Happy Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We had Courtney's Dad over and we had so much food we could feed an army so we sent Grandpa Allen home with lot's of left overs. We watched Red Eye which I think is a great movie. Andrew and Abbey are growing up so much. Abbey turned 6 mo on Nov 27th and she is rolling and not hardly stopping unless furniture is in her way. She loves to babble and loves when we talk to her even more. Andrew the other day after eating breakfast got down from the stool and after dabbing his face with his napkin as I asked him he immediately went to the pantry where the garbage can is and couldn't open the door because my sister's heavy purse was on the handle so he removed the purse and opened the door, threw the napkin away then he shut the door and put Dana's purse back on the door all w/out me asking him to throw his napkin away. Anyone who knows what a Clean Nazi I am knows what a wonderful moment it was for me. Even though Andrew has a challenge with speach he surely will overcome it as obviously he is smart to know to how to pick up after himself.

Eventful Times

Have you ever wondered when life will get boring. For the Allen's I don't think it's anytime soon. Just to give you all a bit of info. Several weeks ago we went to Gardner's Village (Lot's of crafts and fun things to buy for yourself or your home.) We saw many witches there and they were all very nice and wore flamboyent hats. Then the next day my sisters kids were out of school and so Courtney and I went with them to Hogle Zoo and saw Leopards and elephants and they had an albino aligator, it was quite the site. We also saw huge diamond back snakes and one was trying to climb up the glass, it was incredible. Those who know me understand what a feet it was for me to go the reptile house, I'm normally so petrified of snakes it's not funny. I walked around the corner and looked down and screamed, there lyed in it's glass cage a gigantic python. I of course felt very foolish afterward but my heart was a racing.

This year for Halloween Andrew was a dragon and Abbey just looked cute in her halloween outfit. Grandpa Allen came by to wish the kids happy halloween. Andrew made a good hall with the treats. He had fun going around saying "Trick or Treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat." Something his cousins taught him.

Andrews favorite movie is now Peter Pan. Abbey is now rolling from one end to the living room all the way to the other. She loves her stuffed animals, unlike Andrew if we gave him any stuffed animal he would literally throw it to the other side of the room. The are wonderful kids and they are learning so fast.

Courtney has decided to find something better than Monarch Dental, they are not what he is looking for which is quality dentistry so we are looking, thank heavens the contract wasn't signed. We'll let you know what happens. We are so grateful to be living with my sister and her family during this time, they are incredibly patient with us and it's so much fun to be with them they are wonderful examples to us and our children.