Allison 2 years and 9 months

A snapshot of you right now:

• Otay is one of your favorite words
• Loves to dance (mostly jumping up and down)
• Loves to sing (ABCs, Twinkle Little Star, Old McDonald)
• Struggling with potty training
• Sleeps through the night 8 PM -7AM (sometimes sneaking into Mom and Dads bed)
• Still napping one to two hours in the afternoon
• Rocks at puzzles (just started introducing traditional cut puzzles)
• Knows your ABCs, count to 15
• Loves the pool; swimming, jumping off the side, putting your face underwater
• Enjoys the lake; swimming, tubing, boat riding
• Wants to do gymnastics like Ashley (soon baby girl)
• Left handed
• Playing with baby dolls
• Riding a tricycle
• Wants to read the same Elmo book at bedtime "Wait for me"
• Sleeps with a blankie (not particular to one, we rotate threw about four)
• Daredevil (loves to jump from one thing to the next)
• Parrot (repeats Ashley's words, actions, etc.)
• Fearless
• Loves babies (James, Liam and Emma)
• Always asking for milk (little bit of milk Mom)
• Why? Why? Why? so many questions

Oh boy is this little girl a treat. We sure do love her to bunches.

I scrapbooked!

My Studio Calico July kit Valley High has left me a little uninspired.  So I started looking through the gallery and found this layout by Robyn Werlich and scraplifted it.  So maybe now I can get a few more layouts done with this kit before my August kit arrives.

Allison loves story time at Barnes & Nobel.  When Ashley is in school we go on most Friday mornings (looking forward to starting this back up soon).  They always have a theme and read two stories and have a craft.  We have got to meet Curious George, Corduroy and The Cat in the Hat.  Allison has not gotten up the courage to get a hug from any of them she just prefers to watch from a distance.

Gulf Shores Part 3

Day 6 Wednesday July 10

• Alligator Farm
• The girls loved feeding the alligators
• Allison, Ashley and Kaitlin all held a baby alligator
• 5 Guys for Lunch
• Surf Up Dolphin Cruise
• We saw two sets of dolphins, they both loved jumping over the boat's wake
• Steamed shrimp again for dinner

Day 7 Thursday July 11

• The guys went on a fishing party boat
• The water was really rough but they caught lots of fish
• The girls and James went to the beach until it started raining
• Then we played in the pool for a bit
• After the guys got back Susan and Jenn hit the outlet mall for a little bit
• It was ridiculously crowed (because of the rain)
• Fresh caught fish for dinner!

Day 8 Friday July 12

• Last Day at the beach
• The gulf was so calm, hardly any waves
• Pool, lunch and more pool
• We drove to Fort Morgan but it was closed
• Watched the ferry depart for Dolphin Island
• City Grill for dinner (yum!)

Day 9 Saturday July 13

• We left at 7AM
• We arrived home at 7:30 PM
• The kids did great!

Gulf Shores Part 2

Day 3 Sunday July 7

• To the beach
• Red Flag
• The waves were rocking and rolling
• Also a little bit of pool swimming
• Rained around lunch time
• Steamed shrimp for dinner
• Scott, Donna and Eric joined us for Dinner
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Day 4 Monday July 8

• The the beach
• Red Flag
• Rocking and Rolling again
• Raining off and on
• The Blue Angles entertained us by flying along the beach
• The Oyster House for dinner with the Turners
• Everyone enjoyed their meal!
• Alabama State Park Pier
• Allison wanted to touch every fish the fishermen were catching
• The girls got to see a pretty big king mackerel

Day 5 Tuesday July 9

• National Naval Aviation Museum
• Lots and lots of planes
• Pensacola Lighthouse (just pictures, nobody wanted to climb to the top)
• The the beach
• No flags!!!!!!
• The ocean was so calm, the girls loved being out there just chilling
• Ashley had a blast body boarding
• Pool time!  (Allison is a water fool, she loves jumping off the side and going underwater)
• Pioneer Woman brisket for dinner!
• Chris has been sick and slept most of the day
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Gulf Shores 2013

Day 1 Friday July 5

• 7:45 AM we rolled out of Rogersville heading South
• Amazingly the kids did great, the bigs and James in the van, the littles in the Traverse
• The Traverse (Susan and Chris' car) gave us problems right from the start with a check engine light
• Our first stop for lunch and the Traverse would not start....but we jiggled the right parts and got it started
• We made it to the hotel in Moline, AL by 7:00 PM
• Rainy weather the last three hours of the trip

Day 2 Saturday July 6

• Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile, AL (rainy weather)
• USS Alabama Battleship and USS Drum submarine tours
• The Traverse would not shift out of first gear leaving the park
• The guys manually shifted the gears to get to a Chevy dealership in Foley, AL
• We have a rental car
• We made it to the beach!  Our condo is awesome... right on the beach with awesome views
• Pizza for Dinner
• Hannah is throwing up
• The guys have a bone to pick with the security guard

Basically we are off to a very rough start....God help us!

Currently: July

Watching: So You Think You Can Dance, Food Network Star, HGTV Star

Reading:  The Devil Wears Prada by Lauren Weisberger

Listening:  Quite (Aunt Donna took the girls to the Zoo)

Making:  Travel kits for the girls

Feeling:  Celebratory!

Planing: What to pack for vacation (We leave Friday!)

Loving:  That we sold the Ballwin house!!!!