The Strickland Family

Saturday, August 30, 2008

Lexi's Photoshoot!

Daddy decided he'd have a little Lexi photoshoot.. She sure is a cutie!! And she likes to pose...

Canyon View Park!

We went to Canyon view park and it was such a nice day... So we took a few pic's!! The Provo River was so pretty!!

Keri's poor car...

Some girl that was pulling out of Wendy's ran into my little sisters car yesterday.. Keri really loves her car and is pretty sad.. But at least she's okay.. Sorry Ker.. We love you..

We get to stay with Chris and Summer!!!

Chris and Summer are being very generous and letting us overtake there house for the week.. They've been so nice to let us stay with them.. Jonathon's mom is getting ready to move and we didn't want to be in the way of packing.. It's been fun to let Lexi hang-out with Mary and Christian... Thanks guys!!

Fun with Family at the Park!!

Lexi had so much fun playing with Aunts and Uncle's and Cousins!!

Christian, Aria, and Lexi were being very silly together.. The girls wanted to show their cute bellies!!

We all went to Glen Canyon Park for a family night of Volleyball and food!! It was a lot of fun.. And a lot of Jonathon's family were able to come!

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Fun at the Lake with Aunt Keri!!

My little sister Keri came to visit... So we all went to the Lake!! It was fun riding on the tube and taking pic's of Lexi!! It was a really nice day and it was fun to spend time with Ker!! Love ya sis!

Lake Powell Fun!!

Grandma Marie and Lexi!!

Dad relaxing in the sun!!

Jonathon looking a little confused..

Funny "Alexis" sayings!

"My belly is hurting."
"We don't say that word!"
* "I watch carchons" That is her word for Cartoons!
* "Is my Happy Birthday coming?"
"I can't dance, I have a bandaid on."
* "Oh my gosh, it's not working!"
* "I want to sing my ABCDEFG's" instead of just ABC's
* "That's perfectly fine."
* "I can't do it, I'm to little."
*"What happened to me?"
*"I love you too much!"
While she was going potty... She said "I pushed the poop out!"
*Don't worry about me!
*Well what does that mean Mom?"
* I watch my ABC's mom, I watch my ABC's!
*Alexis - "Mom are you ok" Me - "I have a really bad headache." Alexis - "Don't die mom, okay."
*I watch my movie mom.. Okay
*No way mom, now way..
*Jonathon says "What book do you want to read?" Alexis says "Let me think about it dad."
*"Daddy you a boy, shut door." as Jonathon was going to the bathroom.
*"I did it mom, it's all my fault."
*That's cool mom!

"Before I was a Mom, I never tripped over toys, or forgot words to a lullaby. I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom, I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests or give shots. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin. I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep. Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life SO much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. Before I was a Mom I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay. I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment, or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much, before I was a Mom."