What a Wonderful Wedding Weekend!!!

We just got home from Uncle Brad's wedding in North Carolina and we had so much fun!!! 

We flew to North Carolina on Friday morning and this was Alli's first plane ride and she did great!!! She slept for the first 2 hours and then the last 30 minutes she lookrd out the window with Daddy and drank from her Dora cup! No crying!!! Then we were off to the rehearsal and dinner where we got to see the rest of the family! 

Then on Saturday Mackenzie and Brad got married!!!  As we were getting ready for the wedding cousin Lucy decided to start a microwave fire!!!  Yes, really a fire!  She put crackers with the wrapper in the microwave and turned the dial before anyone saw and the next thing the room was filled with smoke and the fire alarm was going off (we weren't in the hotel so we didn't get the full experience but it was to funny not to mention).  It was a beautiful wedding and everyone looked great!!!  Allison did not want to sit still or be quiet (she likes to talk!) so we got to watch the wedding through the back doors of the Church.  Then at the reception (which was also beautiful) Alli wanted to dance dance dance.  But since the dance floor was outside I didn't want her to fall and get hurt so she just danced with Daddy! She only liked it for the first minute or so and then she wanted to dance on her own, so needless to say she was not happy when we had to stop dancing.  She must get her love of dance from her cousin Logan... he was on the dance floor doing the Macarena and the Superman and was the best one out there! 

Then on Sunday we went to Aunt Mackenzie's parents house for lunch and to watch them open presents!  They got some really good stuff that will come in handy in New York and soon Texas!!!

Then we left early Monday morning and same thing on the flight.  Alli slept for over 2 hours and then the last 15 minutes she played! No crying!!!! 

It was so fun to be with all of Scott's family and be there as Brad and Mackenzie start a new life together and to see all the family that came in from Illinois!!  Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Bradley Payne!!!  Welcome to the family Aunt Mackenzie!!

Some of the gang waiting for the plane

Right before we took off! She was so tired!

Looking out the plane window with Daddy!

With Uncle Brad at the rehersal dinner

This was Saturday morning.  She was watching cartoons with Daddy. (can you tell she wanted me to leave her alone so she could watch?)

Daddy and Alli before the wedding!

Our Family picture!

Uncle Lucas and cousin Logan before the wedding!

This was our view from the back of the Church!

This is what Alli did during the wedding! (she loves her Dora cup)

With Great Grandpa Payne!

Talking to Great Grandma Payne!

Trying to get 3 kids, 2 grandparents and 2 dads to look at the right camera at the same time... this is what you end up with!!

Holding Daddy and cousin Logan's hands walking out of Church!

Uncle Brad, Meema, Daddy, Uncle Lucas and Aunt Taylor!

Alli with Great Aunt Terri!

Dancing with Daddy! Can you tell she wanted to dance on her own?!

Uncle Brad and Aunt Mackenzie opening presents!

Alli playing with Cousin Lucy and all the other kids!

Uncle Lucas and Scott showing some brotherly love!!

All of us with the Illinois crowd!

Alli having some coffee!! Just kidding, it's apple juice!!

Uncle Lucas and cousin Lucy!

Goofing around in the aiport before we got on the plane!!

We made it home!

9 Month Old Soccer Player

Have you ever seen a baby dribbling a soccer ball before they turn 9 months old?  Now you can say that you have.  She didn't kick a whole lot when she was in Mom's belly.  I guess she was saving it up for when she got out.  Now all you have to do is ask her to kick her ball and she knows exactly what to do.  This was the first proud "Sports Dad" moment of my life (the first of many, I hope)!!!  She's definitely a future soccer player.  Hope you enjoy the video!

Summertime fun!!

We have had such a fun summer!!  It's been so busy that I haven't posted in a while.  We really haven't done much, just a lot of hanging out with friends and family. What else is there to do when it's 100 degrees in Texas?!?!  You stay inside and play!!  Then we got a few cooler days (97 degrees) so we took advantage of it and went to the park and to a high school football game!! Allison also had her first playdate, we don't call it a playdate though because it was with a boy and she is not allowed to date until she is 35 so it was a "play get together".  She has had another one since then and this time there was another girl and boy there and she had so much fun!!  So here are some random pictures of our summer! Hope you enjoy!

With Cousin Logan

With our friend Neal

Giving Owen kisses

Owen giving Alli a bottle (he is getting practice since he will be a big brother very soon!)

Playing at her playdate!

Another one from the playdate

Showing Grampy and Uncle Jim how she runs!

Playing water bottle swords with Daddy!

Getting kisses from Buddy!

Reading a book with Daddy!

At the park with cousin Callie!

Being a "big kid" on the slide! (no I did not let her go all the way down herself)

"Getting" cousin David!

Dancing at a wedding reception!

Here is a front view!

Watching some High school football with Grampy!

"Getting" Daddy!

Eating watermelon!

Sweet Pea Update!

Today we went for our mid pregnancy ultrasound. This is the one where they would normally tell you if it was a boy or girl, but for us it's just a Sweet Pea for now!!  It was so exciting to see the new baby and get the "all good" from the tech! During the ultrasound, the tech said the baby hasn't stopped moving. Scott replied "which baby?"  He was lucky enough to hold Alli who was squirming all around because she wanted to get down to play.  She doesn't sit still anymore!  :-)  Since the baby was moving so much some of the pictures turned out blurry.  Howver, we did get a good picture of Sweet Pea waving to Alli!!!  The due date is January 30th, 2011.  Here are some pictures from today!

This is the best profile one

This is Sweet Pea's long leg!

Here is Sweet Pea waving to us!!!

 

Happy Anniversary Mommy and Daddy!

Hello everyone!  I'm back!  I haven't made a post in a long time but I wanted to get on here to tell Mommy and Daddy "Happy 4 Year Anniversary"!  I'm supposed to be taking a nap right now but since I was able to sneak the computer away again, I thought I'd get on here to post some pictures that I found from their wedding - four whole years ago!  Don't they look so young!

Also, since Daddy is at work today, he asked me to give Mommy a big kiss for him and wanted me to tell her that she is the best wife and mother EVER!  Daddy loves you Mommy!

Guess who's walking???

Yep, that's right Alli is walking!!!  It is so fun to see the progress she is making.  A few days ago she started with one or two steps at a time then tonight she put about five or six together!!! She totally cruises around all the furniture and she loves pushing her Buzz car! Now she will just stand up and start walking! The good news is all this activity is tiring her out.  The bad news is this is tiring me out!  :-) 

We are so proud of her!! She is growing up way to fast! Here are lots of videos of her moving all around the place!!  Also, there is one of her playing peek-a-boo with Buddy that is hilarious!!!  Hope you enjoy!

Pushing her Buzz car and dancing!


Alli and Buddy!


Just a few steps...


More steps...


And more steps...


Then some more steps.  Think she's tired?

Chris, Liz and Parker visit Texas!!!

Our friends Chris and Liz came to Texas and Alli (and us) got to meet Parker!!! Here is a little back story on Chris and Liz.  We met them at our marriage preparation class so they are our first "our friends"!!! Chris is from Pittsburgh and Liz is from Chicago, so naturally we hit it off! We got married in the same Church two months apart and we had daughters two months apart!!!  We were so sad when they moved to Cleveland three years ago but we are always happy to see them when they come back to Texas!  Here are some pictures of the girls playing and the boys playing too!!!

This is Chris and Liz the day we met them!!!  This was 4 years ago!!

This is Parker!  Isn't she so cute!!!

Alli and Parker meet!

This is what you end up with when you try to get a 6 month and 8 month old to sit still!

Liz with Alli

The boys with the girls... the girls are trying to figure out who is holding them?

After Liz and I make enough noise the girls finally look!!

This is the best one I got of the Moms and the girls!

The girls playing!

The girls saying bye!

It was so great to meet you Parker!!

Alli was just a little tired... this was before we left the neighborhood!

 

8 Months Old!!!

Allison is 8 months old today!! These have been the greatest 8 months ever!!!! She is so much fun!!! Here are a couple of things that are going on now:

She has 2 teeth and more to come
She is crawling all over the place
She has started to take steps towards things but she just falls
She will push her Buzz Lightyear car around. It's still a little unstable but she is working on it
When she looks at pictures of herself she starts to wave
When she sees Dad she starts to clap and will sometimes blow him kisses
It is the sweetest thing to see!!! She is such a wonderful baby and we have loved every minute of the last 8 months!! Here are some pictures. Hope you enjoy!

Here she is honking Grampy's nose!

Riding her Buzz car!

Giving Buddy a hug!!  (Buddy is her favorite destination, wherever he is, she wants to be)

This is the best one of her teeth!

You can't really see her teeth...  but isn't she cute?!?!