a day with dad at his "work"

Nick had an event down on the Falls of the Ohio and we got to go be with him for a little bit.  They had some fun activities for Ellie and we decided to partake... even if it was more than a little chilly down there :)

She loved the peddle cars!

Making her mark on Clarksville history :)

Love those little glasses on her :)

And she is worn out.  Good thing we brought blankie and Anna so they could rest with her!

frozen on ice!

Frozen has been all the rage around here lately, and we saw that there was a show in Nashville the first weekend of Fall Break.  We decided that would be an awesome mini-vacation for us, so we went :)  We ate at Margaritaville after checking into our hotel and then went to the show.  Since the boys didn't want to go with us, they went out and saw the town.  We didn't see them until much later in the night.  The next day, we went to the Nashville Zoo.  It was awesome!  I loved seeing another zoo besides the Louisville Zoo and their exhibits were really interesting.  What a great start to our two week break!

Ellie was ready to go!

The girls' first taxi ride

Waiting for the show... see that light saber thing?  That is why Amie didn't see over half the show... Ellie sat on her lap and just had that thing going the whole time.  Good thing Amie loves her so much.

Loving the Frozen on Ice!

The next day, just hanging out at the hotel after breakfast.

Nashville Zoo with the beautiful flamingoes!

This train ride.  It took you around a microscopic circle.  The girls loved it though.

Someone had a great time!

how has it been a year?

Life has kind of gotten away from me this past year with keeping up with the blog.  My hope is to backdate as soon as possible on all of our milestones and accomplishments!  Ellie Bellie is getting so big and I want her to be able to look back on this for some amazing memories :)  Now, since I wrote this one, I have to go back and update, right?!?!

new baby cousin, sky!

Ellie now has a second cousin!  Sky Elizabeth Allen was born in early May and we love her so much already!  We can't wait for them to move back to the Kentuckiana area from Los Angeles so that we can play with her more!

Love these two :)

happy birthday, amie!

Amie is 30!  We celebrated on Thursday night at Rocky's for her actual birthday and I told her that for her birthday, the boys had agreed to watch the girls and me and her were going shopping, for pedicures, and to the movies.  I kept her out of the house all day Saturday and we were coming back for a cookout with our little ones... or so she thought :)  We had a surprise party all ready for her back at our house.  It was a great time and I am so happy that I got to celebrate this big birthday with my bestest friend!!

the big apple!

I was blessed enough to take a trip to New York City with my fabulous mother and sister-in-law.  We had a blast!  It was so cool to visit someplace that I have want to visit my entire life.  We went in on a Friday and left on a Monday and we jam packed so much into that trip!  Friday, we went to see the Lion King (my Broadway choice) and it was fantastic!  Saturday, we took a tour bus around the city and saw so many things; Strawberry Fields, Central Park, the Empire State Building, a cruise around the Statue of Liberty, Wall Street and the 9/11 memorial grounds.  It was fascinating. Of course, I LOVED the shopping as well!  We shopped each day for at least a little bit :)  Sunday, we went to see Wicked (Amy's pick) and it was magnificent.  I think I liked it the most.  What a fantastic trip with two of my favorite people in the world!

In the taxi on the way to our hotel!

Times Square!

Rockefeller Plaza

View from our hotel down onto Times Square

The Lion King!

I missed my girls, but they had a great time back at home :)

Tour day and NYC pizza!

Wicked, Grand Central Station, and the Library

strawberry patch fun!

With our bestest friends being out of town the first week of summer, Ellie and I were on the hunt to do some fun things.  We ended up going to Huber's to pick strawberries with Jess and Erin and had a wonderful time!  It was a lot of fun going out into the field and seeing Ellie Bear try to get the best berries.

and of course some ice cream after :)