M&M Allen Family

Matthew

2010-04-07T10:59:00.001-07:00

In Welches, OR (about 45 min from Portland)

Don't be deceived by the smile on my face. It was FRRRRRReezing, rainy, snowy,...for hours in the wilderness. ;-) I am putting on a happy face for my happy 5th grader.

Ok....seriously....can you tell that's a fish? Right in the middle next to the biggest rock....I had 8 5th graders trying to get me to see if for about twenty minutes before I finally saw it!

Matthew played the part of Mr. Hill, the railroad owner, in his school play. He played the piano for one of the songs they sang. It was awesome.

Matthew at the District Pinewood Derby. He won two trophies but I can't remember which places. Like 2nd for his den and 4th overall i think....

Vacation Day

2009-07-22T09:19:00.000-07:00

My camera is zoomed in way too far...but the pictures still tell a story. An awesome day!

Girl's Camp at Hoodoo

2009-07-17T18:25:00.000-07:00

A few pictures! I didn't get nearly as many as I would have liked to have. What a fun week!

Painted Hills

2009-07-12T19:01:00.000-07:00

Braden at the Father and Son Campout at Priest Hole near Painted Hills.

2009-07-12T18:44:00.000-07:00

After swimming, the party came back home for pizza, cupcakes and presents! Matthew was really happy with his day!

And here's one of our favorite missionaries! He's a little bit taller than me!

Cousins at Smith Rock

2009-06-24T09:40:00.000-07:00

The big formation in the background is monkey face. Can you see the monkey face? And I'm not talking about ours. ;-)

2009-06-08T20:05:00.000-07:00

Whitney at the awards with her microphone trophy!

Whitney's video that won Best Video and Best Storyline at the awards tonight. When you watch this, you should first scroll to the bottom of the page and mute the music that plays on the site.

Fathers and Flapjacks at YW

2009-06-05T17:31:00.001-07:00

Fathers and Flapjacks was a hit at yw Wed night! Pancakes and sausage for dinner started the evening and then we took the games outside. Relays with cardboard pancakes on spatulas, water from syrup bottles being squirted on flapjack fathers' faces and feeding dad's nilla wafers were among the big events.

Matthew's Science Fair project: Bottle Rockets

2009-06-01T19:06:00.000-07:00

Whitney made the video for Matthew to put on display with his poster. 1 minute and 45 seconds. Whitney put it to music, so pause the music on the bottom of the blog page so you can hear it.

I'm done with Preschool

2009-06-01T18:04:00.000-07:00

On the last day of preschool, the kids did a circus for the parents! Austin is a tiger and is the blur jumping through the ring of fire and then he is the strong man with some air bag muscles stuffed up his shirt!

Extreme Makeover- Whitney's bedroom

2009-04-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

Our decorator came over the night before Whitney's birthday and pulled off an extreme makeover just in time for her 14th birthday!

Watch this

2009-01-27T15:32:00.000-08:00

Thought you might be interested in this news report about the church. I saw it on my friend's blog and decided to put in on mine.

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=6616644

Blond to brunette, honor band, wii and new baby

2009-01-11T19:22:00.000-08:00

So Whitney is going to honor band tomorrow playing her oboe! It's a big honor and she's excited.
Braden wants me to let everyone know he's a professional playing tennis on the wii!
Austin went to the dr. for an ear infection this week. While there, the dr. listened to Austin's heart and tummy with a stethascope. Suddenly wide-eyed Austin asked the dr., "What's in my stomach?" The Dr. answered by asking, "Did you eat breakfast? Probably your breakfast" Dr. walked out and Austin whispered, "Mommy, is there a baby in my stomach?" I believe this question is based on the fact that we went and saw Marley and Me where the Dr. in the movie was listening to the baby's heart beat in her stomach with a stethascope.
Also,...my hair is now dark brown!

2 sweet pics

2009-01-11T19:07:00.000-08:00

So, I can't help but show you my note streak on drums!
Cuz it's pretty sweet!

And here are our icicles on our icicle lights for Christmas!

My Little Sweetheart!

2009-01-01T19:32:00.000-08:00

Have you ever had a sweetheart who carved your name in a tree? Well...I felt really lucky today when my little 5 year old asked for help with etching a heart into a tree at the park. After telling him that the twig he was trying to carve with wouldn't do the trick, I asked him why he wanted a heart. He answered, "It's for me and you, Mommy!" I'm not sure where he learned about this stunt, but five years of mischief and mishaps were all washed away with my melting heart.

Marley & Me/Bedtime Stories

2008-12-29T17:59:00.001-08:00

Marley and Me and Bedtime Stories were enjoyable and entertaining! Adam Sandler was definitely a good pick for the role he played in Bedtime Stories. My children laughed and Sandler kept his comments pg. Marley and Me was a book I loved. Though the movie is never as good as the book, I wasn't disappointed. Having a dog JUST like Marley only makes me wish I'd written the book before John Grogan did.
Anyway, just thought I'd give out my opinion! Spending time and money on movies that aren't worth it is the pits!

Christmas Eve!

2008-12-26T10:34:00.000-08:00

Daddy!!!!!

We made a snowman and named him SONIC!

How exciting can legos be?

2008-12-26T10:13:00.000-08:00

After seeing this, you will believe me when I say that Matthew has been putting this together since he opened it.

Snow and Parties

2008-12-21T18:40:00.000-08:00

Snow and parties are the main things happening here! See below pics of Austin's birthday party! Also a good friend, Krissy, and I had our first annual Christmas book party! Super fun and enjoyable. Boys and I made candy trains on our 2 hour school delay Friday. Merry Christmas everyone!

Holy Smokes! Austin's five!

2008-12-21T18:32:00.001-08:00

Austin's BFF's Jack and "the twins" came for his birthday party. Their presence was presents enough, but they also brought gifts that he loved!Being the finicky eater that he is, we strayed from cake and went for donuts! Also, a breakfast birthday party was a good reason to have his favorite foods for the party, pancakes and sausage!

Santa Claus and Troy came to town!

2008-12-16T21:15:00.000-08:00

We were so happy to have my brother and his family come the weekend after Thanksgiving! We had lots of fun hiking at Smith Rock and eating cookies. We were so glad they came.

Austin got to see Santa at his school! Since then, the anticipation of Christmas has quadrupled in our house!

Braden makes a basket!

2008-11-10T13:54:00.000-08:00

Darron and Rebecca

2008-11-10T13:35:00.001-08:00

Darron and Rebecca came this past weekend for a visit from SLC. Baby Braxton came with them and he is a doll! Going to Smith Rock for several hours was a hit,..but not as big of a hit as Sonic's happy hour!

Kids at Halloween

2008-11-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

Halloween was fun! Braden, Matthew and their friend Reed dressed up in some BLING as gangsters! Whitney dressed up as one of the 3 amigos, and Austin was Batman... And I have NO idea who the plumber was....but he trick or treated our house and I took a picture because I thought it was pretty unique. I hope you can read what the back of his shirt says, "We're #1 at #2"

Matthew scores!

2008-11-01T17:15:00.001-07:00

Here's a video of one of Matthew's goals at his last game today. Matt runs across the field to take it from the other team to score. This is one of his 3 goals in his last game.

Whitney

2008-10-29T09:52:00.000-07:00

Visit Whitney's blog to learn more about her! http://whitzee.blogspot.com/

Austin's Soccer

2008-10-28T21:15:00.000-07:00

Matthew's Soccer picture

2008-10-28T21:14:00.000-07:00

Matthew's 4th Grade Picture

2008-10-28T21:12:00.001-07:00

Braden's 5th Grade Picture

2008-10-28T21:00:00.000-07:00

Austin Scores!

2008-10-26T16:51:00.000-07:00

Austin takes it the RIGHT way and Scores.

Austin going the Wrong Way

2008-10-26T16:44:00.000-07:00

Austin is number 6 with the hood on. He takes it strong to the wrong goal as Michael tries to get him to turn around.

Soccer Game Update

2008-10-24T11:07:00.000-07:00

When we told Matthew that Aunt Meleah was coming to see his soccer game last Saturday, he said, "Finally, someone like a grandma or grandpa or uncle or cousin or aunt is going to see me play!". He got 4 goals and we were really excited. One of his goals came when he was behind centerfield on defense, he made an amazing kick over the other team's heads and the ball went right into the goal!

Four year old Austin got 5 goals and a tackle. Yes...I know this is pre-school soccer where no kind of tackle is ok,...but Austin plays by his own rules.