About me

I am blessed to be a wife to a wonderful husband that can fix, build or put together anything. Not only is he the handiest of all men but he is the best dad a kid could ask for! Being a mom to such a sweet and silly toddler has been the biggest blessing and challenge. She teaches me patience and shows me the joy and curiosity in the little things of life. And now we have a beautiful new baby in our life, Reina. She is the perfect addition to our little family.

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Splashing into Summer, by Land and Sea!

Lexi has spent a majority of the last month in the water...We have gone to the beach quite a few times and before we got her pool set up we resorted to filling up a big bucket and letting her play in it. She was pretty happy to climb in and out of the bucket for hours on end so it was a great substitute until the pool was pulled out last week. We somehow have managed to pull our water baby onto dry land to explore the Safari Park for the first time and go see another Padres game. The biggest highlight of our summer is the boat Sarah and Grant purchased. We will be spending a lot of time on it this summer, we are looking forward to some great water adventures! I know the next few months will pretty much revolve around her wet suit and sunscreen...

Trip to Kellogg beach with Wilder and Emily
Lexi trying to pull him in to the water

 Wilder throwing sand, rocks, shells or anything he can get his hands on. Lex knows that kid has an arm so she backed up...

Sand eating contest...

Lexi apparently didn't get the memo the contest was over and she had already won by a long shot so she continued to eat sand for about 10 minutes, gross!



Pool play date

These two are soooo cute and we are so sad to see them move in a few weeks...

Wilder was a trooper and tolerated Lexi dumping water on his head 

She thought it was hilarious!


Frank shot water into the air so Lexi and Wilder could feel it "rain" down on to them and they loved it!

Warming up after the pool

Beach day with Lils

Warming up in their towels

Lils let Frank bury her

Someone got her 1st taste of soda and loved it, YES it is root beer!


Cracking up while stopping water play for a few minutes to eat her lunch 

Loved her "pool"

The fish let me steal a few kisses...


That diaper had seen better days...but there is no break in the water schedule for diaper changes or even taking the time to put on a swim diaper! She barely tolerates me stripping her in the backyard and throwing on a swimsuit or wetsuit. 

Slime party at Abby and Madelyn's house!!
Screaming after her first touch of slime


Lex isn't used to sharing her pool time with so many other kids, especially older kids so she was a little cautious at first...

Her and Lils had a splashing contest

Lexi is yelling, "All done!!!"

Finally Dean comes out of the carrier so Lex could get a glimpse, she says his name minimum 100 times a day

Purple monkey from the zoo for this crazy monkey lover!

Bandanna babies at the Padres game!

Lexi helping Viv with her pacifier, one suck for Viv and one for Lex...

First trip to the Safari Park




How cute is this baby gorilla?!
 Backyard fun with Isaac and Jess

Ball toss and Mills finally got it!

I needed to make a call for work and the only way I could keep her occupied was having her play on the table

Look closely, she also got a hold of my pen and had a blast drawing on her legs

This girl loves peanut butter like her daddy

First time on a boat AND she got to drive it!
She wanted to just take us in circles, Grant and I were about to get sick but she thought it was a blast


Up close and personal with TONS of seals, these girls have quite the life. Lexi kept yelling, "Mas, Mas!!"



Things we love about you at almost 22 months (how in the world is this little girl almost 2?!) 
-You run pretty much everywhere, around the house or anywhere we go she is in a constant sprint
-You love to turn the sprinklers on/off in the front yard, you scream with joy every time they turn on
-You are obsessed with quesadillas, you say "dilla" at every meal
-You name everything you see, how in the world did you become such a chatter box overnight?
-You sing your ABC's in the cutest little voice ever
-You are a little copycat of all of our actions and things we say
-You play your piano and sing songs, Mickey Mouse clubhouse and "Mommy, Mommy" are two of your recent favorites. Melts our heart every time. 
-At almost 2 years old you STILL nap (cat nap) twice a day, at this rate I think you will be 10 years old before you drop down to one nap

This little girl is irresistible!