a few months behind

I must be the worst blogger ever! To sum up the past few months in one word hectic. Let's see, my firstborn started his first year of high school, how utterly traumatic for his mother! He played on the jv football team, and tore it up! Keylei entered 7th grade, made the A team volleyball team, and is currently doing basketball. Little bit, went to a new campus going into the 3rd grade, she has done amazingly well.

We celebrated Tommy's grandmother's 80th bday in Sept. It was a beautiful celebration.
Following in October, Tommy was best man for his best friend, we are super excited for them!
Halloween came and went, with Keylei winning first prize out of the whole jr high for her costume.

It's now November and the holidays are fast approaching, with another teenager in our household.

More to come....

James Tristan

My oh so handsome boy

He is growing up too fast!



All Star Eleven

Number 2, catching

Smiley



Summer Eleven

It's been a busy, busy summer here at the Allen household. Tristan had baseball until the middle of July, girls in gymnastics, and then of course football practices. The new school year is about to start and many changes are coming. I have a child in high school, one in jr. high, and one in intermediate. I am officially old! My babies are growing up, it's way too fast for this mommy, and very unfair!! Hopefully with some time on my hands coming, I'll have time to keep up with my blog....we shall see....

Shaving

Disturbing, hilarious, entertaining, depressing...yes that's the emotions that I felt. Still looking for that pause button, if someone finds it please send it my way..SOON!

saying goodbye to the "hitler" stache..

a little help from Dad--hence the disturbing part

I am not sure why Yummy is grinning, doesn't he realize what this means? He is a proud Dad..

How and when

This doesn't seem right somehow..

the love month

February, the love month, I call it this for many reasons but mainly because I was blessed with my baby boy this month. He truly made my heart know what love is..I am seeing many changes in him, they are coming fast and furious. Steadily moving this boy into a man. All of which make this mommy very sad. Don't get me wrong, I am glad that he breathes each day to welcome this new phase of life. He is such a smart, talented young man. Extremely handsome and very sweet! And no, I am not biased at all, truth is truth, and everyone knows I only speak truth. He'll never be too big for my lap, and he'll never outgrow my heart...

Snow??

Lots of hype and hysteria here in the great state of TX..they are calling for snow. Everybody is "hunkering down", they have released most of the schools preparing for the worse. We shall see...I for one have not seen the first flake fall, but will hold out hope. Khloe is so wanting to play in the snow, but that blasted flu fairy has visited our house. Poor lovie is miserable. So for now, we are gonna keep the fire blazing, our footsies warm, and cross our fingers we see white.

Kendyl Victoria

She came into this world running late, she missed my birthday by just an hour or so. How were we to know that she would leave this world early? Yesterday, was her birthday, she would have been twenty two. I didn't really feel like celebrating my own birthday this year, knowing that hers was the next day and that there would be no more celebrations. So many unanswered questions, and so many regrets. The questions of why will never be answered, yet still they are there. There are so many things I miss about her. Her beautiful smile and bubbly personality. The carefree spirit. The memories so vivid yet so far away. Time heals, so they say, maybe that is so. I know this family will never be the same. Some for the good, some for the not so good. I know forever she is here, if only in our hearts. I love and miss her, not a day goes by that she doesn't cross my mind. Until we meet again...may you stay forever young!