School Picture Day!

Allie's school picture day was today and my good friend Dana (her son is in the same class - he's the cutie to the right of AP) took video and a picture on her phone and sent them to me...so fun to get a surprise like this when I'm home by myself working! 

Back row left to right:  Ms. Crystal, Gianna, Brady, Lauraelis & Locke

Front row left to right:  Audrey, Cade, Allie, Evan & Ms. Annie

Late afternoon photo shoot

Since dad gave me the new camera for Christmas I've really been trying to take new pictures of Allie weekly.  Some weeks are better (or easier) than others BUT I have to travel tomorrow through Thursday night so I thought I would attempt this afternoon.  You can tell Allie was NOT into the camera today.  

Mother of the Year...

Notice the fall...LOL. Glad I have a tough kid!

Panda Class

I am making a 2011 calendar through Shutterfly for Allie's class so I took pictures of the babies last week.  Are her classmates precious or what?

I eat my words...

So all of November and December I RANTED and RAVED at how awesome Allie slept at night.  She would go down at 7:30 pm and not wake up until 7:30 or 8 am. 

WELL...I think we are back to newborn status.  During the Christmas holidays Allie got sick while we were in Marshall and things have not been the same since.  The first week in January I had to travel to Tampa to our home office and Ben was in Dallas for the Cotton Bowl.  Allie stayed in Marshall with Pammy and G Rob and Meme and Pepaw (my grandparents).  Not only was she out of her "normal" environment, but mom and dad were gone (6 nights for me - TEAR!) and she had a cold.  The story of our lives.

Since Christmas she goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes up between 12:30 am and 3 am.  We put her in bed with us then between 5:30 am and 6 am she's ready to EAT.  She hasn't gotten up in the middle of the night to eat since she was like 12 weeks old.  What's up with my child?

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

Will she ever get "back to normal"...or is this "normal?"  :/

New Camera!

So I've been lobbying for a new camera for a couple months now...to dad and Ben...but mainly Ben.

WELL...I got two...one from each of them, for Christmas!  Both got me a Canon EOS Rebel which is an unbelievable camera.  I kept daddy's and took Ben's back and purchased a "family" iPad for the Ross clan. 

Of course I had to test drive the new camera...

Uncle Greg & AP

My brother just loves being around Allie Parker.  Unfortunately he is on crutches until January 6th so he can't do much with her right now but I know he is going to be one of her favorite people one day.  Imagine this - a little girl surrounded by not only her dad, but her grandfather and uncle...AP and I are the only two girls!  She's going to be one spoiled rotten baby girl.

Uncle Greg - your Allie Parker loves you!