Welcome to the world....

Alexandria Dee Howard

9 lbs. 7 oz.

20 3/4 inches

Born on 11/13/08 at 2:37 am

We are so happy Allie is finally here. My Labor and delivery were amazing, I went into the hospital the morning of the 12th and they started to induce me around 4:00. The pain was totally manageable and I only pushed for under 20 min. Can you believe I pushed a 9 1/2 pound baby out in 20 min?!!

Allie is such a good baby, very mellow. I am a little tired from the late night feedings, but all in all not too bad. Ty has been amazing, he is the best Dad and husband a girl could ask for. Haley is a great big sister. She helps me feed and change Allie all the time and she loves to just sit and hold her. The other day she told me, "Mommy makes you mad, sister makes you happy!" Isn't that the truth?!

Thank you so much Mom, Linda, Summer and Kelly for being there with me and Ty to welcome Allie into the world, I couldn't have done it without everybody's love and support. I will keep everybody updated on the girls, hopefully on a more regular basis. Here are some pictures from the last couple of weeks.

Haley and Allie

Me, Ty, Allie and Dr. Knight (the most wonderful Doctor in the world!)

Yes, I am still pregnant!

Can you believe it?! I am still pregnant. I know, I am not even due until November 11th which is still a couple of weeks away! it just doesn't seem possible, I feel like I should of had her two weeks ago.

I have a doctors appt. on Friday so he can check me (hope for a big number) and he said he would probably induce me by Friday the 14th if I haven't had her by then. At least there is a light at the end of my tunnel. Hopefully next time you hear from me It will be to welcome little Allie into the world! Wish me luck!

Okay, I am so big Haley's face is almost hidden by my belly!

35Weeks

38 almost 39 weeks!

"Does your belly hang low, does it wobble to and fro!"

Sorry, I am losing my mind!

Halloween through the years....

I thought it would be fun to see all of Haley's costumes and how she is grown through the years.

Okay, so the fist two pictures she was only 6 months old. I was very indecisive about her costume.

Take one...a ladybug (I think)

Take two..a Pumpkin! So cute. Then she decided she was going to start crawling so that costume went back and for take 3...she was a strawberry, which of course I don't have a picture of.
Haley was 16 months old for her 2nd Halloween and she was a Ballerina.

Haley was 2 1/2 for her third Halloween and she picked this Belle costume all by herself!

She was 3 1/2 for her 4th Halloween and she was a very cute Tinkerbell.She was 4 1/2 for her 5th Halloween and her was a "Pink Ballerina Kitty"
I can't believe how much she has grown and that it has been almost 5 years.

Time goes by too fast, take time to enjoy!

Happy Halloween :)

Trick or Treat part 2

Halloween part 2 started after we came home and had some lunch and some much needed relax time (it is only like 11:30, at this point), then we went to my Moms house to pick her up so we could go to some fun events at Quarry Ponds. My friend Kelly and her 3 joined us there and the kids had fun trick or treating at the stores and watching a clown show. Then the day was finally done!

oh my gosh I just realized that next year I will be doing this times two! I'm scared!

Haley and Roscoe

Haley, Daddy, Mommy and Allie

Pa, MeMe and Haley
The "kitty" with her balloon kitty

Haley thought she had to play the part and act like a kitty.

Isn't that cute! I think we are almost done with Halloween, What do you think?!

Haley and Noah

Noah, Haley and Jill

Trick or Treat Part 1

Part 1 of our Halloween day was a party at preschool, Haley was a pink Ballerina Kitty. She had fun meowing and hissing ( sometimes she is such a tomboy!) at everybody.

The kids got so much stuff at preschool that I almost called it a day right then but no the mommy guilt sets in and you just keep going! This year is so nice at preschool, there is no pressure and the class is so small that it is a nice environment for the kids. First they got to Trick or Treat in their classroom and then got to go around to all the other classrooms and trick or treat. They has a lot of fun!

"The Ballerina Kitty" on Halloween morning.

Haley's preschool class...they were so cute!!Haley and her best "Kitty" friend Jill.
The class walking to Trick or Treat around the school

mmmmm..... cookies!

We had our annual sugar cookie baking day with MeMe today. Haley loves to make cookies, we usually frost the cookies and then let her decorate them, but this time we opted for less mess and just let her sprinkle sugar on the cookies before they were baked. She didn't even know the difference, ( and she still managed to make a mess!) the cookies are so cute and really good. I can't wait until Christmas so we can have more cookie making fun!

Haley and her MeMe

MeMe is very patient with Haley.

She was trying so hard to get it just right!

The cookie master at work.The finished product, don't they look tasty!?

Pumpkin Carving

Haley and Ty got up early this morning to carve a pumpkin before Ty had to go out of town for the night. I, of course, took this opprotunity to sleep in. Ty was a good husband and took some pictures for me! It looks like they had a lot of fun.

I really don't think the 4 year old should have a permanet marker, and she has the black on her fingers to prove it :) They kind of look alike, huh?!

To put the finishing touches on the pumpkin, they went out and collected sticks for hair. Very cute pumpkin guys!

Halloween fun with the cousins

A couple of weeks ago Haley got to go to her Nana and Papas house and have a fun sleepover and go to a Halloween party with her cousins, Blake and Lauren. They had so much fun! They are finally all at a age where they will stand still for a picture and smile! They are so cute!

Lauren, Haley and Blake

The kitty stare-down!

Apple donuts, pony rides and pumpkins....

Me, Ty and Haley went to Apple Hill On Sunday and had a really good time. It was the perfect day, not to hot or cold. Our first stop, of course was Rainbow Orchard for their famous apple donuts and cider. I think Haley ate 1 and a 1/2 donuts, and she loved every bite. It is so fun for me to see her excitement over a silly donut. I know it sounds wired, but my Grandma and Grandpa used to live about 5 min. away from Rainbow, so it was always a tradition for me to go and get hot apple donuts and just the smell of them makes me think of my Grandpa and Grandma. I love making those memories with Haley.

Haley thought this gourd was really funny to pick up!

Then it was on to our next favorite place, High Hill. We had to park way out in the apple orchard, but that was okay because Daddy got Haley a special apple out of one of the trees to eat on the way. It is so funny because the apple really wasn't that good, but you would of thought that it was the best apple ever. It just goes to show you that Daddy really is, "the apple of her eye"

Haley had a lot of fun there she made a beautiful candle and got to ride a pony, lucky girl!

One more stop at Boa vista, for pies and pumpkins. Haley picked 3 little pumpkins, which she calls, "the triplets" and one, "big sister" pumpkin. By then we were all exhausted and ready for home.

My stomach is so big that Haley can almost hide her whole face behind it!

she wasn't really unhappy, she was totally doing that for the cameras sake!

I can't wait to do it again next year!