Allen Adventures

 Our little Maverik is almost 9 months old and finally sleeps through the night. He is the first baby that we didn't have to make cry it out at night. He is a little angel. He crawls up stairs fast, he stands for at least 5 seconds or more, and he has successfully taken 1 step. He loves to clap for himself and is now starting to throw fits. He walks with his walker very well and is loved
sometimes too much by his family!

 U of U gymnastics meet. We have been lucky this season to see the Utah gymnastics team compete a few times. The kids love watching, and they had a lot of fun taking the trax one time too. Tess was too afraid to stand by the characters!

Lexi's 100th day of school. She rocked the old girl look!

 This little monster found chocolate of the floor somewhere. Yes, gross, I swear I clean my house, A LOT!

 My skinny little crazy girl! She is barley 4 years old and is an amazing reader! She is catching up to Lexi quickly and really seems to like it.

 There are no words for this little boy. He is so cute and so naughty. I'm sure he is going to make me grey soon!

 He has one bottom tooth 8 months.

 Jesse has loved having a hunting buddy, except that he's loud and a little crazy! Bodee sure loves hanging out with his daddy. Bodee and Maverik are already hunting and fishing lovers. Shooting guns and fishing are Bodee's potty training treats. That's all he wants to do. Maverik sees a buck on the wall and starts squeeling.

 We had a couple awesome weekend getaways. First we went to St. George and got out of the cold. It was beautiful weather and we had a lot of fun outside. Jesse and Jon had an arm wrestling contest and it was hilarious. they are pretty much even and they held the same position for what seemed like minutes with a lot of manly grunting accompanying it.

 In Kingston we to the T-Rex out to look for deer sheds. It was so much fun to get out, especially for Jesse who still can't get around without crutches and is usually in a lot of pain.

 The kids just couldn't fight sleep.

 Maverik loved hanging out in the nursery last week.

 Bodee and his friend Gunner going crazy with bubbles.

 The Provo temple was beautiful and so was the fun company!

Attempting to quiet a baby on a four hour drive. Not fun!

 One of our many visits to Cabella's. The girls are beginning to be pretty good shots.

 We love super bowl sunday. We hardly ever watch football, but you just can't miss this game. It is fun, the food is great, Kina and Chad Anderson sure know a lot of people and know how to host a party!

 I was able to chaperon Lexi's school field trip. We were each given four kids to watch while we took trax downtown to the Planatarium and the Discovery Museum. Her group was so cute and they had so much fun together. It is so fun to be able to help out with Lexi's class and get to know these fun kids she hangs out with!

Kid Updates:

Maverick holds his head up while laying down at early 3 months. 9-2015 Lexi gets her first tooth behind her baby teeth #24. 9-2015 Maverik laughs and smiles. 10-2015 Lexi’s first tooth is loose. Maverik eats baby food at 5 months and eats so fast and loves it and sits up well. 12-2-2015 Maverik sits up very well and is very fussy at night. Lexi at dinner said beans make you fart and the farts! Maverk sits up from laying down at almost 7 months. 1-6-16 Tess calls Lexi Wexi. Bodee says I love ME!! Maverik  at seven months. Bodee is almost potty trained at his second birthday. He no longer clasps his hands to say a prayer. Maverik stops breastfeeding at 7 months old and can also pull himself up to standing. He stands very well at 8 months. At exactly 8 months old his first tooth broke through and he learned how to crawl up the stairs. He can walk with his walker at 7 months. 

February 15, 2016

We are on our way home from St. George for a beautiful weekend getaway. We were able to go to 4 parade of homes houses and they were amazing. We saw Marie Osmonds home and it was stunning. Tess said they we are buying the house! She is so silly! We had fun taking the girls but it was really hard on Jesse’s leg so we weren’t able to do anymore. We weren’t able to do many more because of Jesse’s leg, but it was still so nice to be in the warm 70 degree weather and have the kids play outside. They had a lot of fun. We will be going to Kingston in just a couple of days for another weekend. Jesse’s Grandma went to the Provo temple open house and has a lot of questions about the church. We are really excited about that. There is a lot going on with poor Jesse. I’m not sure how much I have talked about with his surgery but it has been a nightmare. He has been in a lot of pain since his infection. We found out recently that the infection ate his cartilage and now his bones are rubbing together. It has been 4 months since he has walked and been out of work. I know it is wearing on him and then now he has to have a hip replacement. It will be another month before we can even get in to talk with another dr. about doing this. My heart breaks for him but he has so much faith and patience I am proud of him too. I pray for better things to come, but for now we are happy with the life that we have. I have a lot of homes for sale and buyers looking for homes currently which has been a huge blessing. It is quite a lot to do, but I am enjoying being able to help out a little.