Allie's obsession with babies

Allie has been asking, praying, throwing pennies in wishing wells, daydreaming, and so forth about having a baby sister. We keep telling her that she just might get another brother (when the time comes) and that she better not get her hopes up.
Soooo Allie was having a bored moment (imagine that) and decided that her and our neighbor (Savannah) were going to host a baby shower. This baby shower was for Allie and her baby that she had already had. Anyway, they got out the scrapbook paper and made decorations and signs pointing to the restroom which they plastered all through the house. They found an old bottle of Brock's and filled it with candy for a guessing game (which they made ALL of us do)...Jason won...BIG SURPRISE. Anyway, they then decided they needed to make cookies for the refreshments. So Allie, Savannah, and I made the baby shower cookies and put them out for the guests. It was almost time for the guests to arrive so the girls (and Brock) put on their fancy dresses and waited. Anyway, we all played games in the living room, ate cookies, pretended Allie was a new mommy and watched Brock prance around in a slip that he thought was a dress. I know Jason won't be proud of these pictures, but look how cute he looks even if he thinks he's a girl sometimes!!! He does have a bat and ball in his hand throughout most of the "shower." Don't worry honey...it will pass!

Motorcycle ride

Okay, so Jason decided to purchase a motorcycle a while ago with mixed emotions both from he and myself. He thought it would be a great way to save on some gas and has just been wanting one for some time. Anyway, he found a "great" deal and decided to take the plunge. To make a long story short, he bought the dang thing and it sat in our garage for weeks collecting dust, no motorcycle license taken care of, not one day driven to work. He would take it out around the neighborhood maybe once a week. Anyway, our friends Brad and Kensley who were borrowing his grandfather's motorcycle asked us it we wanted to take the motorcycles and go for a ride and then to dinner. I thought it sounded really fun until I really started thinking about it. I started worrying and talking myself out of it all week. Jason doesn't have much experience driving a motorcycle and he still didn't have his motorcycle license and our luck we'd get pulled over and cited. Anyway, we decided to go (on a less populated route than previously planned) down Redwood road, west of the lake, to Santaquin and have dinner at the Family Tree and then drive back. I think we could have rung Jason's shirt out from my sweaty hands holding on by the time we got to the lake. Once we past the lake I started to relax and enjoy the ride other than losing all feeling in my rear end. We made it to the restaurant and ordered these amazingly huge scones that came with our dinner and enjoyed each other's company. After dinner we started back home as the sun was going down (HOLY CRAP IT WAS COLD)!!! We thank goodness took sweatshirts, 50 miles back home would have been a really really long drive. All in all, it was really a fun ride, minus the sweaty hands, numb butt, and the cold ride home.

Happy 6th Birthday ALLIE!!

On Thursday Sept. 4th Allie turned six years old. We told her that every other year she could have a "friend" birthday party, meaning this year was going to be with family. She was perfectly fine with that and decided for her birthday that she wanted to go to the Build a Bear Workshop. She started off the day by opening some presents from her mom and dad and her best friend Haley. Haley lives in Arizona now so she was waiting very patiently for the chance to open her package that arrived a few days earlier. Anyway, she got ready for school and off she went. She took 30 mini yo yo's for the kids in her class (her teacher requested non-food items). Anyway, after school Allie and I dropped Brock off at a neighbors and went to Panda Express for some orange chicken (her favorite). We came home and hung out for a while before we met Grandma and Grandpa Wootton, Grandma and Grandpa Gunderson, her uncle TJ and great grandma Gayle for dinner. She also invited her friend Emma to go along for the night. After dinner we hurried over to Build a Bear where she picked out her bear, a beating heart, stuffed it, bathed it, picked out underwear, an outfit, shoes, and even glasses. After all this she was able to name her bear (Ava Rose Wootton) and print our her birth certificate!! She loved it and seemed to really have a fun day!! Happy Birthday Allie!! We love you!