Our Little Painter

This is so fun

Allison's excited look.
Look Mom, Isn't it Pretty?
I love to paint.

Every day Allison asks me if she can paint. I hate to say no but some days I have to. She gets so dirty and I then have to rush her into the bath afterwards because she wants to touch every thing. I know I know, I am a little OCD but I can not handle having paint all over the house. I do have a paint shirt she can wear but she hates it. I decided I like to let her go with just her diaper on. I love seeing her so happy and getting it all over herself. This week we started doing crafts for Easter. She is having so much fun with all the eggs and crafts I have her doing. I know she gets this from the Hutchison side of the Family. Kyle is great at drawing and painting. I hope Allison picks up on his talents.

At the Beach on a cold day

On Saturday we decided to head to Edmonds for the afternoon. We took Allison down to the water and we looked for shells. Daddie forgot to bring the bucked and shovel but we made due. Being now at the water I was dreaming of being in warm weather. I am looking forward to this Spring in Summer with Allison. She loves to be outside so I have to keep us busy.


Daddie and ME

Happy Valentines Day

Kyle suprised me and took me out to dinner at Capri's in Mill Creek. We have not been out on Valentines day since we dated. It was nice to get out and get all dolled up. Allison got to spend it with Grandma and Grandpa Hutchison. We had a great time out to dinner. Nancy told us to stay out as long as we wanted. I was so tired by 830pm but we decided to head to REI and then home. I believe I was in bed by 10pm, which is my normal bed time. I just cant stay out late. I get so tired during the week. Kyle also gave me a gift to go see the play "Sense and Sensbility" on Feb 23rd. Allison will be staying with Grandma and Grandpa Hutchison which is her second home. I am excited to have another date out.

Such a cute family

Back on Track

Before Allison got sick we celebrated Uncle chads birthday at Grandma and Grandpa Hutchison's house. Here is Allison and I playing with Grandpa's magnet.

Allison having a little bit of cake and Ice cream. Mom does not let

her have a lot of sweets. This day she kept asking for more of Aunt Sandras yummy cake.

Here is Daddie and Allison sitting on the couch. Allison ended up being very sick for about a week. This is how she looked all week. She laid on one of us during the day and would not let us leave her alone. She did not have her first meal for about 5 days. It was very hard for me to watch. We loved on her the whole time. I am a cuddle person so I didn't mind too much holding her for 4 of those days.

If you read my last blog about Jerry I will say the memorial service was amazing. Kyle and I drove down to Vancouver Washington on Saturday. It was a long drive but worth the ride. The fun part was my niece drove with us and we talked a lot. Lets say Kyle and I laughed because she kept repeating her stories over to us. We love you Natachia.

Now about Jerry, this man was so very selfless and loved by his family and friends. The best part for me was finding out that his Grandson (whom Jerry and Kathy are raising) Michael (his mom was killed awhile back) came to know the Lord about 1 year ago or so. I was so happy to hear about that because I have been praying for Michael since he lost his mom about 7 years ago. He is such a great kid from what little i know and I know he will miss his grandpa just as much as I will or more.

You will be missed

Last night my sister called to tell me that our old friend of the family Jerry had passed away in his sleep.

My heart is truly broken. Jerry was like my second Dad. He has known me my whole life. Jerry was battling cancer for a long time now and in the last week he had turned for the worse. The cancer did not kill him but his heart failed in the middle of the night. He died in his sleep holding his wife Kathys hand. They have been long friends of our families and will miss him a lot. The last time I saw him was right after Allison was born. Here we are together at his daughter Jennifers wedding reception.

What can I say about Jerry. He was the life of the party. He was always cracking jokes and making us laugh. I spent many friday nights having pizza and pop with Jerry, kathy and my family. I always said to Jerry that he would walk me down the Isle when i got married. That is how close he is to me. He truly was like my other Dad. Jerry, loved life and he loved family. His children and grandchildren were his pride and Joy. I look forward to seeing him one day in Heaven.

Jerry and I had many talks about the Lord. I know when I saw him last he said he had finally made peace with God. Jerry you will be missed. I know you are in a better place and with your son that you lost at a young age. My heart breaks to know that my daughter will never get to meet you. My heart is also hopeful I will see you in heaven.

Another week at home

What do moms do when they are sick? In my opinion we keep on going. There is no time for us to get sick. Last week I finally decided to see the Dr. and let him know I had an ear and sinus infection. He checked me and said yep, that is what it is. I tell you I should of been a Dr. I got on some medication and boy did it take awhile for it to kick in. I can now hear out of my left ear. Mom is on the mend of healing and all excited about getting out of the house this week.

No getting out this week. Allison woke up on Sunday morning throwing up. She caught a flu from her friend Eva. Dad stayed home on Sunday while I got the chance to go to church and see friends. I got home and Allison had been sleeping and heaving all morning. Allison dry heaved from 745am to 730pm. As a mom you can only imagine how hard it is to watch your child try to throw up? I actually broke into tears. I went to bed that night and Kyle came in around midnight with Allison. She woke up asking for Milk and "Wa Wa" (water). It breaks your heart to say no to her but we decided since she hadn't thrown up in 5 hours it might be ok. Yahoo, she did not throw up.
Monday seemend to be ok with a little fever all she asked for was more water. On Tuesday morning it was another story, Allison woke up early to my discuvery with poop all over her, yuk. My poor little one was so sick it just broke my heart. Kyle cleaned her up and we laid down together. She seemend to do well the rest of the day but man did I change a lot of runny diapers and did a lot of laundry. A mothers work is never done. The good thing is Allison finally slept through the night. I kept waking up to make sure she was doing ok. Today she woke up again covered in poop, it was grose. I put her in the shower with me and since then I really have not put her down much. All she wants to do is sleep in my arms or in her bed. I have never seen my little girl so sick. I look forward to seeing her laugh and smile again. Even though she is sick I have enjoyed my days with her. I get to hold her, cuddle her and pray over her. One day she actually asked me to pray. I let her know God loves her just as much as mommie and Daddie do. Lets hope next week is a lot better.