Happy Holidays!!!

Sorry for the late post but we hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We had such a great time this Christmas with Zachary. He had so much fun opening all his gifts from Santa and our family. He loved tearing all the paper off and seeing what he got but, the sad part was he didn't understand that when he had opened all his presents why he didn't have anymore.

Yellow Santa!

Zachary did not have a very good day at preschool today. He had to go in time out for hitting Madison in the face with a car. In his classroom if you have to go in time out you get a yellow sad face stamp on your calendar. Hopefully this will be his first and last yellow face stamp!

Poor Baby!

This past weekend was not a good one for Zachary. On Friday night he had an asthma attack and it was very scary! It felt like forever before I was able to get a breathing treatment in him but, once he had the treatment he stopped coughing and was able to breath better. Now he has to have a breathing treatment everyday. To make matters worse he also has a cold/sinus infection which doesn't help at all! Hopefully by the end of the week he will be back to his old self again!

Monster Trucks GO, GO, GO!!!

Zachary's favorite toy these days are Monster Trucks. He loves to make them run over cars and jump high in the air. Last night Poppy called to tell us that "real" Monster Trucks were on television. Well Zachary loved watching them. Until last night he had only seen the cartoon version but he liked the real ones even more! When Zachary went to see Santa and tell him what he wants for Christmas the first thing that he told him was Monster Trucks!The picture below is how Zachary was setting his cars up for the Monster Truck to run over last night.

Elf on the Shelf!!!

This year we started the Elf on the Shelf tradition! We've had so much fun moving the Elf around and watching Zachary find him. He looks at the Elf and says, "Elf watching me Mommy!" The best part of it all is that we told Zachary the Elf is watching him to make sure that he is going potty in the "Big Boy" potty! Well, I have to say I think it is working because he has been using the potty without any accidents for two weeks now!!!

If I was an Indian boy....

Today Zachary's preschool held a Thanksgiving Feast. All the kids were dressed up like Indians and Pilgrims. They sang three songs about giving thanks. Zachary was an Indian and Ashley and Madison were Pilgrims. I think that Zachary makes a cute little Indian, what do you think?

Sleepy Head!

I just thought this picture was so cute! Zachary was so tired today after his doctors appointment that her fell asleep with the DVD headphones on! He looks so sweet and snuggly!

CONGRATS KEITH & ANGIE!!

Today Jeremy and I hosted an engagement party for Keith & Angie. It was great to see all of their friends and family together celebrating this wonderful occasion. This time next year they will be Mr. & Mrs. Keith Allison, we can't wait! We love you guys and congratulations on your engagement!!!

HAPPY 25th BIRTHDAY BILLY!!!

Today is my brother Billy's 25th birthday! I can't believe he is 25 already! For his birthday his girlfriend Megan surprised him with a day trip to the Ashboro Zoo. When they got back from the zoo she told him that she was taking him to Carrabas for dinner, little did he know that his family and Megan's family were already there waiting on them! Dinner was great and for his birthday cake he had cheesecake with strawberry topping, this was Zachary's favorite. We hope you had a great birthday and we love you! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BILLY!!!

Wordless Wednesday!

Zachary's new thing is pretending to be a monster and to chase you, so I thought this was cute when he was chasing Ashley. Okay I know this was supposed to be wordless but I had to tell you what was going on in the picture.

Halloween Pictures!

Sorry for the late pictures, but I wanted to post a few pictures from Halloween. Zachary had a great time with everyone that came over. He got lots of candy but I will have to say that the only candy that he eats is lollipops!


Zachary with Uncle Billy & Megan


Zachary with Uncle Keith & Angie


Zachary & Sachil

Happy 9th Birthday Taylor!!!

Today is Taylor Collins' 9th birthday! I cannot believe that she is nine, it seems like it was just yesterday when she was born. For her birthday we went to the Collins'to have cake and ice cream. Great job Jennifer on the homemade cupcakes they were great! One of the things on Taylor's birthday wish list was the High School Musical 3 soundtrack, so that is what Zachary got her! We hope you had a GREAT birthday Taylor!!

Wray Ward's Halloween Party!

Every year the company that Judy (Zachary's Grammy) works for hosts a Halloween Party. This is so that the employees kids and grankids can come and trick or treat. This was the first year that Zachary knew what to do. He was so cute going around to all the offices and taking three pieces of candy, one for him, one for mommy and one for daddy. Sorry you will have to wait till tomorrow to see pictures of Zachary in his Halloween costume:( Trust me it is worth the wait!

Zachary's Preschool Fall Party

Today was Zachary's fall party at preschool. Last week his class made tie-dyed t-shirts to wear to their party. They also made pumpkins out of toilet paper rolls and spider hats. He had so much fun playing with all his friends and eating all the goodies that the teachers gave them.

Zachary's Great-Great Grandmother

Today after preschool Zachary and I met my Grandmommy (Zachary's Great-Grandmommy) at Wendy's for lunch. After lunch we all went to visit my Great-Grandmother (Zachary's Great-Great-Grandmother).My grandmother lives in a nursing home not too far from my mom and Grandmommy. When we walked into Carrington all the residents just thought Zachary was the cutest thing they had ever seen. One of the social workers there gave Zachary a football to play with. It was so cute because he took the football and said to Grandmother, "Ready Grandmother?", then he would get really close to her and throw it as hard as he could. The funny part was that Grandmother would hold her hands out and try to catch it. My grandmother will turn 89this January. Oh and Zachary is a fifth generation!

Pumpkin Patch!

On Sunday we took Zachary to Hunter Farms Pumpkin Patch in Weddington. He loved running around picking up the pumpkins and saying, "Ooooh Mommy, I like this one!". After we picked out our pumpkins, we went on a hay ride that took us to a barn where we got to feed all the farm animals. Zachary's has grown so much since last October, I can't believe how he looks like such a big boy now!

October 2008


October 2007

Wordless Wednesday!

Bridesmaid???

This afternoon my very sweet soon to be sister-in-law Angie left me a package. When I looked in the box this was what was inside.

How cute is this! It is a cookie! I am excited that she asked me to be a bridesmaid! Thank you for letting me be a part of your special day!

Happy Birthday Nanny!

Zachary enjoyed Nanny's Birthday Cake as much as or maybe more than the "birthday girl". Of course blowing out the candles is always a "Kodak Moment". We got to visit with Lucy again. She is growing as fast as Zachary seems to be growing. She can already sit and lie down when a treat is invovled.It was a short night because we all have school tomorrow. Happy Birthday Nanny, we love you!