Why I Love Vegas

It's still March, and last week we went to the park a few times, went on several long walks with the kids in perfect weather, went swimming, and went waterskiing at Lake Mead. It's been so much fun, and it makes me excited for SUMMER!

At the pool...

Why swim when you can suck on the can of sunscreen?

Wednesday our friends that Jeff grew up with , the Crossmans, came into town for a youth trip. They brought their boat, and we met them at Lake Mead that afternoon. The weather was perfect...mid 80's with no wind. The kids loved being on the boat.

They were all smiles!Lexi loved the Crossmans
The water was pretty cold, but we decided to ski anyway. I got in one nice, long run, and I'm still sore from it! Haven't used those muscles in a while!Captain Jack!
We forgot how much we love boating. Maybe we'll have to go to Powell this year.

Also, since we're so convenientely located between Utah and California, we got to see my parents twice: wednesday night/thurs morning on their way to Cali and again Sunday afternoon on their way back. It was so fun to see them, The kids were in heaven!

Easter

Easter was so much fun this year. It was a little hectic, too, because we had a BUSY weekend. Saturday we worked out, went to Springs Preserve, grocery shopped and then had a BBQ with the Jensons. That night we got home late, and I was in charge of Sharing Time the next day, so I stayed up until after midnight finishing preparing for that and getting ready for Sunday morning. Since Jeff is Executive secretary, he has meetings before church. Church starts at 9:00, so I have to get myself and the two kids all ready and out the door by 8:45. (And we are not morning people - we usually sleep until around 9:00!) So to get ready on time, I have to have EVERYTHING set out the night before: everyone's outfits, shoes, Primary stuff, and especially the diaper bag: prep sippie cups and extra milk, snacks, books, diapers, wipes, keys, etc.

When I woke Lexi up last Sunday, I told her I had a new Easter dress for her, and she was so excited! Here she is wearing it (along with the necklace she made in nursery).Jeff also has meetings after church, which means that I also bring the kids home alone. Last Sunday I got home, put Jackson down for a nap, and then made funeral potatoes. As soon as Jeff walked through the door, I ran the potatoes and ham to the Jenson's to start baking. I ran home, got the kids ready, and prepped eggs for the Easter Egg Hunt we were going to have. At three we met at the Jensons, where we had Easter dinner with their family and Felicity, Nathaniel, and Asher. We had a FEAST! Everything was delicious. We ate and ate and ate.

The kids loved playing in the back yard. Jackson just wandered all over.

Lexi loves jumping on their new trampoline. Here she is with Hailey.
After dinner we had the egg hunt, which the kids loved. Jackson didn't waste any time before he dumped everything out of his basket, opened the eggs, and found candy!

Affter the egg hunt, we had dessert. We had put the three girls outside to eat, and when they were done Jackson found their plates!

My Little Girl Is Growing Up...

Well, Lexi is growing up (maybe a bit faster than I would like)! No, but she has taken a few big steps recently. She has been potty training for about a month now, and she is doing awesome. She pretty much did it herself. Last week she had a few accidents, and she still wears pull-ups while she's sleeping, but other than that she is in "big girl panties,"
and she is loving it.

And last weekend we took down her crib and put her in a "big girl bed" with "big girl bedding." She LOVES it! She has to show anyone who comes over, and every day she now tells me, "mom, I want to go to sleep." Hello - why didn't I give her a bed a long time ago! :) She hasn't fallen off of the bed yet, either, which I'm so happy about. I got the bed and all the bedding for a steal a few years ago (it was all used as the floor model at Pottery Barn), so it works for now. We still have to move stuff around on her walls and rearrange her room a bit to go with the change. Eventually I think the bed will be perfect for Jackson in a boys room. And there is a full drawer underneath the bed that we're using as storage for dressups and toys for now, but it is made to be a trundle bed, so it holds a twin matress and will be nice to have as an extra bed down the road for visitors.


Here is Lexi right before she slept in the bed for the first time. Can you see how happy she is?