We love Makeup!

Well, I'm already slacking at the updates. We found out on February 13th that we're definitely having a boy! We're trilled to have a baby brother and an excuse for more shopping! We'll get to redo the nursery and buy all new clothes and blankets!


Ally has decided that she really likes makeup. She was missing for a few minutes the other day. I started calling for her and she wouldn't answer. I found her in my bathroom with my powder poured out in the floor and mascara all around her eye. I was impressed that she knew where to put it. We have to put on lipgloss everyday. And now everything is "Ally do it myself!"















She's finally starting to understand that baby brother is in my belly, but she's still not sure that she like the idea. We talk about the things that she's willing to share with him, and the things that he can't have (most things). I think that sharing mommy is definitely going to be the toughest part for her. We're hoping that we'll be pleasantly surprised with a smooth transition.

Weekend at Gigi and Pops

Mike was at drill all weekend so Ally and I had to make big plans for her birthday weekend. On Friday night, we went to Build-A-Bear to build a Panda Bear, but of course she changed her mind and we have yet another dog!!!














On Saturday morning, we went to stay for the rest of the weekend with my parents in their new house. I think that they were glad to have us, but they were also happy to see us go so they could get some work done. We spent most of the weekend baking and decorating cookies, strawberries, and cake balls with Granny and Aunt Shannon.





















Ally loves my parent's new master closet. She calls it her "clubhouse". The picture below is her shutting me out of her clubhouse.

She's started to sing songs that she learns at school. She knows all of the words to "No more Monkey's Jumping on the Bed". It is hilarious to hear her do her alphabet because she really thinks that she's doing a great job, but the letters are all out of order. So cute! I bet that she'll have it figured out by next weekend.

She had her birthday party at school today. She was excited to take the cookies for her class, and she really liked having them sing Happy Birthday to Ally.

My baby is 2 years old!

I can't believe how fast the time goes! Two years ago, Ally was a tiny baby screaming uncontrollably, and I was wondering what kind of monster I had created. It just took her a couple of days to figure things out. She was a wonderful baby and continues to brighten my life each and every day. We had her party last weekend. She had a great time with all of her family that came in town to celebrate with her.