Thirteen Years today!
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Baby No-No is One!
My little niece calls Nolan , No-No and we have all adopted the name. I was going to try to have a simple Birthday Party – just have family over for cake and ice cream. Well, if you know me, you know I rarely can keep it simple.
My mom gave me the giant Animal Cookies box and that was all the inspiration I needed. If I had given myself more than 2 days to pull it off, I could have gone way over the top. (if you know me, you know I could have gone waaaaay over the top)
Nolan is a great baby. He sleeps thru the night, he loves to play with balls, his big brother can make him laugh like crazy and he makes me happy every time I see him! We are all so blessed to have him in our lives. Happy Birthday, No-No!
Thanksgiving
These are for the kiddos on Thanksgiving. They are going to go at their place at the table. I think this year we are going to have ourselves a little Thanksgiving Day Pageant with all the kids dressed up.
I know that this year I am grateful to be with my family and not in some hospital room. (last year I went into pre-term labor on Thanksgiving Day) I can’t wait to eat my two favorite things, Turnips and my Grandfather’s Stuffing. I only eat turnips once a year, on Thanksgiving. My mom fixes them like nobody’s business. (I actually think that my mom, my grandmother and I are the only ones who partake of the turnips out of the whole clan of 15 people that will be there.) We have Thanksgiving lunch at my in-laws around 11:00 and Thanksgiving “lupper” around 3:00 at my parents. It’s some serious food eatin’ so I will be wearing my “dress-up” sweatpants! Oh- I think I saw some Pajama Jeans for sale at Sears. Maybe I should splurge for some of those for Turkey Day.
What’s Been Going On?
A lot has been going on around the Allen household. Believe it or not, I have gotten all the projects I needed to do for other people completed. I had some projects to finish up and I am not going to take on any more for a while. I am looking forward to catching up with my own projects and spending time celebrating the holidays with my boys. On Sunday, Nolan was baptised. It was a bitter sweet day. On the one hand, we celebrated Nolan’s baptism, but then we had to attend the funeral of a dear friend. It was hard to say goodbye. I think Anthony and I are still feeling a little numb. His passing has been hard to accept. He was truely one of the best men I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. Milestones
Today is the big day! Fletch is off to Kindergarten. Surprisingly, I handled it pretty well. Hubby was a little more emotional then I ever expected him to be. Fletcher, of course, was fine. Here’s to a good, successful school year!Where’s the Baby…There’s the Baby
Seven Months Old.
Time Flies.
My other little baby, Fletcher, starts the big K next week. Kindergarten! I’m not too sure this momma this gonna handle that too well. There was already a brief eposide in the grocery store while buying juice boxes and goldfish to pack the lunch box.
Finished Quilts and Four Month Olds
I finally finished a quilt! It’s for my sweet little niece who turns 2 this week. I made it using this pattern, which I have to say, was super easy.
And I had to throw in a picture of this major cutie! He is now four months old. Time sure does go by fast. He is getting so big! Sweet Sunday Strawberries
Sunday my husband and I loaded up the mini-van with Fletcher, Nolan, my brother-in-law, sister and niece, Marion and headed to pick strawberries.
It went a little something like this for Fletcher… pick one, eat one, pick two, eat one. The weather was beautiful and we had a great time. Plus, we got a boat load of some delish strawberries! Now I have to figure out what to do with them. I’m thinking homemade strawberry ice cream.(Do I have a little redneck or what?!? Wearin’ shorts and still has to have those cowboy boots on. Don’t ask me where he got that hat, either. I didn’t buy it.)
Can’t beat it!Busy, Busy
Things are busy here, like always. We had family here last week. My brother and his wife and three boys were here. Fletch could not get enough of playing with them. Aren’t my boys handsome all dressed to go to church on Easter!?! I’m proud of myself for actually getting everyone ready and a picture made of them and still making it to church on time. The Allen’s run late to EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING! I could get up five hours early to get ready and still run late.
There hasn’t been too much sewing going on here lately with all the activities and family, but I did manage to finish up another block for my Hop To It quilt. Summer is going to be busy. Who knows how much I’ll get done. I’ve decided I’m not going to worry so much about getting too much sewing done. I’m just gonna have fun!Who Gets Married On Tax Day?
This day is special to me. Do you know why? Yup, I love Tax Day! Just kidding. Today is my 11th Wedding Anniversary. That’s right, this day 11 years ago while all of you were mailing out your taxes, my husband was having the BEST day of his life. No… it’s not because we had an open bar. It’s because he got to marry me, of course. I mean, every man wants a wife that can’t cook and spends all her free time sewing. Who knew that 11 years later we would have 2 beautiful boys and such a good life together!