The Allen's are Moving!!

After 6 1/2 years of marriage, we are finally settling down in one place long enough to purchase a house! Yippee! We are so excited to no longer be renting apartments, no matter how nice they may have been. We thought we'd post some pics for you all to see. We purchased a 1/2 acre of land with the house. the house was built in 2005, 1500 sq. ft. and has only had one set of renters/people live in it. It's been empty for the last year and is actually in great shape. It is 3 bedroom, 2 bath with attached garage. The ceilings are all vaulted helping it to feel bigger. The back has a nice big covered patio and as you can see, the yard needs a lot of work.

The office

Emma's Room

Emma's Bathroom


Master Bathroom

Master Bedroom

Master Closet

Go Carting!

Children MUST be at least age 2 to ride the go-carts. Well, I guess Emma looked that big cuz nobody ever asked and so Cale took her riding with him. She loved it and so did dad! However, she did start to slide down under the seat belt towards the end of the ride. She tried so hard to stay up but was just too little, even if she's taller than most two year olds!

Emma turns 15 months!

Well, my little Emma is now a big 15 months old! She had her doctor's checkup and was still big! She is over the 95th percentile for height (34 inches I think) and is right at the 95th percentile for weight, 27 pounds (with clothes on). She is currently in a growth spurt I think because she had lost 3 pounds a few weeks ago but must have shot up in height since she was eating tons!

She got her last shot today until she is 4 years old! She was such a brave girl. She didn't even cry at all. I strategically gave her her sippy cup of milk right before the shot was given. She flinched but decided she liked the milk and wanted to keep drinking. Why did I not try this bit of inspiration months ago?!! She was very happy to get her sucker though and enjoyed that all the way home.

Danae Comes to Visit...again!

Danae was able to come visit again and we were so happy to see her! That is a second visit for those of you trying to win the favorite Auntie position, FYI. Emma obviously adores her and had lots of fun making a new friend! We took Danae to Flagstaff to meet her ride on Monday night. She had gotten a hotel there for the night and left Tuesday morning. Since she had a nice hotel and a pool, she/we took Emma swimming. Danae and and I opted to watch and film and so Cale had fun playing with Emma in the water. She loved it. She did not want to get out and the pool was cold. So cold, that her lips kept chattering. I'd make her get out for a minute, literally, wrap up in a towel, and then she'd jump back in whether someone was there to catch her or not.

Favorite Memories From Texas Trip!

I have finally gotten around to posting some pics from our trip to Houston. Here are some favorites:

Wrestling with Grandpa Scott and Grandma

Uncle James and Aunt Jamie (had to put her cute prego tummy in here)

Stroller walks to take the girls to school in the mornings with Grandma

Scary Uncle Craig! lol

Grandpa's Chair

The piano and Krista

The Blocks with Uncle Brett...so much that we bought our own!

The Stairs! We need some of those.

And the trampoline! We definitely need one of these.