Valentines Day!

Charles and I don't celebrate Valentines Day, well because it's kind of ridiculous. Why should I only show my husband one day out of the year that I love him? Why not EVERY DAY!? With that being said...now that we have Allison I find it hard not to get in the mood to celebrate. I mean comeon' there's chocolate, who doesn't love chocolate? Oh that's right...no one! So in lieu of celebrating the actual holiday per se, I'm focusing my efforts on what I love to do most, crafting. I guess it's not really crafting but that's what I'm going to label it. Allison's class is having a Valentines Day Party on Friday and was asked to bring a treat for each of her friends. I have pretty much run out of ideas for small, inexpensive gifts for the cute little nuggets but found something equally as cheesy and delicious. I bought each little babe a bottle of Gerber Graduate Puffs and made a little tag that says "we are "Puff"ect together. Get it? PUFFect...cheesey? Sure. Awesome? You bet. The only issue is, I think one of the little boys is far from being able to eat them. Oh well it's the thought that counts right?

Allison also has wonderful, wonderful teachers who put up with her crazy antics and sometimes wonky moods. They deserve a little love on Valentines Day too! For Miss. Debbie and Miss. ReIsha I made a S'more's type chex mix, filled mason jars, attached a cute little tag. Perfect, simple, and yummy!

I also attempted to make Allison a tutu to wear with her Valentines Day onesie but I ran out of material and gave up. The shirt is still cute though! :)

Ten-Months-Old

Age: 10 Months

Stats: 17 lbs & 26 inches

Clothes: Officially in 9 month clothes although there are a few 6 month outfits that make their way into the mix.

Favorite Foods:  Cheese. Cheese. And More Cheese.

Favorite Words: "Momma", "Dada", the occasional "Hi", and now "dao" (which we think means dog).

Favorite Toys: She LOVES books! She understands how to turn the pages and tries to help when we read books together. She's also a sucker for tissue boxes so I made her a baby friendly version from some cut up old sheets and an old wipe box. Now she can pull out and slobber over as many "tissues" as she wants!

Sleep: We are in the process of getting her to sleep in her big girl bed but she has been sick basically all month so we are having to start over ever other week it seems like. She goes to sleep in her bed between 7-8PM and wakes up around 12-1AM to get in our bed and will fall right back to sleep and wake up around 6:30-7AM. 

Favorite Activities: Trying to be sneaky and eat the cats food, bath time, reading books and of course anything that involves eating cheese!

Least Favorite Activities:  I'm pretty sure this is going to stay the same forever. She absolutely HATES having to lay down to change her diaper, clothes, be put in her car seat, or anything that requires her to sit still.

Favorite Things

1. Shoe-La-La: Allison got this book for Christmas! It's super cute and has glittery pages...what more could you want? She doesn't like this book only, but finding a picture of all of her favorite books would require an entire blog post on it's own.

2. Avent Cup:  I know the past couple of months have featured different types of sippy cups and I can honestly say this one is BY FAR the best. We have been testing out different ones and I think this one takes the cake.

3. TeePee: Ok so I did NOT spend $160 on this teepee from The Land of Nod, but instead made my own. I have to say, it's definitely not the best but it is still really awesome! Allison loves to crawl in it and take all of her stuffed animals and sometimes Charlotte will make her way in to play with her.

4. Cheese:  I don't think this needs a description. She loves cheese. Shred cheese, block cheese, any kind of cheese. Also, we don't buy craft we by HEB brand but they don't have pictures of t online so this will work. I love giving her shred cheese though because it's easy for her to pick up and swallow.

Signature Moves: Fake laughing, Fake crying, crawling super fast, pulling the cats fur, playing pee-a-boo, and stooping (so cute)!

Proudest Moment: She's so inquisitive and we both absolutely love that about her. She is an incredible little girl who is always teaching us new things, most importantly patience. We are going to have our hands full when she's a teen!

Other Milestones: Getting close to being able to balance herself to stand on her own. I for sure thought she would be walking by 10 months but I think we are looking at closer to her first birthday or after. That's ok...I'm not ready for my baby to walk yet. :(

Allison's Garden

Charles and I decided that we want to teach Allison how to grow her own food! Charles and his dad "Grandpa" built a sweet little raised garden bed in our back yard. We spent Saturday shopping for soil (I really hated spending money on dirt, but that's the life of a city slicker I guess) and putting it in the bed! Now all we have to do is wait until March 1 to plant our little seedlings AND make a cute little sign that says "Allison's Garden"! Also I found out my daughter loves to eat grass, dirt, bugs, pretty much anything she can put in her mouth. We are in for quite a ride with this sweet girl!

We will update the garden process once we start to plant and I have the energy/time to make a sign!