May pictures

At a community activity

Bowling

Lexi climbed up while we were trying to get her ready for bed and announced "I'm the king of the mountain!"

At the Payson temple open house

At the Payson Temple open house

My niece and nephew.  Forrest just got home from his mission in Mozambique, Africa.  He had a long layover in SLC on his way to Colorado Springs so we met up with him.

Took him out to lunch with the Weights

We went to Lava Hot Springs one weekend but I didn't take any pictures at the hot springs.  The girls actually enjoyed the hotel pool better than the hot springs.

Lexi holding cousin Zyna

One took off an article of clothing and the other one copied until they were naked.  Two 3-year-olds running around naked!

Lexi's birthday cake.  It was fun decorating this but I wouldn't be able to do it like this without the store bought tubes of frosting.  They don't have peach frosting so Dora is Caucasian :)

April pictures

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Reed had their 70th wedding anniversary.  So we had lots of visitors

Lexi would put on this mask and roar (even though it's a sweet kitty mask lol).  We would act scared and then she would take the mask off and say "It's just me". 

Alan Reed family

Steve with his cousins

If it seems like I post more pictures of Lexi than Addy it's because Addy doesn't like me taking her picture.  She usually runs away or hides.

Cousins.  Lexi is 10 months older than Olivia but I think they are the same size

Steve's brother, Doug, is on the far right.  Cousins in between

Doug playing computer games "with" Addy and they are laughing because he's struggling :)  Addy loves to watch someone play computer games and every once in awhile she likes to jump in and play

I love watching them sleep :)

Easter egg hunt.  It was freezing and windy, bad combination!

Swim lessons

Dance recital

Pictures from March

Lexi with cousin Miriam at the aquarium

Addy's dance costume

Addy holding cousin Zyna

Uncle Damon visited

Doing the "shoulder angel".  If you don't know what that is google shoulder angel studio C.  It's funny

Petting the neighbor's dog

Mother's Day interview

Steve interviewed Lexi and Addison for Mother's Day.  Here are their answers from that.
Lexi:
Let me tell you about my mom...
Her name is Mom
My mom is 5 years old
My Dad calls her Mom
My mom calls me Lexi
My mom always says "Train"
She is happy when I Ladybug
My mom does not like when I Scream
The best thing she cooks is Cereal (I'm pretty sure I'm a better cook than that!)
Her favorite food is Cereal
Her favorite way to relax is Play with Lexi
We like to Pinchy together
She is really great at Sleep (How would she know--Whenever I'm sleeping she usually is too lol)
She's not so great at Computer Games
My mom's favorite song is I Am A Child of God
My mom's favorite place to go is The Store
I love my mom because Because

Addison's answers
Let me tell you about my mom...
Her name is Emily
My mom is 66 years old
My Dad calls her Em
My mom calls me Addy
She is happy when I Pick Up
My mom does not like when I Cry
The best thing she cooks is Mac'n'Cheese
Her favorite food is Tomato
Her favorite way to relax is Play Games
We like to Play Puzzles together
She is really great at Computer Games
She's not so great at Touching the Ceiling (The girls don't think I'm as cool as Dad because he can touch the ceiling and I can't.  He can also lift them up to touch the ceiling and I can't)
My mom's favorite song is A Long Time Ago in A Beautiful Place
My mom's favorite place to go is Hotel
She always forgets Goggles (When Steve asked her these questions we were staying in a hotel and she thought I lost her swim goggles)
She really likes to Play Games with Addy
My Mom likes to keep Lipstick in her purse
My Mom's hair is Brown
My Mom's eyes are Brown
My Mom is as tall as The Windows
My Mom looks her best when she wears a Dress
I love my Mom because She Cleans up with Me.

Books

When I was little my mom would read chapter books to my brothers and I, and I did not like it because my mind would always wander.  I had the hardest time paying attention.  I would have rather read it myself.  One book she read I could only remember the title but not much about the book.  I just remember it was a good one for the imagination.  It's called The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles by Julie Andrews.  I recently bought it and thought I'd see if Addison was interested in having me read it to her because I just wanted to pass on the torture ;) Lol just kidding, mom, it wasn't torture.  To my surprise she loved me reading it to her even though there were no pictures.  And I really enjoyed reading it to her.  She even asks me to read to her now, whichever book we're reading.  Now we're reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory since we finished the other book.  And I'm loving sharing the things I enjoyed from my childhood with my kids.  Sometimes when I start to wonder if she's actually paying attention she'll comment on something I just read that shows that she's getting it.  It's awesome.  One thing that's kind of funny, sometimes, is how often she interrupts.  But if I'm patient she is just wanting to comment or talk about something I just read.  She's just experiencing the book out loud and it's great that I get to experience it with her.  After we're done reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory we're going to watch the movie, of course! We can't wait!

A movie I loved from my childhood is The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.  I don't know if I ever read the book but that might be the next one, if it's not too long.