Just Cuteness

Snow White and her Dalmation

Prayer

I have disappeared from the blogging world, but I am returning with a heavy heart for baby Malachi. I want to ask you to join me in prayer for our friends John and Marissa Sharbaugh and their precious baby boy Malachi. John and Marissa had been anticipating the birth of Malachi when they went into the hospital last week. When Malachi was born he had to work very hard to try to take a breath on his own so he was quickly rushed to NICU within 5 minutes. He has since been taken to Riley's ICU and awaits numerous surgeries for his heart and nasal passages.

You can follow the Sharbaugh's journey at http://marissakayesharbaugh.blogspot.com/ . If you are reading this I ask that you stop and pray. The Lord says in James 5:16b "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much." The passionate prayers of God's children have the power to accomplish much. To God be the Glory!

Daddy Date Night

Brian and Allyson had there first Daddy Date Night on Friday. Brian took Allyson to her favorite place to eat (Red Robin), and then off to the circus. Allyson said her favorite part was a man who blew really big bubbles and people stepped inside of them, and of course the tiger show.
She wanted to try everything. Snowcones, ice cream, popcorn....ect. She ended up choosing cotton candy(good choice Ally) which by the way was $10. They really know how to steal your money at these things.
This was Brians first time at the circus also, and I think he had more fun watching the circus than Ally did. He went on and on at how facinating and colorful the whole show was.
I know this is going to start a tradition. Brian really wants to get in as many date nights as he can before his little girl grows up.
Enjoy the pictures!

All in a matter of a month

Blake will be turning 1 on Wednesday, July 15th, but it seems like most of his milestones have happened this month (11 months). He took his first steps and is now trying to walk like his big sister. Blake has also been toothless until last week when three of his teeth broke through all at the same time. He still has one more on the way. The Boston’s celebrated Blake’s 1st birthday this last weekend and I got some classic “ first cake” pictures. Hope you enjoy!

Thank you Lord for one year with Blake. We are blessed with his bubbly laugh and cheerful smile. I will hopefully have more pictures to post when we celebrate his birthday with my side of the family this weekend.

One last picture of him falling asleep in my arms last night. This doesn’t happen very often anymore. I never want to forget these moments.

Since 7th Grade

I first got my hair highlighted in 7th grade and have been doing so off and on up until now. I have wanted to change my hair for an extremely long time, but I have always been to chicken. I finally made the move and boy did it change! I asked for a color that was a shade darker than my natural color. Well, lets just say that the color really took to my hair. I was really nervous for Brian to see me. The only persons opinion I cared about was my husbands since he has to look at me everyday and I didn’t want him to be repulsed by his wife. I called him and prepared him before he got home. He walked in the door and stared at me for about 5 minutes. I kept asking over and over again “ please say something. I need to know what you think.” and he kept saying “give me a minute, I need to take this in.” He started smiling and said “This is a shock for me, because I feel like I just walked into my home and I have a new wife. I never thought I would say this, but I like this color on you better than the blonde.” Those words made a day of uncertainty for me into a day of confidence.
Well, I am not sure what everyone else may think, but I am probably going to be a dark brunette for awhile.

Pictures

Just trying to catch up with some new pictures of the kiddos. Allyson is 3 1/2 years old and Blake is 10 months in these pictures. I could only upload a couple of the pictures due to their MB size. Blake will be turning 1 year on July 15th and I can't wait to see him demolish a piece of cake. He loves his sweets.
Hope everyone has a wonderful fourth of July. May we remember the men and women who faithfully serve our country and allow our freedom.

New Deck

My husband has been building a new deck on the back of our house with help from all of our family members. I failed to pull out the camera and take any pictures of the work in progress, but here is what we have so far. We still need to put some stain on the deck and add an awning with railing and then it will be finished. Thanks to Mark (brother-in-law), my dad, Brian’s dad, Mike and my brother Brian we are able to sit outside and watch our children rumble in the yard and enjoy God’s creation.

Silly Sayings

Having a 3 year old in the house makes me feel like I am living in a "Funniest Home Video" world. I just wish I had a camera on at all times to capture it. I love to sit back and wait for Ally to learn a new word, activity, or skill and then try to put it into practice. These make for great outbursts of laughter. For instance, the other day while driving in the car Allyson asked me " Mommy, is it almost dark outside" (meaning nighttime). I told her "no sweetie, we haven't even eaten lunch yet. It is just cloudy outside right now." Then she said " Are the stars taking their nap right now?"
Or the other morning when I was sitting on the couch with a short sleeve shirt on. I had my hand on my head and my daughter was standing on the couch next to me. She was looking down the sleeve of my shirt when she gasped and looked in wander at my armpit. She said "Mommy, why don't you have hair on your elbow like daddy does?" I laughed and asked her "where is my elbow?". It was hilarious watching her face because she knew where my elbow was and even pointed to it, but she didn't know what the armpit was called, so she just called it the elbow since that was the closet thing to my armpit.

One of my favorite ones is kind of gross, but I can't help but tell it. I made muffins for breakfast and added green food coloring to them for Saint Patricks day. The next day while Allyson was using the bathroom you can probably imagine what I saw that was bright green in the toilet. It shocked me at first, but I quickly realized why it was that color. Allyson overheard me telling Brian about it that evening and listening to us both laugh about it, so this was now registered in her mind. A couple days later Mamaw and Poppie took us out for breakfast at Bob Evans and Allyson ordered pancakes. When we were finished eating I had to run to the store for a couple of things. As soon as we stepped foot into the store Allyson had to go to the bathroom. This never fails with a toddler. While I was standing there I saw her look up at me and say "I'm done mommy". I said"good" and went to help her down and she abruptly grabbed my arms and said "no mommy! wait!" She slowly twisted herself around so she could look down into the toilet while telling me "I want to see what color it is." I laughed and quickly remembered that she was doing this because of the St. Patricks day incident. She looked in and then turned back around to me with a big cheesy smile on her face and said "Mommy, it's brown because I ate brown pancakes this morning."
Hopefully you all can enjoy some of Ally's silly sayings as much as I do. As more come along I will try to remember to share them on my blog.

We've got a crawler

Last night Blake decided that rolling around the floor was a thing of the past. I was resting on the couch after slaving over a hot cooked meal when I looked down on the floor and saw Blake crawling. I called into Brian, who was in the kitchen cleaning up all of our mess from dinner :) (he's the best!!!). He quickly came in and we watched as Blake slowly but surely made his way across the room. We both looked at each other and reminded ourselves that now the real fun begins. Two children on the move.

Blake's 1st crawl

Lots of hair on the bottom, not so much on top
Naked Boy

I have to post a picture of my princess

(She is so much fun at this age)

A commitment before God

Happy 65th AnniversaryToday we celebrate a day that seems to be lost in our generation. A day that 65 years ago my Grandparents came together and made a public commitment before God, family, and friends that they would love and cherish one another until death. My Grandparents have truly been a beautiful picture of two becoming one. Their marriage has been a wonderful example for their three daughters(Janet, Gail, and my Mom) and their three grandchildren (my brothers and I). Thank you Grandpa and Grandma for showing us a path of faith, love, and commitment. You have walked before us and formed a path, and I pray that all of our family may follow in your footsteps. We all love you very much!

60 in December

A few weeks ago I was amazed that Indiana was able to accumulate 60 degree weather towards the end of December. I only felt it appropriate to get the kids out of the house, so we took a journey to the park. I must mention that 60 degrees in the spring and fall are a lot different then 60 degrees in the winter. It was extremely cloudy and windy, so I don't think that helped with the warmth factor. This was Blakes first time on a swing set and he loved it as you can tell from the pictures below.

The Best Drama Award Goes To...........

Tyson James Hall

His performance winning cry was felt by all who watched as his Poppy horrified him with a simple whistle of the mouth. He truly won over his audience.

Chip-Chap 101

Allyson gave me a free course in "How to apply Chip-Chap" (this is her name for Chapstick). I felt selfish keeping these beauty secrets all to myself, so Allyson agreed to let me share them with you free of charge.

Step#1

Get mirror positioned in front of you

and apply chip-chap in a circular

motion for about 5 minutes.

Step#2:
The finished product gives your lips a plump, full look.
This way of application can completely eliminate the use of botox.


Step#3:
Search through your beauty box for that perfect nail color. Once you have found your color, apply it on your nails and skin. This will be the new beauty secret for 2009. Out with the perfect nails and in with the sloppy look.
Step#4:
To get this wonderful finished look it is extremely important that you touch each nail with your index finger and smear it around before it dries. This will ensure that your nails will look as beautiful as the example I have given you below.

Here is your finished product.

Tune in next time and Ally will be teaching you how to put your hair in rollers.