A Weekend Away!

Caleb and I had the opportunity to get away last weekend and head to Dallas for the OU/TX game with Erin & Noah. It was fun being together without the kiddoes, these days anytime we see them we always have kids with us :)




The night before the game we had a lovely dinner out and had a great Italian meal.

Saturday was the game. This is the group we were with. The two other couples are some friends of Erin & Noah's which we had a chance to get to know. Both were really sweet couples.

Then, the four of us at halftime. Boomer Sooner! The Sooners won the game!

Teddy Bear Picnic

Brady had a Teddy Bear Picnic at school today. This is an annual event in which each child gets to bring their favorite stuffed animal to school for an outdoor picnic lunch. Brady had been looking forward to this all week. Of course...he chose Buzz Lightyear to be his guest!

On another note...Brady and I have been working on spelling his name and cutting for the past few weeks. He has mastered the spelling of his name and is getting to be an awesome cutter. I am one proud mom!

More Cousin Time

We got to spend the evening with Cash! Since we had all four cousins under one roof we created the above masterpiece ;) Each boy did their handprint and Luke wrote everyone's name under their hand.


Cash loves playing football just as much as his cousins. He pretty much has a ball in his hand everywhere he goes.

Owen likes having Cash around too! Its fun having someone your own size to play with!

The babies are starting to interact with each other which is so fun to watch.

Having Cash come tonight was so much fun. It makes us miss him and wish he was closer so we could see him all the time. The neat thing about him being here was that he just fit right in. He knew that we were his family which was really cool to see.

Lovely Choices

Here are the pumpkins the boys chose at the pumpkin patch yesterday. Funny thing...Luke waits until everyone else picks theirs so he can be sure his is signifigantly larger than Brady and Owens. Brady and Owen could care less though- they make their decisions based on their own likes/dislikes.

Pumpkin Patch

Today was a great day for the pumpkin patch!

Luke's school had early release and our cousin Cash is in town so Aunt KayKay and I loaded up the boys and headed out.

Cousins!

Cash loved the pumkin patch! He thought every pumpkin was a ball.

Contrary to the looks of the above picture, Owen really liked the pumpkin patch too. This was the only picture I could get of the two of them together though so it will have to do.

Notice the cast on Owen's right arm? He fell Monday night and broke his wrist :/ This is his soft cast he will have until Monday, then he gets a hard cast. So far he has done ok and doesn't seem to be in to much pain.

After the pumpkin patch we went to Sonic for Happy Hour! Those are some thirsty Allen boys!

Happy Fall Everyone!

Happy Fall Ya'll!

Last week Caleb was out of town all week. So, to pass the time I got out all of my fall decorations and went to town. For the past year, I have been trying to think of new ways to decorate with all of my old things by just changing the way I am used to seeing them. It has worked really well for me because it seems like I have new stuff but I don't!

As I was putting all of my fall things out I realized that just about all of it has a special meaning to me or reminds me of something or someone.

This bowl of pumpkins reminds me of Mamaw. She was in town when I got these and I remember her asking where I got them so she could go get some, so that's why I always think of her when I see these. They have relocated from their normal spot in the kitchen window to the coffee table.

This is my new fall mantle. The mustard hydrangias in the bucket remind me of my sister in law Erin. I always think of her when I see the color mustard, plus I think she has an arrangement similar to this one.

This fall berry garland reminds me of my friend Charlene. I got this one Saturday morning a long time ago when we went garage saling.

These pumpkins remind me of my friend Jodi. I got these at a garage sale one day when I was with her.

Like my new blocks? I have been wanting these forever and finally found a lady that makes them. Awesome awesome!

This twig pumpkin reminds me of Waco. I think because I got this when Caleb and I first got married and lived in Waco. It even still smells like our house there.

Last but definately not least. These are my favorite fall decorations. My kid's handprint turkey plates. They both had the same two year old teacher and they made these in her class. I will cherish these forever and I really hope Owen makes me one too.

Some of my favorite fall memories are:

-my Mimi and her famous turkey and stuffing

-my neighbor Jeanie who lived across the street from us and her really fun Halloween parties

-the Thanksgiving I spent in Boston with my aunts Leslie & Leigh and their families

-Luke's first trip to the pumpkin patch when he was 6 months old. He was the cutest lion ever!

-the sound of a football game in the background while I am making pumpkin rolls.

-fresh pot of mums on the front porch

Lately...

Lately we have been very busy! More busy than usual with lots of things going on. Caleb was out of town last week, we started a new semester in lifegroup, PTA, soccer, sick kids...you get the picture. Although things have been crazy I still had a chance to snap a few shots of the kids lately.



Luke is learning, learning, learning up a storm. He wrote this page and I will translate...
Top 2 lines: alphabet
3rd line: AB
4th line: pattern (meaning AB pattern- which they are learning in school)
5th line: texans, baylor
6th line: oilers (pearland high school's team name), sunday (that's the day the texans play)
7th line: texans (just for practice ;)

And while our big boy Luke is learning his little heart out- me and the little boys have been playing!

The splash park with sweet friends was calling our name and we couldn't resist...it's hot out there ya'll!