Life at our House

Hello friends,

I can't believe that September is almost over - time just flies by! The days are busy and go by so quickly - but life has been good at our house. It has taken me a month, but I am finally learning to juggle the new school schedule. The boys & Allie have settled into a good routine and I don't feel nearly as frazzled as I did those first couple of weeks. It was hard going from the "lazy days of summer" to the "wake-up-early, homework-filled days of the school year." :) The boys are all very happy with their teachers and classes and so far they are doing great! The right teacher is such a blessing and this year we hit the jackpot.

As for Allie . . . well, what can I say? We just love our girl so much. She is so funny - and is loaded with personality & character. She amazes me everyday with the things she says and does. She gives the sweetest hugs and loves to sit in your lap to read books. Her vocabulary has exploded and this little one talks ALL DAY LONG. I do believe she is going to be the type that never stops talking. I can only imagine what she will be like in school. :) She is still a fantastic sleeper - going down around 8:15pm each night and up around 7:15am - just in time to take the boys to school. She naps everyday from about 11:45am-2:15pm - right in time to pick the boys back up from school. Our sweet girl has suddenly turned into the drama queen and she can throw one terrific toddler tantrum. Thankfully, she is my 5th child - and I've had a lot of practice ignoring tantrums. Needless to say, her new word this week is, "SORRY" as she has to say it a lot. ;) I just love this age (despite the tantrums!) She is learning new things everyday and it is so fun to watch her explore the world. She gets so excited about everything and her excitement and enthusiasm is contagious for all of us. We just love showing her new things - and the boys can't wait to experience Halloween with her. So far, this girl isn't afraid of anything. Is that good or bad??

Here's what life looks like at our house the past couple of weeks . . .

This girl is so beautiful! I always feel like it's okay for me to brag on her beauty since I had nothing to do with it. :0)

We went wedding dress shopping with Rhonda one day last week. That was FUN! And Allie loved running all around in front of the mirrors. She kept calling the wedding gowns "Princess dresses."


And one day last week while I was putting the laundry in, I noticed Allie was missing. Usually she is right underfoot trying her best to "help." So, I went looking for her and this is what I found . . .

Yes, she had snuck in her brothers' room, climbed up on his bed and was trying her best to play his Nintendo. :)

And this is what she did when she saw me! She was acting all innocent because she knew she wasn't supposed to be in there. :) Hard to resist that sweetness.
Then Devin showed her how to play. It is important to do EVERYTHING your brothers do. :)
Fun with the hose!

And last week I watched my friends' little boy - who is 3 months younger than Allie. It was so fun for me to watch them play together. Allie is around kids all the time - but no one her age. She kept calling him a baby and trying to take care of him. She is a little momma.



And yes, baseball season has started again!

Brandon isn't playing. Baseball just isn't his thing. But he LOVES going to the game and playing with his friends at the ball field. And of course he spends most of his time climbing trees and catching critters while he is there.
And the boys' had their 3rd grade program. They looked so grown-up!

I just love this picture! So rare to capture all 4 of them smiling. :)

Can you tell that Kyle was a little bored waiting for the program to start?
But he will still give a smile! :)
Allie danced during the whole program.

And Nancy has been making so many cute outfits! I can't wait to show you the Halloween ones she's done. Here's a couple for now - although it is so hard to catch a good picture of Allie. I either get no smile or a fake smile. :)

This is just a little play outfit. It's hard to tell, but it has a little frog in a tutu on it. And I just love those little shoes - from Target.


And Nancy actually made this last May - but the pants were too big. So I tried it on the other day and it finally fits. Just a perfect little outfit for fall.

I asked her if I could take just one more picture - and she put her hands on her face and said, "Oh, No!" I took it anyway. :) She is so expressive - I love it!

And here is the shirt Nancy made for the winner of the Give-Away! It is just tutu cute! :) There will be another give-away soon - so stay tuned! Some of you have asked about Nancy and she does sell some of her stuff at Polka Stripe. She is quite talented!

I think that catches you up with life at our house! Hope you all have a great week.

Ending with a scripture . . .

"Do not be bitter or angry or mad. Never shout angrily or saythings to hurt others. Never do anything evil. Be kind and loving to each other. Forgive each other just as God forgave you in Christ."

EPHESIANS 4:31-32

This is just a great scripture to share with kids! :)



Living life,