Alexis is smart

This is a really old picture of Alexis, (I think that she is about Brytlee's age in this picture) I love it and thought I would post it with a couple of funny pictures.

Ryan and Alexis had a great conversation the other night while Alexis was doing homework. She gets a little frustrated when she doesn't know an answer or gets something wrong, and starts going on and on about how terrible everything is, and boo hoo hoo.... So she starts into "I'm not smart" so Ryan said, "Alexis, you are very smart". So Alexis say's, "I am only smart at two thing, I am a good reader, and I can remember what Jesus looked like".
The other day when she was in this same kind of mood, she came up to me and started to complain about everything and anything, and on her rampage, she started saying, "see this part right her on my leg, it is so fat". I about fell over laughing..... and just said, "where on earth did you hear something like that, and why would you ever think that you are fat.... you don't have a ounce of fat on you". Then she said so serious and dramatic, "I'm just a big fatty", and then she ran off making all sorts of noice, and an even more dramatic exit.
and fyi.... I have never said anything about being fat in front of my kids, so I have no idea where that came from? The things they learn from friends and school....

Our Happy Easter

We had such a great Easter this year. My parents came to stay the night with us, and the girls LOVED that! (so did I)



I love this picture! My dad is the cutest Dad in the world!!!! Brytlee loves this little game he plays with her, He pretends to be asleep and then when she gives him a kiss he wakes up and always is very SURPRISED! (all my girls love it, I guess it isn't just Brytlee)
I love this picture also!
We spent Easter Sunday at Ryan's parents house, and our girls were so spoiled!!!! The Easter Bunny came to our house and brought books and way to much candy, and then when we went there, we came home with three grocery bags full to the top of CANDY... we are good for a year or so!
The girls also got a Easter Basket from Grandma and Grandpa Harris and it had this cute outfit that Brytlee is wearing, and the other girls got clothes also, and they were full of all sorts of games, goodies, and fun things for the girls! (like I said, they were so spoiled)




All the Harris Grandchildren

Easter afternoon picture with our new kitten.... Rainbow Heart Harris
Alexis is such a monkey
They love little Rainbow (the kitten)
Saturday we went to the park for the Easter egg hunt that the town puts on.... it was over in one minute flat... no joke! Alexis didn't even get one thing... Elizabeth picked up one egg, and Brytlee and I went out to the middle, looked down, picked up a egg.... looked up, and everything was gone. It was crazy!!! After all the excitement, we went and played at the park for a little while and the girls had a good time.
Alexis has gotten really good at the monkey bars. She can even skip one bar in between, and is trying to get it down to two bars... (because one of her friends can do it already)

the girls friends
Alexis had a Cheer comp. this week also, and she did great! She can do her back handsprings almost all by herself. She just has to see you there even if you don't touch her.
Elizabeth and one of her best friends and cousin, Mickey
Lizzy had a crazy hair day at school this week! I thought this picture was so funny. She has the longest tongue.
So cute

crazy

It is so crazy how fast time goes when you have a lot to do. I feel like I have been going 100 miles an hour and not getting any of the things done that I need to do. (but I did get all my laundry done this week and that was wonderful)!
I have a lot that I should be writing about, and a lot of things that I may have forgotten already. So I will start with spring break.... or should I call it snow break? I was a little bummed by the weather because it was so cold, and muddy, and wet, and there was sooooo much snow on the ground. Alexis had no school for a whole week, and I feel like we were all stuck in the house and board. I didn't have anything great planned for our week, but Alexis and I did make it on a date one of the days and had some great one on one time. The next day Elizabeth kept asking when I was ever going to take her out on a date so we also made sure to make a trip to town shopping with just the two of us also.
This weekend my parents were able to get some time off of work and so they came and stayed the night at our house. We had no idea that they were even comming, and Ryan and I were at the temple when they called to say that they were only a hour away from our house.... (I was so excited and happy) When we got home they pulled in right about the same time. The girls were so happy, and bouncing off of the walls. Brytlee was really happy to see Grandpa Merrill, and didn't want to leave his side.
The next day we went shopping and got some really great deals at Albertsons, but the sales this week are so hard to figure out, and so it took us two hours to get it all together.
I had a great time with my parents and I am so happy they came to see us. I told them that is it so great to see them, but even better to have them all to myself. I felt so special!!!
I really do have the best parents in the world. I can't get over how lucky I am to have such a great family. My parents would do anything for us, and they are so much FUN. They are always ready to go out and do something, go on trips, play games, go shopping, play with the grand kids, and stay up late talking. (my mom and I stayed up past 1:00 clipping coupons and talking, it was so nice)
While listening to conference this year, I just had that feeling.... .like my heart was so full it could explode with the love I have for my family (that includes ALL my family), my parents, my children, and my wonderful husband.
A couple of funny things that I don't want to forget are........
Alexis was fighting with Elizabeth and so she said, "You big..... tomato"! Ouch.... I guess she didn't know what to call her, but Elizabeth knew what she meant and it hurt her feelings all the same.
The girls always have to tell me a million things when I tuck them into bed. So the other night Elizabeth said something about her heart going really fast. And so she asked if that means she is going to die? I told her " it is a good thing to have your heart beating fast, when you die your heart does not beat at all". Alexis said, "why do we have to die? Is it because we have to go be with Jesus?" I told her a little and could tell that our conversation was going to get very very long so I told her we could talk about it in the morning. Then she tells me, "you are going to die before me huh." And then Elizabeth said, "but Daddy will die before you". And so they couldn't see me laughing I had to say goodnight. (but we are going to have to talk about this for FHE)
I think that is all I can remember for now, so from now on, I hope I can keep up a little better so I don't have to cram everything into one post.....