Baby Allen

We are so thrilled to announce that we are having a baby. I am due November 9^th and can’t wait. I was fairly sick in my first trimester. I would get sick at about 7 o’clock in the evening. I never had the classified “morning sickness.” The first time I went to the doctor, they did my blood work and discovered that my thyroid is off. They put me on medication and I get to check it next week when I go back. I am still very tired, but I’m starting to get a little bit more energy. I am craving anything that is sour and fruits & veggies. I’ve discovered that I’m not that fond of meat. I try to eat it, but I would rather just have everything else that goes along with it. Hopefully in the next few weeks, we will get to have an ultrasound to see what the sex is. We don’t really care either way. We just want he/she to be healthy.

Grandma Allen

The day that we arrived in Las Vegas, Justin got a call that his grandma had a stroke and was in the hospital. They weren’t sure how long she was going to make it, so we just had our phones with us. We ended up being able to see her a few times before she passed away. Even though she had a stroke, she still remembered everything about us. She was asking me about Las Vegas. She lost her battle early Easter Sunday. The funeral was held on Friday, and it was a very good funeral. The weather was perfect at the cemetery and we didn’t even get rained out like we thought we were going to. We will miss Grandma Allen and know that she is with her husband again.

Las Vegas

The end of March was our Las Vegas trip. We were so excited. We stayed at the Flamingo and had a blast. We went to a couple different shows and ate a ton of food. Justin had never been to Vegas and I hadn’t been in quite a few years. There is definitely a lot to see, and we didn’t even get it all taken in. Justin was the only one brave enough to go on the rides at the top of the Stratosphere. We had a blast and can’t wait to go again. Thanks mom and dad for the fun!!

Nachos at Margarita ville

 

Frozen Hot Chocolate @ Serendipity

Waiting at Pawn Stars

Bellagio Buffet

Christmas

We had a great Christmas this year.  We were very spoiled. We had a great time seeing everybody. My parents got us a trip to Las Vegas and we were very excited about it. All 10 of the adults were going. None of the kids were invited. A few days after Christmas, my parents were going on a cruise and so Justin stayed in Downey for 2 weeks to watch the cows. I traveled back and forth because I couldn’t get that much time off of work.

A few weeks after Christmas, we got the bear done. We were hoping to have it by Christmas, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. It turned out great and is now hanging on our wall.