4 years ago..

On November 18th 2006 I became a mom. Anna Grace Allen was born. I can't believe it has been 4 years since this day. I loved that day! It was a great day. I was nervous and excited and I didn't really know what I was getting myself into. Hahaha...Labor was tough, bringing home this little baby with jaundice was overwhelming and scary. She didn't sleep at all that first night. John and I didn't know what we were doing, but we made it through those first few weeks. Now she is 4...she is a sweet, spunky, take charge kind of girl. We love you Anna Grace and are so blessed to have you as our daughter.

1st birthday

2nd birthday...she moved non stop and I never got a good photo of her that day.

3rd birthday

4 years old and such a little girl

pictures from the summer

I wish I could say that I just forgot to post some of these gorgeous pictures of my girls from the summer, but in all reality I just figured out how to save pictures from a disk onto my computer. Yes, I am not a tech girl and probably never will be. It is hard to believe that in just 6 months your children can change so much. The summer was wonderful and hard all at the same time (new baby and husband deployed) , but I am so glad to have these pictures to capture the sweetness that is Anna, Eliza and Abigail.

Where did October go?

Why is life so busy? I blinked and October was over. This month we all had the stomach bug, Abigail saw doctor's about the bump on her chest which has turned out to be a hemangeoma, the girls are still in school three days a week, Nanna came to visit, we traveled to South Carolina for the state fair, and we went back to South Carolina to visit my parents, take a trip to the zoo and celebrate my Grandmother's 88th birthday.

Visit with Nanna

The girls at the zoo

My Grandmother's birthday Party

(notice my mom in the back ground..I got a good laugh out of that)

SC State Fair

This past Thursday I met my Dad at the SC state fair with the girls. We had a great time riding rides, eating, and looking at animals. The girls loved it! Here are a few pictures of our time there...

Huge sand sculpture

Poppi and the girls checking it out.

Cows being judged..I know nothing about cattle or their requirements for winning a blue ribbon.

Anna riding in the car..Eliza was too scared to go

Anna on the train...Eliza was too scared to go again.

Eliza finally wanted to try. She said that she would only go if Anna held her hand so she woulnd't be scared. Anna took her hand and they walked together and got on the train. I, of course, didn't have my camera ready to capture this precious moment of the two on them. I was so proud of Anna for being such a sweet big sister.

After Eliza finally tried the trains she was up for anything... we went to see the goats and sheep. The girls even fed them. They could have stayed there all day.

Then they both rode a pony for the first time. They had a great time!

It was a long day!! But we had such a great time. Thank you Poppi for a great day at the fair! We will have to do it again next year.

Solid Foods

Abigail turned 5 months on October 15th. She hasn't been sleeping that great lately so I thought it may be time for some solids. She does NOT like oatmeal. She did not like me trying to feed her that stuff! So we moved on to green beans, squash, and sweet potatoes...

Green beans are yummy....

Not sure about this bite.

The price of beautiful curls

Before bedtime perfect little curls....

Not sure what happens while she sleeps, but this is what her hair looks like when she wakes up.

Poor little girl has to get her hair brushed and it is no fun for her at all!