Alex's New Bed, and other stuff

So we figured it was time Alex graduated to a "big girl" bed! We set it up a few weeks ago, but just decided Monday night to start putting her in it on a permanent basis. She LOVES her owl's so much! She has been doing pretty good actually. The first night it only took her about an hour to fall asleep, which by normal standards, is pretty darn good!

It was about one o'clock in the morning and Alicia wakes me up saying she is awake. I was half asleep and didn't know what was going on, until I heard our door shut and her run down the hallway! To be honest, it scared the crap out of me, not use to having someone run around the house in the middle of the night. Alex loves her bed and we have been very proud of her so far. She even takes her naps in there too and doesn't fuss too much

Earlier today, Alex told me that her baby needed a nap, so she went and turned her fan on, turned out the light and started rocking her baby, then she even started humming to her so she would fall asleep! It had to be the most adorable thing I have seen her do!

Search for new work has been frustrating. As most of you know, I was hired as a Clark County Deputy late last year, even had a start date, but about two weeks before I was to start their budget numbers came out and the County was WAY over budget, hence they couldn't hire me. However, I remain on the hiring list until December. In the meantime, I took the test for Skamania County Corrections/Communications, passed it with a number one ranking, then the oral board interviews came, passed that still in the number one position. You would think that would insure me getting the job, not so fast. One of the people in the Top Five with me has volunteered for a bit at the Sheriff's Office, so that puts me at a disadvantage, even with the high ranking. I am praying that I get the position, that way I can get out of the Casino. However, I am starting to realize it is not up to me, I have to put my Faith in Heavenly Father, and whatever happens, happens.

Alicia is doing well, working too much, but that is Alicia. Her back is killing her, but it seems that is only thing bad so far. Baby Boy is doing well, which we are all excited about and his due date is still in early August. Alex is excited for Baby Brother to be here. We will keep everyone updated as things go along.

New Pictures!

Well like I said, I was going to put up some updated pictures since it has been so long. While I was trying to put them on the computer, it erased all of Alex's 2nd Birthday pictures from the camera and they didn't show up on the computer! A little upset is an understatement, but what can you do, I will see if anyone that was there has some that they can send us.

Anyways, this one below is Alex decorating Halloween cookies! Her facial expressions are hilarious, I wasn't there when this was taken so when I saw it, I had to put it up.



Alex and I getting her pumpkin. We had to convice her to go with a smaller one, she kept trying to grab the biggest pumpkin she could find. We did get a big one, but we wanted her to get one she could carry out herself. She had a blast out there, riding on the tractor out to the patch and then we just walked back.



Zoo lights! I absolutley love this family picture. We went to the Portland Zoo for the Zoo lights. It was the first time I had done it as well. She really like the train and they had a guy dressed up as a tiger, she had to go give him a high five and knuckles, she even offered to share her bar with him. She seemed very concerned that he needed to get something to eat for dinner.

Holy Cow a Year!!

Well, it has been a year! Where does the time go!? Obviously a lot has changed since the last time I posted anything on here, for example:

• Alex is 2
• Baby #2 is due in August
• Baby #2 is a BOY!!!!
• Alicia's Gymnastics team followed up last years state championship with a 2nd place showing!
• I am back working, not what I want to do, but in this economy anything will do.

So yeah Alex is 2. She is running around everywhere being a silly little girl. She brings so much joy to us and makes us laugh all the time with all that she does and says. It is amazing how much energy they have. Right now she is just running back and forth in the living room, saying, "Daddy, look, running....oooops fell down!" She is hilarious! She loves her sunglasses and tu-tu's! She has to wear a tu-tu almost everyday, and she loves the color PINK! She is great with her colors and shapes, numbers she is good at too, she just forgets the number 1 and 2, but she really has 3,4,5 down!

We found out we had baby #2 coming in December and we just found out 2 weeks ago that it is going to be a BOY!! I am very excited, so is Alicia, she gets to go shopping for new baby clothes! We haven't come up with a name yet, so that is gonna be fun. Baby BOY will be joining our family in August, I am curious as to how Alex is going to be. We keep talking to her about Baby Brother, she likes to give him (Alicia's stomach) knuckles.

I would've posted pictures but Alicia has the camera at work with her, so I will post some, and it won't be a year until I do!