All About the Allens: May 2011

Thursday, May 26, 2011

To Kait:

Thank you Kaity girl for my super cool bubble gun! I want to sleep with it every night, but mommy tells me I probably shouldn't. I'm gonna wear this thing out, I promise!!! xoxoxo, Matt

One Year Stats

Here are Mallary's 1 yr stats and a few other fun things she is doing:

weighs 22 lbs
33 inches tall
completely on whole milk (Woo Hoo! No more paying for formula!)
walking, trying to run, and climbing everywhere
eating real food (likes most all fruits, some vegetables, and most anything sweet....kind-of picky, but that's ok!)
has 4 teeth... still
repeats most everything we tell her to say...she jabbers constantly
loves to sing, swing, play outside, and play with babies
blows kisses and loves to snuggle
says "Hi Daaa eeee!" (Hi Daddy) All. the. time. Mark melts every time he hears it.
very friendly. She's says "Hi" to everyone.
when she doesn't like something, she gives you a very specific look and shakes her head no forcefully...too funny!
loves animals
hates loud noises, bubbles, and cold water... bubbles, really?!? Who hates bubbles? Seriously, she screams her head off when you blow them around her. We get a kick out of it!
still loves her momma (melt. my. heart.)

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

1

Her cake

Cupcake themed party

We took Matt to pick out a present for her. He chose this little doll. He was so proud, and she loved it!

I get so emotional about this: This is her Papa. He is in the manor and has not been able to come home in over a year. We prayed that he would be able to come, and God answered our prayers! The weather was perfect, and it was such a blessing to have him there to help us celebrate. He keeps saying, "I had such a wonderful time, it was a perfect day." Yes Papa, it was a perfect day!!!

Matt and Mal Mal

Cupcakes, sprinkles, and candy galore...a sweet celebration we have in store!!!

Mal Mal digging in! She looooooved her strawberry cake!

The kiddos playing

Sweet brother Matt

Toys!!!

Mallary turned 1 on May 15th. I can't believe I'm typing this! Watching you and Matt grow together has made this the fastest and most exciting year of my life. Bar none.

To my sweet little bundle:
One year ago, we were blessed with you. Sweet, perfect, precious little you. There is no one else on this earth like you. You are fearfully and wonderfully made, and we are humbled that God chose us to raise you. I pray so many things for you. I breathe a prayer for you every time I look at you. You are a treasured gift from God, little one. Happy 1st birthday!

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

When There's Rain, There's MUD!!!

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Matt's Big Boy Room

I've been meaning to post these pictures for about a month now. Matt has a big boy room now, and we are really loving it! It took Matt a little getting used to (change is tough on him sometimes), but now all is good!!! A big shout out goes to my friend Brandy for helping me paint and texture. She is super creative, and we had a great time working together. Thanks Brandy!!!!

It's that time of year again...

We've had some scorchers the last couple of days, so the kids played in the sprinkler to cool off. This was Mallary's first time in a bathing suit. She was not too keen on the idea of running through the sprinkler (as you can tell in the picture above) I think it was a wee bit cold for her! Matt however had a ball! We are looking forward to many more days of this!