Family Vacation

I love vacation and to my husbands surprise I do love to travel. More than anything I enjoy getting him away from his work and seeing him relax and enjoy spending time with his family and me! We had a wonderful time in Breckenridge. As with any vacation we had a few things go wrong. Jacob's cousin's little boy who was 10 weeks premature when he was born and is actually only a week older than Alli got RSV. Well he had RSV and didn't know it and the higher altitude brought on the symptoms even worse. He spent several days in the hospital while we were there. Also, the relief pharmistist for my inlaws store did not show up do to the company he works for writing down the wrong dates. But Jacob's uncle Mark came to the rescue and filled in while we were gone! So after all of that our trip was FANTASTIC. And lets just say I was spoiled on the trip big time...along with my kiddos. Jacob's Aunt Marsha, cousin Holly, Mimi and Grandad, and Aunt Sherry spoiled our kids rotten while we were out skiing during the day. Plus, it was so nice to have the help with my kids in the evenings when we got back from skiing. My kids miss them and so do I! I will say that I have a wonderful family myself but little did I know that I was marrying into such a wonderful family on the day of our wedding. I love Jacob's family like I am related to them by blood. They act like I have been apart of their family as long has he has and I am so thankful for them! So enough rambling...you get the point...vacation was great, family is even better and as always we are still being blessed by our awesome God! So here are some pics!

Happy Anniversary to Us!

So I'm writing this post early because the next week and a half are going to be busy and besides that, lets be real, I have two kids now and blog time/me time is rare. Next week is our 5 year anniversary. In five years we have managed to buy a house, get a dog, buy a car, have a precious little boy, lose a baby, and have a beautiful little girl. The last 5 years have been up and down, sad and happy, and wonderful. Here are a few pictures to of the past 5 years:

Facts and Funny Stuff

Facts:
- Ace needs to wear underwear and potty train.
-We are crazy...we are going skiing in a few weeks and driving 13 hrs with a newborn and a 2 year old.
- 1 more kid = more laundry
- I'm married to Mr. Fantastic. He stays up late on a regular basis so he does any late night feedings for Miss Alli and tells me to go to bed. And I'm pretty sure we had the best Valentines day ever and it was with our kids!

Funny Stuff
- Ace has a new rubber ball that has cars on it that his grandmommy got him...the funny part is he is so afraid zeus is going to pop it so he keeps it in our mini frig that we keep drinks in. I laugh everytime I go and open that frig.
- Ace saying "you can hold my hand, i show you"
- Me. "What do you want to drink"
ace."Dr. Pepper" (thoughts in my head...YOU ARE 2!!! you should NOT be drinking Dr. Pepper)
- Jacob was laying on the floor on his back and ace was sitting on his stomach bouncing up and down. Well one time he bounced and jacob said "oh that hurt..I think I about pooped my pants." Ace hops off and starts pulling on Jacobs pants and underwear asking "where'd the poop go?"

Just for your FYI: not that we don't have funny moments with Alli but they are usually due to our mess ups not hers...she's too sweet to be funny right now! And here she is in all her sweetness...

In Love

Well it's official. Miss Allison is just fitting right into our family and I must say that we are all in love with her! Especially her big brother. For now it is super cute and she loves looking at him when he holds her and talks to her. But for her I see PROBLEMS in the future. I have a feeling that daddy won't need to run off any boyfriends when she gets older because her older brother will be taking care of all of that. He loves watching her, holding her, kissing her, you name it..he is right there. He has even been really concerned about her belly button because it looked like a booboo till the cord fell off. In the mornings he wants me to put a blanket on the floor in the living room...then he runs and gets her a diaper, him a diaper, and two pillows. We change diapers then it is time for him and sister to watch cartoons together. I keep waiting for the new to wear off but I'm not sure that it is going to. He seems to really love her. Does he get a bit jealous once in a while when we are feeding her and can't hold him or get what he needs...well sure...but those times are the few and rare. I am so proud of him and how he is dealing with all of this. He gave up his paci the week before she came, has taken on the big brother role very well, and now all we got to do is get the boy to wear underwear! I know I know..baby steps....

Success....

Well after being in the house for almost 2 straight weeks due to having a baby, lots of company, and bad weather, we finally left the house this weekend. We took a short road trip to see how Miss Alli would do riding in the car. Plus she had not met my grandparents so that was something we had to get taken care of! She started off screaming as soon as we put her in her seat....all I could think was this is going to be bad, but once the car started moving she was great! We enjoyed a wonderful visit with my grandparents then went on to Jacob's parent's house. Jacob's cousin Holly and his Aunt Marsha came over to their house and took pictures of Alli. I can't wait to see them! We had a great weekend overall and it was nice to get out of the house.
We did have some excitement. After Holly and Marsha left we were settling down for the night when our dog Zeus starting barking and going crazy. Jacob went to see what was going on and the house across the street from Jacob's parents was on fire. There were flames shooting way up in the air. We set inside and watched out the window for a long time as the fire department put it out. Austin enjoyed seeing the fire trucks. I feel sorry for the couple that owns the house but thankfully nobody was in the house or hurt.
Today we are back home and it is my first time alone with two kids. I started this blog yesterday and am still trying to wrap it up! So far today is going great...but it is only noon so I shouldn't say too much. It still has the possibility to fall apart! Well Alli is waking up and Ace has gotten into a bottle of baby lotion...time to go!
Here's some Pics:
This is how I've changed diapers this morning and Saturday morning! While they watch cartoons together!!!

Baking with Grandmommy this weekend

Alli meeting Grandad

Alli Meeting Granny

She's Here!

Miss Allison is here. She arrived Monday January 24 at 3:54 PM. She weighs 6lbs 8oz and is 20 inches long. We love her so much and are enjoying every minute with her. Ace has done really well transitioning to a big brother and has been tons of fun to watch with her. I will say he has pushed the limits more lately and a few times I wanted to know "who's child he was" but over all it's been pretty easy.
Here are some pics:

update

So I went to the doctor yesterday and unless Alli decides to come before my doctor is inducing me on Monday the 24th. We are really excited and ready to meet her. I do have this little fear that I am planning on meeting her on Monday and we will get to the hospital and they will be really busy and have to push my induction back. Anyways...I have one more Nonstress test on Friday and this will or should be my last appt before she comes. I will be so glad to be done with those. They don't hurt...just boring and take a lot of time. I am glad that they have been having me do them to make sure she is doing okay but I will not be sad to be done going to those appts. So I am going to spend the next few days enjoying Ace man and getting the last bit of stuff done before she comes. :)