More Jesus, Mommy!!

Ever since Isabella was tiny, before she goes to bed at night we rock in the rocker, pray and sing 4 worship songs. "I love you Lord," "Prepare me to be a Sanctuary," "This little light of mine," and "Jesus loves me."
For several months now whenever we are finished praying, she has said (rather loudly) "Amen." The last few weeks she will ask to "Talk to Jesus," and then she will put her hands together, and lower her head--it is seriously about the cutest thing I have ever seen!
She will out of the blue during the day look at one of us and ask for "Jesus Mommy?" That means that she would like you to please sing "Jesus loves me." It really could happen anywhere, shopping in Target, walking into church this morning, riding in the car, or just playing. Those of you that know we well, know that I am not much of a singer, but the way that she asks I have to sing to her. You just can't turn down your child who is asking you to sing about Jesus, and don't think that you can get away with just singing it once, she always says "More Jesus, Mommy!!"
Tonight when I was just going through the night time routine and getting ready to sing, she would not let me sing anything except "Jesus Mommy."
I know that I have said it a thousand time, but she is absolutely such a sweet, sweet child!!

A little news!!

Today was an interesting day for the Allen family!! A few weeks ago I took a home pregnancy test and to my amazement it was positive!! We are very excited, but had to wait until today to go to doctors office and have it officially confirmed.
Friday July 11th, I took the home pregnancy test. Jason was gone that week with the youth group students and was coming home that night. I took the test that afternoon, and when he got home Isabella walked up to him and gave him "our present." Understandably he was quite amazed, and very excited!!
If you ask Isabella what is her mommy's tummy, her answer is always "da baby!" And anytime that you ask her, no matter how you word it, if it is a baby brother or sister she ALWAYS says sister! We shall see!!
The baby's official due date is March 17, 2009!! A St. Patty's day baby--watch this one will have my red hair!!
We would really appreciate your prayers during this exciting time!!

1st Play date

Right now Isabella is at a friends house playing, and I am home. That might not seem like anything very big to most of you, but this is her very first play date away from home!! She is with Emma Rae and her Mommy at Emma Rae's grandma's house!! I thought for sure that she would not go (she has been very attached to me lately), but she got into Emma Rae's car seat and went with Miss Megan to play!
If you ask her if she is a baby, she will say "no", but if you ask if she is Mommy's baby she will say "yes." She is growing up so quickly, sometimes I wish that I could slow it down, just a little!!

Home improvements!

This weekend we decided that we would get busy doing little things around the house that we have been wanting and needing to do!!

We started Saturday morning at 7am, to put more insulation in our attic! 44 bags later we were finally finished!! Jason ran the machine outside, Papa (Jason's Dad) was in the attic blowing the insulation and I was on the ladder in between being the goffer and communicator for them!!Our attic before, if you look really closely you can see Papa in the far back! It is so hazy due to the dust that was blowing around!!

Papa knee deep in insulation!

Papa after all the work was done!

When they were finished in the attic, Jason decided that it was finally time to cut down the huge magnolia tree in the front yard! He has been wanting to cut it down since we moved in!
A picture of one of the last blooms!! Very pretty tree, but oh my goodness does it shed leaves--all over the yard, and the neighbors yards!!

Yes, he really did stop cutting down the tree to talk on the phone!!

Watching Daddy in the tree!!
Jason's brother Mark stopped by to watch him work and brought along Mackenzie and Jesse!!

A few weeks ago Mom and I were working on some curtains for our bedroom, and Isabella decided that it would make a beautiful sarong!!
Thanks to Grand and Papa for all of your work in helping us!! Also thanks Grand for keeping Isabella Friday night so that we could start working really early Saturday morning, I know Isabella loved it!!

Our Island!!

For our 7 year anniversary we decided that we would buy what we needed and build an island for our kitchen!! We have always wanted an island and now we finally have a kitchen that is big enough for one!

Above is our kitchen before and below is our after!! Yeah!!

Thank you so much, Honey, for all your hard work!! I love you so much! Thank you for 7 wonderful year, 73 to go!! On our wedding day we promised each other 80 years, and then we are going to reevaluate this thing!! : )

Pictures from the last few weeks!!

The last few weeks have been really busy!! We have been busy living, and loving each other and our family--and enjoying summer!! Summer rocks!! If it just wasn't quite so HOT already!

Last weekend my brother and his wife (Ben and Kim) came down to visit us, and spend some time at the beach! It is always so wonderful to get to spend time with them. We love them so much and wish that we lived closer to each other. As you will see in the pictures, Aunt Kim and Isabella have their own little love affair going on. Just this morning she was walking around the house calling for her! I wish that they were still here and that she could have found her!!
If you look really closely, you can probably see the chocolate frosting on her mouth!

Isabella playing in Uncle Ben's stinky running shoes! Yuck!

Grand and Isabella at the shore!!

Isabella putting "andy otion" aka sandy lotion on aunt Kim's back!

More Aunt Kim and Isabella, is anyone noticing a pattern here?

Does anyone else see just a hint of red in her hair? Maybe just a hint????

Isabella and Uncle Ben
We ended our weekend at the beach with dinner at "California Dreaming," and my Dad came up from Charleston and joined us!!

Uncle Ben and Gran

Grand, Isabella, and Aunt Kim

My Dad (Grandpa Nick) and Uncle Ben

Myself, Grandpa Nick, and Uncle Ben

Thank you so much Uncle Ben and Aunt Kim for spending your vacation with us!! We always love spending time with you!!

Our Spring Vacation--Part 3 Baltimore

Isabella and I got up way too early on Friday to fly to Baltimore!! It was her second time on a plane, but she did really well!! We flew to Baltimore instead of driving home and then onto Baltimore!
We has set it all up a few months ago that we would fly up for the weekend and then travel home with Mom and Humphrey on Monday! That Saturday there was a baby shower for my cousin Emma who has a 5 year old daughter and is pregnant with twins -- a boy and a girl!! We are all so excited for Emma, Joe, and Madison! Aunt Kim and Uncle Ben live in Baltimore, so we got to spend lots of time with them--and unfortunately forgot to take any pictures at all!!

It was a great end to a wonderful week!! Thanks to everyone that we got to spend time with! We love all of you so much!!