From Allison' s mouth...

-Allison tries to say no way jose but this is what comes out..."no way O J!"

-When we were walking to the car tonight Allison said "those are beautiful stars, Heavenly Father gave them to the sky."

-We were in the Easter Isle at the store and Allison grabbed a basket and started throwing stuff in...candy, toys, etc. Then we got to the end of the isle and she said "this is my gift you can get for me ok!?!"

Allison Update:

My darling little girl says the cutest things sometimes it is shocking what comes out of her mouth. A few days ago she told Emma she couldn't play with one of her toys because "it is very adult!" When I get frustrated she says "mom, I want to see your happy face please." She also loves to tell and read stories I am amazed how she can almost word for word re-tell most of her books. She LOVES to dress up...the first thing she does in the morning is find her crown and a dress. Another big thing she does is bargain when I tell her she can't have something she will wait a few minutes then go an get whatever she is not supposed to have then come up and say "it's ok, I can have this." Or she will come and ask if I want some and if I say no she will say "ok well I will have it for you." I can't believe she will be three this year, where does the time go?

Emma update:

6 months goes by fast! Emma is sitting up, rolling over and grabbing EVERYTHING! I was drinking a smoothie and she kept grabbing for the straw to stick it in her mouth. The one time she succeded in grabbing the straw and ended up spraying me with smoothie, it was in my hair and on my face...silly girl! She also LOVES to chew on tags, she has a taggies blanket which is a big hit but if you take a tag away from her she instantly gets mad and starts crying. Everytime I change her diaper she laughs at me but I laugh at her too, she has the chubbiest little thighs! She loves to touch my cheek when she nurses and she falls asleep so easy when I sing Goodnight my Someone from the Music Man. It is funny how kids can show a preferance for songs at a young age. Allison's favorite was Baby of Mine from Dumbo. Well thats it for now I hope you enjoy the pictures!

LEGOLAND

Ben and I have wanted to go to Legoland for some time and we finally went with my mom and nephew. It was lots of fun and the kids loved it! The whole time I was amazed with what they can do with legos. We did the fire engine race and our team won of course! Elijah got to do the Volvo driving school all by himself he was pretty good. The kids got sheilds and swords and spent the duration of Elijah's visit playing with them...they made Grandma be the dragon. I love living so close to all these fun places but having family to share it with made it much more fun. Thanks mom for the wonderful vacation...I love vacations when I don't have to leave home!

My new quilt!

My mom made me this beautiful quilt for Christmas and then my Aunt quilted it for me and finally while my mom was visiting she got it bound (thanks Jen for the use of your sewing machine.) Still in progress is the matching yo-yo pillow...yes I am spoiled to have a mother who would go to so much trouble. Also as you can see in the pictures Emma can sit up all on her own!

Zoo

While my nephew was visiting we made a trip to the San Diego Zoo it was lots of fun. We got to see the new baby panda and like always the petting zoo was a hit! When we were walking through the aviary a HUGE bird swooped down right in front of us...I could literally feel the end of his feathers on my face. All the kids got a special treat from the gift shop...Emma liked the stuffed naked mole rat...these little creatures are so ugly they are cute!

Dress up Cousins

My nephew Elijah and my mom are visiting this week. Allison and Elijah loved playing dress up, Allison finally had a handsome prince to follow around.

tu-tu cute!

Allison can you wiggle?

Plumber in training!

Some people say that crack kills...but I think this is the cutest crack I have ever seen!

I can sew?!?!?

After helping my friend Ruth with her daughters quilts and being around my other friend Jenn who is great at sewing I felt the urge to sew. So I dusted off my sewing machine I got when I was 16 and grabbed some scrap fabric.I didn't get very far...Lets just say my machine has some issues and is going to the repair shop.

I wasn't going to give up that easily because I really had the desire to sew so I borrowed my friend Mollie's machine to do some practice. I wanted to practice before I began my big adventure of making my mom a quilt. It was going to be a surprise but I can't keep secrets like that...and I may need her sewing knowledge on my new quest! So for my first practice sewing project I made a small flannel blanket; Allison loves it even though the stiching isn't straight and there are a couple of yucky spots. Then for my second project I am making a small quilt for Allison to keep in the car so maybe she won't take her sisters blanket. I got the strips for one side sewn together and the plan is to hand quilt it...I will take a picture of the final product whenever it gets finished...hopefully it won't be to long!