Meeting Baby Finnegan!

Nick's sister, Holli and her husband Brian, welcomed a beautiful baby boy, Finnegan Lewis, to the world on March 28, 2010.

We all went over to meet the little cutie and welcome him to the family! It was a great night of sweet newborn cuddles and being in awe of Finn's adorableness. Definitely makes us want another one soon! Even Carson got in on the snuggling action.

Allie said hi to "Baby Finn" as she calls him a few times but was much more interested in the slide. Maybe she was coming to realization of just how outnumbered she is now.

Welcome to the world Baby Finn! We love you and can't wait to watch you grow up!

The Best Toys In The World Are...

Diaper boxes, at least according to Allie. We bought a new pack of diapers and I heard her giggling as I was putting them away in her room. I came out to find this:

At least she's easily amused.

Easter Bunny = FAIL

I opened the mail the other day to find this adorable dress from Nana Shell and Grandpa Eddie. I had another dress in mind for Easter but this one was so much cuter that I knew it was perfect!

Aunt Kelsey was in town for the weekend so we got Allie dressed and took her to the mall to meet the Easter Bunny. While we were waiting in line, Allie kept waving and talking to the "hop hop" as she calls him. All of that excitement turned to shear terror when I put her on his lap. Luckily, the picture girl was able to snap one shot for us so that we can always remember just how much Allie hated the Easter Bunny in 2010!

A Trip To The Farm

Allie and I headed to PA to visit with my Grandma, Aunt Mary Ellen and cousins Katie & Jenny. It was great to see everyone and catch up a little bit.

Grandma had a lot of musical dancing toys that Allie had a ball with. She danced her little heart out and would ask for more when the music stopped.

We visited that dairy farm next door on afternoon. Allie wasn't too sure what to think of all of the cows at first. She got very excited when they started mooing though! She also liked running up and down the ramp outside of Grandma's house.

All in all, it was a GREAT weekend! We can't wait to go back in August for the family reunion!

Climbing Queen

Allie's favorite thing to do in the whole world is climb on things that she is not supposed to. Thank goodness there is a children's hospital within a few miles of our house. I have a feeling we're going to need it. We're also considering purchasing stock in companies that produce stitches and casts. The way we figure it, Allie could put herself through college with the money she will most likely earn for those companies in the next few years.

Free For All

Allie dumped a box of cereal on the floor at Ma & Pa's house. The kids were in heaven eating all of the cereal off of the floor and were trying to gobble it all up before Pa got it with the vacuum. Good thing Ma keeps a very clean house!

Allie loves all of the snacks at Ma & Pa's house. She knows exactly which cabinet is the snack cabinet and makes a beeline for it as soon as we walk in.

1st Trip to the Zoo

I recently purchased a zoo membership for our family. We decided to test it out for the first time a few weeks ago by meeting our friends Tricia and Jacob at the zoo. Allie was in heaven! She was so excited about all of the animals and all of the open space to run around. We ended up losing Tricia and Jacob because Allie did not want to wait for anyone. She wanted to see what animal was next and would run from exhibit to exhibit. The train was a favorite of hers as well. She waved and cheered everytime we saw the train and had a blast riding it. I have a feeling we'll be regulars at the zoo this year.