Happy Mother's Day!

Here we are celebrating Mother's Day in Cape Coral, FL.

Happy Mother's Day to all of you Mommies!

Update

It has been a while since the last post, so here is an update. This week Alex, Matthew and Gabby all have come down with runny noses, coughs and fevers (boys only). Poor Matthew has been the worst. We went to the Dr. this morning because of his temperature and cough. The Dr. prescribed a cough medicine which helped Matt for a little bit. The poor thing has not stopped coughing since he woke up this morning.

I made three more of these adorable bags. I love all the pretty fabrics I found. They came out so cute. I donated them to our church's garage sale. The proceeds are going to a local organization/ministry called Alpha Omega.

Greg and I went on a date night last night. We went to dinner and a movie! Usually our date nights consists of just dinner, but thanks to our good friend Lauren, we where able to do a movie as well. We enjoyed ourselves and are so thankful and blessed to have Lauren in our lives. The kids love being with her.

It seems like we just got back from a trip but there is another one in our future. Greg and I celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary this November. We are planning a vacation for just the two of us. For this to happen we have to take our trip this summer so my parents can watch the kids. Once we have finalized our trip I'll get you all the details. Here is a hint, we have to cross over the big pond!?

Earth Day!

In celebration of Earth Day we decided to have a picnic. We got together with Brittany & Gabe and the Baugher girls, Dana, Arden & Esther. We headed over to the Cross park. A local Catholic church has beautiful grounds and is right on the intracoastal. It was a great place to have a picnic and enjoy all the the Lord has created. His works are a testimony to us on how great and awesome He is.

How did you celebrate Earth Day? What are you doing to Reduce, Reuse & Recycle?

We are trying to do our part here in our household by...

::recycling::

::planting a vegetable and herb garden::

::using cloth napkins & dishtowels (instead of paper towels)

::cloth diapers::

::homemade or environmentally friendly cleaning products::

::using reusable bags at all stores::

::reusing glass containers (from store bought items instead of purchasing plastic Tupperware-like containers::

Hopefully next year the list will be longer. Go out and celebrate and remember the 3 "R", Reduce, Reuse & Recycle!

Check out those nostrils!

Cross Park

Check out that new smile!

~Update on Gabby~

She is doing great! She is recovering so well that she has not taken any pain medication. She has done such a remarkable job handling all of this. We are so happy for her and how she has come through this big event in her 6 years of life.

Praise Report!

Today Gabby had oral surgery to remove an extra tooth. The Dr. allowed Gabby to sit on my lap while she started breathing in the general anesthesia that eventually put her to sleep. The whole process took about 15 minutes and they said she woke up smiling and laughing. Not only did she get the extra tooth removed but one of her front teeth that has been loose since last summer came out as well. The Dr. also let us know that the skin flap that is under your top lip and that is connected to the upper gum needed to be cut eventually and so he went ahead and did that. She has to stitches due to that but they will dissolve.

They said she did great! She did get sick as we pulled into the garage. Thankfully we had a bag and she did not get sick on herself. The Dr. gave Gabby a $5 gift card to blockbuster, which she is looking forward to using real soon. We would like to thank so many of you who were praying for Gabby, we appreciate your prays. Please continue to pray for her quick recovery.

Lately...

...we have been trying to get back into the swing of things since our vacation up north. That's why there has been such a big gap since my last post. I decided to share some photos that where some of my favorites that were taken these past couple of weeks.

Matthew at a fountain in Downtown St. Augustine on Good Friday. I call this "Reflecting".

Alex learning how to blow bubbles. He had to learn to keep his mouth closed!

Alex sucking down my smoothie, the moocher!

Alex on the phone, his favorite accessory.

A sweet picture of Gabby, Nana & cousin Lindsey.

Aspen

Our time in Aspen was wonderful. We had a blast! Good food, great fellowship, and lots of snow. We got to snowmobile which was a first for both Greg and I. We also enjoyed a great day of skiing. It actually had been 10years since we last skied and that was on our honeymoon when we went to Whistler, British Columbia. I am so glad we had this opportunity to experience Aspen. What a quaint village with a breathtaking view of the mountains. Seeing those mountains reminded us both of our creator and his word.

::St. Regis Hotel ~ Aspen, CO::
::Greg in Aspen village::::Greg snowmobiling::::view of the mountains while riding the gondola::

::Greg riding the gondola @ Snowmass Mountain::

::Allison riding the gondola @ Snowmass Mountain::

::views of Aspen on top of Snowmass while skiing::

::Aspen village:: ::Greg & Allison Snowmobiling:: ::Views of Aspen while snowmobiling::

A special bag

Have I ever told you I have a bag fetish? Well, I do and it's genetic :)! I am always looking online at bags and purses. I discovered a pattern for this bag online and had to make it. I found this cute pink fabric and had a special little girl in mind when I was sewing. The bag turned out great and I am happy to say the recipient of the bag just loved it. I found out she loves bags just as much as I do.

:: Meila and her new bag::

Meila is Greg's third cousin, isn't she cute?!