****SPOILER ALERT*****

If you haven't yet read Aprilynne Pike's Wings & Spells please do not watch this yet! Wait until after you have read both of her amazing books! The third book in the series comes out May 3rd!!! So excited she is totally amazing!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Jzd6iyNyPPs

Alexis's Utah Friendly Joke

Alexis: Knock, Knock
Who's There?
Alexis: Missonaries
Missionaries Who?
Alexis: Shhhh they are right at the door.

Everyone seems to get a kick out of it...and it is way cuter when Lex says it

Family Update

Life is crazy! I have been seriously slacking on my blog :(. Since May Addison has started talking (she says four words now Mama, Dada, Papa, & Baba). She has also been pulling herself up on the furniture and crusing along it. Lexi is turning 5 next month and is funny as ever. More to come on Lexi's funny comments. Kaylee is nearly potty trained and is speaking in full sentences. More to come on their funny comments!

Dancing in the Fog...

Today for lunch I made some tater tots and there were a few little tater pieces that were really tiny so when I pulled them out of the oven they were smoking and burnt...So the little burnt pieces made our kitchen all smokey. It really amazes me how much smoke our little kitchen can contain, but as I am fanning the smoke detectors to stop them from beeping Lexi runs up to the kitchen and says:
"Oh thank you mom! I love dancing in the fog!"

Funny little girl

Today the girls and I were watching Miss Spider's Sunny Patch and there was a new little bug character on there called little sis. In the middle of the show little sis gets lost so all of the little buglets start calling out "little sis, little sis where are you?" at which point Kaylee starts saying "What" after each time they say little sis, lol. More often than not I call Kaylee little sis and not Kaylee, I am pretty sure she was thinking that someone was looking for her!

Negotiations

Apparently Alexis has taken a page out of Tim's negotiation book and is really going to be a great negotioator some day. This is the conversation we had last night.
A: "Mom since I was so good today how many stickers can I have?"
(this was really strong, assuming that she could have a sticker and also not asking for a set amount...let the negotiation begin)
M: "Well Lex I will let you have 2."
A: "How about three?"
M: "No Honey I said 2 only"
A: "Ok how about four then:
Totally her father's child!
M: "Babe nice try but you are going in the wrong direction"
She did settle and was satisfied with 2 but I have a feeling in a few years I may be in some trouble!

New Family Addition

On March 26th, 2010 Our family became complete (for now at least) with the addition of Addison Mackenzie Blais. She was 6 lbs 9 oz and 20 inches long.

Lexi's first glove ball mit

Last night we bought Lex her first baseball mit so her and Tim can start practicing. She is great at throwing but needs a little work with the catching. She says she loves baseball, and hopes that she will get her first glove ball mit trophy this year lol.

Transformers

So we were going through the drive-thru at starbucks this morning and half way between the menu and pick up window there was a huge transformer box.
Lexi ask Tim "Dad what is that"
Tim: "That is a transformer"
Lexi at this point got crazy happy and was then very concerned if the robot was a good guy or a bad guy...Tim then tried to explain that it was a transformer box that helped to make phones and lights and such work, but the only thing she was concerned about what if it could see her through the "line holes" aka the lines seperating each box, and if it would hurt us in the car, and if optimus prime could save us....

My new bank...from Lexi

So for Alexis we reward her with stickers on a chart, and when she gets a row of ten she gets a dollar, and she also gets a trip to Boondocks when she completes an entire chart (60 stickers). With the recent holidays and birthday she has obtained some serious cash flow and she has also completed a couple of rows on her chart to earn a few extra dollars. I suggested that she could either spend the money or we could open up a bank account for her where she can take her money to the bank and they can hold it for her until she decides where to spend it. She was very excited about this idea. When Tim got home from work later that evening they had this conversation:

Lex: "Hey dad, are you a good builder...and like can build lots of stuff?"

Tim: "Yes, I am a pretty good builder"

Lex: "And dad are my friends at your work (Tim has some co-workers that Lexi adores) good builders and painters?"

Tim: "I bet they can paint and build yes"

Lex: "Well do you think that they can come over tomorrow and help us build and paint?"

Tim: "What are you planning to build and paint tomorrow?"

Lex: "Well mom said that I can have my very own bank, but I need some one to build it and paint it so they will keep my money safe until I am ready to buy something"

Needless to say I spent the next few days trying to explain the difference between a bank account and a bank...I am not sure if she understands yet, but for now she has decided to forgo the bank account and keep her money in her wallet and her change in her piggy bank.

My big 13 month old!

Kaylee is getting too big! This week we transitioned to a big girl cup :( which will be helpful when the new little one comes. She has conquered the stairs and can now safely travel up and down all three flights! She is really learning new words and things each day! The proudest of her accomplishments so far is the fact that I can ask her if she needs a diaper change and she will now get me a diaper! Woo HOO maybe I won't have two kids in diapers for too long!

Family Update!

Ok so I know I promised more funny stories and such about the family...Sorry! But I thought that I would give everyone a little family update now that I am kind of settled for another week or so lol.

Ok some about me: I am litterally weeks away from my due date with Baby number 3, we have picked out a name (finally) but I haven't decided on the spelling yet so for now atleast in writing I will stick to baby number 3 for a few more days! I am loving being a staying at home mom (weird for me I know) and really enjoying being close to my sister in law Annie and her wonderful family. It is also so nice to have Tim's parents Tammy and Steve close I really don't think I would have survived the summer or fall...and I guess now that winter is almost over that too with out them. The girls really love having the family close too! Other than trying to stay awake during the day and pushing through my last month being pregnant I have really just been relaxing and trying to settle into our new house. The move to Utah has been one of the best decisions that Tim and I have made to date and I am so happy we decided to go!!

Tim: Tim is really busier than ever. He has been working so hard at his new job with Mike Hale Acura and making some great improvements to the store. Everyone is really pleased to have him there and I am really happy that he is happy :). Although he has been logging like 60+ hours a week I really feel like we get to spend way more time together here then we did in Denver, so that is really nice too! He also has had a little time to play golf on his days off and it is nice that Steve is close so they can hang out and go together.

Alexis: Lex turned four in January...which makes me feel a little old I am not going to lie. She is getting so big and truley coming into her own personality. She started preschool this year and is doing fabuloulsy with learning all new things, and she seems to be retaining a lot of the information too which is great! She is also growing like a weed and not surprisingly she is in size 6 slim clothes and is the tallest in her class. She loves to sing and dance and can dribble a basketball like no four year old I know!

Kaylee: Kaylee is such a happy little stinker, just really good natured and funny! She started walking about 4 months ago and is seriously running now! She has also started talking and her favorite word is "WHAT" anytime I say her name it is immediately followed by a "what" and a smile. She loves to chase our cats and run up and down the stairs. But her favorite thing is Lexi, she will sit at the bottom of the stairs yelling for her until Alexis invites her to play. It is so cute! I am really happy that they get along so well!

So that is about it...not much just busy with our everyday things and awaiting the new baby. I will keep you all updated on all other things to come!

Proud father moment

Lexi went to her first day of preschool this week. I was also able to attend for the first day while the kids get to know the teacher and each other. Toward the end of class Ms. Patti her teacher ask me if I wanted to bring Tim a treat for watching Kaylee, I commented back that he was going golfing later and that he really didn't need another treat. :) Lexi then says:
"Ms Patti, I love golf, and I love watching football with Daddy, but most of all I love the Red Sox"

Apparently she does listen to us...sometimes. Needless to say she has a very proud father and grandpa couldn't be happier!

Family update

So I have been horrible with staying up with this blog this summer, with moving and being so tired with my first trimester I haven't thought about it at all...but I am back! More fun stories to come :)

Prep for preschool

Lexi starts preschool next week. On the first day of class the kids are suppose to bring a parent with them for an hour so they can get use to the surroundings and learn about their new friends. I went and registered her last week and found all of this out so we had this conversation:

M: "Lexi do you want Mommy or Daddy to take you on your first day"
L: "Neither one of you are coming with me...I am a big girl, you can put me on the bus so I can go by myself!"
M: "Well Lexi girl everyone has to bring a parent with them so that we can meet your new friends"
L: "Well I still wanna go alone"

family game night

So tonight we decided to start doing family game night. The game selected for this evening was hungry hungry hippos. While playing the game this conversation happens:
L: I want to be you mom and you can be my kids

M: Well what is my name?

L: You can be Alexis

T: Well who can I be?

L: you will be Lexi.

T: so we are both you?

L: Yes, now lets go Lexis it is time to play, the hippos are hungry.

to be mortified or not to be...that is the question

Do you ever have those moments with your children where you are in public and your child does something that you are not sure if you should be mortified or throw all of the "mom" books out the door and laugh hysterically. After my Easter dress shopping extravaganza today and thinking about the days events I wondered if I am the only one that these things happen to. Here are a few things that Lexi does that I have to "talk" to her about but silently inside (and sometime not so silently, Tim often gets upset with me for laughing while we are trying to discipline Lexi...not good I know)I want to fall over laughing!

So during today's shopping on our seventh and final store looking for dress shoes for her Easter dress, after trying on many pairs...I finally had a second to find some pants for me for Sunday. As I am looking Lexi starts hiding in the racks and suddenly jumps out in front of a lady and says "BOO!" of course I am standing two feet away and give a shy smile as if to say sorry but before I could get it out Lexi then says "Lady have you seen my mom, I almost got lost!" Now a little more mortified I say "Lexi right here please stay with me" She replies "it's ok mom I ask the nice lady where you were" hmmm....mortified or not...

Lost your chance

So Lexi was acting up the other day, so I sent her to her room. She then says to me:
"I don't want to go" I reply
"Sorry honey you lost your chance, I gave you three warnings and you didn't stop"
she then says:
"Look mom I found my chance I would like to stay please" At this point she has her arms stretched out as if holding something in her cupped hands.

hair cut

Hello! So I have decided that it is time for a change with my hair. Part of me would really like to chop it because I have been getting major headaches...but the other part of me thinks that it has taken me like three years to grow it out. So I have posted some picture of celebs that I am thinking about and want to know what you think. love you all & thanks


Jessica Simpson



Sophia bush



Kristen from th OC



Jenny McCarthy



Jennifer Aniston


Amanda Bynes

Letter's by Lexi

I bought some flash cards for Lexi with letters on them. I want to start having her recognize sounds and be able to identify letter so that she can have a head start on reading. As we are going through the letters I am explaining lower case an upper case letters, each flash card has both...we get to the letter B it has a picture of a baby on it and then the letters B b.
I ask Lexi "what letter is this"
she replies:
"it has a big B and an upside down P" she pauses and says "B-p is for baby". I try to explain that the "upside down P" is a little b at which point she turns the card upside down to show me that it is a P, we ran into the same problem with the little n being a u and the d being backward, she was also quite sure the the V was missing a line (funny side note she calls lines lions...) and it too was upside down.
This makes me wonder who on earth though up the alphabet and why the letters cannot be more distinct, it also makes me wonder why some letters such as:
S s & X x & C c
truly look like a larger and smaller version yet letters like

R r & Q q & G g
are so different, and really what is the point of have upper case and lower case letter?? Wouldn't it just be easier to have one or the other? After all we use spaces and punctuation marks to start and end sentences and wouldn't the second grade go by a lot quicker with out a proper noun chapter?