Lyxi Lou!!!

Alyxis is a crack up! I hardly go a day without laughing out loud at something she does! She is at the age where she needs to be "confined" as my brother in law would put it! Haha! She leaves a trail of crap everywhere she goes! I can tell exactly where she has been. She has a mind of her own and is very stubborn. She is going to be the death of me, I swear :) She keeps me on my toes that's for sure. But I love her and she brings so much happiness into our home.

She was at my sisters house and she got the dog bowl and one scoop at a time emptied the toilet water completely. I have no doubt that she probably drank a little as she went too! EEEEWWWW! She will even tell you that she is "The Boss" and says, "I'm a mess" and "I'm cute." But we love her, we just have to keep our eyes on her!

She is getting used to the fact that she is no longer the baby. She actually loves to hold her and kiss her, which is pretty cute. She is going to be a great big sister. She absolutely loves her Daddy, it melts my heart to see! I can't wait to see what the year ahead will bring us! We love you Alyxis!

Ice Cream Sanwich!

My dear sweet Jaden is so adorable! This is his funny story.............................

We were all downstairs and we asked Jaden to go upstairs and get three ice cream sandwiches in the outside freezer. Jaden who jumps at the chance to have ice cream ran upstairs. We thought nothing of it and went on with our business. After about ten minutes I told Brad to go check on him and make sure he wasn't locked outside. So Brad goes upstairs and yells for me to do the same! I thought something was wrong, so I run upstairs. We find Jaden with the tub of ice cream and two slices of bread! He was literally making an ice cream sandwich! Haha! We were laughing so hard. We told him to go get an ice cream sandwich and that is what he did. You forget that kids don't get the "slang" so to speak! The funny thing is, he actually ate the sandwich, eeewwww! But he is so funny.

The other day Brad asked Jaden to go get a butter knife and an apple for him. He comes back with actual butter on a knife and an apple. He is so clever. Jaden sure knows how to bring laughter and joy into our house! He has such a sweet heart and shows that he loves us every day! He is actually being quite the BIG brother now. He will take care of Lyxi if she is hurt and give her hugs and kisses when she needs them. He also sings to Tayahna and lays with her and tells her how much he loves her. It is heart breaking how cute it is! Thanks Jaden for being the protector over your sisters and for being the best brother a sister could ask for!

Thanks!

I feel the need to express thanks to everyone who has thought, prayed and helped us out these last couple of weeks. It has been a rough go around but I think everything is on the mend. Until recently I don't think we have ever NEEDED as much help as we have received lately. So I am very grateful for everyone!

I am grateful for my wonderful husband who has never been as much help as he has been right now. He is so much fun to have around the house. He lightens the mood whenever he is around! Believe it or not he has been, I don't want to call it sensitive (because that will hurt his manhood), but he has been in tune to what I need and has been there to do it for me. He has even got up in the night to help with the kids, which I am so thankful for. I love this man so much and don't think I say it enough! He is a great man that is devoted and a great father. So thanks babe, I love you so much!

I want to thank my parents as well. With Lyxi's arm, me having the baby, and then Tayahna getting RSV, my parents were there every step of the way. They watched the kids for us, they drove to help us, they stayed with us, they cooked for us, and most importantly, they supported us through everything that has gone on. I just want to tell them how much I appreciate their help and love that they have shown us. I love you guys.

An update: Tayahna is doing much better. After 4 days in the hospital, they sent us home with oxygen and a nebulizer. She is still on oxygen and it has been over a week since it started, but she is definitely recovering and feeling much better. My heart breaks for her because that was the scariest thing that has happened to our little family. She couldn't breath, she was poked and had a spinal tap (which they had to poke her 4 different times because they couldn't get it), she had to have multiple IVs, breathing treatments, blood work and the list goes on. I am just so grateful to my Heavenly Father that she is doing much better. I could not have done it without the prayers and support from everyone, so thank you! More pictures to come!!!!!