Simply Lex: Mi Familia

I come from a fairly big family. It consists of my two loving parents, an older brother, three sisters and two mini dachshunds-- Jack and Ava. I consider myself lucky to be smack dab in the middle. Every person in my family has helped shaped me into the person I am-- no joke.

I get my compassion for others {and eyebrows} from my Dad.

I get my precision and creativity from my Mom.

I get my style and music taste from my brother Taylor.

I get my hobbies (cheerleading & running) from my older sister Britta.

I get make-up and fashion inspiration from my sister Shilo.

I get my love for animals from my youngest sister Mauri.

Even the puppies, I get a big chunk of my patience from them.

So let me tell you a little bit about the Syddall fam. My dad, Billy, is the Bishop of the Legend ward. He is absolutely crazy and can make me laugh at almost any time. It's kind of a bummer that he's not around all too often, but he's doing what he needs to do. My dad is easily the most compassionate person I've ever known and he is constantly doing service for others.

My mom, Tina, is very hard working. She works at the Phoenix Salon and does a fabulous job coloring, cutting, and doing hair. (Click here) She is also an amazing cook, and is always open to trying something new. (Get her recipes here) My mom is oh so creative and she is also very helpful with-- well, everything. Did I mention she likes to blog?

Taylor is the best big brother ever. He was seriously my idol as I was growing up. He played guitar, was in the marching band, and skateboarded, so I decided to take up all of those at some point. Taylor's broken his arms about 10 times doing things such as snowboarding, skateboarding, long boarding, and a few other things. Right now Taylor is living in Utah and is happily married to Lynnea.

Britta is my older sister. I've also really looked up to her throughout the years. She inspired me to do cheerleading which was a huge part of my high school experience. Britta graduated from BYU this year, and is now a proud mama to a puppy named Conan (Jack and Ava's little brother) and is married to Austin Anderson. (View her blog here)

Shilo is such a fun sister. She is also the fashionista of the Syddall sisters. Shilo is a swimmer and she is way good at it. She's gone to state in multiple swimming events, she's been a swim team captain, she's met Missy Franklin at some of her swim meets, she's a life-guard, and she's constantly improving her times. People also always confuse her as the older sister because she is the tallest of all us.

Mauri is the baby of the family, which is weird considering she is a soon-to-be teenager come January. She's accomplished a lot throughout her 'preteen' years. She's participated in dance, swim teams, track, piano lessons, choir, volleyball, and I'm sure there's plenty more things to come. Mauri is also a huge animal lover. She tells us all the time that her dream job is to be a vet when she's older.