Saturday, November 21, 2009

Hmm, the potty looks like a great place to sleep!


So we had a very long day. We decided to take an adventure on the train to a friends baptism today. Missoni is very good friends with her son in nursery. So we headed off, but because it started at 3 Missoni couldn't have her nap, that is starts usually between 1 and 2. So on the way home she was acting so tired. We couldn't take the stroller, because there aren't lifts at all of the stations. So poor Missoni was walking. She made it up the stairs and as ran to the potty. After about 10 seconds, I had laid Ze on the bed and went to check on her, and there she was. Sound asleep, on the potty! It was hilarious. Poor girl, I really wore her out. I didn't know how right I was when I said that Missoni could sleep any where! haha. Here is a picture, I just couldn't resist!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

What can I say, My baby is already 4 months old!

I have the most amazing little baby girl. Alize' turned 4 months yesterday and has been sweetest little baby that any one could ever ask for. Alize is an amazing sleeper! She doesn't cry at all. She loves, loves her older sister Missoni! She will ride in stroller and not fuss. She smiles and giggles all of the time now, especially at her sister and she has the most amazing hair! Just take a look at those locks that would make any grown man jealous! I love her sooooo much! We took her to the dr. two weeks ago and these were her stats!

8.6 KG
67 cm long

I think Missoni was a little bigger at this age, but they are very close. I love my chubby little ladies! We are so thankful to our Heavenly Father for Alize'!



If you look closely you can see her pony tail sticking out here!

Berlin Aqua Dome!

Last week we visited the Aqua Dome, here in Berlin! It was a lot of fun. We went up into a glass elevator that was a 25 foot aquarium! It was amazing, and Missoni loved it too!



Fun in Berlin...

We do a lot of fun stuff together here in Berlin. This is a beautiful castle that we used to live by for 3 weeks. We went back last week while papa was visiting to see it again. It is very nice.

Missoni couldn't get this shirt on.... it was so funny!
My sweet little Zeze!
Missoni is in a drama class once a week now. This is her with her little friends acting out a fun game.

As the world turns so does the days of our lives!

We have a lot of time here in Berlin to just have fun with the girls. Here are some pictures of us doing just that. Missoni has made a very good friend and we are loving our time here!



Sunday, September 27, 2009

Chapter 1 Bavaria!

So I know that I am way over due with blogging and so for that I am sorry. As most of you know I have been just a little bit busy with well lets see, first I had a baby (via 24 plus hours of med free labor and then a C-section). Which I will say is the worst of both worlds, 2nd I was given 4 to 5 weeks while recovering to pack and clean up my house to sublease for 5 months while we were out of the country. 3rd I had to prepare the documents and hassle everyone to get my new born a passport too leave the country, 4th I had to still take care of a new born and a 2 1/2 year old. 5th, I had to pack all of our bags and make sure I didn't forget anything, because the dollar is worth practically nothing over here. 6th take a 4 hour drive and then an 8 hour flight with a 5 wk old and a 2 1/1 year old. But at last we are here in Germany and I must say, though it was a bit rough the month of July. WE MADE IT! It has been a wonderful experience for our family and for me and the girls. We have had some great times as a family. We got to spend the first 3 weeks in Stockstadt, with Chris' aunt, who treated us so kindly. We were able to visit Munich, Frankfurt, and other surrounding villages. The girls and I were able to meet for the first time their UWA OMA! (spelling?), who we love dearly. We were able to visit beautiful German gardens and swim parks. We also got to spend time with Chris' cousin and his wife down in Munich. They took us to a Bavarian festival and we got to see everyone in their durndles(sp) and lederhosin(sp?). Missoni even wore a cute little lederhosin that had flowers on it, she fit right in. It was so fun to see them and spend time with their adorable little ones. Emily is 5 and Mauritz(sp) is 2. The kids had so much fun and now I know why Missoni is so big, her cousins make her seem just like the normal height. We also got to see Chris' brother, wife and boys who we hadn't seen in a year. Les is just outside of Frankfurt right now and was able to come to the blessing of our beautiful little Alize. It was a joyous day, Alize was blessed in an english speaking ward just outside of Frankfurt and Chris' brother was in the circle with him.

The next day we headed off for the next chapter in our lives. I will post picts of our month in Frankfurt and Munich area first and then we will go to Berlin! Hopefully I will be posting more now that we are settled for a few months. So stay tuned!












These first few pictures are of that last month in Syracuse! Oma from Florida came to visit! Thanks Oma! We love you!



Our Engagement Picture

Our Engagement Picture
We went down to the beach!

Missoni loves New York!

Missoni loves New York!
This is the little onesie we got Missoni in NYC when her cousins were here! And Don't you just love the matching bows?

Mommy and ME!

Mommy and ME!
We got Missoni into Mommy and me at around 3 months. Look how big her eyes got when we turned off the lights.

This is a more recent pict of Missoni!

This is a more recent pict of Missoni!
Here is Missoni at 17 months.

Missoni loved her worm and her swing!

Missoni loved her worm and her swing!

Missoni before church!

Missoni before church!

Missoni at the pool!

Missoni at the pool!
Missoni and Baylee at the pool at the Davie ward's going away party in May of 2007.

Missoni starting to eat food!

Missoni starting to eat food!
As I am sure that you all know she never really liked eating, and still would rather have something other than sweet potatoes.

Missoni and Mommy!

Missoni and Mommy!

Missoni trying to crawl.

Missoni trying to crawl.
She learned to roll over at 4 months. But she couldn't get back onto her back form her belly. So she would just lay there and beg us to help her. She started sitting up really well at 6 months.

Missoni loved laying in her dads arms!

Missoni loved laying in her dads arms!
Missoni has always slept best on or next to us! We don't mind, we love it!

We were already in Syracuse by this time!

We were already in Syracuse by this time!

I loved her in this outfit!

I loved her in this outfit!
Missoni's new swim suit. We had to get her a two peice because she was so long and wide that we couldn't find a one peice taht would fit her right. I know it shows too much skin, but isn't she adorable?

Missoni around 5 months.

Missoni around 5 months.

So we lost our camera when Missoni was around 6 months old!

So we lost our camera when Missoni was around 6 months old!
With that we lost about 4 1/2 months to 6 months we were sad. Luckily we have some good friends that had taken some pictures of her during this time. So these ones are from that.

Missoni 3 mths

Missoni 3 mths

Missoni first day in the pool!

Missoni first day in the pool!
Alice and I drove the girls over to visit auntie Sabs and this was the first time that they both got into the pool. Arn't they cute?

Missoni in her size 6 mths swimsuit!

Missoni in her size 6 mths swimsuit!
She was only 3 months here and and you can see she already needed a bigger swimming suit! What a cutie!

She could already hold a rattle!

She could already hold a rattle!

Missoni loved when Baylee came over to play!

Missoni loved when Baylee came over to play!
I am not too sure Baylee was having too much fun though!

Lisa and Colin.

Lisa and Colin.
These are Missoni and I's best friends! We loved Mommy and Me!

She loves to smile!

She loves to smile!
I just love Missoni's smile. She was already a pro at 2 months!

Oh how I love her!

Oh how I love her!
She is my little french baby! I always loved putting her in this french beret!

Missoni meets Auntie Sabs!

Missoni meets Auntie Sabs!
This was the first time Missoni met Sab. We drove over to Bonita Springs on the west coast of Florida to see her. It was a fun day. This was also the first time Missoni went into the pool. She was about 7 weeks old. Now she is a complete water baby. She can't get enough!

Baby Missoni sleeping...

Baby Missoni sleeping...
Awwww so precious!

Missoni's blessing lunch!

Missoni's blessing lunch!
All of the the Allen women!

We went to Orlando Temple!

Chris and I were sealed to eachother and then to Missoni in the Orlando Temple. I have no words to describe the wonders of the temple and how we felt on this day. They brought Missoni in to the sealing room in her white dress and the entire room burst into tears. Even people who had come into view the sealing that didn't know us were crying. It was amazing. My mom and dad were there, Chris' bro, Les and his wife Kim, and Tiff and Brock. It was a very special day. I love my family so much and so grateful for the great sealing power of the temple.

Papa flew in and met Missoni for the 1st time!

Papa flew in and met Missoni for the 1st time!
Papa and Missoni both fell right asleep. She loved laying on him. She slept very soundly and peacefully! It was so cute.

This is the first time Jordan held Missoni!

This is the first time Jordan held Missoni!
Jordan and Missoni are good friends! This was fun for Missoni to meet her cousins!

Missoni tried out this swing at Baylee's house.

Missoni tried out this swing at Baylee's house.
We went out and bought it that day. Missoni was crying when we would lay her down. So we thought she needed something to swing her and entertain her. She liked it sometimes, but always preferred mommy, daddy or Grandma's.

We had Missoni blessed the next day after the Sealing.

We had Missoni blessed the next day after the Sealing.
It was also a great day. Brandi and Gary and the kids came down for that as well as everyone that was at the sealing. We had a nice dinner afterwards at Brocks and Tiffs. I have very many fond memories of that weekend.

Missoni in her Blessing Dress!

Missoni in her Blessing Dress!
Missoni was blessed on March 4, 2007. It was a joyous day. She was blessed by her dad. It was a beautiful blessing.

This is the Orlando Temple!

This is the Orlando Temple!
Isn't is gorgeous? I just love it!

Mama and baby!

Mama and baby!

This is my family!

This is my family!
Thanks Mom and dad and Tiff and Brock for coming to Orlando and supporting us!

We love Chihuly!

We love Chihuly!
This is Chris and I back at the Botanical Gardens. We love it there.

Missoni and Mom!

Missoni and Mom!
Missoni at the blessing lunch. Oh Missoni, don't be so dramatic!

Missoni got so fat so fast!

Missoni got so fat so fast!
I just love this picture. It really shows how quickly Missoni put on the weight. She was only 2 months here and just a big ball. I loved it! I love big babies!

Missoni was such a cutie! Especially in this darling little outfit.

Missoni was such a cutie! Especially in this darling little outfit.
Everyone was so generous and giving to us at our shower and afterwards. Missoni had everything her heart could ever desire. We were a very blessed family.

We went back to Chihuly!

We went back to Chihuly!
My mom, Ingrid, Chris, Les, Missoni and I all went back to the Chilhuly glass exhibit at the botanical gardens in the Coral Gables. I was a very fun day! Missoni was about 1 month old.

This is Chris' family!

This is Chris' family!
There was one addition made in Jan 08. But thankyou to the Thompson family for your love and support!

This was our 1st wedding Anniversary!

This was our 1st wedding Anniversary!
It was Feb 10th, and I wasn't really up for celibrating. I wouldn't eat the cake because I wanted to lose the baby fat. So I got to sit and watch Chris eat the chocolate decadence on my first anniversary!!

This is our little family right after the sealing!

This is our little family right after the sealing!
We had so much love and support that day!

Daddy loved this BYU dress! Too bad it said 6 months on it and it only fit her until 6 weeks.

Daddy loved this BYU dress! Too bad it said 6 months on it and it only fit her until 6 weeks.
She was already such a chubby girl

Sealed for all time and eternity!

Sealed for all time and eternity!
Chris and I were sealed on March 3, 2007. I don't who made it to our wedding but whoever was at that and then went to our sealing would surely have seen the difference. It was a very special day!

Sleeping on daddy chest.

Sleeping on daddy chest.
Oh how she loved to sleep on daddy's chest! She was just over a week old here!

Her first sunday at church!

Her first sunday at church!
This day we took her to Alice's baby Baylee's blessing at church. She was about 2 weeks old.

Boy meets girl in South Florida!

This is the Thompson Family love story. We should have started our blog a long time ago. So to make up for it, I am going to start back to the time I met Chris and move forward to now! Enjoy reading about our love story and how we are now doing as we make the LONG journey through Law School in Syracuse, New York! We now have a wonderful, beautiful busy 18 month old. We love her and she is the light of our lives!

We had a wonderful time down in South Florida......

We loved living in Ft. Lauderdale. Chris and I had nothing but a shabby studio apartment when we got married, but we loved it. It was so nice to see Chris ever day, while I finished up my degree at the Art Institute. He was working for Franklin Templeton and I was so busy with my thesis but we still found time to get away to the Botanical Gardens in the Gables, and Naples on the west coast. We had so much fun together our first year of marriage. Maybe too much fun, thats when I found out I was pregnant about 3 months after being married, with the biggest blessing in our life, Missoni, our gorgeous, lovely baby girl.

All because two people fell in love!

All because two people fell in love!
Wedding Day

Colin is her true love!

Colin is her true love!
This was her secon visit from Colin. She was about a week old here and he was 2 3/4 months here. He looks huge here compared to her, but don't worry she caught up to him fast!

Oh isn't she sweet!

Oh isn't she sweet!

My two loves. Missoni and Daddy instantly fell in love too!

My two loves. Missoni and Daddy instantly fell in love too!
She now prefers him over me! and cries when he leaves!

She was a week old! It was so fun!

She was a week old! It was so fun!
Missoni was such a precious baby! She was so good and easy. I am so lucky to have her. Sometimes she would cry in the evenings but we found out that I was eating too much cottage cheese and it was making her gassy and have a tummy ache!

First picture with Grandma Judy!

First picture with Grandma Judy!

This was the first time she met Baylee at the hospital!

This was the first time she met Baylee at the hospital!
She did a blow out in her diaper and it shot out all over Baylee's bed! The girls are so cute!

Daddy and Missoni in the hospital!

Daddy and Missoni in the hospital!
She was one day old!

This is her first bath. She already had curly hair and so much of it.

This is her first bath. She already had curly hair and so much of it.
She was already so chubby too! This was just 4 days old!

First time Oma held Missoni!

First time Oma held Missoni!
Oma came the first day that Missoni was born and brought some beautiful flowers!

Then grandma Judy arrived by day 2 and put her in her little french beret!

Then grandma Judy arrived by day 2 and put her in her little french beret!
I loved that hat!

Mommy and baby! First Picture together!

Mommy and baby! First Picture together!
Isn't she the most amazing little baby girl? She came 2 1/2 weeks early, and weighed in at 8.7 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long! What a cutie!

Papa came too! He loved getting a little grandaughter!

Papa came too! He loved getting a little grandaughter!
It was a fun day having them there!

And then she came! Our little angel!

And then she came! Our little angel!
This was the first picture ever taken of her! Soooo cute. I love her!

First picture of Daddy with Missoni

First picture of Daddy with Missoni

This was at my Baby shower!

This was at my Baby shower!
I was very large and in charge!

Final Pict of my belly before Missoni came!

Final Pict of my belly before Missoni came!
huge right?

My sis and Missy threw me an AWESOME shower!

My sis and Missy threw me an AWESOME shower!
It was a great day. A valentine theme for my Valintine baby! Her due date was Feb 14th.

This was Alice's baby shower!

This was Alice's baby shower!
She had Baylee six days after I had Missoni! The girls are so cute!

These were a couple of sillly elders!

These were a couple of sillly elders!
Chris and I were very fond of these elders. They wanted a picture with us by the carrot before they transferred! Hehee!

Our ward Christmas party!

Our ward Christmas party!
I was enormous!

Chris took me to the Opera!

Chris took me to the Opera!
We went to the Opera in Miami! It was a wonderful show!

We threw a wedding shower for Tiff!

We threw a wedding shower for Tiff!
She was a witch bride! It was a Halloween theme, but isn't it funny how well it fits her!

This was the day after Tiff's wedding in SLC

This was the day after Tiff's wedding in SLC
I was 6 months pregnant! I was already huge!

Then I met Chris' bro for the 1st time!

Then I met Chris' bro for the 1st time!
This was when we visited them in D.C. They live right by the temple! Isn't that awesome!

This was our first Thanksgiving married!

This was our first Thanksgiving married!
I was 7 months pregnant!

And it grew and grew!

And it grew and grew!
This was at about 4 months!

This was Tiff's wedding!

This was Tiff's wedding!
It was a wonderful Day in Oct of 2006!

This was me and my new nephew William!

This was me and my new nephew William!
We were in Princeton NJ and I was 5+ pregnant!

This was the very first pict of my tummy about 8 weeks along!

This was the very first pict of my tummy about 8 weeks along!
I think it is still smaller than my tummy right now!

This was Chris and I at a friends wedding!

This was Chris and I at a friends wedding!
I was about 4 1/2 months.

Then came the pregnancy!

Then came the pregnancy!
I was a few weeks pregnant here! We didn't know it yet though! We had been trying and were so glad when we found out! I hated being pregnant, but it was all worth it!

Chris took me to Black Eyed Peas Concert!

Chris took me to Black Eyed Peas Concert!
We had a lot of fun in Florida!

Chris took me to the ballet!

Chris took me to the ballet!
It was wonderful! Chris and I love the ballet!

This was the sunset in Naples!

This was the sunset in Naples!
We loved Namples, we were at the Ritz and Chris told them that he had just proposed there, so they gave us a bunch of free gourmet chocolate!

This is going back to the night Chris asked me to marry him!

This is going back to the night Chris asked me to marry him!
It was wonderful we were in Las Vegas at the Ritz!

Our romantic evening on the Ship!

Our romantic evening on the Ship!
This is the dress we named Missoni after! hehe

Chris and his family supporting me at graduation!

Chris and his family supporting me at graduation!
My husband stayed up all night to help me finish my portfolio!

Fun Honey moon picts!

Fun Honey moon picts!
We went to the bahamas!

This was my Ski Lodge!

This was my Ski Lodge!
I designed a Lodge in Pinedale, Wy

This is the restaurant in my lodge!

This is the restaurant in my lodge!
See moose Duane?

Graduation and Thesis

Graduation and Thesis
What a wonderful Day!

Art and Graduation

I graduated from the Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale in March, 2006. I am now and Interior Designer and worked for a very established and wonderful Italian kitchen company for over a year until we moved to New York. Here is my thesis and some graduation pictures.

Playing in Naples

Playing in Naples
The botanical garden

Tiffinie and I at graduation

Tiffinie and I at graduation
I had a tear in my eye!