Allie 22 Months

Things we love about our Allie-Girl:

• She sings along with me as I sing "ABCs", "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and "Goodnight, Baby". She gets most of the main words. It is my favorite thing to be holding her with her head resting on my shoulder as we sing. Usually it happens as I am walking with her at nap time.

• Sometimes she tells me "I wuv ooo" as she tries to do the sign language along with it. I spend the rest if the day as a puddle on the ground.

• She wants to do what her brothers do: Climb the tree, ride the scooter, hold the neighbor's dog's leash, talk on the phone, sit on the bar stool (but I don't let her), take a bath, play (destroy) Monopoly, ride in the truck with dad and eat a popsicle.

• She was excited to wake up yesterday at Kohl's. "Clothes!" She loved to watch me try on a dress. She said, "Mommy, dress, dance!"

• She loves Sundays so we can go to "Church, song!" Whenever we drive on the freeway, she thinks we are headed to church. Our building is about 15 minutes away by way of the highway.

• Nothing is more fun than chasing or being chased by her brothers.

• She is a great picnic hostess for her toy characters and animals.

• She refuses to sit in her high-chair or wear a bib. I love that. But, I have learned to pick my battles with my determined daughter.

• She waves "Hi!" to people when we are out in public.

• She wants to ride in Dad's truck instead of Mom's minivan. I feel so cool now!

• She always wants to wear a dress or skirt if given a choice. Her big brothers don't even care what they wear. lol!

Last Day 2

I can hardly believe the school year is over already! We have had a wild year with lots of changes. The boys have been so amazing and have adapted to our new life here in our new neighborhood. They both love their new school and adore their new teachers. I realized that I hadn't taken a picture of them with their teachers. Justin was in 4th grade with Mr. Lester. Tyler was in 1st grade with Mrs. Schroeder. Allie is just happy to be here. She is just that kind of girl. So, here are our big last-day-of-school hoopla pictures:

Welcome Summer!

The kids raced through our last day of school "finish line" this afternoon with their neighborhood friends. It is a fun, little tradition my kids won't forget any time soon.

It was fun to chat with our new neighbors and the kids had fun riding their scooters and bikes. Of course we ended up at the park! The perfect celebration!!