Update on us.

I can't believe that my baby is already 5 months old! Time just keeps flying by to fast.

Remz weighs 18 lbs 2.5 oz on his 5 month birthday. He cleared up with his sickness he had for about 2 weeks and then on Easter Sunday he got all of his sickness again and still has it right now. After throwing up 3 mornings in a row from coughing so hard, I took him on the doctor on his 5 month birthday, and he told me that he "thinks" he has a secondary bacterial infection. He wanted to give him an antibiotic to see if it will clear it all up. After the 2nd dose of the medicine-- he already sounds alot better. Hopefully we can get him better-- and keep him better. I feel so guilty that he is sick all of the time, and that i have to work and make him go to daycare which is germ infested (i am sure) while he is so little. But I guess it will be good, and build his immune system for the rest of his life. Kaedynn had these same things happen.. and then after 2 sets of ear tubes and removal of her adniod gland - she never gets sick anymore. So i am sure after time he will be just like her and be immune to any and everything that passes by.

He is such a happy baby and talks and coo's all day long. He is not quite rolling yet. He has done this twice (from belly to back) but it is not really something he "loves" and continues to do. He giggles some times-- but it takes quite a bit to get a good laugh/chuckle out of him. I think he is going to be like his dad, and be serious all the time. He loves his big sister and she can get him to smile anytime that she looks at him.

Here is his contagious smile.

This is how he ALWAYS is-- everything goes in the mouth. He loves to suck on his hands/arms/ etc whatever he can find that can get in there.


Remzley being cute.


Check out these CHUNKY legs... lol They are too adorable. I can't wait to be able to put them in shorts and let them hang out. They are so cute.


Here is a picture of my BIG girl. Can't believe that she is going to be 6 years old this year... My hubby told me the other day "Think about it.. she is going to be driving in 10 years" i about had a meltdown... time goes TO fast with kids. We are enjoying every minute with them.
She has her first loose tooth, her bottom front tooth. She tells me every morning that i can not brush it because it is going to make it looser.. She has been wanting to have a loose tooth for over a year now. It is now here and she does not want it to fall out. HAHA You have to love her.
We enrolled her in T-ball this year. I hope that she will like it. I want her to go and experience everything that she can and find what she truly likes to do. We are also going to be doing swimming lessons again this year.. she begs to go there.


Me and Riley are hanging in there. We have been crazy busy between the two of us. 1) Our bedroom needed to be painted-- so we got that pretty much painted - we still have to do the ceiling and put the wood trim around our window that we bought.
2) Our dishwasher went out so we had to buy a new one. We got it and installed it and started it for a cycle, everything appeared to be OK so we went to bed -- the next morning we woke up and there was water EVERYWHERE!! all over my hardwood floor. The boards on my floor are now coming up and look warped. I am so MAD! Mainly because our hardwood looks nice in our house- and we do not have the money to lay new hardwood floor down again. We may end up just throwing a rug over it for a few years. WHAT A PAIN IN THE BUTT!
3) While mowing the lawn last Sunday there was a puddle of water coming out of the sprinkler box in our yard.. so my hubby had to dig the hole out and try to see where he water was coming from -- after digging it out and fixing NOTHING the leak was gone. He thinks that the valve on the water was not turned all the way so it was leaking..
4) We sold our camp trailer-- We had to put an extra $2000 with it to get rid of it-- but we have been wanting to get a toy hauler so that we can go anywhere we want.. whenever we want. So we got rid of the trailer and have been searching for a toy hauler.. We have not had any luck yet- I can not believe how much money these things are! We found our dream trailer used (which is hard to find) for $30K but it has been hammered and thrashed. It needs to be cleaned and a few things need to be fixed on it still... We have been trying to talk the them down to a lower price. The dealer it is at is a car dealer and it has been sitting there for 2 months. We offered them $22K for it-- and they said no way. So we left- The owner called Riley the next day and told him that they would give it to us for $27,4 OUT THE DOOR! Which is literally a KILLER deal on that trailer (other used ones we found identical to this are going for $39-$40k)-- but that is SO MUCH MONEY to spend on a trailer.. WHAT TO DO???!?!?!?! We keep debating back and forth and keep our eyes on it to see if it is there everyday. We are hoping that maybe if it sits there for another month they will come down even lower on the price just to get it off their lot... PLEASE cross your fingers for us :)

I finally got my gym membership reactivated -- but haven't made it there yet due to all of this stuff coming up. Riley can not get anything done with both of the kids.. We haven't been in bed before 11 PM this whole week. It has been VERY crazy at our house. I am hoping that things will slow down so that i can go to the gym and loose a few (OK not a few.. alot) of pounds.

I hope everyone is having a great spring so far. We can not wait for summer time. We are supposed to be going to Moab over mothers day in May.. I can't wait.

Day at the Farm

The boys helping my dad and Janice pin down the cows for a shot. What entertainment.

Easter Egg Hunt at Grandpa Eddie's

On Easter Sunday afternoon we had a dinner and a Easter egg hunt at my dad's house. Some of the kids are getting old enough not to hunt-- but they had fun hiding the candy and eggs everywhere for the little kids. They always have so much fun and get away with a TON of candy.

Here is a picture of ALL of the cousins/grand kids. (except for Remzley -- he was inside b/c it was too cold outside for him)


Then the hunt begins. The little kids run and scatter everywhere to get their candy and eggs. Here is a few pictures of every one out hunting.





I love that the kids have so much fun. I hope that it is something that they will remember forever. Hopefully next year will not be SNOWING so that we can go camping somewhere.. i am ITCHING to get out and go.

Easter Morning at the Allen House!!

We had a really good Easter at our house this year. The Easter bunny did not over-do it for once. (and Kaedynn didn't even notice). How great is that.

The night before Easter Kaedynn was being a little stinker.. so i kept telling her that if she was not good then the Easter bunny was not coming -- well at about 8:30 AM she woke up and came in my room all sad-- i asked her "What's a matter" and she said the Easter bunny did not come-- i said, what do you mean he didn't come.. she says i looked down stairs and there is nothing on the couch. I informed her that when i woke up earlier i had seen a Reese's pieces egg trail leading from her bedroom -- she told me that it was gone - and that someone had eaten it. I got out of bed with her and showed her the trail.. and her eyes all of a sudden LIT up. She said "He DID COME" so she followed the Easter egg trail all the way to our basement and found her Easter basket!! She was one happy little girl. THANK Heavens that that Easter bunny did not forget about her this year... she was so bummed in the beginning.

Here she is with her Reeses Egg's that she found in the trail leading to her basket. These are her FAVORITE candy ever.


My two little kids. They are so much fun and so adorable.


Kaedynn and Remz with all of their Easter stuff. Kaedynn informed us immediatly that Remz can not eat any candy -- so surely the Easter bunny left it all for her.


Remzer with his Easter basket. Isn't he getting SO big. He is already 19 lbs. He is our little TANK! He is so much fun and is happy 99% of the time.


Here is Kaedynn with her Easter stuff. She gets so excited for the Easter bunny to bring her a new Easter dress. SHE LOVES DRESSES! She is such a girlie girl. She would wear a dress every day if i would let her. She is such a good kid, and can not wait for KINDERGARTEN to start in the fall. (Mom is going to have a meltdown) I can not believe that she is already going to be 6 this fall!!!


I hope everyone had a great Easter!! We sure did. It is always a good time with family around.

Kassi's Baby Shower

Here are a few pictures from Kassi's baby shower. Her shower turned out great and she got a TON of stuff. Thank you to everyone that came. She is going to be having her baby next Monday.. We can not wait!!

First Homemade Cinnamon Rolls

Here is my finished 1st batch EVER of homemade cinnamon rolls... YUM YUM YUM!!