Ugly Christmas Sweater Party....

So our Ugly Christmas Sweater Party was last night and was a blast!!

Here are some of the pictures!!

Don't laugh too hard!!

Hope you got a good laugh out of those!!!

**I will be having a Giveaway on my blog, TOMORROW!!!!**

~Stay Tuned~

Happy Eleven Months, Allen!

{bad mommy had everything ready to go, just didn't post it :( }


Wow, 11 months! 

This year has gone by so fast, it's ridiculous! Like I say every month, it seems like just yesterday we were bringing him home :) In just one short month, this little guy will be one! Planning his birthday has been so much fun! I love planning parties and get togethers!

This month has been really fun! Allen is currently 22lbs and very tall. He is still in size 3 diapers and is wearing all 12 month clothes. He has a few 18 month long sleeve shirts that are a hair big. We introduced cows milk to him but we have noticed that his tummy doesn't do too well with it. I bought some lactose/dairy free milk and he did not like it at all! He is going to get more allergy testing done, that way we will know what's going on. He is still getting formula and is eating 3 meals and snacks. He loves to drink from a Sippy cup!

Allen is all over the place. He doesn't crawl anymore and likes to run everywhere! He has mastered his jumping {sorta}, he thinks it's the funniest thing to try and jump. He loves to dance around the house with DJ and Reagan. He is learning new things every day and I love to watch him explore and soak up everything in his path. His new things to do are:

- Wave and say "bye, bye, bye."
- Point to things and say "this!"
- Blow kisses
- Says mama, dada, papa, bye, this, baba, me-me's {nummies/food}, ball and dah {dog}.
- Mimics people when they laugh.

His sleeping habits are getting so much better! He is starting to really sleep through the night and rarely wakes up! If he does, its usually for a bottle or he lost his blanket. He takes 1-2 naps a day, lasting 1-3 hours. This little guy has been teething, so his sleeping has been less than normal. He is working on tooth #7 & tooth #8, so he has been crabby..

Allen had Croup for the second time this year. He was completely miserable and I felt so helpless. I absolutely hate it when any of my kids are sick. Its hard to keep germs away since the older two are in school. But he is feeling so much better, minus the teething!

His favorite toys to play with are anything DJ and Reagan are playing with.. Seriously! He will go into the kids room and play with them for hours. He is able to hold his own and loves his little bit of freedom. His favorite time of day is obviously bath time! He comes running when he hears the water running.. lol Such a little goober!!

I can't believe you are almost one, little guy!

Mommy loves you so very much!!


Happy Eleven Months, Lovebug!

Show Me Your Christmas: Week One

Christmas Link Up Time! Week One's link up is:

Show Me Your Christmas Lists!

Here is my Christmas Wish List!!

 {Acura MDX.. Need a bigger car!}

{A new Coach purse to throw all of my crap in!}

{This amazing outfit!!}

{And this one..}

{And this one...}

{Gift Cards.. Love!}

{A new Wardrobe... I just lost 40lbs and need new clothes!!!}

I guess thats it for now.. lol

Don't forget to link up!!

Miscellany Monday..

The weekends go by way too fast...

- Eleven Months.. Allen will be 11 months old tomorrow! I can't believe how fast this year has gone by. It makes me kind of sad to know that he is our very last baby. I have his birthday invitations ready to be mailed off and my party list almost revised and ready to go! I will be doing a post about his birthday soon!!

- Christmas is getting so close! I can't believe it will be here within a few weeks! Lets just say that I am not done with everyone. I have been slacking, but I need to get my butt in gear!

- Flying.. Allen will be on his first airplane in a few weeks!! We are flying to Seattle for christmas and hopefully it will be a white one!! Dave has to cut the trip short one day and will be flying back the day before we do.. Which means I will have all three kids in an airport by myself.. {pray for me!} I think we will be good. The kids love to fly and they have been talking about it for weeks!

- Decorating.. We are decoration our tree and the house when the kids get home from school today! They can't wait! We might take them to go see santa before we leave on vacation. Last year DJ and Reagan did pretty well.. Im a little nervous about Allen.. haha

Weight Loss - I am doing great on my weight loss and recently met my 2nd mini goal! I have lost a total of 40lbs so far and feel great!! I feel like a totally different person and its such a self esteem booster when people notice and comment! Go here if you would like to follow my progress :)

Happy Monday!!

Don't forget to link up your Miscellany Monday post!

Photo Dump Friday...

Ahhhh Friday!

Next weekend I am throwing an "Ugly Christmas Sweater Party!" These are the sweaters Dave and I will be wearing! These are hilarious!! My sister has been keeping a lookout at her work for some gems like these! I can't wait to see everyone else's sweaters!!

{Dave's Beauty that will probably be a little tight... Hahaha!}

{My amazing gem, Includes Ice Skaters and all!!}

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Yesterday after DJ was playing with my ipod, I found all of these hilarious pictures.. I was wondering why he was in the bathroom for so long.. hahahaha He took over 100 pictures.. They are mostly of him making different facial expressions and then there are the toilet, bathtub, feet and bathmats... This little guy loves to take pictures of himself and has the funniest facial expressions...

{The many faces of DJ!}

Have a great weekend!!!