Halloween

Originally, our plans for Halloween called for a short trip to visit grandparents. At the last moment - our plans were thwarted. We decided to stay close to home. After a great family nap - we decided to check out the fall feast - I must say we had a blast. It was so much fun doing the activities - such as ring toss, bean bag toss, needle in a haystack and even a hay ride! Allison loved it! Afterwards, because the night was still young, we made a short stroll through sorority row - it was a lot of fun too!

Climbing the Volcano:


Ahh... fun after the rain:

First Salon Haircut

Before:


During:


The fun begins:




After:

A Picture Update

Being cowgirls:



Allison painting a picture of her uncle Dan.



Allison playing dress-up:

A couple of Recent Pics

We were in a wedding recently - here are a couple of really cute pictures:

Ozzy's Arch Enemies

This is our dog Ozzy. He is more than a dog to us. He was our first child. (No we never dressed him up or carried him in a purse.) Ozzy has been in our family for eight years. He is the best dog in the whole world, he truly is. Part of the reason why he is the best dog is because he has the kindest most playful heart I've ever known in a dog.

Well, when you know someone as long as eight years - you begin to notice little quirks that they may have. Ozzy has quite a few of these. I am reminded daily of two of his little quirks. He has two arch-enemies in this world - two - and they are the ice cream man and the squirrel.

Our neighborhood ice cream man is actually a man pushing a cart ringing a tiny bell. The thing that I find funny about the ice cream man - is he starts at the opposite end of our street and Ozzy instantly hears him and barks the entire time it takes for this man to walk down our street. I cannot hear him until he gets closer to our house, but I know he is on his way because of Ozzy's bark.


We had a squirrel who would visit us everyday - he liked to eat out of our bird feeder. Ozzy did not like this squirrel and would attempt to jump out of the closed window whenever he saw him. I'm not sure if this squirrel still comes around, but we now have other squirrels who come to visit and to eat out of our bird feeder. Ozzy's reaction is the same.

Month Thirty Update

Dear Allison,
Yesterday was your half birthday - Happy Half Birthday!! For the past month or more we have been traveling to see family for different occassions such as bridal showers, birthdays or for Easter. Over the past month you have picked up a few quirky characteristics that I am not sure if it is from spending so much time with your grandparents or just you growing older.




A sign of either grandparent overload or just growing older:

The other day while at a playground - a little boy tugged at your shirt. You made your way over to me and after the little boy released you, I comforted you for only a moment, before you were off to stand beside the little boy with your arms folded accross your chest and your "mad" face on. You didn't say a word or make a motion, you just stood beside this little boy for a short time until you became distracted with something. It is funny to see you acting that way - so bold, so independent. Ahh, everything these days is " No, let me do it by MYSELF!" I understand you want more control in your life - I get it. I do appreciate that when it is tough to do it on your own, you do come to me and ask for help.



I love you my sweet,
Mommy