Allie's 3rd Birthday

Winning! Allison's birthday party was a huge success.  We had pony rides and fun games, a delicious menu complete with Strawberry Shortcake, and best of all... FAMILY!

4th of July Weekend

Sorry for the delay, but I just got all of the pictures from our 4th of July vacation at Lake of the Ozarks.  My parents rented a lake house, so we were there with them, with my sister's family, my brother Cy, and his friend Tim.  The Lake house was so nice and cool.  Our room was a little girl's Hello Kitty wonderland.  Allison could hardly believe herself.  She enjoyed playing with all the new toys, but mostly cousin Finn.  We relaxed by floating in the lake, but we also got to ride around in the boat and on the jet ski.  One night for dinner, we took the boat across the lake to a drive up restaurant called Bear Bottom Resort (a little humorous).  It was nice until a storm blew in so we had to ride back in the rain.  It was an adventure.  On the 4th, we went back to that same cove to watch the fireworks display.  There were so many boats.  All the stern and bow lights looked like stars in the water.  It was very magical!

Party Preparations

I'm really having fun trying to come up with creative ideas for Allison's Birthday Party.  This menu was so simple, but I think it turned out really cute...

Allie's birthday party is on Sunday July 31st at 1pm, our house 1537 S 36th St.  Hope to see you there!
Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my father, whom I love so much, and to my husband's Uncle Jerry, we love him too!

My Crafty Endeavor

Allie has desperately needed a hair bow holder for some time now.  On Saturday, I went to the store and bought a few things to attempt my hand at making her one.  Here's what I used:

Wooden board $2

Wooden letters $5

Scrap book paper $0.60

Paint $1

Mod Podge $4.50

Ribbon $2

Thumb tacks (I had these lying around)

Total cost $ 15 (approximately)

1.  Paint the wooden letters.  Allie had so much fun helping mommy with this.  She was covered in blue paint and ready for the next step.  

2.  Use Mod Podge to cover the wooden board with the scrapbook paper.  Allie used her fingers to help spread the glue around.  

3.  Spread more Mod Podge all over the covered board and attach the painted wooden letters.  You could use a stronger glue after the Mod Podge dries to attach the letters, but it works either way.  

4.  Cut strips of ribbon to attach bows and to hang.  I used thumbtacks to secure the ribbon on the back side.  

It took Allie and I about 30 minutes from start to finish.  I was so proud of our finished product!

Olive Mae Dress Giveaway at An Art Nest

This adorable dress was made by my super creative cousin Susannah Rodgers.  Check her out at An Art Nest and get ready to be inspired!

Photograph by Susannah Rodgers

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{Olive Mae Dress Giveaway from An Art Nest}

A New Project?

Last summer, Tristan's great uncle passed away.  Now we are in the process of trying to purchase his home.  It is quite a bit bigger than our current home, with plenty of room for a little addition to our family. It has not been updated since it was built in the early 1970s, and comes complete with a vintage Frigidaire Flair.  Here's a sneak peak of the project that hopefully lays ahead...

It's going to need some help, and I'm praying that this will all unfold soon!

Ol' Santy Clause

This past Saturday was a VERY eventful day for our Allie Kate.  Her first surprise came rumbling down the road that morning...

She peeked out the door and said "[gasp] It's SANTY CLAUSE!"  She was so excited that he came to visit her, especially with Egon and Gigi.  She bounded out the door with daddy to see him while I gathered the camera to document the occasion.  (I just love this old BMW motorcycle with the side car my dad has restored.  It rarely goes unnoticed!)

In our haste, I forgot to put shoes on her so when her feet got cold, Egon took care of it...

Allie's second adventure came when she got to go to her friend Gracie's 5th birthday party.  We practiced singing Happy Birthday to Gracie all morning.  The party was a princess theme so Allie dressed up as her favorite fairy princess Tinkerbell...

 She got to dance with her friends...

 She got to put on make up and get her nails painted...

 And she made the most adorable princess crown!

It was such a fun time with good friends!  Happy Birthday Gracie!!!

Life's Little Lessons

Since becoming a mother, I have learned so many valuable lessons.  For instance, Sharpie will never come off clothes, no matter how many times your spray it and soak it, and don't put your child down for a nap at 5pm, they will wake up and never go back to sleep.  Allison is a fun-loving two-year-old now and I love to love her!  We had such a busy summer this year.  We took several vacations and had tons of fun!  Here are some pictures over the last few months...

At Lake Ouachita on Memorial Day

Visiting Grandmommy Tyson in Whitney, TX

Getting ready for our 4th of July vacation at Grand Lake

Driving Uncle Cy's boat

Oops!

I can't believe it's been so long since I blogged on here. I guess Facebook is so much easier! Regardless, here are some pictures from last 6 months.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

 

Happy Thanksgiving

This year for Thanksgiving, we traveled to Fayetteville to my Aunt Imelda's beautiful home. Although the weather was a bit chilly, we still had fun. Lunch was prepared by my aunts and friends, and it was absolutely delicious. This was Allison's first Thanksgiving meal (last year was milk). She ate turkey and stuffing and seemed to really enjoy it. Her attention didn't last long, as there was a very noisy table of boys in the other room. She would walk over to peek inside, and then run away giggling. It was so cute. After lunch we sat outside and let her run around. We observed a game of touch football, Whiners vs Tattletales. Throwing the stick for Tripp was an endless game which Allison enjoyed. After lunch at the McClinton's, we drove over to West Fork to the McCue's house for Thanksgiving supper. Ashlee did such a beautiful job of arranging and setting the tables. It looked like a picture from the magazine. The food was absolutely delicious. Fried turkey and all of the fixings. We played games and really had a wonderful time. Allison kept taking Lilli's baby doll, which did not go over well with Lilli. Allison couldn't get enough attention from everyone. She was really cute, as were all of the children who ran around screaming and laughing and playing. Good times!

Halloween

This year Allison was going to be a bunny rabbit for halloween. I received a really cute bunny costume from my sister-in-law. With halloween only a couple of days away, I decided to try the costume on her just to be sure it fit correctly. It didn't. With only one day left before halloween, I rushed to the store to see what was left. I was so glad I did because I found the most adorable pink monster costume, in her size, for only six bucks! Take a look...

Marco Polo

I lost Allison! When I called her name, I could hear her giggle, but I could not figure out where she was. After a couple minutes searching, I finally did...

The 1st Birthday Party

Allison's 1st birthday party was SO much fun! We had so many wonderful family and friends come to celebrate with us. We all grilled some good food, ate some delicious cupcakes, and opened up so many fun gifts! Afterward, everyone went swimming. It was such a wonderful time. Thank you to all who participated!

Pushing My Baby!

After going through the house and throwing everything on the floor that she possibly could, Allison decided to try walking her baby in her baby stroller. It was a little too light so we put a 5 lb dumbbell under her doll to weight it down. Check her out...

What's been going on?

I like playing with purses

Smooch from daddy

Those girls really like to read... especially Heartland

Easter Girls

8 month close up

Allison Weaver 8 months old