Lexie's First Few Weeks and Another Birthday

Great Grandpa Kinghorn came to see Lexie

The kids helping me give Lexie a bath

She likes to be bundled up in her swing with her hands by her face

Karlee and Andy at FHE, they really are best friends

My one birthday picture, good shot Abbs!

It has been three weeks now since Lexie was born, and we are still working on getting into some kind of routine.  She really is a good baby besides not sleeping too much at night.  The kids love to hold her and have been a huge help.  We still can't decide who she looks like but I think she is favoring Kayci except that she always has the same scowl that Karlee did when she was born.  Jake calls her Yucky because he can't say his L's or X's yet, but it is still cute and he really loves her.  He gets really worried when he doesn't know where she is.  She had a checkup last week and is up to 6 lbs. 10 oz., so she is growing great.  We love having her in our home.

In the middle of all this baby business and mother's day, I had another birthday.  I turned 32 this year and it's kind of like Layne's mom says - they're really all downhill after 8!  I had a great birthday, though.  We had my family over for FHE on Monday and Layne made me a cake.  My family all really spoiled me and on Tuesday I heard from so many friends and family.  Thanks everybody for a great day!

Mother, Daughter Tea Party

All dolled-up in our fancy hats to go the party

She really is beautiful!

Abby and best friend Brylei

Abby and Taylor making their lip gloss

Abbs and mom with the finished lip gloss product - it was a lot of fun!

The day before Mother's Day, Abby invited me to go to her Mother, Daughter Tea Party.  It was a fancy hat party, so we borrowed some old fancy hats from my grandma and went to the party which was so much fun.  We made lip gloss and beaded bracelets as well as had a light lunch.  It was so fun to be with just Abby for a little while.  She is such a beautiful young lady and I really would be lost without her.  She helps me so much and brings so much joy in to our home.  I love it when she gets laughing and can't stop.  She can get us all laughing just listening to her.  She has such a strong testimony and really tries to do what is right all the time.  I wish I could have been as strong as her when I was her age.  Thanks for a wonderful day, Abbs!  I love you!

Mother's Day

My amazing mom and sisters who are all amazing moms, too!

Big Hug for Mother's Day!

Heidi and Lexie - this is Heidi's first Mother's Day

Grandma Reed in her new apron with the grandkids

Layne with his mom and the kids.  I've never met a man who loves his mom as much as Layne does.  She is a great blessing in our lives!

When I signed up to be a mother, I obviously had no idea what I was getting myself in to.  Five children later, I realize I'm just beginning to catch a glimpse of how much I have been blessed and how much I truly love this calling in life.  I have five wonderful, beautiful children who make me so happy.  I don't know what I would do without them.  I also have a wonderful mother who has given up so much for me and my sisters.  She is an inspiration to me.  Her ability to love unconditionally makes me aspire to be just like her. 

I had a wonderful mother's day.  Layne had early meetings, so I was totally surprised to be woken up by the girls serving me breakfast in bed (all on their own).  They had prepared a little tray with cereal and juice and all the little gifts they had made for me.  It was a very special morning.  They thought it was especially funny when I spilled my breakfast all over my bed!  When Layne got home he had a few other little gifts for me.  He is incredibly thoughtful and was proud to know his girls had done exactly what he would have done had he been here.  I was able to take the kids to sacrament meeting while Layne stayed home with Lexie and then switched me.  I was so proud to sit in church with those amazing kids and realize just how blessed I am.  After church we had my mom and Don over for dinner and then headed to Holly's for dessert with my sisters.  We then were able to run up to Sugar to see Layne's mom.  We made both grandma's aprons that said, "Hands Down Our Grandma is Best."  The aprons had little handprints and names for each grandchild.  They turned out way cute and they both really liked them.  It really was a great day!