at home

I have these picture so I am going to post them even though I already did a post today. enjoy.

can you spell trouble! I can, A-L-L-I-E. She started crawling a few weeks ago ( I think I mentioned that already,) however, she is now getting fast and she seems to have simultaneously figured out how to pull herself up on everything! In her crib in the bath and on every random insecure item in our home. She has several bruises from falling and bonking herself. She is a crazy girl. I am shocked how fast she seems to have gotten mobile. I love this age even though it brings all kinds of new challenges. It is definitely one of my favorite stages.

such sweet chubby baby legs!!! wills found this "quad" at the thrift store the other day and I was all to aware it was going home with us or mommy was going to get a lesson in patiently parenting through a fit. We did call dad for an ok and then we took it home. He did end up throwing a fit because I didn't let him ride it in the parking lot. What a terrible mom I am. (that is a joke) anyway... nick got it working and even though it is to small and will fit Allie pretty soon, Wills loves it.

stealing the Popsicle from daddy

needing a little assistance near the end. We bought some ice cream the other day and she saw us take it out and she came charging over to get some. SHE IS FAST! she was there super quickly.

Popsicles are one of Allie, daddy, and Wills favorite treats. Allie is super aggressive when she wants a bite. She grabs Nicks hand and pulls it toward her and bounces as she waits to get her turn. She also takes the biggest bites ever! We are still shocked she hasn't gotten a brain freeze. She does the same thing with ice cream. She loves "grown up food." She would gladly give up baby food to eat regular food. She is eating all kinds of table food. She loves them.

funny kids

William doesn't look at books alone very often. He likes to read stories, just not alone. We got a motorcycle magazine and he grabs it and looks at it by himself all the time!

Nick always tells me when we camp to check my shoes in the morning for bugs. I didn't need to check for bugs but motorcycles. Do you see a common theme?

Allie got tired on one of our walks. Crazy how kids can sleep

Our home- lots of pictures warning!

My friend Lauren asked me to take pictures of where I live and I am finally getting around to it. Better late then never, even though she asked me a long time ago! Our apartment is nothing fancy but it has become our little home that I am so thankful for. I am thankful for the Lords provisions even though it might not be exactly where we would like to live it is definitely more then we deserve. So, for all of you near and far who haven't visited, here you go.

This is the front door and the kitchen (just in case you missed that)

here is the living room and the other side of the living room

here is the view from the kitchen.

the view from our patio. When we got married we lived at the same complex but in a one bedroom which was in the center of complex. This apartment is so much nicer because it is more secluded. It is harder to get to and from the car which is a pain when unloading groceries or anything from the car but we don't hear cars all night long or people being loud in the middle of the night. much nicer. Unfortunately all that land is fenced in so we can't play on it. That would be lovely, oh well.

as you walk down the hall there is a laundry room on the right then the bathroom, the kids room is on the left and our bedroom is at the end of the hall.

I am so thankful to have a laundry room! bathroom

our bedroom. Allie slept in the back and play for a couple months when she first came home but now she sleeps in the other room with Wills. They both came to bed with us last night so it could be argued this our family room. we call it "our big bed"our room has a little sink and medicine cabinet in it. If I were a roommate and I would love this feature but I would much rather just have a big linen closet or something. We do have a big walk in closet that I LOVE! it stores so much stuff. Camping gear scrapbook stuff linens clothes. You name it it might be in there.

here is the kids room. William loves to climb into Allie's crib.

Wills big bed

a picture from Williams bedI had to lower Allies crib a couple weeks ago when I found her trying to pull herself out.

Aunt Chrisy makes beautiful quilts and this one was for Allie when she was born.a closer look for those who are into that kind of stuff

then next four pictures I just thought were funny. That girl is bound to be tough with a punk for an older brother. We don't let him be mean to her but she is always vulnerable with him near by.

Wills what are you doing?

well that's all. Hope you enjoyed a glimpse into our little home. Come visit any time! we can all squeeze in.

Gav turns 10

I know I know two post within a day... Shocking but I have had these pics for awhile and want to get them up. My nephew Gavyn turned 10 at the end of February. Nate threw him a fun family party at my parents complete with pizza, root beer floats, candy, rock band, and Halo. We all had fun. We don't usually let William drink soda but I splurged this time. He told me "momma I like beer." hmmm... It was funny!

Gavyn playing some Halo with James
The group playing Halo. I truly hope Wills gets Nick "gaming" ability because he will be embarrassed if he gets my inability. He has proven to already be more interested then I.

The above picture is of Joe Thornton, Wills Thornton, Rach, Gav, and James Thornton

Nate and Gav opening gifts. The doll wasn't a gift. LOL, just Kate's baby.

Wills loves birthday parties. We get to celebrate Becca's on Saturday so that should be fun.

getting exercise and turning 8 months

we try to get out and get some exercise or William goes insane in our apartment. His gets really naughty if he is cooped up to long. He listens worse he picks on Allie all together just trouble!So We took his bike to the park and let him get some energy out. He loves to ride his bike. He still needs some work on his braking ability but other then that he does really well. He is like me and likes to feel in control at all times so uneven road can make him a little hesitant but he loves to ride around. His favorite place to ride is in my parents house. He does a loop from the living room around the island in the kitchen. Yesterday he came blazing through and got the back tire to slide. He crashed shortly after but it was impressive! As a side note we were never allowed to ride bikes in the house as kids. The grandparents have gone soft! I love it!

He was actually telling me not to take a picture. Stinken 2 and half year olds!

My baby turned 8 months! It goes by so fast. She is doing all kinds of fun things. She officially started crawling this week. She has been making attempts for a few weeks now but she can now actually get from one place to another by crawling forward. My sister said I was a hard judge and that just because Allie wasn't proficient at it didn't mean she couldn't do it :) i thought that was funny. Allie also is clapping. It is very sweet. If you sing patty cake she starts clapping. She waved bye bye to grandma very intentionally the other day. She put her pacifier in my mouth, I politely declined but I thought the offer was sweet. She dances to music and claps her hands and she tries to sing, especially at church. Wills loves to dance and sing as well. Nick said they get it from him... uhhh lets hope not!! (LOL)

Allie also LOVES to eat. She is starting to eat more table foods and she really likes them. Her favorite thing to eat is Popsicle's. She loves daddy's Popsicles. She gets so mad at Nick when he doesn't share fast enough. She takes huge bites. I am shocked she doesn't get brain freezes because her bites are seriously like Nick's size. It is funny to watch her eat them because she grabs Nicks hand and pulls it to herself.

Allie is also difficult to hold because she tries to dive out of your arms. She is a squirmer. She likes to grab everything and put it in her mouth. So she is always reaching somewhere. She is going to be a handful as she gets older. She hates to be told No and she gets upset when she doesn't get what she wants. She is over all a good baby but I see us going rounds in the future. we love our sweet little Allie girl!

here we are playing on the swings. She thinks it is pretty fun stuff.

William wanted to face that direction for some reason but the sun was in his face so I put her in the other way. They are sweet little monkeys! I love how much they are able to interact.

Hanging out at home

the cold that the kids and I have has been hanging on for a couple weeks. Allie has been feverish all week, Wills is feeling pretty good but still coughing, and I am right in there somewhere. We have been spending more time at home lately just laying low. The kids both seem to need me so our days have been long. I have been trying to take them out for walk to get fresh air which has been nice. Other then that we haven't done all that much.

Aunt Rach goes to college right around the corner from our house so she comes over when she has breaks. Nick parents gave us Mario Cart for our Wii and Wills loves to play. He can't do it all on his own yet but he enjoys playing the "motorcycle game." He loves quads and motorcycles!

he loves his vest. so cute!

Allie loves to put everything in her mouth!

She loves to eat PAPER! seriously she eats any paper that is in the area. she is learning to crawl so she gets around and grabs various paper article then I have to go fish it out of her mouth. It get's stuck on the roof of her mouth.

She can now go from laying down to sitting up and she is gets up on all fours ready to go. It won't be long. She actually went forward crawling this week but just a little.

hi

We were having breakfast the other day and Wills hoped up on the table to hang out with Allie.

they make me smile

she is so fascinated by him. Especially this week, while she isn't feeling well, she gets gets mad at him really quickly. I can't blame her he gets right in her face. I feel like I am constantly telling him to be careful or leave her alone. He can make her laugh so hard though! It is adorable.

moments later he was jumping off the table.