Alexis' 2nd Birthday!!

HAPPY SECOND BIRTHDAY ALEXIS

I can't believe how fast time flies. Especially after looking back at Alexis two years ago. Why do they have to grow so fast?

Lexi took a great 3 hour nap in the afternoon so she was extremely happy for her party! Although she is still obstinate... definitely takes after her daddy there!

We ate a little pizza and salad before we opened presents. Although Hali thought we should eat the cake first .... She is my kind of girl!

Minnie Mouse is one of her favorite character so we did a Minnie Mouse party. I didn't make the cake..... I thought about it, but I worked the night before so I went the easy way and went to Baskin Robins and it was a YUMMY cake!

Alexis was so cute opening her presents. She knew exactly what to do. She would go pick a present from the pile and sit in the middle of the floor or on her daddy's lap and open them. Again, she is so big and way to grown up already.

To remember back two years ago.... Alexis was born on March 5, 2007 at 1229 in the morning. She weighed in at 6lbs 6.9 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. So beautiful and tiny and also with a lot of hair!! I am so thankful for her and the perfect little girl that she is. I hope she grows into a great person one day! I love you Alexis Morgan Salerno.

Vacation Heaven!

Mike decided that for our Christmas present we needed to go on a cruise together.... We decided to do the Mexican Riviera. Mikes brother Scott also decided to come along and party with us, and he brought his friend Chris. Yes, it was me and three guys. How lucky am I?

We left on February 21st and returned on Feb 28th. We had a lot of fun and I got a lot of sleep in... Yea 7 nights of sleeping at night!

We left out of Long Beach and sailed down on the Norweigan Star to Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan, and Puerta Vallarta. The weather was wonderful in Mexico it was around 85 degrees. Such a nice break from the dreary Utah winter. To bad we had to come back, although I was definitely missing my girls. Thanks to Gary and Kathy for watching them for a whole week. They are the best in-laws a girls could ask for!!

Here are some highlights from our trip. Mike definately enjoyed using his Christmas present... his new camera!

This is me me waiting for Jet Blue to open so we can start our vacation.

Me and Mike outside on the balcony before a Sushi dinner!

Our Sushi boat that we ate all this plus more!!! It was awesome!

Mike with his "small" party hat.

Do I need a tan or what?

Lovers beach in Cabo San Lucas

The boys waiting to get off the ship in Mazatlan.


On the shore in Puerta Vallarta

Ye Haw!! The carousel bar on the ship.

The last night on the ship!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

I unlike my twin sister didn't mind this birthday at all. So I will say it out loud...I turned the big 30 on February 17th! After all I believe age is only a state of mind, and there are still alot of people older than me (especially my twin who I now get to say I am younger than! For years she has made it a point to be the "older" sister, now I am the "younger" sister.... HA!) LOL Steph!

The day was nice and relaxing. Steph and I went with our mom shopping for ourselves which rarely happens. Usually when I go to the mall I spend most of my time shopping for my girls. I got lots of cute clothes thanks to my mom!!!

We then all met at Olive Garden for dinner with our husbands and kids. After dinner we went to Steph's house and had dessert! Mom made my all time favorite, strawberry shortcake, and Steph got a chocolate peanut butter dessert..... YUMMY! Mom is the best cook!

So here is to being 30!!!

Thanks Mike!!

Mike went to San Diego last week for work and he brought us all home a wonderful gift...... the gift of being sick! He is so thoughtful! On Sunday Mike expressed that he thought maybe he was getting a cold. He also mentioned that all the guys in San Diego had the crud so he went to the store to buy every cold medicine he could think of to try and fight it off.... nice try! By Tues morning he was really feeling it and went in to see the Dr. He was sent home with antibiotics, cough medicine and prednisone. The "BUG" then proceeded to hit the rest of us by Wednesday. Hali woke up crying that her legs and throat hurt. I woke with a cough and sore throat and Lexi woke with a smile, but a cough. So Mike went to work and me and the girls headed to the doctor. Hali had 102.5 temp., Lexi 101.0 temp, and me only 98.9 (I have to admit... I had started myself on antibiotics the night before so I already had a round of antibiotics in!). Our Dr. is so great and patient, even when Hali cried just having her temperature taken. Who would have thought "my" daughter would be so afraid of anything medical..... Anyway, we all went home and loaded up on antibiotics and good cough medicine. Mike and I did have to hold the girls down to get the meds in, but we got it done! Finally today Hali is taking her antibiotics like a big girl as long as she can have her chocolate milk afterwards!!! Hali did say, "Mom chocolate milk fixes everything!"
Now we are to Friday and the girls woke up feeling great....mommy on the other hand needed another day to rest from being sick plus taking care of sick girls!! Oh well, no chance for that! Time to go to my three nights of work taking care of sick patients at the hospital!!!
Thank goodness I have an awesome husband who can pick up where I left off. Thanks, Mike.

Big sis IS a good example!!

Just a quick note to remind me that my girls aren't always naughty!!!! The girls decided they wanted a little 'snack' before bed. What better for them than Cocoa Pebbles at 8:00 at night!
Hali got done and placed her bowl in the sink like a good girl. I then proceeded to get Lexi down from the highchair. I tried to take her bowel away and she said "no mine". I of course instantly thought "she is such a stinker".......... So I let her hold the bowel and got her down from the high chair. To my surprise she walked over to the sink and (on her 'tippie' toes of course) threw her bowel and spoon in the sink!!! It's nice to see that your kids can learn good things from their older siblings also!! So thanks Hali for being a good big Sister!

Again not so Sweet and Innocent!

My little Angel has done it again!! Grandma watched the girls for a while, and this is how Alexis thanked her!!!!Grandma said that not only was there marker on the furniture, but also the walls, bedspread, carpet, and Hali.... hmm how did that happen? Grandma asked Hali why she didn't come get her and Hali said, "I didn't want you to get mad!" My guess is Hali was glued to the tv watching cartoons and didn't even notice... hence the marker on Hali! Thank goodness it was a washable marker and almost all of it came out!

Hopefully something good comes out of this "creativeness" and these are her first "art works"!

CHOCOLATE...YUM.........

SO "SWEET" AND INNOCENT!!

So this is my little "Angel" Alexis who is almost two and already full of the "terrible two's"! You can't turn your back for a second without her getting into something she shouldn't have, writing on something, or climbing on something.

This time she somehow got into the pantry and got the whole bowl of left over candy from Christmas.... I came around the corner in the kitchen and found her SITTING quietly like this way! She looked up at me and said umm... treat!! So "sweet" and "innocent" isn't she!!

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