Allyson Lucille is FOUR!!

I'm not to sure how I have a four year old, but I do! Allyson is still filled with spirit, independence, and tons of LOVE. As strong willed as she is, she's just as loving. Ally( as she prefers to be called) is growing up to be my BFF and a huge helper with her sisters. Allyson made me a mommy and of course I love ruby and Stella with all that I am, but Allyson and I went through all of our firsts together, and we have a special bond because of that. Allyson went through a thousand themes for her birthday party (batman, frozen, Sofia,) but she decided on Ariel! The Friday before her family party we went to the disney store and she picked out and Ariel costume which I think has been worn by either her or ruby everyday since we bought it. She also got to pick out her own bundtlet( a jones bday tradition) and she chose red velvet. (All on her own.) she had so much fun having all eyes on her, ( which who could blame her ;) 

Allyson-isms at 4 years 

* she can write her name but prefers to just write ally 

* she loves the mall

* one morning I was gathering things for kyland and I hadn't gotten breakfast on the table, so she gave her sisters their breakfast and was feeding Stella. 

* when she hears the dryer stop she will unload it and transfer the washer to dryer 

* when she is counting instead of saying eleven she says eleventeen 

* her favorite shoes are her red glitter Jessie boots which she gets compliments on whenever we are out. 

* we were at church and she was playing with toy cars and jumped one off of a book and exclaimed " I've wanted to do that my entire life!!!" 

* she's obsessed with the new disney movie frozen ( she got the Anna costume for her birthday) and she knows every song & sings them quite well. 

 

Allyson, you drive me bonkers when you think you know everything. You test my patience. But I wouldn't change one thing about you. I love watching you play pretend your imagination is incredible! I love watching you interact with your sisters and I hope your bond is always so strong. I love how much you are like daddy. I love love hearing you sing, you learn songs so quickly and sing them so well! I love the you are so sweet and you don't want anyone to be sad. I love you to the titanic and back xoxo

I'm so sad Stella was sleeping during these pictures 

Such a diva 

Stella's 1 year pictures

At the beginning of December I got some  one year old pictures done of Stella! I'm obsessed with all of them! 

Grey & Stella= BFF

I love these! 

My sweet sweet Stella Mae!

the best of 2013

( my holiday posts are going to be a bit mixed up, I have to upload pictures from the camera from Christmas) 

I can't even believe that I wrote best of 2013?? So crazy how fast the year flew! 

 

January 

Allyson turned 3!

February 

Stella learned mommy is a freak about holidays ;) 

March 

Allyson busted open her eyebrow

April

Kyland and I celebrated 4 years of marriage 

May 

This handsome guy turned 24 

June 

We swam A LOT. 

July 

Ruby Roobs turned TWO! And we headed to California (ruby also started using the potty and sleeping in a big girl bed!) 

August 

I turned 24! 

And stelly started standing 

September 

We all channeled our inner models and embraced "selfies"

October 

Halloween month which is prob my favorite (Allyson was also In her first primary program) 

November 

Ruby got her 1st big girl hair cut 

December 

This cutie turned ONE!!

Were ready for ya 2014 :)

Wood Working projects!!

Kyland has been a busy bee!! He is so talented with wood working projects and these are just a couple of his projects that he has done recently! But this isn't half of what he has made, I will have to get pictures of our desk & bookshelf as well ;) 

This is a cabinet in his "shop", I'm ready for new cupboards in the kitchen ;)

This is a little bench for his sister 

Finished project! 

These next pictures are progressive pictures of a table he made for his mom! We ate thanksgiving dinner & Christmas Eve dinner at it & I seriously can't get over how awesome of a job he did! 

All finished!