went to Salt Lake for my surprise- a carriage ride!

I wish we had a picture of my face. When I found out we would actually ride in the carriage, I almost lost it right there in the road.

I got to open my presents in the carriage. I totally felt like a real princess. I got some princess dress ups, books, a stencil book, Barbie movies, and a video game! And at the store I got to take Nana and Grandpa Head's money to get a crib for my dolly. Thanks Mom, Nana, Great Nana,Joy, and Gramma!

And of course, Laney was the usual ham when Mom got out the camera.

It was the best birthday ever! And then on Sunday I got to have a birthday cake with Nani and Aunty Leanne. Nani gave me a pretty doll. Thanks Nani!

My Dawgs

2009-10-16T15:45:00.000-06:00

This is how I was sleeping the other night. The past couple weeks I get together every doggie I have, and then my kitty. I have 6 dogs and then a kitty. So each dog has a name, and each time the same dog always corresponds with the same name. There's Daddy dog, Mommy dog, Lexi dog, Baby Sister dog, Nana dog and Grandpa dog. And the Kitty is always "Suzy."

There's almost not enough room on my bed for all of us. Usually they're lined up nice and neat on my floor, but I wanted to sleep with them that night.

Unblogworthy

2009-09-30T16:45:00.000-06:00

Sorry for the lapse in blogging. I guess I feel I haven't been doing anything blogworthy lately.

Here's what we've been doing, blogworthy or not.

We went to the fire station. Much more exciting for the little boys that went. Though I did think the fire trucks should have been pink instead of red, they were still shiny and fun.

We went to the dino museum. I LOVE the dino museum. Mom never brings the camera though...

I go to preschool. Not an actual fancy smancy preschool, but one where Mom helps out every once in a while, so it's much more affordable. Or so Mom says. I love preschool!

I'm still playing princess every chance I get. It might be a phase, but it's gonna last a while.

It's officially getting colder, which means the day starts with Mom groaning and complaining. It also means that I'm not willing to give up my dresses and skirts. We'll have to buy some tights or something...

Dad's doing great as a bishop. But he still makes time to play with me.

Here I am with Laney. Aren't we cute?

Isn't she the cutest baby sister ever?!

Laney is sitting and smiling and is as good as ever. She sadly already has a favorite show: Special Agent Oso. It is to her as Wiggles was to me. Evidence of my Wiggles loving here. She's a very sweet sister and we're so lucky to have her!

Silly Me

2009-09-15T13:52:00.000-06:00

I thought I'd post about some of the silly things I find myself saying lately. Here goes...

Mom had to go to Salt Lake a couple Saturdays ago to run an errand and while she was gone, Daddy said he wanted me to help him surprise Mommy with a clean house. So we cleaned the house and when she came home, I yelled, "Happy Birthday!!" Guess I've been watching Cinderella a little too much lately...

When I'm playing with my toys and I start getting bugged because my toy won't sit just right, etc. I will say, "You're driving me nuts!" I get that one from my mom. She needs to watch what she's saying a little more...

We got this dress up wood teddy bear in a library pack we borrowed, and I LOVE it. When I play dress up with Mommy, I ask her which dress she wants to put on the teddy bear:
Mommy: This one? (the yellow one)
Me: No.
Mommy: This one? (the blue one)
Me: No.
Mommy: This one? (The pink one)
Me: Yeah! It's perfect.
We do the same routine for the shoes.

Here's just a couple pics from Georgia. Enjoy.

Goings on

2009-09-04T16:06:00.002-06:00

Here are things we've been doing lately...

Playing tea set, of course...
Uncle Tyler is going to BYU this fall, and before his apartment was ready, he stayed with us for a couple days. He is so fun!

Isn't she the cutest little sister ever?!

Grandpa came to stay with us for a few days to ordain Daddy a high priest. We had a blast playing with him!

Okay- this first picture is of Grandpa and me when I was about 5 months old. The next is of Grandpa and Laney. I think it's cute that we have the same double chin.

Beach '09

2009-08-20T16:50:00.002-06:00

A couple weeks ago we went to California with all my cousins and Mommy's family. It was so fun!

Mommy has a serious problem taking pictures on vacation, so there are only a few. Here they are in no particular order:

My jump rope. I was really good at jumping while holding the jump rope, but actually using it as a jump rope was quite difficult.
My cousin Addie and I. We were fast friends until a dolly or other toy got in the way. But as soon as I could surgically detach myself from my parents(I had some attachment issues), we had fun playing in the ocean together. I can see a similar picture coming in ten years too.

Again, Addie and me.

Laney chillin in the cabana... Whenever someone would come and talk to Laney or hold her, I would quickly say, "my baby sister. MY baby sister. MY BABY SISTER!"

Daddy holding a pigeon. Yes, he was pretty popular with the kids when he caught one. And another one. And another one. The adults thought it was filthy.

Aunt Joy, Laney, me, and the back of Mom's head. That's the only slight picture we have of Mom...

I had a blast. And I was a total champ when it came to taking naps on the beach. I would tell Mom I was tired, get all clean and dressed in clothes, and then sleep in the cabana for at least two hours. Mom really liked that part of vacation... For more pictures, you can go to Mom's blog.

Lake Lanier, Georgia

2009-07-28T17:30:00.002-06:00

Last week, we went to Nana and Grandpa's house in Georgia. We went to the lake every day. It was a blast! As usual, Mom took very few pictures, so here are a few of what she took. There will also be more pictures on Mommy's blog. Nana took a ton of great ones, and I'll post some when we get them.

This is Grandpa Ed. Or Grandpa Head is what we affectionately call him. :) He had his birthday a couple weeks ago, and we celebrated it while we were there. Isn't he the cutest great grandpa ever?

We took some family pictures while we were there. Again, we will get more when Nana sends us some, but here a a few. Isn't Laney cute?!

This one is cute too. This is Uncle Jason walking Jada and I back from the house boat.

This was Ladies' night, and the girls at our table. All three of us had just thrown tantrums within 15 minutes of each other. Good times...

I loved the tube! It was pretty fun going with Mommy and Daddy and Jada.

We had a 3 hour layover in Minneapolis on the way back. The last time I fell asleep on Mom was probably when I was Laney's age. I must have been really tired...

I had such a fun time! I've been asking Mom when we get to go back to Nana's house. It better be soon!

Self-mutilation

2009-07-11T19:38:00.000-06:00

So, Laney likes scratching the heck out of herself. Mom stopped swaddling her (yes, I know 5 months is a long time to swaddle, but both Laney and I liked to be swaddled) and this is what she does to herself at night. Mom clips her nails every other day, and she still manages to do this.

She's not too upset about it though.

And I'm still as cute as always. :)

Potties and Andrew

2009-06-27T09:50:00.000-06:00

I went in the potty finally. I got a sucker when I went in the potty. Mommy was freaking out she was so excited. I just wanted the sucker. Then the next day, I peed twice and went #2 once in my panties. Mom really doesn't know how to fix that. I'm just sticking to my stubborn self and NOT potty training.

Andrew came to play on Tuesday. Here he is playing on my slide. I'm pretending to be Sleeping Beauty so Andrew can kiss me and I'll wake up. As you can see, he wasn't interested.

What a cutie...

Another oldie, but a goodie. I was so cute!

2009-06-21T20:33:00.001-06:00

Classics: if you want a good laugh, watch this from when I was 6 months old.

2009-06-21T20:30:00.001-06:00

Long time...

2009-06-21T19:29:00.000-06:00

Here's just a few pics of what we've been doing around here:

I play tea set with Laney all the time. I'm a very good big sister and I include her all the time when I play.

I'm always in my princess dress and crown. As you can see in the picture above and below, it doesn't matter what time of day it is. The only times I take it off is for the gym and to go night night. I'm all about princesses.

We caught a fish! Finally! It was the tenth time going fishing, and we finally caught a fish. And it was on my princess fishing pole, too. Daddy didn't think the fish was that big, but I sure enjoyed it.

And we went to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. Twice. I LOVED it. I kept talking about the pretty, white rooms, and the oxen holding the water up, and the cookies we get after we go through the temple. Mom's thinking about going again with me simply because I ask her every day.

Yes, it was cold outside. It's been cold for two weeks. Blah.

Laney's Laughing!

2009-06-09T20:54:00.000-06:00

Babysitting

2009-06-09T20:50:00.001-06:00

Mom and Dad babysat for their friends, whose kids just happen to be my friends. Amelie is my buddy and Calder is more just the boy who scoots around everywhere. But I guess that classifies as a friend. Anywho...

Here's Calder staring at Laney. He was very interested in her the whole time. I think I see a wedding in the future...

Laney's pretty tired here, so no smiling.

Here's Amelie and me enjoying some turkey together before bed. We coordinated so that Mom couldn't get any pictures where both of us were looking at the camera.

If you want to see more cute pictures of Laney, just go to Mommy's blog.

What's been going on...

2009-06-09T20:46:00.000-06:00

Here's a brief summary of what we've been doing around here.

My Dad's cousin Breein came to Utah to visit relatives, and she came to say hi. She had her daughter Sophie just a couple weeks before Mom had Laney. So, we had pictures of them together. Aren't they cute?

They're holding hands in this one.

Then, I got to have a bath with Laney. It was so fun! Now I ask for it every night.

I am OBSESSED with princesses. All day long I have my princess dress on with my princess shoes. And at least 15 times a day I "lose my shoe" and have to try it on. Then I say "It's a perfect fit," and do it all over again.

Daddy has started Daddy Daughter Dates with me every other week. This week we went to Kangaroo Zoo, where they had this huge slide thing. It was awesome.

Pwaying

2009-06-04T21:19:00.000-06:00

This picture shows my excellent praying skills.

Recently, when Mommy tells me it's time to take my nap, I say, "Sing and pway first." We do it before bedtime; why not before naptime too? And it's always the same song: "Wise man."

relationship update

2009-05-16T08:42:00.002-06:00

So, I had a long talk with Leo last night. I told him that I want to be long-distance friends.

You see, I still love talking to the dvd version of him, and Mommy rented a couple Little Einstein books from the library that I am ALWAYS talking to. Just this morning I had a big long flirty conversation with the book version of Leo that Mommy heard over the monitor. It usually goes something like this: "Hi, Leo! Leo Funny. Hehehehehe!" It's just the actual figurine I don't like. The other three figurines are great. Just not Leo. I prefer him to stay in my books and movies. It gives us a sense of anonymity that I like.

Guest Blogger

2009-05-10T15:47:00.000-06:00

Hello. Leo here. I snuck onto Lexi's blog to ask your help.

You see, Lexi and I are fighting and I don't know why. Her mom finally caved and bought me, this figurine, and my other little einstein friends the other day. She was tired of Lexi taking our DVD everywhere. As soon as her mom gave us to her, she immediately threw me down on the ground and started playing with the other three. In bath time, she was talking to the other three and I was floating face down in the water. She took the other three to bed with her last night, and when her mom nonchalantly put me with them, she said, "No Mommy." And had me taken out of the room. Now I'm just laying on the coffee table with no one to play with me.

Help plead my case to Lexi. I'm a good boyfriend, I swear. I just want to be Lexi's friend again. :(

This and That

2009-05-10T15:42:00.000-06:00

Here are just some pictures of what we've been doing lately.

Nana came to visit for a wedding of a family friend, Jordan Dziendziel. Mom always says that she knew she was officially a Wernli when she knew how to spell that last name.

Daddy painting the rocking chair that now sits in my room. He let me help too. It's so pretty all done. Mom should take a picture.

Here I am entertaining Laney with my toys. Aren't I nice?

Here is my cheesy smile. If you look closely you will see that I'm burnt. Mommy and my new favorite place is the Thanksgiving Point gardens. We went three times this past week, and on the first day we were there two and a half hours. Mom sprayed my neck, but not the rest of me. She said it wasn't "burn weather." Boy was she wrong! We both got a little burnt and it's been a little tough doing my hair when my head is burnt. Oh well.

My newest obssession

2009-04-30T15:40:00.002-06:00

This...

is my boyfriend. I have a crush on Leo from Little Einsteins. I do everything with him.

I don't actually have a figurine of Leo, so I take the Little Einsteins DVD case everywhere. In the car, to the park, etc. The other day, we were at the park, and Leo had to swing with me. And we went down the slide together. I would say, "come on, Leo!" and my trusty dvd case would follow. I would slide the dvd case down the slide, and then say, "catch me, Leo" and then go down myself. Now, when other people showed up to the park, I would stop my little conversations, but I would still take the dvd case everywhere. Then when they left, Leo was my trusty friend again.

I showed him my manicure Mom gave me. She painted my nails, and I said, "Look, Leo!" And then I got all shy.

I'm 2 1/2, and I'm already boy crazy.

Fishing

2009-04-28T15:12:00.001-06:00

Dad and I go fishing a lot lately. It's pretty fun. Only problem is, we never catch any fish. We've caught a snake and a duck, but no fish. Here's a picture of the baby duck. We saved her from the very violent mating ritual that ducks have.

When Dad caught it, I kept saying, "Cute duck!"

Yes, I still have a very strong attachment to my dolly. It still goes everywhere. Now I tend to bring her carseat (which my very nice Uncle Jason gave me for my b-day) so I match Mommy with her baby.

I don't like naps on Sundays. This is what I do instead.

2009-04-22T15:54:00.000-06:00

A Few things about Laney...

2009-04-16T21:48:00.000-06:00

Here I am with my buddy, Laney.

She's smiling at us now. It's awesome.

She's fat. She's a very good eater. And she LOVES her baths. She gets into almost a trance while in the bath. Nothing can bother her.

She has a large birthmark on her thigh. It looks like three blobs in a row. She's really not going to like that as a teenager.

She's got a mysterious swirly cowlick on the left side of her head. I'm very curious to see how that will work when her hair gets longer. If she's anything like me, it will be a while before we will know...

Drew Drew

2009-04-14T19:06:00.000-06:00

This is my Buddy. Andrew. We LOVE playing together. In reality, we don't really play together unless we're playing on my slide in my room. We play around each other. But we LOVE it. Andrew played at our house on Saturday so his parents could go see Wicked. Here are some pics of our time together.

Andrew in my pink jacket. We didn't have his, and it was a little chilly on the porch. Probably the only time he will wear pink in his life.

After Mom styled his hair. She has too many girls and WAY too much fun with hairspray.

In the bath. We had a BLAST bathing together. Yes, this photo will be in our wedding video...

In other news, Mom and Dad went through their storage closet and found this gem. A Game Cube. It's probably been in there a year. They believe it belongs to Uncle Jason. I have SO much fun playing Mariokart with Daddy. We laugh and have so much fun with it. Thanks for letting us borrow it, Jason!

Not to toot my own horn...

2009-04-09T22:24:00.000-06:00

But I'm a stinkin good big sister.

I will always ask to hold Laney, and I will sit for a good 20 minutes with her on my lap like this. I'm always soft, and as you can see, I help her keep her paci in. I hold her hand a lot too, but mostly I just look at her lovingly.

Mom can always trust me because I never try to do anything mean. If Laney starts crying, I rush to her and put her paci softly in her mouth, and say, "s'okay Laney. S'okay." If I put her paci in her mouth 3 or 4 times in a row and she refuses to keep it in her mouth, I go up to Mommy and say, "Laney hungwy, Mommy." And if she starts crying pretty hard, I say, "Laney reawy hungwy, Mommy."

I get lots of practice on my dolls, but it's much more fun with the real thing. :)

More happenings

2009-04-05T20:32:00.001-06:00

These:

Are my frog boots. Nana bought them for me when I was about 8 months old. She bought them because they reminded her of my daddy's frog boots that he wore ALL THE TIME when he was around my age.

Last week, Daddy came home with a surprise: a princess fishing pole! We have a pond behind our condo complex that has lots of fish in it, and when he brought home the fishing pole, I went straight into my room and got these beauties out of my closet. It was the perfect occasion.

We went fishing, but unfortunately didn't catch anything. Oh well. Maybe next time. It was still so much fun!

Here's the story behind this next picture:

Lexi: Daddy, wear cwown peese
Daddy: Um, no thanks
Mommy: Oh, come on hon, just wear the crown.
Daddy: Guys don't wear crowns.
Lexi: Peeeeeeeeeese?
Mommy: Pleaaaaaaase?
Daddy: Ugh. Fine.

Then Mommy gets out the camera and Daddy strikes a pose.

Daddy: This is going on the blog, isn't it?

Poor Daddy. He's totally outnumbered.

Happenings

2009-03-29T20:48:00.000-06:00

This is my kitchen set. Grandma and Callie brought it from the store for me when they were visiting. I LOVE it. I'm always playing with it.

My favorite game is to ask Mommy what she wants to eat. I say, "What else eat Mommy?" She then will ask for cupcakes. But I know that's not nutritious. So I say, "Pizza first," and I give her the pizza.

THEN she can have cupcakes. But I say, "Careful, hot," and wait until she blows on it.

I repeat this routine about a thousand times before I'm tired of it.

Here I am painting. You gotta love my face.

Clarification

2009-03-15T14:56:00.002-06:00

Mommy doesn't think we look similar. She was just trying to make everything similar except the faces with these two photos. Personally I think we look different. I'm my daddy's duplicate, and Laney look a lot more like Mommy.

Siblings

2009-03-14T13:56:00.000-06:00

The first is Laney. The second is me as a baby. What do you think? Do we look similar?

Pretty cool that we're in the same robe, huh?

Visitors

2009-03-14T12:51:00.003-06:00

This week was the first week without any visitors to help us. We are sad that our friends are all gone. Let me tell you about our wonderful helpers.

First, now that it's just Mommy with me and Laney, most days my hair looks like this:

Wonderful, huh?

But you gotta love the smile!

So, first we had Joy. Aunt Joy is awesome! She played "Fly pretty angel" with me all the time on her bed. Mom liked her for her serious laundry skills. Every article of clothing was always clean, even with Laney exploding on all her outfits.

Thanks so much Aunt Joy for spoiling me and playing with me!

Then we had Grandma and Aunt Callie. Sadly, no pictures of Callie were taken with me. So, you'll have to settle with one with Mom back when she was fat and pregnant.

Callie always picked out cute outfits for me and did my hair all pretty. Grandma was AWESOME at playdoh. A serious expert. She would always make an entire family, including dining table with chairs and pizza. I loved to play with them so much that the playdoh would dry up and we ended up buying me a real kitchen set with little people. It was pretty awesome.

Mommy's favorite: All the delicious meals provided by these two.

Our last visitor was Nana and Grandpa. Mommy was a retard and didn't get any pictures with them! Annoying, huh? Grandpa is the funnest playmate. We would wrestle on the floor and have so much fun. Sadly, he could only stay for a couple days. Then I had my turn with Nana. She would play playdoh with me too, but she would make things like big trucks and birthday cakes and temples. It was fun too. She was a really good playmate.

Mommy pretty much neglected Nana. She feels a little bad about that. She re-read the Twilight series and wasn't much of a talker. :) Daddy said, "I can tell how good of a day you had by how many pages you were able to read." Oh well. But, her favorite thing about Nana: Always taking the baby so Mommy could nap.

This is just a cute pic of Dad and Laney.

Holy. Monkeys.

2009-02-28T14:27:00.004-07:00

Aren't these cute?! Laney is of course adorable, but I'm definitely cute too. I was so good for this photo shoot, I did whatever they told me to do. I didn't smile very big, but that's okay. My face doesn't need it. :)

Thanks to Brekke Felt, for the Amazing photos, and for coming to my house to do it.

Laney

2009-02-14T11:57:00.000-07:00

Dad cracked a joke. He's a funny guy.

Laney

2009-02-12T13:40:00.004-07:00

She arrived last night, after 12 hours of induced labor. I was at home asleep in my bed. After all, it was at 12:15 am.

Delaney Lindsay Wernli. 6 lbs 15 oz. Just shy of 7 lbs. 19.5 inches. And oh so cute. I met her this morning, and I was very soft with her. I even whispered while talking to her. Every time she moved on the bed, I would say, "It's okay Laney." Official birthdate: 2/12/09

About to pop

2009-02-09T12:49:00.000-07:00

Here's the most recent picture of Mommy. You can see she's not too happy about posing. One of her sisters says she looks deformed. What do you think?

Wednesday's the big day! I get to see my baby sister. Yes, it's two weeks early, so let me explain a little. I was 8 lbs. 10 oz., which was too big for Mommy. It made for a very hard delivery and harder recovery. I was 5 days late and still had to be induced. What can I say? I was comfy in there. So, Mommy went to her doctor and asked to be induced early so she wouldn't have such a big baby this time. The doc said they would do an amnio on Wednesday and if Laney's lungs are fully developed, we can go ahead and induce that day. Yeah! So, let's hope we have some baby pictures by Wednesday night. :)

Mom is a Rockstar

2009-02-01T13:48:00.004-07:00

Yes, we got a rental camera. From Best Buy. Mom just stood her ground until the manager caved.

Okay, that's not true. The manager was actually really nice about everything. He knew it was their fault that we would not have a camera for my little sister's birth, and upon seeing my mom's massive tummy, he found a camera we could take with us. We had to buy the battery, memory stick, and charger, but he assured us that they were all refundable within 30 days, so we would get our money back.

So now Mommy has a new toy. Here it is. The Sony cybershot with a touch screen. It is pretty awesome.

She's been taking pictures ever since we got back from Best Buy.

Here's Daddy. This is what he does when Mommy asks him to pose for a picture.

This is me right after my nap. Doesn't my hair look awesome?

We went over to Andrew's last night to play. Though you can't tell from our faces, we were having a blast.

Again, a non-smile face. But I'm still cute.

This is Ernie. Mom and Dad had him declawed a couple weeks ago, and this is all he does now. It is so nice! Now I don't have to keep running to Mommy saying "owie" because the cat scratched me.

Here I am after church today, taking care of my Dolly. In front of me are at least 6 bottles, all of which have to be lined up for me to use for Dolly. Yes, I have to use all 6.

I have a great "cheese" face, don't I?

As you can see, Mommy has been taking a lot of pictures to make up for lost time. Yeah! We have a camera again!

No camera = no photos

2009-01-28T11:48:00.002-07:00

Mom still has no camera. It has been three almost 4 weeks, and still no camera. Didn't she call the camera fixing place, you ask? Yes, she did. This is what they said: "Your camera is being returned to Best Buy unrepaired." Why, asks Mom. "Because the wrong paperwork was sent with it. We can't fix it unless it has the right paperwork. Best Buy will call you once they receive it."

So, this is Mommy's plan. As soon as Best Buy calls, she'll go down there and raise a little heck. They said it would take max 6 weeks to get fixed. If you do the math, that is exactly when Mommy gets induced. So, she should have had it back by then. Well, now they have to resend it to get it fixed with the right paperwork, something that was not Mommy's fault, that might take another 6 weeks.

Mommy's going to demand a rental camera. Do you think they will give her one? I don't know. But she's having a baby for crying out loud, and she needs a flipping camera. In two weeks, not 6. We should have a vote to see if Mommy will be demanding enough to get a rental camera. She's pretty persistent when she has to be...

Mommy caved

2009-01-22T19:08:00.003-07:00

This is how I think about my paci. Like a huge diamond. It is beautiful to me.

Before you go judging, there were a few stipulations to me getting a paci back.

1. I am not allowed to bite the paci. Every time Mom gives it to me, she says, "DON'T bite the paci." We'll see how long that lasts.

2. It is only allowed in my bed. When I wake up from my naps I dutifully put it right on my pillow until next bedtime.

3. I am not allowed to cry when Mommy or Daddy leaves me to sleep. As soon as I cry, they take it away.

This little thing has made a world of difference in my sleep times, which is better for all involved. Mommy doesn't care what you think. :) I'm not 4 or anything, so I can have it for a little while longer.

My new obsession

2009-01-13T14:17:00.003-07:00

This is my new obsession. Horses. Or "horsees!!!" as I like to call them. I love playing with the toy horsees at the gym daycare, and I love going to go see the horsees. Since my parents live in farm country pretty much, we have horses about 1/8 mile away both directions, and they are usually standing right by the fence. So, Mommy takes me to see them often. I'm still pretty scared to actually pet them, and I build up the courage usually right before we leave.

And forget about actually riding on one. A couple months ago, Mom took me to 'barnyard boo' at Thanksgiving point, and bought me a pass to do the pony ride. Yeah, forget that. I was screaming my little head off until she took me off the horse. But I still love looking at horses.

Horsees are awesome.

New Years Eve

2009-01-06T19:18:00.004-07:00

I love it when my parents leave me out of all the fun. New Years Eve consisted of me going to bed at my regular hour of 7:30pm, and they took the monitor over to their good friends' house to play games until midnight. They had a ton of fun, and I was sleeping the whole time. Since our camera's not working right now (read Mom's blog for that explanation), they bummed a pic off someone else.

No, it's not alcohol. And try to find Mom. It's not too hard. She's one of the two pregnant people there. And no, Daddy can never be normal in ANY pictures.

Pre-Christmas activities

2008-12-28T20:37:00.001-07:00

Here are just a few pictures that were taken before Christmas to get you up to date, and then the following post is about my fabulous Christmas.

First, the paci. You will see the tip is gone. This was not some trick from Mommy to get rid of my paci, this was done by me. I bit the ends off all five of my pacis. So, Mom decided not to buy me any more. I've come to beg my mommy to reconsider. PLEASE MOMMY! LET ME HAVE MY PACI BACK! I can't promise that I won't just bite the ends off new ones too; in fact, I probably will. But I miss my paci. :( It's made naptime and bedtime a lot harder.

We went to temple square in Salt Lake on Christmas Eve Eve. It was FREEZING! I really liked the horse-drawn carriages outside temple square, but I wasn't really into the lights actually in Temple Square. So, I kept asking to see the "horsees" while we were walking around. This is my cheese face. Isn't it cute?

Needless to say, we didn't stay long. It was COLD, and I just wanted to see the horsees anyway.

Christmas Day!

2008-12-28T20:17:00.003-07:00

Daddy was in charge of pictures for Christmas, so there are maybe three total. So here's pretty much all we have...

My favorite present: my Big Girl Bed. Every present after this one had to be put on the bed for future playing. I'm so happy that it's all about princesses!

Santa brought a princess clothes hamper to go with it. Cool, huh?

It took me a few days, but I'm pretty much adjusted to the big girl bed. I had a REALLY hard first nap time, but my spirits were mostly broken by that night. Now I cry a little when Mommy or Daddy leaves me, but I'm fine.

Here's just a little picture of my new pj's. They're Minnie Mouse, and I was SO excited about them. I'm obsessed with all things Mickey right now.

Here's the amazing dinner we had. It seems like a little, but it was WAY too much food for just the three of us. Most of the dinner is the favorites of Mommy's memories... deviled eggs (usually comes with the rest of the relish tray, but for three people, a relish tray is too much), MamaGinger's heavenly chinese oriental salad, ham of course, mashed potatoes, and...

Orange rolls. Yes, orange rolls. This will always be the best roll ever invented. Mom attempted them for the first time, and they were delicious. Not perfect, but delicious.

We spent pretty much the whole day playing with my playdough sets. Daddy's pretty dang good at it, and here's his little snowman that Mommy thought looked pretty awesome.

Mommy is seriously creativity challenged, so she can only really do letters. Here's the name of my little sister that Mom and Dad finally decided, for the time being. Delaney Lindsay Wernli. Laney for short, so we'll be Lexi and Laney. You would think Mom learned her lesson about similar names, being called "Callie" all her life. Oh well. :)

If you don't have anything nice to say about the name, then don't say anything at all. :)

Merry Christmas!

2008-12-24T18:38:00.002-07:00

Merry Christmas!
Love, Lexi

New blog

2008-12-21T19:25:00.002-07:00

Here's Mommy and me.

Mom has entered the blogging world. She's way behind the times. Her blog won't be nearly as interesting or full of pictures as mine, but if you're interested, go here. By the way, I just figured out how to do that web link thing. And I'm only two years old!

SNOW, by Lexi this time

2008-12-20T10:55:00.004-07:00

I apologize for Mommy's post. She tends to complain this time of year. On the other hand, I LOVE the snow. I can't get enough of it! Yesterday, I asked Mommy if we could go play in the snow, and since she hates the snow, she automatically says yes. Let me explain: She's on a constant guilt trip that she's depriving me of the joys of winter simply because she hates it. So, she says yes, and we go out to play. We did this on Tuesday as well, but yesterday it was windy and maybe twenty degrees colder. Mommy thought I wouldn't want to stay outside for long.

She was wrong.

I loved walking in the snow, and trudging my way through in my boots. I liked making little "seats" in the snow when I sat down, and when I saw the park, I asked Mommy if we could go over there. So, we walked over, and I begged her to put me in the swing. So we swung for a while, and then the only thing that got me away from the park was to go see my friend Andrew.

We walked over and visited, all the while being windy and freezing. Mommy kept asking if I wanted her to carry me so I could be warmer. No way dude! I'm walking my own way in the snow!

Mom doesn't know where I get this gene. Daddy? Except, he went out with us in the snow yesterday and lasted... maybe 5 minutes. Maybe he just didn't have the right clothes...

SNOW

2008-12-18T10:35:00.003-07:00

Hello, Cassie here. Lexi's too busy playing with "baby eesee" in her nativity set right now, but I thought I'd post a little something. More of a rant, really.

I HATE snow. Sorry, all you snow fans. I don't think it makes everything look prettier. I don't think that if it's cold, it might as well be snowing. It's wet, cold, annoying, and impossible to drive in. Our condo complex NEVER gets the parking lots plowed. Call me crazy, but I thought that's why I pay $120 a month. So I can at least get out of the flippin complex. And the cities in Utah county apparently don't think it's important to plow either.

Brandon says that growing up in New York, all roads were plowed by about 6am. Maybe earlier. Going to the gym the past two days at 8:30, not even the busy roads are plowed. What is that?! Do plow companies have anything better to do than plow the roads? It thought that's why they existed. Not only are they not plowing, but even by 10am when I leave the gym, they aren't anywhere in sight. It's the first real snow storm of the season, and it's pretty late in the year. You'd think the plow companies would be jumping at the chance to finally plow.

Get it together people! If I were in charge of your company I'd fire you all and get some early-risers!

I'm seven months pregnant, with a huge coat, carrying a toddler with a huge coat. All I ask is that my sidewalks are plowed.

The only things that make this weather nice: 1)I get to keep my groceries in the car until Brandon gets home, and he can lug them up two flights of stairs, and 2)Lexi loves playing in it. We got her all dressed up Tuesday for the snow, and she had a ball. The second I pulled the camera out, the batteries went dead. Nice.

Christmas Tag, by Cassie, not Lexi

2008-12-11T15:14:00.001-07:00

1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Both

2. Real tree or Artificial? Real, it's what I grew up with, and it makes me sad to think of ever doing a fake tree

3. When do you put up the tree? Since this is the first year that we're going to get a tree, and we haven't gotten it yet, that's a good question.

4. When do you take the tree down? When it dies

5. Do you like eggnog? LOVE it. Jack in the Box has an awesome Egg nog shake. Too bad we don't have any in Utah...

6. Favorite gift received as a child? Hmmm. Sorry, too bad a memory. I'm sure I loved all of them.

7. Hardest person to buy for? My grandmother.

8. Easiest person to buy for? Lexi. Seriously. Toddlers are always easy.

9. Do you h have a nativity scene? I have a small glass one I bought when I was 17, and my mom informs me that the wrapped up presents she gave us are little nativity scenes.

10. Mail or email Christmas cards? Mail. Apparently email ones are 'tacky'.

11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Hmmm. Again, no recollection. Sorry. Again, I'm sure I loved all of them. I'm a sucker for surprises.

12. Favorite Christmas Movie? It's a Wonderful Life, which I never saw all the way through til last year. I LOVED it.

13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? Depends. I start thinking about it in November.

14. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? Nope.

15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? My mom's cheeseball. The best thing ever invented. And it just feels like Christmas with it.

16. Colored or Clear Lights? Hm. Not really a preference. I always liked blue ones because they felt more cold, and Arizona isn't that cold. It needed all the help it could get.

17. Favorite Christmas song? Religiously, Silent Night. Non-religious, I love anything by the classic singers. Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Ella Fitzgerald... ah, I'm already in a Christmas Coma...

18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? This is the first year we're staying home, and we're so excited.

19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, and vixen, Comet, cupid, donner, blitzen. And Rudolph.

20. Angel on the tree top or a star? I like stars.

21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? One on Christmas eve and the rest on Christmas morning.

22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Being in Utah and battling the FREEZING cold weather. I almost makes me cry when it snows for the first time and it sticks to the ground.

23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Red, white and silver

24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Ham is so yummy. And I love the relish trays for some reason. And Deviled eggs.

25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Ugg slippers. And a day planner. My weekly calendar I had this year will obviously be obsolete on Dec. 31st. That was the best Christmas present from last year, Linda. It saw a lot of use.

26. White or Warm Christmas? WARM, if you couldn't tell already.

27. Favorite thing about Christmas? The food. yum.

28. Favorite Christmas Tradition? Pistachio nuts in the stocking. I hated it as a kid, but I grew to love them each year.

29. Favorite Christmas Location? So far, Arizona. The weather's just too nice.

30. Who do you tag? Hm. Um, Megan Martin, Summer Evans, and Kim Wernli

Calling all addresses, 2008

2008-12-04T20:11:00.002-07:00

Oh, my poor neglected blog. I promise to get back to you soon. We had an awesome Thanksgiving in Seattle with my Nani, but of course Mom forgot the camera. Arg! So, I will blog about that later with some interpretive pictures or something.

But for now, I need addresses to send Christmas cards to. Mom saved all the addresses from last year, so if you emailed your address last year and you haven't moved, then you're already on the list. But if you're new to my pretty blog, I will need your physical address to send a card to, if you want one.

Just email Mom at cassmaster@gmail.com, and she'll send you a card. Thanks!

-Lexi

Family photos, and me.

2008-11-13T21:07:00.001-07:00

So, we just got the CD of our family photos, and they are so cute! Especially since I was being absolutely impossible. Here's how the day went. Mommy and Daddy woke me up to go to this photo shoot to be there by 8:30. Not fun to be woken up. When we get outside, the temperature reads 37 degress. I'm actually shivering between photos because Mom the dufus didn't bring my cute jacket that matched the outfit. AND they take away my silky and my paci, which is not okay right after I wake up, to take all these dang pictures. So they were lucky to get any cute shots. Mommy is so happy she got Andee to take these for us. If you're interested in some great pics at a great price, go to http://andeesphotos.blogspot.com/.

The next two posts have a few shots.

In this shot, you can actually see my silky over Mom's shoulder.

Here they were trying to get me to smile. Wasn't really working.

This pretty much sums up my feeling about the entire experience.

Always a cute shot to have Mom and Dad holding baby's hands. The best family shot will not be shown because it will be the Christmas card this year. If you're interested in a great Christmas card at a great price, go to http://tinytaledesign.com/ .

More family pics

2008-11-13T20:57:00.001-07:00

Here's just a few more...

Here I'm totally confused as to why my parents are quishing my face off with kisses. But it's still cute, nonetheless.

Tagged again

2008-11-12T15:44:00.005-07:00

5 Joys
-My Dolly. I do everything with her. I spend all day pretending to be the best Mommy ever to her. I put her in her stroller, buckled of course, I put my two purses on my shoulders, put Mommy's shoes on, and push her everywhere in my house. She's my favorite toy.
-Mommy. Yes, I'm a Mama's girl to the core. I love my Mom. I don't know why because she's not that fun, but I do love her. We do everything together.
-Andrew Martin. He's so fun. I don't know why we get along so well together because he's a year younger and we don't even play together, but I love going to his house to play.
-Daddy. He's the funnest person to play with! We build huge towers together, we crawl around together, and he makes me laugh! He does the actual Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck voices when he reads to me. What other Dad can do that?
-Mickey Mouse. He's my new favorite right now. I LOVE watching the Mickey Mouse shows. I act along with all the actions, and it's so fun to finally play with my Minnie Mouse that Aunt Kim gave me when I was 5 months old.

5 Fears
-The Dark. I like having a night light in my room.

-Pete on Mickey Mouse. He's not my favorite person.

-Oddly enough, not Malificent on Sleeping Beauty

-That there's really a monster at the end of the book in Grover's book. (You'd have to read the book to know what I'm talking about)

-Cars. Seriously. Mom has to always carry me in parking lots because I'm afraid the "carsees" will hit me. I'm very much a fan of safety. Toy cars are fun though.

5 Surprising facts
-My name should have been Layla, but Mommy switched it the last days of her pregnancy.

-I add "ee" on the end of almost all my words. Cars is "Carsees," phone is "phoney," toothbrush is "brushee," etc. I figure most of the words I say already end in ee: Mommy, Daddy, Mickey, silky, dolly, baby, paci, and on, so why just stop there?

-I have something called Molluscum. A mild case. Google it if you want to know what it is. I've had it for about a year now, and hope it will go away soon!

-I have very blue eyes, but in the last few months, I have developed a ring of green right outside the pupil.

-I've always been very good in church. Since I was a baby, Mommy and Daddy never have to take me out of sacrament or their classes. And now that I'm in nursery, it's a breeze.

5 Obsessions
-Like I said, Mickey Mouse.

-Bottles for Dolly. I have to have at least one in my hand.

-My earrings. Each day I pick out the pair I want in my ears.

-Shoes. I love shoes.

-Shutting Doors. All doors have to be shut at all times. I'm pretty OCD about it.

5 Tags

Natasha Ireland
Cassi Pope
Crystal Henkel
Summer Evans
Megan Martin

Tagged

2008-11-12T12:35:00.003-07:00

Here is the fourth picture from the fourth file I'm supposed to post. This sadly is not a picture of me. We all know those are dang cute. This is of Daddy when he was about 12. I think he's making that face because he doesn't want to take the picture. As you can tell, he's always liked baseball, and I'm sure I will turn out the same. Whenever I saw baseball on tv, I'd yell, "Ball!" and watch a few innings with Dad. No joke.

I tag Andrew Martin, my buddy Taylor Ireland, and Jada Wernli.

Family pics

2008-11-10T18:55:00.003-07:00

We had family pictures taken a couple days before Halloween. Though Mommy has only seen a few of them, they are so cute! Which was a difficult task considering the fact that I refused to smile. Here's just a taste...

Finally! Pictures and videos!

2008-11-08T17:14:00.001-07:00

So, the time has arrived. Mom has finally gotten everything on her computer. The next posts will be of my birthday, randomness, Halloween, and our new floors.

Here's my cake. I loved it!

I love coloring. It is something I take very seriously.

Mommy loves it when I bend over this close to the page. It means I'm really focusing.

Daddy preparing for my little sister... with the cat.

I'm blowing out the cake in this one

2008-11-08T17:09:00.002-07:00

Here's my Sleeping Beauty dress. Yeah!

2008-11-08T17:06:00.001-07:00

Here I am opening my favorite.. bottles for Dolly.

2008-11-08T17:05:00.002-07:00

Here's me opening Aunt Joy's present. I love Joy!

2008-11-08T17:04:00.002-07:00

Halloween!

2008-11-08T17:03:00.001-07:00

This year, I was Sleeping Beauty (because of the beautiful dress Nana and Grandpa gave me), Daddy was my Prince Phillip, and Mommy's tummy was a Magic 8 ball. Please see below. Daddy doesn't look bad for being all last minute. Mommy made the cape that afternoon.

Yes, I was being a total stinker about pictures. I was impatient about going trick or treating, which I was very good at.

Mommy's belly

Daddy posing so nicely, with me being a stinker again.

You kind of get the side view of my outfit from this picture. I was so cute!

Wernli's visit

2008-11-08T16:56:00.001-07:00

As soon as I went to bed on Halloween, Mommy and Daddy ripped out the carpet to prepare for the next day. You see, Nana, Grandpa, and Aunt Limdsay came to visit and put our new floors in the very next day! It was so fun! We helped with the floors, had a Thanksgiving feast on Sunday, went out to dinner and went to this really cool trampoline place on Monday, and then they left. Well, Grandpa was here til Wednesday. I love Grandpa! (And Nana and Lindsay)

Sadly, this was the only time Mommy took out the camera. She's so bad. But it is very cute of me and Grandpa.

Here's some pictures of our old floors. These were taken back in January, so the carpet still looked pretty good. Nowadays they were getting pretty awful.

Our beautiful lenolium floors. (Not beautiful, trust me.)

The next post you will see our oh so pretty new floors!

New floors!

2008-11-08T16:47:00.003-07:00

Our new floors! They look so good! We were able to switch around the room a little too. We like it a lot better now.

The wood floor continues from the entry into the living room into the kitchen. It really opened up the space.

I like walking all over our floors and wheeling Dolly's stroller around everywhere.

Notice the intricacy of the pantry. The boys were very proud of their work in here. It was a very hard spot.

To be continued...

2008-11-02T21:19:00.002-07:00

I know I need to update the blog. I have my two year birthday party, Halloween, family pictures, and Mommy and Daddy reflooring the condo to post about. I will do so as soon as the house is back together. I promise. :)

Funyuns

2008-10-20T15:14:00.004-06:00

So, Mommy and I were at the store, and we passed by some Funyuns. Yes, Funyuns. You probably haven't had any since junior high. At least, that's what Mommy says. She used to live off those things. So we picked a bag up, and enjoyed them together. We're suggesting you do the same. Go get yourself some Funyuns, for old times' sake.

I decided Dolly needed her hair done. It's pretty hard keeping that bow on her head when she has no hair. :)

The sacrifice of Dolly having my bow- my hair is not done. Oh well.

The park!

2008-10-13T13:33:00.000-06:00

Earlier this week, we went to the park with Kennedy and her mom. It was so fun! It was perfect weather.

We sat down to snack after swinging and feeding the ducks.

Here's cute little Kennedy.

Again, munching on the snacks. It's funny: no matter what the Mommies pack, Kennedy and I always want each other's food. Why is that?

Here I am going down the swing all by myself. I would climb up by myself, and then go down by myself. I'm getting so big!

Here's my favorite passtime, dressing up in Mom's shoes

2008-10-13T13:28:00.000-06:00

Football again

2008-10-13T13:27:00.000-06:00

We went to another football game this weekend. It was so fun! I just watched everything while sitting so nicely on Mommy's lap.

Here's my good "cheese" face

Here's all three of us bundled up.

My very cute outfit that was hidden by my coat all game.

Here's just a cute picture of me concentrating very hard on my, I mean, Daddy's computer.

Here I am seeing the first snow of the season

2008-10-13T13:23:00.000-06:00

Mom's having a...

2008-09-30T20:52:00.000-06:00

Girl! Yup, I'm gonna have a little sister. I'm so excited! It will be like a real life dolly. We'll be best friends. Well, hopefully anyway...

Here's Mommy and me tonight before I went to bed. That's why my hair looks boyish. I just took a bath.

Here's Mommy's tummy. You can tell she's not too happy about taking this photo, but she promised herself she'd do better about taking pictures with this pregnancy. I think she has a grand total of two pictures while she was prego with me.

Another football game

2008-09-20T10:34:00.000-06:00

Mommy remembered the camera this time to the football game.

Here I am before with my cute piggies (pigtails)

Here we are at the game, my pigtails ruined by the hat I had to wear because of the sun. Oh well.

Here's Daddy acting so excited. I love that face!
I did so well at the game! I was clapping and cheering, and during the fight game (which was played a lot because of all the touchdowns we got last week) I would raise my hands and yell, "Coogoos!" (baby for cougars). And in the crowded stadium, I was happy sitting on Mommy and Daddy's lap and just watching. My parents were so proud!

Pigtails and bubble baths

2008-09-20T10:30:00.000-06:00

Mom and Dad have a jetted bathtub, and every now and then, they give me a bubble bath in their tub. It is so fun! The jets make twice the bubbles.

Here I am making sure I still have feet. All I could see were bubbles!

Mommy thought it would be funny to watch the cat freak out when we put bubbles on his nose. Here I am trying to do it myself.

And now, we have pigtails. Yes, my hair can go in pigtails, even though I still might look a little like a cancer patient.

Here you get a pretty good look at them. It takes mom a long time to do it, but with a little practice, she'll get better. :)

FOOTBALL!!

2008-08-30T21:15:00.000-06:00

Mommy and Daddy are fortunate enough to know an incredible mentor and friend who gives them BYU football tickets. So, today was the first game of the season, and we all went along. Sadly, Mom forgot the camera. I know, I know, I was upset too. But here are some pictures from one of last year's really cold games. Today was really hot and completely opposite, but it still shows how cute I am. :)

I did so good! I started a little afraid of the cheering and the noise, but by halftime I was clapping with Mommy at the good plays. I got tired toward the end (it was my bedtime), but I did so well, the lady next to Dad even commented on it. It was really fun, and we have a lot more to look forward to!

New addition

2008-08-30T21:06:00.001-06:00

A couple weeks ago, my parents finally took down my canopy on my bed. This is what it looked like:

Sadly enough, each time my mommy took me out of the bed, she would have to watch out for the canopy, because I was getting pretty tall. So, they decided it was time to take it off. It was very cute though, and we all loved it. Well, the wall looked pretty plain, and Mommy had an enrichment project to do, so we found the perfect solution:

Isn't it cute? And it matches perfectly to my colors on my bedset.

Mommy is NOT a crafty person, so even painting a board and sticking on stickers was a stretch. But it turned out really cute, and it is a perfect addition to my bedroom! (the colors don't come out perfect on this last picture)

Sunday

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Sunday, Daddy had a serious case of the flu. He basically spent his time in the bathroom, and laying outside of the bathroom. I decided I wanted to hang out with him nonetheless.

Here I'm trying to share my crackers with him.

Doesn't look like he wants any...

I was trying to sympathize with him here. I wanted him to know I cared. :) Plus, I thought it was pretty goofy for him to lie on the floor, so I joined him.

The Zoo!

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Sorry for the post drought. I kept asking Mom to upload my pictures, but she never did for me til this week. She's so lazy! :)

Last week, Daddy was nice enough to take Friday off so we could go to the zoo. Sadly, I had never been til last week. But it was so fun! Here are some pictures and videos of my experience. And here are some highlights:

Mommy had to spend $55 on a jacket for me and a blanket for her because it was windy and freezing the first hour we were there. Oh well. We weren't prepared for cold weather in August! Stupid gift store prices...

The bird show. Oh the bird show. Mom thought I'd love it because I love birds, but I didn't know they'd be flying right in front of me and over my head! I was terrified! (See below video for proof) And they wouldn't let us leave until the end of the show because it would scare the birds. What about me?! Mom and Dad thought it was cool though.

This is my reaction to any animal I didn't know. Porcupines, weird looking monkeys, orangutans, anything. And Giraffes. Didn't like giraffes.

Mom got a smile out of me while looking at elephants. Elephants are cool.

I also refused to eat cotton candy. There is a reason it has that name- it looks like inedible cotton! No way that was going in my mouth! Enjoy the next few videos. My parents enjoyed making fun of me with them.

I was terrified of this orangutan

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I really like reptiles though

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I liked the rabbits

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Since the rabbits were so popular, Mom thought the bird show would be great. Not so much.

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The farm

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The very next day, Daddy surprised Mommy with a manicure, pedicure, and massage he scheduled for her in the afternoon. Isn't he great?! So, while she was off getting pampered, Daddy and I went to the farm animal exhibit at Thanksgiving Point. It was fun. Here are a few pictures and a video.

Daddy did my hair all be himself. Not bad, huh?

I'm just trying to feed the cow.

He's so close to me! And I wasn't scared. Weird, huh?

It was a fun day with Daddy, and a fun weekend full of animals!

This is me trying to feed the cow. I couldn't quite get the hang of it...

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News...

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I finally get to tell you that I'm going to be a big sister! Yes, Mommy's pregnant. She's about 12 weeks along, and her due date is February 25th. I can't decide if I want it to be a boy or girl... Either way I get to mother it just like my Dolly. :)

The Beach!!!

2008-08-04T15:55:00.001-06:00

So, we're finally back from our vacation extravaganza, and because Mom's not that smart, she only took her camera out in California at the beach, and only two days' worth at that. Oh well. There's still some cute photos...

Grandma's holding me while I sleep. Aren't I cute?

I'm so GLAD to have Grandma back!!! She's been in Germany for 18 months, and as you can see, she still hasn't lost her touch. Heaven forbid I sleep on the comfy pad in the cabana you see behind me. But this is much more comfortable. :)

I have rediscovered sand, and this year, I didn't like eating it. Yeah! Sometimes I didn't even like it on my hands. It usually took me about half an hour to get used to having it all over me, and then I was good to go.

Where's Lexi? Can you find me amongst all my cousins?

Beach 2

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See that food in my hands? I usually had something with me to munch on at all times.

Our family setup. All those cabanas and umbrellas belong to Mommy's family. Whenever you were in the water, you knew exactly where we were. Sadly enough, not the whole family was there this year.

Some of my cousins buried in the sand.

Not me, but oh so cute! This is Addie giving her big sister Kylee a kiss. Thought it was adorable, even though it's not me.

Beach cont.

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This is what I saw Mom doing all the time, so I decided to see what the fuss was about.
I don't know why she likes this book. There's no pictures!

So cute, I know. This is Daddy going to play with me in the water. My favorite was going about up to my chest and getting knocked over by the waves. Seriously. As long as Dad or Mom had my hands and kept me above water, I LOVED the waves moving my legs around.

Grandpa, Dad's dad, had business in San Diego, so we got to see him while we were there. It was so fun! He's the best. Now whenever I see pictures of Grandpa, I say, "Pampa!"

Sleeping on my Daddy. That's the only way I would sleep during the day, and usually for 2 1/2 hours, so whoever was holding me had to stay put for a while. Naturally, they would fall asleep too. :)
Also, do you see that hat on my head? You will notice it's ALWAYS on my head. That's because I would freak out if you took it off me at the beach. That's right. I'm that nice to my parents. I never got burnt. But sometimes it made sleeping a little uncomfortable...