Fun New Happenings

Brandon is full of fun!

A little fuzzy, but Brandon got his first tooth

Lexi being a girl!

We painted one of the walls in our living room red. I love it and Chris is getting used to it.

Ice Skating

 We took Alexis ice skating for the first time this weekend it was great!  She had a great time as long as she was holding on to one of us.  Aunt Michelle went too.  Lexi liked it best when dad took her around the rink because he can go fast!

Trying Again

Since is has been nearly a year since I posted, there have been a few things that have developed.  We had a little boy, Brandon, we moved to a new house (hallelujah!) and before we new it Christmas was here.  Hopefully we will do a better job of keeping this more updated.

April!

As usual April has come and gone in the blink of an eye. We have had a great time starting with Easter. We had a great day with both of our families, Alexis of course, was spoiled by everyone.


Easter Sunday we had a surprise waiting for us at my parents house. Nicole and Dyrk announced that they were engaged. We were so excited for them. We then switched into high gear as we started to plan the wedding that they had set for 19 days later! Most of the rest of the month was taken up planning and preparing for the wedding. I learned how to do many new things through this quickly put together wedding, first went on a one day marathon shopping trip where we picked up all the supplies we would need from the city, then I learned how to make the traditional wedding reception cream cheese mints, then made a few flower arrangements, and before we knew it we were decorating the church for the wedding. The three weeks were a major blur. In the end it all turned out beautifully!


We also had a great time getting to know our new niece a little better. She is such a doll!


Alexis is still in the training stage of potty training. We have good days and bad, but things are starting to finally go a bit better. She is becoming more and more independent with each passing day. Sometimes it is hard to believe that she is so young and knows exactly what she wants. It is fun to hear all the new things she says and how she views life. We are having fun with her every day. She is also getting excited for the new member of the family to get here. Depending on the day she is ready to be a big sister. Hopefully that will turn into a more definite yes as the day gets closer.


I have been spending part of my time at home with Alexis, which is wonderful!! The other part of the time I have been substitute teaching in Alamosa and Monte school districts. That has been a very interesting job. Hopefully it will help me find a teaching job soon!

Chris has been enjoying the slower time of the year for his company. He is still usually pretty busy but not traveling quite as often. He will start running all over the place again in May so we will not see much of him for a little bit. He is loving his job though, which is wonderful!
Hopefully there will be more updates, much more frequently a time goes by.

Update

Here is a quick update for the past month or so... We have been running around a little crazy trying to keep up with student teaching, young women and my family. So far everyone is doing really well. Alexis is growing like crazy and she is learning more and more words every time we turn around, it is wonderful and fun to hear all the new things she has to say and understands. Chris is finally starting to slow down in his work and is relieved to have a bit more time and flexibility in his schedule. October has been a fun and eventful month. Alexis and I attended many Monte Vista Volleyball games and a few football games, we even had Chris come with us a few times :) . Alexis loved the games, she was so cute whenever we went she would get very excited. She also has learned a few of the cheers and is very excited to join in the with the cheerleaders. It is very adorable.

Halloween rolled around fairly quickly! We carved a couple of pumpkins, and took Alexis out trick-or-treating. She was a cowgirl and loved being dressed up in her cowgirl hat, boots, and of course her horse! It was a great time.

Alexis is 2!

I cannot believe two years ago our lives changed forever in the best way possible. Our little Alexis Cora Gay was born at 3:18 am on September 27, 2007, she weighed 7 lbs, 1 oz and was 19 inches long. Today however, she is a rambunctious toddler running all over the place as fast as her little legs will carry her. She is so full of personality it is a joy to watch it unfold. We are so fortunate to have her in our lives.

To start the big day Chris and I walked into her room to tell her Happy Birthday and she looked at us like we were crazy and went right back to playing in her crib. Apparently turning two is not a big deal, yet. We had a lovely morning hanging out and getting ready for church. I decorated her cake (first cake I really decorated). We were off to church, she is finally adjusting to church in the afternoon. We then came home and Aunt Nicole and Uncle Scott came over to help celebrate and get ready for everyone else. We blew up balloons, once that was done Alexis' attention was gone for the rest of the evening. She did not care too much about her cake or the presents that arrived but she wanted to show everyone her balloons. It was very cute.

We are lucky to have so many friends and family close by. Alexis' grandparents came over, as well as a few adopted grandparents and friends. It was a great afternoon party. I am still a bit in shock that it has been two years. Chris just laughs and says, wait until she is a teenager, then we can be in shock.

So Proud of My Brother

My dear brother Lynn has been called to serve in the Philippines Tacloban mission. He is more than just my brother he is a wonderful friend and I already miss him terribly, but I do know that he is going to serve our Heavenly Father and am so proud of his decision to do so. I also know that he is going to do a wonderful job. I was lucky enough to go along with my parents to take him to Uhta and drop him off at the MTC. It was a wonderful experience. We had the chance to hang out with Nicole, Craig, Brianna, our adopted siblings Ellen and Katy. We stayed with our cousin Rachel which is always a blast. Lynn had a few last minute items he needed before the big day so we made a late night run to Wal-Mart, we then spent the rest of Tuesday night and most of Wednesday morning playing Risk. This was a new game to me, luckily Lynn helped me. We finally called it quits and helped Katy win around 5 am. Then we all crashed until my parents came around waking us all up. We then went to eat at Panda Express Lynn's favorite place to eat in Utah (it is just better out there). Then with the new regulations at the MTC we all piled into the back of the pick up to give him a proper redneck send off. It was great!! I hope you enjoy the photos.