Reagan's 3rd Bday

Our baby girl turned 3 this weekend! The past 3 years have seriously flown by. She is such a precious gift from God. We adore her and love watching her become a little lady. Her birthday party was supposed to be small but turned into a big birthday bash! Which was so fun because we love having people over but next year we will have to keep it small. Don't want her to expect that much every birthday! :) Poppy and Kitty were able to drive from New Orleans to help us celebrate.

Tim worked so hard on Reagan's very own splash kiddie car wash. It worked great and Reagan loved it.

My Lil Man is growing up! Maybe he'll play football like his big cousin, Lane.

The water slide was a hit too. Thanks, Dustin and Julie for letting us borrow it!!!

Zoe pushing Hunter on the swing. I'm so happy we have a sweet girl next door for future babysitting.

Reagan and Aubrey having fun on the tire swing

Bennett is showing us the grass on his feet. He loved walking through the kid wash too.

Marvalee organizing the 3 year olds for a game of whiffle ball.

Birthday Girl was so excited to get sung to.

Daddy passing out ice cream

SO excited about a My Little Pony

Kitty trying out the hoola hoop.

Reagan loves the new hat Belle's mommy made her

Can't believe she's old enough for a scooter!

The morning of her real birthday...she wanted pancakes with chocolate syrup, chocolate sprinkles, and whip cream.

We had to take the soccer goal apart 3 times before we got it right!

Love this picture of the Allen boys. Allen Baby, Allen JR, and Allen SR

Yea for summer! I seriously can't believe it's the end of June. We have been having so much fun being lazy inside, swimming, the beach, play groups, and swimming some more. We love having Tim home!

Playing with Daddy's iphone

Swim lessons really paid off. We had so much fun swimming this weekend because Reagan isn't afraid of the water anymore.

I love this picture of Bennett and his daddy in the ocean.

and this one too

Reagan LOVED the beach. I knew she would play in the sand for hours. And that's just what she did.

Me and my honey

Brady, Reagan, and Peyton...my college roomie's 2 boys.

The moms and kids

My Dad

Just a little post for my dad. I loved worshiping the Lord with him this morning. I can always tell when he really likes a song cause he'll always sing louder than usual. I love it. He loves my husband and loves my kids so much. When he goes to Whataburger he saves the ketchup pouches for me cause he knows it's my favorite. I think he'll always watch me back out of the driveway when I'm at his house. He would seriously do just about anything for me if I asked him to.

My favorite memory of my dad:
When Alisha and I were kids he would come home from work and sit down in his La-Z-Boy recliner. We would each take a boot and pull with all our might until it would come off. Then some nights we would play our favorite game...the Silly Putty Game! My dad would put the silly putty in a tight fist and my sister and I would do everything we could to get it out. It would be such a victory if we got just a pinch of silly putty. We still talk about the Silly Putty Game with fondness.

Hey! Maybe we can pass the Silly Putty Game on to Timmy and Reagan...but only if they promise to have as much fun as we did.

Love you, Daddy! Happy Father's Day!

Zoo Day

Well, I have the sweetest future sister in law ever. My brother's girlfriend, Samantha, offered to go to the Dallas Zoo with me and all 4 kiddos today. It was the PERFECT day for it...the weather was awesome. We got there soon after they opened and stayed for almost 3 hours. The kids had so much fun and they were so good. Yea for the zoo!


Bennett loved the chicken! We fed it our animal crackers. Bennett was actually barking at it cause that's the only animal sound he knows how to do.

Reagan loves her Sammi. I didn't tell Sammi this but Reagan cried the whole way home after we dropped Sammi off at her house.

Seriously, Halle and Bennett adore each other. He's really going to miss her this summer. I told Schauna that she'll have to bring Halle to us every once in a while to play with Bennett.

We all look so happy...probably because we were! We had just eaten lunch so our bellies were all full.

The whole gang. Only half of us are looking at the camera. I think the jeep was much more interesting than the camera!

Play Group

We hosted play group today. The weather cooperated somewhat and there was no bloodshed. So, I would say it was a successful day! There were 7 of us mommies and all our kids. They pretty much entertained themselves on the swingset and toys. They all played really hard...I bet they're sleeping really well right now as I type this!

Will finishing a goldfish.

Halle pushing Cashe in the Cozy Coupe.

Batter up! Reagan, Kaden, and Belle waiting for the ball.

Ava finds a frisbee

Adeline and Allison climbing the ladder.

Peekaboo!






Jennifer, our pitcher for the day.

Alyssa sliding down the slide















Adeline gives her sister a big hug!

Cashe filling up the tank for Harrison.














I think maybe Michelle and Susan see something concerning on the swingset?

Autumn and Kaimi enjoying the adult interaction.

Me and Stephanie...very old friends!

Adeline, Reagan, and Halle laughing on the hammock.

Bennett chillin in the pink chair...before he fell. :)

Ring around the rosies!

Michelle with Ava and Piper