First smile caught on camera

Little Miss Alli looks just like her older brother. If I had used a digital camera back then I would do a side by side comparison. But since I didn't, y'all will have to take my word for it.

Yucky Skin Condition

Alli was diagnosed with a skin condition called blah blah blah itis. Doesn't it look horrible? Believe it or not this is not a picture of the worst day. At her 2 month check up her doctor was like 2 month olds are very rashy use some Aquaphor and it should go away. Well a week later when after it had progressed I knew it wasn't just baby acne. Evidently it should resolve itself by 6 or 8 months. In the mean time we have to put this stinky cream on her 2 times a day. I have also realized her t-shirt sheets aggrevate it, so back to Babies R Us I go to buy regular cotton sheets.

BEFORE

After 7 days of treatment

Veggie Visitor

The kids in Peyton's class got to make a Veggie Visitor. They had to pick out a vegetable and decorate it either as a pilgrim or an indian.

Peyton chose corn and we made it into a pilgrim.

Guess who rolled over?

Can you believe my little peanut of a baby rolled over from her tummy to her back today?

moments

Do you know what I am doing right now? Sitting in a completely quite house. How you ask in the middle of the day? Allison is asleep and Emily decided she wanted an early nap today. I can't tell you how long it's been since our house was quite. Between 2 girls, one of them is always screaming.

The girls and I went to the grocery store this morning. Alli was having a rough time because the car grocery carts rock so everytime she would fall asleep the cart would rock and wake her up. Well by the end of our trip she'd had it and would not stop screaming. So I make my way up to the check out area and of course everyone has to turn and stare at the screaming baby-like that's so stinking unusual. A lady I know Sally, pulled up behind me and could not take Alli's screaming so she took the carrier and started swaying it. Of course it worked like a charm, but the minute I snapped her back in on top of the cart the wailing started again. The funny part about this whole story is I can hear 3 conversations going on around me of people remembering what it was like when their children were little. Please don't think I was flustered by Alli's crying, after having Emily who was colic and would scream during every grocery store trip the entire time, this was nothing.

Guess who started smiling? Yup, Alli. I haven't gotten it on film yet but when I do I will post.

Happy Halloween

Peyton went as a knight and Emily went as a pumpkin princess.

I found this dress on Ebay and fell in love. My favorite color is orange and I adore pumpkin patches. The funny thing about this dress is, it's so huge Emmy was afaird of it at first. She refused to wear it. But then I had a great mommy idea...let Peyton wear it. I know it sounds strange but she will do anything he does. And wouldn't you know it, after he wore it for a few minutes she put it on. I wanted to take pictures of him in it, but Matthew threatened my life on that one. My knight fought dragons all night long.

Sick Girl

Emily got a nasty virus this week. This was my first clue she was getting sick. I was checking my email when I look down on the floor next to me and this is what I see.

Our second pumpkin patch visit

We went to the Arboretum pumpkin patch with some friends. The kids had a blast running around and playing.

Eyes open

Yes Alli does have eyes. You can't tell in these pictures but they are crystal blue.

Life's tough....