Lexi's First Steps

At only 7 months Lexi is taking her first steps on her own. She sure can get around when she has something to hold on to but now she is balancing and able to take a few steps without holding on to anything. We're excited and yet very nervous at the same time. We better make sure we baby proof the house, she's mobile! Any day now she'll be walking:)

Jill's Shower

We all had fun at Jill's shower. The food was yummy and Jill made it all worth it with her smiles.

Lexi

Here is our cute Lexi.

Look at how well she stands.

She even started feeding herself!
Maybe I'll hold back on letting her feed herself with sweet potatoes for a while. It got everywhere, clean up took a while.

All about Lexi

We have been watching Lexi grow. Her personality is really starting to come out. We thought the video was really cute, especially the laugh. She is the center of our lives right now.

We have had some Curt and Britt time though. Just the other day we played Jenga. We want to play it with our dad, Cecil. He does't like games but we thought maybe he'll like it. We'll keep you posted on if he does.

Lexi also loves the water. Here she is enjoying a bath in the sink. Her sitting up skills are very strong now. She is also rolling all around. We don't think it will be long until she is crawling. She is just too curious to stay in one spot.

Goodbye Cydni

WE MISS YOU!

Our first baby that we had for 2 years is now in a new and better home. Cydni is a red heeler whom we had in our little condo. We found the perfect home for her which is so much more than what we could offer. She found a new home in Mapleton, Utah where she will actually be able to be around horses, have lots of land to run in, and maybe heard some cattle. It was too good to be true and we are so excited for her. We miss her a lot but this is so much better for her. It was a perfect fit with the family and the circumstances.

Christmas 2008

We celebrated Christmas with the Burks a little early this year as shown in our previous blog. Then on Christmas eve we went to see the temple lights with the Burks at Temple Square. It was just as beautiful as always. However, Curtis and I were both discussing how it seemed like there were so many more lights when we were younger. Perhaps everything seems bigger and more when you are small. We had lots of fun with the Burk family. We were so happy that Matt and Cami were able to be with us for this Christmas.

On Christmas day we went to the Davis' house. As always there was plenty to eat and it was delicious. We had a lot of fun, especially since this was Lexi's first Christmas. We think it will be a little more exciting when she knows what is going on.

Saturday Dec 20th

Two great things happened on Saturday. First we went to Curt's family for a Christmas dinner. We had a fantastic soup bowl and lots of other yummies. We had lots of fun exchanging gifts, eating, and just visiting. Lexi was the center of attention for parts of it.
Then we also got a Christmas tree. Let me tell you how it happened. First, Curtis an I thought that we didn't need to put up a Christmas tree this year. Then we had a discussion after the party that there was less than a week before Christmas and we still didn't feel the Christmas spirit. With that said Curtis left for his hockey game. He went to pick up his friend, Craig, to carpool at 10PM. On their way to the game they saw a Christmas tree standing up next to a stop sign. They thought it was unusual and just kept on driving to the game. On their way home around 1AM the tree was still there. Curtis decided to bring it home. With the help of Craig they got the tree home, went and got some lights to put on it, and surprised me at 3AM when the baby woke me up. It was a great surprise. I was impressed by how nice the tree was. Curtis is thinking that someone got the tree after Thanksgiving and is going out of town so they put it out. He thinks this because it had one bulb that they missed. We both feel a little more Christmas spirit now. We will never go without a tree again!