Bleeding Dodger Blue

OK all you Dodger fans... I couldn't not post about the BIG game tonight! Even if you aren't a fan, but just remotely like me or Kelly, you should find it in your heart to root for the Dodgers tonight!

Personally, I really like Manny and the fire he brought to the team. I liked his little outburst last night! It ignites something. It brings back the muster and grit of games of old. To top, he's got a great sense of humor... just don't mess with his team mates!!!

And lets keep our fingers crossed that Lowe brings his A game!

For Kelly's sake, for my sake... for Anthony's sake... and even for my children's sake: PLEASE WIN TONIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Abby's Turn

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If you see Anthony's baby pictures at the same age, they look like twins. Give it a try if you are curious, but I don't EVEN think this is accurate.

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OK, these aren't the best pictures of all of us, but I looked through hundreds and it is very rare that you find a picture by yourself. Personally, I think I look more than 6% more than Anthony. I knew it wasn't going to be that accurate when I saw that neither of the Allen kids looked more like Ang... come on now!

Happy Birthday Kelly!!!!!

OK, this isn't the best picture, but I looked through all my albums on my computer and 95% percent of them are the kids:)

Happy Birthday Kelly! I love you and appreciate you more than you know! These are just some of the reasons why I am Lucky to call you my friend:
1. You have ALWAYS been there for me - both to celebrate and to pull me up when I am down.
2. You are fiercely loyal.
3. You love unconditionally.
4. You are fun to be with whether we are at home or out on the town.
5. You are the best traveling buddy, and I promise that one day I will be able to travel, again!
6. I LOVED living with you on the beach... I will always cherish ALL the memories we created there.
7. You are passionate.
8. By all accounts, you are a phenomenal teacher.
9. You are an amazing Aunt! Both my girls genuinely LOVE you and ADORE you!
10. You have a great sense of humor.
11. You introduced me to LOVING the Dodgers!!!! You know!
12. I like the way you drive:)
13. I can call you any time to talk about nothing.
14. You are just an amazing person, friend, daughter, sister, aunt, cousin, niece and I am so grateful to have you in my life!!!

Thank You for being You!!! Have a Wonderful Day! Go Dodgers - beat the Phillies!!
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For Kim

Since Kim couldn't get her video of T.T. up, I thought I would! I love you T.T.!!!! I love the way she says Star in the end... makes me smile!

Museum's, Dodger game, & Twilight:)

The weekend started with meeting Shannon and her kids and Kim and her kids at the park. It was a nice way to start the weekend... the kids wore themselves out, ate at the park, came home, took a bath and hit the hay!

I am always looking for something to do with the kids that is free or inexpensive. The La Habra Children's Museum was free on Saturday, so Kim and I ventured out there to spend the morning. Abby has never been, T.T. went when she was a tiny baby, and Trevor and Ruby hadn't been since they were about 18 months old. I must say, we all had a great time. I am always concerned about Abby - she's a runner and not the best listener:). All in all she was really good!!!! The kids are really starting to get to a fun age and I am really excited for all the adventures that are yet to come!

Ruby was milking the cow... I'm not sure if this picture is more sweet or more creepy - kind of:)

Police Officer Ruby... yeah right, she's more accident prone than anyone I know. I love you, baby!

This was the Taxidermy. Abby was scared to death. Trevor was a little frightened at first, but a few M & M's solved that and he was posing for the camera.

Bean on the carousel... time for a haircut, my love.

T.T. was bringing me food to eat. I stinking love you!

OK... now time for the good stuff!!!!! Are you kidding me... a Dodger Sweep over the Cubbies who had the best record in the National League! That was hands down the best game we have ever been to! We took the Blue line to Union Station, then the free Dodger trolley to the Stadium. The atmosphere was electric! They won 3 to 1 and we stayed WAY too long to watch the on field celebration. So much so, that we missed our connection on the Blue Line in Wilmington at 12:30 AM!!!!

Needless to say, by the time I got to bed it was almost 2:00am and the kids were up at 6:00am... the things we do for the love of the game:)

Dodger Mania!

Last, but not quite least... I have been sucked in! I started reading Twilight! I am only a 130 pages in, but can't wait to finish!!! The first night I only read about 50 pages and already had a Vampire dream and they haven't even talked about vampires, yet!!!!

This is Ruby at the museum. One of the rooms has a stage with a microphone. It is hard to hear her because it was so loud... but sweet none-the-less. This is her rendition of "When you wish upon a star".

Angie's & Disneyland!!!

Last Sunday we went to Angie's house - finally!!! We can't let that much time pass before we see each other again!!! I love you all way too much! We had a great time catching up! The kids had a blast playing in the pool, playing in the dirt, and destroying the book shelf! One of these days they will have more fun actually reading them:)

While the big kids (Brady, Trevor, and Ruby) ran around with squirt guns, our sweet little princesses played in the dirt. If Abby was rich, she would pay me a million dollars to have something like this in our backyard! What dainty little ladies they are:)

In heaven! Cookies and dirt... all mixed together in Abby's dream come true.

Disney's website said it opened at 9:00am. We got there around 9:20 and THEY LIED! (kind of) The park was technically open - meaning the street of shops all the way to the castle was open. JUST THE SHOPS - NO RIDES!!! So I strolled around for 40 minutes in a crowd trying to entertain this girl. I went in the shops becasue it was so freaking hot! I told myself I wasn't going to buy anything!!! Then Abby grabbed a princess Minnie and was smiling and laughing. I looked at the price tag: $14.00. I guess not that bad. Maybe I'll get it. Then, I thought, I should get Ruby one too, right? So I grabbed another one and let her play with them while I walked around. Right before I was going to pay, I had an epiphany... I hate stuffed animals... I just got rid of a large bag of them... now I was going to spend (with tax) over $30 to add two more to my house... nope! I put them back and the park opened 5 minutes later.

This is pretty much what her face looked like the whole time:)) I love her!

Who is this big kid? That's right.. it's my baby girl! Please stop growing up so fast!!!

The video is short, but this is seriously what she did on every ride. A total dumbfounded, what the heck is going on look:)

Last night we met up with Kim and the kids, Kelly, and Julie to watch the Dodger game! We were so nervous, but they came through BIG TIME!!! They hit 3 home runs, including a Grand Slam!!! Minus chasing Abby around the ENTIRE time and Ruby's black eye... we had a good time! We let the kids play with the pool table balls. They were rolling them around and trying to get them in the pocket. Taylor, bless her heart, kind of threw one that bounced off the table and hit Ruby right in the eye. I don't know who was more upset: Ruby or Taylor. Poor T.T. was upset that she hurt her... a total accident. Poor Ruby, no matter what the circumstance, she is always going to be the one getting hurt. Sorry sweet pea!Tonight is the Neil Diamond and game two. Kelly and I will be at the concert, but following the game via our cell phones!!!