Monday, July 23, 2012

Allie's swim lessons!

This summer we also signed Allie up for swim lessons in The Colony. The lessons were for 2 weeks and at the end of the lessons she was a little swimmer!! She still prefers to wear her floaties but I have seen her swim!!
 
Allie was the youngest in her class... :) So cute!
Fun at the water park at the aquatic center! :)

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Allies 3rd birthday at the splash park!!

Dear Allie,
What a big year this has been for you! Since your last birthday these BIG things have happened!
 - Mommy was pregnant, and gave you your baby sister
- You flew on an airplane for the first time (we went to Bend, OR)
- You went to mothers day out for 3 days a week J
- We went trick or treating for the first time- you were the cutest butterfly!
- You learned to use the potty (completely potty trained in 4 months!)
- You went to the beach for the first time (Orange Beach, AL)
- You took swim lessons & a gymnastics class in the summer time
 
It has been such a joy to watch you turn from a toddler to a pre-schooler. You are such a sweet little girl with a BIG personality! You are funny and silly and so much fun to be around! You have a bunch of little friends who love you so much! You love to do crafts, paint & play with play dough… Daddy is having fun teaching you math. And just last night you wrote your name for the first time… you amaze us every day! You are so smart! Mommy & daddy are so proud of the little girl you are turning into, & a little sad you aren’t our baby any more! My heart is so big for you little girl- you are such a good big sister! You are patient and kind to baby Lindy! God has blessed me with you and your super big personality! I am so happy to be your momma! I love you to pieces! 295
 
Love,
Your Mommy!

Allie Beth 3 years old
1. What is your favorite color? Pink
2. What is your favorite toy?
Cinderella babies
3. What is your favorite fruit? watermelon
4. What is your favorite tv show?
Bubble guppies
5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch?
Peanut butter & jelly
6. What is your favorite outfit? Pink polka dot dress
7. What is your favorite game?
Hide & seek
8. What is your favorite snack? fruit snacks
9. What is your favorite animal?
moose
10. What is your favorite song?
Abc’s
11. What is your favorite book?
I spy
12. Who is your best friends?
Alison & Maggie
13. What is your favorite cereal?
cheerios
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside?
play + swim
15. What is your favorite drink? Strawberry milk
16. What is your favorite holiday?
Halloween
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night?
Pooh lovie, plush Cinderella
18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?
Daddy's waffles
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday?
Sausage pizza
20. What do you want to be when you grow up?
A princess
 
 Things you Love: Lovie, Cinderella, PINK, Everything PINK, Swimming, friends, being naked, hearts, mommy & daddy, asking why or how come, 295, Bubble Guppies, dress up, play dough
 
 
This year we celebrated Allie's birthday at the Splash park with our friends :) and Cake & Ice Cream at Grandma Abby/Betty's

On the way home there was a double rainbow.... ( we told her it was just for her birthday! :)

 

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Our summer vacation


Our summer vacation was a 2 week ordeal!  The first week we had planned to go visit my sister & her kids in Arkansas... We packed up and headed her way and stayed from Monday till Friday. The visit was really nice!  Allie LOVES her cousins!  Lindy did great on the trip too! Teresa & her family just had a NEW pool put in their yard as well, so we spent every afternoon swimming in the pool!
 
 
Allie called these floaties her "dragons"

Lindy catching some "shade"



Allie in her "goobles" and her life jacket - which was a "life saver" very helpful so I could be in the water with both girls and not have to worry about Allie in the pool...
 
 
We got home Friday afternoon, unpacked, re-packed and left on Sunday for Gulf Shores Alabama!! I went back and forth a million times on wether or not to make the trip- since we were going on the road again (just me & the girls) in such short amout of time... But we went for it and I am so glad we did!! Dana was soo sweet to share her family vacatin with us... Sunday we left and drove to Jackson, MS- we stayed at the Embassy Suits and our room was awesome..
 
 
 
Allie loved to play with the hotel phone..
 
 Monday we drove from Jackson, to AL :)
Monday afternoon... a little nervous about the weather.. but it cleared up and the weather was perfect!
 


Forth of July! :)
 
 
Afternoon snack on our patio
 
Our condo
Allie & Alison
 
 Me and my precious lovies on the beach!! :)
The girls... I love how Alison is holding Lindy's hand in this one..
 
At the hotel on the way home... I love this one!
 
Beach Babes!
 
Best friends... Getting ready for the Fireworks show
Hot mommas!
Allie loved to play in the sand!
Afternoon Showers
on the drive home - WORE OUT!!

summer fun





Well we are fully adjusted to life with 2 kids!  Lindy is such a super sweet baby- she only gets really fussy when she is really sleepy or hungry.  I'm not holding to such a schedule like I did with Allie- I pretty much just feed her when she gets hungry.  Sometimes it is around every 3 hours and other times she wants to eat at 2- 2.5 hours. But she is sleeping thru the night! So I'll keep on doing what ever keeps this little girl sleeping thru the night!  Its not 100% consistent every night- but she will sleep from 8:30 ish to 5:30 and then still go back to sleep- :)

  Our summer time has been pretty busy! I can't believe that it is already July and time to get ready for Allie's birthday!!  Here are some cute pictures from the summer so far!  Things we are doing are Wednesdays at Ms Jenny's house, story time at the library & in June we did a few weeks of a gymnastics class!



For Mothers Day we got together and and took pictures of the 3 girls for Karen- I thought they turned out cute!! :)