Preschool Take 1

Okay, really it is Mother's Day Out for right now, but Braden doesn't know the difference! Braden started today and was so excited! He had trouble falling asleep and then he got up earlier than normal. He was ready! He will be going here for a couple of months, and then when we move, he will go to a new Preschool that has a spot already reserved for him.

I dropped him off just over an hour ago and I already miss him! Funny how kids can totally drive you crazy, but the minute you are away from them, you miss them!

New House

I have had lots of people ask how the house is coming along, so here are a couple of pics so you can see. Coming right along, but still a ways to go. We are super ready for it to be done so we can move in and actually get settled!

Wordless Wednesday

Don't try this at Home!

Speaking from personal experience:
It is not a good idea to drop a full glass jar of orange baby food (mixed vegetables) on a tile floor.

Happy 1st Birthday Baby Allison!

She has no clue what a big day today is!!! This time last year my sweet little girl was just a few hours old- what a difference a year makes! Now this baby is all over the place!
Allison didn't really crawl on hands and knees till almost 11 months- she was content to watch her seriously hyper brother.
Allison hasn't quite figured out baby dolls yet, although she does have some super cute ones (thanks mom and dad), but she totally knows how to make a truck go and talk on a phone.
Allison is very attached right now to a play stethoscope and 2 plastic shovels- Always wears the stethoscope (makes Braden very mad) and always carries the 2 shovels.
Still loves her taggie blanket, especially at night. Never took a paci
Still gets 3-4 bottles a day. Eats almost everything, but still very much eats fruits and veggies baby food- mostly my doing b/c I know she is getting some good stuff that way.
Can stand alone for quite a few seconds, but hasn't taken first steps yet.
Don't know how much she weighs (we go for her 1 year appt. tomorrow) but she has to outweigh her brother judging on how MUCH she eats and how LITTLE he eats.
Kinda going through a Mommy phase right now, but smiles and waves to everyone.
Still almost bald, but has just enough hair to get a TINY bow in (only a specific kind) but if she finds out it is up there, she rips it out.
Has a love/not so much love, relationship with Braden- they play happily together till he wacks her or takes something from her, then she screams (literally), he screams (literally) and the fun is over.
RARELY cries- can't really remember the last time she let a good cry out
Love her to pieces! Sweet, happy baby and her first year has gone by too fast!

The first couple of pictures are of her and her birthday cake. We had a small family party (just my parents and Jason's parents and siblings). We let the kiddos swim and we grilled out and had cake and presents. Allison puts EVERYTHING in her mouth- except cake apparently! Once I finally put a piece in her mouth, she was all about it, but I had to get her started.
The last picture is at our old house when her room was packed. We are now officially no longer in Illinois and we miss our friends so much! We are still in transit, renting till we find the right house.

Fun in the Tunnel

Here we go!

Yes, it has been a while since I have posted. Seriously, does anyone read this anyway?
For the few of you that do read this, you probably already know all this but, here it goes.
We put our house on the market exactly 3 weeks ago on Monday. Monday we signed the contract to sell it.
We are very thankful, since we didn't have an option to sell it, seeing as Jason's new job is in Little Rock, but it is going to be very hard to leave our life here. We have so many good friends here and have started and completed our family here- kid wise I mean.
We close June 5, just a little over 3 weeks away, so it is going to be totally crazy around here!
Hopefully I will get back to post picts soon! Allison never mastered crawling any way except on her belly, but she has almost given it up for cruising and oh yes, she is standing alone for a few seconds. Dad said he thinks she will be walking by June 1 and I totally disagreed, but now I am not so sure...
Braden is just Braden. Probably shouldn't admit this, but addition to his obsession with tools and yard equipment he has now decided he likes to play "Sports Clips" as he calls it and "cut" and "blow dry" hair. I got tired of having my hair yanked on so I gave him an old doll (yes, Jason would kill me for this.) I went in the other room and came back and he was telling the doll he was giving her a hair cut - with a toy chain saw! He is still totally boy!