Easter

For Easter Lexi and I went to Grandma and Grandpa Allsop's house. We had a great dinner and did an Easter egg hunt. Lexi was not quite getting the concept of the Easter basket. She would carry it to an egg, put it down, pick up an egg in each hand, and then wonder how she was going to pick up more! It was so cute watching her.

Update of our Lives

We have been super busy lately in the hunt to find our first home! We have not had any luck lately either. I have gone through 50+ houses and only a few of which we have thought could be one to call home. We did put an offer on two different houses only to find out that other people did as well and out-bid us. Recently we found a perfect one and we thought for sure it was the one. It was up until last week when it didn't appraise for as much as they were asking. After many days of drama and negotiating we had to walk away from it. So now we are back to where we started and hopefully this time we find something amazing and it all goes very smoothly :)

Curtis is still working in Parachute, CO on the oil rig. He is not loving it--only tolerating it. However he is still doing his army thing which he is really loving and recently got a promotion to Sergeant. When he comes home for the week we are always busy seeing family and friends who don't get to see him often and looking at houses.

Lexi is still getting older really fast. I can't say she is getting bigger because she is still a little peanut :) We went to her 15-month appointment last week and she is barely pushing 20 pounds....still! She is getting older and learning more things really quickly. Her range of vocabulary amazes everyone! You only have to tell her what something is once and she will remember it AND repeat it. She is just so smart! Since it is warming up outside, she had discovered the playground and loves it. We can't wait to get a house with a fenced in yard so she can play outside all day and also get her a puppy to play with....Sebastian doesn't play chase and fetch very well although she has decided he makes a pretty good body pillow :)

I am still staying at home with Lexi....for now. Once we get a house I hope to get a part-time job of some sort just to get me out of the house. I have been busy searching for our house...going out about once a week with our amazing agent looking at about 8 houses each time. I am also still playing hockey on my local women's rec team. Our season is coming to an end in the middle of April but we still have a tournament coming up this weekend in Seattle and then we host our tournament in April. It has been a good year but I am ready for the summer break :) I have also been busy with my new found love for pole fitness! There is a stigma that is attached to pole-anything but I assure you it is not as risque as it might sound....no removal of clothing required :) My friend Kristen and I started taking classes at the beginning of the year and I just can't get enough of it. I do it about twice a week and it has totally started to get me in shape. Since I started I have lost 13 pounds! (I sound like an info-mercial) But really, I have been working on losing weight since my wedding and all together I have lost 20 pounds so I am very proud of myself for working my butt off to shed some pounds and inches :)

Sebastians new favorite hangout...good thing I

was paying attention when I went to close the door!

Parade of Homes

Curtis and I got the chance to take a little weekend getaway with our friends, Ashley and Steve, to go see the Parade of Homes in St. George. We stayed in Mesquite for a couple nights and during the day we went and saw all the homes. We had so much fun! They were absolutely amazing! Some of them were ridiculously large and museum-like but most of them were just beautiful. With a few of them having a price tag between 1and 5 million dollars, we kept asking ourselves what these people do to make that kind of money! I have never had the pleasure of experiencing St. George and all it's beauty but now I see why people retire/vacation/live down there.

These are pictures of the view I took standing on the back patio

at the built-in bar/grill of my favorite house.

I could get used to roasting marshmallows

and swimming with these surroundings :)

With only huge glass floor-to-ceiling windows between the great room and this magnificent scenery, I see where the phrase "million dollar view" comes from....I would pay for it!

Hockey Trip to Craig

At the beginning of February, I had a hockey tournament in Craig, CO. It is about a 6 hour drive so I packed up Lexi, my sister Christine, and our hockey gear for a little road trip. This was Lexi's second road trip, the last being to Jackson Hole when she was only six weeks old so I was definitely nervous to see how she would do. I was pleasantly surprised that she was great until the last hour both on the way there and back; however, I couldn't blame her....we were all anxious to get out of the car by then. Our team did ok winning 2 games and losing 2 games, but still it was a fun trip!

Lexi and me after one of my games

Lexi all bundled up and cheering us on!